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German Brass Shells
8.8cm L/71 and 8.8cm L/56
AFV Club, 1/35 scale
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| Stock Number, Description
and Price |
AFV Club 1/35 scale brass
accessories:
Kit No. AF 35086; 8.8 cm L/71 Ammunition; 24 pieces of brass; price US
$13.98
Kit No. AF 35087; 8.8 cm L/56 Ammunition; 18 brass pieces, 3 aluminum
casings; price US $13.98 |
| Media and Contents: |
388 parts (350 in olive drab
styrene, 25 etched brass, 6 tires in black vinyl, 3 brass tubes, 2
sections of brass chain, 1 turned aluminum barrel, 1 roll of clear vinyl
tubing) |
| Scale: |
1/35 |
| Review Type: |
First Look |
| Advantages: |
Excellent renditions of German
ammunition rounds; turned cases function like originals; variety of
ammunition will be appreciated by Tiger fans |
| Disadvantages: |
Cost prohibitive for anyone wanting
to provide a full unit of fire for a model! |
| Recommendation: |
Highly Recommended to all German and
artillery fans |
Reviewed by
Cookie Sewell
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One of the latest "upscale" accessories for armor kits has been the use of
turned aluminum or brass ammunition for guns or tanks. AFV Club has been doing
it for some time now, and these are their latest products.
The L/71 set is for the later model "long" 8.8 cm guns and will compliment the
Flak 43/41, Elefant/Ferdinand, Tiger II, or Hornisse/Nashorn kits. The package
provides 12 casings in turned brass and 12 different projectiles – 3 each of
four different styles, which apparently include HE-FRAG and AP or APCBC type
projectiles.
The L/56 is for the Flak 18 and 36/37 or Tiger I kits. It comes with 9 brass
casings and 3 aluminum casings and 9 different rounds – three each of HE-FRAG,
APCBC, and HEAT.
The rounds are excellent and only lack the "one upsmanship" feature of DML kits
– namely, the etched base with headstamp production data for each round
included.
The only drawback is the cost of fully equipping a model with this sort of
ammunition – a full up Tiger I would probably add some $142 to the cost of the
model!
Overall, it's a nice set and sure to be popular.
Highly Recommended.
Thanks to Miin Herng Tseung of AFV Club for the review
sample.
Review Copyright © 2005 by Cookie
Sewell
Page Created 19 June, 2005
Last updated 18 June, 2005
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