T-34 Laufrollen, glatte Ausführung

Michael Kohl
MR-Modellbau from Germany offers some nice conversion and detail sets and add ons for Braille russian armour, particularly the T-34.

Taking it out of the blister you will receive 10 roadwheels with 2 halfes on each casting block. The late production road wheels are nicely detailed and resemble the real thing very well as far as I can judge after comparison with photographic evidence.
Casting: Casting blocks are far from subtle but can be clipped off easily and sanded smooth. Bubbles are quite an issue. Not just on the inward facing side, but on the rubber rims and the outward facing side – particularly at the hub – too. Actually there was not a single wheel which did not require touch ups. Other companys show a much higher standard here. At my set the holes to accommodate the axles on the inward facing half of the wheel were off center in about half of the wheels. I filled all with styrene strips and drilled the holes anew. Diameter and depth of the drill holes do not fit the axles of the Dragon T-34/85 well. But this might count only for the Dragon kit.
Conclusion:
MR-Modellbau offers a very welcome addition in Braille scale. Improvements in casting would be much appreciated.