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All about AFV and related military model making.

Bandai, 1/48, M13 Gun carriage,half-track, Tarkas IV

I always had a soft spot for the US halftrack, not being an armour guy I limit my ventures to 1/48. I picked this up at a model show on the cheap. I thought I could build it for the group build but found out that the M13 was introduced in [...]

1/35 Dragon Pz.Kpfw.VI Ausf.E Tiger I Mid -Production (DRA 6866)

This is my 1st 1/35 Tiger Tank build. It is a Dragon molding from their latest series of Tiger's released #6866. The Box title is the "1/35 Pz.Kpfw.VI Ausf.E Tiger I Mid Production Remote Controller mit Borgward Ausf.A Heavy [...]

Review: Copper State Models 1/35 Lanchester Armoured Car review

Tamiya M41 Walker Bulldog 1/35

I originally wanted to make this kit after my first armor kit the shop I go to couldn't get it until February. I got itchy to build something and I built the Chieftain. This kit came in and I started work. The kit had very few parts and [...]

1/35 Takom Chieftain Mk.11 Main Battle Tank

This is the 1st Takom model I have built and was excited to give it a go. At the time of purchase it was a brand new release for them. I think they have covered most of the versions of this legendary war machine. Overall I was impressed [...]

T-55 in the rough

Just to test out the new site, here's a couple shots of an 'ol fave I built last year. It's got an Aber barrel and Friul tracks, along with scratch made fuel tank straps and fuel lines. The other pic is a trophy I built for one of our [...]

1/35 TAMIYA CENTAUR

This is a Centaur at the period of Greek civil war on 1946.I hope you like it.

1/35 MENG 6X6 USMC Truck in desert scheme

OK, it's time to post something besides aircraft and helicopters. My 2nd favorite subject is armor and military vehicles. So I recently finished this 6x6 Cougar made popular from extensive use during our current involvement in the [...]

Pzkpfw IV, ausf. H (Revell, 1:72)

This is quite good kit, nothing for beginners, but very nice molded and full of details in this scale. I have built it right from the box, with no modifications, with no weathering as this was a purpose - it was really straightforward [...]

Tamiya Chieftain Mk. V 1/35

An old kit and a young kid come together fairly well to make this. I did very light reading on the kit and saw various people saying this kit is relatively in accurate. How it is inaccurate, I don't know, but I think the kit is quite [...]