Sd Kfz 231 8 Rad Armoured Car

Roden 1/72

Roden's 1/72 scale Sd Kfz 231 is available online from Squadron.com

Reviewed by Glenn Porter

This is my first experience with Roden armour kits, although I am a great fan of their WWI aircraft models.

Yes, I am impressed.

The kit features good detail and looks to be very accurate. It is also a good choice of subject as I do not believe that anyone else has done an early version 8 wheel German armoured car in this scale.

Detail of the suspension and drive train has to be seen to be believed. I even think hat Roden might have overdone this aspect, as it will be difficult to see once the model is completed.

Eastern European manufacturers seem willing to tackle tiny details that other model companies would not. This will result in an impressive model, but care should be taken when removing, cleaning up and assembling the fine parts.

I was a little disappointed that all the hatches were moulded closed, as I like to add figures to my armour models to give them a sense of scale.

Also, registration numbers are missing for one of the marking options, and my decals were out of register. It may only be my sample, but the black and white crosses are unusable on my sheet.

I may have seemed to raise quite a few faults with this kit, but I am still very impressed overall. I can only hope that Roden stay away from Tigers, Panthers and Shermans that everyone else feels obliged to release. I am very much looking forward to doing a build report on this kit for HyperScale in the near future!

Highly Recommended.

Thanks to Squadron for the review sample.

Review and Images Copyright © 2003 by Glen Porter
Page Created 19 May, 2003
Last updated 24 August, 2003

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