In Box Review of Tamiya 1/35th Scale
Military Miniatures Series, British Infantry on Patrol
Kit no. 35223
By Ray Mehlberger
MSRP: $ 9.99 at Sprue Bros. I paid $ 8.50 for my kit at my local hobby shop back in the 90's. Kit has a copyright date of 1999.
By Ray Mehlberger
MSRP: $ 9.99 at Sprue Bros. I paid $ 8.50 for my kit at my local hobby shop back in the 90's. Kit has a copyright date of 1999.
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 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 to become lost forever. Give me a tray and lid type box any day of the week.
The box art shows 5 British infantrymen posed against one of Tamiya's signature all white backgrounds that they do most of their box arts as.
All 5 figures wear P37 battle dress khaki shirts and trousers bloused into gaiters over low shoes. They all wear Mk. II steel helmets. 3 of them are armed with Lee Enfield No. 4 Mk. 1 rifles.
One is armed with a Bren Mk.II light machine gun and the last guy is armed with a Sten Mk. II sub machine gun.
They all have canvas ammo pouches slung in front of them and other field gear.
They are just all standing and in rather ho-hum poses, but the detail on them is good.
The bottom of the box serves as the assembly and painting instructions.
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 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 to become lost forever. Give me a tray and lid type box any day of the week.
The box art shows 5 British infantrymen posed against one of Tamiya's signature all white backgrounds that they do most of their box arts as.
All 5 figures wear P37 battle dress khaki shirts and trousers bloused into gaiters over low shoes. They all wear Mk. II steel helmets. 3 of them are armed with Lee Enfield No. 4 Mk. 1 rifles.
One is armed with a Bren Mk.II light machine gun and the last guy is armed with a Sten Mk. II sub machine gun.
They all have canvas ammo pouches slung in front of them and other field gear.
They are just all standing and in rather ho-hum poses, but the detail on them is good.
The bottom of the box serves as the assembly and painting instructions.
There is a front view of all 5 figures and a further front and rear view of one of them all in color.
There is also a paragraph in Japanese and English telling about them, over Tamiya's street address in Shizuoka City, Japan. Kit was made in Japan.
One side panel has color illustrations of: Tamiya's kit no. 3522, a British Cromwell Mk. IV tank, a Lee Enfield No. 4 Mk. 1 rifle, a Sten Mk. II sub machine gun, a Bren Mk.II machine gun, a shovel and a pick ax, followed by Tamiya's office street address in Valejo, CA and Made in Japan.
There is also a paragraph in Japanese and English telling about them, over Tamiya's street address in Shizuoka City, Japan. Kit was made in Japan.
One side panel has color illustrations of: Tamiya's kit no. 3522, a British Cromwell Mk. IV tank, a Lee Enfield No. 4 Mk. 1 rifle, a Sten Mk. II sub machine gun, a Bren Mk.II machine gun, a shovel and a pick ax, followed by Tamiya's office street address in Valejo, CA and Made in Japan.
The other side panel has color illustrations of field equipment: the Mk. II steel helmet, tool entrenching sack, canvas equipment bag, a mug, holster for Enfield revolver, ammo pouch model 1937, water bottle and a haversack.
This is followed by the copyright of the kit of 1998.
This is followed by the copyright of the kit of 1998.
WHAT'S IN THE BOX:
The kit contains 3 medium-grey trees in 2 stapled shut cello bags.
There are no decals in the kit.
Trees are alphabetized as letters Y and Z.
There are 2 identical medium-sized medium-grey Y trees. Each holds: 3 rifles, a Bren gun, a Sten gun, a shovel, a pick ax, 3 canteens, 6 canvas ammo pouches, 3 entrenching tools in pouches, 3 steel helmets, 3 canvas sacks, a pistol in its holster, open and closed bipods etc. (31 parts per tree)
The kit contains 3 medium-grey trees in 2 stapled shut cello bags.
There are no decals in the kit.
Trees are alphabetized as letters Y and Z.
There are 2 identical medium-sized medium-grey Y trees. Each holds: 3 rifles, a Bren gun, a Sten gun, a shovel, a pick ax, 3 canteens, 6 canvas ammo pouches, 3 entrenching tools in pouches, 3 steel helmets, 3 canvas sacks, a pistol in its holster, open and closed bipods etc. (31 parts per tree)
The large medium-grey letter Z tree holds: the 5 figures. They are divided into separate heads, torsos, arms and legs (30 parts)
There is a small slip in the kit of "Important information concerning this kit", in 13 languages, including English.
Detail is very good.
Detail is very good.
Recommended.