Review: Hobby Boxx T-34/85 Tank w/interior

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Bluepen - 23 Jul 2007 02:03 GMT

This is a 1/48th scale tank kit from Hobby Boss. It has a complete
interior, including the engine, crew compartment and turret interioir.
Yep, it is all there. I have completed the hull interior for the most
part. It is a challenge.

Issues: the instructions lack clarity of placement I would recommend a
good pile of pictures or a very good reference book... swomeone can
recommend one, I am sure.

It is tight. In the interest of accuracy I think it is a bit too
tight in some ways. The firewall barely fir into the hull and the
rear wall was really tight as well. Watch it as you put the fuiel
tanks into the rear.

Overall I really like the kit, especially the size. I will report as
it all comes together.

Any other comments?

Lance
Ketchikan, Alaska

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Bruce Burden - 23 Jul 2007 04:56 GMT

Hi Lance,

: Issues: the instructions lack clarity of placement I would recommend a
: good pile of pictures or a very good reference book... swomeone can
: recommend one, I am sure.
:
: Any other comments?

My understanding is that Hobby Boss (Boxx?) is a part of
Trumpeter, and the T-34/85 kit is a pantograph of their 1/16 scale
kit. So, comments about that kit should work for the smaller kit.

Bruce

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Pat Flannery - 23 Jul 2007 05:39 GMT

> My understanding is that Hobby Boss (Boxx?) is a part of
> Trumpeter, and the T-34/85 kit is a pantograph of their 1/16 scale
> kit. So, comments about that kit should work for the smaller kit.
>

According to this, it's not exactly a shrunken copy:
http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/reviews/48/hobbyboss/hb84806-8.htm
as some parts are simplified.

Pat

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Pat Flannery - 23 Jul 2007 05:27 GMT

> This is a 1/48th scale tank kit from Hobby Boss. It has a complete
> interior, including the engine, crew compartment and turret interioir.
> Yep, it is all there. I have completed the hull interior for the most
> part. It is a challenge.
>

It looks great in these photos:
http://www.hobbybokhandeln.se/dr_gjutstam.php?subaction=showfull&id=1165943034&a
rchive=&start_from=&ucat=2&

Bandai never hit that level of detail in their old 1/48 scale tanks.

Pat

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