| Date of Review |
June 2005 |
| Manufacturer |
AFV Club |
| Subject |
8.8 cm L/56 Ammunition |
| Scale |
1/35 |
| Kit Number |
35087 |
| Primary Media |
18 brass pieces, 3 aluminum casings |
| Pros |
Excellent renditions of German ammunition rounds;
turned cases function like originals; variety of ammunition will be appreciated by Tiger fans |
| Cons |
Cost prohibitive for anyone wanting to provide a full unit of fire for a model |
| Skill Level |
Basic |
| MSRP (USD) |
$13.98 |
One of the latest "upscale" accessories for armor
kits has been the use of turned aluminum or brass ammunition
for guns or tanks. AFV Club has been doing it for some time
now, and these are their latest products.
The L/56 is for the Flak 18 and 36/37 or Tiger I kits. It
comes with 9 brass casings and 3 aluminum casings and 9 different
rounds – three each of HE- FRAG , APCBC, and HEAT.
The rounds are excellent and only lack the "one upsmanship" feature
of DML kits – namely, the etched base with headstamp production data
for each round included.
The only drawback is the cost of fully equipping a model
with this sort of ammunition – a full up Tiger I would
probably add some $142 to the cost of the model!
Overall, it's a nice set and sure to be popular.
Thanks to Miin Herng Tsueng of AFV Club for the review samples.
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