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Heller VAB review?
marcb
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Overijssel, Netherlands
Joined: March 25, 2006
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Posted: Saturday, March 10, 2007 - 10:01 PM UTC
Does anyone know of a review of the Heller 1/35 VAB 4x4 kit?

Thanks in advance.
bison126
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Correze, France
Joined: June 10, 2004
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Posted: Sunday, March 11, 2007 - 02:33 AM UTC
Hi Marc,
I don't have a review but I built 3 of them and can tell you a bit about this kit.
You must be patient to assemble this kit and have a good deal of pictures because many details need to be redone. The list is quite long in fact.
The details are really soft, the MG, the pioneer tool rack are just good for the bin (forget the spare part box !).
The interior is not that bad but you'd better use the Azimut or the Blast update sets or the Eduard PE set which is useful.
The good thing is the various clear parts like the doors, the troop compartment windows ... You don't have to cut clear styrene and set the glasses in place they are already there.
I could tell you a lot more but this would be boring !

A good summary is this is a good base to detail but you won't have a nice rendition of the VAB if you build it OOTB. Unfortunately, you don't have any other choice unless you find an OOP Azimut full resin kit.

Have a look at my site, you'll see 2 or 3 VAB in various versions.

Olivier
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