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Contents - Issue 161 September 2019
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p 58 SMALL SCALE
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FEATURES
p 6 THINK TANK
Mk.IV Tank Walk Around by
Gary Edmundson
p 12 D58 DEBORAH
Takom’s 1:35 Mk.IV WWI Tank by
Gary Edmundson
p 20 PREVIEW
Meng 1:35 Pantsir S-1
p 22 DELIVERED BY SEA
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Mk.,III Conversion by Brett Green
p 36 PREVIEW
Italeri 1:35 M163 VADS
p 38 KHARKOV RHAPSODY
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RFM’S NEW
BEETLE
Ryefield Model 1:35 German
Staff Car Type 82E with Full
Interior - Kit No. RM-5023
The Editor gets an early look at Ryfield Models’ brand new 1:35 scale Type 82E Volkswagen Beetle
T
he Volkswagen Beetle, officially the three vehicles. front wheels may only be posed straight ahead
Volkswagen Type 1, informally in Production quality is world class with perfect without some additional surgery.
German the Käfer (meaning "beetle"), moulding, narrow sprue attachments and clear Two styles of wheels are included - standard
in parts of the English-speaking world raised parts numbering. narrow road wheels and off-road balloon tyres.
the Bug, and known by many other nicknames Detail is excellent and surface textures are The road wheels feature beautifully detailed
in other languages—is a two-door, rear-engine beautifully done. hubs and vinyl tyres.
economy car, intended for five occupants that The upper body is moulded as a single The balloon tyres are all-plastic (hooray!).
was manufactured and marketed by German part including the four fenders. The body Each of the balloon tyres is supplied as inner
automaker Volkswagen from 1938 until 2003. is thoughtfully supplied inside a separate and outer halves.
The need for a people's car, its concept cardboard box but this did not prevent damage The number plates are photo-etched parts.
and its functional objectives were formulated to the rear bumper mounts on my sample. There is also a photo-etched part with the
by the leader of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler, The boot, bonnet and doors are all separate famous VW logo but this does not seem to be
who wanted a cheap, simple car to be mass- parts and may be posed open of closed. called out on the instruction sheet.
produced for his country's new Reichsautobahn Under the rear hood, a ten-part engine is Instructions are supplied in an eight page
road network. provided. booklet with clear black-and-white diagrams
With 21,529,464 produced, the Beetle is the Structural elements inside the front bonnet across 13 steps.
longest-running and most-manufactured car of space are moulded in place with a spare tyre Three markings are suggested but any
a single platform ever made. * and jerry can offered as optional stowage. number of options are possible thanks to
Modellers have not been very well served Separate hinge parts are provided for the the blank licence plates and number jungle
with 1:35 scale Volkswagen kits. Until now, open boot and bonnet options. of decals. Data stencils are provided in black
the only real option has been the CMK The cabin is thoroughly fitted out with nice and in white depending on your Volkswagen's
kit, originally released around 1998 and upholstery moulded onto the three seats, finish.
subsequently re-issued by Revell and Italeri. instrument panel, acceleraor, clutch and brake I don't have enough detailed knowledge of
This was a typical limited run kit of its era pedals, hand brake, gear shift and another the subject to comment on absolute accuracy
- somewhat simplified with a bit of careful stick shift (not sure if it really should be there - but any Volkswagen experten are welcome to
cleanup required before assembly. The boot, transmisson range maybe?), rear vision mirror let us know how it stands in that regard on
bonnet and the doors were all moulded shut. plus the steering wheel making up the well Missing-Lynx's Axis Forum.
Now, more than 20 years later, Ryefield appointed interior. A single decal is supplied Ryefield's 1:35 scale Volkswagen is a
Models has released a brand new 1:35 scale for the speedometer. beautifully detailed kit that is fully fitted out in
Volkswagen. This is a major improvement over The clear windows are designed to be the cab and the engine bay. I am really happy
the old CMK offering and worthy to stand with fitted from the inside. Windscreen wipers are that we have the option of all-plastic balloon
the latest generation of kits. separate parts. tyres straight from the box too.
Ryfield's 1:35 scale German Staff Car Type Optional headlight blackout covers or clear This is easily the best 1:35 scale Volkswagen
82E (presumably the Volkswagen brand was lenses are included. The clear parts are all thin available today. ■
not used due to trademark issues) comprises and fee from distortion.
89 parts in tan coloured plastic; 11 parts in Drive train and steering elements are also Thanks to Ryefield Model for the sample
clear; 3 x photo-etched parts; markings for supplied as separate parts. It looks as if the www.ryefield-model.com
The nicely moulded main body viewed Nice textures on Doors are separate and may be posed open All-plastic balloon
from the rear the cabin floor tyres are offered
as an option
The modest photo-etched fret The clear sprue The kit decal sheet
Vinyl tyres for

the standard
road wheels
4 Model Military International - September 2019 * Historical background courtesy of Wikipedia.

Think Tank - Mk.IV Walk Around
In April 2018, my wife Marianne and brother Tony

visited the tank museum that had only just opened
in Flesquières, 10km southwest of Cambrai.
MK.IV WALK AROUND

Gary Edmundson takes
us for a walk around the
Mk. IV British WWI tank on
display at Flesquières, 10km
southwest of Cambrai
T
he Mk.IV was a British tank of the
First World War. Introduced in
1917, it benefited from significant
developments of the Mark I
tank, the intervening designs being small
batches used for training.
The main improvements were in
armour, the re-siting of the fuel tank and
ease of transport. A total of 1,220 Mk.IV
were built: 420 “Males”, 595 “Females”
and 205 Tank Tenders (unarmed vehicles
used to carry supplies), which made it the
most numerous British tank of the war.
The Mk.IV was first used in mid 1917 at
the Battle of Messines Ridge.
It remained in British service until
the end of the war, and a small number
served briefly with other combatants
afterwards.* ■ Deborah is the main feature in the small gallery, which was still being completed at the time of our visit.
John Ham 2019
6 Model Military International - September 2019 * Text adapted from Wikipedia.

Visitors descend around
a walkway allowing a
complete view of the
wrecked tank.
The rear end of the chassis was bent outwards when Deborah was
dragged to the hole in which she sat buried for about 80 years.
The left side of the chassis is fairly intact,
showing numerous hits from artillery.

Think Tank - Mk.IV Walk Around
The front of the tank showing it’s highly damaged right side. The hooks
on top of the driver’s cabin for the fascene are evident.
The damage was made to Deborah’s right side well
after the battle in which she was knocked out.
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Against a wall in one corner of the display floor sat a well preserved in-ditching beam, but no lighting or caption had been arranged at the time.
Memorial wreaths had been laid at the rear of the tank, commemorating members of the crew that had lost their lives in it.
The mangled mess of the interior still shows evidence of the aluminum engine block.

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FEATURE ARTICLE Takom 1:35 Mk. IV Male/Female 2 in 1 • Kit No. 2076
D51 DEBO
Gary Edmundson depicts
Takom’s 1:35 scale Mk.IV tank as
it would have looked hidden in
Haverincourt Wood prior to going
into action in November of 1917.
D
uring the First World War KIT CONSTRUCTION
on November 20, 1917 Having recently built Takom’s
the British launched an British Mk.1 Male tank, the
attack south of Cambrai, construction steps were familiar
France on the German front lines. to me as I worked my way through
In one of the largest masses of putting together the chassis of this
tanks to be used in warfare at the Mk. IV. I added an upper support
time was a female Mk.IV in No. to the four machine gun positions
12 Company, D Battalion of the in the form of a 1:4 inch section
First Tank Brigade, with the 51st. of plastic dowel to secure the top
Highland Division. This tank, coded of the cylindrical gun shield. This
D51 and named “Deborah” under allowed the gun position to still
the command of Lieutenant Frank revolve, but kept it straight and
Heap, was part of a second attack secure to the opening.
wave during an advance towards The various sections of the
the village of Flesquières. commander’s hatch, driver’s “dog-
Deborah made her way into house”, and machine gun sponsons
the village with its crew of eight were aligned carefully and test
men, only to be knocked out by fitted before gluing to minimize
a German artillery gun as she any gaps. Although the fit of the
headed to the north east outskirts metal plates on the real tanks was
of Flesquières. Commander Frank poor, I did fill any obvious gaps on
Heap and two crew men were the model with Aves Apoxy Sculpt
able to make their way back to two-part epoxy putty.
the British lines after abandoning The tow shackles were all fitted
the vehicle, but five of Deborah’s with retaining pins secured using
crew were killed in the event. 40 link-per-inch miniature chain. I
Throughout the duration of the made a new pin for the front of the
war Deborah sat on the village vehicle since the kit supplied part
road, only to be dragged into a was too short in length.
deep hole in the ground and buried Interior detail such as drive
in 1919. There she sat forgotten chains, gears and Lewis gun
until researchers and enthusiasts detail was left off to keep the
found where she was buried and construction simple since it
carefully excavated the tank in couldn’t be seen.
1998. Since being re-discovered, Examining some of the photos
D51 Deborah is now housed in a I took of Deborah in the museum
museum in Flesquières, and is at Flesquières revealed two bent
featured in a well researched book metal hooks on the driver’s cabin.
by John A. Taylor titled “Deborah It turns out these hooks were for
and the war of the tanks 1917”. securing the fascene for transport,
My modelling project was to and so I fashioned a couple of them
build the Takom 1:35 Mk.IV tank to from bendable plastic. These hooks
replicate how Deborah would have are also noticeable on pictures of
looked hidden in Haverincourt other Mk.IV tanks that saw action
Wood prior to going into action in in the Cambrai battles. Securing
November of 1917. hooks for the fascene’s chains
were also added to the nose of
the tank and also the back of the
The Lewis gun positions had the top driver’s cabin from where the
supported with styrene tubing. The styrene
strip was used to fill a gap. fascene was released. A
ORAH September 2019 - Model Military International 13

B TRACKS
The kit supplied tracks each had to
have a tiny mould mark removed
from the edge of the lip on the
track face. They click together
beautifully and two runs of 92
links were put together. Fifteen
grousers are supplied for each
run. Grouser placement on these
tanks varied, and from studying
references it seems Deborah (and
some other vehicles) had sets of
three placed closer together in
groups, so this was mimicked on
the track runs for this model.
FASCENE
The Mk.IV tanks involved in the
November 1917 battle of Cambrai
were equipped with a fascene.
These large bundles of saplings
were tied up tightly and mounted
on the upper front of the tanks so Grousers were added to the tracks in groups of three, as seen in references Hooks on the
that they could be dropped into an driver’s cabin
enemy trench and allow the tank for the fascene
to pass over it more easily. The were made from
Small retaining chains were added to each of the towing pintles bendable plastic
bundle incorporated a plank of
wood (a railway tie) at its base to
help mount it on the hooks on the
driver’s cabin. Dimensions of the
fascene from references stated
ten feet long by four and a half
feet in diameter.
To fabricate a fascene for this
model, I took the stems from a
dried flower arrangement and cut
them to approximately 8.7cm in
length, then gathered enough to
make a bundle 4cm in diameter.
The bundle was gathered and
tightened into shape with the help
of two zip-ties and then diluted
white wood glue was painted over
to help hold it together.
Miniature chain of 40 links per
inch was wrapped around the
fascene and fastened using thin
copper wire. A plank of wood was
made from thick sheet styrene,
and then incorporated at the
base of the fascene. Since the
dried flower stems had a strange
purple colour to them, I airbrushed
the whole thing black, and then
added a colour of greyish brown
“ Having recently built Takom’s British Mk.1 Male
tank, the construction steps were familiar to me...
afterwards. To break the monotony
”
The fascene was made from the stems of a The base of the fascenes had a railway tie to help mount them, made here 40 links-per-inch chain was used to secure the fascene, along with turnbuckles made from
dried flower arrangement, lovingly donated with styrene stock. brass tubing and copper wire
by my wife.

PAINTING DEBORAH MARKINGS
The colour of these vehicles is a I had no markings for this tank,
bit of a mystery. The instruction and went by references of other
sheet gives the paint call outs in tanks in the same Brigade to figure
their sponsored brand of Ammo by out what to add. Osprey’s book on
MIG to be A.MIG 088 Khaki Brown. the Mk.IV tank actually contains
References state that after the artwork showing a colour profile
multi-coloured Solomon scheme of D51 Deborah with the “D51” on
of the earlier tanks was dropped, the sides and the vehicle number
that the Mk.IVs were painted in “2620” near the back. The actual
a brown colour, but even shades vehicle seems to sport evidence
of it in the blacks & white photos of a triangular red marking on the
seem to vary. side near the front (also seen in
Since I prefer to use Tamiya German photos of the knocked-out
To pre-shade the paint scheme, the model was airbrushed black to start with. paint for airbrushing, I saw that Deborah) but there is no indication
the mix for the colour of their or explanation of this in any
Mk.IV model consisted of a mix references I could find.
of this base colour, various brown oil paint onto it. This received a of XF52 Flat Earth and XF55 I decided to cut a mask and
coloured chalk pastel was added second gloss coat after drying, Deck Tan. Since this appeared a airbrush the D51 number on all
randomly all over the bundle. The and then the two steel plates were bit too “pinkish” for my liking, I sides as per some of the photos of
ends of the bundle’s stems were airbrushed NATO Black. After added a certain amount of XF49 Mk.IV markings, and add the name
painted a light brown colour to weathering the black with some Khaki until I arrived at a very “Deborah” to the front of the glacis.
simulate freshly chopped wood. chalk pastel, I rubbed some of Uschi satisfactory (to my eyes) non- I improvised a few stencilled letters
These vehicles carried an Van der Rosten’s metal polishing descript muddy-looking Brown. for the name from a etched metal
un-ditching beam made from a powder on to highlight a small To begin with, I like to give sheet of soviet markings from the
large piece of oak wood that was percentage of the exposed metal. my tanks an undercoat of black Scottish company Sencilit. Since
sandwiched between two sheets In the 1919 photo of Deborah as a pre-shade to all colours to there was no “D” or “R” in the mix,
of steel. When the tank was stuck about to be buried in dirt, the be added after. The model was I had to play around with various of
in mud, this beam was attached to view from the top shows a wrap airbrushed with Tamiya’s XF1 Flat the stencils to make it work. After
the tracks and dragged around the of insulation on the exhaust pipe Black. A dilute amount of the placing the masks, the area was
entire frame to hopefully push it near the commander’s hatch. I Mk.IV brown paint mix previously airbrushed with an off white mix of
out from it’s entrapment. I painted fashioned this by described was lightly airbrushed Tamiya acrylics.
the wooden part in light tan, then taking a thin strip of Tamiya over the black base, allowing the The tank’s number “2620” was
after giving it a coat of gloss, it masking tape and wrapping it shadows to remain and a mottled made from a set of rub-on decals
was given a wood-grain pattern around the pipe, securing it with finish to appear. from a set of soviet markings by
by streaking some diluted brown some cyano glue. the old MIG Productions line. A
For the name on the front glacis, etched metal stencils from the Scottish The code “D51” was cut into sheet styrene and used as a stencil for the The serial number was marked using dry rub-on markings from an
company Sencilit were improvised from their Soviet set. top, back and sides of the tank. older Mig Productons sheet.

B PAINTING THE TRACKS

The track runs were airbrushed
with Tamiya’s XF69 NATO Black.
Earth coloured chalk pastel dust
was mixed with mineral spirit and
daubed onto both sides of these
runs. Once this had dried, I used a
stiff paintbrush to scrub off some
of the accumulated pigment, where
bare metal would have appeared. A
metalizing colour of Testors silver
enamel and a little raw umber oil
paint was mixed with a stiff brush To apply the pin wash, small areas were dampened with mineral spirit, and then diluted black & raw umber oil paint was touched into place.
and dry brushed onto the tracks After a minute or so, the washed detail was worked downward with a dampened brush.
to highlight the edges that would
show wear.
WEATHERING
To emulate the filthy look that
these vehicles had, I combined
some paintwork and the addition of
chalk pastel powder. With the base
coat of a muddy brown over the
dark pre-shadow already complete
and markings applied, The next
step involved adding a pin wash
onto the details of the vehicle, and
there were a lot of them. The Mk.IV Small, irregular patches of dark grey/brown acrylic were painted onto the muffler and exhaust pipe with a fine brush.
Small amounts of brown and orange pastel powder was scrubbed onto these areas to give the impression of corrosion due to heat.
tanks were covered in bolts, rivets
and various other interesting bits.
This step took several sessions involved taking pastel chalk
of application, drying, studying powder of varying dirt colours,
the effects, and re-applying as mixing them with mineral spirits,
necessary. I began by dampening and streaking them down the hull
the surface with mineral spirits, sides. A small bit at a time goes a
then mixing some black & raw long way, and this process again
umber oil paints in the solvent, and was repeated until a desired effect
then touching the mix in various was achieved. This also involved
proportions onto the details. After waiting for things to dry, then
a few minutes of drying time, these continuing to modify or alter the
accumulations of thinned oil paint look accordingly.
were smeared downward using a To continue this process, a
brush dampened very slightly with thicker amount of pastel “dirt”
the mineral spirit to produce a was mixed up with mineral spirit
streaked look. and daubed around the track
I airbrushed a light dust colour areas of the hull to show small
in a downward streaked pattern accumulations of mud. To make
using a mix of Tamiya acrylics this look more effective, Tamiya’s
randomly on all exterior surfaces. X22 Gloss was diluted with their After other detail like gun barrels and the exhaust were painted, the model received an airbrushing of
The next layer of weathering X20A thinner, and this was painted light dust. The rear plate marking was corrected later.
Various shades of dirt-coloured pastel

chalk powder was applied to the hull
exterior using mineral spirit as a solvent.

The track runs were airbrushed with Tamiya’s XF69 NATO Black Dirt coloured pastel chalk powder mixed with mineral spirit was After brushing off some of the pastel dust, the tracks were dry brushed
literally applied to the tracks. with a mixture of silver enamel and raw umber is paint to highlight
points of wear.
The wooden part of the unditching beam was given a wood grain
appearance using diluted oil paints.
To help secure the fascene to the model, brass wire was inserted D Day Miniatures set of WW1 British Tank The tank crew corporal had a lanyard for his The figures were finished using Vallejo’s line
into the top of the railings and mated to corresponding holes in the Corps are highly detailed resin figures in pistol added using thin lead wire of acrylic paints
base of the bundle. 1/35 scale
on the mud in places allowing it to FINAL ASSEMBLY AND DETAILS

look soaked-in. After placing the track runs onto
The muffler and exhaust the model, the next two items to
had small chips of broken and add were the in-ditching beam and
deteriorated paint added using a the fascene.
pointed brush with dark grey/brown The kit supplies a heavy link
Vallejo acrylic paint. Over that, a chain for the beam, and some
small amount of brown and orange etched metal brackets to fasten it
pastel dust was rubbed in small to the upper rails that it slid over
areas to give an impression of the when in use. One extra link (than
effect of heat on these parts. indicated in the instructions) was A
The fascene was painted

a greyish brown and given
a variation in colour using
brown pastel powders.
Small amounts of Tamiya

X22 Gloss were painted onto
the mud clumps to give a slit
lay soaked-in effect.

B needed to attach the beam to the to add some orange and yellow
rails, but an extra bit of fine chain colours to the foliage to suggest a
was needed to fasten the beam at late autumn look.
each side so that it wouldn’t slip Birch seeds have a husk that
down the rails while the tank was looks like miniature leaves, and
travelling. these were collected from the
The fascene was secured in place garden and spread also into the
with a chain arrangement shown wet groundwork to add to the
in a couple of references, and this atmosphere.
A handle
was replicated as best I could with Because the weight of the located behind
the kit supplied chain, also small fascene tended to make the model the driver
40 link-per-inch chain along with tip forward from its normal sitting released the
some turnbuckles fashioned from position, I drilled a hole through the fascene from
copper wire and 0.5mm brass base and put a wood screw behind the tank.
tubing. To help secure the fascene the centre of the tank’s underside,
to the model, I used a couple of securing it in the proper posture.
brass wires inserted into holes in
the plank at the base of the bundle, SUMMARY
and glued into the top of the rails After visiting D51 “Deborah” in the
by the driver’s cabin. museum that was built to house
her in the village of Flesquières
FIGURES last year, I felt a real interest in
A larger pin
To compliment this vehicle in a this tank’s story and wanted to for the towing
display, I chose to add a couple build a model to picture how she pintle was
of figures that were new to me would have looked over 100 years made from
from a range by D Day Miniatures. ago. I’ve discovered that these styrene rod,
Their set of WW 1 British Tank models of Great War tanks are bent after
heating over a
Corps consists of a corporal tank also an exciting way to experiment
candle.
crew member in coveralls and a with weathering techniques. The
staff officer in a traditional looking Takom kit builds into a nice replica,
trench coat. Nicely sculpted and I immediately bought a second
with crisp detail, I painted them kit to of course make a male
entirely with Vallejo acrylics after version, with the subject yet to be
priming them with Tamiya’s grey determined. ■
surface primer, and base coating
everything except the heads with The model
XF1 Flat Black. I did add a small
Modelspec was mounted
to a plywood
amount of epoxy putty to the Takom 1:35 Mk. IV Male/Female 2 in 1 Kit No. 2076 base, and small
face of the corporal since his eye D Day Miniatures WWI British Tank Corps Kit No. 35024 sections of
sockets were too deep, as were Styrofoam were
Tools and Materials Used: used to build
the sides of his mouth. I also added
- Tamiya Basic Putty contours before
a lanyard for his pistol using very adding the
thin 0.1mm lead wire (used for - Aves Apoxy Sculpt
ground work.
tying fishing lures). - Tamiya Grey Surface Primer.G
- Tamiya Extra Fine Cement
- Loctite 404 instant adhesive
DISPLAY BASE - Harder & Steenbeck Infinity CRplus Airbrush
Before going into battle,
- 10mm, 18mm, 40mm Tamiya Masking Tape
Deborah along with other tanks - Micro drill set
in the vicinity were hidden in - Celuclay papier-mâché
Haverincourt Wood, Southwest
of Flesquières. To display the Paints and Finishing Products:
model with the figures, I chose an - Tamiya Acrylic paints as listed in the paint
appropriately sized plywood base callouts.
and marked out positions for the - Winsor & Newton Oil Paint Series 1 554 Raw
model, figures, and some trees Umber, 331 Ivory Black, The figures
- Vallejo Acrylic paints as listed in the paint added some
After cutting some pieces of
callouts life and size
Styrofoam and gluing them to perspective to
- Testors enamel Silver
the base with white glue, I spread the display.
- Mineral Spirit thinner
a thin layer of Celuclay over
everything like icing a cake. The References:
Celuclay was mixed with Elmer’s - Osprey New Vangard #133 British Mk.IV Tank by
white glue, and acrylic colours of David Fletcher The un-ditching
raw sienna and burnt umber from - Deborah and The War of The Tanks 1917 by John A. beam was
Liquitex, and had a nice muddy Taylor secured to
the railings
look to it. Into the wet groundwork - Haynes Great War Tank by David Fletcher
with both
I placed a small amount of sand, - The Infantry Tank Mk1, IV, V by yes Buffetaut kit-supplied
static grass and some tall grass - Images of War, Armoured Warfare in the First and miniature
from Hudson and Allen. The World War by Anthony Tucker-Jones chain. Some
trees I used were a dried flower spare grousers
✓ High level of detail; excellent individual link and track links
decoration called “Peppergrass”, tracks. were placed in
but it was bought years ago, has the stowage
✗ Track links each have a tiny mould mark
become unavailable since and I’m box next the
removed from the edge of the lip.
using what little I have left. These the exhaust
twigs of peppergrass were spray pipe.
Rating
painted darkish brown, and I tried

After the application of pastel to
the hull sides, additional oil paint
washes were added to the areas
where grease and oil would leak
from wheel bearings.

KIT PREVIEW Meng Model 1:35 Russian Air Defense Weapon System 96K6 PANTSIR-S1 • Kit No. SS-016
Meng has
released the
truck-based
Russian Air
Defense
Weapon The truck cab.
System 96K6
PANTSIR-S1.
Andrew
Judson takes
a look at the
contents.
Nice interior detail may be showed off thanks to
KEEP ON TRUCKING!
poseable cab doors.
M
eng has been bringing total of 759 parts. There is also The following eleven stages
out some really nice a small decal set for six options, cover the upper turret search
models of some great a colour profile sheet with the radar, gun assembly, rocket
modern subjects six variants and lastly, a 44 page launcher assembly and the
recently, and here is another, the instruction book, which is easy to photoelectric sensor assembly.
Pantsir-S1. understand and well illustrated. It is important to mention to Full length chassis rails.
This one is a whole lotta model The plastic parts themselves take note of the instructions all
in the box. are very clean, requiring minimal throughout construction, and
This weapon system is based cleaning and preparation - a good make sure you decide early on
on the KAMAZ-6050 8x8 cross indication of a kit that will go which variant you want to build. As
country trucked with the Tunguska together well. mentioned there are six options,
gun/missile air defence system, Going through the instructions all with differences, but these are
which includes two 2A38m 30mm further, the build begins with the clearly marked as you build.
AA guns and 12 57E6 series chassis and running gear, which Now being on the home stretch
surface to air missiles. includes the motor, transmission there are just the loading platform
The guns have a firing rate of and the whole drive line. This part assemblies to build and put in
2500 RPM per gun, a range of of the build goes over the first place. Moulding quality is excellent.
4 km and altitude of 3 km. The stages with a heap of work. Next it With all this done, you can now
missiles have various versions with goes onto the vehicle cabin with a fit the turret, and you have finished
a range up to 20 km and altitude of complete interior over two stages building. Now get out those paints
15 km, making this a very effective followed by mounting it onto the and give it some life!
weapon system. chassis and also placing on a large As for colour schemes, there are
This vehicle has been deployed fan system. two plain green Russian vehicles,
to some local conflicts and is also The next two stages are building two in camouflage schemes, one
in use in Iraq and Syria. the crew compartment using winter and the other a tri-colour,
Looking inside the box, one is some of the included photo-etch. also Russian. Next there is an Iraqi
greeted with a whole lot of plastic. This seems fairly straightforward. vehicle and lastly in plain Sand, one
A total of 15 sprues of tan plastic Over the next five stages we are from Syria. Some amazingly delicate moulding is included.
and one in clear are included. building both the turret base and Overall, I think this is one great
There are also two decent sized the power supply module, again all kit, especially if modern Russian
photo-etch frets, mesh grills, and straightforward, just ensure good subjects are your thing. There’s
nine vinyl tyres, adding up to a alignment of main structures. plenty to build, great options, and
stunning detail. Meng has come up
with a beauty yet again. ■
Vinyl tyres. Optional
resin wheels are
available from Meng. Thanks to Meng Model for the
sample www.meng-model.com
The kit’s clear parts.
The decal sheet. One of the kit’s two photo-etched frets.

FEATURE ARTICLE Tasca / Asuka1:35 Sherman III Mid Production (w/Cast Driver’s Hood) • Kit No 35018
DELIVERE D
BY SEA
The Editor transform
s Tasca’s lovely
Mk.III into a deep
1:35 scale Sherman esicast’s conversion.
wading tank using R

T
he M4A2 Sherman was the most
numerous production variant of the
Sherman Tank produced by the US
during WWII with 8,053 75mm armed
variants and 2,915 76mm armed variants being All that you need to
produce a wading
produced. It was also the Sherman that served Sherman III.
with the most number of user nations. The UK,
Canada, France, Poland, New Zealand, USSR
and the US Marines used them in action.
The diesel powered M4A2 had many sub The chunky exhaust
variants. The so-called Cast Hood version now stack mount is
follows on from Tasca’s excellent 1:35 scale supplied in resin.
DV kits. This kit represents a mid-production Here we can see the
parts from both the
vehicle and has a hull configuration likely to
Dragon and Tasca
have been produced by either Pullman or conversion sets.
Federal Machine & Welder.
The M4A2 Shermans were, with the
exception of the USMC and US Army stateside
training, reserved for Lend Lease. The UK was a
major beneficiary, taking deliveries of thousands Resicast offers the
of M4A2’s. The M4A2 was the backbone of option of using the
Commonwealth & Polish tank strength in the tall wading stacks
Mediterranean until replaced by the late M4A1 or leaving them off
76 mm variants in British and South African (or stowing them on
board). Alternative
armoured formations. It remained the principal engine deck vents
tank in New Zealand and Polish formations in are supplied to
Italy until the war’s end. Two British and one permit this option.
Canadian Brigade were equipped with the M4A2
for the invasion of Europe. Many also landed
with the French and served with the USSR.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX

The kit is based on Tasca’s earlier released
1:35 scale M4A2 DV and shares the majority of
parts from this kit and other Tasca Shermans,
although this one is moulded in olive coloured
styrene. Resicast provides
The major differences are the new hull part, both narrow and
wide covered
which has a late configuration mid-production
mantlets.
glacis with the cast hoods. These are superbly
moulded and Tasca has captured the complex
shape of the modified DV Hood castings
exceptionally well including the correct cast
numbers and foundry marks.
Other differences are the tracks, which
represent the T49 – three bar cleated steel
track - and the new pattern British turret
stowage box which was frequently seen on UK
and Commonwealth M4A2s.
Similar to the earlier releases, this kit offers Smaller resin parts
the clear parts in the form of periscopes and for the conversion.
lenses for the driving lights. It also includes the
excellent Tasca .50 cal M2 machine gun, which
has both the small and later larger ammo cans.
British smoke dischargers, antenna mounts and
even biscuit 7 oil tins are included although the
US style jerry cans are not.
Photo-etch is again offered for the light
The big photo-etched
guards (also supplied as an option in plastic) fret includes the
along with the jig introduced in their first wading stacks,
Sherman kit the VC Firefly. A frames and mesh.
Historical background and in-box summary by Al Bowie

The drive sprockets and idler One road wheel with its two suspension arm halves.
wheels are held in place with The tyres were roughed up with a coarse Note that I have marked the front of the road wheel
clear polythene caps. sanding stick. This had the additional benefit of with a black marker to avoid mix-ups!
removing the circumferential raised seam line.
All the parts required

for a single suspension
unit, including three foam
rectangles cut according
to the instructions.
Assembling the units takes a bit of fiddling.

A clamp is helpful to hold the parts in place
as the glue dries.
B RESICAST’S SHERMAN MK.III DEEP WADING CONVERSION workable. The four main suspension arms and All the suspension parts were cut off
Resicast offers two separate Sherman Mk.III the rockers on each unit are separate parts that their sprues and cleaned up with a knife and
Deep Wading conversions – one for the Dragon may be left free to move. The really clever part sanding stick. Take care when assembling the
kits and a later release for Tasca. I actually have is the inclusion of a spongy rubber mat, which suspension arms and the road wheels that the
both, but the Tasca Sherman is easier to build is designed to be cut up and inserted in the top grease nipples face outward. With Steps 4 and 5
and marginally more accurate, so I opted for of the bogie. This will offer some resistance but complete, these sub-assemblies were set aside
Tasca. still allows the suspension arms to rock (or to to dry thoroughly overnight before returning to
Resicast’s Sherman Mk.III Deep Wading drop when unsprung), just like the real thing. complete the bogies.
Conversion is made up from resin and photo- The only tiny problem is that Tasca provides I spent a few puzzled minutes trying to
etched parts. The main resin parts are for the flexible vinyl tracks. The tension of these might figure out why the two suspension arms would
chunky rear stack mount, optional covered and not permit much movement of the bogies. not both fit onto their locating pins inside
uncovered engine deck mount for the second Individual track links will be a better option if the bogies. I finally figured out that the arms
stack, alternative covered mantlets (early you wish to depict your Sherman in action over interlock in the middle, and that the right arm
narrow and later wide), replacement gun barrel rough terrain, but do keep in mind that the must be positioned first.
and covers for the end, covered hull machine “live” T51 track will not sag on the top run. I also glued the rockers to the main
gun plus caps for the hull vents. In my case, I was planning to sit the finished suspension arms. This locked everything into
Additional resin parts are offered for Sherman on a flat surface so I did not need – nor place. The first time I fitted the front cover
turnbuckles and other mounting hardware. indeed want – the suspension to be workable. (Part B3) to a bogie it took a few moments of
The parts are perfectly cast with just a wafer Jim Wechsler backdated Tasca’s Sherman II fiddling, but it eventually snapped into position.
of resin waste on some. Casting blocks are to the T6 prototype in Issue 46 of MMI. In his A little Tamiya Extra Thin Liquid Cement along
pretty straightforward too. article he pointed out that the early suspension the join lines and the job was finished.
The large photo-etched fret includes the tall arms needed a minor modification from the way
wading trunks, the frames and mesh. the parts were moulded. LOWER HULL
In this instance, however, I simply assembled Tasca has moulded their lower hull in a multi-
GETTING UNDERWAY – RUNNING GEAR the units and glued the pieces in place to part flat pack. Presumably, this allows for the
Before the conversion work begins, most of the prevent movement. maximum detail to be moulded to the outside
model can be built. Before assembling the suspension units, I surfaces of the parts, results in less moulding
By far the most fiddly aspect of Tasca’s roughed up the tyres on the road wheels. The marks and permits more options for different
Shermans is the suspension. On the upside first step was to mount each wheel in turn on a hulls. However, it does mean a bit more work
though, the suspension units are superbly toothpick and randomly run a small dental burr for the modeller. Fortunately, it is not much
detailed and they fit perfectly. You just need to in my Dremel motor tool over the outside of the more work.
stay organised and take your time. plastic part. The result was pretty extreme at The instructions suggest the sequence of
Tasca supply the mid-style bogies with this this stage, but a quick once-over with a coarse assembly, and it worked a treat for me.
straight arms for the return rollers. Tasca sanding stick settled the effect down to a more First, the nose joining strip (Part J24) was
has cleverly designed these bogies to be fully realistic level. glued to the bottom of the hull, followed by the

The raised panel for the exhaust on the
rear hull must be removed to allow the
rear wading trunk mount to fit.
The lower hull parts fit perfectly, This area was simply carved away with
The flat-pack lower hull parts – but you do need to take some care a sharp hobby knife. Marks are not
no Allen key required fortunately. with alignment. awarded for neatness – the scarring will
be completely covered by the resin part.
Extra casting texture was added using Mr Surfacer 500 and Casting strips did not prove to be much of an obstacle. This one was sliced
All that nice radiator detail is
an old stiff brush. The putty was stippled on the surface while off with my favourite Olfa hobby knife.
destined to be hidden forever too.
it was still wet.
At least we can appreciate it here.
firewall (Part E5). Each of the two sidewalls was stippled onto the plastic. hood. I briefly considered the options – ignore
now attached to the edges of the lower hull and I really like Tasca’s flexible track lengths. the inaccuracy or convert the hoods to DV – but
the firewall. The rear hull almost clips into place Detail is surprisingly crisp for this medium, ultimately decided to change the vehicle I was
with impressive precision. Finally, the sponson and there is no need for the tracks to droop as depicting. Now I would build “Balaclava” Red 10,
covers (Parts E9 and E10) are glued to the top they are “live”. Tasca’s tracks are also fast to a well photographed wading Sherman Mk.III with
of the hull sides and to the overhang of the assemble using standard plastic model glue. the cast driver’s hood. The only problem was that
firewall and the rear hull. This entire step took When I was building the model I planned to the tracks were different – the US –style T54E1
less than a half an hour, and the fit was perfect. build a specific subject that was fitted with T49 steel chevron. Al came to the rescue here as
The one-piece nose has cast texture moulded three bar cleat tracks, but Al Bowie pointed out well, as he had a set of cyber-hobby.com T54E1
in place but I thought it looked a bit underdone to me that my chosen vehicle had Direct Vision DS full-length flexible tracks in his collection. He
so I added more texture with Mr Surfacer 500 ports, while my model had the cast driver’s very kindly donated them for this project. A
Tasca supplies flexible vinyl

T49 three bar cleated steel
tracks in four separate lengths.
Detail is excellent. It
turned out that I did
not use these on the
completed model, but The flexible material may be glued together using standard plastic cement.
more on that next time. Clamps were used to hold the halves together until the glue had set.

B WADING CONVERSION
With the lower hull and running gear finished, this
is the best time to start the conversion work.
First, the raised mount for the exhaust must
be removed from the lower rear hull plate,
Part O18. I simply carved this off with a
knife, making sure that all the waste
material was removed so that the big
resin stack mount would fit flush The upper hull
against the plastic panel. and one-piece
What you should do next is cast transmission
prepare the upper hull parts for housing in place.
the conversion pieces. I didn’t
realise that the hull machine
gun bulge and the front hull
ventilators would have to be cut
down, so I ground these off after Full sponson covers are
the hull had been attached to the included. Fit is perfect.
completed lower hull. Although this
worked out okay for me, it would be much
safer to prepare the upper hull before it is
attached to the lower hull.
I used my Dremel Motor Tool with a round
dental burr to remove the bulge.
Once this preparation is complete, the tools
and other fittings may be glued to the upper hull.
TURRET MATTERS
Additional cast texture was added to the turret
before any of the detail parts were added.
This time I used a heavier duty texturing
medium – Tamiya grey putty (in the tube) mixed
with Tamiya Extra Thin Liquid Cement. The
The large opening in the
advantage of this blend is that you can make it engine deck will soon be
as thick or as thin as you like – just add more covered by plastic, resin
liquid cement or more putty. The disadvantage and photo-etch.
is that it stinks to high heaven, so make sure
you have plenty of ventilation.
Once the putty texture had been stippled
with a stiff brush and allowed to dry, the
various attachments were added, including
the wide covered mantlet, the rear stowage
box and the various sights, scopes and smoke
discharger mount.
PAINTING
The model received a coat of Tamiya
Grey Primer straight from the spray
can in preparation for painting.
The turret, upper and lower hull
sub-assemblies were now coated with
White Ensign Models WEMCC ARB 07
Middle Bronze Green BS381C 23 enamel
paint. This was a nice, dark base coat for the The arms of the suspension units
shading colours. This was also the first time I were fixed in place with a brushed
had used enamel paints for a very long time application of Tamiya Extra Thin Liquid
Cement after they were attached to
– think 40 years – and it was a more pleasant the hull. This ensured that all twelve
experience than I expected. The smell was not road wheels touched the ground.
bad at all, and the paint dried quickly using
lacquer thinners.
Mission Models’ range of acrylic paints
include six shades of Olive Drab. In the past I
have used up to four of these shades on my
WWII US subjects, but this time I used
two – first MMP-024 US Army Olive
Drab FS 319 followed by a more selective
application of MMP-021 US Army Olive
Drab Faded 2.
This faded shades were applied to the
horizontal surfaces and the tops of the
vertical surfaces, with lighter coverage
on natural shadow areas. A

Do as I say and not as I do! The bulge for the hull machine gun was The result is not pretty but it will be covered by the resin part. The hull vents were nibbled off with sprue cutters and later cleaned up
ground away using my Dremel motor tool and a round dental burr. with a hobby knife.
This would be much better done before the hull is assembled.
The major resin parts

cleaned up and ready
for assembly.
A thick texturing medium was
mixed from Tamiya’s grey
tube putty and Extra Thin
Liquid Cement. Make sure you
use an old brush for this!
Front hull corner with

some of the resin parts I drilled and pinned the join
glued in place. I am between the base of the gun
not sure whether the barrel and the mantlet to
forward round cover ensure a nice strong fit, as the
should really be there. locating hole is quite shallow.
I was a little worried

about the folding and
gluing of the stacks, but
they fitted together well.
The rear hull with the resin

and photo-etched parts in
place. The stacks will not
be fitted until painting has
been completed.

Spare links were assembled from

Modelkasten Item No. SK-73 – M4 T54E1
Replacement Working Track (Spare
Tracks). Other spare parts were sourced
from an old Dragon M4A4 kit.
A good view of the
conversion parts fitted
to the turret and the
front of the hull.
Stowage was placed to match the reference photos. Reference photos also show that tarps were stowed on the back deck.
B DETAIL PAINTING AND WEATHERING panel lines, around bolts and rivets, structural the end, the tracks were a little bit too long. I
The first step of weathering was to dry-brush features and recesses. A few streaks and stains really should have reduced the length by one or
the edges and raised surfaces with a pale shade were also sprayed with a thin mix of Tamiya two links, but I think I have gotten away with it
of Olive Drab, applied with a soft flat brush. XF-1 Flat Black and XF-64 Red Brown. The basic despite excessive sag below the drive sprockets.
The tools, tyres and tracks were now painted weathering was sealed with two coats of Alclad Maru Easy Mud 21101 – Standard Light mixed
by brush using Vallejo acrylics. Tool handles II Flat Clear Lacquer. with a small amount of MIG AMMO A.MIG-3015
were treated to a mix of Vallejo’s Old Wood I added the chalk landing craft markings with Brick Dust pigment was applied to the painted
and New Wood. The cupola vision blocks were hand-written letters and numbers using a white tracks. The mud was wiped off the tracks with
painted using Vallejo Panzer Aces 309 – Prismacolor pencil on the flat painted surfaces. a clean cloth before it set, leaving a residue in
Periscopes. Decals were sourced from Bison’s Item recessed areas. A thinned mix was also flicked
The waterproofing covers were painted with No. BD-35014 – WW2 British Shermans Pt. 3. sparingly onto the hull representing mud spatter.
Vallejo Panzer Aces 314 Canvas. A mix of water, Swimming and Wading Shermans. These were A Sepia coloured Prismacolor pencil was
Future Floor Polish and a few drops of Vallejo applied over two coast of glossy Future Floor used to add vertical and horizontal scratches
Panzer Aces 337 Highlight Ger. (Black) was then Polish. The decals settled down well and were and scrapes, as well as damage to the edges of
applied by brush to the waterproofing and tarps perfectly opaque. the hull.
as a shadow coat. Reference photos show that the turret
A dark oil wash was mixed using small FINISHING TOUCHES mounted gun was a .30 cal but I did not have
smudges of Winsor & Newton Lamp Black This vehicle was fitted with T54E1 Steel Chevron one handy. Instead, I fitted a .50 cal. This was
and Raw Umber, heavily thinned with Mineral tracks. I used cyber-hobby’s set no. 3864, painted Tamiya acrylic XF-1 Flat Black then
Turpentine. This was applied selectively to which are a set of full-length flexible tracks. In Testor’s Metalizer Gunmetal, applied by brush. A

Packs and boxes were sourced
from various generic resin
stowage sets.
Styrene strip was used for

some of the stowage mounts.
The model received a

coat of Tamiya Grey
Primer straight from
the spray can.

This was the first time I

had used enamel paint
in around 40 years.
White Ensign Models WEMCC

ARB 07 Middle Bronze Green
BS381C 23 enamel paint was
used for the base colour.
The smell was not bad

at all, and the paint
dried quickly using
lacquer thinners.
The wading stacks were

sprayed separately.
The base coat was faded.

The first fading coat was
Mission Models’ MMP-024
US Army Olive Drab FS 319.

Next up was a more selective
application of MMP-021 US
Army Olive Drab Faded 2.
Streaks and stains were sprayed

with a thin mix of Tamiya XF-1 Flat
Black and XF-64 Red Brown.
Edges and raised surfaces

were dry-brushed with a pale
shade of Olive Drab, applied
with a soft flat brush.
The tools, tyres and tracks were

painted by brush using Vallejo acrylics.
The waterproofing covers were

painted with Vallejo Panzer Aces
314 Canvas, followed by a darker
was and a pale dry-brush.

Decals were sourced from Bison’s

Item No. BD-35014 – WW2 British
Shermans Pt. 3. Swimming and
Wading Shermans.
B WADING STACKS
I gave the wading stacks a great
deal of thought. On the one hand,
the stacks and their bracing rods would
be a a striking feature, but I could not
The decals were applied
really decide how to represent the rods. They
over two coast of glossy
appeared to be fairly substantial so I could Future Floor Polish. They
not simply rig them using flexible thread. Also, performed perfectly.
Resicast supplies turnbuckles and mounting
points, but these all feature closed loops. I
wasn’t at all confident about mounting the
turnbuckles to separate rods either.
In the end, I felt that I had to at least attempt
to fit the rods and stacks.
First, I glued the mounting loops to the top
of the stacks. The stacks were now glued to the
vents. I cut the rods from 20 thou brass rod,
painted Olive drab and bent at the ends to fit
through the mounting loops. The rods were then
trimmed and glued to the forward mounting
point on the turret. It’s a bit simplified but I
think it is effective. A
The chalk landing craft markings
with hand-written letters and
numbers using a white Prismacolor
“fiddly
pencil on the flat painted surfaces.
By far the most The Sepia pencil was used to add
scratches and scrapes.
aspect of
Tasca’s Shermans is
the suspension. On
the upside though,
the suspension
units are superbly
detailed and they fit
perfectly...
”
The basic painting and

weathering was sealed with
Alclad Flat Clear lacquer.

I used cyber-hobby’s
T54E1 Steel Chevron
track set no. 3864, which
are a set of full-length
flexible tracks.
Maru Easy Mud 21101 – Standard

Light mixed with a small amount of
MIG AMMO A.MIG-3015 Brick Dust
pigment was applied to the painted
tracks. The high points were wiped
with Rub n Buff Pewter.
The tracks were a little

loose so they were glued in
place and forced onto the
return rollers with scraps of
cardboard as the cement set.
The deep
wading stacks
with the bracing
rods in place.
The .50 cal machine gun was

A thinned mix of Maru Mud painted Tamiya acrylic XF-1 Flat
was flicked sparingly onto the Black then Testor’s Metalizer
hull representing mud spatter. Gunmetal, applied by brush.
The Commander
fits perfectly in the
Tasca turret hatch.
I have had this figure, the It stands up very well against

Commander from Ultracast’s the new generation of figures
Set No. Item 35008 Northern more than 20 years later.
Europe Crew, since 1998.
The base colour for the

pixie suit was sourced from
Vallejo’s acrylic range.

B COMMANDER FIGURE In the end, I was glad that

I have had this figure, the Commander from I had taken the extra time
Ultracast’s Set No. Item 35008 Northern to fit the wading stacks
Europe Crew, since 1998. It stands up very well and bracing rods.
against the new generation of figures more
than 20 years later. The set is still available
from Ultracast.
I had assembled this resin figure some time
ago, although these days I would usually leave
the head separate to make painting it a little
easier.
The figure was primed before painting using
Tamiya Fine White Primer straight from the
spray can.
The base colour for the pixie suit was
sourced from Vallejo’s acrylic range.
The base colour was a 50/50 mix
of Vallejo Panzer Aces 317 British
Tankcrew and 321 Highlight British
Tankcrew. This was followed by
subtle dry-brushing of 100% 321
Highlight British Tankcrew.
A wash of water, Future Floor Polish
with a few spots of Panzer Aces 317
British Tankcrew and 337 Highlight Ger.
(Black) was brushed over the uniform
colours and allowed to dry before picking out
details with more Vallejo acrylics.
Next, the face and hand were brush painted
with mix of Vallejo Panzer Aces 341 Flesh Base
and Model Color 70815 Basic Skintone as a base
for the skin colour. This was followed by a fairly
heavy wash of thinned Rowney Georgian Oil
Paint 221 Burnt Sienna, which flowed nicely into
low-lying areas including the mouths and eyes.
Painting of the skin tones continued with a
range of mixed Vallejo Panzer Aces acrylics.
The beret was painted a Vallejo Model Colour
70.995 German Grey.
The figure painting was sealed with AK’s
acrylic Ultra Matte Varnish. ■
Modelspec
Tasca / Asuka 1:35 Sherman III Mid Production (w/Cast Driver’s Hood)
Kit No 35018
Accessories Used:
• Resicast Item No. 35.2363 – Sherman Mk.III Deep Wading for Tasca
Sherman III (M4A2) The deep wading
gear offers the
• cyber-hobby.com Item No. 3864 – DS Track for Sherman (T54E1) Sherman a unique
• Modelkasten Item No. SK-73 – M4 T54E1 Replacement Working Track perspective.
(Spare Tracks)
• Bison Decals Item No. BD-35014 – WW2 British Shermans Pt. 3.
Swimming and Wading Shermans
• Ultracast Item No. 35008 - WWII Canadian / Commonwealth Tank Crew
Late 1944-45
Modelling Tools and Materials Used:
• Tamiya Extra Thin Liquid Cement
• Tamiya Putty Basic Type (tube, grey putty)
• Revell Contacta Cement
• Mr Surfacer 500
• Plastic Clamps
• Olfa Hobby Knife
• Dremel Motor Tool with round dental burr
• Selleys Super Glue
✓ Beautifully detailed; clever engineering; excellent fit; accurate.

✗ Without modification, working suspension may be stressed by vinyl tracks.
Available from
Thanks to Creative Models Australia for the Tasca Sherman, Bison Decals
and Accessories www.creativemodels.com.au
Rating

An aerial was cut
from stretched sprue.
“separate
Resicast offers two
Sherman
Mk.III Deep Wading
conversions – one
for the Dragon kits
and a later release
for Tasca...
”

KIT PREVIEW Italeri 1:35 M163 VADS Vulcan Air Defence System • Kit No. 6560
Andy King checks The one-piece main body.
out Italeri’s
venerable M113
carrier making
a return in the
guise of the
VADS Vulcan Air
Defence System.
M163
T
VADS he M163 is an air defence
variant of the M113
Armoured Personnel
Carrier using the M168
there is a pin mark on the outer
face of every track link. There are
pin marks on the headlights, the
inside face of the gun mount plus
Chilean vehicle features a three-
tone scheme of green. Brown and
black.
The decal sheet is printed by
The forward hull and driver’s roof.
Vulcan 20mm gun. The vehicle the inside of the door at the rear Zanchetti Buccinasco and is of a
was the equivalent to the Soviet however as there is no interior pretty good quality with everything
ZSU-23-4 but was limited due to in the kit this door will be closed in register.
the lack of a search radar plus the anyway. Like a lot of Italeri kits this will
gunner was exposed to small arms The M162 cannon and turret provide a good base for further
fire and shell fragments. are okay if simplified but some improvements and with some The vehicle roof.
The M163 remained in service additional details via an etch set TLC (read etch, tracks and that
with the US Army until 1994 when would improve it or if you are Hobbyfan turret) it should make up
it was replaced by the M1097 feeling rich the Hobbyfan M163 into a nice little model. ■
Avenger and M6 Linebacker turret set would fit quite nicely.
although it is still in service with Four colour schemes are Thanks to The Hobby Company
other countries around the world provided, three from the US Army Limited for the review sample
such as Chile, Ecuador, Egypt and and one Chilean. One of the US www.hobbyco.net
Israel. Army vehicles is from the 67th
This particular version is based Air Defence Artillery Regiment,
on the old Italeri M113 that has 2nd Battalion based in Totendorf,
been around since the early Germany 1974 and features a four
1990s and inside the box are just tone camo scheme. The other Stowage is included.
three sprues moulded in green is from the 1st Cavalry Division
polystyrene and a decal sheet. museum at Fort Hood, Texas in
That’s it! 2000 and has an overall sand
Moulding quality is not bad colour whilst the third US vehicle
considering its age but there is is an overall green one from the
some flash on parts, some slight 2nd Air Defence Artillery Regt.,
sinkage in areas but most of all 5th Battalion, Vietnam 1968. The The kit decal sheet.
Nice nut and bolt detail on the road wheels.
Spare track sections. Silver vinyl flexible tracks. Drive sprockets and idler wheels.
36 Model Military International - September 2019 History via Wikipedia.

FEATURE ARTICLE Tamiya 1:48 Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. L • Kit No. 32524
KHAR K 0 V R H A P S 0
AS SE M B LY, PA IN TI N G AN D FI G U R ES
PART ONE -
elements
Kamil Feliks Sztarbala creates the
for a scene from the Eastern Front.
T
he Panzer III chassis is my is very possible that this tank was
favourite amongst those present at the place at the same
belonging to tanks from time, given that a Panzer crewman
the WWII era. I really like is present on my reference photo,
its appearance, especially when but the armour simply stayed
it is fitted with wider tracks, such outside the frame.
as the Ostketten or Winterketten.
Believe or not, I haven’t had the THE MODEL
chance to build any vehicle from Vehicles using the Panzer III
the Panzer III family thus far, as chassis were some of the first 1:48
being a professional modeller, I AFV subjects released by Tamiya.
often have to leave the subject Unfortunately, this means that they
choice to others. However, when feature die-cast lower hulls, which,
I found a photo showing Germans according to the manufacturer,
gathered around an abandoned “offers extra weight and enhanced
piano on a Kharkov street, I realism”. I’m not really sure that
knew this would become one of this adds to the overall realism of
my future projects. Although the kit, considering that the die-
the actual photo features a cast lower hull is usually rather
Kübelwagen in the background, poorly detailed and sometimes
I decided to use a Pz.Kpfw. III does not fit the plastic parts too
instead and build the scene in well. At least, in the case of this kit,
my favorite scale for AFVs and no serious problems emerged in
dioramas, i.e. 1:48 scale. In fact, it this regard. A
Aside from the basic kit, I chose to use

some aftermarket accessories, including
resin Winterketten tracks from OKB
Grigorov, Hauler’s photo-etched set and a
metal gun barrel from RB Model.

0DY

Next, I put together all the wheels.

Their contact surfaces were sanded
and polished only after I’d glued them
in pairs, which in my opinion makes
even sanding a lot easier.
In accordance with the assembly

guide, I first attached the various Once I’d completed the previous
plastic details to the die-cast task, I put the wheels in a zip-bag
lower hull. in order to protect them from the
carpet monster, and subsequently
focused on the tracks.
I’m not scared of working with resin, but the fragile Some of the apertures within the tracks were sealed with thin
tracks could cause problems. Fortunately, they resin film. This was easily removed with a scratch brush pen with I then assembled the track runs of a nearly definitive length.
didn’t. To separate them from the casting block, it brass bristles from Green Stuff World, or a toothpick.
was enough to simply break them off.
To give the tracks the correct shape, Resin castings are usually fragile and easy to damage. However, OKB Grigorov apparently
I had to temporarily attach the wheels, uses some specific type of resin for casting the tracks, which make the latter slightly elastic,
using masking fluid as adhesive. although not as much as to allow them to be wrapped around the running gear without heating
them a bit with some hot air from a hair dryer.

I first formed the basic shape of the track runs. The final arrangement of the tracks was determined and fixed after they had been mounted on
the running gear. During this process, one has to be cautious in order to avoid damaging the
plastic wheels with hot air.
The last step was to add the missing lengths of the track runs. The resin
tracks are longer than necessary, and therefore have to be trimmed.
During the following stages of assembly, I’ve mostly been working with various details, like the turned The machine gun isn’t very eye-catching in the finished kit, so I only needed to drill out the plastic barrel.
metal barrel. Its installation does not cause any trouble, but one must keep in mind that it has a different As the Hauler set didn’t include too many turret details, the whole sub-assembly could be finished quite
length than the original plastic part, so it must be posed within the mantlet with care, and only then sealed quickly.
with a little cyano.
The upper part of the

hull required a lot more … emphasize the edges of various details and tools using a scriber, …and remove the front and rear sections of the fenders, allowing
attention. I had to hollow in order to give them a more natural look… for the installation of their photo-etched counterparts.
out the shackle sockets…

The tiny hooks that

hold the armour plates
were soldered before
their removal from the
sheet. Even though
the joints produced by
soldering are stronger
than by gluing, this
still didn’t prevent me
from damaging some
of the details during
the later stages.
I then added the

subsequent photo-
etched parts.
However, sometimes
it was better to
modify the plastic
details instead, as
was the case with the
frontal armour plate
supports. The Hauler set also included some fine tool fittings. To install these, I had to fill the original mounting holes. The easiest
way to use some plastic discs that had been punched using the RP Toolz ‘Punch and Die Tool Set’.
The antenna trough

didn’t have a photo-
etched counterpart,
so I had to deepen it
with a flat file.
I then made the

antenna itself
from a stretched
length of sprue, as
the kit contained
only the base.
With numerous other parts, the addition of Hauler’s photo-etched details seriously improved their appearance.
Upgrading the tow cables located on the engine plate, was time- I now marked the required position of the cable and all its fittings onto The photo-etched fittings were added one after another. After each
consuming. Since I was afraid that laying out a metal cable in such the engine plate. step, I ensured that the cable arrangement remained correct.
a way may turn out to be troublesome (plus I didn’t have a properly
sized cable at hand), I decided to refine the plastic part. I started
by removing the fittings and enhancing the recessed detail, using a
similar method as with the case of tools that had been moulded onto
the fenders.

Afterwards, the kit
was ready to have
some paint applied.
Of course, I kept the

main sub-assemblies and
some details separate for
easier painting.

PAINTING
My first step was to dis-assemble the running

gear (the wheels were mounted using masking With a small amount of masking
fluid). Its parts were attached to toothpicks and fluid, I sealed the wheel axles onto
injection needles or held with special clips. the suspension arms.
Next, I applied a
layer of C164 ‘Panzer
Dunkelgrau Base’
from the Hataka’s
Orange line.
The details and

chosen surfaces
were highlighted
with highly diluted
All parts and sub-assemblies were then primed with Hataka C037 ‘Light
AK-Interactive AK757 ‘Black Primer & Microfiller’. Ghost Grey’.
As the Tamiya kit didn’t include

suitable markings for my
project, I had to source them
out from my decal stash.
The wheel’s rubber rims and other

details were brush-painted with various
vinyl-based acrylics from Vallejo.

To bring out the details, I used
ABT002 ‘Sepia’ oil from 502
Abteilung. Instead of mixing it
with ABT113 ‘Fast Dry Thinner’,
I poured a small quantity of
the latter around the oil paint
that had been applied into a
recessed dish.
This allowed me to easily change

the ratio of the oil and thinner
mixture during the process of its
application, and therefore achieve
a variety of effects, from an intense
darkening of the surroundings of
details, to applying almost transparent
filters to the flat surfaces.
The paintwork was then sealed with a clear varnish.
At this stage, I airbrushed a layer of heavily diluted base
colour over the decals, in order to reduce the contrast.
I decided to add the winter camo using the hair spray technique.
In fact, not actually a ‘spray’, as the lacquer I use is intended
for atomizers, so I pour the liquid straight from the bottle to the
airbrush cup. Here I must admit that I prefer the hair spray itself
over various specialist products available on the market, not
because it’s cheaper, but because it works better for me.
Shortcomings may sometimes turn into advantages. Some of the initially produced paints from the
AK-Interactive’s ‘Real Colors’ range didn’t give a really solid coating, which may be troublesome in
normal conditions, but becomes useful when one has to create a worn winter camouflage, especially
if a few different colour tones are to be applied. In this case, I started by spraying AK-Interactive
RC046 ‘Ivory’ over the kit, applying it with different intensities over particular surfaces.
Once the paint had

The effect was strengthened dried, I took an old
by airbrushing heavily diluted brush with stiff, short
AK-Interactive RC004 ‘Flat White’. bristles, and began to
scratch the surface.
During this process,
I regularly dampened
the brush with water.

For damaging the paint layer on the wheels, where I wanted to

recreate not only the paint chips but also various scratches, I used a
scratch brush pen with vinyl bristles from Green Stuff World.
Some of the details had to be emphasized again after the application of the winter camo. This time I used AK-Interactive AK677 ‘Neutral Grey
Wash’.
The effect was toned down with a very fine filter, applied with heavily
diluted white paint.
The final retouches were made with heavily diluted white acrylic paint that had been carefully applied Afterwards, I base-coated the tracks and tow cable with a mixture of Tamiya’s XF-63 ‘German Grey’ and
with a brush. XF-64 ‘Red Brown’.
At this stage, the tow cable required more attention. To begin, Next, I rubbed the surfaces with an 8B pencil, in order to add some Finally, I applied tiny quantities of white paint here and there, using the
I randomly applied tiny quantities of Lifecolor’s liquid pigment metal sheen. tapping technique. This way I replicated the remnants of the winter camo.
LPW07 ‘Eroding Dark Rust’.

WEATHERING
The tracks were also initially treated with Lifecolor’s liquid

pigments in different rusty tones.
I then put the tracks aside and focused

on the vehicle. The damage to the paint
layer was added using a mixture of Vallejo
70.861 ‘Glossy Black and AK-Interactive
AK711 ‘Chipping Color’, that had been
applied with a very fine brush. I enhanced
the effects with an 8B pencil.
Next, I randomly poured three different earthy pigments over
the track runs.
The dirt on the lower surfaces of the hull was to be built from several Next, I created some vertical streaks on the surface, using a brush
layers. I realize that some of the steps may be considered pointless, that had been dampened with white spirit.
as their results disappear under subsequently applied layers, but I
The powders were sealed by applying enamel fluids over
think that all of them have some impact on the final effect. The first
them. To this end, I used Ammo-MIG-1400 ‘Kursk Soil’ and
step was to rub the lower areas with a dark pigment that I received
AK-Interactive AK017 ‘Earth Effects’ that had been sprinkled
for testing from one of the manufacturers.
over the surface with an old toothbrush. If I had used an
airbrush for this task, I would have blown the pigments off
the surface.
Larger accumulations of mud were built up with enamel products from To add some mud splashes, I used A.MIG-1753 ‘Turned Dirt’ and
Ammo-MIG’s ‘Heavy Mud’ range. I applied 1703 ‘Moist Ground’ and 1704 A.MIG-1754 ‘Damp Earth’ enamels. These products and small
‘Heavy Earth’ with an old brush into the various nooks and crannies. quantities of white spirit, were alternately sprinkled onto the surface,
AK-Interactive AK046 ‘Light Rust Wash’ was applied in the
using an old tootbrush.
same manner, near the track teeth.
Before the enamel products had fully dried, I created some vertical Finally, I applied tiny quantities of A.MIG-1408 ‘Fresh Engine Oil’ here
The final step was to add some metal sheen to the contact streaks and distributed the enamels where necessary, using a brush and there. To get a variety of effects, the enamel had been diluted
surfaces of the tracks. I again used an 8B pencil for this that had been dampened with white spirit. with white spirit at different ratios.
purpose.

The wheels were finished in similar manner as the lower hull and
tracks. In a similar manner as before, I added a metal sheen with
an 8B pencil where necessary.
This allowed me to assemble the running gear. Firstly, I put together the track runs and sprockets, and attached these sub-assemblies to the lower
hull. Afterwards, I installed the idlers, rollers…
Once all the weathering products had fully dried, I removed the
masking fluid.
…and road wheels, starting

from the first and the last ones.
With the hull complete,

I could add the turret
and antenna.

FURNITURE
The choice of 1:48 scale for this project meant that I had to face the issue of the limited range of figures and
accessories available on the market, especially as I needed a few less-common items, such as the piano.
The first step of building the latter was to create the rear wall of the wooden case. For this purpose, I glued
a number of lengths of styrene strip to a piece of 0,5 mm styrene sheet, at an angle. The entire element was
then cut to a rectangular shape, and its edges were levelled with a metal file.
The remaining styrene residues were removed I attached the rear wall to a cube that had been assembled
using a scratch brush pen with steel bristles, from a few layers of a thick styrene sheet and started
from Green Stuff World. adding further details.
The latter were to be created from lengths of very thin styrene strip The solution is simple: one needs to put the edge of a large knife at If one needs more lengths of stripe of an identical size, he/her can
(approx. 0,25 x 0,25 mm). I didn’t have any strip of this size at hand, the cutting line and hit it with a hammer from above. The knife will cut prepare a template that will stabilize the knife edge and styrene
so I had to make it myself. This is a rather easy task, although a thin the plastic evenly and cleanly as did the guillotine with the necks of sheet. I used the lengths of strip to create the ornamentation of the
strip made by cutting a styrene sheet with a knife along the ruler, has French aristocrats. wooden case.
a tendency to bend or even twist.
The keyboard required quite a lot of attention. Firstly, I glued tiny The smaller keys were made from lengths of 0,25 x 0,5 mm strip. Afterwards, I had to cut off the excess, sand the edges and add the
lengths of 0,75 x 0,75 mm strip to a piece of styrene sheet. remaining details of the board. It sounds easy and actually it was
easy, but also very time-consuming.
I progressively added further details. Most of them were made from various styrene bits, but the fancy The last step was to scratch build the open keyboard lid.
supporting legs of the keyboard were created from lengths of toothpick that had been soaked with cyano.

I was so happy with the final

result that I decided to cast
the piano in resin. For further
work, I used a test casting.
Once I’d primed it in black, I
masked off the adjacent areas
and painted the rear wall in a
natural wood colour.
The paintwork was then

sealed with a few thin
layers of gloss varnish.
Using an old flat brush, I painted some streaks with The details were emphasized with ‘Nuln Oil Wash’
dense acrylic paints (namely AK3034 ‘Leather Dark from Citadel.
Shade’ and Lifecolor UA713 ‘Wood Warm Dark Shade’)
in order to replicate the woodgrain effect.
An armchair was another piece of furniture that I The skeleton was progressively wrapped around with a mixture of Magic The finished armchair also found its way into a silicone mould, and again,
needed to reproduce the scene that was captured Sculp and Green Stuff. I painted a resin casting. I primed it with Tamiya XF-60 ‘Dark Yellow’ and
on my reference photo. Firstly, I built its basic shape finished with different acrylic shades from the AK-Interactive AK3030
from pieces of 0,75 mm styrene sheet. ‘Leather and Buckles’ set.
Now I could seat the pianist…

who first had to be sculpted.

FIGURES
The pianist and his audience were to be built using

a number of parts of different origins, although the
main sources were various Tamiya sets.
I reworked the legs…
The Panzer-man …and replaced one of the arms, in accordance with The sleeve was
was the least my reference picture. As the base for the latter, created with
troublesome to I used a modified plastic arm from my figure bit Magic Sculpt.
prepare. stash. A length of wire was embedded within it. Once I’d corrected
some details, the
figure was ready.
The details were created with a mixture of Magic

Sculp and Green Stuff, as well as some styrene bits.
The arms were selected from my figure bit stash.
The second character was I began by modifying the This allowed me to sculpt the
a soldier wearing an SS-fur folds of the trousers, and parka, mainly using Magic
winter parka. In this case, seriously thinned down the Sculp epoxy putty again.
I also used a Tamiya figure upper parts of the uniform.
as the base.
Afterwards, I had to sculpt the head and

prepare the basic shape of the arms, as
everything had to be fitted to the piano before
The pianist figure required
I could form the upper portions of the uniform.
a lot of attention. My
first step was to build
up a basic skeleton of
the lower portions of the
figure and adjust this to
the armchair.
Next, I progressively
I then created the
added the trousers and
arms and torso.
lower portions of the
camouflage smock.
Once I’d added all the

details (laces, loops etc.),
I could prepare the figure
for the casting process.
The pianist figure, along
with the armchair and
piano, is now available as
a resin set from my KFS-
miniatures brand.
I primed the figures in

black, and then sprayed
some white paint from For the painting stage, all figures were attached to wine corks – if one
above in order to check wants to paint small figures in a comfortable way, he/she needs to drink
the arrangement of wine. The more figures you want to paint, the more you need to drink…
shadows and highlights.
For the uniforms, I used the …and AK3140 ‘German Fieldgrey

nicely composed AK-Interactive Uniforms’ for the remaining two figures.
sets: AK3001 ‘Panzer Crew The camouflage spots were added with
Black Uniform’ for the tanker… ‘Jokaero Orange’ from Citadel.
The faces and hands

were painted using
various skin tones
from the Lifecolor
CS13 ‘Flesh Paint Set’.

NEXT TIME:
Next time, Kamil creates
the base and places the
elements in the scene. ■
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KIT PREVIEW Ryefield Models 1:35 M4A3E8 Sherman “Easy Eight” • Kit No. RM-5028
The decals provide options for two vehicles.
NEW SHERMAN IN TOWN

Al Bowie analyses the first in a new
family of 1:35 scale Shermans from
a late production WW2 variant and
the kit unsurprisingly has markings
for two late war US examples.
The box contains ten main
detail presents little problem other
than getting some of the finer
parts of the sprue.
Periscopes may be installed
Ryefield Models. sprues of tan coloured styrene raised or lowered and here is
which four are the individual where I found the only real niggle
W
hen I first started into takes a quantum leap as we saw track links. An additional sprue of in the kit. The springs are depicted
large-scale armour when the Tasca Sherman’s hit the clear parts is included to provide on the loader’s hatch not being
kits in the early 1970s, market with flawless fit, superior periscopes and vison slots for attached to the turret top in
I was in awe of a kit accuracy and a range of types the commander’s cupola. A small any way. They are just sitting
based on the artwork on the box. previously unkitted. photo-etched fret rounds out the unattached at the rear. This is a
This kit was Tamiya’s M4A3E8 This new kit from Rye Field sprues. Instructions are typical weird oversight on a kit with the
with tiger face markings from Model is such a kit. It leaps ahead for an RFM kit in a good A4 sized level of detail present.
(unknown to me) the Korean War. of what was the gold standard to portrait format booklet in colour A note here regarding the
Sadly this kit never lived up to many in Sherman kits and sets the with clear black and white exploded periscope guards which are styrene
the amazing artwork and is better bar a little higher. view diagrams that I could actually – they are excellent.
confined to history. RFM’s first Sherman kit was a read without my glasses - a bonus Options such as antenna
This started a long time love complete surprise and is of the last to many modellers I am sure. First bases are called out in coloured
of that Allied workhorse, the M4 of the Production Sherman’s – the examination reveals the quality of window leaving you in no doubt.
Sherman. M4A3 76mm HVSS commonly the moulding which includes almost A multipart mantlet cover is
Surprisingly for the Allies main but erroneously referred to as all of the foundry casting marks on included which has the mounting
tank, it took until the mid 1990s the M4A3E8 and known to many including such small parts as the studs moulded to the cover. Two
before we started to see a range of as an “Easy Eight”. This has been hull glacis lifting rings. Hatches mantlets are provided including
Sherman kits of any quality in 1:35 kitted by many including Tamiya, have detail inside and out with one to use with the cover which
scale and since then it seems every Academy, DML, TASCA/ASUKA but handles, casting numbers etc and has the corner tubular mount to
new Sherman release is bemoaned this one is just that little bit better can be displayed open or closed. hold the mantlet but not the studs
by many as “not another Sherman than its predecessors (which if you Construction starts with the on either the turret or mantlet as
kit!”, usually in disparaging terms. have built a current ASUKA/TASCA turret, which is presented as an they are moulded to the cover.
The quality of the kits has one or the New Tamiya one) gives upper and lower shell and I have to This makes the option of no cover
steadily increased and occasionally an idea of its quality). It represents say that despite the uber level of a bit more difficult. The optional
The main upper hull moulding. The hull features lovely texture on the rolled armour plate. The upper turret shell.

mantlet is provided although this Glacis fittings are then added along – exercise care in removing from other than white stars. The second
is not called out in the instruction with the hull machine gun, which is sprues. The same goes for all the is “Paper Doll” Number 23 of 68th
despite later in the instructions a one piece affair on ball mount. small parts. The bogies are multi Tank Bn Germany 45 which has hull
showing it as an option when fitting No clear parts are included for part and follow the instructions art in the form of a boxing turtle.
the turret to the hull with separate the headlamps which have blackout carefully and they articulate Again no stencils, Divisional or
instructions provided although shades fitted. RFM has depicted almost like the real thing. They are Registration markings are present
they use the same parts – peculiar. the hull ventilator well and include not hard to assemble. only white stars, hull number, a
The turret mounted .50 cal is photo-etched mesh as well as a This brings us to the fiddliest white triangle and name plus art.
very well done in multiple parts styrene cover. A securing ring part although as individual tracks A colour guide is included on an A
although I ask why they have split is included for the hull machine go these aren’t too bad. The T80 4 Sheet with Side, front and rear
the body as with the feed cover gun cover as a separate part and double pin track is supplied as views but no overhead view. My
open it doesn’t really depict the photo-etched light guards are then 76 links per side. Each has four references indicate “Paper Doll had
bolt upper. The barrel extension fitted. It is worth noting the hull pad halves and one piece track T66 Single pin tracks however. No
jacket is well done in one piece periscopes can be depicted closed pin assemblies. A supplied jig (4 stars are provided for turret roofs.
and barrels with and without a or open. Photo-etched guards are included) makes assembly easier Paint callouts are all AMMO by MIG.
folding change handle are included one piece each but the horn guard and alignment guaranteed. The
The muzzles are drilled out and is a multi- part affair. pins come in section of seven and CONCLUSION
with a good magnifier reveal The engine decks are reasonably following the instructions here So after a lengthy examination,
rifling! The ammo can is moulded well moulded but the handles sit really helps leave one end on the I ask myself is this the perfect
integrally with the tray and has proud. These in real life dropped sprue and they are an almost drop Sherman model at last? It is
optional lids either closed or with down so maybe drill the holes out fit with seven at a time. Individual probably the best so far but not
rounds feeding the gun. Separate and let them sit lower if you want hollow guide teeth are then added without little (and I mean little)
charging handle and triggers are that level of realism/detail. They then the inner pad faces. These will problems like the loader’s hatch
included making this a very nice are detailed on the inside to a be time consuming but not as bad springs, markings etc.
.50 cal although I personally feel point as they do not have the large as I had originally thought. If you The kit makeup indicates further
the TASCA ones just eclipses it in fairings normally seen attached. are careful they articulate. variants down the track and who
sharpness and detail. Stowed tools supplied are on par Final details are then added knows, maybe the first mainstream
The Commander’s cupola has with the other manufacturers with in the form of the tow rope with M4 kit with interior.
separate clear styrene vision slots moulded on mounts and straps detailed latch assemblies to I really like this kit but it is
and is superbly detailed right down on some etc. Definitely room for hold it in place, and the exhaust not for the beginner although an
to multi-part hold open latch etc. aftermarket straps etc. The rear deflectors correct for a late WWII intermediate modeller should be
Cast marks are included on the stowage shelf can be depicted M4A3. These may be positioned fine with patience.
hatch interior and the hatch can be open or closed and four jerry cans in use or in maintenance mode I welcome this new addition to
made to open. Other options include are included as stowage. These are (lifted and locked). The multi-part the market and hope for many
a folded down pintle for the 50 cal. nicely done but not as finessed as gun is assembles with five parts more variants of Sherman’s to
The next step takes us onto the Tasca ones. The rear plate with making up the muzzle brake, which come from RFM going by their
the hull and has you drill two tiny towing pintle is well done and even attaches to a one piece tube. Not track record so far. I would hope
(.8mm) holes in the hull glacis from has a fine PE clasp latch in three mentioned in the instructions is a they add the option of rubber band
underneath. Don’t forget as they parts which secures the tow pintle threaded end cap for an M1A1 tube tracks and plastic alternative to
are only marked underneath – you from swivelling when not in use. which is superbly detailed again the PE in later kits for the average/
have been warned). More details The lower hull is a multi-part indicating further variants. The beginner modellers.
on the inner hull are a glacis affair and fits well, just like turret then is placed onto the hull Also please look at your
inner (a hint of later interior set Tasca. The rear idler mounts are via its spacer ring. marking options RFM. Tanks have
perhaps?), periscopes and detailed correct and not L-R handed like Additional parts are included in registration numbers and Unit
hatch locks including photo-etched the Tamiya ones. They are well the form of .30 cal on pintle, spare markings etc. I still can’t do the
latch handles. The driver’s hatches detailed with adjustment heads ammo boxes for .50 and .30 cal, a Tiger faced one as that has the
have seven parts each including etc. The final drive assembly and folded .50 cal tripod and open .30 later post-war modifications but
rotatable periscopes and guards transmission housing are really cal one. Three M3 Thompson sub this can be made into a number of
and internal and external handles. well done and detailed. Like Tasca, machine guns are supplied as well. excellent late war subjects
They are not workable but can be RFM recognise these are bolted Decals are included for two Highly Recommended. ■
fitted open or closed. to the hull and they fit! Three examples. The first is a black
Internal sponsons are then fitted differing types of drive sprockets over Olive Drab example of 12 AD Thanks to RFM for the review
along with the fenders in plastic. are supplied and all well detailed
sample www.ryefield-model.com
Germany 1945 with no markings
The lower hull is a multi-part assembly. Alternate parts are supplied for the drive sprockets. Each track link has four pad halves and one piece A jig is supplied to make assembly faster and
track pin. easier.
Detail parts are crisply moulded. The clear sprue. A photo-etched fret is included.

Book Reviews
NUTS A
AND
D BOLTS VOLUME 41
BUSSINGS SCHWERER
WEHRMACHTSCHLEPPER (SWS). ARMOURED
AND UNARMOURED VARIANTS
BY DR NICOLAUS HETTLER
The German SWS class of halftrack was the pinnacle of German
halftrack design. The battlefield had changed however, and moves
had already been put in place to have towing and other duties
migrated to fully tracked vehicles. From a design point of view, the
halftrack concept was a technical dead end.
The “Nuts and Bolts” series of reference titles really need no
introduction. What they offer is a one-stop reference source for the
particular vehicle they cover. I like the convenience of these books.
For me, it’s is so much easier to just grab them, open a page when
required and basically getting on with it. In reality, these books
are more like five traditional books in one, a development history,
wartime photo coverage, line drawings and colour profiles and a
comprehensive walk around photo essay.
This new reference work has some 189 pages. This reference
work is logically broken down into segmented parts. The first 36
pages are devoted to the development and history of the SWS in
concept, prototype and in service. Within this section, selected
subsections discuss the development and technical description,
followed by the differences between the prototype and production
vehicles. The book is jammed packed with details like the variations
of the weapon system itself and how they were used in the field.
I particularly liked the way the authors have detailed each division
that operated these vehicles and in what time frame. 26 black and
white phots and drawings are in included. The second section
from pages 37 to 40 cover all the avaliable kits avaliable. The third
section is lavishly illustrated with a little over 75 black and white
war time photos. The clarity and captions on these photos are
noteworthy as they cover an infinite number of additions and
modifications adopted in the field.
The next 36 pages are devoted to 1:35 scale plans of all the known
versions. The illustrations and three-dimensional drawings by
Lieuen Coninck are wonderfully done. Twenty-two colour profile
drawings follow, over the next 11 pages and are wonderfully
executed and presented. What I like about these profiles is that
within the profile itself, a small black and white photo is inserted to
which the artist has given his interpretation. This, I believe should
be the industry standard. The next 46 pages consist of 121 colour
walk around photos of restored examples. The entire vehicle is
covered from the interior; engine through to a detailed study of
how all the various hatches opened. The last 6 pages are devoted
to three model builds by Tony Greenland and Vinnie Branigan.
In summary, if you plan to build this particular vehicle then,
you really can’t go past this book, it’s has everything you could
possible need reference wise, with lashings of inspiration as well.
Highly Recommended.
Thanks to Nuts and Bolts for the sample.
Luke Pitt

OSPREY NEW VANGUARD 270
SU-76 ASSAULT GUN
BY STEVE ZALOGA
ISBN 978 1 4278 3198 6
“Suka” (Bitch) was the name given to the SU-76 by
Soviet tankistas, yet it became the main assault gun of
the Soviet Army in WWII.
The early SU-76 Light SPG (then known as SU-12) was
hurried into service in the wake of Barbarossa and the
Soviet maelstrom of vast land and equipment losses,
overwhelmed factories, shortages, and industrial
relocation to the East. A troublesome twin engine and
transmission layout led to programme cancellation, and
replacement by an improved SU-76M.
Despite flaws and uncertain manufacture quality,
low cost and straightforward construction led to the
formation of substantial numbers of SU-76M equipped
units. Similarly based on the now obsolete T-70 chassis
was the ZSU-37 SPAA vehicle. By fitting the 76mm gun
captured Panzer IIIs and StuG IIIs were turned against
former owners as the SU-76i.
The SU-76 served on all Soviet Fronts and in Manchuria
after VE Day. Poland used the SU-76 the last months of
WW2, and later also by Warsaw Pact countries.
The Korean War was the last major conflict deployment
of the SU-76 by the Koreans. In the end, the history of
the SU-76 was not as inglorious as its unkind nickname
suggested and perhaps a more appropriate alternative
translation is “Little SU”.
Good quality English language accounts of Soviet AFVs
remain relatively uncommon so recommended. CANFORA PUBLISHING
Recommended. SOVIET ARMY PARADES
Thanks to Osprey Publishing for the sample 1946-1991
www.ospreypublishing.com BY JAMES KINNEAR.
John Ham ISBN 978 91984775 2 8.
336PP. £39.99
1 May, 1960. On the Lenin Mausoleum review
stand above Red Square, a moment of drama.
Something was wrong: the normally well-
rehearsed Parade was delayed.
OSPREY CAMPAIGN 335 An American U2 spyplane flown by Gary
MORTAIN 1944, HITLER’S Powers had just been shot down over Siberia.
Such crises, proxy wars and, importantly, the
NORMANDY PANZER OFFENSIVE East-West politics of the Cold War years were
BY STEVE ZALOGA reflected on Red Square.
ISBN 978 1 4278 3252 8 Each Parade is described in detail in “live” as-it-
SS Panther tanks burst from the gloom of a foggy happens style reaching their peak in the mid-
August dawn. These are the opening hours of 1960s with the massive missile displays which
Operation Luttich, its objective to stall the American included the Cuban Crisis rockets and new
breakout from the confines of the Cotentin Peninsular. weapons, tanks and trucks.
Starting hesitantly with personality clashes amongst Following the US-Soviet Arms Limitation
German commanders, understrength forces, delays, agreements, Parades adopted a defensive
compromised Enigma messages and forewarned Allied tone without ICBMs but featuring shorter
Armies did nothing to assist. range missiles and self-propelled artillery. But
Panzer battlegroups constrained by the Bocage the heart of the book is the photos, several
hedgerows, persistent US resistance, and rocket-firing hundred good quality images, painstakingly
RAF Typhoons only made limited progress around the collected from many sources, including a (very)
French town of Mortain. Hill 314 and Hill 285, the few contrasting grainy contemporary shots
focus of repeated attacks, remained a thorn in the side from foreign military attaches.
of the panzers as US infantry stubbornly held out. And the book finale an extra gem - to help
Confusingly, even in this meticulously researched distinguish your Scuds from your FROGS, and
account, gremlins have inexplicably reversed the Scamps from Scrooges, 30 pages of thumbnail
labelling of these hills on the topographical diagram on ID images with short descriptions arranged in
page 32. Transposing the numbers as on the page 74 chronological Parade appearance.
diagram then makes sense of events in the text. The appendix is a glossary of Soviet-NATO
Attrition battles wore down the German attacks, and abbreviations and weapons designations plus
without significant reinforcements, strengthening US data tables of ordnance Parade appearances.
forces and the growing risk of encirclement by Allied If an award for AFV book of the year existed
advances around Falaise, the depleted Luttich forces then Soviet Army Parades is a very strong
withdrew. contender. In 1991 the Soviet Union broke up
Typo apart, the 75th anniversary of the Normandy tank and the Parades ceased – for the time being....
battles should make this account of great interest. Recommended.
Recommended. Thanks to Canfora for the review sample
Thanks to Osprey Publishing for the sample www.canfora.se
www.ospreypublishing.com John Ham
John Ham

A round-up of the latest news and releases in 1:72 and 1:76
ITALERI
1:72 SCALE
BATTLE SET – 1944 BATTLE AT MALINAVA
ITEM NO. 6182
This set comes in an impressive box with excellent graphics all round. The premise is the action at Malinava in Russia
involving tank ace Otto Carius and his ‘wingman’ Kerscher, where they charged into the village of Malinava and
destroyed numerous Russian T-34s and IS-2s. The total destroyed is a matter of debate but the action certainly was
ruinous for the Russians who lost 15 – 20 tanks to these men in their Tigers.
The box itself is the tray type and contains several items to ‘recreate’ the battle, I don’t know who the set is aimed at
but it will appeal to the wargamer to get some nice items for their army or younger novice modellers starting out and
looking for an exciting set to build.
The box contains several bags of items to create the battle, in one bag two Tiger tanks (Pz.Kpfw.VI Ausf.E); in another
bag a KV-2 and T-34/85; in another bag two sets of soldiers, one Russian and one German, also the ZIS-3 Anti-Tank
gun; finally a shrink wrapped set of laser cut buildings including, two Isba’s (huts) and a barn. There is a very nice
instruction booklet printed in colour and with clear instructions for the construction of all the elements. There is also
a sheet of decals for all the tanks.
The Tigers each come on a single sprue with a separate upper hull. The part count is low and all the necessary detail
is cleanly moulded onto the various parts and no flash to speak of. As quick build items they are very good and when
made up will produce a good representation of the tank. They are not meant to be detailed models, but wargame
type models, however they are nice little tanks and represent the type well.
As with the Tigers the T-34/85 and IS-2 are on one sprue each and again cleanly moulded with no flash present. They
look the part and will produce good representations of the respective tanks. Similarly with the Tigers they are not
meant to be detailed models being wargame type models and they look nice tanks and represent these types well.
The bag containing the figures has both the Russian and German troops, along with the ZIS-3 Anti-Tank gun.
The set of German troops is from the Italeri Set No. 6033, German Infantry, which was originally the Esci Set No.
201, German Soldiers; originally released in 1982. The set of Russian troops is from the Italeri Set No. 6057, Russian
1982. Still, given their age, they are not too bad and have a decent level of detail, certainly they will be of use to the
wargamer and younger modellers will be able to hone their painting skills with them. The ZIS Anti-Tank gun is a more
recent release, appearing as a set in 2007. The moulding is crisper than the other two sets and the poses are dynamic
and well thought out, this will make up into a very nice set piece.
Now we come to what is the star of the set, the buildings. These are laser cut items on what appears to be 2mm
MDF type material. The main buildings, the Isbas and Barn are easily pressed out of the sheet they are printed on and
construction is straightforward, the items being glued together to form the structures. I imagine PVA, or wood glue
would be the best option for this and especially for the detail pieces, such as window frames and door frames.
The buildings will have to be painted and the colour illustrations on the box and in the instruction sheet will help
with this. As a bonus the used sheets left over have large areas of the MDF material that could be used for making
other little structures, such as hen houses, pig sties etc.
The decals are nicely done and you have several options for the IS-2 and the T-34/85 models, there are only two sets
of decals for the Tigers as they are for specific tanks. The IS-2 set has a nice pair of Guards Division markings and the
Tigers have an Elephant marking for the Schwere Panzerabteilung 502, which was Otto Carius’ unit.
This is a nice set in so far as it is aimed at wargamers and novice modellers, there is little for the serious modeller,
other than the excellent buildings. However I would recommend it for the demographic it is aimed at.
Recommended.
Thanks to The Hobby Company Limited for the sample www.hobbyco.net
Paul Giles

HAULER
1:72 SCALE
HLH72079 - SDKFZ 9 FAMO
HLH72080 - LEOPARD 2A6
HLH72081 - AEC DORCHESTER/MATADOR WHEELS
Hauler is better known for its rather lovely AFV kits but has
recently treated us to some nice accessory packs for vehicles in
the smaller scales. These are all in 1:72 and will be very useful
in enhancing/replacing the smaller items that are difficult to
produce in styrene. Each set is packed in a cellophane sleeve
with a black card backing and seperate instruction sheet.
Set HLH72079 is for the Revell SdKfz 9 FAMO kit and gives the
modeller all the wee tie-downs, hand-grips, brackets, mirror
supports, knobs and a nice instrument panel in photo-etch.
Some will require dextrous handling but judging by work on
Missing-Lynx and Tank Talk that will not be an issue. A jeweller’s
apron will prevent the Carpet Monster getting a feed.
HLH72080 is for the Dragon Leopard 2A6 kit and includes some
great engine top grills and trunking, storage racks and baskets,
cupola details, handles and other fine doo-dads that will make
your model stand out from the crowd. As with the set above
care will be needed lest you feed the Carpet Monster!
HLH72081 is a set of finely cast resin wheels/tyres for AEC
Dorchester/Matador so will be suitable for kits from IBG, but not
Airfix as their kits are 1:76. The castings are flash free with lovely
hub and tread detail although they are not weighted.
Recommended.
Thanks to Hauler for the samples www.hauler.cz
Graham Carter
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1:48 Scale – A round-up of the latest news and releases
A MODELLING TALE
PART FIVE - A GIFT FOR A VETERAN
Dan Rothenberger shares some memories from his school days
T
he tale that I’d like to share comes who was my school bus driver. I thought
from my high school years. Like I’d do something special for him.
many of my generation I traveled I surprised him on my last day of school
to school via bus. I basically had with a vignette of an exact replica from
the same bus driver for most of those the pictures he had given me a few years
years. Over those years I had become quite earlier. To my surprise he became quite
friendly with him. emotional and as I later learned kept the
He drove an M10 tank destroyer during model on display in his home.
World War II. We would talk about the war
whenever I had the chance to sit behind Our thanks go out to Dan for providing his
him on our half hour drive to school. tale. Remember, if you would like to tell your
He knew how much I enjoyed World tale, send it in. It could be anything relating
War Two history and in my junior year he to our hobby. We all like a good yarn.
showed me pictures of his tank. He gave
me duplicates of the photos he had when Until next time
I requested them. By my senior year I had Luke Pitt
grown fond of this unassuming Veteran
HAULER
1:48 SCALE
m4a3e8 “easy eIghT” updaTe For The TamIya kIT
ITem no. hlX48389
Hauler has once again provided 1:48 scale modellers with a sensible
photo-etched upgrade for the new Tamiya “Easy Eight” Sherman kit.
Most of what is out of scale due to moulding constraints has been
replaced with finer photo-etch.
Included are periscope and headlight guards, tool and machine gun
stowage brackets, front and rear mud guards. Also included are the 22
support brackets for the side mud guard extensions (24 are included).
The rear stowage tray is also included and consists of 22 individual parts.
The final 18 parts are used to improve the .50 cal machine gun.
Hauler seems to have a knack for providing just enough photo-etch to
make the process of adding rewarding as opposed to it being a chore.
Highly Recommended.
Thanks to Hauler for the sample www.hauler.cz
Luke Pitt
TORO MODEL
1:48 SCALE
BrITIsh sherman Tanks aT alameIn Vol 2
ITem no. 48d21
pTo sherman Tanks Vol 2
ITem no. 48d22
The first decal sheet for review from Toro Models includes six
different Shermans in either a base sand or a combination of
sand and black camouflage. The colour call out on their web
site indicates a bronze green but I’m a little unsure of that
THE HONOURABLE LEAD BOILERSUIT COMPANY colour choice.
1:48 scale The Jones Boys • ITem no. cF1
With only slight modification these could be used for the early
And now for something completely different. This is a novel idea having figures of movie stars
cast hull versions of the Tamiya Sherman in Desert Service.
in this scale - Harrison Ford and Sean Connery from “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”. Each
The second set is specifically for Pacific Shermans and has six
figure is very well cast in five pale yellow resin pieces. The figures will need the Tamiya 1:48
marking choices with one having a naked lady on the hull
scale BMW and Sidecar Kit No. 32578. Each figure has different arms and lower bodies to suit its
sides (which is rare for a tank) and some other very interesting
application. These two are very well done with head sculpt in particular very well done and given
choices. Two are camouflaged while the others are in plain Olive
the scale looking pretty much like the movie stars already mentioned. The fabric folds, hands and
Drab. Again the colours on their web site are a little suspect.
indeed boots are all handled to a very high standard. Make no mistake guys, these are equal to
The decals themselves however are very well printed and
anything out there and come in some snazzy packaging as well. Both of these would work very
remarkably thin.
well with the Tamiya kit and are refreshingly different. Highly Recommended.
Recommended.
Thanks to The Honourable Lead Boilersuit Company for the sample www.hlbs-redux.co.uk
Thanks to Toro Model for the samples www.toro-model.com.pl
Luke Pitt
Luke Pitt

Decals are all
in register
Graham Tetley
finds that this Get your
big 1:9 scale scissors
sharpened
Kubelwagen still
holds its own 43
years after its
initial release.
KING KUBEL
ITALERI 1:9 KUBERLWAGEN. KIT NO. 7405
Just add petrol
and Vroom!
T
his kit was first released by ESCI in 1976. to the addition of springs in the piston parts and,
Back then, this was way out of my even more fun, the steering is workable too. Youi
pocket money range but what pocket will need to lubricate the little gears but, as these The massive
money I had was being spent on those are then sealed in a two-part assembly, lubricating body panels…
lovely multi-coloured Matchbox kits that I had just them again may be problematic.
discovered. I came across an ESCI release when From Step 37 onwards we put the floor pan,
my parents took me on holiday to Rome in 1980 seats and internal structures in place. A brief
and had the chance of buying this (under the test-fit of the floor pan, body sides, wheel arches
ESCI label) or some LEGO Space from a toy shop and bonnet reveals a good fit all-round. One
that we found. The Lego Space won – a Space comment on the jerrycan (Step 60) is that the
Transporter – which I still have to this day. lettering is raised, not embossed, although it is
I remember at the time that this kit was the not a major problem as this is hidden under the
ultimate for its day, and it still holds its own 43 front bonnet.
…and equally
years later. When ESCI disappeared, the moulds Steps 66 to 82 cover the rear suspension and massive
passed to Italeri and it has, over the years, been transmission then, in Step 87, we affix the floor pan
re-released by Italeri, Dragon and Revell. No other engine to the transmission as well as the engine
company has tackled the Kubelwagen in 1:9 scale compartment floor, walls & roof. All of the engine
so this is the only game in town. access panels can be opened and are held closed
On opening the box my first thought was ‘Wow, by some very carefully glued butterfly latches.
this looks like a Matchbox kit!’ because it is Nice! Needless to say, but the four doors can also
moulded in three colours of plastic – sand yellow be opened & closed as well.
for the main body, dark grey for the engine and As an option, you can add a very nice MG42. This Closeup of
black for the seats. What we have are twelve is competently done and is made of 22 parts and the driver’s
instrument
sprues of plastic parts, five vinyl tyres and a little includes the front tripod and pintle mount. Added
panel
bag containing metal rods, springs and vinyl to this we have some crew gear in the form of
tubing. Of those 12 sprues, one is in clear plastic a helmet with liner and a gas mask canister. The
for the windows and the other in black vinyl straps for these come on the sprue of vinyl parts.
containing the seats and straps. Also included Lastly, we are left with the folding canopy which
is a piece of cloth marked out with patterns for can be made moveable. This is where it will get
the folding tarpaulin and window covers. Parts tricky as you will have to punch holes into the
quality is very good in that there is little to no cloth for the pins to go through which hold it to
flash present although several parts do suffer with the main body panels. How you attach the folded
shrinkage dimples. Detail is more than adequate bits together will, I think, be best sewn as using
but, in this scale, it is difficult to miss much. I am glue will mark the cloth. This tarpaulin may be Fancy a large
not a Kubelwagen expert but, looking at photos more bother than it is worth and looking at the scale MG42
on the web, this is very complete. If anything example on the box it does look a bit tatty. I may
is missing or can be improved upon then this just leave this.
scale is an ideal medium for scratch building and Aside from the tricky tarpaulin, this is a fantastic
further detailing. kit that can be built by all skill levels. By virtue of
The instructions are split over 124 steps, but do its size, there are no small or fiddly parts and you
not let this number put you off as many steps will find the instructions a breeze.
cover two and three-part assemblies only. In Detail is more than adequate and certainly to a
typical Italeri fashion, the instructions are very standard that belies the kit’s age. I like the little
clear and certainly better than most. Marking touches such as working suspension and steering The goody bag
options are there for four vehicles and the decals and for the current UK retail price of around £90
themselves are clearly printed, if a little thick & you get a box full of vintage fun and excellent
shiny so you will need your decal setting solution. value for money. My only criticism is that ESCI
Sadly, the swastikas on the eagles (registration never followed it up with a Schwimmwagen!
plates) are just printed blobs however the data Very highly recommend and I give it an
plates and speedometer are sharply in register. unreserved 9/10. ■
The first 22 steps in the instructions cover the
engine which has everything present, even down Thanks to The Hobby Company Limited for
to the spark plugs and vinyl tubing for the wiring. the sample www.hobbyco.net
Both the front & rear suspension is workable due Engine parts
sprue

KIT PREVIEW Italeri 1:35 Sd.Kfz. 10 Demag D7 • Kit No. 6561
Andy King
takes a peek
at the classic
Italeri 1:35 The see-through front grille is a nice touch.
scale Sd.Kfz.10
Demag D7, now
re-released
with a set of
Masterbox
paratroopers.
DEMAG REDUX Side engine covers.
T
he Demag D7 was a on the instrument panel, however good figures. Even the bread bags
German WWII light half- Italeri supplies decals for these in are individually moulded unlike
tracked vehicle that was the kit, you just need to scrape off those on a generic set that all look
developed as a prime the instrument faces. The canvas the same. Detailing is good and
mover for small towed guns hood is pretty well done and should the only real nit-pick is the lack of
such as the 2cm Flak, 3.7cm look good after a coat of paint. tread on the soles of the boots. All
PaK 36 anti-tank gun etc. as well The tracks are link and length figures are depicted wearing jump The windscreen wipers are moulded to the
as for transporting troops. The and from my memory of building smocks which could be in field grey surrounds.
chassis also formed the basis for the Sd.Kfz. 10/5 way back when or splinter camouflage.
the Sd.Kfz. 250 light armoured they went together pretty well, Back to the Demag and three
personnel carrier. however I later learned that the colour schemes are provided for,
Powered by a Maybach HL42 drive sprocket is too big and that all of which are Luftwaffe vehicles
TRKM engine it could reach speeds the tracks are shown the wrong way due to the WL codes on the licence
of up to 40mph (65kph) on roads. around so be warned. If you have a plates. One scheme is a three tone
Over 14,000 were produced spare Dragon 250 kicking around one of red brown/ olive green on
between 1938 and 1945 and it then the running gear from that a dark yellow base, version B is
appeared on all fronts during WW2. would make a good replacement. At an overall dark grey and the final
This is yet another golden goldie the very least aftermarket tracks one is in overall dark yellow. All
from the Italeri catalogue, as this could be fitted as the kit ones don’t colours listed are from Italeri’s own
kit has been around since the late have much detail. paint range with Federal Standard
1990s in one form or another and Speaking of the running gear, numbers listed too. Basic detail underneath the body.
for your money you get three Italeri would have you fit the As with a lot of Italeri kits,
sprues in dark grey polystyrene, a tracks and wheels to the hull sides this one provides a solid base to
rather useful set of German WWII (parts 44 and 45A) then fit these improve on and with the addition
paratroops (originally moulded by to the hull. Personally I would dry of aftermarket goodies it can look
Masterbox) and a small decal sheet. fit the wheels to these parts, glue really good. However, you have to
Again for a kit of its age the tracks on and leave them to ask yourself whether the extra cost
moulding quality is good with set for a day. After which you can is worth it especially when there
remarkably little flash present on remove the tracks and wheels as are more recent kits available
parts and any mould-pin marks are sub-assemblies and glue the side and with better detail such as the
located in hard to see areas. pieces to the hull, doing it this way Dragon Demag D7. ■
Detailing is typical of a 1990s will make painting easier.
vintage kit with solid ventilation As stated above the German Thanks to The Hobby Company
grills on the bonnet (hood) and paras are originally from Limited for the review sample
www.hobbyco.net Some of the road wheels.
raised detail representing the dials Masterbox and these are pretty
Link and length tracks are quite reasonable.
Kit decals. The very nice Fallschirmjager figures are from Masterbox.
The instructions show these the wrong way

around, so take care!
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Mail Order Dept 01455 254450 Bachmann Europe PLC
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Vinyl tyres for

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MK.IV WALK AROUND

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B PAINTING THE TRACKS

Various shades of dirt-coloured pastel

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on the mud in places allowing it to FINAL ASSEMBLY AND DETAILS

The fascene was painted

Small amounts of Tamiya

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The decal sheet. One of the kit’s two photo-etched frets.

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WHAT’S IN THE BOX

Historical background and in-box summary by Al Bowie

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All the parts required

Assembling the units takes a bit of fiddling.

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Tasca supplies flexible vinyl

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The major resin parts

Front hull corner with

I was a little worried

The rear hull with the resin

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Spare links were assembled from

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Styrene strip was used for

The model received a

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This was the first time I

White Ensign Models WEMCC

The smell was not bad

The wading stacks were

The base coat was faded.

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Streaks and stains were sprayed

Edges and raised surfaces

The tools, tyres and tracks were

The waterproofing covers were

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