Hi guys I just want to know because I’m planning to do an intirior tank. Whats the best tank or model of a tank that has an intirior in it?[:p]
The Academy Tiger I with interior if you have deep pockets ($40+). The Academy M3A1 Stuart light tank if you don’t ($20+). These are two decent kits that contain just about everything to detail the inside and outside. The Stuart does not include an engine compartment though.
For modern, the Academy M113A1 or A2 have decent interiors (OK, not a tank) and run around $30. The DML M1A1 w/mine plow has a little bit of interior in the turret and driver compartment and is only $20 or less.
These kits I’ve listed are ones that include interiors and do not require an aftermarket interior to be added. You can do searches for AM interiors to see if there’s one available for a specific tank that you want to do. AM interiors usually cost more than the kits themselves.
Tiger I by Academy. I don’t have one but I saw one already assembled.
Here is the Academy 1/35 Tiger 1 interior kit that I have. Been wanting to start this one for quite a while but, I want to get some reference pictures gathered.
It has 14 seperate parts sprues and a pretty well detailed instruction manual (if you can tell by the picture, the manual is no simple-folded type…it’s almost like a small novel[:0] )
Good knight Erock!!![:0][:0][:0][:0] Ive never seen that many parts in one kit!! Holy crap!! what does the thing do? can it operate by itself[:D] wow now i know why the bigger tanks cost so much…well good luck on the build…or might i say the investment of time[;)] but please post a pic when its finished though i would like to see what it looks like and where all those parts went to[8D]
I agree with Major Robin. Having just finished the Academy M3A1 about 1 month ago. It has an adequate interior right out of the box. I think you can get one now for under $20 if you look hard enough.
Have not seen the Academy Tiger kit, but have read many reviews which give a good rating.
So what’s your pleasure? Allied or axis?
I know there’s two Tiger 1 with intirior. Both are 1/35 and both are Acadamy. Only one is early version and another one is mid-production version. So wich one is better?
Shark708 you think this set has a lot of parts. Try the 1/35 Scud’B by Dragon. I almost threw the thing down the garbage doing it. The model had so many parts and was so hard to build that I called it one of the biggest and hardest models ever produced. It turned out 188 millimeters long. I call that awesome.
You could always pick up a Tank Destroyer M-18 or M-10 by Academy or AFV they have open turrets, giving you a good look at the interior.
T-34, I have the early kit, but not the mid. But the two Academy kits are almost identical. I understand they took a few shortcuts in making the mid (don’t they all) and just added a few parts to represent a mid. I also understand the interiors of the two kits are identical and more accurate for an early. There are some pretty big errors and omissions. missinglinks.com has accurizing articles on both.
Aber or Royal (can’t remember which) does have an exterior kit out for the early.
I haven’t started my early yet, but am “collecting” sheet and strip styrene for the “fun” stuff.
Good luck with your projects.
Bill
erock,
Let me know how your build goes and what extras you decide to add. I’m trying to decide what I want to do as far at tracks go right now.
Does anyone know, did the tiger I have identical tracks on both sides? The holes for the sprocket teeth are asymetrical on the treads.
Did the Germans run the tracks with the cleats point up on one side and down on the other, or are the Academy tracks wrong??
As far as I know, the tracks were identical, just turned around to accomodate the asymetrical teeth alignment.
Could you imagine the mess if they had tried to make left and right-specific tracks? Logistical nightmare!
That is too true, but look at some of the things they did do!
I was figuring that was the way it was, but it’s great to have some confirmation. Now to decide if I want to use the kit tracks with
the ejector pin marks on each link to fix, or go with an AM set!!
Thanks
Bill
Yeah, those Germans sure did try a lot of nutty stuff back then! Not much out of the realm of possiblity with those guys. And that’s precisely what makes modeling German gear so much fun!
I haven’t seen the Academy links up close, but I’ve used the ModelKasten Tiger I links, and they are excellent.
Having said that, I’m putting a Friulmodel metal link set together for a Tiger II right now, and they are very very good (and easy to build!).
Anyway, if the ejector pin madness is overwhelming, get either of the AM tracks.