| PCS Dane | 12 Jan 2015 11:41 a.m. PST |
Anyone owning both these kits? Pros/cons? |
| idontbelieveit | 12 Jan 2015 11:50 a.m. PST |
I do. I hope to have a review up on my blog soon on the Rubicon model. I opened the Warlord one and after looking it over just put it back in the box. I may raid it for the antenna guard part as the Rubicon model doesn't have that. But in general, the detail is much nicer on the Rubicon model, IMO. |
| snurl1 | 12 Jan 2015 10:02 p.m. PST |
idontbelieveit- Do the two kits match up size-wise? I heard Rubicon kits are a little bigger. |
 Condotta  | 12 Jan 2015 10:38 p.m. PST |
Anyone have a Blitzkrieg model to compare with these as well? |
| Ethanjt21 | 12 Jan 2015 11:38 p.m. PST |
The WG ones are ok. Never seen Rubicon. |
| uglyfatbloke | 13 Jan 2015 3:39 a.m. PST |
Alternatively…my wife picked up 3 toy panzer IVs at the Oosterbeek airborne museum for about 5 Euros apiece..a slap of paint and they look surprisingly good and fit very well with 28mm figures. |
| idontbelieveit | 13 Jan 2015 6:47 a.m. PST |
I'll check later today and post. On my blog I put comparisons of the Rubicon T-34 and the Warlord (resin) T-34. The Rubicon is a bit bigger. link |
| idontbelieveit | 13 Jan 2015 8:32 a.m. PST |
I can't tell about the height without putting it together, but length and width are pretty close. |
| Sajiro | 13 Jan 2015 11:34 a.m. PST |
There is a comparison of the Pz IV kits on Volleyfire Painting Service's Blogspot. He discusses the pro and cons of both kits plus one other with plenty of pictures of both. Hope this helps. link |
| snurl1 | 13 Jan 2015 10:44 p.m. PST |
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| VolleyFire Andy | 15 Jan 2015 5:33 p.m. PST |
Hope the review helped, I've added a review of Rubicons Panther now too, with comparison shots with Warlords Resin one |
| snurl1 | 15 Jan 2015 10:22 p.m. PST |
Also helpful, thanks. I will be interested in the size comparison between the plastic Warlord Panther and the Rubicon kit. Your paint jobs look awesome. |
| VolleyFire Andy | 18 Jan 2015 6:44 p.m. PST |
Thank you! As soon as I get the Warlord Panther I'll do a comparison there, and I'll be doing a Stug roundup in the next month or so too all being well. |
| snurl1 | 28 Jan 2015 12:27 a.m. PST |
Just finished building a Warlord Mk IV kit.
2 notes:
1: The wheels and tracks are best painted before assembly, otherwise its impossible to get a brush into all of the nooks and crannies. Fortunately, tanks get muddy a lot, so I was able to hide the ugliest bits.
2: The armor skirts are best left off until the mud is applied to the wheels, then attach the skirts and finish painting. |
| Judge Doug | 28 Jan 2015 10:22 a.m. PST |
I bought three Panzer IV's from Warlord as they are cheaper than anyone else's. They were quick to assemble and look great. The ability to make all three variants is quite nice to boot. I will probably wind up buying several more since they are so cheap. |
covers the basics for this WWII theater of war.
