In Box Review of Botond Modell 1/35th Scale Zriny 43M II
Kit no. Unknown (No number on box)
Copyright and kit number unknown. Kit is at least 20 years old.
Copyright and kit number unknown. Kit is at least 20 years old.
HISTORY:
The 43M Zrínyi II was a Hungarian assault gun of the World War II period based on the Turán chassis. While the Turán in itself was not particularly successful, it did give birth to a rather good self-propelled-gun: the Zrínyi assault gun.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Type: Assault gun
Place of origin: Kingdom of Hungary
In service: 1943-1945
Used by: Kingdom of Hungary
Wars: World War II
Designer: Manfréd Weiss
Designed: 1942-1943
Manufacturer: Manfréd Weiss, Ganz
Produced: 1943–1944
No. built: 72 (43M Zrínyi II)
Variants: 43M Zrínyi II, 44M Zrínyi I
Specifications (Zrínyi II):
Mass: 21.5 t
Length: 5.90 m (19 ft 4 in)
Width: 2.99 m (9 ft 10 in)
Height: 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Crew: 4
Armour: 73–75 mm (0.51–2.95 in)
Main armament: 40/43M 105 mm MÁVAG L/14 or L/20.5 howitzer with 42 rounds
Engine: Manfréd Weiss Z-V8H-4 8 cylinder of 260 hp
Power/weight: 12 hp/t
Operational range: 220 km (140 mi)
Maximum speed: 43 km/h (27 m
The 43M Zrínyi II was a Hungarian assault gun of the World War II period based on the Turán chassis. While the Turán in itself was not particularly successful, it did give birth to a rather good self-propelled-gun: the Zrínyi assault gun.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Type: Assault gun
Place of origin: Kingdom of Hungary
In service: 1943-1945
Used by: Kingdom of Hungary
Wars: World War II
Designer: Manfréd Weiss
Designed: 1942-1943
Manufacturer: Manfréd Weiss, Ganz
Produced: 1943–1944
No. built: 72 (43M Zrínyi II)
Variants: 43M Zrínyi II, 44M Zrínyi I
Specifications (Zrínyi II):
Mass: 21.5 t
Length: 5.90 m (19 ft 4 in)
Width: 2.99 m (9 ft 10 in)
Height: 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Crew: 4
Armour: 73–75 mm (0.51–2.95 in)
Main armament: 40/43M 105 mm MÁVAG L/14 or L/20.5 howitzer with 42 rounds
Engine: Manfréd Weiss Z-V8H-4 8 cylinder of 260 hp
Power/weight: 12 hp/t
Operational range: 220 km (140 mi)
Maximum speed: 43 km/h (27 m
THE KIT:
Botond Model is based in Hungary.
This kit comes in a generic white box, that has self-locking lid on it.
Parts are packaged in white puffs.
The cover art is a color photo of the model made up. It is overall Panzer-grey with a white German cross on is sides and a white emblem of what looks like 2 crossed cannons over a heart on the front of the right fender.
This marking is not what’s on the kit’s decal sheet and the white cross isn’t either. What is on the decal sheet is black squares with white crosses on them and plain white squares.
Botond Model is based in Hungary.
This kit comes in a generic white box, that has self-locking lid on it.
Parts are packaged in white puffs.
The cover art is a color photo of the model made up. It is overall Panzer-grey with a white German cross on is sides and a white emblem of what looks like 2 crossed cannons over a heart on the front of the right fender.
This marking is not what’s on the kit’s decal sheet and the white cross isn’t either. What is on the decal sheet is black squares with white crosses on them and plain white squares.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX:
The kit holds tan resin parts of the hull tub and top, gun barrel, tools, suspension parts and road wheels etc. Cast metal drive sprockets and individual track links and a brass PE fret.
The kit holds tan resin parts of the hull tub and top, gun barrel, tools, suspension parts and road wheels etc. Cast metal drive sprockets and individual track links and a brass PE fret.
The Olive-green cast resin upper and lower hulls are the first and largest parts of the kit.
Next are the Olive-green hull side, road wheels (47 parts) and suspension parts with the return rollers (52 parts).
There are several loose Light-gray resin parts for the engine deck, main gun, suspension, etc. (23 parts).
The cast metal parts include the drive sprockets and individual track links.
The brass photo etch has parts for parts for detailing the engine deck and suspension. (34 parts).
The decal sheet by Mike Grant Decals completes the kit contents.
Well over several hundreds of parts. The parts are packaged into 5 zip-locked cello bags and the parts are all buried in puffed white packing chips.
The instructions consist of a single-sheet, printed on one side and folded twice to fit the box. It shows several exploded drawings of how to assemble the model and a 4-view line drawing of the tank and a illustration of the decal sheet.
The model is all external detail and there are no crew figures.
Molding of the parts is excellent. The hull top resin part has a delicate rivet pattern on it.
This kit is definitely NOT FOR the beginner or novice modeler.
Highly Recommended.
The instructions consist of a single-sheet, printed on one side and folded twice to fit the box. It shows several exploded drawings of how to assemble the model and a 4-view line drawing of the tank and a illustration of the decal sheet.
The model is all external detail and there are no crew figures.
Molding of the parts is excellent. The hull top resin part has a delicate rivet pattern on it.
This kit is definitely NOT FOR the beginner or novice modeler.
Highly Recommended.