{"id":2231,"date":"2020-10-26T16:13:50","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T16:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.jadlamracingmodels.com\/?p=2231"},"modified":"2020-11-03T20:40:48","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T20:40:48","slug":"review-tamiya-1-35-jagdpanzer-marder-i-sd-kfz-135","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.jadlamracingmodels.com\/2020\/10\/26\/review-tamiya-1-35-jagdpanzer-marder-i-sd-kfz-135\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Tamiya 1\/35 Jagdpanzer Marder I (Sd.Kfz.135)"},"content":{"rendered":"

A note from the author…<\/h3>\n

I\u2019m Rob, a normal guy who enjoys making models! I\u2019m by no means a \u2018professional\u2019 modeller, but I am passionate, try my best and kits generally turn out well! All my builds are done at home in my spare time with typical model tools and accessories.<\/p>\n

I will endeavour to provide an honest view on the kits I build for this blog, good and bad*. I will point out things you may need to be careful about and some little tips and tricks to make the build a bit easier and more enjoyable. I might even throw in a bit of humour** along the way.<\/p>\n

So get the kettle on, put your feet up and have a laugh at my mediocre modelling skills.<\/p>\n

*Views and opinions are my own and not that of Jadlam.
\n**Humour and jokes may not actually be funny.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Name<\/strong> – Tamiya\u00a0 1\/35 Jagdpanzer Marder I (Sd.Kfz.135)
\nNumber<\/strong> – 35370
\nScale<\/strong> – 1\/35
\nPrice<\/strong> – \u00a331.49
\nAvailability<\/strong> – Now! (get it bought) Buy yours here!<\/a> at jadlamracingmodels.com<\/p>\n

Introduction<\/h4>\n

It’s nice to have a bit of a change. When I was given the opportunity to build a armour kit after a seemingly endless series of aircraft builds I let an audible sigh of relief. When I found out it was to be a Tamiya “new tool” then my mood improved considerably.<\/p>\n

Lets get this straight Tamiya kits are great! The new ones are absolute masterpieces of model kit engineering. I’m not sure of what particular kind of witchcraft is at work here, but it’s a good kind.<\/p>\n

Enough fawning. Let’s take a look at what you get in the box.<\/p>\n

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The box design will be familiar to anyone who has built a Tamiya armour kit in the last 40 or so years.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On to the sprues: You get five sprues of sandy brown styrene, exceptionally well moulded with crisp detail, sharp definition and absolutely not one trace of flash. Mould alignment is spot on, so clean up of parts will be minimal. You get two of sprue A as this is for the tracks and one of sprues B,C and D.<\/p>\n

Here are some pictures…<\/p>\n