Matthew Quiroz reviews AFV Club's Sturmtiger.



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Nice Review Bill, I have this kit and it certainly is a very nice kit although the zimm will test my skills, cheers Bob.

Matt did a good job reviewing the kit, and I had an easy time editing it.

Judging from the pictures Bill this appears to be a steel wheeled version of the SturmTiger which I believe means it cannot represent the one in Poland as that was not a steel wheeled version, however I have been wrong before. The inclusion of the racks and Zimm is a nice touch, but unless you specifically want to build a 1/48th scale vehicle for the price I would go for one of the 1/35th scale kits which are a similar price.

I'm getting a MSRP of about $28...actual cost less. Shipping included, just a tad over $20 to the U.S. from Lucky Model

Thank you James as that does make a big difference to the buy ability of this product.

That's always a dilemma on pricing: MSRP or "street" price? I generally use the latter.

No problem Bill but you can see my point.

Darren, you made a couple of points, so I'm not sure which one you mean. Do you mean the kit is pricey for 1/48th? I presume quarter scalers aren't comparing apples and oranges that way, but perhaps some of you guys who like that scale can comment on whether the price would discourage you?

The price you quoted would mean 1/35th for me the price James quoted would make me consider it if looking for a kit to make in that scale.

We usually go with list price, Darren, and let the interested parties do their own shopping. When you posted that I did a double take myself, as the price seemed exceptionally high...so took a quick look at a couple of online stores, and found it's actually quite reasonable in the 'real' world

Thanks, Darren, for that perspective. My older eyes and less-nimble fingers mean quarter-scale is just not my thing. Same with planes: 1/32nd or nothing. I built several 1/48th planes after coming back to the hobby, and enough's enough.