German Assault Tank IV Brummbar Late Prod.

this was a joy to build !! no problems what so ever. all parts have little or no flashing. this was my first build on this assault tank. in fact I used colors for Kursk not camo. the instructions very easy. lots of detail (bolts,vivets). I realy enjoyed the fact it don't have the same type crew members. this one gives you choice of lots of different version since it was widely used through out the war. Tamiya in my opinion makes the best models. enjoy..worth the money.

I built the original kit several years ago and found the quality to be top notch as with all Tamiya kits. The parts were flash free and all went together with out any issues. The figures were well posed and I had no issues with them either. I cannot say enough good for this kit, and I recommend it to anyone.

I really enjoyed putting this model together. This is my 10th Tamiya 1/35 scale model. I also used the Zimmerit Coating Sheet for this Late Production Brummbar. I had no problem attaching the Zimmerit stickers to the hull. I am getting better at cutting the stickers out using the sticker outlines. You do have to make sure you cut out the areas that are over protruding parts or over installation holes. You do have to install the Zimmerit in stages as you finish each section and before you add accessory parts to the hull for that Section. Also make sure that you leave the reference numbers attached to the sheet as you our cutting out each sticker. In Stage 18 add scotch tape to the 4 sides of the fighting compartment after attaching the Fighting Compartment top (C12) in Step 18. It's a tight fit and you want to make sure all 4 sides of C12 remain lined up with the 4 sides until the glue dries Make sure you verify That D40 slides back and forth between D27 and D28 in Step 18. D40 has to slide left and right as you rotate the gun barrel left and right because of the periscope (C19) attached in Step 12. Enjoyed building the 2 figures. The nice thing I noticed when building the fully standing figure were the indentations in the body that noted where each of the uniform accessories were supposed to be glued. Took the guess work out of the situation and the accessory clung more closely to the body.