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All about AFV and related military model making.

French metal-Tamiya Somua S-35

The new kit from Tamiya, as usual a beauty. Built out of the box, including the figure.(Which I did no justice to). Perfect fit and snap together track links make this an easy one. The most work went into masking the color scheme, [...]

1:35 Dragon HETZER spring 1945

Another one from the archive of old pictures and articles. Build from the box paint xtracolor . P.k

‘Tiger Face’

Just finished this morning for the Korean War 'Campaign' (Group Build) over at Modellers Alliance, my other modelling 'home'. This is the Dragon M46 that I bought when it was a 'new' release way back in 1995 !. Only now did I attempt it as [...]

1/72 Revell Panzer Panter A , NORMANDY 1944

I made "Zimmerit" and a few more details I used 1/72 figures and processed in Commander and driver. Paint Xtracolor build in 1997 year. P.k

ESCI 1/72 M-113

This is an oldie picked this up from an estate sale. Despite the kit's age, it built up pretty well. I thought it would be a quick little project until I dawned on me that the interior would be visible and require painting and [...]

Airfix Vickers Light Tank 1/76

Hello, chaps. After the Chieftain I fancied doing some kind of quick build, and this little thing caught my attention. And my goodness, it IS little! Learning about tanks/armour as I go along here, but it's hard to believe this is 1/72 [...]

1/72 “What-if” Šć-1 “liberate91 ” OVS current right-wing fascist in Slovenija

For relaxation I one night took this fantasy model of Tank mainly the snap tide after application of basic Surfacer Gunze 1000. I began plotting different shades with Airbrush of:Green,Brown,paint. Markings are fictitious representing a [...]

British Saladin Mk.2

This is the Dragon Black label 1/35 British Armored Car Saladin Mk.2 with, seemingly, a certain fellow from a bridge too far commanding. The Saladin was a post WWII British six-wheeled armored car built by Alvis fitted with a 76mm gun. [...]

Tiger Tank and loading crew

I have begun doing figures. This is one of my first efforts to practice painting figures. The Tiger is a Tamiya 1/35 kit Early production. The commander came with a Tank crew set, and the others with a loading crew set, all Tamiya kits. [...]

Shermans of the Battle of Ardennes

Tamiya makes some wonderful 1/35 Shermans. There are a number of kits that are from Ardennes. I appreciate them making these all from the same battle so that they could be made into a diorama if one chooses to do one. The Tamiya kits [...]