US M41 Walker Bulldog

This model was a very easy build, and I would recommend it highly for beginners. However, the greatest fault this model possessed was that the instructions did not include what color to paint many of the pieces. Instead I was forced to rely much on the box's picture. Other than that, this model was quick to build and easy to put together. I would not mind buying another in the future.

This set is pretty easy to build. The only part that gave me some trouble are the rows of hand rails on the turret. It's not hard to get them on, but the fitting of the rails into the holes isn't completely sized correctly, so slight bumps could cause a handrail to fall out. Crawling on the ground with a flashlight and magnifying class ensues. There is also a little lack of detail in the model. There isn't much to attach to the side or top of the chassis. This means unless you paint it fully and weather it, it won't look as good as some other models out there.

This tank was a very easy model to put together. While I have not yet built my Bulldog, my sister has built hers. She put this tank together in record time (it was that easy!), and the model gave her no problems whatever! I watched her build the thing, so I saw all the parts fit together wonderfully. The paint job was super simple, and their were decals for three schemes included. Rubber tracks were given in this kit - which I believe gives greater detail to the model as a whole. This bulldog has a rotating turret, elevating gun, movable machine gun, three extra figures (one tank commander, two in-action infantry figures), and I believe this thing could be converted to rc, since there were holes of the right size on the base of this. It's a beginner's model for sure, so one should not expect awesome detail. However, I felt the detail was descent enough, and the ease-of-build definitely made this tank worth the money. I'd recommend this kit to anyone but babies.