28mm Puma
Needed a break from the battle reports so i started work on Warlord Games plastic Puma. I have always loved the look of this vehicle and so decided i had to have one..
The box it comes in has some lovely art work on the front, while the back has some information on the vehicle and a nicely painted example of the Puma
Inside you get two sprues to make the Puma, a waterslide decal sheet and instructions. Some of the parts looked quite fragile, so i held off building for a while until i had fresh blades for my hobby knife.
You build the under carriage first. Which has some great detail on the vehicles suspension. Took me back to the old days as a young'un building model planes and the such. But the i don't understand why the wheels where made hollow. You go to great lengths to make the suspension look right encase people see it, but then decide that no-one will notice the wheels underneath. A am a bit confounded on why they weren't cast solid or with an insert to keep that high level of detail.
So i finally finished building it. Its definitely a bit fiddly to work on in places. Some components i had to use my knife to place piece as my fingers where too big to hold the small glued component
and place it in the right location.
But overall i think this is a fantastic kit (though not for the modeler who may get easily frustrated with small components), it has a great standard of detail that you expect from plastic model companies like Warlord Games and Italeri.
Next up to search the net for a good camo scheme. I may put up some photos later of the painted vehicle.
See you next time.
The box it comes in has some lovely art work on the front, while the back has some information on the vehicle and a nicely painted example of the Puma
Inside you get two sprues to make the Puma, a waterslide decal sheet and instructions. Some of the parts looked quite fragile, so i held off building for a while until i had fresh blades for my hobby knife.
You build the under carriage first. Which has some great detail on the vehicles suspension. Took me back to the old days as a young'un building model planes and the such. But the i don't understand why the wheels where made hollow. You go to great lengths to make the suspension look right encase people see it, but then decide that no-one will notice the wheels underneath. A am a bit confounded on why they weren't cast solid or with an insert to keep that high level of detail.
So i finally finished building it. Its definitely a bit fiddly to work on in places. Some components i had to use my knife to place piece as my fingers where too big to hold the small glued component
and place it in the right location.
But overall i think this is a fantastic kit (though not for the modeler who may get easily frustrated with small components), it has a great standard of detail that you expect from plastic model companies like Warlord Games and Italeri.
Next up to search the net for a good camo scheme. I may put up some photos later of the painted vehicle.
See you next time.
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