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Polish Regiment Representative Officer (16010) 1:16 ICM via Hannants The Polish military have Honour Guard regiments for each branch of their armed forces who perform ceremonial duties, with each having their own bespoke and distinct uniforms. The army Representative Regiment wears the Rogatywka, which is a peaked cap with a four-pointed top that errs toward the rear of the wearer’s head, and despite appearances it is hardened to afford some limited protection to the wearer. The badge on the front of the cap is the Polish Eagle, and the members of the regiment also carry a ceremonial sword on parade, although this is swapped out for a rifle when carrying out duties such as guarding the tomb of the unknown soldier as well as other memorials throughout Poland. The Kit This is a brand-new tooling from ICM, and represents the uniform as it is today. It arrives in ICM’s usual top-opening box with captive inner lid, and inside are two sprues of grey styrene, a sprue of black styrene and plinth, plus a single instruction sheet printed in colour on both sides. At the bottom of the box you will also find a print of the box artwork, which could be framed and hung if you're so minded. Construction and painting guides are shown on the same set of diagrams, using the parts on the grey sprues, which comprise separate head, torso, legs and arms, plus the two-part Rogatywka. The white lanyard is moulded into the torso, but the Aiguillette is a separate section that is glued between the separate shoulder boards and the top button of the jacket, which has separate tails that hang down over the trousers. Due to the position of the hands, they are supplied in parts with some fingers moulded-in, and others separately on the left hand, and with a complete separate hand, cuff and fingers on the right hand, which is tasked with holding the unsheathed sword, while the scabbard is steadied by the left. The sword also has a tassel fitted to the pommel, hanging down below the hand guard. A choice of traditional leather or modern composite paddle holsters are also supplied for your choice, attaching to the belt in the small of the soldier’s back. The base is moulded in black, and has a choice of four different surfaces for the top and a base for the bottom. The choices comprise a flat asphalt surface plus three styles of cobble or paving stones. Markings There are no decals included in the box, but the various badges, ribbon bars and emblems are all shown with colour call-outs, and they are all large enough to be painted carefully by hand, although the piping around the cap will need a steady hand or careful masking. Conclusion This is a handsome kit of a ceremonial uniform that was brought back into use in 1993, drawing its cues from older uniforms used in Poland over the years. Highly recommended. Available in the UK from importers H G Hannants Ltd. Review sample courtesy of
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Hello, I want to build the polish TV-Series T-34/85 tank "Rudy" 102. Now I'm looking for a good, easy to build kit. There are many! I have chosen three kits: T-34/85 No. 112 Factory Production, Academy | No. 13290 T34/85, 112 Factory Production, Airfix | Nr. A1361 T-34/85 Model 1944 No.174 Factory, Rye Filed Model, Nr. 5040 (here the additional tanks are missing, but it is the newest kit ) Opinions? Other suggestions?
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TKS Tankette with Hotchkiss wz.25 HMG (35045) 1:35 IBG Models The TKS Tankette was an improved version of the Polish TK Tankette which itself was based on a British Carden Loyd tankette. The TKS had an improved chassis and armour upgraded from 8mm to 10mm, as a result a more powerful engine was also fitted. Only 24 upgraded TKS's had been provided to the Polish Army by the time of WWII. They were designed to be used for reconnaissance and infantry support. Unfortunately they were of little use against German tanks except the Panzer I. The Tankette was armed with a Hotchkiss wz.25 which was a Polish version of the Hotchkiss M1914 machine gun re-chambered for the Mauser 7.92mm cartridge. The gun was able to be removed from the Tankette and used on a roof Mount enabling it to be used in the anti aircraft role as well. A small number were fitted with a 20mm gun which was of more use against tanks with one unit successfully destroying 3 German tanks. After the German invasion the Germans did use them like they did most equipment but only in support and training roles. The Kit This is a new kit for IBG this year. All the parts are well moulded and crisp. They have had help with this kit from The Polish Army Museum and they acknowledge this on the box. After just reviewing a Panther is surprising how small this kit is at about 4 inches long. The kit is complete with a full interior to show off. There is also the addition of two crew members which are posed using the Hotchkiss mounted on the roof in an anti-aircraft role. The kit arrives on 10 small sprues, 4 for the tracks and 2 for the figures. There are also 3 small PE frets and a sheet of white decal markings (not shown). Also worth note is some very clear 3D cad instructions, Construction starts with the engine and a few parts which will later go into the interior. Once these are done things move onto the running gear. The idler wheels and the suspension units are added to the side rails along with the small return rollers and main running wheels. These can then be added to the lower chassis along with the drive wheels. The tracks then need to be built up. These are link and length and are quite small even though this is a 1/35 the track size is more akin to a 1/72 armour kit, No jig is provided but the tracks will sit on the wheels. Once the tracks are on the top covers can be added and the drive axle added. Now the tracks are on the interior can be fitted out. The engine and gear box are added along with the radiator, steering mechanism, and other internal parts. The front cover with the inlet grill for the radiator is then added. This completes the lower hull. For the upper hull hatches are made up and added to the front. The top hatches can be in the open or closed positions though it would be a shame to close them and loose all that interior detail. The gun and its mounting can then be inserted, though if you are going to mount the gun on top just put the mounting in. The top can then be added to the chassis. To finish off some small parts including tools are added along with the exhaust assembly. The top mount for the machine gun also needs to be added. Two Polish army figures are supplied in poses manning the top machine gun against air attack? The figures are well sculpted. An ammunition box and ammunition run are included as PE parts. The decal sheet (not shown) provides markings for a machine used by the 10th Cavalry Brigade in September 1939. Conclusion I really enjoy reviewing IBG's kits and it's great to see them turn out another kit of a Polish Subject. Highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of
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This is IBG's newish release of the Polish Rosomak APC, which is really just a licence built version of the Finnish Patria. It's a very nice kit, with a pretty much full interior supplied, although hardly any of it can be seen, even with all the hatches open. The fit was great and the detailing's good. The wheels/tyres in particular were nice, being all styrene, so much easier to paint and weather than the usual soft vinyl type. Not the most inspiring of colour schemes, and the weathering's a bit bland, but it's pretty representative of how they looked when they were operating in Chad. Thanks for looking Andy
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