u/Kanyiko

A couple of months ago I happened to pick up a pair of First To Fight kits at a model convention, and I was rather taken by the brand's relative simplicity, range of subjects, and surprisingly low price for the amount of detail (compared to some brands).

So when I found out that a local model store had the brand in stock (it's relatively rare to find over here), I decided on a little "raid".

Depending on the age of the kit (the range started in 2013), earlier kits tend to be a bit to the simplified side, while some of the most recent kits have rather mind-blowing detail for the size and price. For instance their 2014 Wz. 34 armored car is fairly simple in concept, having no interior detail; their 2024 Panzer 38(t) by contrast has a number of photo-etched parts, while their 2021 Hotchkiss H35 even includes a turret interior.

With September 1st marking the anniversary (87th this year) of the German invasion of Poland and the start of the Second World War, I guess these will be some interesting models for me to build - and a welcome change from the umpteenth Tiger or Sherman build.

A map dated to June 1st 1969 of all of the railway services offered by the Belgian National Railways (NMBS/SNCB) (black lines); railway replacement bus services offered by the Belgian National Railways on lines where passenger services had been suppressed (black dotted lines); supplemental bus services offered by the Belgian National Railways (blue lines); and the bus and tram services of the Vicinal Railways (NMVB/SNCV) and private contractors (red lines).