[MoMo]

I've got one, Jetlover. They have been available here in Scotland for about 3 to 4 weeks.

You'll love it. I'm not an expert on Soviet hardware, so I can't give you an opinion on it in terms of accuracy.

However, as a 1.72 model it's helluva impressive. The detail on the cast turret is great. It looks and feels like a heavywieght. The paint job is pretty basic, just as you'd expect from a tank rushed to the front. The identification bands mark this one out as on its way to Berlin, late in the war. The white cross on the turret top, the white band round the turret and the white line which continues across the rear hull top, all seem authentically rough in appearance. The turret and hull have both had a kind of dry-brush attack and so areas of metal show through, welded joints seem burnished and the wheels are dusted with brown earth.

What I can't understand is why they didn't put a little weathering on the hull underside and a little more on top to fit in with the obvious intention of the rest!

You'll be delighted with it whenit comes your way. For the price ( £8.99 in the U.K. ) it seems a bargain.

The U.K. M3 Grant is a little cracker! Highly recommended.

The Soviet SU 122 S.P. is a delight. You'll love it too.The winter camo is a work of art. Everyone will want some. Even the side rails are modelled independantly and the commander figure looks as if he is doing something behind the turret top hatch/shield with a hand resting on the top of the hatch and one hand on the side of the opening. The only problem with this scenario is that it is a winter campaign in Russia and it should be 20 degrees below! Mits would have been more accurate. Still, you can always touch the hands up with a little enamel and render them into gloves! This S.P. looks the business and should prove to be popular.

FOV, in this scale, are looking good and hard. Dragon, even with their reputation for accuracy, will have a real competitor now that FOV have grown up and moved on from the toy appearance of their first efforts.
FOV's best model is still, in my opinion, the 251 Hanomag, Stuka zu Fuss. It's hard to beat!

cheers, Tovarich ( sic )

Ivan the Terrible ( MoMo )