Academy Tiger I 'Early' with full interior 13239 1/35
Posted: March 24th, 2018, 4:57 pm
This kit dates back to 199* according to Scalemates; I'm guessing around 1995 for the original release. The boxing I have is from 201*, again Scalemeates is unclear but it must have been 2011 or 2012.
There are added sprues in grey plastic to provide the interior details, all of which looks to be pretty well moulded and with careful painting should make into a smart looking interior. Some extra cables and bits will no doubt add to the look, although I'm not entirely sure just how much will be visible without doing a 'cutaway' build or simply leaving the turret top off entirely. There are some hatches that can be left open, so I'm going with that when I get around to building the kit.
The original parts are moulded in tan, and are well up to modern standards in term of moulding and detail. The tracks are separate links, but need to be glued rather than the newer 'click-together' type such as Meng and Takom supply. This is strange as the road wheels and drive/idler sprockets are mounted using poly caps implying rotation of the wheels etc, which the tracks will not be able to copy...
The instructions appear to be fairly clear, with useful colour call outs throughout. There are also some very nice sketches of the internals, which give a bit more of an idea of how it all goes together than the ordinary instructions, and that also show some cables, wires and the like for adding further detail if required.
All in all, a good looking kit!
There are added sprues in grey plastic to provide the interior details, all of which looks to be pretty well moulded and with careful painting should make into a smart looking interior. Some extra cables and bits will no doubt add to the look, although I'm not entirely sure just how much will be visible without doing a 'cutaway' build or simply leaving the turret top off entirely. There are some hatches that can be left open, so I'm going with that when I get around to building the kit.
The original parts are moulded in tan, and are well up to modern standards in term of moulding and detail. The tracks are separate links, but need to be glued rather than the newer 'click-together' type such as Meng and Takom supply. This is strange as the road wheels and drive/idler sprockets are mounted using poly caps implying rotation of the wheels etc, which the tracks will not be able to copy...
The instructions appear to be fairly clear, with useful colour call outs throughout. There are also some very nice sketches of the internals, which give a bit more of an idea of how it all goes together than the ordinary instructions, and that also show some cables, wires and the like for adding further detail if required.
All in all, a good looking kit!
I kind of regret selling mine off a while back but I had nothing else in that scale and precious little room to store it, boxed or built!