Tamiya M4A3E8 Sherman Easy Eight Tank Model Kit

Its good

I bought this for my 14 year old son and this is his review: Even though I have very little experience with modeling (3rd model overall, 2nd tank), I have so much to say! This model was super fun to put together and with a little bit of prior practice with a similar model should prep you for this. It was a lot less challenging than I thought—so beginners like me, don’t be intimidated! I’d say the hardest part is probably applying the turret and frontal decals; they get very finicky and I had to weather them more than I would’ve wanted to. And speaking of weathering, it’s actually quite easy and you’ll get it quick. This is a super-detailed model for how beginner-friendly I found it to be, with all the small parts (be careful, I nearly lost several parts!) Some other advice and side notes: if you’re using Tamiya paints and/or super-thin cement like those depicted in the picture, WEAR A MASK. Or have a fan or whatnot, because that stuff is stinky! I also suggest having each and every thing in the picture w/ all the tools for the best result, but is not necessary. The 2-inch Lego figure is for clarity of the size of the model. Nothing in the picture containing my paints and tools is included. The paint job I did was actually quite different from the company’s original; I did a weathered desert while they wanted an urban-ish olive drab. Without breaks from other things, it should take a solid few days, but that depends. All in all, great model and I can’t wait for any other models from Tamiya that I can come across. I hope this review was helpful!

イタズラにパーツ数を増やさずに理想的な加減の完成度を楽しめるキットです。プラパーツだけでも充分と感じさせてくれるキット。

This was a fabulous kit to make. Tamiya really do provide kits with excellent detail. The instructions were very clear. Some parts are very fiddly, for example lamp covers, so a good pair of tweezers is recommended. I decided to add weathering. I referred to a photo of a Sherman allocated to the Polish tank brigade that fought in the Falaise area.

He hecho muchas maquetas de Tamiya, sin duda esta es la de más calidad. Quizás es un modelo más nuevo, algunos moldes son de 2015, pero casi no he tenido que limar juntas de las molduras y las piezas encajan con gran precisión. Otro gran ejemplo es el plástico de las orugas, a diferencia de otros modelos Tamiya en este caso SI pueden pegarse con pegamento. En otros modelos Tamiya he tenido que recurrir a grapas, coser con hilo y otras soluciones para unir las orugas. Por ponerle dos pegas: 1. Pegatinas un poco escasas, aunque representan fielmente lo que estos tanques llevaban en la época. 2. Los ejes de las ruedas parecen un poco delgados, especialmente el de la rueda trasera en el que hay una gran tensión por las orugas. Mucho cuidado o se parten.

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