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1/35 Eastern Express jerry cans
PanzerKarl
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Posted: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 - 11:32 AM UTC
I was looking for a set of jerry cans and come across a set of Eastern Express Barrels & Jerry Cans on Amazon for £2.98,just like to know if there any good and will they match Dragons Jerry cans?
I did look around but can't find any reviews or pictures just a picture of 2 Russians loading barrels.

Karl
Jmarles
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Posted: Friday, March 06, 2015 - 09:53 AM UTC
In a word..awful. The sprues are the size of a child's arm. The jerry cans - of which there are only a few - are moulded with a half spout on each side. They are also very underscale, I had the same jerry cans in a Maquette kit. The drums appear to be knock offs of the old Tamiya or Italeri drums; they have the exact same dents.

Peruse if you will: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Eastern-Express-1-35-35099-Soviet-Union-Sovietica-WWII-Barrels-and-Canisters-/251855307382


If you are looking for cheap ones, the old Italeri jerry cans are still ok.
PanzerKarl
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Posted: Friday, March 06, 2015 - 01:45 PM UTC
Thanks for that Julian but I went ahead and ordered them they were only a couple of quid.
I only need the one jerry can as I have 3 Dragon ones and the Panzer IV ausf D that I am building is carrying 4 jerry cans.

Thanks
Karl
edmund
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Posted: Friday, March 06, 2015 - 02:13 PM UTC
Try ebay there's some pretty decent ones out there , and post from the Far East is not bad at all .
Jmarles
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Posted: Saturday, March 07, 2015 - 12:22 AM UTC
I'm sure the remainders can be used for stowage or diorama applications. The drums are perfectly fine.
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