Archive for the Military Models Category
SdKfz 11 and leFH 18 10.5 - December 10th, 2008
While doing the SdKfz 250/3 I became very fond of these half tracks. The 250 and 251 always appealed me but there are other HT’s that I never considered building. While browsing my favorite WEB store (Blast Models) I found this one from AFV Club and I liked it a lot. The artillery piece is included in the same [...]
Share on FacebookSd.Kfz. 250/3 “GREIF” - November 18th, 2008
Rommel’s half track If there is one vehicle that one could be modeling forever, it’s the 250 and it’s variants. This small half track that resulted from a request made in 1939 for a troop transport with an armored body that could carry a half platoon, was produced in a huge number of variants. [...]
Share on FacebookT34/76 Factory 112 - November 8th, 2008
The mythical T34 Sometimes a new kit has to be built before all the other kits waiting in the stash. This was the case of the T34/76 Factory 112 Late Production that arrived from my faithful supplier (Blast Models) a couple of weeks ago. It looked so good and it arrived the same day that [...]
Share on FacebookCarro Armato Fiat M13/40 - November 6th, 2008
Italian Medium Tank The Fiat-Ansaldo M13/40 was an Italian medium tank ("M" for Medio (medium) according to the Italian tank weight standards at the time: 13 tonnes was the scheduled weight and 1940 the initial year of production), designed to replace the Fiat L3, the Fiat L6/40 and the Fiat M11/39 in the Italian Army [...]
Share on FacebookStaghound Mk I - October 25th, 2008
The American AFV that USA never used I must confess that I’m not the biggest fan of allied armor. When I have to decide to buy a new kit, my choices lie with the Axis AFV’s. However there are some examples that are so significant from the historical point of view, that it’s impossible [...]
Share on FacebookM5A1 Stuart - June 23rd, 2008
My first AFV Club kit It seems to be a very simple kit to build and sometimes I want quick results. It happened with the Miniart T70 and I’m wanting something that I don’t want to invest to much time in preparing for paint. I want to concentrate on paint techniques and this one seems [...]
Share on FacebookPz. Kpfw. 38(t) Ausf. G - June 10th, 2008
Gruber’s "Little" tank When I started building the Hetzer, I started to like the layout of this tank. It’s vintage looks start to grow on me, and it’s role in the beginning of the war was somewhat crucial. The annexation of Czechoslovakia allowed Germany to put the Czech tank into service. It’s main advantage was [...]
Share on FacebookAchzarit - May 16th, 2008
IDF Armored Personnel Carrier Some vehicles are mind boggling. It’s some sort of a tradition to find these vehicles in the Israeli Armed Forces. "Things" like the Nagman, Nagmachon etc are so strange and unusual that they may even become likable. The Achzarit is one of them. It is the heaviest armored APC in the [...]
Share on FacebookIDF Tiran 5 - April 22nd, 2008
The other T55… Yet another Israeli tank… Israel has a long history of conflicts with its neighbors. Since the Independence war, two major wars and an ongoing conflict that lasts till today has turned their armed forces into a very effective machine, and often with surprising results. There is something in their ingenuity that distinguishes [...]
Share on FacebookTiger I (Late) - March 16th, 2008
"The" heavy tank One of the most important tanks of WWII is the Tiger. It was the example of sheer power and the tank of one of the most remarkable aces of WWII – Michael Wittman. With it’s huge gun and sophisticated optics it could outgun anything available at that time. Penetrating it’s [...]
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