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M48A5 1/35 Tamiya
The model is the old mold of M48a3 tamiya with some modification to be greek. The modular and the base of 0,50 is resin from 3d microcosmos greece. The tracks are from M60 Tamiya
The decals are from LM DECALS Greece
The [...]
The iconic Russian multiple rocket launcher is well depicted in Trumpeter's offering. I chose a Syrian Army scheme where the system is widely used.
The build is somewhat challenging due to the complexity of the system and vehicle. [...]
Completed in September 2023 my AFV Club 1:35 IDF Shot Centurion (aka Shot Meteor).
It has been completed as one used by the the Israeli 10th Armor Brigade, Samaria, West Bank, Israel 1967.
Paint used was Vallejo 73.614 Primer IDF Sand Grey [...]
My 1/35 Bronco A-34 Comet type B tank (late version).
Completed this on the 4th December 2023.
All done oob with the exception of the mantle cover. This is made from tissue paper (photo included to show it), painted with watered down white [...]
AFV Walker Bulldog 1/35 - AFV Club AF35041
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PHOTOGRAPHY:
Nikon D7500; Editing using LightRoom
PAINT:
AK RC026
THE KIT:
Nice kit from AFV. Features soft styrene band tracks which are only slightly too big [...]
One of the great things about 1/48 AFV is the ease and speed of getting them done. Finished in 5 hours. Tamiya Sd Kfz 234/2 Puma unknown unit, Berlin April 1945.
Tamiya StuG / StuH kit as a Das Reich StuH during summer in Russia. Vehicle built straight from box, rear deck stowage is from Value Gear in AZ. Hoping to show some variety and repair/replacements I used Vallejo colors & free hand [...]
The Achzarit (cruel female) is an IDF conversion of captured T-54/5s chassis to carry and protect troops in fire intense battle conditions.
Meng's Achzarit is a well-designed model that captures the ungainly lines of the troop carrier. The [...]
These are model scratch built cannon that I have put together over the past 50 years using scrap brass and timber off-cuts from the workshop. They are not to scale and are not type specific, just representative of an era.
Photo 1&2 is [...]
My neighbor Ron passed away recently. Ron was an interesting fellow - He grew up only a mile or so from where he died in this rural Iowa community, was an engineer in the Air Force (worked on the Hound Dog AGM), collected firearms, read [...]
