All about AFV and related military model making.
Never know why I'll build something sometimes. I just had a hankering to do a Panther, out of nowhere. This was reinforced by another Osprey book, in this case Campaign no. 335, Mortain 1944. This was the counterattack to try and stop the [...]
Towards the end of WWII the German deployed several types of recovery vehicles based on tank chassis in service. The purpose of the conversion of tanks to recovery vehicles was to provide protection to maintenance teams in battle zones [...]
Italeri 1982 kit #234. Built straight from the box with scratch built wood slat seats, additional MG 42 with mount, scratch built tarp and miscellaneous stowage. Figure is from the Tamiya Panther G kit finished with Vallejo paints. [...]
This is a crisp 2024 release Academy armor kit. It has very good fit and nice detail for a small scale kit. I built it OOB with the exception of the tactical marking sheets on the rear of the turret and the canvas covers for the aft [...]
In their efforts to mobilize all flack artillery, the Germans used Panzer IV chassis as the base for the effective 88mm flack gun. Since the development occurred towards the end of WWII, only few prototypes were tested and most evidence to [...]
The Ford FT-B was the first armored car produced by Poland.
Designed by Tadeusz Tański and put into service in 1920.
The vehicle was based on the famous Ford Model-T chassis, which was equipped with a armoured hull and a rotatable turret [...]
A mighty tank and an impressive model in the display shelf. Zimmerit was applied with putty and applicator blades.
This beautiful kit has waited some time in my stash to be built. WWII trucks more and more apear to be my favorite. While working on it I bought a portable airbrush set, to gain some experience with that. Eventhough I’m still working on [...]
The JGSDF Type 16 Combat Vehicle, a modern main battle tank of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), represents a significant leap in Japanese armored vehicle technology. Designed for rapid deployment and versatility, the Type 16 [...]
First, let me say that I build airplanes, so this model was way out of my wheelhouse. When Louis (@lgardner) created this group, I thought it might be fun to jump into the group with something other than my usual airplane model. I have a [...]
