| Planet have utilised many exisiting kits that are on the market today and reshaped them to make interesting variants for modellers (Hasagawa tiger, Esci Opel Blitz, Esci Panther) but also produce completely new moulds of there own. (The fore mentioned have now become outdated by the Revell Tigers) Parts The kits are cast in a sturdy cream or light grey resin with good, crisp but at times simple detail and could do with a bit of extra work. There are many casting blocks to remove similar to Modelkrak or Extratech and this can be pretty tricky at times and occassionally there is a danger of damage to fine detail. (razor saw and various files are essential) Construction Construction of most of the kits are fairly straight forward when all the parts are clean but 1 or 2 will definately require a bit more time and reference material, the tracks supplied with some vehicles are of a very poor black vinyl, plastic quality and are almost impossible to work with. (This is a major drawback with Planet Kits) Most models have a nice etched brass detail set included. Packaging: All the kits come in a very sturdy white cardboard box and very good instruction sheets are included in English/Czech/German text with a little history of the vehicle. (No decals are included) |