10.5cm in 120mm

This is the old 120mm kit of the CMK 10.5cm light field gun. I wanted it to looked abandoned and forgotten.

105 in action

Hiding in the Trees

A single vehicle with a few figures can make a good story. This is the old Italeri RSO kit converted to a 7.5 cm A/T gun platform. Of course now there's a Dragon kit (I think) of this. The figures were given to me in St. Louis and were to be a release from Warriors. Not sure if they ever came out. I enjoyed this build. I love doing winter scenes, I guess because I'm from Texas!!

Easy Ammo Crates

Using Evergreen Styrene and a razor saw you can make as many ammo crates as you want. Use a solid piece of the correct thickness and cover it with a piece of  twenty thou (.020) plastic. Use the razor saw to make wavy scratches to replicate wood grain in the plastic. Add a few fittings and your done. It's easy and you won't have to wait for the Brand X you ordered to come to your mailbox.

Found another old picture of a past project.

Coellian Panther 5.5cm FlaK

Small Gallery of some of my Past Work

TIGER II (P)

BERGEHETZER late

Panzer I Ausf B 15cm sIG33(Sf)

Panther G FlaKZwilling 3.7cm "Coelian"

Panzer IV 3.7cm FlaK auf Fahrgestell

Panzer II

Italian StuG in German Service 90mm Gun

An update to my Panther F post. 

My friend and I went to the IPMS Region Six show in Austin, Texas on Saturday. I placed the Panther F from my last post in the contest. I garnered a category first and was surprised to be recognized for Best Armor. 

So I decided to put up a couple more photos and give a shout out to the guys in Austin for a great Region Six IPMS show!! Had a lot of fun!!

Panther ausf F "Paper Panzer"

Panthers are one of my favorite vehicles. There are many model kits out there to choose from but I like very late war vehicles. And I really like the theoretical "Paper Panzers".

This project started as Dragon's version of the ausf F but I added a few goodies along the way. Like the "gizmology" IR control box on the back where a Panther G stowage would be. I added scratch build anti-aircraft defense plating for the back deck and the "Schmal Turm" roof. I added IR sets for the driver, commander and gunner. 

Painting was done with Tamiya acrylics and weathering was accomplished with powders, hairspray technique, general washes and pin washes as well as filter coats and dry brushed with Humbrol mixed with artists oils.

I had fun with this and I hope you enjoy it too!!

Oh yes, and I added the ever useful, ever present, German AFV bucket!!

Sturm Infantiergeschutz

This was another really old Dragon kit. It started as a junker from someone's collection, leftovers. It was going to be sci fi, but as I researched photos, I got more interested in doing it up right; at least close to right.  The base kit was lacking in some extra detail so I scratch built a stowage rack, added stowage and a few other accessories as I found in the photos. Lots of variation and field modifications. 

As usual, I paint with enamels laced with lacquer and heavily dullcoat between layers. Stowage is added mostly prior to painting. Straps are added first for hanging stowage. Afterward, I wash with oils and turpenoid.

Since the track links were individual, it allowed me to plan the sag in the appropriate areas.

Here you can see the stowage rack made from evergreen shapes. I did this in place of the secondary stowage box which is not included with this kit.

 

Vince B  8-31-13

SdKfz 234/2 Puma

The HAC next in club challenge was for Steel on Wheels. This 1/35 scale Dragon kit certainly qualifies. I wasn't able to find many good photos of the 101 manufactured Pumas. As this kit was well detailed, full of accessories, I managed to do it out of the box.

  Base colors were model master enamels of light sand over a dark green Floquil Lacquer. Last bottle of my stash. After several dullcoats, washes, and drybrushings, I added some pigment powders in layers under the wheel wells and on tires.

Vince B  Aug 24-2013

These Abandoned Tanks Are Rusting Mementoes of the Wars of the Past

Cool pictures!
Enjoy :-)

http://io9.com/these-abandoned-tanks-are-rusting-mementoes-of-the-wars-1100567629

SdKfz 250 in 1/35 scale

 This is an old Tamiya kit. I had been studying photos of the vehicle Rommel was famous for and had intended to use the Greif markings. I had also found some good detail references of various interiors including cabling of the radios and headsets. Some of that I scratch built from bits.

 It was more fun to do the add ons so I decided Not to do the specific vehicle

 I did several layers of washes and dull coats to achieve the overall worn out effect of the vehicle and its stowage. The basic kit seemed to lack a lot of detail so I added stuff from my spare stowage bins. I use painters tape for making straps.

 

Vince B.  8-4-13



Here are some photos of the M8 Greyhound Light Armored Car I just finished.

Tom