Author | steentottrup |
Timestamp | 03/04/2005 |
Kit(s) | Ammunition set 1: Panther, Tiger, PAK 40 Marder, Hetzer, StuG F, Pz.Jäg. IV, sd.kfz. 234/4, sd.kfz. sd.kfz. 251/22 |
The package contain 3 types of ammunition for German WW II guns. The kit also contain wooden crates and metal containers for the ammunition types.
As with other Attack Hobby 1/72nd scale resin kits, the kit comes in a small hard, square plastic container with a card-board back. With the kit also comes a small piece of paper with instructions on how to paint the parts.
As said before, the kit contain 3 different types of German gun ammunition, two 7,5 cm and one 8,8 cm. The 8,8 cm shells are "8,8 cm Spgr. L/45" - a high-explosive shell, used for the Tiger I. The 7,5 cm shells, both armour-piercing rounds, are "7,5 cm Pzgr. 39 für KwK 42", used for the Panther, and "7,5 cm Pzgr. 40 für PaK 40", used for PaK 40, Marder, Hetzer, StuG F/f8, PzJag. IV, Sd.kfz. 234/4 and Sd.kfz. 251/22. The kit contain 10 rounds and one empty shell of each type. The kit also contains wooden crates for the Pzgr. 39, 3 closed crates and 5 open crates with lids. The crates can contain 2 rounds. For the Spgr. L/45 round, the kit contain 3 closed crates and 4 open crates with lids. The crates can contain 3 rounds. The containers for the Pzgr. 40 are steel tubes, 11 in all. All the parts are very detailed (and small), and none of the parts in the kit I got has any flaws, air bubbles or flash.
I could have used more empty rounds (when you resupply a tank, you will most likely drop off the empty shells), but a set with no less than 33 rounds, 3 empty, 15 crates and 11 tubes, should be enough for a diorama or two, and with the prices of this kit, most could probably afford a couple of these kits. The kit is simply great, and I'll have to get several of these in the near future. The only thing that lets this kit down, is the bad painting instructions. It will be very hard to make these rounds accurate with the instructions that comes with this set, and I'll have to find some other source for this. I would have liked if one or more of the tubes had been left opened, like the crates. A great kit recommended for all, the 7,5 cm types are obvious choices, the 8,8 cm high-explosive round is a funny choice, but if you research a bit on the subject, you'll probably find that this round often was used on "soft-skins" and lightly armoured vehicles.