All about AFV and related military model making.
This is one of the LAV III models I built from scratch a while ago. Built from pine. Suspension up. This is the standard original version, next versions to come out were the LAV LORIT, With upgraded storage for operations in Afghanistan. [...]
I finished the Chieftain kit made by Takom.
The kit has a moderate number of parts, and there were no difficulties in assembling it.
This time, I added tank soldier figures and a camouflage net to the original kit, and removed some of the [...]
And another on the old build parade
This was done in 2016, spring I think. It required considerable modification such as adjusting the suspension to reflect fire weakened tortion bars, the bottomed out cannon, the unshipped turret, and of [...]
Dragon's 1/35 Tiger II, done in 2014. I recall this kit being quite un-Dragonish as the instructions were mistake free and clear. The fit was superb, and the Magic Track links were a perfect friction fit that made assembly quite [...]
Happy new year everyone !
Here is Trumpeter 1/35 Smerch with Figure from Miniarts. Painted in Russian Camo according to their manual.
Painted with paintbrush and acrylic color + oil weathering.
A lot of photoetched parts to make fenders [...]
Excellent kit!
Happy 2022!
This is the C-3, upgraded C-1 with longer barrel for longer range. This Howitzer is for close support, it is mobile for quick reaction movement for supporting front line units with fire with extended range munitions up to 18km. This Model [...]
4 of 4 for 2021!
The Challenger II is one of, if not the best protected MBTs in service today, with heavily sloped composite armor throughout. This is fine for conventional warfare where your tank can hull down with only its turret [...]
Model 3 of 4 for 2021! I'd have done more, but gestures widely life gets in the way.
The Conqueror was the last British heavy tank, armed with a massive 120mm rifled cannon and was intended to knock out Soviet IS-3s and T-10Ms flooding [...]
This is the BAE Systems M777A2 155mm Towed Howitzer. The M777 came into the Canadian Army in 2005 eventually to replace the M109A4B+ Self Propelled Howitzer of the same 155mm caliber. This gun can shoot a GPS Guided round 40km. With a RAM, [...]
