FOV Jagdtiger Review
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 11:07 am
I got my FOV Jagdtiger yesterday from TheFlyingMule, opened it up, and so have my review. I will post pictures later on this evening.
Tooling:
The vehicle is all new tooling and uses quite a bit of diecast when compared to other recent FOV vehicles, making for a heavy tank - which a Jagdtiger should be! The upper hull shell, rear deck, fighting compartment sides and gun barrel are all made of diecast. the lower hull shell, wheels, fighting compartment roof and gun mantlet are plastic. There is no zimmermit and little "nicks and dings" are sculpted into the metal.
Features & Details:
The tracks roll very smoothly, at least on my example. The main gun elevates and has limited traverse. The tow-cables are seperate pieces that attach to the proper hooks. The spare track links are also seperate pieces that hang properly on their hooks on the side of the tank (a neat feature!) The top commander's hatch opens and you can make out part of the gun breach inside.
The rear loaders hatch, driver's hatches, and engine cover do not open as on the other FOV Kingtiger toolings. Also, tools such as the shovel, axe, etc are moulded on and not seperate pieces as on the other KT tooling. There was also no rear MG, though a hole is present on its mounting point so one could be included...
Accessories:
The tank comes with a good amount of additional accessories, including a large crate, 4 jerry cans, a panzershrek weapon, wooden barricade, sandbag fortification, info card, and the figure. The figure is nicely detailed. I guess the 8 spare track links and two tow cables could also be considered accessories.
Paint & Weathering
The vehicle is painted in a standard German "ambush cammo" scheme, which is nicely done. In person, the colors appear more flat and not as bright in some of the pictures already posted. There is hardly any serious weathering as has been done on FOV tanks in the past, save for what may be a browin dusting on the wheels and lower hull. The paint job is overall rather clean.
Overall Impression
Overall, I am pleased with the tank and happy to have it added to my collection. The overall accuracy of the tooling and the amount of diecast are very positive points for the model. It is worth the $50, but not much more. The lack of opening hatches is really my biggest beef, I guess because I was spoiled by all of them on the 21c 32x Jagdtiger as well as those present on similar FOV tanks. (Heck, the FOV Jagdpanther nearly has a full interior!) This lack of more working features detracts from the model and makes it not quite as good as it could have been.
Tooling:
The vehicle is all new tooling and uses quite a bit of diecast when compared to other recent FOV vehicles, making for a heavy tank - which a Jagdtiger should be! The upper hull shell, rear deck, fighting compartment sides and gun barrel are all made of diecast. the lower hull shell, wheels, fighting compartment roof and gun mantlet are plastic. There is no zimmermit and little "nicks and dings" are sculpted into the metal.
Features & Details:
The tracks roll very smoothly, at least on my example. The main gun elevates and has limited traverse. The tow-cables are seperate pieces that attach to the proper hooks. The spare track links are also seperate pieces that hang properly on their hooks on the side of the tank (a neat feature!) The top commander's hatch opens and you can make out part of the gun breach inside.
The rear loaders hatch, driver's hatches, and engine cover do not open as on the other FOV Kingtiger toolings. Also, tools such as the shovel, axe, etc are moulded on and not seperate pieces as on the other KT tooling. There was also no rear MG, though a hole is present on its mounting point so one could be included...
Accessories:
The tank comes with a good amount of additional accessories, including a large crate, 4 jerry cans, a panzershrek weapon, wooden barricade, sandbag fortification, info card, and the figure. The figure is nicely detailed. I guess the 8 spare track links and two tow cables could also be considered accessories.
Paint & Weathering
The vehicle is painted in a standard German "ambush cammo" scheme, which is nicely done. In person, the colors appear more flat and not as bright in some of the pictures already posted. There is hardly any serious weathering as has been done on FOV tanks in the past, save for what may be a browin dusting on the wheels and lower hull. The paint job is overall rather clean.
Overall Impression
Overall, I am pleased with the tank and happy to have it added to my collection. The overall accuracy of the tooling and the amount of diecast are very positive points for the model. It is worth the $50, but not much more. The lack of opening hatches is really my biggest beef, I guess because I was spoiled by all of them on the 21c 32x Jagdtiger as well as those present on similar FOV tanks. (Heck, the FOV Jagdpanther nearly has a full interior!) This lack of more working features detracts from the model and makes it not quite as good as it could have been.