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Got a great deal on a Tamiya 1970’s panzer IV. I built it mostly stock except for the tracks because they were very brittle and broke as soon as I put any tension on them. I had a set of Academy single link tracks which I used. I [...]
Italeri 1982 kit #234. Built straight from the box with scratch built wood slat seats, additional MG 42 with mount, scratch built tarp and miscellaneous stowage. Figure is from the Tamiya Panther G kit finished with Vallejo paints. [...]
Taniya’s 1/35 Wespe “Italian front” kit. The Wespe was a Pz.Kpfw.II chassis-based howitzer with a production run of 676. My Wespe depicts a Panzergrenadier Division Großdeutschland Vehicle in Russia during summer. Painted with [...]
Krupp Protze 6 wheeled supply truck with the 2nd SS while attached to Guderian’s 2nd panzer during Operation Barbarossa. Built straight from the box with the additions of stowage, vehicle jack, dash gauges and rifle brackets (in cab). [...]
Vehicle represents a late war autumn SSLAH FLAKPANZER IV wirbelwind with crew. Paint scheme is taken from Takom Tiger II with late war dark yellow, soft edged brown and hard edged white. 1/35 Tamiya kit built straight from the box, [...]
Eastern front Wiking division half track. Finishing done using Tamiya and Vallejo paints. Weathering was done primarily with washes with Vallejo German Camo black brown, dry brushing with Vallejo Iraqi sand, MiG tan filter and AK summer [...]
Tamiya Jagdpanther tank destroyer in 1/35. Pretty much mandatory kit for German armor guys, and the coolest WW2 TD in my humble opinion. Airbrushed the “big stripe” Camo freehand using Tamiya paints. Weathering was done with Vallejo [...]
Tamiya kit with Tiger Werk resin radio and cabinet accessory kit. Folded down roof and canvas covered wind screen are Verlinden. Radio cabling is painted thread. Antennas are stretched sprue. External “jerry can” rack is scratch [...]
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 [...]
Humbly submitted for your approval. I hoped to start 2024 off right by building one of my favorite Tamiya kits since middle school. Figures finished using Vallejo paints and Tamiya insignia decals. Vehicle assembled smoothly as expected [...]
