gruffy Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Hi, thinking of going into my first foray with 1/35 tanks and armoured vehicles. I want to either get into ww2 North Africa or Malta theatres. Can anyone recommend me a kit that not too scary as my first build? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUNDON Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I started off with my first Armour build with the Tamiya panzerkampfwagen II Ausf. F/G not to demanding but quite enjoyable. http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234938952-135-tamiya-panzer-kampfwagen-ii/?hl=sundon Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruffy Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 I started off with my first Armour build with the Tamiya panzerkampfwagen II Ausf. F/G not to demanding but quite enjoyable. http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234938952-135-tamiya-panzer-kampfwagen-ii/?hl=sundon Martin I'm liking the panzer II idea so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackG Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I was thinking same thing, you want something with a low road wheel count. A panzer IIc would also do for an early DAK vehicle. On the British side, the Italeri boxing of the Crusader would be a good choice too. regards, Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shermaniac Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 (edited) I was thinking same thing, you want something with a low road wheel count. A panzer IIc would also do for an early DAK vehicle. On the British side, the Italeri boxing of the Crusader would be a good choice too. regards, Jack It's a really good straight forward kit (issued in the late 1970's and was state of the art at the time) as it comes but some work is needed to resolve the forward mudguard/fender issue. Italeri actually do 5 variants: the Original Crusader III, then the Crusader I, Crusader II, Crusader III AA MkII, Crusader III AA MkI all have the same basic fault with the mudguard/fender, all being on a common chassis. The front idler is 1mm too large in diameter and in order to fix this Italeri introduced a 'step' in the mudguard/fender (so wrong!) To fix this you need to put the Idler into a mini-drill on slow speed and spin-sand off 0.5mm from the diameter this will then enable the mudguard/fender correction to occur (you can't fit the track without this) using some 10-15 thou card or fork out for the etch set The track is springy and will need to be fixed to the top of the centre 3 road wheels ONLY (a characteristic of Cruiser Tanks) and the track does not glue easily The 1/48th Tamiya Crusader series do not have this problem, but they do have a metal tub Other than that, it's a FAB Kit even after nearly 40 years, and it's British!!! For the shake & bake easy build go for the NEW Tamiya Panzer II (not the Old one!) Edited May 5, 2014 by Shermaniac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vally G Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Tamiya Matilda! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Second that! Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruffy Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 Ive decided go for the tamiya sas jeep then go for a tamiya matilda later on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigh827 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 You need to replace the jerry cans that come in the kit. They are of very poor in de-tale, lacking the three handles, and the filler caps don't look any thing like the real thing. Italari, Tamiya, Acadamy, and at least one other company make replacements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Kelley Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I have a couple of Tamiya 1/35s here to build- I am actually really tempted to do my M16 halftrack next instead of one of my 100 aircraft, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darson Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Alan, if you are looking for a trouble free introduction to 1/35 armoured vehicles (WWII Nth Africa) then my recommendation would be the Tamiya Matilda, the new one. It is a brilliant kit that gives you the choice between glueable rubber band tracks or link and length tracks. The only slightly sour note may be the Caunter scheme for painting which you may want to dump in favor of an overall Portland Stone finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shermaniac Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Alan, if you are looking for a trouble free introduction to 1/35 armoured vehicles (WWII Nth Africa) then my recommendation would be the Tamiya Matilda, the new one. It is a brilliant kit that gives you the choice between glueable rubber band tracks or link and length tracks. The only slightly sour note may be the Caunter scheme for painting which you may want to dump in favor of an overall Portland Stone finish. I also agree, the Matilda is a really good build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentG Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I absolutely loved building Tamiya's Matilda. If you can airbrush, you can do the Caunter scheme. I built this right after the kit was released. The paint is Floquil enamel mixed to get close to the correct shades. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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