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21st Century Kit

Started by matrixone, June 29, 2007, 09:04:56 PM

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matrixone

June 29, 2007, 09:04:56 PM
I saw this kit on the shelf and thought I would get it, the 21st Century 1/32 scale Opel Blitz.
This is a very easy to build model with very few parts and is mostly assembled right out of the box.


Here is what it looks like with the cab and truck bed attatched...with none of the small bits added.



With a little extra detail painting and weathering this will be a nice looking model and will look good in my photobase pics with my future 1/32 scale Luftwaffe planes.

This model will get a three color camouflage in a what-if ''ambush scheme'' and then plenty of weathering like my Ju 87G had. :D

Matrixone

nev

#1
June 29, 2007, 11:11:04 PM
Even without weathering, it looks pretty realistic  B)  
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Supertom

#2
June 30, 2007, 07:19:14 AM
Wow, I didn't know they made those!  Sweet!
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#3
June 30, 2007, 07:34:45 AM
Realistic in the extreme...and it's not even done yet!
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cthulhu77

#4
June 30, 2007, 08:25:24 AM
Yep, as much as I want to hate those kits, they are just great.

matrixone

#5
June 30, 2007, 08:35:23 AM
Not only does it look good O.O.B. it also has operating cab doors and engine hood. The cab is made of metal but the rest of the kit is plastic. I have not tried to dry fit the smaller detail parts yet but so far I have not seen any reason why they would be a problem in the final assembly of the kit. :)

BTW, 21st Century also makes a WWII U.S. Army Halftrack.

Matrixone

HOG

#6
June 30, 2007, 09:57:10 AM
I`ve waited years for someone to do reasonably priced ground equipment for dio`s. I move up to 48th and Acadamy start with their great little vehicles in 72, now there making them in 1:32! I give up. :banghead:  
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matrixone

#7
June 30, 2007, 10:43:10 AM
HOG,
This is a fine kit, but would have been much better if they had made it an Opel Blitz fuel truck! Who knows, maybe they will someday.

Matrixone

HOG

#8
June 30, 2007, 10:48:11 AM
QuoteHOG,
This is a fine kit, but would have been much better if they had made it an Opel Blitz fuel truck! Who knows, maybe they will someday.

Matrixone
If they don`t I`m sure it`ll soon appear as a resin fuel tank at about four times the cost of the kit :lol:  
H-O-G = Head Out of Gestalt-hands on autopilot
WORK! The curse of the drinking class.
"Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life."
(Ralph Waldo Emerson )

Archibald

#9
June 30, 2007, 10:49:36 AM
Astonishing photo as usual! You must try to post your pics at the Key publishing forum one day  :rolleyes:  
King Arthur: Can we come up and have a look?
French Soldier: Of course not. You're English types.
King Arthur: What are you then?
French Soldier: I'm French. Why do you think I have this outrageous accent, you silly king?

Well regardless I would rather take my chance out there on the ocean, that to stay here and die on this poo-hole island spending the rest of my life talking to a gosh darn VOLLEYBALL.
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