These are the latest kit-built AFVs I've completed.
The first is a German Wespe self-propelled gun. This carried a 105mm howitzer
on a modified Panzer II chassis. The kit is the 1/72 Matchbox example (not sure if
there are any other small-scale Wespe kits in existence). Matchbox made a wide range
of AFV models including some quite unusual subjects, unfortunately since they merged
with Revell most of them (other than a few of the modern vehicles) are out of production.
It's quite finely detailed for a small-scale kit, particularly the interior.
And the second is a M1A1 Abrams - not the rarest of modelling subjects, but I've never built one
before! It is the Zhengdefu 1/48 kit (actually 1/52 scale since it is scaled to fit the chassis).
These kits are crude compared to other manufacturers (the recent Academy re-releases are "cleaned up"
quite a bit, but still have generic suspension/tracks) but I quite like them as they are so cheap and
the scale is a good balance between detail and space (it's a shame 1/48 never became more popular for AFV
modelling).
The generic wheels/suspension are more noticeable on the Abrams than the other kits in the series, as it has
only 6 wheels rather than the 7 it should have.
The model is painted as a vehicle based in the US during the early 80s. The colour scheme is quite unusual,
different to the usual NATO schemes.
