Sandlapper Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Does anyone have any experience with the Ark Valentine kit? It looks nice on the sprues but any ideas on how it is to build? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsman Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 (edited) Worst of all the Valentine kits by a very wide margin. Also boxed at different times by Maquette, Dragon, VM, Toga, Alanger and Eastern Express. Getting on for 25 years old now. Cheap and not worth it. Get rid of it and get a MiniArt, Tamiya or AFV Club kit: AFVC if you want the MkIX particularly. All have some odd criticisms, but any of the MiniArt, Tamiya or AFVC kits are generations ahead of the old Russian offering. The Tamiya kit is reputed to be a simpler build for a good end result. Edited October 14, 2018 by Das Abteilung correction 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandlapper Posted October 14, 2018 Author Share Posted October 14, 2018 Thank you I was eyeing a cheap one on evilBay. I’ll save my shekels for the Tamiya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f matthews Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 (edited) I’ve built all five.  The Alan/Dragon/Ark/Maquette is terrible. I binned mine 1/2 way through.  Miniart is better but with lots of inaccuracies and mistakes. Tamiya builds up easily, but while it has the best turret texture, it is a bit simplistic and lacks detail in areas.  Bronco is basically a much-improved Miniart kit.  The AFV Club kit is by far the best for detail and accuracy and builds nicely.  Any of the others are worth saving up for over the old Eastern European kits. Edited February 24, 2019 by f matthews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f matthews Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Comparisons of AFV Valentine Mk I and Tamiya’s Valentine Mk II/IV.  2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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