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"Bring the pain" – A remake diorama

by Charles King on April 17, 2025 · in Diorama · 8 ≡

This is the third re-build of this diorama. One would think, I am never satisfied with anything I build. 😉 That maybe true, but to an extend. Something always seems to bother me, and if it continues, then I have to make the change; but [...]

HLVW Cargo-Steyr 1491 Scratch Build

by Aaron Bouma on December 3, 2024 · in Automotive · 7 ≡

This is the HLVW, which stands for heavy logistics vehicle wheeled. This is a 10 to 16,000 kg class transport truck for the Canadian Armed Forces. Built from scratch using spruce, cedar, hardwood & and canvas. This one took a couple [...]

MkIV MALE 1917

by Aaron Bouma on March 6, 2024 · in Armor · 4 ≡

This is the MkIV Male. The mark four had definitely significant improvements from the Mark one. Some of the main improvements were the improved armour and the re sitting of the fuel tank. A total of over 1200 mark four tanks were built [...]

My 34 builds in 2023!

by Rick Schad "The Pope of Plastic" on December 31, 2023 · in Photo Collections · 13 ≡

Holy cow what a year for model builds! I hit a grand total of 34 models for customers this year! The two biggest challenges were the six 1/32 scale Harriers and the 1/48 scale B-29 in actual aluminum panels. What does 2024 have in store [...]

Medium Logistics Vehicle Wheeled MLVW

by Aaron Bouma on October 29, 2022 · in Automotive · 3 ≡

This is the Canadian Army’s now Retired. 6 wheel drive standard medium troop transport. Complete scratch built. They were built by Bombardier in the 1980s. They are based off of the Late American M35A3 truck. This model is built from the [...]

M109A1 155mm Self Propelled Howitzer

by Aaron Bouma on August 17, 2022 · in Armor · 6 ≡

This is my newest model. The M109A1 SP gun. The M109 is America’s most prominent legacy self propelled gun since the 1960s, following the M110 203mm self propelled gun in 203mm. The M109 has been a standard SP Howitzer in many NATO [...]

LG-1 MK II 105mm Towed Field Howitzer Royal Canadian Army. 2 FOOT, BUILT FROM SCRATCH

by Aaron Bouma on May 11, 2022 · in Armor · 4 ≡

This is a 2 foot version of the LG-1 105mm Howitzer. Built from mainly pine, all from pictures. this one is my newest model. In some pictures the model is not fully painted.

"Take'em Down!" ver 3

by Charles King on October 24, 2021 · in Diorama · 14 ≡

This is a re-make of a previous diorama, together with vehicles from another diorama added to the mix. There is also a newer vehicle added to the diorama to give it more flavor. The reason for this new diorama mixed with the old, is [...]

Street Battle

by Charles King on October 14, 2021 · in Diorama · 20 ≡

This diorama came about of necessity. A diorama had been destroyed by a child sometime ago. I decided to re-use items from that diorama together with another diorama to make up for the destroyed one. Most of the figures have been taken [...]

The M972F with a ‘burnt out’ excavator

by Charles King on August 13, 2021 · in Automotive · 18 ≡

This is a heavy modification of the M915 kit from Trumpeter. As always I decided to spice things up a bit as usual. I wanted to do something different. So, I kit-bashed the trailer and tractor that came in the kit, to bring forth this [...]