Monday, December 23, 2013

AFV Modeller Issue 74

Military Engineering vehicles have always been one of my favourite subjects, for one reason, that they combines both the characteristics of armour and engineering vehicles. It couldn't be cooler than to build some heavy steel and complex machinery structures at the same time! The successor to the M3 Lee-based M31 tank recovery vehicle was the M32, The first variant, the M32B1, which was built on the early M4A1 cast hull, is a true beauty, and it is also one of my dream subjects. I believe that most of you have already read dozens of reviews of this stunning kit. So I'm not going to repeat the Basic information "again", just explain some of the most important features that Tasca has brought to us. 5 new sprues are included in the box, they contain the newly tooled subassembly turret, the main boom, the A-frame, interiors, tool boxes and some unique hull fittings. The details are top quality and correctly based on the early M4A1 cast hull and VVSS suspension. The kit contains nearly 400 new parts, including some of the finest details I've ever seen on an plastic model, over 20 more steps on the construction guide, so read the instruction booklet carefully and be patient when building this kit. Thanks to Tasca and their efforts with this complex and ambitious model, I can finally forget my old, inaccurate Italeri M32 and all those annoying resin conversions. It's time to enjoy some serious details and accuracy.

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