Tristar Flakpanzer 38t

[lquah]

It's been a long wait for Tristar's latest kit, the Flakpanzer 38t. And no, it's not called "Gepard".

Love the boxart. It's done by Yuji Asano. Asano-san painted the box art for the Marder IIIH as well. It looks much better than the in the photo.



I was expecting the box to be the same size as the other 38t's but Tristar has gone for a larger box. It's now the same box size as the Pz IVs.

The kit includes 16 sprues, a large PE fret and a metal tow cable. Four of the sprues are new. The rest comes from the 38t Full Interior set, 2cm Flak late version, 2cm Ammunition and Accessories set and the tracks and supension from the 38t series.

The release of this kit has been delayed as Tristar was tweaking some of the details. It has been improved from the test shots that were posted on PMMS.

Sprue shots will follow shortly.

Lawrence

[Kreighshoer]

can't wait to see the sprues and your build

another beauty from tristar!

cheers

[Driver]

I'm eager to see a review of it so I can decide which one I'll get; Dragon, Tristar or Alan. HEHEHE

Ruben

[pwranta193]

Yeah... let's see what you've got mister!

I'm thinking we need to get you a DML for a side by side - not to steal Terry's thunder

Love this little vehicle, and am seriously looking forward to your build and opinion. One step closer to the new, and improved Grillen...

Take a day off from work. Hey, wait a minute - isn't it time for the Holidays? Finish up on your New Year's responsibilities and settle in at the work bench for a couple of days!!!

恭喜發財
or Kung Hei Fat Choi... my good man!

[lquah]

Yeah... let's see what you've got mister!

I'm thinking we need to get you a DML for a side by side - not to steal Terry's thunder

Love this little vehicle, and am seriously looking forward to your build and opinion. One step closer to the new, and improved Grillen...

Take a day off from work. Hey, wait a minute - isn't it time for the Holidays? Finish up on your New Year's responsibilities and settle in at the work bench for a couple of days!!!

恭喜發財
or Kung Hei Fat Choi... my good man!

Thanks dude!

Terry's thunder is safe as I ain't doing a super in depth review and I'm nowhere as meticulous as he is. Looking forward to his review though. I'm just going to build it and enjoy the ride. I'm going to go at quicker pace with this one.

To be honest, I now fear buying DML kits. I've been eyeing the Porsch KT for awhile now and took the plunge thinking it's going to be good and accurate OOTB since they've done a few of them before. But they left out details that were on previous kits. I'm really scratching my head on this kit. But that's another story.

Yeah, CNY is round the corner and that means giving out little red packets stuffed with cash to strangers! That's my modeling budget gone for the month

LQ

[lquah]

Here are the sprues

The new sprues. Sprue A - main panels


Sprue B: Bottom panel, fenders, engine covers, driver's hatch, fan housing etc


Sprue C: Rear section panels, flak pedestal, rear compartment floor and panel latches


Sprue F: Foldable superstructure panels


Sprue D: OVM tools and equipment from Pz 38t


Sprue E x 2: Suspension, roadwheels, sprockets and idlers from Pz 38t


Sprue H: Driver's compartment interior parts from the Pz 38t Full Interior Set


Sprue J: Engine parts from the Pz 38t Full Interior Set


Sprue K: Flak gun shield from the 2cm Flak Late kit


Sprue a: Flak gun cradle minus the base from the 2cm Flak Late kit


Sprue c and d: Flak gun housing, gun barrel and sights from the 2cm Flak Late kit


Sprue from the Ammunition and Accessories set


PE


Tow cable and decals


Tracks are from the Pz 38t set and are not shown.

LQ

[Panzergrenadier]

Very cool LQ! Now all we need is for you to build it. I support the idea of taking a few days and enjoying it.

[Mateusz Jonakowski]

Another 'must have'... will I ever stop collecting boxes?

Great in-box Lawrence, thanks a lot.

Mateusz

[Uruk-Hai]

I will get this Flakpanzer, I am however waiting for the verdicts to help me choose.

Cheers

[sam_dwyer]

Looks super LQ!
Looking forward to your build on this one. Im still working my way thru the DML one.. still waiting for these Tristar ones to be shipped from Rainbow 10!

Sam