In Box Review of Tamiya 1/35th Scale
German Tent Set
Kit no. MM-174
By Ray Mehlberger
Out of production
Copyright 1975
I paid a whopping $1.75 for this kit back in the 70's.
By Ray Mehlberger
Out of production
Copyright 1975
I paid a whopping $1.75 for this kit back in the 70's.
THE KIT:
Tamiya is an old prolific model company based in Shizuoka City, Japan.
They manufacture all manner of model subjects in the popular scales.
This kit came 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.
The box art shows a Afrika Korps soldier seated on a jerry can and operating a field radio that is set on top of a wood box. There is a tent behind him.
He wears a tan shirt with the sleeves rolled up, tan shorts, tan socks over low brown shoes and a tan soft billed field cap. He is talking into a microphone, listening on a set of earphones and dialing the radio. The tent behind him is overall tan too.
This is all posed against one of Tamiya's signature all-white backgrounds that they use for the majority of their box arts.
One side panel has color illustrations of 9 uniform insignia and metal belt buckle.
Tamiya is an old prolific model company based in Shizuoka City, Japan.
They manufacture all manner of model subjects in the popular scales.
This kit came 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.
The box art shows a Afrika Korps soldier seated on a jerry can and operating a field radio that is set on top of a wood box. There is a tent behind him.
He wears a tan shirt with the sleeves rolled up, tan shorts, tan socks over low brown shoes and a tan soft billed field cap. He is talking into a microphone, listening on a set of earphones and dialing the radio. The tent behind him is overall tan too.
This is all posed against one of Tamiya's signature all-white backgrounds that they use for the majority of their box arts.
One side panel has color illustrations of 9 uniform insignia and metal belt buckle.
The other side panel has color box arts of other AFV kits Tamiya manufactures: a German Sd.Kfz. 223 armoured car, a U.S. M3A2 personnel carrier half-track and a British 25 pounder field gun.
No kit numbers are provided for these 3 kits. I assume they are all to 1/35th scale.
No kit numbers are provided for these 3 kits. I assume they are all to 1/35th scale.
The bottom of the box is for the painting and assembly of the kit, with all Japanese text. It shows the tent with and without the flaps open, jerry can, radio and repeat of the figure in the box art.
WHAT'S IN THE BOX:
This kit holds 2 tan trees in a staple-shut clear cello bag and a black and white kit catalog.
Trees are not alphabetized or illustrated anywhere. They do have kit numbers next to the parts on the trees, however. Bad move Tamiya !
The 1st tan tree holds: the tent parts, figure and jerry can (11 parts) The figure is divided into separate upper and lower body and arms.
This kit holds 2 tan trees in a staple-shut clear cello bag and a black and white kit catalog.
Trees are not alphabetized or illustrated anywhere. They do have kit numbers next to the parts on the trees, however. Bad move Tamiya !
The 1st tan tree holds: the tent parts, figure and jerry can (11 parts) The figure is divided into separate upper and lower body and arms.
The 2nd tan tree holds: 2 canvas roofs (that obviously are excess, because these are not shown anywhere), the microphone and radio (5 parts)
There are no decals included. Detail is very nice. It is a very spartan kit that will make up into a neat small diorama.
Highly recommended.