German Hanomag Sd.Kfz. 251/1 Halftrack

If need a bunch of half tracks and don't wanna spend a ton of money, this is for you! The figures that come with this set are not worth building because they are just so old. You can use the spare parts from the figures and the parts of the figures to make custom figures. This kit is really fun to build and is pretty easy!

I purchased this model a few weeks ago and I still haven't completed it. Shafts B16 and B18 and B17 were off center from the mold and the parts don't turn properly. The whole interior of the model does not seem to be a 1/35 scale. Regular 1/35 scale Tamiya figures do not fit in the cab or troop area. It could be this model only, but I am very disappointed with is model. I would not buy this Tamiya Hanomag Sdkfz251/1 Item 35020 again and would not recommend to a friend. Maybe I expected too much from this kit. Tamiya quality is usually much better. Again, this is from my experience with this kit. I have enjoyed all the other Tamiya models that I have purchased.

I think anyone building armor in the WWII arena is bound to come across one of these. This is a fun and relatively simple build all together, however there were some areas that I found to be lacking. First the front fenders and side skirts seemed to be a bit ill fitting. This could of been due to the tooling or maybe just a bad mold? The interior could of been done a bit better, maybe it is just due to the fact that it is not a highly technical model, but my investigation into this vehicle during the build showed some very cool features that I feel could have been easily incorporated in the kit. Don't get me wrong, it was a great and fun build. I just had higher hopes I guess. Maybe I will try again but this time invest into some of the large quantity of aftermarket items out there.