2.4 ) After Market

Third-party products sold to augment a model kit, vignette or diorama. Items bring out additional detail or historical accuracy of the showcased model. Variety of materials are used including resin, photo-etched, plastic, white metal, wood.

Example 1 : 1.35th Photo-etched VERLINDEN German MG42 machine gun belt wrapped around the gun stock. Action prevents the belt from snagging equipment inside the vehicle during transport.

Example 2 : 1.35th DRAGON Armor Plough kit assembled onto 1.35th TAMIYA M1A1 Abrams tank.

Example 3 : 1.35th TAMIYA German Stg44 assault rifle and helmets placed onto 1.35th ITALERI German SdKfz 234-4 armor car.

Brick ruin made of plaster, painted and weathered. Used in vignette showcasing urban combat setting.

German Panzergrenadiers (armored infantry) sitting on top of Stug III assault gun. Figures used to showcase vehicle on-the-move with piggybacked men.

Famous German commanders during the 1944 Ardennes Offensive, made from injected plastic, sold as a complete model kit of 4 figures.

Model bridge made from plaster, used as diorama base for Tiger tank model.

German 10.5cm heavy field gun made from resin and photo-etched parts. Due to the rarity of this type of model in 1.35th-scale, its prices are usually exceptionally high.