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Semovente M40 Italian Self-Propelled Assault Gun Tamiya 1/35

This is the Semovente that Tamiya released with parts renewal. The footwear has a sharp mold and the best one is a partially connected track. I think it has been greatly improved since the old model was a belt type. The figures and accessories are also good.

2016.12.16

AFV ITALIA

Stridsvagn 103C Swedish Main Battle Tank Trumpeter 1/35

It is a kit of TrumpeterStridsvagn 103C. I was very interested in the shape of the near future since it appeared. The camouflage paint has a linear pattern, which is rare for a tank model, and the color boundaries are sharp. I think freehand paint works.

2016.12.16

AFV OTHERS

Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf G German Medium Tank Dragon 1/35

It is a Dragon Panzerkampfwagen IV type G. Marking is Panzer Lehr Division. It's a winter camouflage tank. Building the number of wheels peculiar to the IV tank is hard, but the fitting of the parts is very good and I enjoyed making it. The amount of etched parts is not too much.

2016.12.16

AFV GERMANY

T-70M Early Type Soviet Light Tank Miniart 1/35

I made a T-70M Soviet army light tank called MiniArt which is a Ukrainian plastic model maker. I painted it white with winter camouflage this time, but it is difficult to create a good atmosphere. The overall fit is not perfect, but the quality will improve in the future.

2016.12.16

AFV RUSSIA

M3A3 Stuart U.S. Army Light Tank AFV Club 1/35

It is M3A3 Stuart light tank. The kit is an AFV Club, and I always focus on connecting type of track, but most of the US tanks are tight-fitting, so I don't feel uncomfortable wearing belt type. I chose the marking of the British, 5th Royal Tank Regiment, 22nd Amd Brigade in June 1944.

2016.12.16

AFV UK

Hetzer Jagdpanther 38(t) German Tank Destroyer Tamiya 1/35

This is Tamiya's Hetzer. I tried the camouflage painting method, but I ended up painting with a brush. The painting example was Strumgeschutz-Abteilung 1708, 708. Volks-Grenadier-Division. With a small number of parts, the assembly can be completed relatively easily.

2016.12.15

AFV GERMANY

LAV-AD USMC Light Armored Vehicle Air Defense Trumpeter 1/35

The Trumpeter LAV-AD self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicle was built. This is the AFV used by the US Marine Corps. Equipped with a Stinger anti-aircraft missile and rocket launcher, and a 25 mm 5 barrel Gatling gun.

2016.12.15

AFV USA

Jagdpanther Sd.Kfz.173 Ausf.G1 German Tank Destroyer Dragon 1/35

It is a Dragon Jagdpanther G1. Since the number of parts is limited by the Smart kit, it is assembled more easily than the previous kits. The Zimmerit coating doesn't work well. Marking was Viking SS 5th armor division.

2016.12.15

AFV GERMANY

JS-2 Model 1944 ChKZ Soviet Heavy Tank Tamiya 1/35

Tamiya's JS-2 heavy tank. This kit can easily express the slackness of the large and heavy track with the partial connection type. The overall fit of the parts is also good. Marking of this vehicle is 7th Independent Guards Heavy Tank Brigade in April 1945, Berlin.

2016.12.15

AFV RUSSIA

Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf C German Light Tank Tamiya 1/35

This is Tamiya's Panzerkampfwagen II. This is a kit that I was surprised and happy to see that Tamiya finally uses partially connected tracks instead of using a belt. The marking is the 36th regiment 4th armored division tank in the French campaign. Tank soldiers aren't berets, but they're nice.

2016.12.15

AFV GERMANY

M109A6 Paladin U.S. Army Self-Propelled Howitzer Italeri 1/35

This is a paladin kit by Italeri. It is hard to loosen the belt type of track. The accuracy of the parts is not very good, but it is cool when completed. It was used as a vehicle during the Iraq War.

2016.12.14

AFV USA

British Sherman VC Firefly Tasca 1/35

It is Tasca's Firefly. The vehicle body of this kit is very similar to a real one, which has been long-awaited by Sherman tank fans. I load various loads and change the head of the tank commander to resin.

2016.12.14

AFV UK

Hotchkiss H39 French Light Tank Bronco 1/35

It's a Bronco light tank kit, Hotchkiss H39. It says product number 001, so it must be the first tank kit of the Bronco model. A unique French tank card mark is drawn on the body.

2016.12.14

AFV FRANCE

Type94 TK Imperial Japanese Army Light Armored Car Finemolds 1/35

Finemolds type 94 light armored car. The track is belt type, so it is adjusted to hang a little. The marking was the commander car of the second independent light armored car company of the Chinese front in 1937 as in the manual.

2016.12.14

AFV JAPAN

Tiger I Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf.E Sd.Kfz.181 German Heavy Tank Dragon 1/35

Dragon's Tiger I kit contains a lot of etched parts and normal parts. I used epoxy putty and a coating roller to work the mold of the Zimmerit coating. It is a vehicle of the SS 101 heavy tank battalion.

2016.12.14

AFV GERMANY