discussion is this one of the worst kits ever produced

[col68]

Whilst unpacking a box that has been in storage for years I came across this monstrosity I can't remember buying it. And judging by the amount of dust and it costing £ 6.00 it was along time ago.
The instructions are in Chinese,everything is over or under scale and the tracks wouldn't look out of place on a modern APC

 

[Guest]

Well I know nothing about armour but looks like it's made of plastic so definitely as described, I wouldn't go to court with it

 

[papa 695]

Looks good to me Colin.
I've built the Airfix Victory starter kit.

 

[flyjoe180]

I've built the Airfix Victory starter kit.

I came across this monstrosity

That is a definite candidate for Ian's WWII kit bash GB! No harm in chopping/adding to it!

 

[eddiesolo]

Nothing wrong with it...apart from the fit in places. The BlueTank models are a bit iffy.

 

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[col68]

Nothing wrong with it...apart from the fit in places. The BlueTank models are a bit iffy.

I hate to disagree si I can't find anything right with it its got the wrong tracks nothing is to scale. The only thing it has in common with a real alligator is its roughly the right shape

 

[eddiesolo]

I hate to disagree si I can't find anything right with it its got the wrong tracks nothing is to scale. The only thing it has in common with a real alligator is its roughly the right shape

I was winding you up Col They are...poor to say the least. Would make a superb, knocked out and rusty relic though.

A bit like the 1/35 Sherman I did.

 

[col68]

Its either that or try and get some after market bits and pieces

 

[eddiesolo]

Its either that or try and get some after market bits and pieces

Is it worth the cost in aftermarket parts? Might be worthwhile to use this as a test bed for paint schemes etc and get a better model, that is if you're after one.

 

[col68]

Is it worth the cost in aftermarket parts? Might be worthwhile to use this as a test bed for paint schemes etc and get a better model, that is if you're after one.

You have a point there mate

 

[colin m]

Yours maybe one of the worst kits ever produced, but here's another. I didn't even get decals in this, I got stickers ! View attachment 280838

 

[eddiesolo]

Found this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ITALERI-1...658407?hash=item1ec3e623a7:g:dEsAAOSwXYtY06tr if any good for you?

 

[col68]

Cheers si I might have to invest

 

[Guest]

Whilst unpacking a box that has been in storage for years I came across this monstrosity I can't remember buying it. And judging by the amount of dust and it costing £ 6.00 it was along time ago.
The instructions are in Chinese,everything is over or under scale and the tracks wouldn't look out of place on a modern APC

I used a few for kit bashing parts etc..

 

[Guest]

Whilst unpacking a box that has been in storage for years I came across this monstrosity I can't remember buying it. And judging by the amount of dust and it costing £ 6.00 it was along time ago.
The instructions are in Chinese,everything is over or under scale and the tracks wouldn't look out of place on a modern APC

I actually have a built one of those — note I didn’t say “I built one of those” because I was given a built and unpainted example of it a looooooong time ago, and it’s still sitting in a cupboard in my hobby room somewhere.

But for worst kit ever, I see your LVT and raise you an IS-3 I’ve owned for not quite as long as the Nichimo LVT, but still a fair while:

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[Guest]

Jakko .

Think you should find it and show it. Would be interesting for all to see how it looks. :thumb2:
By the look of the instruction sheet paper alone, which looks as cheap as you can get , it should be worth it .
John .

 

[Guest]

Good idea! Here’s what you got for your rubles — well, mostly. The model is supposed to be motorised, but that whole part is missing in mine.

Here’s the box lid once again:

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The prices written on the lid are 45 and 25, the former crossed out, but I have no idea what currency this indicates — I suppose guilders, but it could be euros, though I think I’ve owned the kit for longer than we’ve had the latter. Even then, I’m not sure what I paid for it, if I paid anything at all, and who I bought/got the kit from

On one side of one of the long ends is some information about the kit:

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The text transliterates as:

EKSPORT
SDELANO W SSSR
Sbornaya model-kopiya tanka IS-3
Artikul MG 085-01-4326

I don’t speak Russian, but nearly all of this is easy enough to translate:

EXPORT
MADE IN USSR
<something> model-copy of IS-3 tank
Article MG 085-01-4326

So was this made for export only? If so, I suppose only to other Soviet-sphere countries, because even if this is a 1970s model (I’m not sure), who would have wanted one in a country where Tamiya and Italeri kits were available? OTOH, of course, those didn’t have IS-3 kits.

On the other long side is a short overview of the real tank:

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Unfortunately the box on mine is badly damaged, so it’s hard to read. Either way, though, I’m going to leave trying to decipher it as an exercise for the reader

Upper and lower hulls, the latter with a ruler for size:

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Note the lower hull has large cutouts for no real purpose, other than perhaps to save some plastic.

Several parts have come (or been cut) loose, but I put them back where I think they went for the following sprue shots:

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And the tracks:

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With a close-up to show their fine detail inside and out:

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The complete instructions, in the order you would leaf through them:

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The first page indicates the manufacturer at the very top: Modelskiy Opytno-Eksperimentalynyy Zavod “Ogonek”, which means something like Model Experimental Factory “Twinkle” (Google Translate to the rescue for the middle words and the actual name ).

The instructions certainly seem adequate. A bit wordy, but the exploded diagrams alone should be sufficient for anyone who doesn’t speak Russian. I like the parts list (step 4, on page 4) that tells you what each thing is and how many there are in the kit. Since there is one motor per track and the battery pack has three leads, I suppose this means the model can’t just go forward and back but can also turn.

Finally, the decals:

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Unlike most kit decals, these are “inside-out”: the side you can see if the one that goes against the model. Quite why they saw a need to print a green backing to the turret number, I’m not sure, though.

 

[Guest]

Jakko .
I'm yet to master copy and pasting a page to Translate, but they seems very detailed. I wonder in the 1970's If you could get Tamiya or similar in Russia. Thanks for showing .
Are you going to build it !!! :flushed::smiling3:
John .

 

[rtfoe]

I actually have a built one of those — note I didn’t say “I built one of those” because I was given a built and unpainted example of it a looooooong time ago, and it’s still sitting in a cupboard in my hobby room somewhere.

But for worst kit ever, I see your LVT and raise you an IS-3 I’ve owned for not quite as long as the Nichimo LVT, but still a fair while:

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Hi Jakko, I did build that monstrosity of an LVT by Bluetank...I get nightmares but this will prove anything is possible. This is the finished kit with waders stuck onto existing track...

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Cheers,
Richard