M8/M20
Engine & Compartment
Update Set
No. 1442
Review by Terry Ashley
This set has 46 crisply cast
resin pieces, the casting quality is excellent with no warping or air holes present.
There is the usual excess resin to be removed from the bits before use. The set
includes the engine compartment walls and bulkheads, cooling fans, batteries
and
a very detailed engine right down to separate fan belt pulleys to which you add
belts from a lead sheet or tape. All the engine accessories are there and build
into a very complete engine. All that is needed is the addition of the engine
wiring like spark plug leads etc. Care needs to be taken when cutting out the
plastic from the kit, you have to leave small sections of the crossbeam in the
kit floor. It should be noted that the bottom of the engine compartment is open
like in modern cars and not enclosed inside the body shell. A separate gearbox
is supplied which is not used with the engine mounted in the vehicle but is added
if the engine is displayed separate, in say a workshop situation. Thanks go to
Tamiya for supplying the hull engine compartment doors as separate pieces with
inside detail, which eases the process of adding the engine. It's like Tamiya
now acknowledge the part aftermarket companies play in the Hobby Industry and
engineer their kits anticipating the release of detail sets for their kits. A
superb update set, well worth the price and highly recommended.
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