[new] WAKs - M24 Chaffe and M16 MGMC

**WAK** · #1 11-25-2008, 02:02 PM

WAK 11/2008
M24 Chaffee

Scale: 1:25
Designer: R. Cholewiak (T-28)
Skill level: 4/6
Sheets with parts: 11,5
Assembly draws: 40
Price: 29 PLN (~9.70$ or 7.60EUR)

Model with valorization. 3rd US Army (Patton) camouflage - Bavaria 1945
On pictures - painted model prototype.
To model will be available laser cut frames/wheels and laser cut tracks.

WAK Extra 2/2008
M16 MGMC

Scale: 1:25
Designer: M. Kita
Skill level: 4/6
Sheets with parts: 14
Assembly draws: 76
Price: 40 PLN (~13.40$ or ~10.40EUR)

Very detailed model - full chassis, engine, weapon turret, ... . Camouflage - 1st Polish Armoured Division (Germany 1945).
On pictures - painted model prototype without "mickey mouse" camoflage and polish signs.
To model will be available laser cut frames/wheels and laser cut tracks.

**Dragos** · #2 11-25-2008, 02:16 PM

Super cool!
I wish I could design and build so fast .

**Johnny** · #3 11-25-2008, 02:17 PM

This is just great!! Thats some good looking models. I'm sure they will end up in a pile very close to me

in a couple of weeks.

**Stev0** · #4 11-25-2008, 04:00 PM

Great models ... but demo pictures of 'painted' finals is somewhat misleading.

To be honest I am a bit skeptical.

**CharlieC** · #5 11-25-2008, 05:57 PM

It seems to be a common practice among Eastern European modelers to paint cardmodels after construction.

Again WAK has released a couple of interesting models - the Chaffee was a widely used tank after WW2 and was deployed in Korea although it couldn't take on the T-34/85s.

I can only hope WAK does more Allied armour - there a lots of unexplored subjects. A Comet or an early Centurion would be nice. There are no models of the M10 Wolverine (Achilles) or M18 Hellcat in 1/25.

Regards,

Charlie

Zathros · #6 11-25-2008, 09:59 PM

Painting them is subjective, but if done right it almost adds (to me) that final touch that makes it look real. I guess what I am trying to say is that I have never seen plastic kits that end up looking real but there is something different about paper that seems well suited to painting,, especially armor models.

**Jim Nunn** · #7 11-25-2008, 10:19 PM

At last! a couple of interesting US AFV’s. One a model that has been on my wish list for quite some time, the M-16. I scarcely wait to get my grubby little hands on these.

Jim Nunn

**birder** · #8 11-25-2008, 10:29 PM

Cool looking models! Laser cut tracks sound good to me right now.

**Stev0** · #9 11-26-2008, 08:16 AM

Painting the models depends on your personal taste. The downside is that you do not get to see the assembly of parts (how curves are solved, connection points, etc.) these are hidden by filler and paint.

**dansls1** · #10 11-26-2008, 08:37 AM

I agree with StevO on this one. Without a full build thread, it's hard to really evaluate a kit that's been fully painted and gap-filled. In general I don't think it'd ever be the deciding factor on buying a model or not - but it's really nice to see 'white builds' or at minimum a build with only edge coloring to get a better feel for the kit versus what some of the expert model builders out there can make out of it.
Just my 2 cents.
Otherwise these look like 2 very nice kits from WAK