The Model Box

The M1 Abrams in a variety of scales. The biggest ( seen in one picture) is in 1:35 while the smallest is in 1:144. It'd be nice to take a picture of them with my 1:18 M1 too.

The Sonderkraftfahrzeug 251 or Sd.Kfz. 251 halftrack -- also referred to as "Hanomags" by both German and Allied soldiers – was an armored fighting vehicle designed and first built by the Hanomag company during World War II. The Sd.Kfz. 251 was designed to transport the panzergrenadiers of the German mechanized infantry corps into battle. Sd.Kfz. 251s were the most widely produced German half-tracks of the war, with at least 15,252 vehicles and variants produced by various manufacturers. These are 1:144 Trumpeter Sd.Kfz. 251S, namely the Sd.Kfz. 251/1 "Stuka zu Fuß" rocket launcher, Sd.Kfz. 251/9 Schützenpanzerwagen equipped with a 75 mm L/24 low velocity gun, and the Sd.Kfz. 251/1 Schützenpanzerwagen standard personnel carrier.

I chanced upon these at my local market. I think they're Chinese made models based on a better known brand's scale model but i'm not familiar with aircraft models. Each is around a dollar. The box says its 1:115 scale which I feel is wrong. More likely it is 1:144. Any one tried these? How do they build up? I think I saw 3 different helis as well as an assortment of fighters. I bought one of each, namely a US Apache ( which I think is missing some nose parts), a Chinese Harbin Z-9 and a Chinese WZ-10.