MAN F4 6.5ton Truck

Manufacturer: Art-Toys (#GER 001), or Wespe (# 72004)

Do you like softskins?Then you must get this kit. This is one of the finest truck kitsI have come across in resin or plastic, and rates right up therewith MarS and Al.By. It is composed of 41 very high quality resinpieces, which will assemble into a very large, and imposingmodel. This was a huge truck (6.5 tons), which becomes veryapparent when comparing this kit to other kits of smaller trucksin the 3-4 ton range.

The masters for the kitare superbly detailed, and the resin casting is veryprofessional. There are some large pieces of resin to remove fromsome of the parts, but overall, the kit design was very wellthought-out, and construction should be relatively hassle-free.There are no air bubbles in my sample, and the small amount offlash is paper thin. The driver's cab is hollow, but because itis molded in one piece, it might be a challenge to add some clearplastic for the glass. The engine compartment for this truck isopen on the sides, so a fully detailed engine is included.

The instructions arecomposed of some text, and five black & white photos of thecompleted model, which show the placement of the kit parts. Whilenot as good as some instructions I have seen, it is better thanmost resin kit instructions, and should prove adequate to thetask. No markings are included. As of now, I have no referencesfor this vehicle, so I cannot comment on the scale, butconsidering the large size of the kit, I would guess that thestated scale is correct.

Thank you to PhilipVan Acker at Tracks & Troops for providing the review sample.