HaT Industrie armour kits

Jul 28, 2007 3 Replies
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I would like to try my hand at some 1/35 armour models. But firstly, I'd like to hone my weathering skills and try out a few new techniques on some



1/72 armour models. Although I fully intend to complete each model, they will be pretty much glorified paint dummies.

I have seen the HaT Industrie range which provide two snap-together kits in one box, for a similar price to a single equivalent fully detailed kit from someone like Revell or Italeri. I imagine that they are aimed primarily at wargamers/.



Does anyone have any experience with these kits? Are they ordinary hard polystyrene, or are they the soft (and almost unpaintable) polythene like the old Airfix figures?


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Enzo,

I haven't built one but I've seen a few of these and they're moulded in ordinary polystyrene. They vary in quality but aren't at all bad. For the price, they would be a good basis for painting practice.

Gordon McLaughlin

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That's what I wanted to know. Thanks, Gordon.

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Their website says they are hard plastic:

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look a lot like the old Roco minitanks as far as design goes. What I'd be concerned about is that painting and putting wear on a 1/72 scale tank is a lot different from doing it on a 1/35 scale one as far as realistic appearance goes.

Pat

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