Tuesday, 18 October 2011

Chimera MK whatever

This is my first go at the new Chimera kit. Again, no track guards. Why on earth did they include a bull dozer blade instead of a set of track guards ? I want track guards on every one I build and a 'dozer blade on combat engineer specific models (ie about 1 in 30). Am I really alone in this ?



Nice to see that despite the plethora of new options, the flash suppresor for the multi laser is still enormously oversized. And the HB option has only one HB; unless it's being built for fluftastic reasons, it's possibly completely redundant.

Having said all of that, excepting the skull and banner on the side, I like the kit and it goes together easily enough. Of course, the old kit went together as easily anyway. And the back door opened.

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2 comments:

  1. John Lambshead18 October 2011 at 21:05

    At the price it should go together well.

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  2. Anonymous18 October 2011 at 22:31

    On the whole, John, it is an improvement. The new sides are better and there are, overall, less parts to build yourself a vanillia chimera.

    However, the new one peice back door is a step backwards, the new track peices are ok but on the old one, you could 'leave a wheel out' and have one for stowage.

    The leaving out of the track guards is a blatant rouse to get one to order a IG vehicle accessory sprue for the extra £8 + postage.

    I picked up an old WD earlier today and saw that back then (early 1980s), the new and shiney Land Raider kit (the first one) went for £12. Pro rata, that was, to me more expensive; I would have struggled to buy one whereas today I appear to be able to heamorage money to create a 'proper' armoured unit.

    Yes, they do seem expensive. For what they are, compared to an AFV Club or Tamiya kit. But and however, they are toys/gaming peices first and foremost. I'm babbling now, (tiiredness) and have lost my point.

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