M-24 Chaffee Light Tank

Manufacturer: Hasegawa (#31119)

This is one of Hasegawa'searlier kits, and it's not too bad considering its age. Thedetail on the vehicle is very well done, but there are a fewfeatures which are fairly archaic, such as the closed hullhatches and one-piece vinyl tracks.

The turret hatches areopen, which is a very nice touch. Two figures are included, andalthough they are a little chunky, overall they're not too bad.

I am particularlyimpressed with the wheel detail. The track exterior detail isalso good, but the inner surfaces are poor, as is theold-fashioned vinyl.

The decals includemarkings for two tanks in unknown US Army units, and one vehiclefrom the Japanese GSDF.

I have only a single,generic reference source for this tank, and according to thatbook, this model is about right in width, but is about 2mm toolong, which is around 1/70th scale in length. Other than that,the kit seems very accurate to 1/72nd.

For a beautiful build-upof this kit, check out Kent Kirkpatrick's review at SSAMSIG .