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All about AFV and related military model making.

Tamiya 1/35 Universal Carrier Mk2. or more commonly know as a "Bren Gun Carrier "

I am mainly into WW1 aircraft but saw this kit and had to buy and build it, let me explain. When I was a young boy growing up on the farm we had a neighbour who always drove his tractor standing up on the footplates. Being inquisitive [...]

Remember Your First "Good Model"?

Every modeler has a "breakthrough model". A model that should never be forgotten as it's the model you took risks with new techniques and the model that becomes distinctly "yours". Maybe it was your first time using an [...]

Medic!...1/48 Austin K2Y Ambulance

After some pause, time for a 1/48 vehicle between all the aircraft. Tamiya kit oob, thanks to the quality it was an easy and straight forward build. Painted with AC RC Forrest Greenn Build thread here (link)

Kubelwagen Type 82 Radio vehicle

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 [...]

All his own work

One of my students here in China likes tanks and guns, and is interested in my models, so I decided to let him have a try at building this Tamiya 1/35 scale Mutt. He had never done anything like this before. The instructions are in [...]

The first Panzer... 1/16 scale Takom Panzer 1b

Way back when I had a book entitled "Tank" by one Kenneth Macksey. Actually it was one of the first books I ever bought with my own money (An 80 dollar paycheck). It was softcover with a combo of line drawings and photos, and it [...]

Tamiya 1/35 T 34-76 vers chTZ 1943

Ciao, here my last model just finished few days ago. Is a special version of T34-76; I represent the tank early in spring of 1943 with a white wash. My friend Marco gave the commander and this is the results. See you soon Paolo

"The Last Panzer": Pz.Kpfw IV Ausf J Last Border Models 1/35

Hey All. I did a repaint of the Border Models Panzer IV J late. Repaint? I'll explain more in a minute. This was my first Border Models model (is that right?) and I have to say, it was pretty awesome. Not perfect, but well detailed and [...]

Tamiya 1/35 Carro Armato M13/40

Here's my third tank build. The kit overall went together well. The only complaint I have about the kit is I still haven't figured out how to install linked tracks correctly because they seem to be about 1-2mm too short to connect them [...]

Rheinmetall KF 51 Panther 1/35

1/35 Amusing Hobby kit Excellent kit of this new tank... On the testing ground in Nieder Sachsen (Unterluss). Looking for new owner (200 copies minimum! lol)