Alright for the next review is still from Forces of Valor. This time it is The Liberation of Kuwait diorama with M1A1 Abrams tank. I got the diorama set recently and the tank itself has been in my warehouse for 6 years until it meets fresh air. Since I kept the box in my warehouse both I have not taken pic of it, may be later on.
The tank itself, the M1A1 Abrams is painted in the Desert Storm 1 battle. It is mostly painted in Desert Yellow, and with only small accessories painted in black. It comes with a black standard FOV display stand and a number of accessories, such as bags, jerry cans and boxes. Also included is one tank commander figure. The Abrams also has large stowage rack located behind the turret, so all the accessories can be placed there to simulate all the stuff carried by the tankers.
The tank is made of die cast metals, around 80% of it. Only the side skirts, machine guns, and possibly the road wheels. It is heavy. The paint is excellent, with soft effect of dirt and dry brush.
The feature is as usual, full suspension road wheels, free rolling tracks, rotating turret, elevating gun barrel, opening turret cupolas.
The paint on the tank commander is good, only the face needs more detailed. The side skirts are the main problem, the front and the rear of the skirts is made to be able to be opened. While the fronts of the skirts are working well, the rear is the problem. If you try to close it will not fit, they mold the rear skirt just too long, if you forcefully close it, and it will bulge out. So in this case I left it opens.
The Diorama itself is molded on several layers of plastic, with the first layer is the black stand base with the name of the diorama Molded and Painted on it. The second layer is the molded ground environment, which you have to screw it to the base tightly. After that you add the broken tower and destroyed tank also screwed to the base directly. The other part of the diorama is the whole lot of accessories, this includes, RPG’s, AK47s, boxes, bags, artillery shells, empty shell casings, drums, jerry cans and 3 infantrymen.
You can place the infantrymen on several places; it has small protruding pegs in several place of the base. After that you can place the tank on it. You can also choose to tighten it with the screw available to fix the tank to the diorama, but I haven’t done it yet. After that you can enjoy it to the fullest.
The infantrymen are painted well in the Choco chips pattern and the faces are also detailed well. Only the hands are molded a little too big.
The diorama has a limited space for tank, I try to put my Challenger 2 in the diorama but it just could not fit, the Challenger 2 is just too big. The Abrams indeed is a perfect match for it.
To avoid dust and dirt from accumulating on it, I ordered custom acrylic boxes to protect it, and it looks even grandeur.
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