I actually bought this kit in order to kitbash with a Krote to make a Gans. This is because Gans is very hard to find, even on Yahoo Auctions Japan. The only other place is ebay, where the prices go ridiculously high and is next to impossible to win stuff for me. Its basically a Neuspotter, sans the arms, and plus 6 missile launchers, to take on an offensive role against Mercenaries armoured suits. A sexy kit if you ask me...
Now on with the review...
Description
(found at the back of the box)
Neuspotter, NS465 having the fine scouting system showed its superiority in the field. The Shutoral Forces tried to use it for surprise attacks. Neuspotter that mounted six semi-homing missile launchers. the high ability scouting radar and the large jamming plate instead of the MAST(?) and the scissors unit was best and mass-produced. Later many other equipment were tried for it and FNS-465B-Us having four large launchers and NS465B-U3 having eight Neupanzerfasts were produced.
Chassis Nos................6001-
Crew....................................0
Weight (tons).................1.02
Length (metres).............1.65
Width (metres)...............2.04
Height (metres)................4.5
Engine.........................Dora NS465 b
Speed(km/hr).................210
Range(km)....................1,200
Radio............................FuG43 n
Armament....................Pf293 6
Armor(mm)..............20-50 Tungsten+10-20Special Heatproof Ceramic Armor
Details
Scale: 1/20
Type of material : injection molded, multi-media
Number of parts: ?
Decals: yes
Instructions: yes
Overall quality: Very good, little to no flash, although I find the head unit details a bit soft, but that's me... Multimedia is impressive! Etched radar part and brass tubes, no sanding required!
Overall accuracy: Accurate
Date of release: unknown
Release price: unknown
Pictures
Box front
Box back
Neuspotter sprue A and B
Neuspotter sprue D
Neuspotter sprue C and Krachenvogel sprue containing Krachenvogel-specific parts
Decals
Box (I love the pose!)
the multimedia (bulb, wires, etched radar!, and 6 brass tubes!!!)
Smoked lens cover for the head and the base(different from the clear version shipped with Neuspotter)
camo card front
camo card back
instruction page 1
instruction page 2 & 3
instruction page 4 & 5
instruction page 6 & 7
instruction page 8
Thoughts and Comments
After getting this kit, I find that its much too expensive (2 to 3 times the price of a Neuspotter). Granted that its rarity makes it a collector's item, I am a modeler, which means that I will build it, eventually :). To kitbash with a Krote would be crazy considering the prices of these two kits. I also managed to successfully bid for a WAVE Gans (actually now I have two :)) so that makes it unnecessary. I love this kit, its a what a Neuspotter should have been, armed with weapons to take on the Merc forces. Now if only I have an Oskar .... :)
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