Tamiya Field Kitchen Kit

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biglummy, I have this kit and I don't think I will build it. If you want it, it is yours for free. Send me a PM with your adress and i'll mail it.

Cheers...

the doog wrote:

I built it a while back--the article is in Kalmbach publishing's "Essential Techniques for the Model Builder" available on this site. This is the old release with the included horses; I think that the new kit sadly omits the horses?

After building the first one of these kits (No. 35247; sans horses), I thought I'd better get another one for the stash (you never know when a diorama may need a field kitchen), the only one in stock at my LHS was the one with horses (No. 103). However, a quick check of the Tamiya (online) catalogue lists only the kit without horses. So I think you are right there Doog, but examples of either kit will still be floating around, if you have preference for one over the other.

I built it, back when I was a modeler the first time around, when I was a kid.  I still have it, but it needs repair/restore work.  I agree with the other posters like Doog, it's a nice kit, and a great kernel around which to build a diorama.

The kit always reminded me of "The Longest Day", and Gerd Froebe in his role as "Feldwebel Kaffekanne" (Sergeant Coffee Pot), who lugged rations up to the gun crews on the shore.

I built it a while back--the article is in Kalmbach publishing's "Essential Techniques for the Model Builder" available on this site. This is the old release with the included horses; I think that the new kit sadly omits the horses?

https://secure.kalmbach.com/offer/default.aspx?c=IC98FF2&CustomerNumber=000019542742

This is a great kit, as previously mentioned, "just falls together'

It lends itself to being a great centerpiece of a diorama (or even an aside), and with the range of availble resin accessories (food and supplies), dresses up quite nicely as well.

Highly recomended