Review Topic: Armor
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Tamiya 1/35 scale M1A2 SEP Abrams TUSK II
Two versions of TUSK exist for the Abrams, and Tamiya’s new 1/35 scale plastic model kit contains both. TUSK I includes Abrams Reactive Armor Tiles along the skirts, enhanced belly armor, an M2 machine gun mounted on the main gun barrel, new thermal sights, loader’s machine gun shield, and infantry phone. TUSK II adds the…
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Dragon 1/35 scale T28 super heavy tank
The T28 super heavy tank was developed by the U.S. Army near the end of World War II. Built to destroy stout fortifications, the 95-ton vehicle carried a 105mm gun and a second suspension that could be removed and towed behind the tank. Only two prototypes were built before the project was canceled in 1947.…
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HobbyBoss 1/35 scale EBR-10
The Panhard Engin Blindé de Reconnaissance, or, as HobbyBoss labels it, the French EBR-10 Wheeled Reconnaissance Vehicle, was based on a pre-World War II design resurrected in the 1950s. The HobbyBoss 1/35 scale plastic model kit is molded in light yellow styrene with vinyl tires and a sheet of photoetched metal. Flash is minimal and…
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Trumpeter 1/35 scale T-64 Model 1972
The T-64 was the Formula 1 of Soviet tanks in the late 1960s. It had the largest cannon mounted in a medium tank, and it was equipped with an auto-loader. Trumpeter’s 1/35 scale plastic model kit features a detailed hull and turret with posable hatches, and soft, gluable plastic to replicate canvas coverings for the…
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Tamiya 1/35 scale Elefant
Tamiya has released a brand-new 1/35 scale plastic model kit of the Elefant. Typical of Tamiya’s kits, it features excellent detail molded in tan plastic. The upper fighting compartment is a single, beautifully formed piece, and the styrene link-and-length tracks definitely live up to Tamiya’s standards. In addition to the instruction booklet, Tamiya includes a…
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Trumpeter 1/35 scale Italian Puma 4 x 4 AFV
This is a review of the Trumpeter 1/35 scale Italian Puma 4 x 4 AFV plastic model kit. Opening the box, I was delighted to see just nine sprues of parts, two frets of photoetched brass, four vinyl tires, and a nice decal sheet. Surface detail is well-molded throughout. Instructions are presented in 12 steps…
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Roden 1/35 scale KrAZ-214B
This is a review of the Roden 1/35 scale KrAZ-214B Soviet truck plastic model kit. The truck served as a postwar hauler in military and civilian applications for more than 50 years. The truck’s cab and bed are molded in light green styrene, while the motor, frame, and suspension are black. Clear plastic parts are…
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Meng Models Merkava Mk.IIID
FSM reviews the 1/35 scale plastic armor kit Meng Model’s 1/35 scale Merkava Mk.IIID plastic model kit is molded in gray-green plastic. The parts show good detail, with crisp recessed lines, sharp bolts (especially around the add-on armor), and well-textured mold seams. The stowage rack rails and grab handles are scale thin.
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HobbyBoss 1/35 scale Hungarian 38M Toldi I
HobbyBoss has produced the first plastic model kit of the T38M Toldi tank in 1/35 scale. It is molded in light yellow styrene with the individual track links provided in light brown styrene. A sheet of photoetched metal is also included. The overall detail is good, but I had to deepen shallow panel lines so…
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AFV Club 1/35 scale M42 Duster
AFV Club’s 1/35 scale M42 Duster is the first all-new plastic model kit of this subject since Tamiya’s release in the early ’70s. Cleanly molded in dark-olive plastic, it features turned-metal gun barrels, metal recoil springs, vinyl one-piece tracks, and photoetched-metal gunsights.