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Panserjäger Sd.Kfz. 184 Elefant

Porsche GmbH had manufactured about 100 chassis for their unsuccessful proposal for the”Tiger” tank, the "Porsche Tiger", in the Nibelungenwerk factory in Sankt Valentin, Austria. Both the successful Henschel proposal and the [...]

Rheintochter R1 Anti Aircraft Missile on E-75 Carrier (What-if/1946) (1/72)

My anti aircraft missile "Rheintochter1" on E-75 carrier. (What- if) (Modelcollect UA72092) One of the almost infinite model variants of Modelcollect with their pro´s and contras. No flash, no sinkmarks, sharp edges however, [...]

My First Builds After a 20 Year Break

Hi Everyone! Great to meet all of you. Here are a few builds after a 20 year break. The 1/35 T-26 was the first followed by the knocked out 1/48 Sherman. Then the 1/35 Pz IV, the 1/48 Panther D, and last the 1/35 Stug III. I am hungry for [...]

Lend Lease Dodge WC-52 Italeri 1/35

Old Peerless kit,gone with the wind regardless...hope you like it.

Cabin Panzer 2023 rollout

Previously I posted an article about building on vacation, this year's project is ready for inspection. It's Tamiya's newest, a Panzer IV(70) A. That means a 70 something or other long 75mm gun on a panzer IV chassis made by the Alkett [...]

StuG IV Academy 1/35

Ciao ragazzi, in this hot summer, at least here in Italia, I'm trying to make something...here my StuG IV from Academy; the kit is basically the old Tamiya kit but..with little bit less quality. Anyway here some pics of the not finish yet [...]

Tamiya 1/35 Pz.Kpfw.V Ausf.G

My first Panther completed. This is the Ausf.G steel wheel version manufactured by M.A.N. in limited numbers. As expected, the kit came together easily. This Tamiya is a 1993 tooling and for the most part is nicely detailed. But I wanted [...]

Tamiya panther V

Only my second tank. All paint, primer and varnish are Vallejo. Easy build. I must have looked at 100s of photos of Panther camp and almost no two were the same. So I found one I preferred and went with that one. Fun to paint. I might [...]

Comet Tamiya 1:35

Another great kit from Tamiya. As with his all of their newer kits, this one is essentially flawless. Similar to other recent Tamiya kits, the crew figures in this kit are a real step above what Tamiya produced in the past. It was a fun [...]

Saint Chamond French WWI Tank 1918

Newest piece for the museum. SAINT CHAMOND was the second French tank to enter the First World War. 400 manufactured between April 1917 to 1918. More of a heavy armoured vehicle, it fitted the description of early tank development. Its [...]