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All about AFV and related military model making.

Hobbyboss 1/35 M911 C-HET

Tank carriers models are impressive. The 1/35 M911 C-HET is even more so because it looks real. By comparison to the Meng counterpart, Hobbyboss' HET has its advantages and disadvantages. Generally, the model is less detailed and somewhat [...]

M113 Desert Version Tamiya 1/35

Hi. First post. Built this last month. I usually stick to airplanes, mostly WW II era. However, since my son is in the army and this is his primary vehicle, I thought I would build it. Enjoyed putting this together. Only used some of the [...]

1/35 PzKpfw Nb.Fz Panzerkampfwagen Neubaufahrzeug

Tha German Panzerkampfwagen Neubaufahrzeug (new construction vehicle) was used mainly for propaganda purposes back in 1935. Of the five tanks produced, three arrived to Norway in 1940 to support the ground forces. Only one made it to the [...]

Takom Blitz Panzer III N 1/35

This one gave me trouble all the way from start to finish. The model itself was very nicely molded, sharp and crisp with well hidden ejector pin marks and small sprue gates. It was also rather ill fitting and required a fair bit of drill [...]

Trumpeter 1/16, PZ.IV J , 31Pz.Rgt, East PrussiaOctober 1944

Whew... finally, after 190 hours and 9 months of work, another model from the Trumpeter stable is finished. This time it's Pz.IV J with 31 Pz.Rgt 5Pz.Div. from the time of fighting in East Prussia in the fall of 1944. I added captured [...]

Trumpeter 1/35 Bruckenleger IV

Although it looks like another innovative project the German bridge laying tank was far from new and also proved un successful. By the time of its inception the Allies had similar tanks in service. During initial trials it failed to meet [...]

1/35 Centurion Mk. IIIKorean War Group Build.

This is the 1971 Tamiya kit built as “Caughoo” of the 8th King’s Irish Hussars in Korea, 1950. “Caughoo” is notable for destroying a Cromwell that had been previously captured by the North Koreans. I replaced the kit’s awful [...]

Dragon 1/35 Sd.Kfz.10/4 & 5

A little gem from Dragon.

Tamiya 1/35 M4A3E8 Sherman "Easy Eight" Korean War

Well, yes, it's been a while since I last posted some pics of a finished model. But...oh, OK, I don't have a viable excuse other than to say I've been building lots of models in my head! Don't laugh, you should see the amount of [...]

M3A1 Stuart "Honey", 7th Armored Division, Libia, 1941

This is the 1/35 Academy M3A1 Stuart "Honey" in the correct 'Caunter' scheme (not the incorrect 'blue' scheme that Academy showed). Custom mixed Tamiya acrylics using Mike Starmer's formulas, RAC insignia painted, kit unit [...]