Military Models


...and not forgetting...

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Models I have purchased from Dan Webb, bookseller and sometime purveyor of models!

1/35 Takom Chieftain MkV - vehicle in Kuwait service
1/35 Takom Chieftain MkV	Includes side skirts	Kuwaiti army vehicle	Lethal desert animal	Looks good in any colour

1/35 Bishop.
Bishop - 1/35 Dragon. (Same kit as Macquette.)	This version is closed up for transport.	Exhibits a camo scheme from Tunisia.	Constructed 2012.

1/35 Bishop by Bronco
1/35 Bishop by Bronco.	A nice model but lots of small parts!	Has interior detail - all except engine	Tried to show inside - doesn't really work in the sun!

1/35 Churchill Mk IV AFV Club
Churchill Mk IV	Churchill Mk IV	Churchill Mk IV	Churchill Mk IV	Churchill Mk IV

1/35 Trumpeter KV1
1/35 Trumpeter KV1	1942 model with a new "light weight" cast turret	Nice easy model	1/35 Trumpeter KV1

1/72 PST KV-1S
1/72 PST KV-1S	Pretty straightforward kit	Looks the part	It was discontinued in late 1943 after 1370 vehicles had been made. Maybe it was because the armour was made thin to reduce weight.	KV-1S (for 'Skorostnoy' - 'fast')

1/35 Tamiya LeClerc
1/35 Tamiya LeClerc	So this has had no weathering applied	Fresh out of the factory look	Nato colors	There's a figure for that open hatch - once I paint him up!

1/35 Tamiya M113 FSV
1/35 Tamiya M113 FSV	Tracks by AFV Club	Turret from the Saladin Armoured Car mounted on the M113	Turret MG has a flash suppression muzzle

A little sprucing up for the turret	Hatches from Dragon Saladin as I stole the originals for the Saladin build

1/72 Revell Sdkfz 251/1
1/72 Sdkfz 251/1	Italeri - or is it ESCI?	Going for the widescreen 'Laurence of Arabia' look!	Sdkfz 251/1	Sdkfz 251/1

1/35 Emhar Whippet
1/35 Emhar Whippet	Yes I know there is a shiny new model with better tracks but I only paid $10 for a fun build	I wanted to do different markings from the usual Whippet models	Markings were cobled together using rub down letters and some hand painting	This vehicle participated in the National War Savings Commitee campaign for the sale of war bonds.	Commanded by Leiutenant E.A.Collett of the 22nd Light Tank Division. Source: Medium Mark a Whippet By David Fletcher (Osprey Publishing)

1/35 Tasca Sherman Mk1 El Alamein
Didn't like the first set of pictures so I took some new ones!
1/35 Tasca Sherman MkI El Alamein	Based on several famous pictures	Lots of extra stowage	Camo net on one side	Kit includes very nice jerry cans so added some on the rear deck	Aerial recognition on the turret top

1/35 M4A2 Sherman.
	Italeri British tank troops.	All tool brackets re-made in brass.		Figures	Attempting to show interior details. 'Padding' added around commander's opening.	Overhead	Overhead

1/72 Pegasus Models Pz 38t
1/72 Pegasus Models Pz 38t	The open box on the back of the turret was known as 'Rommel kist'	Scratch built tracks were added to the front	Box was added on the side. Note the one-piece tracks

1/72 Pegasus Models Pz 38t	Figure from AB models	Extra boxes and stowage added	This one has dark yellow paint sloppily applied over the original dark grey

1/35 ICM Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf L "Luchs"
1/35 ICM Panzer II Luchs	Kit jerrycans had molded on framework so I used Tamiya jerrycans, added the ICM handles and spout, and built new frames to hold them	Added PE screens and scratch built bins and ammo containers	Antenna bases are resin with the tapered antenna in turned brass	Gun was turned aluminum relacement

1/35 Panther Ausf A.
Italeri. With zim (OK). Tracks ARE awful (reviews are correct).	I used a nice muddy version from Panthers in Action (SS).	Other details include squashed cleaning rod tube.	MG cover on a rope or chain.	That's a fuel pump threaded through the spare tracks.

1/72 Pz.Kpfm KV-1 756(r)
This the PST 1/72 kit.	A program to rearm captured KV 1 tanks with a 7.5 cm gun and new cupola was started though there is only one known to have been completed.	Built 2012.

1/35 T28 tank with Trumpeter tank crew at rest.
Eastern Express T28 tank with Trumpeter tank crew at rest.	The vehicle I modeled had the fittings for a turret antenna, but no actual antenna.	Four of the rear wheel converted to all-steel type.	Share a little vodka and accordian!	Has some interior details - engine, cooling fan	Constructed in 2012.

1/35 Japanese Type 97 Shinhoto
Japanese Type 97-Kai Shinhoto Chi Ha	Philippines 1945	Tamiya kit	Modelkasten tracks

Japanese Type 97-Kai Shinhoto Chi Ha	Tank was destroyed by bazooka January 30 1945, near Umungan on Luzon	Source: New Vanguard 137.	Japanese Tanks 1939-45, Osprey Publishing

Japanese troops training on Iwo Jima
Japanese troops training on Iwo Jima	Airfix 1/32 Japanese troops	Incorporating dummy tank found on Iwo Jima	Somebody wants to play tank gunner!	Practicing the charge.

Japanese oficer yelling at his troops.	So I imagined a officer training his troops...	..making use of the fake tank.	Pretty cool figures. Only replaced the cloths strips on the hats.

1/72 Pegasus Models BT7
1/72 Pegasus Models BT7	Two models in the box means 2 different finishes	Unditching log is a typical Russian addition

Winter whitewash is also a common finish	This would be applied over the green paint	The whitewash starts to wear off quickly as it is not as tough as paint

1/35 T34/76 Stalingrad - Maquette
1/35 T34/76 Stalingrad.	OOB quick build	Rough and ready - like a T34...	Kit a bit rough - but have you seen a REAL T34? If not go do it!

1/35 AS90
AS90 artillery system.	Modern British.	Trumpeter kit with Accurate Armour upgrade for 52 cal version.	Also Lionroar PE.	Built 2012.

1/35 C1 Ariete from Trumpeter
C1 Ariete uparmored	C1 Ariete uparmored	C1 Ariete uparmored	C1 Ariete uparmored	C1 Ariete uparmored	C1 Ariete uparmored	C1 Ariete uparmored

1/76 LWB Land Rover with trailer.
JB Models LWB Land Rover with trailer.	Tiny model! Added glazing as kit was thick.	LWB Land Rover with trailer. Built 2011.	Ancient Airfix Land Rover restored.	Original was built around 1964? Restored 2011.	SWB Airfix together with LWB AB - now also Airfix!

1/35 Leopard 1A5.
Leopard 1A5. Revell 1/35	'Stole' one figure from the Gepard.	Leopard 1A5.	Leopard 1A5.	Built 2012.

1/35 Leopard 2A4.
Revell Leopard 2A4.	A chance to try out my air brush and also do something more modern for a change!	And use lots of mud - yummy!	Year of construction: 2008.

1/35 Centurion Shot Kal (1973).
AFV Club - 1/35 Centurion Shot Kal (1973).	I repaced the rather soft kit tracks with AFV club hard plastic tracks.	Note the bright pink aerial recognition cloth	Kit came with a metal barrel - no seam and perfectly round - nice!	Rear deck is distinctive.

1/35 T80 UD
1/35 Revell T80 UD. You know, I think I like making 'dog' kits! :-)	Worst part of the kit are the wheels. I used a rotary tool on these! What? Resin wheels on a $15 kit? Pfft!	Not perfect, but much better, and a whole lot cheaper! I mean, I paid 15 freekin' bucks! 1/72 kits now go for that or much higher!	I really liked the camo on this one. Turret spruced up. Everyone says the gun is too big. Oh Yeah? Looks fine to me! (I think they are comparing un-lagged to lagged versions...)

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