In Box Review of Tamiya 1/35th Scale
Modern U.S. Accessory Set
Kit no. 35141
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 1988
Out of production
I paid S8.98 for this kit back in the 80’s at a local shop that went out of business.
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 1988
Out of production
I paid S8.98 for this kit back in the 80’s at a local shop that went out of business.
THE KIT:
Tamiya is an old model company based in Shizuoka, 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 cover art shows color illustrations of the U.S. accessories. The bottom of the box repeats these again, over a line drawing of a M60A3 and a M1 tank.
Shown in color on the box art and bottom of the box are:
A M16A automatic rifle, a M249 automatic rifle, a M60E3 machine-gun, a shell case, a HEP round 105mm shell, a APDS (Sabot) 105mm shell, a APFSDS (Sabot) 105mm shell, a protection tube, a M1911A1 with holster, a pair of binoculars, an oxygen tank, an acetylene tank, a wood ammo box, Kevlar helmets, an Alice pack, a Stinger launcher, a vice with turntable, a .30 cal. ammo box, a .50 cal. ammo box, a combat ration carton (not included in the box), an M1 road wheel, M1 track pads, M60A3 wheel and track pads, a Hoffman Device, a water container and a jerry can.
On the bottom, in addition to everything on the cover art being repeated, there is a machine-gun bipod.
The figures are divided into full bodies with separate arms.
The paper combat ration box has to be fabricated using the image on the box as a guide and then folded together. There is one marking on the decal sheet for it.
Tamiya is an old model company based in Shizuoka, 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 cover art shows color illustrations of the U.S. accessories. The bottom of the box repeats these again, over a line drawing of a M60A3 and a M1 tank.
Shown in color on the box art and bottom of the box are:
A M16A automatic rifle, a M249 automatic rifle, a M60E3 machine-gun, a shell case, a HEP round 105mm shell, a APDS (Sabot) 105mm shell, a APFSDS (Sabot) 105mm shell, a protection tube, a M1911A1 with holster, a pair of binoculars, an oxygen tank, an acetylene tank, a wood ammo box, Kevlar helmets, an Alice pack, a Stinger launcher, a vice with turntable, a .30 cal. ammo box, a .50 cal. ammo box, a combat ration carton (not included in the box), an M1 road wheel, M1 track pads, M60A3 wheel and track pads, a Hoffman Device, a water container and a jerry can.
On the bottom, in addition to everything on the cover art being repeated, there is a machine-gun bipod.
The figures are divided into full bodies with separate arms.
The paper combat ration box has to be fabricated using the image on the box as a guide and then folded together. There is one marking on the decal sheet for it.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX:
This kit contains 2 tan trees and the decal sheet in a sealed clear cello bag.
The trees are not alphabetized, but each of the figures are.
The bottom of the box serves as the assembly and marking instructions.
This kit contains 2 tan trees and the decal sheet in a sealed clear cello bag.
The trees are not alphabetized, but each of the figures are.
The bottom of the box serves as the assembly and marking instructions.
Each side panel of the box has a red sticker with Model Rectifier’s street address in Edison, NJ in white on it. They were the U.S. distributor for Tamiya back in the 80’s.
One side panel shows a color illustration repeat of one of the automatic rifles, the armor rounds, the road wheels and a paragraph all in Japanese, Tamiya’s street address in Shizuoka City, Japan and kit made in Japan.
One side panel shows a color illustration repeat of one of the automatic rifles, the armor rounds, the road wheels and a paragraph all in Japanese, Tamiya’s street address in Shizuoka City, Japan and kit made in Japan.
Other side panel shows the figure twice and talks about the painting of the figure: The woodland camouflage pattern uniform has been in use by the U.S. military since 1980. Paint it according to a hexagonal mark The Kevlar helmet is painted the same as the uniform. The hexagonal marks are for Tamiya paint colors.
The tan tree with a figure and the many ammo cases etc. holds 43 parts. Unfortunately, part no. 20 of the Alice pack has been lost over the years from this kit…sigh.
The other tan tree with a figure and the helmets on it etc. holds 20 parts.
Uniforms and helmets are in a splinter pattern of tan, dark-green and brown, with the pants bloused at the bottom over low black shoes.
The other tan tree with a figure and the helmets on it etc. holds 20 parts.
Uniforms and helmets are in a splinter pattern of tan, dark-green and brown, with the pants bloused at the bottom over low black shoes.
Also included is a decal sheet of stencils and warning labels to complete the kit.
This is a very nicely detailed set of modern U.S. accessories. It will be of great interest to modelers planning on doing modern U.S. armor ot the military-historians alike.
Highly recommended.