A wonderful kit. The box art is a bit unusual but it does show the kitchen part of the truck. Over the years I've noticed I'm building more and more softskinned vehicles, civilian vehicles too. This kit would fit my collection perfectly although at the moment I'm missing enough other US army vehicles in 1/35 scale for an interesting diorama. The parts that aren't used - this is too common in many kits but I understand a manufacturer wants to save a bit of money and therefore produces spruces for different versions of basically the same craft or vehicle, and the same sprues for different kits. The small kitchen seems to be fully equipped with even tiny knives and spoons! I love this kit.🙂
Well! Peter, followed your advice, placed all my paint mixing pots in the dishwasher. Now all my crockery & utensils are a mix of Panzer grey , German red/brown , cockpit interior green, and Russian Mig blue. Cheers, Mate.
"Liquid fuel" meant gas. The stoves worked like the old Coleman stoves. Put fuel in the tank, pump up the pressure, then light. The stoves also disassembled with everything folding flat except for the burner unit. Typically, one field kitchen was assigned to a company. When the company was on the line, the kitchen would cook breakfast and dinner. Runners would come back to pick up the food for their platoon, pulling the food crocs on small carts. Lunch was supposed to be K or C rations. Breakfast and dinner were sent up to the line in darkness so as to not draw artillery fire. Don't know why, but these kitchen units fascinate me. Trucks were NOT equipped as kitchen trucks. The units grabbed whatever truck they could find, and field modified them. If the company was in the rear, the stoves would be set up under a tent top and a serving line would be set up. The canisters with the wires across the top are ceramic containers for taking food to the troops while keeping them warm. There were sometimes small metal pots that would fit inside of them to keep different food separated: powdered scrambled eggs w/ham in one, fried potatoes in another, and maybe "toast" in a third. Yummm
I love Miniart kits. Just as an example of part count, I’ve just taken delivery of their version of the Pz. Kpfw. IV Ausf. H VOMAG. Over twenty sprue, Lots of slide moulding included, yes it’s an interior kit. I’m gonna build this kit , even if it takes the rest of my natural life! Probably has more parts than the bloody original!!
Be good if you get hold of the new tooled Tamiya Panzer I and do a review as only you can! I’ve just got hold of one from wonderland the day it was released. Building it now , but need optivizor , some of the parts are tiny , even in 1/35 scale.
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I am definitely tempted by this kit! Thanks for the look Peter!
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A wonderful kit. The box art is a bit unusual but it does show the kitchen part of the truck. Over the years I've noticed I'm building more and more softskinned vehicles, civilian vehicles too. This kit would fit my collection perfectly although at the moment I'm missing enough other US army vehicles in 1/35 scale for an interesting diorama.
The parts that aren't used - this is too common in many kits but I understand a manufacturer wants to save a bit of money and therefore produces spruces for different versions of basically the same craft or vehicle, and the same sprues for different kits.
The small kitchen seems to be fully equipped with even tiny knives and spoons! I love this kit.🙂
Well! Peter, followed your advice, placed all my paint mixing pots in the dishwasher.
Now all my crockery & utensils are a mix of Panzer grey , German red/brown , cockpit interior green, and Russian Mig blue. Cheers, Mate.
@@neiloreilly7666 Only the acrylics, Neil! 🤭 Anyway, normal plates are boring...🤣
Nice looking kit. Thanks Peter.
Cheers Aubrey! 😊
"Liquid fuel" meant gas. The stoves worked like the old Coleman stoves. Put fuel in the tank, pump up the pressure, then light. The stoves also disassembled with everything folding flat except for the burner unit. Typically, one field kitchen was assigned to a company. When the company was on the line, the kitchen would cook breakfast and dinner. Runners would come back to pick up the food for their platoon, pulling the food crocs on small carts. Lunch was supposed to be K or C rations. Breakfast and dinner were sent up to the line in darkness so as to not draw artillery fire. Don't know why, but these kitchen units fascinate me. Trucks were NOT equipped as kitchen trucks. The units grabbed whatever truck they could find, and field modified them.
If the company was in the rear, the stoves would be set up under a tent top and a serving line would be set up.
The canisters with the wires across the top are ceramic containers for taking food to the troops while keeping them warm. There were sometimes small metal pots that would fit inside of them to keep different food separated: powdered scrambled eggs w/ham in one, fried potatoes in another, and maybe "toast" in a third. Yummm
@@larrybrown1824 Thanks for the info! 👍🏻
I love Miniart kits. Just as an example of part count, I’ve just taken delivery of their version of the Pz. Kpfw. IV Ausf. H VOMAG. Over twenty sprue, Lots of slide moulding included, yes it’s an interior kit. I’m gonna build this kit , even if it takes the rest of my natural life! Probably has more parts than the bloody original!!
I've heard them called many names but never a field kitchen the GIs were quite inventive with their slang names
Looks like ICM are trying to give Miniart a run for their money in the part count department.
Definitely not Italeri here. Do like the subject. Like you said would make a wonderful diorama.
The forerunner to the Burger 🍔 van.
@@neiloreilly7666 🤣
👀 interesting
Be good if you get hold of the new tooled Tamiya Panzer I and do a review as only you can! I’ve just got hold of one from wonderland the day it was released. Building it now , but need optivizor , some of the parts are tiny , even in 1/35 scale.
I think they called it a Field kitchen.
@@george_364 Think that's more a German term really?
Just an update on my comment on part count of miniart Panzer IV. 33 sprue +PE. Luxury. 😊
Hh Peter. What day will you be attending Telford? Will have a quiclk chat if I see you.
@@markward4867 Hi Mark, Hoping to be there Saturday… should be near the ICM stand (hall 2) at noon! 👍🏻
Thanks Peter. Fingers crossed for the Airfix .1/48 Jaguar.😆
Nice, but kits are so over engineered these days. Getting some of those thin parts off the sprue and cleaning them up will be hell.
Off topic...I see Hornby are selling off their die cast business to balance books
@@73north Yes, I wonder if they also sell off the Pocher brand next, something i forgot to talk about the other day.
@Peter-Oxley-Modelling-Lab just been announced, the sell off , of the die cast brand ...
Hope they’re not going bust again! Especially now Airfix seem to have got their act together.