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Jerrycans 20L German Type (24002) 1:24 MiniArt via Creative Models Ltd There’s no such thing as too much fuel on the battlefield unless the enemy is firing incendiaries. This is especially true if you’re planning a long journey through hostile territory. Driving around with a bowser playing tag isn’t always practical or safe, so canned fuel has been the go-to option since the internal combustion engine and war first met. In civilian usage, a spare can of fuel in the boot, or in the garage is likely to be useful at some point, providing you don’t leave it so long that the fuel goes ‘off’. A particularly efficient fuel can design was of German origin, and became known by the Allies as the Jerry Can, with the design extensively copied, tweaked and propagated around the world over the years. The Kit This set arrives in a figure-sized end-opening box with a painting of the subject matter on the front, and short instructions on the rear. Inside are six identical sprues of grey styrene, a Photo-Etch (PE) fret of brass in a card envelope, and a decal sheet. If you’ve seen MiniArt’s 1:35 Jerry cans, you’ll know what to expect in terms of detail and the build process, but with them being in 1:24, everything is larger, and the detail is crisper. Each can is made from two halves that trap a PE weld-seam between them, mounting a triple-handle and cap on top, and the closure mechanism in brass that allows the cap to flip up and down firmly without losing it, and preventing leakage. There are two designs, one with a simple cross-shaped strengthener stamped into it, the other with a square with diagonal corner lines, both having 20L engraved in one side. Each sprue can make one of each style, so you will have six cans of each type once complete, totalling a dozen. Markings The small sheet of decals provides stencils and branding for the cans in suitably Germanic wording, and a set of profiles gives some suggestions for painting and weathering, cross-referring with a colour chart on the rear of the box that gives codes for Vallejo, Mr.Color, AK RealColor, Mission Models, AMMO, Tamiya, plus swatches and colour names to assist with choosing your paint. These refer to the green colour numbers on the paintings above the chart. Decals are by Cartograf, which is a guarantee of good registration, sharpness and colour density, with a thin matt carrier film cut close to the printed areas. Conclusion Whether military or civilian, there are many good reasons why you’d find one or more Jerry can in or near a vehicle, and with 1:24 being the de facto scale for vehicles, they are likely to be useful, especially now that some military subjects are being kitted in 1:24. Highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of