In Box Review of Bandai 1/48th Scale
Field Work Accessory “Guide Posts”
Bandai-Pin Point Series No. 8250
By Ray Mehlberger
Available at Rare Plane Detective for $9.00
By Ray Mehlberger
Available at Rare Plane Detective for $9.00
Bandai is an old prolific model company based in Japan.
They manufacture all manner of model subjects in the popular scales.
The kit comes in a shrink-wrapped end-opening type box.
I am no fan of this type of box, because invariably parts or the decal sheet will find their way past one of the end flaps to become lost forever. Give me a tray and lid type box any day of the week. Also, my kit is badly crushed, but parts inside are okay.
The box art shows a color illustration of 2 German halftracks driving down a road past a sign post that has kilometer mileage signs on it for Leningrad and Munchen.
They manufacture all manner of model subjects in the popular scales.
The kit comes in a shrink-wrapped end-opening type box.
I am no fan of this type of box, because invariably parts or the decal sheet will find their way past one of the end flaps to become lost forever. Give me a tray and lid type box any day of the week. Also, my kit is badly crushed, but parts inside are okay.
The box art shows a color illustration of 2 German halftracks driving down a road past a sign post that has kilometer mileage signs on it for Leningrad and Munchen.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX:
This kit holds one olive-drab colored part tree, the instructions and the decal sheet. They are not cello bagged.
The tree holds 49 parts. There are 11 ground base parts of various sizes, 10 mines of 3 types, 5 poles and arms and 22 road signs in 10 different sizes and shapes.
This kit holds one olive-drab colored part tree, the instructions and the decal sheet. They are not cello bagged.
The tree holds 49 parts. There are 11 ground base parts of various sizes, 10 mines of 3 types, 5 poles and arms and 22 road signs in 10 different sizes and shapes.
The large decal sheet holds the names of 26 different cities, 14 minefield signs in 7 different types, kilometer mileage numbers ranging from 2 km on up to 2500 km.
The instructions is a single sheet printed on both sides in 5” x 7” format.
The face side begins with Bandai’s U.S. office address in Carson, CA and it says to paint the signs white, over illustrations of the various mine field signs in the left column.
In the right column is 6 assembly steps, lettered A to F that show a different sign post set up for each. Below them is illustrations of the 3 types of mines provided in the kit.
The face side begins with Bandai’s U.S. office address in Carson, CA and it says to paint the signs white, over illustrations of the various mine field signs in the left column.
In the right column is 6 assembly steps, lettered A to F that show a different sign post set up for each. Below them is illustrations of the 3 types of mines provided in the kit.
The other side of the instructions lists the names of the cities that are on the Eastern and the Western Fronts and 4 wartime photos of sign posts. There is also a small diorama at the bottom of the sheet made from their figures and the road signs kit.
This set will really dress up a 1/48th scale diorama. I think some of the signs will also work for a 1/35th scale diorama too.
Highly recommended.