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Panzerhaubitze 2000

German Self-Propelled Howitzer

Meng Model | Nr. TS-012 | 1:35

Boxart Panzerhaubitze 2000 TS-012 Meng Model

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Marke:
Meng Model
Titel:
Panzerhaubitze 2000 German Self-Propelled Howitzer
Nummer:
TS-012
Maßstab:
1:35
Typ:
Kompletter Bausatz
Erschienen:
2014 Neue Bausatzform
Barcode:
4897038550555 (EAN)
Thema:
Panzerhaubitze 2000 » Self-propelled artillery (Fahrzeuge)

Markierungen

Panzerhaubitze 2000

DE Bundeswehr Heer (German Army 1955-now)
GR Ελληνικός Στρατός (Greek Army 1828-now)
NL Koninklijke Landmacht (Royal Netherlands Army 1814-now)

Inhalt der Box

Spritzgußrahmen, Ätzteile, Gedrehtes Metall, Schnur, Decalbogen (Nassschiebebilder)

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Kommentare

Ron Garcia
A very nice kit with an impressive gun! Very straightforward build with no real issues - except one (for me, anyway). Study the instructions carefully, though, because the Dutch army version requires lots of modifications. I went with the German one, but I still almost made a few mistakes here and there.

The only thing that was a MAJOR pain was the tracks. Awful! Inside the kit is a small box that holds all the track pieces. I thought, great, Meng cut out all the pieces already. How wrong I was! The tracks come in three pieces and are designed to be workable. They took FOREVER to cut out and clean up. Seriously, what a waste of time. Luckily, I was taking an online course that featured a lot of audio. That helped me pass the time while cutting out and cleaning up all those pieces. Then you have to put them together...

A piece with two rods on either end needs to be trapped between the upper and lower parts of the track. Very tedious! There is a jig, but since it's made of styrene, you'll end up with a sticky mess if you use it. Since I could care less about working tracks, I glued mine together - one at a time. I laid the rod section on two bottom tracks, sandwiched one side with one top one, laid the next rod piece with the next bottom section, sandwiched that one, and on and on it went. Thank God there are side skirts on the kit. That meant I could get away with going just far enough so that either end of the tracks covered the first return roller on its respective end. That saved some time. I know some of you hardcore armor model enthusiasts will consider this heresy, but considering the tracks are taut anyway, vinyl tracks would have been a way better alternative. Sure, maybe some detail would have been lost, but really, unless you're entering it into a contest, would it really be that noticeable?

I ran into two other slight issues. First, I found PE part X6 interfered with the turret. I placed the part right, but the turret will hit it when rotated. I always pose my turrets with the gun pointing off center and the barrel going over the right front fender, so it wasn't an issue for me. But if you pose yours straight ahead, it will hit it and pop it off. The other issue is the instructions about the length of the towing cable. The directions are written poorly (the English version anyway). It says to CUT OFF 125 mm (or 140 mm for the Dutch version). Usually, the instructions say what the length should be. Of course, I cut mine short, but since I still had the other piece, I was able to make it work.

Other than the nightmare that was the tracks, I really liked this kit. The sorta turtle shell looking turret combined with that awesome gun looks very impressive on my shelf. I'd like to say I recommend this kit, but the tracks just ruined it for me. I'm glad I have this kit in my collection, but if I would have know what a pain the tracks were going to be, I'd have never purchased it. Your opinion, of course, will vary.
1 11 July, 17:35
Ben M
I appreciate your reviews. I've started doing armor models with individual link tracks and good lord what a hassle they are, for me, I agree, rubber bands would usually be fine for most models.
11 July, 17:44
Ron Garcia
Hey Ben,
Thanks for the nice comment. Yeah, unless the tracks need to drape over the road wheels, individual tracks are sort of a pain. They add nothing to my enjoyment of the build for sure. Speaking of another gripe, my next build was going to be Hobby Boss' SS-23 Spider. However, I saw that there are a TON of microscopic PE tie down brackets that require copper wire to be threaded through them. I promptly put the lid back on and set it aside. Maybe one day down the line I'll attempt it, but right now, I need a break from over-engineered kits!
12 July, 16:42
Ben M
I like to joke that I am a member of the non-aligned movement. I build a lot of old kits where the parts don't align. It seems your choices are often a PE nightmare or something that doesn't fit together. I offer the new tooling Tamiya Matilda II as an alternative. The parts fit together so well when I would test fit them, they were difficult to separate so I could glue them. Both rubber band and plastic tracks included (I used the rubber bands; you can hardly see the tracks on a matilda due to the skirts anyway). If I could find more kits like this, it would be great. But for now I'm sticking with simple kits with parts that don't fit.
12 July, 17:29
Ron Garcia
Agreed. I would really like an M103 in my collection, but I heard bad stuff about the Dragon version, and that the Takom versions have tracks that are a nightmare. Now that I'm in my late 50's, I'm looking to clear out my stash and only buy kits that aren't headaches!
14 July, 02:35
Viktor Mullin
Does anyone have this model for exchange and wants to trade it for Eduard F-4, for example?
5 August 2014, 15:31
Gerald
Da ist ja die Preview 🙂
6 June 2014, 17:57

25 November 2024, 19:44 -
Hunter Cummins
I am really liking the modern day german vehicals alot.......... I have a thing for german war machines in all wars from WW1 to today 😄
something new for me
25 May 2014, 14:51

Projekte

7 Bilder
Final picturesView album, image #1
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Projekt: Pzh 2000
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8 Bilder
PZH 2000 GrecqueView album, image #1
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19 Bilder
Panzerhaubitze 2000View album, image #1
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1:35 Panzerhaubitze 2000 (Meng Model TS-012)
15 Bilder
Meng Panzerhaubitze 2000 1/35View album, image #11
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Weathering was little reduced and added exhaust smoke stain on left side.
1:35 Panzerhaubitze 2000 (Meng Model TS-012)

Galerie

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Referenzmaterial

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