Eduard AMX-13 (for Tamiya) 36346

[Mike]

AMX-13 (for Tamiya) 36346
1:35 Eduard

 

This set is engineered to augment the detail of the new Tamiya kit of this unusual armoured car/tank hybrid. As usual with Eduard's Photo-Etch (PE) and Mask sets, the set arrives in a flat resealable package, with a white backing card protecting the contents and the instructions that are sandwiched between. Inside the package is one large fret of brass, with all the parts held within, and numbered for your modelling ease.

 

 

Included in the set are many parts to detail the exterior of the hull with much more fidelity than can be achieved using styrene alone. The rear bulkhead has the clumsy styrene grab handles removed and replaced by PE parts, with tie-down straps supplied to loop through them; the towing shackles at the rear are draped with realistic looking chains; the pioneer tools are adapted to fit in the accurate, detailed tie-downs; shrouds and protectors are folded up for the light clusters front & rear; a set of mesh grille covers are added to the rear deck along with a circular one on the front; the front mudguards are stripped of moulded in detail to be replaced by more realistic skin parts; the towing arm at the front is detailed; new stowage boxes are folded up from flat, with relief added in to the tops by rolling a ball-pen over the reverse side before they are constructed. The main light cage is complex, and to assist you a scrap diagram is provided, showing you the correct order of folding, which will be well worth the effort on completion. The spare track-link parts are skinned with detailed outers; the jerry cans have their moulded-in brackets removed and new ones made up from PE, and additional brackets are dotted around the hull, which wraps up a rather busy set from Eduard.

 

 

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