Stressy 129 Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Which is the best offering of the sd.kfz 222 in 1/35? Link to post Share on other sites
Longbow 6,078 Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Most probably the Hobby Boss ones, detail wise. Link to post Share on other sites
JackG 2,902 Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Hobby Boss are the most recent boxings of this subject, so it does stand to reason they are the best detailed. Tamiya's kit first came out in 1975, and in 2003 added a metal barrel and some PE to make it a more 'modern' kit. The other option is Tristar, which are no longer in production. HobbyBoss did acquire this company's molds, so kit HB80149 is actually Tristar, and supposedly has the most accurate hull shape. All the kits suffer some inaccuracies, as the 222 vehicle was produced in five different production runs. You can read more here, though it might not help decide which kit to purchase: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/missinglynx/hobby-boss-vs-tristar-sd-kfz-222-kits-t318440-s20.html regards, Jack 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Stressy 129 Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 Thanks for the info Link to post Share on other sites
Zack 274 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Hi Stressy, I have built the Tamiya offering when the kit first came out back in the 70ies. It is a nice kit and goes together with no drama. I can also recommend the Bronco 221. Good luck with your build! Zack Link to post Share on other sites
Das Abteilung 2,030 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 So which would be the most appropriate kit for a 222 in Tunisia? I have a hankering to model one of the two 222s appropriated and used there by RAF No2 Armoured Car Company and taken to Palestine when they relocated there. I believe they were left behind when British forces pulled out and were taken over by Haganah. There were a couple of 222s in Israel at that time, said to be ex-Egyptian but I suspect they were the ex-RAF ones. At least one turret still survives there. Link to post Share on other sites
Modelholic 270 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 I thought Terry at PMMS did a comparison review of the 222 but can't find it. But there are these! https://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/reviews/subject/222.htm Tom 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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