T is for Toy Fair 2020 Reports - Padgett Brothers (A-to-Z) - (3) AFV Kits

These were definitely new and while the Paul Taylor from Padgett admitted they weren't up to the standards of say new Hasegawa or Dragon kits, if the artwork is anything to go by, they are plenty good-enough for war-gaming unit-building, and three useful pieces of - inevitably - German WWII kit, and he stressed they were commensurately (compensatorally?) cheaper; which is the main thing.

I know - how many Sturmtigers do you need, but there's conversion potential - ammunition carrier and Bergtigers (I think?), not sure what the 'real working' refers to but they could have the same clockwork (these days usually pull-back) mechanism with hidden floor-wheels of those 1960's Japanese kits in HO and '76th scales, carried by Riko and Hales back in the day?

And - let's be honest - the Panzer V Panther looks miles better than the old Airfix one! Note the stock lable says 1:24 which is slightly worrying, but I suspect a type, as I don't think you could get 1:24th scale kits in those boxes! Also, there's a note of '4 assorted', there were only three on display, the fourth is a Tiger I.

I still have a couple of unfinished Eidai StüG IV conversions somewhere, and have always preferred the eye-vee to the eye-eye-eye SPG's! The artwork here is less obviously a kit so don't be too disappointed when you open it, if it's a bit simple.

I think the advice has to be - buy them if you see them? And if you do manage to track them down, do try to send the Blog a picky or two of the runner/contents, or the finished kit?

You can see they are also carrying simple or 'easy-build' aircraft in 1:72nd scale, a Messerschmitt and some US carrier-thing (Corsair?)I managed to crop-off! There was a Spitfire and Hurricane as well I think. While Padgett are also importing Meccano-likey!

And for more information, stockists or trade-enquiries, Paul's your man;

paul2@padgettatoz.co.uk

Their warehouse is located in Wakefield