In Box Review of Italeri 1/35th Scale Field Tool Shop
Kit no. 419
By Ray Mehlberger
MSRP: $ 9.59 at Section 8 Hobby shop. I paid $6.00 for mine back in the 90's.
By Ray Mehlberger
MSRP: $ 9.59 at Section 8 Hobby shop. I paid $6.00 for mine back in the 90's.
THE KIT:
Italeri is a old prolific model company based in Italy. They manufacture all manner of model 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 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.
The box art shows all the tools in the kit posed against an all-white background, similar to how Tamiya does all their box arts.
One side panel just says FIELD TOOL SHOP in 9 languages. Each labeled with the flag of the country that speaks that language, including English.
There is a white sticker attached here that says the kit was distributed by the Testors Corporation based in Rockford, IL.
The other side panel says that the kit is not suitable for children under 3 due to small parts, but it is designed for modelers over the age of 10.
The bottom of the box serves as the assembly instructions, showing exploded drawings of the work bench, overhead hoist, tool box, air compressor, 2 wheeled hand cart and gas bottles.
Italeri is a old prolific model company based in Italy. They manufacture all manner of model 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 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.
The box art shows all the tools in the kit posed against an all-white background, similar to how Tamiya does all their box arts.
One side panel just says FIELD TOOL SHOP in 9 languages. Each labeled with the flag of the country that speaks that language, including English.
There is a white sticker attached here that says the kit was distributed by the Testors Corporation based in Rockford, IL.
The other side panel says that the kit is not suitable for children under 3 due to small parts, but it is designed for modelers over the age of 10.
The bottom of the box serves as the assembly instructions, showing exploded drawings of the work bench, overhead hoist, tool box, air compressor, 2 wheeled hand cart and gas bottles.
WHAT'S IN THE BOX:
This kit contains 2 very dark green trees of parts that are not cello bagged.
There are no crew figures, clear parts or a decal sheet included in the kit.
The trees are not alphabetized, but parts on the trees have alphabetized tabs and not numbers.
The first very dark green tree holds: the parts of the air compressor, overhead hoist, a jack, a shovel, oil cans, a pistol, hand tools etc. (56 parts)
This kit contains 2 very dark green trees of parts that are not cello bagged.
There are no crew figures, clear parts or a decal sheet included in the kit.
The trees are not alphabetized, but parts on the trees have alphabetized tabs and not numbers.
The first very dark green tree holds: the parts of the air compressor, overhead hoist, a jack, a shovel, oil cans, a pistol, hand tools etc. (56 parts)
The second very dark green tree holds: gas cylinder halves, 50 gallon fuel drum, 2 wheeled hand cart, ladder, work bench, tool box, anvil etc. (44 parts)
This is a neat kit and very detailed parts. It can be used in a field maintenance shop diorama or things loaded as cargo on vehicles.
Highly recommended.
I purchased my kit back in the 90's at my local hobby shop.