{"id":5172,"date":"2021-06-16T08:24:27","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T08:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.jadlamracingmodels.com\/?p=5172"},"modified":"2021-11-03T22:39:38","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T22:39:38","slug":"review-tamiya-1-35-kettenkraftrad-mid-production-sd-kfz-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.jadlamracingmodels.com\/2021\/06\/16\/review-tamiya-1-35-kettenkraftrad-mid-production-sd-kfz-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Tamiya 1\/35 Kettenkraftrad (Mid-Production Sd. Kfz. 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A note from the author…<\/h3>\n

Hello there! I’m Thomas – I’ve been building scale models for a few years now and always relish the opportunity to try something new and to expand my skill set. I mainly specialise in 1\/24 scale cars, particularly racing cars, and I love to research and learn about the stories behind their development and the people involved. In July 2020, I started Building on a Budget Models YouTube channel, which currently has over 2,000 subscribers.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Name<\/strong> – Tamiya 35377 Kettenkraftrad Mid Production 1:35 Plastic Model kit
\nNumber<\/strong> – 35377
\nScale<\/strong> – 1\/35
\nPrice<\/strong> – \u00a322.49
\nAvailability<\/strong> – Available now! Get yours here!<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hello model-makers,<\/h3>\n

What we have here is a brand new tooling of the Kettekraftrad which was previously released in the 1\/35 Military Miniature Series as Item 35029 back in 1973. The kit depicts a mid-production version, as opposed to the early-production version seen in the 1973 release. The Kettenkraftrad was originally developed for commando units, but was found to be highly useful on the poor terrain in Soviet territory. Of its numerous versions, the mid- production was the most prolifically manufactured, and was used to transport materials and even guns in the latter half of WWII.<\/p>\n

Whilst I may usually build cars, I was really excited to build a brand new tool Tamiya kit of such an interesting looking subject. This would be my first time making tank tracks too! Incidentally, Ketten<\/em> is the German word for “chains” or “tracks” whilst Kraftrad<\/em>\u00a0(sometimes shortened to Krad<\/em>) means motorcycle.<\/p>\n

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Now let’s see what’s in the box!<\/h3>\n

You get 5 sprues of sandy coloured plastic as well as a small photo etch fret and decal sheet. It is beautifully moulded with zero flash and incredible detail although some injection points will need to be removed – the instruction book makes it clear where all of these are.<\/p>\n