Review Topic: Armor
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Academy 1/35 scale K9 Self-propelled Howitzer
With the long barrel, Academy’s K9 Thunder dominates the 1/35 scale battlefield. The real vehicle can land three rounds on a target at the same time.
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Tamiya M561 Gama Goat, Cyber-hobby Sea Vixen FAW.2, Zenith “Apollo: The Epic Journey to the Moon, 1963-1972”, Pegasus Hobbies “The Nautilus”, and Kagero “The Last Hope of the Luftwaffe”, “Fw 190s over Europe, Part II”, and “JG 2 Jagdgeschwader ‘Richthofen’”
FineScale Modeler reviews three kits and four books
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Tristar 1/35 scale SdKfz 222 Leichter Panzerspähwagen
The primary German light armored car in World War II, the SdKfz 222 participated in all major actions with the German army.
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HobbyBoss 1/35 scale Chinese ZTZ-99B MBT
Top of the line, main battle tank of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, the ZTZ 99B is considered one of the most advanced tanks in the world. With a seven-speed transmission, it can accelerate from 0-20 mph in 12 seconds.
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Tasca 1/24 scale PzKpfw II Ausf F
Ausf F was the last major production variant of the Panzer II. More than 500 were built in 1941 and 1942 as reconnaissance tanks.
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Academy 1/35 scale USMC M50A1 Ontos
It would be hard to come up with a better name for the M50 than Ontos – Greek for “the thing.” The Vietnam era anti-tank weapon would look at home in a science fiction movie.
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Mig Productions 1/35 scale Hover Tank
According to the Mig Productions website, in a parallel universe where World War II didn’t end, combatants had to assemble vehicles from anything they could find – like the retro-futuristic Hover Tank.
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Tamiya 1/35 JSU-152
Known by Red Army soldiers as “Big Hunter” or “Glorious Beast,” the JSU-152 was able to take out German Panther and Tiger tanks.
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Italeri 1/35 scale Kfz 385 Tankwagen
Italeri’s Opel Blitz kit has gone through many permutations since the 1970s. The latest is this Tankwagen.
