Sprue trees
The kit makes up into a decent sized model. You can see that the chassis is very clean and crisp, as is just about everything else. The detail is cleanly and accurately moulded onto the textured surface and will look excellent when spray painted and given a subtle wash and maybe filters (see your Techniques Bank for how to apply these weathering techniques). The moulded detail throughout is good and although I can’t give an opinion on accuracy, what you get certainly looks consistent with some of the images I have seen on YouTube and elsewhere.
Plenty of underside detail like the drive shaft and other features are provided.
Other highlights include
The detail on the chassis top, range of small detail equipment accessories and fittings and simply the subject are all positive features of the kit. You’ll see from the images attached of the completed manufacturer’s kit that it will look impressive when completed. The engine bonnet grills are moulded plastic and will look fine when painted.
Tyres
These are quite firm and made of a rubber/vinyl material.
Clear parts
The windows are clear and blemish-free which is good.
Decals
Instructions
These follow the usual Revell format with Revel colour references, parts and sprue layout diagrams followed by a 69-Stage build (no less) and finishing sequence. The sequence looks to be logical to me but of course you will want to leave off all the small, delicate parts like the aerial until near the end of the build to avoid damage.
To sum up
This is an impressive package and I reckon that you’ll be made up if 1:35 modern armour modelling is your area of interest. Most of the mainstream manufacturers are releasing plenty of current AFV models and this can only be good news for us modellers! Levels of detail are excellent for the scale and fit looks to be clean and pretty trouble-free. The price is very competitive too.
Geoff C.
SMN Quick summary SMN Star Rating out of 5
| FEATURE | STAR RATING (out of five) |
|---|---|
| Quality of moulding | **** |
| Accuracy | **** |
| Instructions | *** |
| Level of detail | **** |
| Decals | **** |
| Subject choice | **** |
| Overall | **** |