Master Box Somewhere in Europe 1944 (4 Figures, 2 Horses and Cart) Figure Model Building Kits (1:35 Scale)

UPDATE: 6.Apr.19So if you order this kit you'll need some tools to improve the quality of the fit. I found most of the locating pins to have holes not deep enough to accept the pin. I had to drill out the wheels to fit the axels. I have a pin drill so drilling out the holes wasn't a big deal for me. So it wasn't a big problem for me to make the necessary modifications needed to make the parts fit. I still think it is a pretty good kitI was a bit worried when the package arrived and I opened the box to find it was flat. It looked like it had never been unfolded, but the pieces arrived unscathed.There is a bit more flash than I'd like although after some trimming the pieces fit together well.I got this for the wagon and horses. I don't care for the winter gear uniforms although they seem to be well made and very detailed, the mess kits have handles!I've sort of gotten back into building models. I was sort of into making them about 50 years ago. I see some improvements and some things are still the same.The instructions have the part number on each sprue but there aren't any numbers on the sprue themselves, so it becomes a bit of a challenge to find which and where. I've already noticed the location 'pins' are a bit long for the corresponding holes which required me to drill the holes a bit deeper and sand down the location pins. That's my bad I didn't feel like changing the drill bit.Overall I'd say it is a good kit. It will work well for what I have planned for it. The horses are pretty good, one of the horses the hoove won't touch the ground but I can work around that. There are some small gaps in the fit even after sanding them flat to get the burrs off of the parts. The horse mane and tail will need some work to make them look like hair. They are formed well but it is plastic hair and while detailed it really doesn't look like real hair.So far it hasn't been a hard build but you need to take your time and get the pieces to fit before adding glue. I think I'll be adding some additional detail for the tack, probably use dental floss and paint it.I'm giving it four stars only because of the collapsed box when I received it. It is a good kit to mess with. I've discovered some other wagon kits the Germans used for supply and so forth. So this is a good addition for realistic dioramas if one were to lean toward the horse drawn side of the Wehrmacht.

Oh boy, here we go . Working on it now. I anticipated more from Natch box. Directions were not that. Took forever to figure out. The cart is done, but I’m hoping the figures will go better. Bought it for a diorama and the price. I’ll make it look good but it will take some modeling skills for sure! Sometimes you just take a chance.

Master box models has found a very good niche in the modelling world. Excellent detail, very good research, meticulously crafted and engineered, and unique settings or positions. The vendor is also excellent with great communications. The good stuff for us modellers.

Another MB winner, with a number of diorama uses and adaptations waiting to happen! Tens of thousands of horses were deployed by the European armies in WW2. They are the perfect counterpoint to all that armor!

Still working on this kit however have run into a lot of issues with fit and finish. Virtually every pin hole has needed to be drilled out. Lots of flashing to be sanded down. If this wasn't such a simple model the lack of instructions would make it almost un-buildable. The horses in particular will need a lot of putty to fill in the void spaces. Will probably end up being okay but a kit this simple shouldn't require the amount of time and effort that's needed to make it presentable. In short, not worth the time or money spent.

ok

It came quickly & was very nice.

The models from Master box always exceed my expectations. They are true Masterpieces.

Nice

Interesting subject matter for a kit

nice kit at good price

Very good product.

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