I’m passing along a query that came in via our Customer Service Dept.
After the Hasegawa Willys Jeep, I’m tapped out on recommendations. Anybody know of any more 1/24 armor out there?
thers a 1/25th Panther out there. Other than that i am stumped.
Nothing in 1/24.
In 1/25 there’s also a Jagdpanther, a couple T24/85’s, and an SU-100
all i see is Jeeps, Hummers and RevellMonogram
1/24 rmg7563 German Truck MAN F2000 Tractor w/Tank Trailer
which is probably what he already has!
Italeri does a 1/24 scale Willys Jeep and a Fire Jeep (same kit with a sprue of fire fighting fittings).
Tamiya does some 1/25 scale armor like the Tiger I, Centurion, T-34, Panther, and Jagdpanther, but many are long out of production. I’ve got the Tiger I, and it is not a bad kit.
Academy released copies of several of the Tamiya kits. I’ve got the Jagdpanther and had fun building it.
AMT released the old MPC Hogan’s Heroes Jeep about a year ago. I do not recall if it was 1/24 or 1/25 off hand.
ITC (Ideal Toy Company) made a neat kit of the T-92 US Airborne tank in 1/24 scale. Another really cool kit of a tank the US Army only made two of. This one is long out of production.
There are some rather expensive Japanese remote control armor kits in 1/24 scale. They fire airsoft BBs and are made by Mauri or something like that.
A real, real, real long time ago…
There was a 1/24 scale JadgPanther by Bandai.
I haven’t seen it in years, but with E-bay rolling, who knows. You might find one.
The kit wasn’t that bad detail wise (it wasn’t that good either!). If I remember correctly, the engine compartment was its strong suit.
^bump (just this once!)
Stumped, but sorry…
1/24? I think the fellas have already mentioned everything, so this may be reduntant:
Bandai (all OOP and very expensive if you do find 'em):
Tiger II
Panther G
Jagdpanther
M-60
Tokyo Marui (expensive, BB-firing RC tanks)*
JGSDF Type 90
M1A2 Abrams
Leopard 2A5
Tiger I (out this Summer)
That’s it for 1/24, as far as I know (plus the Hasegawa jeep).
In 1/25:
Tamiya (some are OOP and very expensive):
Tiger I
T-34/85
Panther A
Jagdpanther
Chieftain
Centurion
Academy (all Tamiya copies, or based on Tamiya copies):
Panther A
Panther G
Jagdpanther Early
Jagdpanther Late
That’s all I can think of right now…
I saw a 1/25 scale TIGER 1 at my LHS. Someone had build and furnished it, and I havnt seen any for sale except the JagDPanther I just bought.
Now I want to know does anyone make PE for these kits? Mainly the Panthers, Tigers, and T-34’s Think about the details that you could get at this scale. Only two things better 1/16 and 1/1.