Men In Boxes

4D Puzzle 1:111 M1 Abrams 4D Puzzle 1:84 PzKpfw lV 4D Puzzle 1:90 Tiger l More of puzzle toys, these kits build up into neat little tanks in weird scales. Weird construction build though, not the standard scale model part style.

Toy T-72 tanks

Tank jam! Featuring caricature tanks such as T-72s, T-55s, M1A1s, Leo 2s, JSU-152s and  Chinese Type 98s from the 4D Puzzle line.

A series of fast-build tanks that scale better to 15mm rather than the onbox advertised 1:72. The M1 Abrams. Main gun is too short and the tank hull a bit too wide. Turret details are also missing or altogether wrong. More of the models available for less than a dollar each. A T-55, a JSU-152 and a Chinese Type 98 tank. All the models share just one chassis, as well as turret hatches and machineguns. These are more toys then accurate scale models. I'll probable build them though as hardware for my HO army men.

The Korean "4D Tank Model 1:72" Abrams. Two IMPORTANT things to keep in mind: 1. It is NOT 1/72 2. It is NOT scale model accurate. All the models share just one chassis, as well as turret hatches and machineguns 3. More a toy then an accurate scale model The product lineup poster with the World of Tanks ripoff logo. The models I could find. There's another set out there with mostly German WW2 armor.

1:72 ESCI posted from Bloggeroid

Dimestore sci-fi hovertank, probably good for 15mm.

Small scale scifi gunship from the movie Avatar. Made in China. Looks usable for 15mm or 20mm gaming. Published with Blogger-droid v2.0.10

The transforming capabilities of the toy was disregarded and the pieces were superglued together. Cleaning of mold lines and sanding followed. I wanted this to be a fast project with very minimal effort. I began with three models and had them ready for spraying in an hour. The plastic was a bit brittle and care had to be taken in sanding.The models were primed matt black then a camo pattern was applied using a red brown color on stencils.  IMHO, not bad at all for ten cent pieces. So far, so good. Weathering and decals next!

I was in Chinatown on business the other week and dropped by the infamous Divisoria mall, a sprawling, stinky hive of a market in downtown Manila. With the Christmas season in full swing already here, the place was filled to the brim with people selling their wares, people haggling and buying, people picking someone else's pockets etc. The place is also filled with toy shops with wares coming in fromm China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Among these toys are lots and lots of knock-offs selling at 1/10th of the originals. I soon found myself in the dirtier, more cramped and more chaotic basement where stores peddled party wares filled to the brim with cheap plastic toys. Toys here are packed twenty to a banig ( mat) ranging from a dollar to round two dollars for twenty pieces. among these, I found some I maybe able to use for gaming. Here's a transformable robot taht turns into a tank. It seems suitable for 15mm but since I dont game in that scale, they'll be drafted in my 20mm sc...