F&A Miniatures 1/72 Fiat 621L
By Matt Bittner
Introduction
Taken from the Wikipedia:
"Polski Fiat 621 was a Polish 2.5-tonne truck, the basic lorry of the Polish Army during the 1930s. A licence-built version of the Italian Fiat 621, it was heavily modified to better suit Polish needs and cope with the harsh weather and bad roads in Poland. The undercarriage was produced in two variants: The Polski Fiat 621 L was the basic variant to receive a number of superstructures while the Polski Fiat 621 R was used as the basis for a line of successful buses for the civilian market and heavier, 3-tonne lorries for the army.."
The Kit
The F&A Miniatures 1/72 Polish Fiat 621L consists of 15 pieces of gray 3D printed resin.
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As with the other F&A Miniatures kits I've reviewed, their level of detail is astounding. However, the same goes for all the text I've written about these kits. You need to be careful when removing the parts from their supports because you could break off detail that's molded with each part. With the various stick shifts molded separately - along with the steering wheel and its column - you need to be extra careful when removing these delicate parts from their supports. I've read everything from using a vibrating knife to soaking the supports in warm water, but whatever you decide to use, have patience when removing the supports so you don't break the parts.
With this kit you receive not only the separate parts for the interior, but also a separate roof and doors, which will allow you to work on the interior without anything in the way, and allow you to pose one - or both - of the doors open. Not included with the kit is any type of clear for the windows so you're left on your own for that, but you could use the parts as "masters": put a piece of tape across the openings and "draw" the openings on the tape, then transfer the tape to your choice of clear material to use as windows.
Conclusion
This is truly a well-detailed model and if the subject is in your wheelhouse, then by all means pick it up. You won't be disappointed.
I definitely want to thank F&A Minatures for sending this in for review.