Review Topic: Armor
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Merit International 1/35 scale M19 Tank Transporter
Merit International has made a splash with the M19 as its first 1/35 scale plastic model release. It’s a big model: 698 plastic parts molded in dark yellow, with clear-styrene lights and windows. There are also 37 vinyl tires, two photoetched-metal frets, and a piece of string for the winch cable. Flash and knockout marks…
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Amusing Hobby 1/35 scale Object 279 Soviet heavy tank
The Amusing Hobby 1/35 scale Object 279 Soviet heavy tank plastic kit comprises more than 1,500 parts (most for the running gear), perhaps based on the belief that if two parts is good, four or six is better. Two small photoetched-metal sheets provide details for the hull and turret along with straps for the external…
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MiniArt 1/35 scale AEC Mk.II armored car
Mike Scharf reviews the MiniArt 1/35 scale AEC Mk.II armored car plastic model kit: “The model is molded in light gray plastic with vision blocks, light lens, and windscreen molded in clear styrene. There are no sink marks or knockout marks to remove, but the plastic is brittle and I broke several parts removing them…
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Airfix 1/72 scale Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8
Airfix’s all-new Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 plastic scale model kit has beautiful recessed panel lines, excellent detail, options for a posable rudder, open or closed canopy, and retracted or extended landing gear. Add-on parts indicate other variants of Germany’s frontline World War II fighter may also be forthcoming from Airfix. Two canopies are supplied, the “blown”…
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Dragon 1/35 scale Type 95 “Ha-Go”
Dragon continues its new Japanese World War II series with the release of the 1/35 scale Type 95 “Ha-Go” plastic model kit. The kit features posable hatches, turret interior, DS tracks, photoetched-metal optional parts, and markings for four vehicles. The first thing to do is decide on the paint scheme and markings. Road wheels and…
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Zvezda 1/35 scale Tiger I Ausf E
Zvezda has expanded its range of military vehicles with a brand-new 1/35 scale plastic model kit of the Tiger I Ausf E (early production). Early-production Tigers are distinguished by the “dustbin” commander’s cupola, s-mine launchers on the hull, headlights mounted on the hull top, and Feifel air cleaners on the rear. Zvezda even caught the…
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Xact Scale Models 1/35 scale T-80U Russian main battle tank
John Plzak reviews the Xact Scale Models 1/35 scale T-80U Russian main battle tank plastic model kit: “Molded in a gray-green plastic, the kit features superb detail. The one-piece vinyl tracks join with standard modeling cement; they even have hollow guide teeth. There are two small sheets of photoetched metal providing parts for the front…
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Meng 1/35 scale AMX-30B
Glad to see a new mold of the AMX-30 and of post-World War II French armor! More than 3,500 of the tanks have been built since they went into production in the mid-1960s, and they remain in service today. The Meng Models 1/35 scale plastic kit contains well-formed parts, including clear parts and posable hatches,…
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AFV Club 1/35 s ale M109A2
The M109 series of vehicles has been in American service since the Vietnam War and has soldiered on for the U.S. while being exported worldwide. In the 1970s, a new design was developed as the A2 variant. AFV Club’s multimedia 1/35 scale kit includes photoetched metal, a turned-metal barrel, brass tube, vinyl parts, and a…
