7.92mm MG34 (late) Tank Variant
Passion Models Set P35-002
LionMarc Model Designs Set No. LM50000
1:35th Scale
Review by Terry Ashley

The only difference is that the Passion Models set gives you two barrels for USD$14.00 while the Lionmarc set contains just the one barrel for USD$7.00.

Brass MG barrel

The barrel is cleanly machined in brass with the armoured jacket and other details nicely represented and has the muzzle drilled out slightly for a nice appearance with no cleanup required before use.

I fitted the barrels to both the AFV Club and Dragon late Tiger I hull MG positions and after cutting off the plastic barrel at the appropriate position simply used cyanoacrylate to attach the brass barrel for a very easy conversion.

Brass barrel with AFV Club and Dragon hull MG34s

Brass barrel fitted to both MGs

The brass barrel fitted perfectly through the ball mounting holes in both kits as you would expect with the barrel being the correct size and no other alterations were needed making the job even easier.

Views of the barrel in the hull MG ball mounts of both
AFV Club (top) and Dragon (bottom) Tiger I Late kits

Conclusion:
A very simple update to add the late MG34 barrel to the appropriate vehicle such as Tigers, Panthers or late Panzer IVs that has excellent details as was an nice improvement over both kits plastic barrels.

Highly recommended

Thanks to Passion Models Japan and LionMarc Model Designs for the review sets.

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