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Old 01-31-2013, 07:24 PM
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Default Blue Star Models Hetzer Resin Kit

A few months back there was a thread about a 1/16 scale Hetzer (static) kit. Being a glutton for punishment, I went ahead and purchased it. On the sales side, it took a little while to receive the kit, but I did purchase right over the Christmas holiday. This is not unusual when dealing with small run kit makers, but those of you use to 2-day Amazon service might want to make sure everything is ready to go before purchasing. Dave at Blue Star was quick to respond to my emails, and some of the delay was also because he was upgrading a few parts, including an aluminum instead of resin main gun.

I am very happy with the kit. I have yet to go over every last part, but the exterior surfaces of the casting appear to be free of voids, with nice surface detail. I see a slight warp in the rear deck, buy this is not unusual in resin kits. A little careful use of warm water should be all it takes to straighten it out.

RC'ing the kit will take some work. I reviewed Panzer Pauls Hetzer build

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_95...tm.htm#9567545

I do not think the resin tub that come with the kit is up to the rigors of RC. An aluminum liner, or even replacement would be required. The resin tracks included in the kit are quite detailed, but delicate. Track pins are not included. Being a static model, you are suppose to use straight pins. I am thinking of using Paul's idea of utilizing Tamiya 1/25 scale Panther tracks because of their dual guide horns. The kits' resin drive sprockets are probably also too fragile and would need to be replaced.

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