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A recent trip to the ER and a unplanned vacation in November left me plenty of time to build. I haven't been posting a lot but I have been at the bench. This is my rendition of Tiger #142 of sPzAbt 501. After studying lots of photos I believe she looks the business. #142 had Dark Gray...

We all model AFV's as if they have been to hell and back. I decided to try another route. This is a brand new M4A3 on it's way to the ship. That's a Tamiya M4A3 modified without tools, tow cables or crew gear. I scratch built the shipping crate and the entire railroad car...

The end result may surprise you though..... :ohmy: We are in the primer stage right now. I'm waiting for a week or so before the final color goes on, it's been rather damp here. Any one want to take a guess as to the what this will be? G

For my second group ever I will be building this. I bought it to build as a DAK Panzerjaeger I, then found this version was most likely not seen in North Africa. :blink: Looking for an excuse to build this fine kit I stumbled upon Uncle Tony's SPG GB. Tony has graciously allowed me a spot in...

This is a Panzer III M from the end of the campaign in North Africa. Some M models were sent, being diverted from Russia where the built in wading features made more sense. :laugh: I used the old DML "Imperial Series" kit and added some scratch building, spares and TLC. Paint is MM...

This is the Cyber Hobby Sherman III known as "Cocky". 41 RTR, 24th Armored Brigade at the time of El Alamein. Cocky was actually knocked out twice, repaired and sent back before the final anti tank mine set her alight. This is Cocky at the time of her demise. She'd been transferred to another...

Ok work has been a real bi...er bear, but I have gotten some build time in. Typical DML fare just have to plan ahead because of the fender skirts. Here are some quickie photos. I used Vallejo Model Color 916 Sand Yellow for the base coat. I added a drop of Dark Sand and a dab of...

This is my take on the venerable Opel Blitz kit from Italeri. Not very complex, but still holds it's own after all these years. Biggest issue I had was this one was molded in red, black and tan plastic. Given my prediliction for armor modelling you could guess where this was going. Krylon...

This is the Trumpeter kit that I added all sorts of scratchbuilt details to. Anything not gray plastic was made by me. G

This is my take on a StuG III D from Sonderverband 288 in North Africa. Only four of these ever made it across the Mediterranean to Libya. One is currently being restored in England having been captured. It sat in a junk yard for decades. G

This is a representation of a StuG III F8 from the Hermann Goering Division in North Africa late 1942, early 1943. Many more of these show up in Italy and Russia painted in tropen colors after the fall of Panzer Armee Afrika. G

This is the Tamiya "Mid Production" Tiger. I used the Tamiya Zimmerit set and an RB barrel with some other odds and ends. Tamiya paint with oil and enamel weathering. G

In 50 years of modelling this is only the second Tiger I I have ever built. It's the Tamiya "Mid-Production" version with their own indy link tracks. I got it in a raffle so I splurged on Tamiy's zimmerit set and a RB barrel. Cables are picture wire using the kit's cable ends. Everything...

This is the 1/35th scale Tamiya kit. I added Value Gear stowage and painted this one with mostly Floquil enamels. It has sat around for at least 3 years until Steve at Value Gear released the set for this kit. Thanks Steve! Some very brave men rode into the vast desert wastelands to spy on...

This is my take on Dragon's Pz III N in Tunisia. This is the kit that comes with the extended "winterketten" so I substituted a set of Tristar workable tracks. Sandbags are a Panzer Art set. I scratchbuilt the jerrycan rack from strip stock. I made a small base. Paint is...

A lot has happened since I last posted. I got promoted and now work nights, 9pm to 7am four days a week. It's been an adventure but I do get time to build. This is the Tamiya kit which from the box most closely resembles a Tiger from sPzAbt 504. The Bovington Tiger was from that battalion so...

This is what I've been working on with what little spare time I've had recently. This is the older DML Pz III G with Panzer Art barrel/mantlet assembly. I scratchbuilt the jerry can rack and added some Value gear stowage. This is built as one of the original tanks in the theatre from Panzer...

Here's the next installment of my USMC armor in the PTO saga. This will be an M4A2 used on Saipan. The TC called her "King Kong". I scratchbuilt the wading trunks. The bogies are Tamiya with DML wheels and details added in plastic hex rod. This is an old Verlinden resin...

I built this for a Tamiya Sherman challenge elsewhere. The idea was to use a venerable Tamiya Sherman and it's tracks. Here's my take. Everything is scratchbuilt including the wading trunks. Primer. Base OD. I used Tamiya OD cut with Desert Yellow. Camo. Vallejo Acrylic that I...

Here's a teaser for one of my currently "in progress" projects. I began with this. Found this online, (For discussion only. It was a stand alone graphic so I have no idea who to credit). I cast resin parts from kit pieces. Spoiler alert. G