Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf A German Light Tank Tristar 1/35

It is Tristar Panzer I. Tristar was an excellent manufacturer, but sorry to stop working. I made it from December 2007 to January 2008. If there are no batting items with Dragon Models, there is a possibility that it still survived.

This is German Panzer I Ausf A of the Tristar kit. I think this product was released several years ago. I want to make two figures with this model.
（2007/12/22）

It is an injection kit with indoor reproduction parts from the start. The gear change and driving compartment reproduction are of high quality. Because it was a tank for two crew, it might have been unexpectedly comfortable.

It was my first work in 2008. The inside of the tank and the lower side of the body was painted for the time being in mat black. Maybe I’ll repaint the floor in white later, though there was no instruction in the instruction.
（2008/01/01）

The engine was painted in the mat black. It is air-cooling gasoline of a four-cylinder horizontal engine. It was 37km per hour, with an engine of 3460cc and 57 horsepower at the maximum speed.

It starts the working day of the company to which I belonged. Too fast to past holidays, very short holidays…
By the way, the reason why the painting was so dirty after I had painted it in white in the tank, I thought it was easier than first painting the borderline of the inside and outside of the tank in black. And after that, I’ll blow in black. However, it became troublesome on the way, and I quit painting with a brush.
（2008/01/04）

The photo-etched parts of this front fender joint are composed of 4 parts, considerably detailed. Ｔhere were four fender parts, like ascetic training.
（2008/01/04）

I could work well on the photo-etched parts of the muffler cover in the semicircle. It looks very precision-looking.

The inside of the turret was painted in white, though the inside would not be so seen if the figure was inside.

It is the marking of rebels (Franco side) in a Spanish civil war. The body was painted in matte black.

The resin head was combined with the injection figure, and the beret that was the feature of the Franco army was made of epoxy putty.

Another was a tank soldier who was maintaining the engine. I made a beret and his hair on the resin head and changed the tank crew uniform to overall. (2008/01/06)

I completed Panzer I type A of the Tristar. It was developed under the pretext of the agricultural tractor, though the Treaty of Versailles prohibited the new weapon development after WWI. It contributed to the development of the armored strategy of the German army very much.

It is a marking of a German army that supports the Franco army during the Spanish civil war. The tank number decals are shining again; I should cut the blank space of the decals. Clear parts were used for the front three lights, and a clear part quality feeling could be reproduced.

I suppose it’s dry weather in Spain, and on the chassis, I painted to do weathering like dust.

The engine panel is opened. This kit included the engine compartment parts.

Two tank crews are talking to each other. Seeing the other’s eyes and hearing the story is necessary. It isn’t easy to match the line of sight to each other; delicate painting touch was needed.

After the weathering, the body color is changed to German gray though I painted it in black first. I opened the side of the machine gun with a thin drill and emphasized the details.

It’s negligent painting, though I said that I would beautifully paint in the tank in the making report. The vehicle structure can be understood, and interestingly, it takes time to assemble the inside.

It is respected that the Tristar completely reproduced in the tank with the injection kit. I hope that this company keeps continuously developing an excellent kit.
（2008/01/12）