Tamiya Models M113A2 APC Desert Version Model Kit

A very nice redintion of the M113 APC. Good detail and parts to make different set ups from desert to woodland terrain. Hatches open and close including the rear troop run off ramp. Well worth it, and of course it's a Tamiya, so the quality is premium.

always excellent

Very detailed

I originally built this kit back in 2003 when it first came out. For all its faults I actually enjoyed building it, so I decided to try it again more than a decade later. It’s released as an update of an old Tamiya M113 kit with new OIF parts and features. Did I say old? Yes, the base kit is from 1974 (YIKES!). It’s been released and re-released over the decades with added new parts and figures. Pros: Easy kit to build – (good fit, small parts count), fairly nice representation of an OIF M-113, the new parts (which includes stowage) have great detail and the moldings are clean - a testament to 21st century molding technology. Cons: the base kit is showing its age badly – very badly. The original kit was motorized so you can see motorization holes and fixed, molded-on suspension arms – it’s really a relic of a bygone era. Why can’t Tamiya just remold everything? Also, in one of its previous incarnations (re-released in the 1980’s, I think), this kit had an interior. For this version, this feature was entirely omitted. Recommended (with reservations).

This is a good model kit although it does have a few drawbacks. This has been reissued many times over the years and since it's original release they have removed the engine and interior components even though the spots for them are still there. It comes with plenty of components to add to the exterior which afforded me the opportunity to dress it up like the way we actually went to the field with everything strapped to the outside. You can set it up in different configurations which so you can create your own special touch. It was worth the money spent.

Good model kit to put together. Instructions were easy to follow.

This turned out to be smaller than I expected, it appears that different manufactures use the same scaling system but differently resulting in some pretty unique size variations. None the less this was a fun build and detailing this build as I personally remember them in Desert Storm was just awesome.

As usual with Tamiya kits- great detail and parts fit as they should!