Gun
Barrels and Accessories
Elefant
Model Accessories
S u m m a r y
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Stock Number: |
No. 35.305 128mm Pak 44 L/55 for
Jagdtiger Henschel - Dragon/Revell
No. 35.307 88mm Flak 36/37 for Tamiya kit
No. 35.370 105mm StuH 42 L/28 for Tamiya StuG III G
No. 35.384 75mm KwK 42 L/70 for Italeri Panther D
No. 35.405 Rauchgranatwehfer Nbk 39
No. 35.422 German Clasps (etched brass) No. 35.435 Chain
No. 3 (20 cm length) No. 35.453 German Mudguard Poles for Panzerwehfer 42
No. 35.457 Decals for Waffen SS Stahlhelm No. 35.467 German horns (late
type)
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Contents
and Media: |
See below
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Scale: |
1/35
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Price: |
TBA
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Review Type: |
FirstLook
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Advantages: |
New line of accessories from the Czech
Republic, very nice and handy selection
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Disadvantages: |
Marketing just beginning in US and
Canada
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Recommendation: |
Highly Recommended for German armor
modelers with more subjects to follow
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Reviewed by Cookie Sewell
One of the great problems in the modern modeling is getting a product, after
first finding out if a suitable product exists to meet one's needs. A new
manufacturer of armor accessories is now appearing in the West, and while their
initial offerings are of German subjects, the manufacturer and importer are
promising to broaden the range to other countries and subjects as the product
line takes hold.
Elefant Model Accessories are produced in the Czech Republic and cover a wide
range of materials and items. The subjects submitted for review are in turned
aluminum, cast white metal, etched brass, and waterslide decals, which is a
pretty comprehensive line of items. A short description of each item submitted
follow below:
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No. 35.305 - turned aluminum barrel for
DML(Dragon, Italeri, Revell) series Henschel Jagdtiger kits
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No. 35.370 - turned aluminum barrel, cast white
metal two-part muzzle brake, etched brass and turned aluminum barrel collar
and washer
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No. 35.384 - turned aluminum barrel with cast
white metal mantelet, two-part muzzle brake, etched brass and turned
aluminum barrel collar and washer
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No. 35.307 - turned aluminum barrel tip for the
Tamiya 88 kit
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No. 35.405 - six grenade launcher barrels in
aluminum with six munitions in white metal
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No. 35.422 - 18 etched brass German tie-down
clasps with hooks and keepers (three parts per clasp)
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No. 35.435 - eight inches (20 cm) of moderately
sized (approximately 2mm per link) brass chain
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No. 35.453 -one pair of etched white metal
fender marker poles
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No. 35.457 - ten pairs of swastika and SS rune
decals for helmet markings, all dead on register.
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No. 35.467 - five nicely cast white metal German
horns
Overall, the parts appear to be clean and neat, and the inclusion of the
barrel collars and washers in the muzzle brake equipped gun barrels is a nice
touch. Ditto the inclusion of separate munitions with the smoke grenade launcher
barrels, which permits the modeler to add a "combat veteran" look to a
Tiger I vice the empty or full options of the kits.
The address of the parent company is Elefant Corporation Ltd., Gen. R.
Stefanika 12, 750 02 Prerov, Czech Republic, telephone 420/641/20 91 75. In the
US and Canada, the importer is Tikka Enterprises, 89 Gloria Avenue Lower
Sackville, Nova Scotia B4E 1X2 Canada. They also have a website at http://www.tikkaenterprises.ns.ca
which lists the latest prices for each item and the full range of accessories.
Thanks to Rick Young of Tikka Enterprises for the review samples.
Cookie Sewell AMPS
Review Copyright © 2000 by Cookie
Sewell
Page Created 02 January, 2000
Last updated 20 July, 2003
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