Maquette 1/35 Schienenwagen Pz. Sp. Wg. 202 (r)
Russian BA-20 armored car modified for railroad use in German service.
Kit # MQ 3572
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The Kit
The kit consists of 99 parts on three sprues molded in three different
shades of plastic. The instructions are of the exploded view type, incorporating
a parts map and showing seven assembly steps.
The chassis parts are identical to those of the GAZ M1 staff car by
Maquette. There is a good deal of flash on the wheels, but they are used
as spares. Otherwise the molding looks good, with minimal flash, shrinkage,
or ejector pin marks.
The body part sprue shows nice detail, cleanly molded, very slight
shrinkage on a couple of parts. There is good surface finish and detail,
although somewhat heavy-handed at times. Rivet detail, hinges, and panel
line execution is quite nice.
The third sprue contains the railroad wheels and a nicely executed
section of railroad track bed, ties, and rails. A slight amount of shrinkage
dimpling mars the width indicator pieces. These may be easier to remake
than to clean up.
Decal markings are provided to model a captured Russian armored car
converted by the Germans to patrol the railroads of Russia.
Conclusion
My overall impression is that this is a nicely rendered model of a
seldom seen vehicle. This appears to be a simple, straightforward kit
with no nasty surprises. Armor modeling fans of the Russian front in WW
II will definitely want to add this kit to their collection. This kit
is whole- heartedly recommended.
My thanks to MMD-Squadron for
graciously donating this kit for our review.
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