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Zvezda's MB L4500 (Sprue Shots)
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Posted: Saturday, November 29, 2008 - 06:10 AM UTC
A few weeks ago, when we ran the story on Zvezda's German Heavy Truck in 1/35th scale, it was necessary to ''wing-it'' a bit. Here are more details and images of the sprues. The Updated story can be seen:

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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!

acav
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Posted: Saturday, November 29, 2008 - 07:12 AM UTC
Those are some nice looking sprues.
The moulding on the tilt hoops looks especially fine.
The photos are nothing special, but the overall impression is a pretty good base kit to go to town on, or just a pleasant enough OOB
Personally I'm not keen on the renders of the figures, but the driver looks good, while the mechanic looks a bit knock-kneed; a good figure to split in two and use the legs and torso with some alternate parts for a more interesting pose.
Thanks for showing us these - any idea when we can get an in-box review..?

cheers
acav
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Posted: Saturday, November 29, 2008 - 11:37 PM UTC
This looks promising. This is bound to be a popular model given the subject. I will get one for sure.

Thanks for the news update
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Posted: Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 11:11 AM UTC
Indeed, the hoops looks good, fine and in scale but, knowing the habit of Zvezda to pack the frames loose in a relatively soft cardboard boxes, let's wait to see what will happen with them. And are those figures "pictures" 3D-generated or simply my eyes are old and tired?
Also, call me dumb but I can't get why a normal 2-axle truck needs so many tires! Are the half of them for load or what?
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Posted: Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 11:46 AM UTC
This looks like it could turn out to be a good quality kit. The possabilities for this kit is many and varied for aftermarket items. Crane truck, AA gun truck, mobile maintance workshop and others unnamed are many. A late war version with maultier running gear and late war cab, or armored cab version could be a great addition to this kit. Zvezda has alot of options out there for making a money maker out of this kit. All they got to do is make sure this base kit is good to excelent. I'll be waiting for a review to see what is thought of this kit.
Joe
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Posted: Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 08:13 PM UTC
Looks really good. Nice to see that there doesn't seem to be any sink holes in the loadbed. This is usually a difficult part on a truck kit, large & fairly even thickness except where the structural beams are.
The tyres wasn't made of vinyl either :-)
/ Robin
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Posted: Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 09:27 PM UTC

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And are those figures "pictures" 3D-generated or simply my eyes are old and tired?



No, no more old and tired than mine - they ARE Cad-Generated images
alanmac
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Posted: Sunday, December 14, 2008 - 08:40 AM UTC
Hi

Somebodys quick off the mark, built one already......

http://dishmodels.ru/gshow.htm?p=4645

Alan
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Posted: Sunday, December 14, 2008 - 09:42 AM UTC
A few shots to get the creative juices flowing!


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Posted: Monday, March 02, 2009 - 01:36 AM UTC
I just picked this kit up at my local hobby shop, and a first look into the box has got me rather excited. This is a very detailed kit, with complete braking system, engine detail, reasonable cab interior and with very few mould seams to clean up. The two figures look nice, but I will reserve comment until I have assembled them.

I'll do a in box review as soon as I can get the pics up and running.

Cheers
Henk
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Posted: Monday, March 02, 2009 - 01:44 AM UTC
2 weeks ago I saw one at my LHS.
Gone since then.. anyway no space for more boxes or displays.

I'll get a 3,7 flak gun and build a Flak Merc Benz
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