u/Glum-Cartographer717

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Got this fun little Swedish tank destroyer from a brand called Sluban.

General impression of the brand is rather positive. Brick quality was a bit of hit and miss; some pieces were smoother than others. Some seemed to come from different manufacturing lines or factories, but the colors are consistent. Didn't agree with the hand-tool colors so I spray painted them black. Other than that the parts puller is the coolest one I've ever seen, shaped like a little crocodile with real prints and all. Also the minifigures were surprisingly articulate, necks and hands are on ball joints and the legs can rotate in sideways axis. Sadly no handguns or rifles though I have a lot of them left over from the 12GO kits so might as well use those.

Onto the build itself. What I found interesting is it has an actual pivoting suspension mechanism, controlled by rotating a knob in the back of the tank. Strv103 had a completely fixed gun and relied entirely on the suspension and tracks for aiming the barrel. I'm always fixated on how well the suspension works on these so this was certainly a welcome bonus.

Tracks stay surprisingly well in place and while the rollers look far from realistic I'm willing to give this one a pass because the price was, shall we say enticingly competitive. Another minor complaint is it uses stickers instead of prints, although once again it redeems itself by being the kind with the peel-off edges leaving only the print itself.

Instructions were really good and straightforward, build was more relaxing than anything (coming from a recent two week binge of building a 12GO WTE100, Cobi Maus and the Lego Delorean)

I'd say 9/10

u/Glum-Cartographer717 — 8 days ago