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All about AFV and related military model making.

Tamiya 1/35 M 4 Sherman

I wanted to build an early 1944 Normandy version in the Sherman (75mm gun) to go with the E8 version I built earlier. Surprised how many differences there are when compared side by side. Kit was easy and not a single fit issue. All [...]

OPEL MAULTIER with crane Italeri 1/35

Ratel on the Lomba

Here is my Baxmod 1:35 Ratel 90 of SADF finished as an Operation Moduler vehicle. I was inspired by a book I picked up in South Africa in 2018 "Ratels on the Lomba". This is primarily a resin kit and its has a full interior [...]

Dragon 1/35 Sd.Kfz.7, 8t Half track

A complex and highly detailed kit of a prime mover and a personal carrier widely used by the German Army. The focal point of the build were the relics of temporary winter paint applied in the field on top of the factory grey coat. To [...]

War in the CongoM8 Greyhound Katanga Gendarmerie September 1961

Here is a few photos of my Tamiya 1:35 M3 Greyhound finished using Star Decals sheet on the Congo as a Katanga Gendarmerie vehicle with saw action against UN Force in Elisabethville September 1961 .

TIGER 1 Initial RFM--"Siege of Leningrad"

Hey everyone. I'm posting my recent pics of the RFM TIGER 1 Initial Production, Leningrad 1943. The RFM kit is just excellent! I think maybe RFM makes some of the best kits on the market today. So clean and crisp with excellent [...]

Sd.Kfz.164 Nashorn

The Nashorn was a tank destroyer developed as an interim solution to combat increasing armor threats in the battlefield. It was based primarily on the Panzer IV chassis and the 88mm PAK 43 gun. The Nashorn is a favorite topic of mine since [...]

Academy M3A1 Stuart, 1/35 Scale

I did a lot of upgrades to this tank and experimented with a number of new techniques. Upgrades includes detailing the interior (most of which can't be seen with the turret in place), adding cabling for the head lights and horn, adding [...]

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 [...]