In Box Review of Tamiya 1/35th Scale Russian Infantry
Kit no. 35022
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 1973
Out of production
I paid a mere $1.25 for this kit back in the 70’s.
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 1973
Out of production
I paid a mere $1.25 for this kit back in the 70’s.
THE KIT:
Tamiya is an old prolific plastic model manufacturer based in Shizuoka, Japan. They manufacture all manner of plastic 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 of the decal sheet will find their way past one of the end flaps of the box to become lost forever. Give me a tray and lid type box any day of the week.
The cover art is a color illustration of 4 Russian infantrymen, posed against one of Tamiya’s SIGNATURE all-white backgrounds, that they use for the majority of their box arts.
All the men are dressed in khaki uniforms. The trousers are bloused into canvas leg wraps over low brown shoes.
Reading left to right, the 1st man is standing and aiming a PPSh-40 sub machine-gun. He wears a cloth side cap, has a canvas ammo pouch and bag on his belt along with a bayonet in scabbard.
The 2nd man to the right and in the rear is kneeling on his right knee. He too is armed with a PPSh-40 and also wears a cloth side cap and same field equipment as the 1st man.
The 3rd man to the right and in the rear is standing. He too is armed with a PPSh-40. He wears a steel helmet.
The 4th man is prone in the middle of the foreground. He wears a steel helmet and the same field gear as the other men. He is aiming a Degharyav machine-gun on a bipod.
The bottom of the box shows color illustrations of 18 cloth shoulder insignias, 8 brass badges, 2 steel badges, 4 award ribbons with medals, 2 officer’s hats, 2 grey fez hats, a cloth side cap and a cloth cap with ear muffs on it.
Two standing infantrymen are shown. Both wear their trousers bloused into high black jack boots. One man wears a cloth side cap and is holding a PPSh-40 sub machine-gun. The other man wears an officer’s hat. These 2 poses are not possible with the kit parts. Text about the illustrations is all in Japanese.
Tamiya is an old prolific plastic model manufacturer based in Shizuoka, Japan. They manufacture all manner of plastic 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 of the decal sheet will find their way past one of the end flaps of the box to become lost forever. Give me a tray and lid type box any day of the week.
The cover art is a color illustration of 4 Russian infantrymen, posed against one of Tamiya’s SIGNATURE all-white backgrounds, that they use for the majority of their box arts.
All the men are dressed in khaki uniforms. The trousers are bloused into canvas leg wraps over low brown shoes.
Reading left to right, the 1st man is standing and aiming a PPSh-40 sub machine-gun. He wears a cloth side cap, has a canvas ammo pouch and bag on his belt along with a bayonet in scabbard.
The 2nd man to the right and in the rear is kneeling on his right knee. He too is armed with a PPSh-40 and also wears a cloth side cap and same field equipment as the 1st man.
The 3rd man to the right and in the rear is standing. He too is armed with a PPSh-40. He wears a steel helmet.
The 4th man is prone in the middle of the foreground. He wears a steel helmet and the same field gear as the other men. He is aiming a Degharyav machine-gun on a bipod.
The bottom of the box shows color illustrations of 18 cloth shoulder insignias, 8 brass badges, 2 steel badges, 4 award ribbons with medals, 2 officer’s hats, 2 grey fez hats, a cloth side cap and a cloth cap with ear muffs on it.
Two standing infantrymen are shown. Both wear their trousers bloused into high black jack boots. One man wears a cloth side cap and is holding a PPSh-40 sub machine-gun. The other man wears an officer’s hat. These 2 poses are not possible with the kit parts. Text about the illustrations is all in Japanese.
One side panel of the box shows 3 color box arts of Tamiya kits: Kit no. MM-103, a German amphibious jeep Schwimmwagen, Kit no. 35005, a British Army 6 pdr anti-tank gun and Kit no. MM-118, a British Army Daimler Mk. II scout car.
The other side panel of the box shows 2 more box arts of Tamiya kits: Kit no. 35020, a German Army Sd.Kfz. 251/1 half-track and Kit no. MM-121, a Russian Army GAZ-67b field car.
Tamiya only named these kits, but did not give the kit numbers for them. I looked the numbers for the kits up on the Scale Mates web site and added them. Bad move Tamiya !
Tamiya only named these kits, but did not give the kit numbers for them. I looked the numbers for the kits up on the Scale Mates web site and added them. Bad move Tamiya !
On one end-flap of the box there are color illustrations of a Soviet ribbon, 2 brass award badges, one with a ribbon on it.
On the other end-fap of the box there are color illustrations of a PPSh-40 and a Degharyay machine-gun.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX:
The kit holds 2 dark-green parts trees in a sealed clear cello bag.
The smaller dark-green tree holds: 2 PPSh-40’s, the Degharyav, round ammo drums, 4 canvas packs, 2 shovels in carrying cases and 2 steel helmets (19 parts)
The kit holds 2 dark-green parts trees in a sealed clear cello bag.
The smaller dark-green tree holds: 2 PPSh-40’s, the Degharyav, round ammo drums, 4 canvas packs, 2 shovels in carrying cases and 2 steel helmets (19 parts)
The large dark-green tree holds: parts of the 4 figures. Three are divided into separate torsos, lower bodies and arms. One is full bodied with separate arms. (15 parts)
The instructions consist of a single sheet, that is printed on both sides, in 5 ½” x 11 ¾” format and folded once to fit the box.
The face side begins with a black and white photo of the figures made up and posed next to a GAZ-67b field car (not included in the kit)
Below this is Japanese text and painting instructions for the figures, all in Japanese.
The reverse side of the instructions gives an assembly instruction for each of the 4 figures. These instructions are alphabetized as letters A, B, C & D.
At the bottom there is a black and white photo of the figures made up, more Japanese text and a black and white photo of the figures made up and posed next to a Soviet KV-1 tank.
Trees are not alphabetized. However, there are part number tabs next to the parts on the trees.
The detail is very nice.
Recommended.
The face side begins with a black and white photo of the figures made up and posed next to a GAZ-67b field car (not included in the kit)
Below this is Japanese text and painting instructions for the figures, all in Japanese.
The reverse side of the instructions gives an assembly instruction for each of the 4 figures. These instructions are alphabetized as letters A, B, C & D.
At the bottom there is a black and white photo of the figures made up, more Japanese text and a black and white photo of the figures made up and posed next to a Soviet KV-1 tank.
Trees are not alphabetized. However, there are part number tabs next to the parts on the trees.
The detail is very nice.
Recommended.