In Box Review of Tamiya 1/35th Scale
Military Miniatures U.S. Infantry Weapons Set
Kit no. 35121
By Ray Mehlberger
MSRP: $4.48 at Hobby Lobby years ago.
By Ray Mehlberger
MSRP: $4.48 at Hobby Lobby years ago.
THE KIT:
This kit comes in a shrink-wrapped end opening type box. I am no fan of this type of box. Invariably, PE frets, decal sheets or small parts find their way past the end flaps to become lost forever.
All 6 sides of the box have color illustrations of the weapons in the box. These are all against a white background, which is Tamiya’s signature way of doing box arts.
One face side has: a 2.36” rocket launcher “bazooka”, a 2.36” rocket round, a 50 cal. M2 air-cooled heavy machine gun, a 50 cal. ammo box and ammo belt, a M2 receiver cover, a M2 air-cooled barrel, a 30 cal. M1919A6 air-cooled light machine gun, a M2 air-cooled receiver group, a M2 60 mm mortar, a 30 cal. ammo belt, a 60 mm mortar round, a M18 57 mm recoiless rifle, a 5.7 mm round and a 30 cal. ammo box. All are captioned in English and Japanese.
This kit comes in a shrink-wrapped end opening type box. I am no fan of this type of box. Invariably, PE frets, decal sheets or small parts find their way past the end flaps to become lost forever.
All 6 sides of the box have color illustrations of the weapons in the box. These are all against a white background, which is Tamiya’s signature way of doing box arts.
One face side has: a 2.36” rocket launcher “bazooka”, a 2.36” rocket round, a 50 cal. M2 air-cooled heavy machine gun, a 50 cal. ammo box and ammo belt, a M2 receiver cover, a M2 air-cooled barrel, a 30 cal. M1919A6 air-cooled light machine gun, a M2 air-cooled receiver group, a M2 60 mm mortar, a 30 cal. ammo belt, a 60 mm mortar round, a M18 57 mm recoiless rifle, a 5.7 mm round and a 30 cal. ammo box. All are captioned in English and Japanese.
The other face side of the box has color illustrations on the all-white background of: a Colt M1911A1 45 Cal. automatic pistol, a M1917 Smith & Wesson 45 cal. revolver, a M1A1 Thompson sub-machine gun, a M3 sub-machine gun “grease gun”, a magazine pouch for the M1A1, a M2A1-7 portable flame-thrower, a M1 rifle with bayonet attached, a M1 with a grenade launcher attached, a M2 automatic carbine, a M1 “Garand” rifle with scope, a M1903A4 Springfield rifle, a M1918A2 Browning BAR automatic rifle and a light weight gas mask. Again captioned in English and Japanese.
One side panel has color illustrations of: a M3 sub-machine gun “grease gun” (again), a 50 cal. ammo box with a ammo belt hanging out of it, and the M2 automatic carbine (again). All captioned in English and Japanese.
One side panel has color illustrations of: a M3 sub-machine gun “grease gun” (again), a 50 cal. ammo box with a ammo belt hanging out of it, and the M2 automatic carbine (again). All captioned in English and Japanese.
On the end flaps there are color illustrations of 4 different U.S. infantrymen with various ones of the weapons.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX:
This kit contains 2 identical silver grey parts trees that hold all the weapons mentioned above twice (63 parts per tree) and a length of black vinyl tubing to use for the hose on the flame thrower. The instructions and a sheet of IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS KIT (in 13 languages, including English).
This kit contains 2 identical silver grey parts trees that hold all the weapons mentioned above twice (63 parts per tree) and a length of black vinyl tubing to use for the hose on the flame thrower. The instructions and a sheet of IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS KIT (in 13 languages, including English).
The instructions is a long narrow sheet measuring 12 ½” x 6” printed on both side, predominantly in Japanese.
The face side begins with a black and white repeat of the box art on one face side of the box. Below this is a lot of Japanese text.
The other side has 16 exploded drawings to use to assemble the weapons. At the bottom of the page is Tamiya’s office address in Germany. Tamiya XF paint color numbers are shown, but the colors are called out only in Japanese. So using the color illustrations all over the box is the rule here.
This kit is very highly recommended if a modeler needs any kind of a U.S. WWII weapon.
The face side begins with a black and white repeat of the box art on one face side of the box. Below this is a lot of Japanese text.
The other side has 16 exploded drawings to use to assemble the weapons. At the bottom of the page is Tamiya’s office address in Germany. Tamiya XF paint color numbers are shown, but the colors are called out only in Japanese. So using the color illustrations all over the box is the rule here.
This kit is very highly recommended if a modeler needs any kind of a U.S. WWII weapon.
I bought my kit on sale at Hobby Lobby years ago.