This kit and the other Tamiya Panzer IV kits based off it build up nicely with great fit. The only real problem I has was the skirting around the turret. I left it off until after paining, then it was....

This kit is a re-issue of Tamiya #35200 released in 1996, but with two new sprues. The first new sprue has link and length track, interior details, and weapons. The second sprue has four crewmen in th....

This kit represents the final Marder series of tank destroyer, the model M, that was used in Normandy during the D-Day operations. This version of the Marder was the most produced by the Germans durin....

This kit has the added boiling plating armor on the front and the Panther armor on the mantle with the counterweight bat wings on the side. The kit built pretty well with no major problems. I like tha....

Tamiya's French Light Tank R35 is a new tooled kit of the pre-World War II tank. By the 1930s French military planners could no longer ignore the obsolescence of their masterpiece FT17 tank from ....

I put this on the little tubes of thin super glue so I can apply a tiny drop on my models. I was expecting the glue to dry in the tip and I would have to cut a little off every time I wanted to use it....

I used this last night to sand off a seam on the curved turret of an M8 Greyhound. The rounded sides worked great to keep the same concave curve on the front of this turret. The grit seems to be tight....

The bristles do not stay in a point, they spread out whenever I load it up with paint. They work fine for apply oil paints to so a DOT filter, but not for fine painting work.....

Italeri first released this Staghound kit in 2007 under number 6549. They used this kit to make a AA version in 2008, number 6563. Tamiya re-boxed it in 2008 as their number 89770. Italeri used this k....

This book is number 90 in Osprey's Duel series where they take two opposing forces and compare/contrast them. The two subjects are the Imperial Japanese Navy's submarines verses the US Navy's destroye....

The German Panzer V Panther, next to the Tiger, is probably one of the most popular and recognizable tanks of World War II. Academy has released the G version of this iconic tank in an all new tooled ....

Hobby Boss re-issued this Tri-Star kit from 2005. I am just finishing up and painting it tonight. The overall fit was fine, but it does take some sanding to get the turret top to fit correctly. Also, ....

This is an older Dragon kit with new photo-etched side skirts. There was a few fit problems, but they were easily fixed. The barrel does not have a good connection to the hull, so I glued mine a littl....

I just got done building this reboxing of the ICM kit. Tamiya has added a figure and a sprue of boxes and barrels. It still has the two piece gun barrel. The tires are real rubber, but will hold paint....

This kit is originally from the mid-1970s. Tamiya updated it about 15 years ago with a metal barrel and photo-etched screens for the turret. They also added a sprue with gas cans and fuel drums. It on....

I did a quick test after receiving this primer and found it covers very well with just a few light coats. It seems to stick better the AK Interactive's primer.....

This is a mostly new tooled kit from Tamiya that comprises 391 parts. It does share sprue A with their Valentine kit, #35352, released earlier this year. Sprue A is the link and length tracks and susp....

Osprey has released number 22 in their Combat series. This series deal with two adversaries, mainly infantry, from throughout history by comparing and contrasting them. Battles these two fought agains....

This set includes one PE sheet and a one page, color instruction sheet that is printed on both sides. You can fold this sheet in half to create a pamphlet. This sheet is color coded with black showing....

This Tamiya kit is part of their Italeri series where they take older Italeri molds, correct errors, add details and pack them in new boxes with some extra Tamiya goodies. This Italeri kit first hit t....