Hi Guys, would like to built one of those 1A3’s commonly seen in Ukraine. It does seem the only 1/35 kit for this vehicle is an old Revell one which appears to be already discontinued for a couple of years (despite a huge aftermarket base). Just wondering is there currently any alternative to the Revell kit by chance? Not sure, but probably the only option to build it in 1/35 is an .stl model from cults3d.
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Revell, like many other manufacturers, usually re-release old kits again.
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Tamiya do a 1A2, maybe there are upgrades.
Surprised that Revell haven’t thought to release a Ukraine special edition.
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Turning a Marder 1A2 into a 1A3 would be a lot of work, though.
I see that someone on Scalemates has one of the Revell kits for sale, however.
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A long shot probably, but MBK seem to have produced a repop of the Revell kit:
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/mbk-models-35021-marder-1-a3--1161171
You could try searching for that also.
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I assume you’ve already searched ebay?
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Yep, currently there is only one offer available and it’s an auction with repack from MBK. Considering how rare and consequently expensive these kits are and the fact this is still a Revell’s model with tons of modifications needed, not sure if it worth it. May try to contact the guy from Scalemates. Alternatively, there is a decent .stl on cuts3d for around EUR 22 but not sure if my basic SLA printer could handle it… Overall, this is quite a bummer for Marder 1A3 - a lot of cool reference photos are available now, but there is no normal option to build it.
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You’d think they would jump on that, so many other manufacturers have.
Ken
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whats wrong with the revell kit?
Well, probably no issues if you’d like a quick weekend biuld. However, this is still a 1997 kit from Revell with simplified/poorly detailed parts. To get some decent results, I believe a resin upgrade kit from MBK is a must for this instance. Wheels and tracks should be replaced, as well.
PSM made some updates for the Marder 1A3.
https://www.perfect-scale.de/de/www-perfect-scale-de-3/Marder-1A3-Upgrade-Kit–Revell-3261-.html
Elite Modellbau has a complete kit of the A3. It was quite decent for it´s time.
https://www.elitemodell.de/elite/bundeswehr/3506/
Have you looked for the A5 kit? It contains the A3 kit with new parts for A5. Hmmm… someone has to convince that some Ukraine company make a new Marder 1 A3/A5.