The German 8t half track is a beast in the WWII german army. Used in many roles , exceled in all of them.

I would just hoped tamiya would have exceled too. But is not the case. This is a old tooling kit, and comes with the expected problems. Injection marks in visible places. A few flashes in hard to correct places. And some nasty fitting pieces will give a little headache during assembly. The plastic is some pieces seems to be a little too hard, and if caution is not used some pieces may break apart. The cabin and engine compartment arre hard to align and fit properly. The decal sheet as usual is minimal , but good quality. The vinyl tracks are os average quality. This kit after assembled begs for a metal workable track.

All that said , the kit is a good buy, a half track, a AA gun , and several winter figures make this kit a eye catcher right out of box. A well executed winter camouflge will do wonders to viewers in any competition. And can be a pridefull addition to any collection.