Review Topic: Armor
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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…
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Tamiya 1/35 scale M561 Gama Goat
Looking for a fun weekend build? Tamiya has you covered with its new 1/35 scale M561 Gama Goat plastic model kit. Parts count is low (104 pieces) and fit is excellent, making it an ideal kit for someone looking to squeeze an easy build into a couple of days.
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Trumpeter 1/35 scale Soviet BMP-1 IFV
Trumpeter’s 1/35 scale BMP-1 plastic model kit is cleanly molded in light gray plastic with no sink marks or flash apparent. The kit includes separate track links, photoetched-metal details, and a metal gun barrel. The kit was a straightforward build from the first time I looked at the instructions. Construction of the main hull goes…
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Academy 1/35 scale King Tiger
Academy surprised everyone with its newly tooled 1/35 scale King Tiger plastic model kit, representing one of the vehicles rushed from the factory to defend the autobahn near Kassel, Germany, at the end of World War II in May 1945.
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Bronco U.S. GPW 4 x 4 1/4-ton utility truck
When I opened the box box to Bronco’s 1/35 scale U.S. GPW 4 x 4 utility truck plastic model kit, I thought, “How the heck are they going to fit all of these parts in this tiny little model?” Parts are plenty, but, to Bronco’s credit, they practically fall into place in this well-engineered kit. …
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Trumpeter 1/72 scale Merkava Mk.III
Trumpeter’s 1/72 scale Merkava Mk.III plastic model kit adds to the list of Merkava kits available to modelers. It is neatly molded in gray plastic with no flash or ejector-pin marks to mar the exterior finish. No crew figures or photoetched metal are included.
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Meng 1/35 scale A39 Tortoise
When you open the box to the Meng 1/35 scale Tortoise A39 plastic model kit, you realize how big this beast is. Amazingly, through the magic of slide molding, the fighting compartment is molded as one piece with excellent cast texture on all sides. Only the rear plates are separate moldings. The kit features individual-link…
