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Whippet 1918

1:35 Takom painted with Tamiya and weathered with oils Figure Model Cellar painted with oils

Trumpeter 1/35 280mm K5(E) Leopold Railroad gun

Another Trumpeter winner, positioned with 1/72 Dora railroad gun. It is hard to believe that the Dora was twice as big as the formidable Leopold. No building issues with this kit. Highly recommend

HobbyBoss 1/35 Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.F (VK 18.01)

I'm finally up to date on my posts here. The Versuchskampffahrzeug (abbreviated to VK or Vs.Kfz.) is a German term meaning "research/experimental fighting vehicle". Used in the names of some German experimental or prototype [...]

Meng Leopard C2 more progress

Well, another spurt today. Body painted (tried preshading), wheels and tires painted and added. Just need to repair the parts I ham fistedly knocked off doing the turret! Next I'm going to try and get some figures for her...

Meng C2 Mexas with Dozer Progress

Well, at long last I've been able to do a small amount of modelling. This is the turret from my Meng Leopard C2 Mexas. It's got the thermal clad turret, which is a replacement one. I can't remember which manufacturer, but I do know it [...]

Amusing Hobby 1/35 Rheintochter R1

Although it did not reach operational service, the Rheintochter surface to air missile was well into its experimental stages. The development program however, was terminated towards the end of the War. The kit represents a mobile version [...]

Tamiya 1/35 Pz.Kpfw.II Ausf.F

It was time to get back to a Tamiya kit again.. I picked up this classic 1971 tooled kit last year. I wish I had built this kit when I started modelling as a kid. It’s a great starter kit OOTB. Inexpensive & easy to build. If [...]

Bison II

Ciao some pics about my Bison II by Alan; the kit was quit old and I was struggling a lot with the tracks ! In the end I realized a diorama in the desert. Crew come from different brand Tamiya and Dragon. Paolo

VW Typ 87 from CMK

Good morning everyone and greetings to the forum members. This time I wanted to show you a quick (and small) project that I used to practice some painting and wethering techniques. The kit, in 1/35 scale, is from CMK. It doesn't come with [...]

1/35 Tamiya Jagdpanzer L/70 new tool

I built this a couple years back only to put it on the shelf as I really did not know what to do with it. FF to this year and a determined effort to reduce the shelf, here's what I came up with for this one. The kit itself was flawless in [...]