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Sd.Kfz. 222 Leichter Panzerspähwagen

Information from the TAMIYA instruction manual; “In the early 1930s, under weapon restrictions enforced by the Versailles Treaty, the German army was limited to using Kfz.13 armored vehicles. However, based on the chassis of an Adler [...]

Steampunk aircraft

As I’m a bit reluctant to venture into the complex world of aircraft modelers I decided to start small and got this small 1:35 resin kit. It is probably a pirate copy as the kit arrived with no instructions of any kind. It took a lot of [...]

STUG III O-SERIES

My latest build is the Stug III O-series from MiniArt. As I understand it the O-series was a prototyping series for the Stug III and was only used in research and development, and later for training. So, these tanks were probably never [...]

U-Boot Biber

So, I’m back with another midget submarine this time the German Biber from WW2. I don’t know what it is with these submarines but they just appeal to me and I have the utmost respect for the men that operated them. As for the model, [...]

My adventure into the 1/72 scale part 1.5 (fail)

So, this didn’t work out. The plan is to have a stand-off diorama and the E-100 Jagdpanzer is way to big for this setup. And as I later discovered the E-100 is something that is found in World of Tanks but probably never been [...]

My adventure into the 1/72 scale part 1

So, I’m planning a new diorama that includes at least two tanks. This is my first 1/72 scale tank, it’s the M4A3 Medium Tank from Trumpeter. I must admit that this tiny scale is a bit strange to work with and the build looks better on [...]

LDM-29-C “Wachtel”

I bought this resin kit back in 2014 from (link) it’s the first edition and number 34 of 50. I don’t think it’s available anymore and that is a pity as it’s a great kit. When the kit arrived, I lost my nerve looking at all the [...]

French light tank FT-17

When I ordered this kit, I had a completely different diorama planned but that was impossible to pull off. So, I built the included diorama for this kit just to have it as a placeholder for the tank, but it turned out better then I hoped. [...]

King Tiger with Porsche Turret and zimmerit

Last Christmas I got the Takom King Tiger kit with full interior from my wife (talk about real love, giving your old man toys for Christmas). When I opened the box, I realized that this is probably way over my skill level but as it was a [...]

Maiale, The diorama

This feels a bit like cheating as I squeeze two articles from one model but the S.L.C. “Maiale” seemed a bit lonely sitting on my shelf in its cradle so I decided to make another diorama. The ship hull was fun to build. Even if it’s [...]