Monday, December 21, 2015

Rubicon Models A15 Crusader

I have been really excited about the new Rubicon Models line of 1/56th scale WW2 for a long time and now I have finally built my first kit.  I bought this a few weeks ago from my local game store.  This is the armor back-bone for my Perry British 8th army project.  I have had it on the table a couple of times and it makes a perfect addition to my collection.  I might even buy a couple more for Tank War. 

The model comes in a nice glossy box and looks like a proper model kit.
The back of the box give a nice over view of the tank and some example pictures.  You can see how much I paid for it.  You can get these online a few dollars cheaper with free shipping.
A real bonus for a gaming model is the inclusion of this excellent decal set.  This alone adds about $5 of value to the kit.
The instruction sheet is just like you would get in a proper model kit.  It is very nicely produced and accurate!
There are three sprues in the kit.  You cam make one of 5 different versions and not matter which you build you will have a bunch of leftover parts.
Here is the model fully assembled.  I built the Crusader III and it took about an hour an half to complete.
I sprayed the model in a base coat of flat tan. 
Next I painted some dark brown camo patches.
There is lots of different ideas about the camo colors on British tanks in North Africa.  This probably should have been black but I prefer the look of the dark brown.
After the camo I did a drybrush with a light tan color.  I not very good a drybrusing anymore - need more practice.
After the drybrush I added the decals and then did a wash of light tan.



I really love this kit and I can't wait to buy some of their others.  They are easy to put together and designed to be handled.  I don't thing there will be any issues with these as game pieces.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well done Rob. Going to buy more ? like them that much.

Dagreenskins said...

They are nice model kits and fun to build

Tom O said...

Good job on a nice model.