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Roden
Sd.Kfz 263 (8-rad) |
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Reviewed By: Bruce Drummond # 37265 |
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When I received the kit I noticed first the impressive box art with 2, yes 2, Sd.Kfz 263’s, speeding forward chasing a small rodent. A Desert Rat! After opening, I found what I thought was a great looking kit in small scale. The wheels are beautiful, the hull was nicely done and finally the frame antenna was cast thinly and with very little flash to clean. They even added the mast antenna, collapsed. The instructions are clean and easy to understand. They make up a total of 9. The decaling and painting represent 3 vehicles from different campaigns (Poland, France and Afrika). |
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I recommend that for the building of the kit that you follow the steps as written. Care should be taken with the wheel sections as they can be a bit tricky and must be tested for level several times for alignment. If you don’t check them I can promise your kit will not sit right The hull sections fit very nicely with just a touch of filler at the edge corners to fill minor gaps. I added the various tool boxes after the fenders were attached for ease of positioning. All other parts fit well with the exception of the headlights. Small holes must be drilled with a pin vise for their placement and fit between the license plates and hull. It is best to add these last, as they may interfere with the placement of the mufflers and license plates. I painted my kit with a gray base color from Model Master paints. For the wheels and machine gun I used Polly S Scale Black. After drying I brushed on Future Floor Wax in the places where my decals were to be added, and let it dry before their addition. I chose the Polish Campaign markings. The kit was then given the usual washes and dry brushing. Bottom Line: Very nice small scale kit and good for the novice to cut his teeth on. The more advanced will change several items and add a few more and will have one outstanding kit! A sure winner in my book. |
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