In Box Review of ICM 1/35th Scale German Tank Crew (1941-1942)
Kit no. 35261
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 199x
Out of production
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 199x
Out of production
THE KIT:
ICM is an old prolific plastic model kit manufacturer, based in the Ukraine. They make all manner of plastic model kit subjects in the popular scales.
This 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 of the box to become lost forever. Give me a tray and lid type box any day of the week.
The cover art shows a color illustration of 4 tank crew-men, that are on a grassy field next to 2 Pz.Kpfw. I’s and a telephone-pole, that has a white road sign on it in Russian.
The two tanks are both in overall Panzer-grey, with no markings shown.
Tanks are not included in the kit.
The men are all standing.
Reading left to right:
The 1st man wears a light-grey shirt, over black trousers, that are bloused at the bottom over high black jack-boots. He wears a black field cap with bill and light grey gloves.
The 2nd man wears a Black Panzer uniform, with a light-grey officer’s billed hat. His trousers too are bloused into jack-boots. He has his right hand in his pocket and a brown leather holster on his belt.
The 3rd man is also in a black Panzer uniform, with black field cap with a bill and light-grey gloves.He has a brown leather holster on his belt.
The 4th man is facing the other 3 men. He has his left arm extended towards them with a camera in his hand. He is dressed like the 1st man. He wears suspenders .
ICM is an old prolific plastic model kit manufacturer, based in the Ukraine. They make all manner of plastic model kit subjects in the popular scales.
This 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 of the box to become lost forever. Give me a tray and lid type box any day of the week.
The cover art shows a color illustration of 4 tank crew-men, that are on a grassy field next to 2 Pz.Kpfw. I’s and a telephone-pole, that has a white road sign on it in Russian.
The two tanks are both in overall Panzer-grey, with no markings shown.
Tanks are not included in the kit.
The men are all standing.
Reading left to right:
The 1st man wears a light-grey shirt, over black trousers, that are bloused at the bottom over high black jack-boots. He wears a black field cap with bill and light grey gloves.
The 2nd man wears a Black Panzer uniform, with a light-grey officer’s billed hat. His trousers too are bloused into jack-boots. He has his right hand in his pocket and a brown leather holster on his belt.
The 3rd man is also in a black Panzer uniform, with black field cap with a bill and light-grey gloves.He has a brown leather holster on his belt.
The 4th man is facing the other 3 men. He has his left arm extended towards them with a camera in his hand. He is dressed like the 1st man. He wears suspenders .
One side panel has a description of the kit contents and a brief history in Czech and Russian. There are also age recommendations for building the kit and that glue and paint are not included. The kit was made in Ukraine.
The other side panel has the same information in English and German.
The bottom of the box serves as a color guide. It shows each of the men from their fronts, over illustrations of: the officer’s hat, cloth side cap and billed field cap, steel helmet and uniform insignias.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX:
This kit holds one off-white parts tree in a sealed clear cello bag and a single-sheet, that is printed on both sides in 7 ½” x 5 ½” format.
This kit holds one off-white parts tree in a sealed clear cello bag and a single-sheet, that is printed on both sides in 7 ½” x 5 ½” format.
It has an illustration of the parts-tree on the face side and CAUTIONS and a color listing of Humbrol brand hobby paints on the reverse side.
The tree holds the parts of the 4 figures, divided into separate heads, torsos, arms and legs, hats and pistol holsters (28 parts)
The detail is very good.
The tree holds the parts of the 4 figures, divided into separate heads, torsos, arms and legs, hats and pistol holsters (28 parts)
The detail is very good.
Recommended.