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Blitz Line Sd.Kfz.131 Marder II crates & Crew Helmets (B72103) 1:72
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Sd.Kfz.131 Marder II crates & Crew Helmets (B72103) 1:72 Blitz Line by Special Hobby If you’ve got the Special Armour Sd.Kfz.131 Marder II kit in 1:72, reviewed here on the forum, you should consider grabbing this set from CMK. As usual with their resin sets, they arrive in the familiar clear bag, with the resin parts safely inside, and the instructions sandwiched between the red-themed header card at the rear. There are six resin parts in the package on two casting blocks. You get four crew helmets with joins on the domed tops and with hollow interiors, plus two stowage boxes of different styles, complete with tie-down straps, and a location suggestion on the folded instructions. The boxes are patterned for specific locations, with the tall one attaching to the front right fender, while the flatter box fits on the left side of the rear deck. The helmets can be strung along the tops of the crew compartment, or placed elsewhere if you like. Casting is excellent, and the brims of the helmets are commendably thin. Clean-up on the tops of the helms will need some gentle sanding to retain the shape, but otherwise the set should be simple to fit with the assistance of a razor saw and some warm water to remove the sanding debris and release agent residue. Highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of -
British Rucksacks, Folded Canvas & Bags WWII (35599) 1:35 MiniArt via Creative Models No matter where or when armies fight, they always need to bring things with them, and to carry smaller equipment and personal effects, rucksacks, bags and so forth are always present. In addition, covering equipment with waterproof tarps for camouflage and to prevent water damage is a common occurrence, so these too are often present, either rolled up on the side of vehicles or folded and strapped together. This new set from MiniArt gives the modeller just this sort of ancillary stuff to use in, on or near models or dioramas. Arriving in a standard figure-sized box, there are six sprues inside, two of each with different themes per pair. If you think you have already seen one of the pairs you'd be right, as one contains general and vegetable sacks, each of which are moulded in halves. The next pair contains two long rolled tarps, and two of the small rucksacks often seen worn high on the backs of Tommies. Each of these parts are hollow on the rear, but made of one part per item. The final pair contain larger rucksacks of two types, some bed-roll sized bundles, and three other tarps that are folded and rolled, then strapped up. Two of these are designed to be glued together into a stack with pins holding them in the correct position. The rear of the box has a guide printed upon it that shows the typical arrangement of some of the elements on Allied tanks, but other than the colours used, there's nothing holding you to using them exactly as shown. Conclusion Detail is excellent as we've come to expect from MiniArt, and with everything doubled up in pairs, there should be plenty of stowage to keep you going for several models at least. Highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of
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This has been bugging me for some time but, what kinds of stowage are correct for the U.S. Army 2003-2004 period in Iraq? Been refurbishing my old Tamiya M1A2, which of course comes with the ALICE packs for stowage. Would these be correct for the period, or were more modern packs being issued at this time? Its been hard to find shots of the vehicles that aren't from the front, so I can't identify the bags properly. Cheers for any assistance. Gaz
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Tie Downs & Straps US STEEL (36348) 1:35 Eduard A 1:35 AFV kit can sometimes look a little bereft of "something" if you don't add a little stowage here and there to give it a more authentic and lived-in look. Fighting vehicles are notorious for giving too little space for the crew's gear, so they're often forced to weather-proof them and hang them off the sides of the vehicle, or at best secure them in the exterior stowage racks. You can get highly detailed resign Bergens, Daysacks, go-bags, tarps and kit-bags, but attaching them realistically is a scratch-building exercise until now. As usual with Eduard's Photo-Etch (PE) and Mask sets, they arrive in a flat resealable package, with a white backing card protecting the contents and the instructions that are sandwiched between. This set is part of the new STEEL range (their capitalisation, not mine), and as such has been etched from an incredibly thin, flexible steel sheet and pre-painted with a flexible ink that will conform to any shape (within reason) that you care to drape the belts in. As well as being painted with the strap colour, there are also stencils and stitching, as well as subtle shading around the buckles to give a more 3D look to the items. On the fret are eight tan straps in three different styles, plus five red-brown straps in two styles, giving a grand total of thirteen, and when you turn the fret over, you'll find that it has been helpfully printed on both sides. That should suffice for a couple of projects at least. Review sample courtesy of
