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I just started on the Trumpeter 1/72 Zil Army truck and it seems just fine… After the problematic Airfix the kit seemed to be a breeze… Just bought the Hasegawa Willy’s jeep… See how it turns out…
Cheers,
Nandakumar
I have bought and built many of the New Dragon 1/72 kits… They need a little finessing, but they are the best as far as details and tru to scale… I have built Hasegawa 1/72 and it is more like 1/76… I am interested in the new Trumpeter kits, but they are kinda pricey for 1/72… I am looking forward to the NEW Dragon kits coming soon.
Thanks for the word on that! I’ll have to keep my eye peeled for some of that unique Trumpeter stuff. It’ll be welcome since I’ve built almost everything out there in 1/72 scale, except for ACE’s offerings, only because they bring them out so fast I can’t afford to get them when released!
Actually, at first I did do them for wargaming, but not quite like the wargaming you might think. I had two friends who I wargamed with and since one of them had Armor and troops, I just had to start building them since I HATE TO LOSE! [xx(][:o)] LOL! I also started helicopters then too, so I could take his army down better with anti-tank helos and vertical envelopment! [}:)]
Okay, guys, I did it. I bought a 1/72 Trumpeter Ferdinand. Kit looks really nice. They have even included a small PE fret with the engine screens, rain guards(?) on the front of the hull, and some fittings for the hull side. A piece of string is included to make the cables, too. There are 257 plastic parts, and the castings look very nice and sharp. The tracks are really nice link and length in black plastic. (They do look like they have a very small ejector pin mark on half of the links, but I’m not sure. It might be correct. I’ll have to get out the magnifiers and compare them to my 1/35 Jaguar Tracks.) There are some massive ejector pin marks on the top of the fender moldings on the bottom hull, but I think they will be covered up by the hull sides. The only other ejector marks I see that might be a problem are two small ones on the lower rear hull. Why they molded this piece the way they did, I don’t understand. They may wind up being covered over by the exhaust shroud. I’m not sure, yet.
Over all, I’d give this one an A in the box. They build will tell.
I prefer dragons 1/72 scale models over hasegawa’s. Have already finished ferdinand, abrams, panther g, on the waiting list of to be built are hasegawas kits., as soon as the photos were printed, will send it here.
Ben Borja
IPMS_Manila
Any of you guys ever built any of the Matchbox 1/76 AFV range…? I mean, they’re not the best, by far, but what a neat idea it was at the time to provide the modeler with a piece of road, or some building, bridge,… to serve as a base for the completed model… As a kid I loved them!
Some of the subjects were and still remain unique at those scales… Monty’s Caravan, Char B1bis (although that will soon be taken care of!), Wespe, M16,…
And who started with the old Airfix kits? My first ever tank must have been their MkI Male (although I now know it’s a MkII in fact). It’s still a very good kit! My favourite in the Airfix range was the Sheridan… (not so accurate though!)
Yeah, I did build those old matchbox lits. I think somewhere I still have all the old bases that those kits came on! I gotta pull them out and paint them, now that I know how to make them a bit more realistic looking.
I also built alot of the old Airfix kits, but not the ones you’ve mentioned. Ah memories!
well, my hobby shop carries airfix and hasegawa, and just now, dragon. I detest airfix, but I’m happy with hasegawa. their just plain fun to build!!! revell has a lot more little pieces, but I enjoy them too.