Hey I was wondering what you guys think are the best OOb Armor that actually build nice straight from the box.

Post all your thoughts brandenus Pimpus

All of Skybow's 35th scale trucks buildup beautifully OOB - if the modeler takes care with them.

Gunnie

Italieri's M-60 Blazer and Academy's M-60 series are very nice right from the box.

The Tamiya King Tiger and Academy's Tiger I series are also good kits from the box.

AFV's M-10 and M-36 Tanks destroyers are also nice from the box.

ICM Luchs
Tamiya Schwimmwagen
Tamiya Churchill

Other than those, I've modified the others I've built.

Andy

Just about any of Tamiya's recent kits are nice. I've recently been working on the M26 Pershing, Steyr 1500A and M8 Greyhound. All are going together great and have decent detail.

I am also working on AFV Club's SdKfz. 11 and it is a nice kit as well.

Definitly the Dragon Wagon, no not Tamiya's. Max's. Just kidding, Tamiya's DW was the easiest kit I ever put together, it is huge, and turned out great, now if only I can get around to finishing them.

Rob

Tamiya makes kits that can be counted on.Older Italeri kits require alot of sanding. Trumpeter require alot of skill to make a nice OOB but,have the only kits of some of thier subjects.I haven't worked on skybow yet or even opened one of thier boxes but,have heard good things. Tamiyas Styer Kommanderwagon and the 223 took about 3 hours each to build.Fast,easy and very persice.Lovely build-ups that brought alot of joy to an evening in the mess hall.
Sieg Heil!
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Any of the new Tamiya kits are great builds, the recent Dragon releases are very good as well. I had good results with ICM's Pz II also, but the fit at the rear hull plate needs some patience. Those are the only brands I have recent experience with, I typically stick to Tam. and Dragon.

Hi guys ...The last 5 kits I built were all oobs I think I have had more fun doing these than I have had in a while ...The ones I did were ..Tamiya's Centaur...Tamiya's Famo ...Academy's M-3 Stuart...Dragons JSII ....and believe it or not ..Tamiya's KV1B...All were fun to build with the JS II being the one needing the most work...The KV1 was just built because I knew that as soon as I saw the Eastern Express kit I wouldn't build the Tamiya kit .So now it is done ..I have played around with these kits and have been working on my painting skills...I sugest everyone should built at least 1 out of the box between each big project ..just to remember why we started modelling ....IT'S FUN!!

Richard

Tamiya Famo, DML Hetzer, Pz III, and Tamiya King Tiger, all very nice.

I liked the Tamiya t-72 It builds up quite nice oob

I have both of Tamiya's Challanger I's, both the Mk.I and the Mk.III

Both look like very easy OOB build kits.....haven't touched them yet.....but they look very good!!

Unfortunatly(or fortunatly depends on how you look at it), one won't be OOB as I have a Photoetch detail set for one of them.....just not sure which one to use it on....have never really used the photoetch sets that much!!

AFV Club's Wiesel is nicely done OOB, but contains PE parts.

Would you recommend the Wiesel over Tamiya's 6x6 Rob? I'm kinda torn between the two.

I have to agree with what a some others have said about any of the more recent Tamiya kits. Specifically I have built in the last year the Leo 2A5, and the Challenger 1 Mk.3. The Challenger especially was an easy build and looks good.
Mike L.

NONE, I will not nor will I recommend building out of the box. PE and other aftermarket details make the kit look better and are very satisying.
Stop trying to dodge your PE initiation Brandon #:-)

Andrew

Then go for the Wiesel. It contains PE in the box. The sprocket looks like the size of a watch gear.

Well if you follow Her Oberst thinking, try one of the Armo btr50 or ot-62 kits they built up pretty easily oob.no reasonn to stop at plastic kits.

Josh weingarten
aKa shiryon

hi guys my favourite out of the box is tamiya's marder 111 also the academy hummvee with tow launcher plenty of detail in that one. Re Obersts comments on P.E. and after market parts I priced up a interior and p.e. set for my marder, the costs were triple the origianal kit cost, Im from the old school i guess i like to scratchbuild my extras.

Jeepney, saw that AFV Club Weisel (PC variant) at Accurate Model Shop. Gee whiz the price is unimaginable for such a small critter! AFV Club's Hercules ARV costs less than the tiny Weisel! But I agree it is a unique subject and a pretty little 1/35 critter to have on the office desk! :-)

My most "fun" kit was an old Esci Sdkfz 10. Fit, flash, were all bad. The plastic was brittle and kept breaking when I tried to bend it. Detail was coarse as well but I started to make my own out of wire& foil.It was a great exercise in filler &sanding and I experimented on the paint finish too. I had a ball "playing" because no one would ever see that model,so there was no pressure to make it perfect. I learned alot from that model in the way of technique but the best lesson was "have fun". I just finished a DML flat car and I'm having a fine time sloshing paint on it.Well, not quite sloshing,but those rail cars get really oily& dirty. JOCK

I recommend another old Italeri favorite. The M-47 Patton. Many of the older hands have referred to it as the finest injection molded tank kit they ever built. IMHO, this is true. Great fit, good details and very accurate!