A full year in the making. The moment that you have all been waiting for... well many of you... OK, a few of you have been waiting for. This is the MENG Mk. V Male with completely detailed full interior.
Monday, April 26, 2021
British Heavy Tank Mk V Male.
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
E-75 Pathmaker
Another of the 1/72 scale Modelcollect Fist of War series, which of course I needed to enhance. I have a lot of scraps and leftovers from these kits, enough to collage. I had a leftover King Tigerish turret which was perfect for this. The kit came with a 120mm AA gun.
The barrel is scratch built using styrene and brass rod. I used Evergreen sheets with tile pattern for the add on armor. There are some unseen hydraulic cables added to the leg mechanisms.
Sunday, April 11, 2021
Somewhere in Saigon
Since I had sold all of my Vietnam dioramas, I needed a new one for the display case. As I was formulating the layout with the soldiers working on the detailed engine in the front, Master Box released a new figure set. "Somewhere in Saigon" which gave me the opportunity to expand the setting for the diorama. Then the dilemma... what to call it. I had two names narrowed down and as Don suggested, why not use both.
The build started with the old Tamiya M113 ACAV kit. This provided the basic details and interior I needed. The engine compartment was sparse and I wanted the hood open. I studied what seemed to be a chaotic stream of pics, where there weren't two engines alike. I selected the details which I could fabricate by adding hoses and wiring, This was enough to allow opening of the compartment. I used two figures from the kit and some hand tools from an Italeri kit.Doing this helped develop the rest of the story of trading goods for services. Food, cigarettes and cash for.... well, you get the picture.
Vince B. 4-11-21