Wierd Question

What scale are you interested in, 1/72 would probably be your best bet for... uh... problems.

Tamiya's old panther (1/35) had some problems mostly in lack of detail and mold lines. There are some fit problems too, but with some work it could make a good model or a testing ground.

I just finished Tamiya's T-55A and that doesnt need much clean up at all

Well master I dont know about any armor models with bad fits,, all the ones that I have done have been fairly good fitting. How ever I did have to use filling putty with my 251 ausf D Halftrack,, that haowever may have been more me than the model. Now back to the original question. I do however know that the Revell Monogran 1/48th Scale Spitfire was a poorly fitting model that I had to do quite a bit of filling to get it to fit and even after it still didn't look right. Its not armor but if your looking for a model to help you get better at filling and fitting then this should be the model you could use. Also it is only about 12 bucks at Walmart or KMart.

I'd stick with one of the older Tamiya offerings.

Even something like the KV series or the T34's could keep you busy filling in those nasty little motorization holes.

That way, If you didn't like your results at least it's on the bottom.

But I would second the Tamiya Panther A. Cost less than $20 and definitely needs help with the barrel and the motorization holes.

If you really want to learn how to fill seems and blemishes, buy any old aircraft kit (i could be shot for this here). But they all have seams on the fusalge (two halves), wing roots, wings, sometime the horizontle stab's too. Anyway, if you can do a clean job on an a/c model you can do anything! Most armor really isn't that bad for seams, except the barrels. If yo ucan do a barrel and keep it looking round you're there too!

Eric

If you are looking for a simple and inexpensive tank kit with some problems I could recommend Tamiya T-3485 Tamiya or M-42 Walker Bulldog. Or if you really up to the challenge, try one of those Trumpeteer 1/35 Tank kits.

What's wrong with the Bulldog? I was thinking of picking one up?

tamiyas M41 is perfect for some additional detailing

QUOTE: Originally posted by warmonger1 tamiyas M41 is perfect for some additional detailing

That it is!
No fit problems, though.
It's a sweet little kit, just waiting for a little encouragement to become a masterpiece!

From what I understand about all that is involved with the new T-55 is tossing a bottle of glue in the box, shutting the lid shakin it up and out pops a tank...

Dragons Night Fighting Panther G has some peculiar areas on it.. Particularly the engine deck and the hull sponson bottoms that require some filling. The kit is going for around 15 bucks right now... Also you can have a go of the indi links.... This is a good practice kit I think... But then I am partial to the Panther....

Oh one more thing... It ain't a weird question you asked.. Its pretty smart actually... Good thinking... !!
Same thing goes with painting... Most of us probably have some paint dummys laying around that we practice on. I prefer the old Tamiya King Tiger for that purpose.... Anything thats cheap and big...

Academy's M1A1. Although it may be too modern for your taste. The turret goes together a little funky. But not too bad. Or the old tamiya m8 I did. That needed some heat to get the forward hull together.

If you can get a hold of Lindburgh's T55 it can give you some real challenges and make you appreciate that Tamiya offering ever so much more. The Lindburgh kit is pretty cheap, but you may have to Ebay or garage sale to find it.

Thanks all, this is very helpful.

I have read other posts about how well Tamiya's T-55 goes together and wanted to avoid something that goes together that easily (for now anyway). Now all I need to do is finish that ship I'm working on and turn to the darkside :)

Chris

Just noticed I misspelled Lindberg in my previous response. Sorry. I must have had one of those.....moments.

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I am surprised that my suggested manufacturer has not been mentioned yet… Personally I think just about any Italeri kit would fit the bill for you. I would say that Italeri kits are a bit fidgety and they are notorious for mould lines. As far as filling goes, well every kit could be improved with a little putty. Italeri kits are usually pretty cheap and they build into some great models with a little time and patients.

hope this helps