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Churchill Mk.III
Italeri, 1/72 scale
Italeri's 1/72 scale Churchill Mk.III will be available
online from Squadron.com
S u m m a r y |
| Catalogue
Number: |
7019 Churchill Mk.III |
| Scale: |
1/72 |
| Contents and
Media: |
53 parts on 2 sprues and 32
piece link and length tracks on a third sprue;
markings for six vehicles |
| Price: |
Around GBP£5.00 / USD$10.00 |
| Review
Type: |
First Look |
| Advantages: |
The only 1/72 scale
Churchill Mk.III available from a mainstream company; link and
length tracks included; good level of detail and moulding;
impressive range of marking options for Europe and North Africa |
| Disadvantages: |
Ex-ESCI moulds not quite up
to the standard of the newest releases from Revell and Trumpeter |
| Recommendation: |
Recommended as an accurate
and nicely detailed replica of the Churchill in small scale |
Reviewed by
Glenn Porter
For the last couple of years Italeri has been
releasing some of the out-of-production, but very good, 1/72 scale
ESCI military vehicle kits. Although these models may not be up to
the standard of the best small-scale armour kits available today
they still stand up well, especially as ESCI produced many vehicles
that are unlikely to be done as new-tool kits by other mainstream
model companies.
Click the thumbnails
below to view larger images:
Nicely detailed and very accurate, these kits build
into excellent models and Italeri's impressive decals combine to
deliver an even nicer package.
Early in their production, ESCI supplied the world's
worst rubber band tracks with their models, but they made up for it
by introducing Braille Scale to injection moulded "link and length"
tracks. So far, all of Itaeleri's re-releases have included these
much improved link and length tracks.
Which brings me to my only gripe - nice detail on
the outisde of the tracks but zilch on the inside. Well, as I said,
perhaps not up to the standard of a brand new Revell or Trumpeter
kit but hey. still nice!
Recommended.
Thanks to
Italeri for the review sample.
Review and Images Copyright © 2004 by Glen Porter
Page Created 03 July, 2004
Last updated
03 July, 2004
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