i wanted to no wot kit wud be good for a biginer to amour i was thinkin to get a jeep but i wanted to find out wot use think
Tamiyas Panther A and their T-34 are good starter kits. They go together easily and have no fit problems to fight and are priced right for a beginning kit. Greg.
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try looking thorugh already started topics. it can help. [{(-_-)}]
if your mind is set on a wwii jeep, the Tamiya 1/35 new offering (the old one was oooooold, with like three figures.) is pretty much hands down the best game in town. Honestly, I think a cheap n basic tank kit is easier than a jeep for a starter kit.
This topic comes up pretty often, and the most common answer is Tamiya’s T-34. I haven’t built this kit, but it comes recommended by more more than a few. Here’s an FSM article about building a kit in a weekend.
http://www.finescale.com/fsm/default.aspx?c=a&id=1221
The techniques described in the article may give you a hand on your first armor project. There’s alot of good tamiya kits on the market which are great for beginners. Most are WWII US or Soviet vehicles, because they have one color paint schemes. I have no great love for Tamiya. However, there stuff is good for beginners because the fit is very good and their one piece vinyl tracks makes things simple. Armor is great
Semper Fi,
Chris
thnx every1 im goin to get a tamiya panther
is a churchill a good kit for a beginner coz ma m8 has offerd to give me it to try
is a churchill a good kit for a beginner coz ma m8 has offerd to give me it to try
Yep, another vote for the T-34, and something of a confession…
I’ve been on the forums for 6 months and offered advice where I can, but I have actually had a bit of a break from modelling for the last 12-15 years or so.
I’m currently using Tamiya’s T-34/76 (1943) as a “re-introduction” (for want of a better description) to model building. I’m happy to say that once I picked up the hobby knife, things came back in a rush.
Even though it’s fairly dated kit (early-mid 70’s if I recall correctly), it’s very straightforward with few surprises, goes together pretty cleanly, and it definitely looks like a T-34. Still in progress, but if I’m happy with the finished product, I’ll let everyone see how it went. [:D]
did those once every other week xacto knife cuts came rushing back as well??
Anyways, yes, churchill can make a good intro project as with most other tamiya tanks like others have suggested. i don’t know if the gun barrel is two piece or not but if so that’s probably the only seam you have to fill to make it look nice enough.
thnx ryan for that tip,always anuva ryan were ever i go lol.
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thnx ryan for that tip,always anuva ryan were ever i go lol.
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You can’t go wrong with Tamiya kits. The older ones are cheap, but do come with a fair amount of injector pin holes to putty up and some have the dreaded motorization holes in the bottom of the hull.
Besides what has been mentioned, the Kubelwagen is a neat little build of a newer molding that is very cheap and accurate. Have fun.
For me it was the 1/48 Tamiya StuG IIIB which I just lay some light weathering on over the weekend. An unproblematic build, excellent fit, looks awesome. The only mistakes on it are all mine, too, such as one wonky headlight, one missing tow hook and the fact I assembled the wheels and tracks before painting. I figured that one needs to start with something easy to build motivation.
thnx for answering ma questions
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