Monthly Archives: April 2010
Now THAT’S A Model
This is a 1/6 scale ( yes that’s correct, 1/6 scale ) DORA Railway Gun by a guy in the US called Peter Shaw. Try talking your wife into letting you build one of these in the spare room. You … Continue reading
FOCUS ON … : 1/35 8.8cm FlaK 18 and FlaK 36/37 Kits in Plastic
The mighty German “88″ or Acht-Acht is probably as well known as the Tiger Tank which is why it’s somewhat surprising that there are not that many kits of it available compared to some of the lesser known WWII vehicles. For many … Continue reading
Shizouka Is Coming Up Soon
The Shizouka Hobby Show in Japan is in two weeks time so it will be interesting to see what appears. I would be surprised if Tamiya doesn’t have anything new there as it would bve the perfecr opportunity to unvail … Continue reading
Kit Review : Dragon German MG42 Heavy Machine Gun Team
One of the things that always seems hardest to find in 1/35 scale plastic kits is a good MG and team. If you don’t believe me try finding one of the British Vickers water cooled HMG. Tamiya have given … Continue reading
In The Pipeline From Masterbox
For those who have never browsed the Masterbox Website I thought I’d throw up some Work-In-Progress images of some of the more unique kits that Masterbox is working on. Some of these kits may take as much as a year from the … Continue reading
New From MiniArt : BA-64 Pz.Spw
A reboxing of the very nice Vision Models BA-64(r) Panzerspahwagen armoured car together with the Miniart ”German Tank Crew, Winter 1943-45″ set of five figures.
New Releases From Bronco
Two new related kits from Bronco which are slated for release sometime in May. These will be good news for fans of Russian gear or Anti-Tank guns, the first being the Soviet 76.2mm M1936 (F22) Divisional Gun. The second being Soviet … Continue reading
Kit Review : Masterbox British Troops, Caen, 1944
In the pecking order of nationality popularity when it comes to kit subjects it seems to go German, American, British, Everyone Else. So finding good sets of British figures that aren’t 8th army used to be quite difficult. Of late … Continue reading
Kit Review : Bronco Matilda II Infantry Tank T.D 5910 Type Workable Track Link Set
This set of individual link tracks is intended to replace the kit tracks supplied with the recent Tamiya Matilda II. Whilst the link and length tracks that Tamiya provide are good, these are better with the Tamiya links having knock … Continue reading
Kit Review : Academy Flakpanzer IV Wirbelwind German AA Tank
Late in 1944 to address the issue of allied air superiority the Germans looked for a replacement for the 3.7cm Mobelwagen and came up with two variants, both built on the Pz.Kpfw IV chassis, the Ostwind mounting a single barrelled … Continue reading
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Website Only Sale Deal : Tamiya 1/16 Kubelwagen with Rommel
Great kit with a lot of detail including a full engine, weapons, a driver and Rommel. Was $179.95, website only clearance price $129.95 1/16 scale plastic model construction kit Overall length: 238mm, overall width: 103mm, overall height: 93mm Precisely … Continue reading
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What Are Weathering Pigments ?
This is intended to just be a very simple introduction to using weathering pigments for those who are new to them, or never used them at all for that matter. In simple terms weathering pigments are fine powders and pastes … Continue reading
