German Jagdtiger, Germany, 1945
The jagdtiger was a tank-destroyer built on a tiger chasis with a pak-44 gun. It was knowm for breaking down.
Accsessories: playing card, trench section, beer case, 2 cans, 3 gas tanks, and a panzerschreck. 6/10
Features: It has rolling tracks, a moving gun, and an opening hatch. No, I didn't forget to write anything. 3/10
Figure: With the jagdtiger comes a tank commander. As usual, the figure that came with the vehicle is well detailed. It has a good paint job and isn't sloppy. 8/10
Jagdtiger: The jagdtiger has a good tri-color paint scheme. It has the markings "323" on it and also the German cross. It has a little rubber machine gun sticking out of the front but it doesn't move. As far as weathering goes, it looks like it just rolled out of the factory. It tracks are weathered but it wouldn't make sense if they weren't. 6/10
Closing: After buying the jagdpanther, my hopes were pretty high that the jagdtiger would live up to its name. Quite frankly, it didn't. I guess it's okay, but you probably won't see it on my, or anyone's, favorite list. The final grade is 23/40. If you had the choice between the jagdpanther or jagdtiger, go with the jagdpanther.
Accsessories: playing card, trench section, beer case, 2 cans, 3 gas tanks, and a panzerschreck. 6/10
Features: It has rolling tracks, a moving gun, and an opening hatch. No, I didn't forget to write anything. 3/10
Figure: With the jagdtiger comes a tank commander. As usual, the figure that came with the vehicle is well detailed. It has a good paint job and isn't sloppy. 8/10
Jagdtiger: The jagdtiger has a good tri-color paint scheme. It has the markings "323" on it and also the German cross. It has a little rubber machine gun sticking out of the front but it doesn't move. As far as weathering goes, it looks like it just rolled out of the factory. It tracks are weathered but it wouldn't make sense if they weren't. 6/10
Closing: After buying the jagdpanther, my hopes were pretty high that the jagdtiger would live up to its name. Quite frankly, it didn't. I guess it's okay, but you probably won't see it on my, or anyone's, favorite list. The final grade is 23/40. If you had the choice between the jagdpanther or jagdtiger, go with the jagdpanther.
U.S. Deuce and Half truck, Normandy,1944
Used by the allies as a transport truck, this was one of the most famous vehicles from world war 2.
Accsessories: Fence, 2 boxes, 1 smal duffel bag, one large duffel bag, 1 50.cal machine gun, 2 gas cans,a tarp,sign post, and a trading card. 7/10
Feautures: Not as many features as I thought there would be. All it has are rollling wheels, an opening back door, and a pivoting MG. They could have at least made the wheels turn. 5/10
Figures: 3 figures are included, plus one driver. The driver is not removable, but from what I can see he looks pretty good. The other 3 figuresthe passengers, which sit in the back of the truck. All of the figures have good paint application and good sculpts, except one of the figures has some skin tone on his pants. 8/10
Vehicle: The vehicle itself looks pretty good. Like the recent FOV releases this truck seems like it's more plastic than diecast. It also dosen't have muc weathering, except for the wheels, front, and bottom. The bottom is pretty detailed, but it would've been better if it had a working axel.The overall color is olive drab.7/10
Closing: The truck gets a 27/40. It lacks in features and weathering, but if you're just looking for some thing to fill up space in your diorama, it's okay.
Accsessories: Fence, 2 boxes, 1 smal duffel bag, one large duffel bag, 1 50.cal machine gun, 2 gas cans,a tarp,sign post, and a trading card. 7/10
Feautures: Not as many features as I thought there would be. All it has are rollling wheels, an opening back door, and a pivoting MG. They could have at least made the wheels turn. 5/10
Figures: 3 figures are included, plus one driver. The driver is not removable, but from what I can see he looks pretty good. The other 3 figuresthe passengers, which sit in the back of the truck. All of the figures have good paint application and good sculpts, except one of the figures has some skin tone on his pants. 8/10
Vehicle: The vehicle itself looks pretty good. Like the recent FOV releases this truck seems like it's more plastic than diecast. It also dosen't have muc weathering, except for the wheels, front, and bottom. The bottom is pretty detailed, but it would've been better if it had a working axel.The overall color is olive drab.7/10
Closing: The truck gets a 27/40. It lacks in features and weathering, but if you're just looking for some thing to fill up space in your diorama, it's okay.
U.S. M26 Pershing Germany, 1945
When this piece was retired a few years ago, many collectors kicked themselves for not buying it when they had the chance, and now they once again have a chance to buy on of the most popular FOV, the M26 Pershing
Features: This thing has tons of moving parts, including: rotating turret, turret travel lock, rolling tracks, and 10 opening hatches. 9/10
Figure: One figure is included, the 50.cal gunner. Like most american tanks of world war 2, the 50.cal was put on the back of turret, leaving the gunner to stand on the back of the tank while firing the gun. The gunner is wearing the typical tanker uniform: brown boots, green pants and undershirt, tan jacket, and olive drab helmet. 8/10
Accsessories: 1 large duffel bag, 1 small duffel bag, 2 small crates, 1 cat, 1 dragon's tooth, 1 long wall, 1 oil drum, 3 ammo boxes, 1 barricade. 6/10
Vehicle: awesome. now i can see why everyone wanted it so bad. the wheathering is pretty good, but i've seen better (that dosen't the wheathering isn't good though). also, the interior has great detail for an FOV. There is plenty of space to put tankers and riders on, and this will only make the model look better. another great thing about this model is versatility, not only was it used in world war 2, it was also used in the korean war, which is great if you collect that time period too. The tank gets a 9/10
Closing: Overral, the set gets a 32/40. I would definetley reccomend this. It will be a great addition to your armor collection.
Features: This thing has tons of moving parts, including: rotating turret, turret travel lock, rolling tracks, and 10 opening hatches. 9/10
Figure: One figure is included, the 50.cal gunner. Like most american tanks of world war 2, the 50.cal was put on the back of turret, leaving the gunner to stand on the back of the tank while firing the gun. The gunner is wearing the typical tanker uniform: brown boots, green pants and undershirt, tan jacket, and olive drab helmet. 8/10
Accsessories: 1 large duffel bag, 1 small duffel bag, 2 small crates, 1 cat, 1 dragon's tooth, 1 long wall, 1 oil drum, 3 ammo boxes, 1 barricade. 6/10
Vehicle: awesome. now i can see why everyone wanted it so bad. the wheathering is pretty good, but i've seen better (that dosen't the wheathering isn't good though). also, the interior has great detail for an FOV. There is plenty of space to put tankers and riders on, and this will only make the model look better. another great thing about this model is versatility, not only was it used in world war 2, it was also used in the korean war, which is great if you collect that time period too. The tank gets a 9/10
Closing: Overral, the set gets a 32/40. I would definetley reccomend this. It will be a great addition to your armor collection.
U.S. M3A1 Halftrack w/ side racks and figures, Normandy, 1944
Accsessories: 1 trench section, 1 large duffel bag, 4 bedrolls, 4 jerry cans, 1 roll of wire, 6 boxes, 1 food can, Bottle Container, 4 ammo boxes, 5 bags, 2 antennas, 3 30.cals, 1 50.cal.
Features: rolling treads and turning wheels, Opening doors, side racks.
Figures: Four figures come with the vehicle, including:
-50. cal gunner: a cool figure. He has brown pants, boots, and an ammo belt with an olive drab uniform and helmet. He appears to be yelling at someone (maybe the bazooka man, because his face is turned towards the gunner and is also shouting), and has a greased up face.
-Bazooka Man: This figure is a lot like the gunner, just with a different weapon and stance. Like I said before He appears to be shouting at the guner, perhaps telling him where to fire. The only complaint I have about this figure is that the bazooka was placed the wrong way, so he is not holding the trigger, he is just holding the bazooka.
-Leaning tommy gunner: This figure once again has the same detail as the other figures, except he isn't shouting. He appears to be leaning around a corner to see what is going on
-Garand gunner: This is my favorite figure from the bunch. He has a different ammo belt than the other guys, this one has the belt going all around with the pouches stopping on his back. He is standing his left leg up on the seat and is shooting over the side of the halftrack.
The vehicle: Finally what you've all been waiting for- the halftrack. A few things I must say though. The amount of boxes in the stowage racks is very falsley adevertised, there are actually only 3 boxes to split between both side racks, but there are still plenty of accsessories. Secondly, it is not weathered very much, It's just wheathered on the wheels, tracks, and underside. Now let's get to the good. The vehicle looks great, mainly becasue the accsessories and figures take your eyes away from the wheathering. Plus if you have the howitzer (which I don't), I think that you can attach it to the latch on the back of the halftrack.
Closing: If your looking for a great vehicle with lot's additional things (like figures and accsessories) included, then this is for you.
Features: rolling treads and turning wheels, Opening doors, side racks.
Figures: Four figures come with the vehicle, including:
-50. cal gunner: a cool figure. He has brown pants, boots, and an ammo belt with an olive drab uniform and helmet. He appears to be yelling at someone (maybe the bazooka man, because his face is turned towards the gunner and is also shouting), and has a greased up face.
-Bazooka Man: This figure is a lot like the gunner, just with a different weapon and stance. Like I said before He appears to be shouting at the guner, perhaps telling him where to fire. The only complaint I have about this figure is that the bazooka was placed the wrong way, so he is not holding the trigger, he is just holding the bazooka.
-Leaning tommy gunner: This figure once again has the same detail as the other figures, except he isn't shouting. He appears to be leaning around a corner to see what is going on
-Garand gunner: This is my favorite figure from the bunch. He has a different ammo belt than the other guys, this one has the belt going all around with the pouches stopping on his back. He is standing his left leg up on the seat and is shooting over the side of the halftrack.
The vehicle: Finally what you've all been waiting for- the halftrack. A few things I must say though. The amount of boxes in the stowage racks is very falsley adevertised, there are actually only 3 boxes to split between both side racks, but there are still plenty of accsessories. Secondly, it is not weathered very much, It's just wheathered on the wheels, tracks, and underside. Now let's get to the good. The vehicle looks great, mainly becasue the accsessories and figures take your eyes away from the wheathering. Plus if you have the howitzer (which I don't), I think that you can attach it to the latch on the back of the halftrack.
Closing: If your looking for a great vehicle with lot's additional things (like figures and accsessories) included, then this is for you.
German Kubelwagon, Normandy 1944
The German Kubelwagon was a highly useful German Jeep used throughout World War 2 and was highly favored among troops for it's 4 wheel drive.
Accsessories: panzerszcherck, 3 bedrolls, 1 dragons teeth, 1 wooden barrier, 1 corner sandbag, 2 jerry cans, 2 machine gun ammo boxes, karaniber-98 german rifle, 1 road sign, 1 shovel, 1 spare wheel, 1 german helmet
The Figures: The figures included are a driver and a passenger. They are very well detailed with gret paintjobs and nice poses.
Details: The details are two opening doors, a movable windshield, and turning wheels. This is a very good vehicle, it even has an opening engine compartment. There is also an option to put on a tarp and windows.
Closing: A great little FOV. What it lacks in size it makes up for in detail.
Accsessories: panzerszcherck, 3 bedrolls, 1 dragons teeth, 1 wooden barrier, 1 corner sandbag, 2 jerry cans, 2 machine gun ammo boxes, karaniber-98 german rifle, 1 road sign, 1 shovel, 1 spare wheel, 1 german helmet
The Figures: The figures included are a driver and a passenger. They are very well detailed with gret paintjobs and nice poses.
Details: The details are two opening doors, a movable windshield, and turning wheels. This is a very good vehicle, it even has an opening engine compartment. There is also an option to put on a tarp and windows.
Closing: A great little FOV. What it lacks in size it makes up for in detail.
German Jagdpanther, Normandy,1944
Today I'll be reviewing the German Jagdpanther from normandy 1944.
ACCSESSORIES: plastic base, long wall section, to fuel barrels, 2 gas cans, hedgehog, 2 panzerfausts, i small wooden crate
COMMANDER: this vehicle come witha very nice commander figure. he is painted very well and has great sculpting. he is one of my favorite FOV figures.
VEHICLE: the vehicle is very well detailed and wheathered with 4 opening hatches, a pivoting cannon, pivoting machine gun, and moving tracks. the painting is very nice also. it also has an optional schurtzen (side skirt) if you want some extra protection from enemy armor. it also has the most detailed interior i've ever seen from an FOV vehicle.
CLOSING: buy this piece. it is my favorite FOV and probably will be for a while.
ACCSESSORIES: plastic base, long wall section, to fuel barrels, 2 gas cans, hedgehog, 2 panzerfausts, i small wooden crate
COMMANDER: this vehicle come witha very nice commander figure. he is painted very well and has great sculpting. he is one of my favorite FOV figures.
VEHICLE: the vehicle is very well detailed and wheathered with 4 opening hatches, a pivoting cannon, pivoting machine gun, and moving tracks. the painting is very nice also. it also has an optional schurtzen (side skirt) if you want some extra protection from enemy armor. it also has the most detailed interior i've ever seen from an FOV vehicle.
CLOSING: buy this piece. it is my favorite FOV and probably will be for a while.
M16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage
Normandy, 1944
Today, I will be reviewing the M16 mutiple gun motor carriage from Normandy 1944
FIGURES: two figure are included in this set, the driver and commander.
-COMMANDER: like most forces of valor figures that come with vehicles, the detail is very good with a great paintjob. he sports brown boots, green pants, a tan jacket, green undershirt, and olive drab helmet. his stance is standing, looking through binoculars at the sky.
-DRIVER: same description as the commander. the differences are that he's sitting and that he wears a light brown belt.
ACCSESSORIES: corner sandbag, trench section, 2 gas cans, 1 dufflebag, 2 axes, shovel, and 8 ammo canisters (4 for the turret, 4 for accsessorizing).
THE VEHICLE: the vehicle is very sturdy with great detail. the doors open, the wheels and tracks move, and the turret rotates and moves up and down.
The weathering is very good. the front is all muddied up,a nd even the 50. caliber machine guns are wheathered.
the bottom, featuring the same wheathering as the front, is very detailed.
another thing i love about this vehicle is that the dashboard actually has all the gauges on it.
CLOSING: this a great fov. if you buy you won't be dissapointed
FIGURES: two figure are included in this set, the driver and commander.
-COMMANDER: like most forces of valor figures that come with vehicles, the detail is very good with a great paintjob. he sports brown boots, green pants, a tan jacket, green undershirt, and olive drab helmet. his stance is standing, looking through binoculars at the sky.
-DRIVER: same description as the commander. the differences are that he's sitting and that he wears a light brown belt.
ACCSESSORIES: corner sandbag, trench section, 2 gas cans, 1 dufflebag, 2 axes, shovel, and 8 ammo canisters (4 for the turret, 4 for accsessorizing).
THE VEHICLE: the vehicle is very sturdy with great detail. the doors open, the wheels and tracks move, and the turret rotates and moves up and down.
The weathering is very good. the front is all muddied up,a nd even the 50. caliber machine guns are wheathered.
the bottom, featuring the same wheathering as the front, is very detailed.
another thing i love about this vehicle is that the dashboard actually has all the gauges on it.
CLOSING: this a great fov. if you buy you won't be dissapointed