Review Topic: Armor
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AFV Club 1/35 scale Schwere Panzerspähwagen SdKfz 231 (8-Rad)
AFV Club’s 1/35 scale Schwere Panzerspähwagen SdKfz 231 (8-Rad) plastic scale model features hatches and storage bins that can be posed open or closed. The wheels may be posed, too. Interior detail is good, but the engine is represented only by its lower half.
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Meng 1/35 scale VsKfz 617 Minenraumer
Meng’s 1/35 scale plastic model of the enigmatic mine-clearing VsKfz 617 Minenräumer is molded in light gray plastic with minimal knockout marks, mold seams, and flash. The weld beads really stand out on the moldings, but many are damaged by sprue attachments. As heavy as the box is, it’s surprising how few parts there are.…
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Bronco 1/35 scale M24 Chaffee
Bronco’s 1/35 scale M24 Chaffee plastic model is molded in light yellow styrene with clear vision blocks and light lenses. There are no significant knockout marks to repair, and the mold seams are easily removed. A large photoetched-metal fret is included. Also provided are a string for the tow cable as well as packs and…
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AFV Club 1/35 scale Valentine Mk.I
AFV Club’s 1/35 scale Valentine Mk.I plastic model kit is cleanly molded and features a working suspension, turned-metal gun barrel, and a partial interior for the turret. Tracks are molded as single strings of vinyl, with a small set of individual links also provided.
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Bronco 1/35 scale Buffalo MPCV
With the increasing demand for scale plastic models of modern armor, Bronco follows up it series of M1114 vehicles with the Buffalo 6 x 6 Mine Protected Clearance Vehicle (MPCV). In the large box are 15 sprues holding 663 flash-free injection-molded parts.
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NPRD One Shot: Takom Krupp Raumer & VsKfz 617
Opening the box of these 1/35 scale mine-clearing vehicles
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Tamiya 1/35 M51 Israeli tank
Tamiya’s 1/35 scale M51 depicts an early Batch One tank, and the only current kit to accurately represent the Six-Day War vehicle. These tanks differed from later versions in minor ways. Most notable are the single hull stowage boxes on each side and spare-track racks on the hull. The kit is molded in Tamiya’s usual…
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Trumpeter 1/35 scale BTR-60
Trumpeter’s 1/35 scale BTR-60P has a detailed fighting compartment with posable hatches, bench seats, and driver and commander stations. Markings for three versions are included.
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Trumpeter 1/35 scale Aerosan NKL-26
Trumpeter’s version of the Aerosan NKL-26 propeller-driven sled comes in light gray styrene with two photoetched-metal frets and a clear sheet for three windows. Decals provide two options for markings.
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Amusing Hobby 1/35 scale Neubaufahrzeug
Amusing Hobby’s 1/35 scale Neubaufahrzeug plastic model follows on Dragon and Trumpeter’s versions of this early tank. Amusing Hobby’s first kit is cleanly molded in a variety of gray and brown plastic. Features include optional parts to build the variations in the last three vehicles. Also included are separate working tracks and two sheets of…