Miniart 1/35 Tempo A400 Kastenwagen (38053)

This review will focus on Miniart 1/35 Tempo A400 Kastenwagen (38053). New release comes as yet another version of unusual 3-wheeler in popular scale. In my opinion this car deserves your attention if you want to build something different in civil markings. Overall design of the real vehicle is quite simple, but that's the beauty of it. All parts come sealed in one plastic bag and closed in box. Let's open them and take a closer look together.

By the way, here you can read review with another truck in older version.
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Watch this video where I show all parts even closer.

First frame is one of the biggest. Here you will find wheels, engine parts and some of the minor bits for suspension.

Rear section should be glued out of separate panels. Note that there is no wooden texture copied here.

Front bonnet is molded as one-piece element. Cutout will be closed with PE part for even more convincing appearance.

Note that all doors are molded separately. This feature might be handy for some diorama ideas.

Rear axle should be glued out of separate bits, but you can also add metal wiring as per manual. I recommend to do it as the final result would look more impressive.

Front cab has separate doors, and nicely detailed interior. The only thing you might need here is the driver figurine.

Clear frame looks fine, but there were no masks in the box. Molding quality is great though.

PE fret features all necessary things for external and internal features. There is even nameplate which you can use for your build.

Decals are printed in Cartograf, so overall quality looks great. Choice of marking is surprisingly colorful and you can check them on the photo below.

Assembly manual is typical for this brand. I show all pages in the video-review.

New set should be already available for purchase. In my opinion it is a nice pick for modelers who would like to take a break from all those typical subjects. Moreover, assembly process is not that difficult, even though might be tricky for those with bad eyesight. I think this truck also has a good diorama potential, you just need to find a figurine and something to place in the rear section. :)

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