In Box Review of Tamiya 1/35th Scale
Russian Army Assault Infantry
Item no. 35207-1200
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 1996
Available from 1001 Hobbies for $29.99. From one U.S. individual on the web for $12.00. From Wheels & Wings in Canada for 18.95 Canadian dollars and at 4 places overseas on the web.
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 1996
Available from 1001 Hobbies for $29.99. From one U.S. individual on the web for $12.00. From Wheels & Wings in Canada for 18.95 Canadian dollars and at 4 places overseas on the web.
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 tray and lid type box.
The cover art shows 12 Russian assault infantrymen on top and around a Soviet T-34 tank.
They all wear khaki uniforms with their trousers bloused into black jack boots. More about their dress later in this review.
One side panel of the box begins with a color side view of a T-34/85, suggested to be used with the 12 figures, but not included in this kit. It is overall gray with white no. 236 below a no. 6 over a white arrow on the sides of the turret.
This is followed by further color illustrations of an entrenching tool (shovel), canteen, drum magazine pouch, type 1915 field pack and a type 1938 field pack.
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 tray and lid type box.
The cover art shows 12 Russian assault infantrymen on top and around a Soviet T-34 tank.
They all wear khaki uniforms with their trousers bloused into black jack boots. More about their dress later in this review.
One side panel of the box begins with a color side view of a T-34/85, suggested to be used with the 12 figures, but not included in this kit. It is overall gray with white no. 236 below a no. 6 over a white arrow on the sides of the turret.
This is followed by further color illustrations of an entrenching tool (shovel), canteen, drum magazine pouch, type 1915 field pack and a type 1938 field pack.
The other side panel has color illustrations of weapons: a Tokarev pistol holster, a Degtyarev Pekhofniy light machine gun on bipod, a PPS-43 sub-machine gun, a PPSh-41 sub-machine gun with drum magazine and one with an ammo clip instead of the drum magazine and an ammo pouch.
These are followed by a paragraph in Japanese and Tamiya’s address in Japan, the kit’s copyright date of 1996 and the kit was made in Japan.
These are followed by a paragraph in Japanese and Tamiya’s address in Japan, the kit’s copyright date of 1996 and the kit was made in Japan.
Inside the tray of the box, on its bottom are 15 black and white illustrations of the cover arts of albums that Tamiya prints, the end walls show Tamiya cements and paints.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX:
The kit holds 2 olive-drab parts trees and 3 light colored trees in 2 stapled-shot clear cello bags.
The kit holds 2 olive-drab parts trees and 3 light colored trees in 2 stapled-shot clear cello bags.
The instructions consist of a single sheet, folded in the center to create 4 pages in 6 ¾” x 10 ¼” page format. Folded a second time to fit the box.
Page 1 begins with the history of the Russian infantry in English, over illustrations of 4 of the figures.
The first man is standing. He wears a winter field dress of a fur-lined cap, a Shapka-ushanka (quilted-vest), trousers bloused into jack boots, ammo and another type of pouch on his belt. He is armed with a PPSh-41 submachine gun with the drum magazine.
The second man is standing. He wears a side cap, a rain cape. His trousers are not bloused and are over low black shoes. He is holding a Degtyarev-Pekhofniy light machine gun by its barrel with its stock resting on the ground in his right hand.
The third man is standing and holding a PPSH-41 in his right hand. He wears a steel helmet and has a pistol holster and ammo case on his belt. He has his trousers bloused into jack boots.
The fourth man is standing and holding a PPS-43 in his right hand. He wears a steel helmet, an overcoat and jack boots.
Below these figures is the history again in Japanese.
Page 2 begins with READ BEFORE YOU BEGIN instructions, suggested glue and tools shown, a suggested paint color listing and some CAUTIONS about the kit, in English and Japanese.
The bottom of page 2 through to page 4 shows 2 assembly steps and a 3rd step that shows how to pose the figures around a T-34/76 tank.
They are all assembly and painting type instructions.
Step 1 shows the assembly of the machine guns.
Step 3 as said shows how to pose the figures around a T-34/76 tank.
A second single-sheet, printed on both sides is IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS KIT, in 12 languages, including English. It is folded once to fit the box.
Trees are alphabetized, but not illustrated in the instructions. They do, however, have part number tabs next to the parts on the trees.
Dark olive-drab letter A tree holds: 6 figures (4 figures are divided into separate heads, torso, arms and legs, 2 have full lower bodies) it also holds an overcoat (34 parts)
Page 1 begins with the history of the Russian infantry in English, over illustrations of 4 of the figures.
The first man is standing. He wears a winter field dress of a fur-lined cap, a Shapka-ushanka (quilted-vest), trousers bloused into jack boots, ammo and another type of pouch on his belt. He is armed with a PPSh-41 submachine gun with the drum magazine.
The second man is standing. He wears a side cap, a rain cape. His trousers are not bloused and are over low black shoes. He is holding a Degtyarev-Pekhofniy light machine gun by its barrel with its stock resting on the ground in his right hand.
The third man is standing and holding a PPSH-41 in his right hand. He wears a steel helmet and has a pistol holster and ammo case on his belt. He has his trousers bloused into jack boots.
The fourth man is standing and holding a PPS-43 in his right hand. He wears a steel helmet, an overcoat and jack boots.
Below these figures is the history again in Japanese.
Page 2 begins with READ BEFORE YOU BEGIN instructions, suggested glue and tools shown, a suggested paint color listing and some CAUTIONS about the kit, in English and Japanese.
The bottom of page 2 through to page 4 shows 2 assembly steps and a 3rd step that shows how to pose the figures around a T-34/76 tank.
They are all assembly and painting type instructions.
Step 1 shows the assembly of the machine guns.
Step 3 as said shows how to pose the figures around a T-34/76 tank.
A second single-sheet, printed on both sides is IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS KIT, in 12 languages, including English. It is folded once to fit the box.
Trees are alphabetized, but not illustrated in the instructions. They do, however, have part number tabs next to the parts on the trees.
Dark olive-drab letter A tree holds: 6 figures (4 figures are divided into separate heads, torso, arms and legs, 2 have full lower bodies) it also holds an overcoat (34 parts)
Dark olive-drab letter B tree holds: the other 6 figures (one is full bodied, with separate head and arms), (four are divided into separate heads, torsos, arms and legs), (one has complete lower body) One figure is wearing the rain-coat.(31 parts)
Lettering jumps to 3 identical light-colored letter Y trees. They hold all the weapons, various pouches, 6 steel helmets, 6 canteens, 3 shovels etc. (41 parts each)
Detail is excellent. These figures will really dolly up a diorama of Russian infantry for sure.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.