Maquette 1/35 GAZ-67 Light Artillery Tractor w/
45mm gun and limber
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The Kit
The kit consists of seven sprues, 217 parts, molded in threecolors
INSTRUCTIONS:
Exploded view, parts map, brief history, 13 steps. Some diagrams are
printed small, some parts placement is ambiguous.
TRACTOR:
Some parts overly thick, detail moderate to minimal. Heavy flash on
one of the three sprues. Ejector marks are minimal. These parts are molded
in olive plastic.
LIMBER:
These parts are molded in white plastic, somewhat softer than those
of the tractor. There is some flash, but not bad. Faint to very faint
detail on some parts. Some of the smaller parts suffer from overly thick
attachment points. Limber uses the same wheels as found on the gun sprues.
GUN
Molded in gray plastic on three sprues. The wheel spoke detail is very
nice, requiring minimal clean up. Some small flash visible on gun carriage
parts. Some shrinkage dimples visible on thicker parts. There are ejector
marks and flash on the gun mount pieces. The gun shield pieces are rather
thick, but appear accurate and could be thinned readily or remade if desired.
There are plenty of full and spent shells included, as well as ammunition
crates.
Conclusion
This is a decent kit, treating a nice, seldom seen subject. Moderate
filling will be needed on some parts. I would recommend this kit to moderately
experienced builders. A definite must-have for WW II Russian fans.
My thanks to MMD-Squadron for
graciously donating this kit for our review.
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