This looks like a pretty decent kit; especially with those individual track links - a very advanced feature for a kit from 1970. And at least Nichimo provides some (albeit partial) figures with this model. That said, the 1/30th scale would make sourcing accessories very difficult. Even 1/32nd scale figures and accessories would be noticeably too small, (much like using 1/35th figures and accessories with a 1/32nd scale kit.) But this model would still look great as a stand-alone build. As an aside, does anyone know when the "Armor Scale Wars" finally ended with 1/35th emerging victorious over 1/40th, 1/32nd, and 1/30th? Surely this was sometime around the mid-1970's . . . ? Thanks for sharing this with us!
@@vintagemilitarymodelkits What impresses me with the individual track links is that they are included in such an old, vintage model kit. In practice, I prefer Old-School, single-piece "vinyl tracks," or "link-and-length" styrene tracks in many modern kits that give the advantages of both continuous band tracks and individual links. My few practical experiences with modern, individual links have been 'mixed,' at best; but I can't deny that they look good on a finished model. On the other hand, I have a few builds from the 1970's where the vinyl tracks had "dried out," and "flaked-off" the models. I had some hopes for the "DS Styrene" tracks supplied with some Dragon Models kits. But I have one unbuilt sample that is over a decade old where the tracks are literally falling apart in my hands.
@@MrPolicekarim I tend to agree with you that Tamiya started the 1/35th trend by issuing large number of kits in their range, as well as accessory and figure sets, from the early 1970's onward. From then, pretty much all of the newer manufacturers followed suit, while Tamiya's contemporaries simply continued with what they already made; though many of their newer offerings were issued in the de facto 1/35th "standard" from that point onward. Monogram Models was also an early pioneer in 1/35th scale, though they also kept their 1/32nd scale armor kits in production, and even added a few additional ones in the late 1970's - early 1980's.
@@modelermark172 We've definitely seen the tracks (and tires) from the old kits dry rot and deteriorate. It's very disappointing to find. I'm unfamiliar with the new styrene tracks, having only seen Dad's kits, but they definitely seem like a good compromise.
Looks like Nichimo stopped producing models in 2013, after a 62 year run. Always sad to see a company close up.
I hadn't realized they shut down fairly recently. Thanks for the information.
This looks like a pretty decent kit; especially with those individual track links - a very advanced feature for a kit from 1970. And at least Nichimo provides some (albeit partial) figures with this model. That said, the 1/30th scale would make sourcing accessories very difficult. Even 1/32nd scale figures and accessories would be noticeably too small, (much like using 1/35th figures and accessories with a 1/32nd scale kit.) But this model would still look great as a stand-alone build.
As an aside, does anyone know when the "Armor Scale Wars" finally ended with 1/35th emerging victorious over 1/40th, 1/32nd, and 1/30th? Surely this was sometime around the mid-1970's . . . ?
Thanks for sharing this with us!
I knew you would appreciate the individual links and the figures, such as they are. I did ask Dad but he's not sure when 1/35 became the standard.
@@vintagemilitarymodelkits In the 60's, because of tamiya.
@@vintagemilitarymodelkits What impresses me with the individual track links is that they are included in such an old, vintage model kit. In practice, I prefer Old-School, single-piece "vinyl tracks," or "link-and-length" styrene tracks in many modern kits that give the advantages of both continuous band tracks and individual links. My few practical experiences with modern, individual links have been 'mixed,' at best; but I can't deny that they look good on a finished model.
On the other hand, I have a few builds from the 1970's where the vinyl tracks had "dried out," and "flaked-off" the models. I had some hopes for the "DS Styrene" tracks supplied with some Dragon Models kits. But I have one unbuilt sample that is over a decade old where the tracks are literally falling apart in my hands.
@@MrPolicekarim I tend to agree with you that Tamiya started the 1/35th trend by issuing large number of kits in their range, as well as accessory and figure sets, from the early 1970's onward. From then, pretty much all of the newer manufacturers followed suit, while Tamiya's contemporaries simply continued with what they already made; though many of their newer offerings were issued in the de facto 1/35th "standard" from that point onward.
Monogram Models was also an early pioneer in 1/35th scale, though they also kept their 1/32nd scale armor kits in production, and even added a few additional ones in the late 1970's - early 1980's.
@@modelermark172 We've definitely seen the tracks (and tires) from the old kits dry rot and deteriorate. It's very disappointing to find. I'm unfamiliar with the new styrene tracks, having only seen Dad's kits, but they definitely seem like a good compromise.
ニチモさんの出す35分の1戦車プラモの箱絵でリニューアル版を見てみたいです|дﾟ)!!
I hope you get your wish! Thanks for the comment.
これは素晴らしい。入手困難です昔持ってました。
You and my dad have very similar tastes in kits. :-) He never built this one but he really liked it.