In Box Review of Tamiya 1/35th Scale
Military Miniatures Jerry Cans Set
Kit no. 35026
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright 1973
I paid $4.99 for this kit at the local Hobby Lobby store back in the 70’s.
Available at Mega Hobby for $4.46 or at 1001 Hobbies for $7.99 or at 9 locations overseas on the web.
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright 1973
I paid $4.99 for this kit at the local Hobby Lobby store back in the 70’s.
Available at Mega Hobby for $4.46 or at 1001 Hobbies for $7.99 or at 9 locations overseas on the web.
THE KIT:
Tamiya is an old prolific model company based in Shizuoka, Japan. They manufacture all manner of model subjects in the popular scales.
This kit comes shrink-wrapped in an 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 color illustrations. At the top left is fuel 5 grey steel fuel drums with a line drawing of 2 German infantry-men behind them with a panzerfaust.
In the right top corner is 2 more steel fuel drums that are dark green and have a hose coming out of the bottom of one of them loading one of 4 German jerry cans that are dark green. (hose not included in the kit). In front of the German jerry cans there are 4 U.S. ones, also dark green.
In the right lower corner is a line drawing of a German soldier carrying a bucket in each hand, with a third bucket laying on its side beside him. He wears a cloth side cap and has a pistol holster on his belt. His pants are cuffed at the bottom over low shoes.
In the left lower corner there is 2 German soldiers pouring fuel out of 3 jerry cans into the gas tank of a tank.
One side panel of the box shows 2 color box-arts of accessory sets that Tamiya makes: a barricade set and a brick wall set. No kit numbers are provided for these 2 kits. I assume they are to 1/35th scale.
Tamiya is an old prolific model company based in Shizuoka, Japan. They manufacture all manner of model subjects in the popular scales.
This kit comes shrink-wrapped in an 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 color illustrations. At the top left is fuel 5 grey steel fuel drums with a line drawing of 2 German infantry-men behind them with a panzerfaust.
In the right top corner is 2 more steel fuel drums that are dark green and have a hose coming out of the bottom of one of them loading one of 4 German jerry cans that are dark green. (hose not included in the kit). In front of the German jerry cans there are 4 U.S. ones, also dark green.
In the right lower corner is a line drawing of a German soldier carrying a bucket in each hand, with a third bucket laying on its side beside him. He wears a cloth side cap and has a pistol holster on his belt. His pants are cuffed at the bottom over low shoes.
In the left lower corner there is 2 German soldiers pouring fuel out of 3 jerry cans into the gas tank of a tank.
One side panel of the box shows 2 color box-arts of accessory sets that Tamiya makes: a barricade set and a brick wall set. No kit numbers are provided for these 2 kits. I assume they are to 1/35th scale.
The other side panel shows 3 color box-arts of AFV models that Tamiya also makes: a German amphibious jeep Schwimmwagen, a German Kubelwagen jeep and a British Army Daimler Mk. II scout car. Again, no kit numbers are given and these are to 1/35th scale I know.
The back of the box has writing in Japanese and two drawings of a Panzer III with fuel cans mounted on the turret top and the engine deck. Below this is a drawing of two German officers looking at a map resting on two fuel drums.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX:
This kit holds 2 tan parts trees, the instructions and a sheet of IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS KIT, in 13 languages, including English.
This kit holds 2 tan parts trees, the instructions and a sheet of IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS KIT, in 13 languages, including English.
Trees are not alphabetized or illustrated in the instructions. They really do not have to be. They are obvious.
The instructions consistof a single-sheet printed on just one side in 5 ¼” x 6” format.
At the top is a black and white photo of 4 German soldiers around fuel drums and jerry cans. They are reading a map spread out across the tops of 2 fuel drums. Behind them is a Pz.Kpfw.IV tank with its commander looking out of the turret upper hatch. In front of the tankis a German soldier carrying two buckets. These are all models made up.
However, the figures and tank are not part of this kit.
Below this photo is the assembly drawings for the fuel drums, jerry cans and the buckets, over Japanese text at the bottom.
The first tan parts tree holds: the parts of the 6 fuel drums, the 4 buckets and their carrying handles.
The instructions consistof a single-sheet printed on just one side in 5 ¼” x 6” format.
At the top is a black and white photo of 4 German soldiers around fuel drums and jerry cans. They are reading a map spread out across the tops of 2 fuel drums. Behind them is a Pz.Kpfw.IV tank with its commander looking out of the turret upper hatch. In front of the tankis a German soldier carrying two buckets. These are all models made up.
However, the figures and tank are not part of this kit.
Below this photo is the assembly drawings for the fuel drums, jerry cans and the buckets, over Japanese text at the bottom.
The first tan parts tree holds: the parts of the 6 fuel drums, the 4 buckets and their carrying handles.
The second tan parts tree holds the 9 German jerry cans and the 9 U.S. ones. They are inaccurate, because they only have 2 handles on them and should have 3. Bad move Tamiya!
The fuel drums can be assembled either with some dents in their sides or pristine.
The fuel drums can be assembled either with some dents in their sides or pristine.
Recommended.