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Introduction
This is the first kit produced by the publisher of Minitracks magazine.
The kit is released in limited edition and it is available only to
subscribers of the magazine.
The real vehicle was built in the early 30's. Fifty halftracks were
delivered to the French army. Before WWII they served for training,
but some of them were put into action against the German army in 1940.
Three or four P28 halftracks were bought by Uruguay. It became the
very first armoured vehicle in this South American country.
Content
This kit is well packed in a sturdy box. Inside you find one of the
tiniest AFV's you can imagine. The length of the hull without front
roller is barely 5 centimeters; width without suspension is only 1
centimeter! Even for a kit that small, it is made from more than 40
parts. All of them are cast without flaws. Rivets and other surface
details are crisp. The turret has an open hatch.
Most of the parts go to the hull details. Suspension is relatively
simple. Track parts are made only from two pieces per side, which
make assembly a lot easier.
Markings
Decals are provided for two vehicles. Instructions are elaborate,
but no color schemes are provided. Instead, there are photos of real
machines and a description of markings in the text.
As you can see, there is a raster on the decals. But the picture is
grossly magnified. I don´t know, how much it will be visible
in real scale. For example: the symbol of a rider in a white circle
has 3 mm in diameter.
References
http://www.minitracks.fr/kit_p28.htm
http://www.chars-francais.net/new/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=793&Itemid=36
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