This might fashionably be called an ‘unboxing’ these days … actually I’m just saying some new toys arrived – a lot of little bits in a group order (Skytrex have a flat £5 fee for UK postage so it makes sense to club together when somebody wants something) …
My ‘something’ was the last contender in my forthcoming Great Russian Truck Off – a ‘shootout style’ comparison of what you can get these days to shift the Red Army around.
… plus, you will see, an artillery half-track, and in the background some Peter Pig Nebelwerfers and crew (well I decide the the Gaz truck could go into German service as I had, quite unrelated, realised that the German Army had no rocket troops (so if I was doing some shopping, I ought to fix that!) …
Anyway, back to the trucks … expect the full review in due course, but here’s a first impression of the Skytrex Gaz …
I hadn’t realised that the wheels were cast on. That’s kind of a bonus as nobody likes fiddly wheels … the ‘fixings’, however, are pretty crude and _are noticeable on the finished models …
I’m not sure I like this, and may have to take a file to them (and probably add a rear axle – and that probably means the Skytrex model isn’t going to win the Truck Off) ..
I kind of knew this from painted ones I have seen – but, in all honesty, I hadn’t realised how grim it was under there.
It’s also a bit wide.
I may need to slim that beast down. That’s a lot of truck for what is basically a ‘pick up’.
I will get the dimensions for the review lest it turns out I’m being unfair. It is quite crisply cast, so will make a nice model (but to measure up to the best of the bunch, it might need some work doing) …
Anyway, look out for the big review … here’s a selection of contenders …
Some, of course, are Gaz, some ZiS … some are solid metal, some hollow plastic. The prices range from £2.75 (Butler) to £6.75 (Flames of War) though the QC might work out more than that if you are shipping in from the US.
Anyway, that’s all for another day.
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