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This kit
comes in the usual familiar stout cardboard box with the contents in a
re seal able poly bag. The outer covers front and back have the
work art and colour illustrations for placing the red crosses on and
measurements of the kit in mm. The kit comprises of 3 medium grey
sprue and two clear ones and a set of decals.
The
total number of parts including the extra
ones for the doors to be
open and an extra lower floor pan are 45 parts, on the decal sheets
there are enough for 4 vehicles with red cross markings and
one with red crescent markings . A
full guide to the recommended
colours that can be used are listed along with ref to the Humbrol
colour charts.
The parts are clean and free of flash, sink marks or ejector pin
marks, a blemish free kit. The model can be completed right hand
drive or left hand and the rear doors can be open to show the fitted
interior or a fully closed up option is in the kit.
I
have left the best information till last , once more John , has
thought about this kit from a modellers point of view , the front cab
is again in clear plastic and so is the internal dividing wall , all
it needs is careful masking and then painting both inside and out and
the windows are done . You also have the lights on the top of the
vehicle in clear plastic ready for the correct Tamiya colours to stain
them.
Please
let us have no comments about the wrong style of tyres in the kit, in
my local scrap yard there were at one time over 50 of these ambulances
and at least 4 different types and styles of tyres were fitted
including civilian.
Overall,
yet an other winner from John who is listening to modellers and
providing models of very good quality at a reasonable price. This is a
pre build up review but I can see no problems when I build it up. Many
thanks to John for supplying the kit for review. Look for press
announcements as to availability in your country
Ian
Sadler IPMS UK armour TAS leader
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