I'll say more about the decals below but firstly: 1 A GREAT VALUE KIT: 1/35 tank with two figures for less than £15! 2 This is a fantastic kit to learn on, try out weathering techniques, learn to make zimmerit, or to upgrade your other modelling skills without breaking the bank 3 THIS KIT IS OLD (1969 stamped on lower hull) so don't expect slide molded barrels or photoetch, 4 It's the later Ausf A version of the Panther, so has the hull mounted MG34, modified Turret etc. appeared in summer of 1943 and saw service from ten till end of war with over 2000 made. I yu want the earlier D or final G, you will need to look elsewhere. 5 Figures are a little soft on face detail it also has elastic band type tracks (meh!) These can be replaced if you want to spend more money! 6 The model could be motorised with the right after market parts, as it has holes in the base of the hull for switches etc. and the upper part of the hull is designed to be removable. (Again, this is more money) Finally: 7 THE DECALS issue: I noticed that quite a few reviewers have complained about missing items from the Decal sheet, 3 items to be precise. My copy shipped from Germany and I would expect any unit markings or SS/Nazi symbols to be either missing or inked out. It is illegal to sell and display these types of symbols in Germany (ad a lot of other countries) and can lead to fines or even a prison sentence. All the other decals are there with options for 3 tanks. So, if that tiny yellow icon missing from the sheet is bugging you that much, just splash a bit of "mud" on the hull where the missing item would be placed and no one is going to know! Alternatively, buy some aftermarket decals! (More money) I highly recommend this kit, great fun and easy to build P.S. glue and paint sold separately ;)
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One dislike here is that sometimes the assembly instructions are a little unclear in places. The other is with the tracks. The method in the instruction sheet for joining the tracks is to use a hot screwdriver blade to make a "mushroom" head of the 4 pins that you press through the end of the tracks to make the join. This is very unsatisfactory and the end result is that when you start to fit the tracks to the road wheels, the head on the "mushroom" easily pulls out. I resorted to joining the ends of the tracks using a needle and thread, simply looping the thread through the holes in the tracks and tying off. A dab of polystyrene cement on the threads stops them from unravelling. Otherwise this is a fabulous kit to build, with any number of moveable items, which shows that is is sourced from a Tamiya motorised kit originally. A nice feature is that the top and bottom halves of the hull do not need to be cemented together. There is a neat clip which allows the parts to be slid together and locked. This means that they can be separated, if required, at some point in the future. Great value for money and once finished and painted I expect my Grandson will be delighted. The first picture is partially finished. The second, completed and painted.
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I brought this recently to alleviate lockdown boredom. I used to make models as a kid (many Moons ago) but haven't made one for a long time so was unsure how this would turn out. The kit is relatively simple and all of the pieces fit together fairly well until you get to the tracks which ended up being a bit of a nightmare, as they are one piece molded flexible rubber - they're hard to join together & mine came with one way too short to fit around the wheels (I ended up having to heat them both up in warm water to get them to the correct length). They also don't 'sag' correctly as a actual tank's heavy tracks would, so I ran a needle & cotton through the centre of the track above the second wheel back & tied it off around the wheel after pulling the track down to get it to sag (top tip, plus you can't see the cotton). I did this on a budget and don't have an airbrush to get that slick camo pattern, so went old Skool and brought some Humbrol Enamel paint - I guessed the shades so purists will probably scoff (ended up buying 63 Sand Matt for the base colour, 84 Mid Stone Matt & 160 German Camo Red Matt and some Humbrol thinners - all of which came from sellers on Amazon). Initial base coat went on in two thinned down coats & dried really well. Cammo was a disaster at first, but after working my mojo with a small brush & thinners I managed to feather out the edges of the cammo, and finished off with some very thinned washes of enamel paint, and drybushed weathering with some artists acrylics that I had hanging around (Pictures attached, I don't think it's turned out too bad). In a nutshell: Easy to build so not too scary for a novice (although tracks are frustrating). Basic, but nicely molded so responds well to weathering techniques. Good size, so not too fiddly. Arrived on time & well packaged.
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Great detail in this tank. Very well made and looks great, totally recommended to anyone, even if it's your 1st build I'm quite sure you would enjoy it. It would be challenging for a 1st tank but I'd still recommend you try. Very Very nice.
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This is definately a good model project, and not just building, but painting it too, it is fairly complicated to build, and if you have some model experience that will help, parts are very detailed, and there is more to the kit that a simple plastic model, the wheels and tracks roll, and can be taken off, overall the quality is very good, and plenty of guides/videos online to help if you get stuck, this does NOT come with glue, I am using Humbrol precision glue, but I guess other glues of the same type would work, paints andf brushes would also need to be bought seperately, overall this is great value for money.
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Great service..turned up early... the model has been around for years .. its a really nice starter kit...it goes together well .. it needs work to get the best from it .. but whatever your level its you will end up with a great finished kit...
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Tolles Modell zu einem günstigen Preis. Einfach zusammen zu bauen und daher auch für einen Anfänger geeignet. Kann ich nur empfehlen. Daumen hoch
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Lo usaré
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Modeste modèle pour un maquettiste confirmé mais très agréable et facile à monter pour quelqu’un qui reprend le modélisme après 20 ans. Je recommande pour tous ceux qui se lancent dans les blindés au 1/35, c’est une très bonne approche dans la discipline.
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Perfetto!
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Excelente, es lo que pedi
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