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M60A1 with ERA
Scale 1:35 / Plus M9 Dozer Blade
patton
on the rise
DANUMURTHI MAHENDRA BUILDS
THE 1:35 ACADEMY M60A1 WITH ERA
AND M9 DOZER BLADE, IN THE US
ARMY CARC SCHEME
blade! KIT DATA

academy
T
he M60 Patton tank was M60A1 with ERA and M9 Dozer Blade
one of the Wests primary Manufacturer: Academy
MBTs during the Cold War. Scale: 1:35
Officially named the 105mm Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded
Gun Full Tracked Combat Tank M60, the Kit Number: 1390
Patton had a huge production run with
some 15,000 examples built.
Outside the United States,
countries like Egypt, Turkey,
and Israel were the largest
users, and during its long
career, efforts were made
to upgrade the basic design
to maintain and improve
its level of protection
and lethality in line with current threats.
Academy first issued this 1:35 kit back in
the late 1990s, and it included the basic
M60A1, the passive explosive
reactive armour (ERA) kit,
and the M9 dozer blade.
You also got some nice
accessories like jerry cans,
ammunition boxes and
tarpaulins, with decals
for US Army and Marine
Corps vehicles. With such
a long service life, there
are tons of reference
photographs, articles,
and drawings on the
M60 available in back
issues of SMMI, various
books and online. Such
abundance information
helped a lot with how I
went about this build in terms of
painting and weathering.
As far as build was concerned these is
not much of note, save the cleaning up of
sink marks, seam lines, and excessive plastic
around the chassis, turret, cupola, gun barrel,
and dozer blade. I also improved the look
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M60A1 Patton
With ERA And M9 Dozer Blade
kit included a generous amount of

plastic mesh and an instruction sheet to
help guide cutting. I sewed the mesh on the
frame with some thread before I added tiny
by thinning the drops of CA glue on each of the knots. The
mudguards, and to ERA blocks were tricky and time consuming
roughen up the surface, too, as the instructions were hopeless, so I
I also added cast-iron texture took to the Internet for help!
effects on the hull, turret, gun mantle, Finally, I added the stowage to make it
and cupola using a combination of Tamiya look busy. During exercises and more so in
cement and putty. The stowage bin frames combat, tank crews bring a lot of personal
were a bit fiddly so I used clamps to hold gear, extra fuel, water, and supplies. So I
them together until the cement cured. The added jerry cans, tarpaulins, sleeping bags,
rucksacks, blankets, folding cots, a tow
I painted the M60 in the Chemical Agent Resistant cable, and extra wheel sets. Most came from
the box but some were resin accessories.
Coating scheme of Brown, Black, and Green, popularly Everything was then strapped downs using
a thread and strips of masking tape. These
known as the NATO scheme were later brush painted Olive Green or Olive

M60A1 with ERA
Scale 1:35 / Plus M9 Dozer Blade
Drab, depending on the items. I wanted for light chipping and for the deeper ones
to show my M60 as a tank that took part a 4B pencil and XF-84 Dark Iron. I then
in manoeuvres and joint-exercises that layered the surface with various filters using
the US Army conducted or participated highly diluted oil paints to enrich the basic
in the 1980s be that in Europe or in camouflage, and give some tonal variation.
North America. With that timeframe set, I I then added some dust, some splatter, and
went ahead to give my model the CARC dry mud weathering effects, using a variety
Chemical Agent Resistant Coating scheme of colours from XF-52 Flat Earth, XF-57 Buff,
of Brown, Black, and Green, popularly Sakura chalk pastels, and A.MIG.3012 Sand
known as the NATO scheme. I applied three and A.MIG.3007 Dark Earth pigments. I
different coats of Black, Grey, and White created the splatter by pushing compressed
primer using Gunze and Tamiya products, air through a brush loaded with diluted
in order to show a light-to-dark graduation. enamel paint, and with the correct angle
I then airbrushed on Tamiya XF-69 NATO and air pressure, you can stimulate realistic
Black, XF-61 NATO Green, and XF-68 NATO effects. Other details include A.MIG.3001
Brown. Then finally it was on to the details Black pigment for the sooty exhaust and
such as Gloss Black and Silver headlamps, X-19 Smoke mixed with Flat Brown and Clear
A.MIG.0093 Crystal Red for the taillights and Yellow for oil leaks and fuel spills. The last
A.MIG.3009 Gun Metal for the cupola gun things to add were some MRE boxes, soda
barrel. can cartons, and install the antennas.
I wanted to give my Patton a dusty I very much enjoyed constructing the model
look, so I applied what little decals were as much as weathering it and I think the
provided and gave the model final look captured the style of a dusty M60
a generous coat of acrylic- that I was aiming for.
based clear gloss, before
diving into the weathering
stage. With an old brush, I
covered the dozer blade and
lower hull with a generous amount of
White DAS Clay, made into a pulp
by adding some water and tinting
it acrylic Flat Earth. Then I gave
the model a good wash with
thinned oil paints and started
to add chipping, focusing on
specific areas, notably the tool
boxes, handlebars, fenders, loops,
hatches, and where there had been
lots of human traffic. Important to
note that modern MBTs are built to
withstand a lot of punishment
and the M60 is a tough
tank to dent. So I used
XF-61 NATO Green

M60A1 Patton
With ERA And M9 Dozer Blade

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Keisuke Tanaka adds his distinctive style to
the 1:35 Tamiya M109 SPG
M109 Howitzer
Manufacturer: Tamiya was then treated
Scale: 1:35 with Vallejo pigments
Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded including Dark Rust
Kit Number :49 and Black, and Mr
Weathering washes
As you would expect with any Tamiya kit, and highlights. It was
construction is very easy, and you soon have a joy to build and paint
a replica of this enormous beast! For the and I hope you find
painting I used Mr Color shades with Olive inspiration here!
Drab #38 as the dominant colour. The model
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Big Gun
on the side
The M109 Howitzer
The M109 series is an American 155mm self-propelled howitzer first
introduced in the early 1960s, and has been upgraded a number
of times, most recently to the M109A7. The M109 family is the most
common western indirect fire weapon of choice for manoeuvre
brigades of armoured and mechanised infantry divisions. The M109 has
a crew of six: a section chief, driver, gunner, assistant gunner and two
ammunition handlers.
The M109A6 Paladin
needs only a crew of
four: the commander,
driver, gunner and an
ammunition loader.
M109 - first produced

in 1963 with a
23-calibre 155mm
M126 gun in an M127
Howitzer Mount.
Easily identified by
its short barrel and a double baffle muzzle brake with a large fume
extractor. M109A1 -replaced the M126 gun with a longer barrelled,
39-calibre M185 gun.
M109A2/B incorporated Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability
(RAM) mid-life improvements. Most notably, the long barrelled 155mm
M185 cannon in anew M178 gun mount
M109A3 and M109A3B were M109A1s and M109A1Bs rebuilt to
M109A2 standard respectively.
M109A4 were M109A2s and M109A3s improved with Nuclear,
Biological, and Chemical/Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability
The M109 was first produced in (NBC/RAM) improvements and Mission Oriented Protective Posture
(MOPP) gear.
1963, and the Tamiya kit is a good M109A5 replaced the 155mm M185 cannon in an M178 mount with
representation
a 39-calibre 155mm M284 cannon in an M182 mount with an uprated
engine
M109A5+ - featured
manufacturer upgraded
systems
M109A6 Paladin featured
improvements in the areas
of survivability, armour RAM,
and armament, and product
improvement of the M284
cannon and M182A1 mount.
M109 KAWEST a Swiss
improved version with an L47
155mm gun with an increased
firing range
M109L52 was jointly developed by the Dutch firm RDM and the
German firm Rheinmetall, and replaced the M126 series gun with the
longer 52-calibre cannon from the PzH 2000
M109A3GNM is the current version in use in the Norwegian Army.
K55/K55A1 are South Korean are variants based on M109A2 with
additional domestic augmentations
M109A7 is the newest US version of the M109 formerly known as the
M109A6 Paladin Integrated Management (PIM) and shares common
components with the Bradley IFV
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Kapitn Otakar Jaro - Russian Tank

destroyer MARIAN BUNC DETAILS THE 1:35 TAMIYA KIT AS A
CZECHOSLOVAKIAN TANK BRIGADE SU-85
czech mate their hinges and reworked some

areas of the front glacis and other
tamiya armour areas. My research revealed
I
have a general rule about the this particular tank had the rear
purchasing models, in that half of the right fender missing, the
I wouldnt immediately commanders turret had additional
rush out and buy a new kit, welded iron plate armour, there were
as to be honest I have so many, I find it no auxilliary fuel tanks carried and
hard to build them all! However, when the front hull edge wasnt round, but
I saw a 1:35 Tamiya SU-85 in my local sharp. I also added a Res-Im upgrade
hobby store with the Kapitn Otakar set for the wheels to bring even more
Jaro sign on the side, I couldnt detailing to the model. I also made
let it pass, as I wanted to add one my own mask for the Kapitn Otakar
more Czechoslovakian Tank Brigade Jaro lettering on the side using a
vehicle to my collection. The biggest paper stencil. I wanted to make
problem with this kit are holes for a pretty weathered vehicle,
the electric motor in the lower hull, as the Jaros tank joined
which I filled with plastic plates, and the squad after a career
I also replaced the fenders with new with the 150th Tank
ones made from a metal drinks can.
I also worked on the hatches and
KIT DATA
SU-85 Russian Tank Destroyer
Manufacturer: Tamiya
Scale: 1:35
Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded
Kit Number: 72
Eduard Etched Grille Set

Res-Im Resin Wheels Set
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I had to fill in the electric

motor holes in the hull,
and also covered the
space over the tracks
I created some weld lines using Magic Sculpt, and added an Eduard
etched engine grille
I wanted to add one more Czechoslovakian

Tank Brigade vehicle to my collection

The finished model build ready

to paint with metal drinks can
and etched fenders added, and
modified hull hatches
After a primer coat, I used mixed Tamiya colours for the base coat,
and then began to modulate these using paper masks between the
tones......
....and here is the

result
I created my own mask for the lettering
....and then added some baseline chipping with a lighter shade.....
I randomly applied layer of various oil colours to add fading and tone.......
.....and some rust and weathering streaks along the sides.... ...and the front plate

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Adding some muddy effects
....and then here is the

finished and painted result
Test fitting the RES-IM resin wheels....

A Magic-Sculpt apple and some straw!
Brigade, so it had already seen much Dust, around details and fenders. On
action. So after painting, I added the vertical sides I started to create
and blended oil colour dots, and a some dust streaks with SA07 Dust
black and brown wash. Paint chips mixed with E13 Light Sand, along
and scratches were then added and with more some Aqua Dark Wash
then I moved on to applying some around the smaller details. On the
mud. The first step here was to add rear I decided to add more mud and
some SiraHobby PP208 Sandy Brown dirt splashed up from the tracks, and
Stains were added using a dark wash on the lower hull and around the here I created a base for the rougher
chassis, and then I damped some texture with PP208 Sandy Earth
areas with AW01Dark Wash for wet pigment, splashing it from a Micro-
stains and spots. On the upper Drill brush. I then repeated this with
hull I started with Aqua the Aqua Liquid Dust SA07 Dark Wash
Liquid Pigments SA07 AW01. I also added some leaves from
Modelscene and an apple created
from Magic-Sculpt as you can see in
the photographs to give more visual
interest. The last step was to add the
two cable and pioneer tools.

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The turret and gun

sections were painted
and assembled. The
details are basic, but
within keeping with
the cartoon look
Here you see the base section with the engine

and transmission in place. Vallejo Grey Blue
was sprayed on and then the details were
added. The engine and transmission were
painted in Black Grey and buffed with a
gunmetal pigment, and the ammunition was
sprayed using Brass from the AK Interactive
Extreme Metal range. European Earth Pigment
from the Ammo of MIG range were also used
SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT

AS CLAYTON OCKERBY BUILDS
THE 1:35 ZOUKEI-MURA GALLIA
EXPERIMENTAL TANK!
tactical role play

zoukei-mura
S
traight myself, but there is no doubting there
from the is a familiarity with the environments
computer and the machines within the game, so
screen to the Edelweiss was a challenge. The
your workbench, parallels with the Edelweiss and the
here is Edelweiss, a Panzer III are quite obvious to begin
tank as seen in the with, however, due to the animated
Sega GameValkyria nature of the graphics in the game, the
Chronicles. So what is scales are cartoon like and oversize.
Valkyria Chronicles, That said though, this seemed like a
I hear you ask? It is a good opportunity to sink my teeth into
tactical role-play game something different, but not stray too
developed by Sega in far from my armour roots. The kit itself
2008, set in a fictitious is nicely moulded and quite basic. The
region called Europa, where challenge here would be executing the
the premise of the game is straight edged camouflage scheme,
the neutral nation of Gallia and keeping the cartoonish look
coming under attack from the without weathering it too far back to
East European Imperial Alliance. reality. The kit also comes with a basic
Not that I have ever played the game interior and engine bay, so there was
Although I would generally consider myself an armour

modeller, I always seem to find myself drifting into all
sorts of weird and wonderful subjects

armour-fi
Scale 1:35 / Experimental Tank
The link and length tracks were built and

buffed with Gun Metal buffed on the high
points with a fingertip
The wheels
and the track
section were then
attached to the model.
The fit was perfect
The model is now sealed up and received a In order to achieve the unique
coating of Luftwaffe Vallejo Uniform Blue camouflage pattern, I developed
a mask set for the job. A coat
of Grey Blue was then applied,
followed by Pale Grey Blue
The side skirts were now

fitted, masked, sprayed
and detailed
The decals were then

applied and the model
sealed with gloss, followed
by a matt coat and some
Tamiya Buff to finish off

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Armour-Fi
To finish the model, a heavily

I applied random dots of coloured oil paint and thinned mix of X-19 Smoke was
slowly dragged them down the surface of the used as a post shade
model using a flat brush moistened in white
spirit, and then Starship Filth was applied
around recesses and raised detail, helping to
give the illusion of depth and detail
going to be a little more work

involved. The build however,
was very straightforward,
and this was the first time I
had undertaken something
like this, and although I
would generally consider
myself an armour modeller,
I always seem to find myself
drifting into all sorts of weird
and wonderful subjects.
There are other models in the
Zoukei-Mura range as well
as aftermarket lighting kits,
figures and barrels, so if you
like this one, there are other
opportunities to extend
your collection!

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spread my building across many genres of
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subject and scale of choice was 1:35, and
(mostly) modern armour. Even within those
parameters, I had particular favourites. creative barrier with a couple of the
Engineer and recovery vehicles were always on scratchbuilt elements and that had stalled the
the agenda, as were any and all variants of the project. With the benefit of a fresh pair of eyes
M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier. Over I found myself able to move forward quite
twenty-plus years I must have built in excess of easily. The interior details were quickly
thirty M113 kits, nearly all of them different undercoated and sprayed with their base
and very few of them in American markings. colour and I started on the detail painting.
But things move on and as anyone who follows One of the biggest shocks was how
this column on a regular basis will know, I comfortable I'd become working in 1:48.
Membership Secretary: made the momentous decision to change my Returning to 1:35 means that the parts seem so
For further information about IPMS (UK) allegiance to 1:48 armour a few years ago. It big, almost cumbersome. A simple jerry can
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information pack including a increasingly overwhelmed with the sheer range work in the smaller scale, to judge sizes and
complimentary copy of our in house of 1:35 kits that were (and still are) being proportions and to estimate dimensions with a
magazine within ten days. released. That, coupled with the steadily fair degree of accuracy. Now I'm having to
increasing retail price, meant I was less and remember what it felt like to work in my old
Abigail Brewin less inclined to buy the kits. I think the last scale. The worry I have is how easy it will be to
144 High Road, Weston, Spalding, 1:35 kit I purchased would have been Tamiya's go back to 1:48 once this project is finished?
Lincolnshire, PE12 6RA original M561 Gama Goat kit when it first All the reasons I moved away from 1:35 still
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1:48 scale offered me good quality kits at However, there are temptations... AFV Club
Membership Subscription Rates lower prices. The models were still large has said they will shortly be releasing a new-
UK Membership is now 23 per year enough to allow me to convert or detail them tool M113 kit and of all the subjects to tug on
European is 30 to my heart's content and perhaps most my emotions, this is perhaps the most
Rest of the World is 35 counter-intuitive of all, I didn't have as many tempting. I can purchase resin M113s in 1:48,
Adult members may add family members to choose from. In more practical terms, the but they would cost almost as much as a new
living at the same address at a cost of 5 reduced size of the models meant less pressure tool 1:35 plastic kit and plastic is still my
each for the first two, free thereafter. on my limited storage resources. It doesn't material of choice. On the other hand, the
We also offer a UK Junior membership for resolve the ultimate problem of what to do challenge of producing my favourite AFV in
people under eighteen which costs 10. when I run out of space altogether but at least 1:48 is also holds a powerful attraction. The
You can also now join online at it delays that evil day for a few more years. The very fact that my preferred subjects are not
www.ipmsuk.co.uk/join.php decision to change scales didn't wholly end my easily available in 1:48 means I have to work to
interest in 1:35 and neither did it happen achieve my goals and encourages me to extend
Please enclose a stamped, self-addressed neatly at the end of a project. I usually work my modelling skills. I'm not the rabid
envelope or International Reply Coupon in on three or four projects concurrently and one competition junkie that I used to be and rarely
all postal correspondence if you require a of those 'old scale' projects was left half- enter models at the shows I attend, but that
reply. completed. It continued to stare balefully at doesn't mean I don't enjoy putting my work
me from the shelf of shame for the next five on display and talking to people about it. The
IPMS (UK) Website years. Quite suddenly about four weeks ago I more unusual the subject, the more likely
The Society has an online presence at got it down from the shelf on a whim and people are to ask about it.
www.ipms-uk.co.uk which provides decided to review where I had left the project The prospect of producing yet another
information on all our Branches, Special and what needed doing to complete it. Tiger or Sherman has never appealed to me.
Interest Groups, Events and Executive Looking back all those years I think I'd hit a I've built my Tiger, just the one, but it won't
Committee as well as details of how to win any prizes and I'm sure the experten
join us. We also maintain a web forum would find myriad faults with its accuracy.
accessible from the website. The forum is Kudos to those who find these vehicles
open to IPMS Members and non- fascinating as subjects, but I'd rather choose
members. Anyone can view the forums, less popular subjects. If we all built the same
but you must register online before you stuff, the hobby would have the richness and
can take part in them. diversity that makes it so appealing. I'm going
www.ipmsuk.co.uk to stick with my oddball armour scale and
www.smwshow.com offbeat subjects and who knows, maybe I can
persuade a few of you to join me too?
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DN Models
1:35
Camouflage
Masks
35-827-066 -
Russian BMPT-
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II Russian
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152mm SPH
35-827-061 -
Russian MT-LB
35-827-057
P 204 (f)
- Russian T-14 Manufacturer: Revell the detail you could want is included; the
Armata Scale: 1:35Kit Type: Plastic injection drivers station, crew seating, bulkhead
72-287-007 - T-90A Victory Day moulded panels, and plenty of spare ammunition for
Parade Limited Edition Set Kit Number: 03259 the cannon and machine gun. The engine
35-827-068 - T-90MS Paint Masks Price: TBC is well represented too and is a rewarding
www.dnmodels.com little sub assembly in itself. Luckily all this
Robin Gilby can be shown off if you like with the option
This is a new offering from Revell, itself to have all the hatches positioned open.
New Diorama another of their re-releases taken from ICM. I decided this would be the way to go for
Effects from Vallejo The vehicle was a captured French Panhard
armoured car pressed into German service
me and so spent some extra time detailing
and weathering the entire interior before
in 1940/1941, and was quite an advanced progressing any further.
Water Textures
design for the time with around 300 of Next up is some of the body panels, the
Thick Mud
them being put into use by the German two sidewalls and some mudguard parts.
Ground Textures With all this fitted the vehicle starts to take
Army. Some were sent to the Eastern
Earth Textures Front as part of Operation Barbarossa with shape and then it is the axle assemblies and
www.acrylicosvallejo.com various modifications, whilst others were some suspension parts. Care is needed here
used for security and anti-resistance duties with some small and thin parts used for the
throughout the war. The build begins with a suspension and steering linkage. The wheels
pleasant surprise, as the kit is supplied with can be built next and are nice two-piece
a full interior and engine bay detail. In fact hubs finished off with some decent looking
the first eighteen of the fifty-six build stages rubber tyres. These where put to one side
are taken up with this part of for painting and detailing off
the build. All the vehicle. Then some
exterior detailing is
added, grab
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Initial Look at Items Received from Manufacturers
on the side
New from Takom
T29E3
Manufacturer: Takom
Scale: 1:35
with etch
Kit Number: 2064
Price: TBC
applied through my airbrush. To modulate
the colour and bring in some variation
I next began a series of five or six
handles, headlights and tools, dry brushing stages, each time
and then the build moves gradually lightening the grey
onto the turret. The 25mm until I was virtually using
cannon and machine gun an off white to finish. This
are put together as two showed up all the raised
neat little sub-assemblies, detail nicely, especially of
these are well detailed all those hundreds of rivet
and the cannon is able heads! After the decals
to elevate freely if you are a dark wash around the T30/34
careful with the cement. The model was next, and then Manufacturer: Takom
turret ring is next and then a rust wash as well in selected Scale: 1:35
some minor interior parts to finish recesses for more colour interest. Kit Type: Plastic
it off. With some more detail at the Weathering was kept simple, just an injection moulded
exterior including the exhaust, the multitude simple mix of Ammo of MIG-1704 Heavy with etch
of hatches can then be fitted in place, Mud with some added fine sand and tea Kit Number: 2065
although the ones I was keeping open I left leaves applied sparingly around the lower Price: TBC
off for painting separately, a lot easier than surfaces and then highlighted with various
trying to do it on the completed vehicle. light dust pigments, dry in some places and FV 432 Mk.2/1
Now I turned to painting, and two colour applied wet in others. I then used some Manufacturer: Takom
options are suggested, one in overall Panzer Ammo of MIG-1751 Dry Steppe Splash Effects Scale: 1:35
Grey serving in Russia and the other in flicked on around the lower surfaces and Kit Type: Plastic
Dark Yellow with Red/Brown camouflage finally the model had a fine dusting all over injection moulded
serving as an anti-partisan vehicle in France with my airbrush using Tamiya Buff to bring with etch
1944. I went with the Panzer Grey option as everything together and dull down the Kit Number: 2066
I liked the look of the early-War markings decals. Price: TBC
and wanted to practice my paint method When all this had dried the model was
with the single colour. After priming I chose complete and what a real little gem it was. V-2 Rocket w/Meiller
Vallejo 71.052 German Grey as my basecoat, With no expectations of this kit at the start Wagon and Hanomag
of the build it certainly impressed me SS100
with that great interior and all round Manufacturer: Takom
good fit and so comes highly Scale: 1:35
recommended from me. Kit Type: Plastic
Thanks to Revell for the injection moulded
review sample with etch
www.revell.de/en Kit Number: 2030
Maus V1
Manufacturer: Takom
Scale: 1:35
Kit Type: Plastic
injection moulded
with etch
Kit Number: 2048
Price: TBC
Maus V2
Manufacturer: Takom
Scale: 1:35
Kit Type: Plastic
injection moulded
with etch
Kit Number: 2050
Price: TBC
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New from Ammo of
MIG
Flesh Tones Paint Set
Manufacturer: Ammo of MIG
Set Number: A.MIG-7168
Price: 13.80
King Tiger 2 in 1
Panzerkampfwagen New IDF Armour
From Dragon
Tiger Ausf. B. Henschel
Turret Kit
Manufacturer: Ammo of MIG
Kit Number: IDF Magach 3 w/ERA version fitted with ERA.
A.MIG-7168 Manufacturer: Dragon This means the tank
Kit Type: Plastic Scale: 1:35 has a completely new and appealing look
injection moulded Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded with compared to the standard Magach 3, and the
Price: 49.95 etch ERA blocks on the hull and the turret have
Kit Number: 3578
been accurately replicated. There are other
First in a new Price: TBC
brand new parts too. For example, there is a
range
new machine gun with ammunition box and
from MIG!
Al Harper a new commanders cupola. Additionally,
Also This new kit inherits excellent features theres a generous selection of etched parts
Available from Dragons existing Magach 3, but it has for delicate elements such as tool brackets
AMIG8500 - been suitably modified to represent an IDF and tow cable brackets, plus the tank uses
1945 King Tiger one-piece tracks made from DS for added
+ Colour Set convenience. The 105mm main guns
weather-proof mantlet cover is also made
IDF Armour from DS to ensure maximum realism. This is
Paint Set an incredibly detailed kit of the Magach 3,
Manufacturer: Ammo and the ERA suite provides a fascinating look
of MIG for this Israeli tank.
Set Number: A.MIG-7163 www.dragon-models.com
Price: 13.80 www.hobbyco.net
www.migjiminez.com
New 1:35 Decals

from ToRo
New from AK Interactive
Yellow Uniform Colours Getting the Water Right!
35D41 Half Tracks in Polish Service Manufacturer; AK Interactive AK8002 Water Gel Transparent
Set Number: AK3190 AK8003 Water Gel Atlantic Blue
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Price: 14.00 AK8004 Water Gel Pacific
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Army vehicles
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Numbers 1946 Set Number: AK3200 AK8007 Water Gel Effects
Pattern and Price: 14.00 AK8008 Still Water
Stencils
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35D43 Polish
APC Rosomak - #3
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Black Dog
Diorama Accessories
Column #2 Base
Manufacturer: Black Dog
Scale: 1:35
Kit Type: Cast resin
Kit Number: D35089
Price: TBC
Dragon Wittmanns StuG

StuG III Ausf A Michael Wittman, LAH More associated with his Tiger exploits,
Division Dragon has now turned its attention to
Manufacturer: Dragon Wittmanns earlier career with his StuG.
Scale; 1:35 This kit features a new upper hull and
Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded with superstructure with new storage boxes
etch added.
Kit Number: 6860
www.dragon-model.com
Price: TBC
www.hobbyco.net
Ruined House with
Painting Base
Manufacturer: Black
Dog
Scale: 1:35
Kit Number: D35090
Price: TBC
Israeli Roadblocks
Manufacturer: Black
Dog
Scale: 1:35
Kit Number: D35091
Price: TBC
New Sets from Legend Street with House and Lamp Base
Manufacturer: Black
Legend Dog
Leopard 2A4M CAN Detailing Set Scale: 1:72
Manufacturer: Legend Kit Type: Cast resin
Scale: 1:35 Kit Number: D72039
Kit Type: cast resin and etch Price: TBC
Kit Number: LF1342
Price: TBC Plastic Roadblocks
Manufacturer: Black
AVDS-1790 Engine and Sling Set I Dog
Manufacturer: Legend Scale: 1:72
Scale: 1:35 Kit Type: Cast resin
Kit Type: cast resin and etch Kit Number: D72040
Kit Number: LF1343 Price: TBC
Price: TBC www.blackdog.cz
AVDS-1790 Engine and

Compartment Set II
Manufacturer: Legend
Scale: 1:35
Kit Type: cast resin and etch
Kit Number: LF1344
Price: TBC
www.legend.co.kr

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on the side T-54-1
Manufacturer: MiniArt
New Paint Sets Scale: 1:35
from Hakata with etch
Kit Number: 37003
Price: TBC
Leigh Jones
MiniArt really do
produce kits to the
beat of their own
drum, moving away
from the obvious
HTK-CS51 US choices of most mainstream manufacturers.
Army MERDC In recent times they have given us the AEC
Camouflage armoured cars, T-44s and a full range of
HTK-CS11 Valentines, and in my opinion, the modelling
Early World world is much the richer for it. This time
War II Polish around we have the post war T-54-1, which to tank range in history with up to 100,000 being
Army Paint my knowledge is the first time this particular built from 1946 onwards. In many ways this is
model has appeared in this scale. Although the AK-47 of the tank world, relatively cheap,
Set not as famous as its T-34 forebear, this was reliable and simple to maintain and operate.
HTK-CS67 the first in the line of the T54/55 tanks which The model itself is of the quality I have come
Modern US went on to become the most widely produced to expect from MiniArt with crisply produced
Army and parts with great detail and a straightforward
USMC Paint set of illustrated instructions. Dont expect this
Set to be a Friday night build though, as there are
HTK-CS72 Modern Polish a whopping 1053 parts to contend with and
Army Paint Set a complete interior which includes both crew
HTK-AS77 Modern British Army compartment and turret details as well as a full
Paint Set engine bay layout. Not for the faint hearted
www.hataka-hobby.com but Im sure this will be a rewarding build once
complete.
Thanks t MiniArt for the review sample
Plus Model www.miniart-models.com
Accessories www.creativemodels.co.uk
Shed
New from Voyager

Manufacturer: Plus Model
Scale: 1:48
Kit Type: Cast resin and
wood
Kit Number: 4051 PE35850 1:35 World Russian T-90MS MBT
Price: TBC War II German King Tiger Basic
(Henschel Turret) PE35866 1:35 Modern
Crane Ruger H-34D PE35851 - 1:35 World U.S. MIM-104C Patriot 1
Manufacturer: Plus Model War II German King Tiger System Basic
Scale: 1:48 (Porsche Turret) VBS0513 - 1:35 Modern
Kit Type: Cast resin and wood PE35858 - 1:35 World German Rh-M-120 L/55
Kit Number: 4055 War II Modern Russian 120mm Gun Barrel
Price: TBC 9K330 TOR Air Defense PEA396 - 1:35 World
System Basic War II German King Tiger
Workshop Windows - Square/Round PE35859 - 1:35 Modern German Schurzen
Manufacturer: Plus Model Leopard 2A7 Basic www.voyagermodel.com
Scale: 1:35 PE35861 1-35 Modern
Kit Type: Cast resin and wood
Kit Number: 498/502
Price: TBC
Leigh Jones
Plus Model can always be relied on
to produce some innovative kits
and accessories for the diorama enthusiast,
and once again we have an eclectic mix
of subject matter, from a Shed to some
Windows, via a Crane. Always useful, always
quality!
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Croco Models no simplified Wargames kit as it consists of over
Manufacturer: Croco Models
Scale: 1:72
fifty parts. Most of these parts go to make up Black Dog
the suspension, which represents the six double Conversion Sets
Kit Type: Cast resin wheels per side early production version. These Hummer Mini Pumper Conversion Set
Kit Number: 72001 items are very delicate and great care has to be Manufacturer: Black Dog
price: TBC exercised taking them off the sprue. The tracks Scale: 1:35
are challenging as they consist of six thin strips Kit Type: Cast resin
Tom Cole that need to be delicately bent around the Kit Number: T35184
Complete resin models have been available in running gear. The only other way of replicating Price: TBC
small scales for many years and most of their this would have been to provide the entire
manufacturers are based in UK. Whilst Milicast suspension and tracks, as a single piece but much
and Matador Models produce the lions share of of the detail would be lost this way. However,
small-scale resin kits, there are numerous other putting this tank together will not be for the
small cottage Industry manufacturers that have inexperienced or faint hearted!
small ranges of AFVs. Most touch on subjects that The two major parts make up the hull and
the big commercial manufacturers have ignored these pieces are really detailed. The grab handles
and so they fill an important gap in the market. for the engine covers are particularly well done
It is always good to see a new manufacturer and I dont recall seeing anything this finely
and Croco Models from Latvia have recently done in injection moulded plastic let alone
produced the Japanese Type 92 Jyu-Sokosha resin. Model makers might want to scratch build
Tankette. the 13.2mm and 7.7 mm machine guns as it is
This was the Empire of Japans first indigenous difficult to replicate gun barrels in resin, although
Tankette, and although a light tank was, when to be fair Croco have made a good effort here. M163 Vulcan Conversion Set
first introduced, called the Type 92 Heavy An instruction sheet is included, although it is Manufacturer: Black
Armoured Car so that it fell under the control of very basic, consisting of a photograph of all the Dog
the Cavalry rather than the Army as it was likely parts and three photographs of the finished Scale: 1:35
that the Japanese Army, sceptical about the model with numbered arrows indicating where Kit Type: Cast resin
value of AFVs, would have cancelled the project. everything goes. No decals, figures or painting Kit Number: T35185
Although only 167 tanks were produced it had scheme is included. As said this is not a model for Price: TBC
a significant impact on Japans operations in the in-experienced or junior model maker due to
Manchuria in the 1930s. Croco Models is made the large number of delicate parts. But those that Fennek Dutch Version
up of owner Leonid Shilin and master modeller build small scale Japanese AFVs will be delighted Accessories Set
Sergei Kulakov and the Type 92 is their first foray with this kit. Manufacturer: Black Dog
into the market. The first most striking thing is Thanks to Croco Models for the review sample Scale: 1:35
that everything is packaged in a tiny box not www.jaysmodelkits.com Kit Type: Cast resin
much bigger than a matchbox. However, this is Kit Number: T35186
Price: TBC
Fennek German 1A2

Accessories Set
Manufacturer: Black
Dog
Scale: 1:35
Kit Number:
T35187
Price: TBC
Furniture from MiniArt FLW 200 Accessories Set

Manufacturer:
Black Dog
Office Furniture and Accessories Scale: 1:35
Manufacturer: MiniArt Kit Type: Cast resin
Scale: 1:35
Kit Number: T35188
Kit Number: 35564 Price: TBC
Price: TBC www.blackdog.cz
Leigh Jones
MiniArt certainly are the go to
manufacturer when it comes ancillary items such as phones,
to injection moulded diorama gas lamps and decanters as
accessories. This new set is just well as a printed sheet with
perfect for World War II building propaganda posters and maps
settings, and will complement many of the all of which will really bring your scene to life.
MiniArt building and diorama kits, with Highly recommended!
typical everyday items that can be so hard to Thanks to MiniArt for the review sample
find. There are duplicates of everything in the www.miniart-models.com
kit, which contains desks and chairs as well as www.creativemodels.co.uk

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Russian Armed Forces Tank Crew
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Manufacturer:
German soldier taken from the images of
Tommys War
the German archives Bundesarchiv. Andrea
have named the new series Eisernes Kreuz
Scale: 1:32
and will be available in both 1:72, 1:48, 1:35
and 1:16 painted an unpainted. The Eisernes
Kit Number:
Kreuz will be scale TW32S04
Price: 32.00
renditions of real combatants from real

World War II pictures. So using
period footage, photographs
and documents, the use
of original uniforms and
equipment and then
using the latest 3D and
casting technology,
Andrea will look to
produce these new
figures in a range of
scales The
figure Captain, 2nd Bn Kings
I have African Rifles
of a 1:16 Manufacturer:
Oberschutze, Tommys War
1939 is a cast resin Scale: 1:32
and metal kit with Kit Type: Cast resin
a high level of detail Kit Number: TW32033
to each body part and Price: 16.00
accurate renditions of
weapons and uniform Askari, 2nd Bn Kings African Rifles
equipment. A nice Manufacturer: Tommys War
touch is the small Scale: 1:32
scenic resin Kit Type: Cast resin
base. Kit Number: TW32034
Thanks to Andrea Price: 16.00
Miniatures for the review sample
Officer, German Schutztruppe
www.andrea-europe.com
Manufacturer: Tommys War
Scale: 1:32
Kit Number: TW32CP02
Price: 16.00
Trumpeter
African Freedom Fighters
Manufacturer: Trumpeter
Scale: 1:35
Kit Type: plastic injection
moulded
Set Number: TBC
Sculptor: TBC
www.trumpeter-china.com
F 5

figures in focus
on the side Tank

Soviet Tank Crew
MiniArt
MiniArt (Afghanistan) (2)
Manufacturer:
Soviet Assault Infantry
German Tank Crew France 1940 Tank Scale: 1:35
Manufacturer: MiniArt Scale: 1:35 Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded
Scale: 1:35 Kit Type: Cast Kit Number: 35226
Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded resin Sculptor: TBC
with etch Kit Number: T-35203 Price: TBC
Kit Number: Price: TBC www.miniart-models.com
35191 www.creativemodels.co.uk
Price: TBC Soviet Tanker with
115mm Shells
German Soldiers (Afghanistan) (2)
Winter 1941-42 Manufacturer: Tank
Manufacturer: Scale: 1:35
MiniArt Kit Type: Cast resin
Scale: 1:35 Kit Number:
Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded T-35204
with etch Price: TBC
Kit Number:
35218 Soviet Tank Officer
Price: TBC (Winter, 60s-90s)
Manufacturer: Tank
US Soldiers at Scale: 1:35
Rest
Scale: 1:35
Kit Number: T-35201
Price: TBC
MJ Miniatures
Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded World War II US Paratrooper (1)
with etch Manufacturer: MJ Miniatures
Kit Number: Scale: 1:35
35200 Kit Type: Cast resin
Price: TBC Kit Number: MJ35001
Price: TBC
German Sitting
Civilians World War II US Paratrooper (2)
Manufacturer: MiniArt Manufacturer: MJ Miniatures
Scale: 1:35 Scale: 1:35
Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded Soviet Tank Crew (Winter, 50s-80s) Kit Type: Cast resin
with etch Manufacturer: Tank Kit Number: MJ35002
Kit Number: Scale: 1:35 Price: TBC
38006 Kit Type: Cast resin
Price: TBC Kit Number: T-35202 Also available as - MJ35003 - World War II US
Price: TBC Paratrooper Set
German Tank www.models-hobby.com www.mj-miniatures.co.kr
Crew at Rest
Scale: 1:35
with etch
AC Models
Kit Number: Israeli Para Crew, 67 War
35198 Manufacturer: AC Models
Price: TBC Scale: 1:35
Tram Crew w/ Kit Number: ACM35031
Passengers Price: TBC
Manufacturer:
MiniArt Israeli Paratrooper
Scale: 1:35 Manufacturer:
Kit Type: AC Models
Plastic Scale: 1:16
injection Kit Type: Cast
moulded with resin
etch Kit Number:
Kit Number: 38007 TBC
Price: TBC Sculptor:
Andrew Cairns
www.miniart-models.com
Price: TBC
www.acmodels.co/nz

figures in focus
Andrea on the side

Miniatures ToRo
Der Adler 1940 Armour Forces
Manufacturer: Andrea Officer w/Overalls
Miniatures Manufacturer:
Scales: 1:72, 1:48, 1:35 ToRo
and 1:16 Scale: 1:35
Kit Type: Cast resin and white metal Kit Type: Cast
Kit Numbers: EK72-F005, EK48-F005, resin
EK35-F005 and EK16-F005 Kit Number:
Price: TBC 35F90
www.andrea-europe.com Price: TBC
Soldier of Border
Guard Corps
Manufacturer:
ToRo
Djitis Scale: 1:35
Stalingrad
Kit Type: Cast
Production
resin
Kit Number:
3150 - US Army 35F91
Airborne and German Price: TBC
South African Soldier Soldiers (Operation
and Tank Crew www.toro-model.home.pl
Varsity) 1945 Big
Manufacturer: Djitis Set
Production
Scale: 1:35 News from Fields
Kit Number: 35070
All figures available
separately as: of Glory Models
Price: TBC 3151 - US Airborne
Medic and Wounded 1944-45 Mark Dollery Reports
Manufacturer: Djitis 3152 - US Airborne Officer 1944-45 Fields of Glory Models have now released
3153 - US Paratrooper 1944-45 some new 1:35 resin figures
Production in their Home Front range
Scale: 1:35 3154 - US Paratrooper 1944-45
and depict Policemen of the
Kit Type: Cast resin 3155 - US Paratrooper
1930s and 1940s. One shown
Kit Number: 35070 1944-45 in a standing position and
Price: TBC 3156 - German POW the second figure is directing
1944-45 traffic or such with his arms
British World War II Crew 3157 - German POW in signalling position. These
Manufacturer: Djitis 1944-45 figures will fit in to many
Production 3158 - German POW scenarios, will be a great
Scale: 1:35 1944-45 addition to any diorama or
Kit Type: Cast resin 3159 - Fallen German vignette, and will be great for
Kit Number: 35071 Soldier 1944-45 those World War II pictures
www.stalingrad.diorama.ru showing the occupied Channel
Price: TBC
Islands and the daily lives of the
islanders. The second release is
two British (or Commonwealth)
infantrymen in ready to react positions.
One figure is of an Officer with Webley
revolver in hand and the other figure is
US Army Soldier an infantryman with rifle at the ready.
The figures are in generic Allied Common
(3) wealth khaki uniforms, so are suitable for
Manufacturer: most European theatres of conflict. The
Djitis figures comes with separate heads and
Production helmets (with the officer figure, he comes
Scale: 1:35 with a choice of bare lipped or moustache
Kit Type: Cast face!) Both will be available on the new
resin improved website with the Home front
Kit Number: range being expanded with new releases
35072 very soonso watch this space.
Price: TBC www.fieldsofglorymodels.co.uk
www.djiti.production.free.fr
F 7

machine gun corps
Scale 1:32/54mm / Mobile Firepower
KIT DATA
Clyno Vickers and Machine Gun Corps and
Figures
Manufacturer: Tommys War
Scale: 1:32/54mm
Kit Type: Cast resin and etch
Kit Numbers: TW54E11 - TW54029 - TW54030
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the somme 1916
Mobile Firepower
the somme 1916

mobile firepower
XAVIER AILLAUD BUILDS A 1:35 DIORAMA WITH TOMMYS WAR FIGURES
AND CLYNO VICKERS MOTORCYCLE AND SIDECAR COMBINATION
clyno vickers gun to their range. The kit is very impressive

including a high quality instruction
tommys war booklet with clear construction
A
t the outbreak of steps. The building process
war in August 1914, starts off with the assembly
the tactical use of of the four wheels (one spare),
machine guns was with etched spokes and resin
unappreciated by the parts, and here I used Colle 21
British Military. Consequently, the a cyanoacrylate glue that works
Army went to war with its infantry only when the two parts are in
battalions and cavalry regiments contact. Assembly the continued
both having a machine gun section with the main frame, which was
equipped with just two guns each. very easy to build.
A year of warfare on the Western The next step consisted of
Front proved that to be fully effective, assembling the sidecar with its resin
machine guns needed to be used parts, and the trickiest part here was to
in larger units and crewed by specially fit the sidecar to the motorcycle with the
trained men. To fulfill this need, the formation three supports provided. Take your time and
of the Machine Gun Corps was authorised Here are the parts for the Clyno Vickers motocycle be patient if you want a motorcycle to sit on
in October 1915 with Infantry, Cavalry, and sidecar its three wheels! The final step was dedicated
Motor and, in early 1916, Heavy branches. to the assembly of the Vickers machine gun.
Opportunities for Motor Machine Gun units ammunition and spare equipment, eight Finally, I upgraded the motorcycle by adding
to operate as a mobile force were limited, motorcycles without sidecars, two or three some wires for the spark plug wires, fuel lines,
however, they came into their own during wagons or cars and a sidecar combination the throttle wire, brakes, using Plus Model
the great advances of 1918, beginning with for the officer commanding. Some 170,500 wires. As a final touch, I made a motorcycle
the Battle of Amiens on 8 August. Elsewhere, officers and men served in the MGC with headlight with a piece of clear sprue.
and particularly in Egypt, Palestine, East Africa 62,049 becoming casualties including 12,498 The entire assembly was then painted with
and Mesopotamia, the mobility of the units being killed. MGC was disbanded in 1922 as Tamiyas Grey Primer. The main shade came
was of great value, and they saw considerable a cost cutting measure. After the usual trials, from the AK Interactive British World War I
action in these theatres. A battery included Clyno Vickers was selected to produce these
eighteen cycle/sidecar combinations, motorcycle-sidecar combinations, with their
carrying six Vickers machine guns with 5-6hp three-speed V-twin engine, which was
easily removable, with a fully enclosed final
chain drive, spring forks on the front wheel,
three-point leaf suspension on the sidecar and
interchangeable wheels. The machine gun and
its shield were mounted to the sidecar on the
usual tripod mount, thus the passenger could
fire the gun forward or it could be removed
completely for normal ground use. The
weapon also could be mounted to fire to the
rear. Behind the passenger seat was stowage
for ammunition, water for the gun-cooling
system, spare petrol, oil and gun parts.
Tommys War has recently added a
54mm Clyno Vickers Motorcycle and Sidecar
The etched spokes are particularly nice Combination, mounting a Vickers machine
I used the two Tommys War figures dedicated to The

Machine Gun Corps in my diorama
The completed assembly
F 9

machine gun corps
Scale 1:32/54mm / Mobile Firepower
Ready for paint chart

painting
Key: AK Interactive (AK) - Mig Ammo (MA) -
Vallejo Color (VC) - Jo Sonja (JS)
Uniform
Base: AK 3081
Shadows: AK 3083 - AK 3083 + Carbon Black (JS)
Highlights: AK 3082 - AK 3082 + Sunny Skin Tone
845 (VC)
Leather jacket
Base: Glossy Black 861 (VC) + Chocolate Brown 872
(VC) + Orange Brown 981 (VC) + Bright Orange
851 (VC)
Shadows: Base + Carbon Black (JS)
Highlights: Base + Orange Brown 981 (VC) + Sunny
Skin Tone 845 (VC)
Puttees
Colours Set, and I also used three modulation and the bottom of the engine. On the muddy Base: Olive Grey 888 (VC) + English Uniform 921
colours (Khaki Brown base, Khaki Brown bottom parts of the Clyno and sidecar, I also (VC) + a speck of Carbon Black (JS)
Shadow and Khaki Brown Highlights). The added few drops of Ammo of MIG Wet Effect. Shadows: Base + Carbon Black (JS)
engine parts were painted with black acrylics, The three ammunition boxes and two oil tanks Highlights: Base + Sunny Skin Tone 845 (VC) +
with a dry brush of Ushi van der Rosten Steel were painted with the AK Interactive Wood Set Warm White (JS)
Powder and AK Interactive True Metal Silver. In and Wood Wash, and the oil tanks with Alclad
the final step, I added a wash of AK Interactive Silver 101 and Steel 103, not forgetting some Boots
Engine Grime to the engine parts. Now came oil and fuel leaks of along the tanks. Base: English Uniform 921 (VC) + Flat Brown 984
some chipping using a piece of sponge and For my diorama, I used a square-shaped (VC) + Carbon Black (JS)
Ammo of MIG-044 the main parts of the Clyno, wooden base, onto which I added some Das Shadows: Base + Carbon Black (JS)
following with an Ammo of MIG-NATO Green Pronto Clay, sculpted with an old toothbrush. Highlights: Base + Orange Brown 981 (VC) + Sunny
Filter added. I then airbrushed on a coat of After drying, I used some Tamiya Diorama Skin Tone 845 (VC)
satin varnish to protect the acrylic paint before Texture Paint mixed with glue in order to fix
the weathering phase. This process began with the damaged wall and the rubble. The ground Chaps, Boots, Belts, Binoculars Holder,
a wash of AK Interactive NATO Green, and the was then painted with Vallejo Earth. Finally, Compass Holder, Webley Holster
shadow details were picked out with a Ammo I shaded the ground with a wash of Kursk Base: Red Leather 818 (VC) + Cavalry Brown 982
of MIG Dark Wash, particularly the inside of Earth and Mud. The damaged wall house (VC) + Orange Brown 981 (VC) + Bright Orange
the sidecar, the wheels, the motorcycles fuel was scratchbuilt from Balsa wood and foam. 851 (VC)
tank and the Vickers machine gun. To finish, I I started to paint the wall with AK Interactive Shadows: Base + Cavalry Brown 982 (VC)
added some AK Interactive Kursk Mud splashes Concrete from their new Diorama Range, and Highlights: Base + Orange Brown 981 (VC) + Bright
on the wheels, the shield plate of the sidecar, then detailed it with AK Interactive with Sand Orange 851 (VC)
Yellow, Sand, and the Vallejo Yellow Ochre
with a speck of Sand Brown added. For the Helmet
weathering, I used an AK Interactive Brown Base: English Uniform 921 (VC) + Japanese
Wash, Dark Streaking Grime and Moss on the Uniform 923
bottom of the wall. A dry brush with Abteilung Shadows: Base + Ammo of MIG Dark Wash
503 Faded White oil paint was then added to Highlight: Base + Sunny Skin Tone 845 (VC)
he projecting parts of the wall.
I used the two Tommys War figures dedicated Gas Mask Holders and Small Packs
to The Machine Gun Corps in my Base: Provincial Beige(JS) + Raw Sienna (JS) +
diorama and these were painted as Warm White (JS)
per the chart, and then added to Shadows: Base + a speck of Carbon Black (JS)
the diorama. Highlight: Base + Warm White (JS)
Skin Tones
Ammo of MIG Flesh Tones Set
Metallic Parts
Matt Black 950 + Ushi van der Rosten Steel Metal
Powder (steel) from, AK Interactive True Metal
Silver, Brass and Steel

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trench life
Vignette / World War One
verdun 1916
trench warfare
VIETNAMESE MODELLER PHUONG KE SCRATCHBUILDS A WORLD
WAR ONE DIORAMA
the horrors of war
W
ith this small vignette,
I want to show a scene
that was common in daily
living in the trenches of
World War I, swampy, gloomy and full of
the horrors of war. My solitary figure, in his
gasmask, has caught a few morsels, which
might be turned into supper!
I also used a plastic refuse sack to create some

effects on the top of the trench To populate the trench area I used various pieces
from ICM weapons and diorama sets
The trench base was made from cast plaster, paper,

balsa wood, and accessories from my spares-box
The figure came for

MasterClub #MCF 35179, and
he was suitably painted.
The scene was painted with a number of acrylic

shades and weathered with various products and
pigments and detailed. ..then set into a clear epoxy puddle in on the base of the trench
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mexico 1866
Scale 1:35 / Colonel Charles Louis Dupin
Colonel Charles Louis Desire Dupin

los diablos colora KEVIN PEART BUILDS A
COLOURFUL WARRIOR FROM
THE MEXICAN EMPIRE USING
THE 1:9 ELLIES MINIATURES KIT
fight fire with fire!

ellies miniatures
M
ost of us will have never heard of this
soldier, however, Dupin was perhaps the
most colourful and controversial Frenchman
who fought ever on behalf of the Mexican
Empire! At the time of the campaign in Mexico he was already a
decorated veteran of the war in China where he had earned
something of an unsavory reputation.He keenly looted
the Summer Palace in Peking and brought his spoils
back to Paris and openly sold them, as a result
he was dismissed from the army for conduct
unbecoming of an officer. However, he had
gained a reputation as a cunning and hard
fighting commander, and a reputation
for his courage and fearless attitude. He
was also known to employ methods
ranging from extremely harsh to
downright brutal.Recalled to serve
by Napoleon III, he went to Mexico
and was given command of the
contra-guerillas operating on
the coast and along the Texas
border. He looked an imposing
figure in his braided uniform,
wide sombrero and a cigar
always clenched in his teeth.
His mission was to fight fire
with fire, to wipe out the
bandits and Juaristas in
the region and he had no
qualms about returning
harshness with harshness
and cruelty with cruelty.
He and his men wore red
jackets and the red sashes that
KIT DATA
Colonel Charles Louis Dupin, Mexico 1866
Manufacturer: Ellies Miniatures
Scale: 1:9
Kit Number: EM017
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colonel dupin
Los Diablos Colorados
rados
.and epaulette
Reworking the
back lace..
The completed bust

ready for painting
all the troops wore that their republican
enemies named them Los Diablos
Colorados or The Red Devils.
I used various Acrylics with
a retarder to give me the
working time, alongside
water-soluble oils to
achieve the effects I
wanted. Abbreviations
used in article for the
paint colours are
as follows: Army
Painter: AP, Vallejo:
V, Andrea: A, Life
Colour: LC, Games
Workshop: GW, Jo
Sonja: JS, and for
the Cobra colours: C,
Reaper: R Working on the uniform..
Preparation
Head a quick swipe of sanding on the neck
and head underside and top, and I chose to Shirt: Light Grey (LC)
add the lace around the collar as well shoulder cords and replaced the epaulette. Arm Lace: Snakebite Leather (Citadel)
Arms a small amount of filler needed, and I then primed as I always do in Black using a Flesh
I also added a V on his cuffs as well as spray from GW.
leveling up the intricate lacework shape After painting the eyes it was onto the
Hat some minor sanding on the underside Base Coat flesh, and everyone has their own style so
edge and then I added the decoration This is something that I personally like to there certainly isnt any definitive way to
Hands - removal of some light flash, then be very neat, so I used various acrylics, in paint these areas. I chose to use a paint set
fitted suitable shades close to my anticipated end from Andrea which has the various shades I
Cigar cut and fitted colour. needed including highlights and shadows,
Weapon I replaced the cast ramrod with a Flesh: Brown Sand (V), Sand (LC) and I like to leave flesh once complete and
metal pin and added the details including a Beard: Light Gray (LC) then revisit later to give the face in particular
trigger and circular clip on the handle. Uniform: Dragon Red (AP) more depth and detail.
Torso- some light sanding at the neck and Sash: Pure Red (AP)
underneath Cuffs: Dark Prussian Blue (V) Beard and Hair
Sombrero: Burnt Umber (LC) The beard is a very distinctive feature, very
I also wanted to change a few things to get
a closer representation to my references, so
I removed everything on his left side and
resculpted new lacework and medals, as well
He looked an imposing figure in his braided uniform, wide
as putting the Legion of Honour award at his sombrero and a cigar always clenched in his teeth
neck, I also added a couple more bits to the
F 15

mexico 1866
Scale 1:35 / Colonel Charles Louis Dupin
and detailing the sleeve. Using various shades The completed face and sombrero
bushy with the cigar poking out from the shadows, and for deeper shadows I added a
corner of his mouth. So over the base colour touch of Black, with highlights in Blood Red
I applied a black wash, and after letting (C) and Scarlet (V).
this dry fully, I went in with my base shade,
adding black for the shadows and then the Medals
base plus white, dry brushed the surfaces for Painting these took a very long time using
the highlights, finishing off with White (GW). various acrylics, with NMM being used on
Dont forget the shadows underneath and the medals themselves
the hair at the back - in the shadow from the
sombrero. Pistol
He carries a Belgian M1858 Lefaucheux style
Cigar revolver. This was painted with a Chaos Black
You could leave this plain but I found a base (C), adding Paynes Grey and a White to
suitable cigar band, and added this for a get the effect I wanted. Once I was happy,
bit more interest. The cigar was painted in the metalwork was given a wash of Tamiya
Mournfang Brown (C), with washes of Burnt Close in on the medals and ribbons Smoke and the handle was painted using
Umber (LC) with a little Skrag Brown (C). The various Browns and given a wash of Satin
ash on the end was achieved by using Grey Shirt Varnish (V)
and Black washes and a White highlight. I prefer to paint from the inside out, so the
shirt came next, using my Andrea White Conclusion
Sombrero Paint Set, and once complete I added a very This is a well-detailed piece and the
I base coated this in black, and the thin wash of Burnt Umber (JS) over then distinctive uniform and headwear now
proceeded to add in all the decorations using my Titanium white oils (C) I applied the sit proudly and menacingly in my display
using various colours. final highlights. I added some stitching at the cabinet!
centre and down the middle using a thinned zzwww.elliesminiatures.com
Black.
Uniform
This is where the model starts to come to
life, and here I used the using the Andrea
Red Paint set, adding further highlights with
Scarlet (V) and deepening the shadows a
bit more by adding a touch of Black to the
Andrea Base Red. For the cuffs I used Dark
Prussian Blue and for the shadows Matt
Dark Blue (LC) with highlights using a little
Ultramarine Deep Blue (JS).
Black Lacework
This was again painted using the Andrea
Black Paint set, with Paynes Gray oils (C)
used to add a bit of surface texture.
Gold Lacework and

Shoulder cords
This was done by using a NMM paint effect,
using the base shade, then applying a
wash of Burnt Sienna (JS), and then Citadel
Mournfang Brown together with Averlano
Sunset with highlights of Zamesi Desert.
Sash
Here I used Napoleonic Red
(A) for a base colour adding
Dragon Red (AP) for

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figures special
Diorama / In The Frame
in the frame IAN BARRACLOUGH BUILDS AN IMAGINATIVE DIORAMA

FEATURING MAJOR IVAN HIRST REME, AND A STORY OF THE VW
FACTORY IN GERMANY
B
eing a serving the summer of 1945, and was
soldier in the Royal sent to the area of Fallersleben (a KIT DATA
Electrical and model village named Stadt des
Mechanical KDF-Wagens - now Wolfsburg) Revell - 032047 1:35 German Staff Car Type 82 E
Engineers (REME) the story of to assess the vehicle factory MiniArt - 36053 1:35 Ruined Factory w/Base
Major Ivan Hirst was always and machine shops for use as Hornet and Wolf - BH17 British Brigadier
familiar to me, however, a visit a repair facility for the British FOG Models - FOG5197 German Eagle
to the Wolfsburg Volkswagen Armys vehicles. The factory
factory in 2012 really brought
home the scale of just what he had initially been discovered by Russians
achieved and the legacy he left. advancing across the North German plains;
Ivan Hirst joined the Army in 1934 and however the facility was deemed to be
was a Captain in the Duke of Wellingtons too badly damaged following months of
Regiment at the outbreak of the Second Allied bombing to be of any use to them.
World War. He transferred to the Royal The factory was then offered to the US
Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) in 1941 as Government as part of War repatriations,
an Engineering Officer, and then further but again this was turned down as being
transferred to the REME on its formation on of no economic value. Thankfully for
1 October 1942. Having served in Belgium Volkswagen, no British car manufacturer
in 1944 he arrived in Northern Germany in was interested in the factory and an official
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from the ruins
In The Frame
primer of Matt Black, the building was then sealed with Klear before I added
sprayed in random brick reds and decals from my spares-box. I then
browns. Individual bricks were then washed Dark Sepia oil all over the
picked out by hand and theres body, and after allowing to dry for a
no easy way to do this! Following few hours, I used a soft cloth slightly
this the building was sealed with dampened with thinners to wipe
Johnsons Klear and given a very away any excess. I then airbrushed
dark brown wash with heavily a coat of matt varnish all over
thinned oils. The building was before removing the window
completed with appropriate masks. Before I fitted anything to
heavy weathering using Life Color the base (including the building)
Liquid Pigments. I finally added I mounted the vac-formed base
broken plaster dust across the onto a thin plywood base. Around
top of the broken brick areas and this I built the raised base from some
again painted in acrylics. I the added pine planks and left the sloped front
various LifeColor Liquid Pigments open, knowing that I wanted to fit a
The first component around the building, and used sandy
colours on the road and cobbles. The figure
photo-screen later on. Over the top of
the open front I fitted a thick plastic sheet
of my diorama was the is an old white metal Staff Officer, suitably with supporting plastic beams behind. The
base was then populated with rubble and
modified and painted. I also trimmed the
MiniArt Factory Ruins large Staff Officers cap badge to look more ephemera and painted to suit.
like a 1945 REME cap badge and removed I bought a second hand 5.6 digital picture
report included the phrases the vehicle the Staff Officers red tabs from the collar frame from eBay and stripped it from its case,
does not meet the fundamental technical and medal ribbons, as well as filling the leaving just the screen and circuit board.
requirement of a motor-car ... it is quite hole under the left arm with putty where These were attached with a thin cable and
unattractive to the average buyer ...to build the baton would have been located. I finally ribbon, which fed the cable through to the
the car commercially would be a completely added glasses from twisted thin wire. The circuit board inside the base. The screen was
uneconomic enterprise. figure was airbrush primed in Acrylic Grey attached to the sloped front using thick,
Major Hirst discovered that even though and then white on the upper surfaces. The heavy duty double sided tape and the silver
the buildings were extensively damaged, a uniform was sprayed with Vallejo British surround painted Matt Black. I must admit I
generator plant was still operational (despite Uniform Green before I added a drop of was rather pleased with the final result, as I
being disguised with debris to make it look Tamiya flesh to highlight the colour. The had especially wanted to fit a picture screen
damaged). In a remote factory building folds of the uniform were further highlighted into a base for some time and felt that this was
he also discovered Volkswagen Type 1 by brush using heavily thinned whitened a suitable story to tell using one. The diorama
(Beetle) and realised that it could be used British uniform Green. The boots, beret is being loaned to the Museum of the Royal
as utility vehicle for the Allies. He sent one and gaiters were finally touched in by brush Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, which
car - painted Olive Drab for assessment by before washing over the top of them with opens in the spring of 2017.
the British High Command and soon after thinned dark oils.
received an order for 20,000 cars. The Revell Type 82 E is a very simple kit,
Production was difficult, with raw although it strangely has a large nub in
materials being in short supply the first the top centre of the shell roof, which took
production run used Kubelwagen chassis some time to sand flat and smooth. The
and parts (hence the official designation insides were then painted and detailed
of Type 82 E). By March 1946 the plant and I masked the windows and primed the
had produced its 1000th Beetle, with exterior with Matt Black before building up
vehicles being used by the British, US lighter tones of Tamiya Olive Drab, leaving
and Russian armed forces; as well as the the crevices dark and highlighting the upper
local government and authorities. In 1949 surfaces. I wanted the vehicle to look new
the plant was returned to the German so kept this effect subtle. The basecoat was
government as Volkswagenwerk AG, and
Major Ivan Hirst was demobbed back to
civilian life in England where he died in
March 2000, aged eighty-four. Today the
mammoth Wolfsburg Volkswagen facility is
larger than most towns, and the road leading
to the factory is named Major Hirst Strasse.
The first component of my diorama was
the MiniArt Factory Ruins. This is a mix of
vac-formed parts and injection-moulded
accessories; such as doors and window
frames. The vac-formed parts require some
careful cutting to remove the excess plastic
around their edges. The injection-moulded
parts are basic, but provide the bare bones
parts for a bit of detailing. I scrubbed the
window frames with a scouring pad to get
some wooden texture on the parts, as well
as adding some plastic stock to the door
to give it a more industrial look. Wooden
strengthening bars were added underneath
the plastic base to stabilise and support the
building, car and heavy metal figure. After a
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winter soldier
120mm / Smoke Break
smoke break GERRY DOYLE DETAILS THE MILIMEN

GERMAN WINTER FIGURE
A
lthough being in the main
an aircraft modeller, I KIT DATA
have done more than a
few figures over the German Soldier in Winter
years to adorn the bases of Manufacturer: MiliMen
the airplanes I build. Scale: 120mm
However, it wasnt Kit Type: Multi-media
until I bought
this figure from
Mili Men at my The furniture, such as the handles, rifle
clubs fundraising butt and the like were base coated with
auction that I airbrushed Tamyia Buff and White. When
actually considered dry, a coat of slightly separated Windsor
tackling my first & Newton Burnt Sienna Oil was liberally
large scale figure in over applied. I then used a dry brush to wipe the
twenty-years. So, the first thing access away and create a grain. I used the
to do was to watch many same method for the water bottle, only I
hours of YouTube videos as wiped in circular motion with a cotton bud.
I could on the subject, and The metal parts of the gun were
then I quizzed the figure undercoated with Alclad II Burnt Steel, and
fraternity of our club on how when dry I gave them a light coat of Humbrol
to do faces. So armed with all Metalcoat Steel mixed with a very small drop
this information, I set about of the Burnt Sienna. This was given overnight
building the model. The first to dry and then I burnished it with a soft dry
job was to clean up all of the cloth. I base coated the helmet with Tamyia
parts and once done I applied German Grey mixed with a smidge of Red
a coat of Tamyia White Primer,
and I also sprayed the face
with a base coat of flesh. As
usual the eyes were first to
be tackled, and I took a real
deep breath here. I used a
mix of White with a drop
of Vallejo Pale flesh for the
whites, and then detailed
the pupils, and once I was
satisfied I glossed them
with Alclad II Aqua Gloss.
For the uniform I used
various Uniform Field
Greys and highlights from
the Panzer Aces range, and
I built up the colours using
numerous light coats, and
I must say it was slow but
very effective. I just kept
building up contrasting
colours until I was satisfied.
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smoke break
German Winter Figure
Brown, and when dry I gave it a coat textured paint. I then used
of Alclad Aqua Gloss to protect the AK Interactive Earth Effects
paint for the following stages. and Dark Mud to dirty
When this was dry I airbrushed up. I also flicked Fresh
a coat of AK Interactive Heavy Mud on with a stiff
Chipping fluid, and then added brush. This last stage
a coat of Tamyia White. I left was done sparingly. I
this for half an hour and wet then dabbed a drop
the entire helmet to activate of diluted PVA on each
the chipping fluid, then with a stiff toe and sprinkled Scenic
brush, I removed the topcoat until I was Snow on these. I then used
happy with the effect. I painted the detailswith AK Dark and Fresh Mud for the
the prescribed colours using a Zoukei Mura base., adding more Scenic Snow
No.00 brush. The gun strap was made using here too.
Tamyia tape, and I added scratches to the I really enjoyed the
canteen and other items with a lead pencil. I experience of painting a figure
also used the pencil for detailing metal parts. and it was good to get out of
Then a well thinned, light pin-wash of Black/ my comfort zone. I learned a lot
Brown oil paint was used to bring out the on this project, and it wont be
details. For the weathering, I started with twenty-years before I paint my
random dabbings of Wilder Russian Earth next one!
The first thing to do was to watch

many hours of YouTube videos on the
subject as I could
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interview
Fields of Glory Models
inside story
SMMIS MARK DOLLERY TALKS TO LEE WITT OF
FIELDS OF GLORY MODELS
quality service! who was very artistic and creative, I would

scratchbuild models and toys that werent
FIELD OF GLORY MODELS available or too expensive to buy. This has
M
any model companies always stayed with me and which led to
around these days me first creating diorama accessories from
concentrate their scratch to our new line of figures.
mainstream lines on AFVs
and their associated ephemera, and the SMMI: Is Fields of Glory
humble figure and diorama accessory kits your full time occupation
take a back seat. However, Lee Witt of now and do you have
Fields of Glory Models makes the figure and plans to extend your
diorama ranges the mainstay his business, figure ranges?
with a vast array of companies specialising Lee: I took the leap almost three years ago
in plastic, resin and other mediums in stock. (where did that time go?), to quit my full time
Lee has been trading for a few years now job with a company I spent twenty-years
and has built up a reputation for quality, working for, to focus solely on FoG. This
service, reliability and getting those hard definitely allowed me the opportunity to
to find figure ranges in stock, and is also
a very nice person to deal with! Lee also
decided to launch his own range of figures,
concentrating on the UK home front during
the 1940s, featuring Land Army girls and
firemen from those early War years . He has
now added Royal Navy forces to this, and is
launching his new range of 1930s Police and introduce our range of Home Front
Home Guard figures soon and a new 1930s branded figures and to broaden
vehicleso watch this space! the brands that we stock and sell
to our customers. We are always
SMMI: As a recent interested in growing the products
newish company, what that we offer.
was your motivation
to start your own SMMI: How did you decide
business specialising to start the figures
in figures and diorama range and how did you
accessories? choose your first items
Lee: I was looking for some specific kits for to stock?
several years ago, and found it difficult Lee: There are lots of different ways I have
to source what I was looking for come across our current list of suppliers.
with companies at the time Initially I started by approaching the
and figured other modellers companies with items that I had
might be having the same trouble sourcing for my own projects,
issue. As a child, with my father and now has grown to customers
recommending brands and
companies contacting us directly to
stock their products.
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fields of glory models
The Inside Story
SMMI: Do you respond to
customer requests and
do you research your
figures and diorama
companies before
stocking their ranges?
Lee: Yes, several of our ranges were brought
to our attention by our customers and
friends. I do research the companies mostly
to make sure they complement what we
currently offer.
SMMI: Do you cast your

own figures or do
you rather prefer to
outsource that side of
the business?
Lee: At the moment, we outsource the
casting but you never know what might
happen in the future.
SMMI: Business and

pleasure have a fine line;
SMMI: How long did it do you get time to do any
take before you saw the of your own modelling
potential of the venture or painting or has the
and decide to make your business taken most of
range of figures? your time now? Our thanks to Lee Witt for taking time to
Lee: I like to make models that are Lee: To be honest, the business takes up answer these questions, in his own candid
personal to me. I struggled to find figures the majority of my time. As the business has style. For more information on fields of glory
that really represented the roles that my gone from strength to strength I am really products and his range of companies and
family played in the Second Word War. looking forward to the day when I can have stockists, go to www.fieldsofglorymodels.
I couldnt find what I was looking for so some more free time to spend at my bench. co.uk and you will not be disappointed. Lee
decided to make my own. is planning to move into larger premises soon
SMMI: Are you influenced and to have a collection and retail area, so
by new trends in modelling soon you will be able to view and collect your
or figures or do you items in store.
adhere to what sells well?
Lee: Some of what we stock is down to
having enough space, some of it is down to
trends that our customers are interested in
and of course, a lot of it will be what sells. We
never would have thought that we would be
stocking zombies but that is what people are
interested in, and we have also stocked some
items that we thought would sell and didnt
so sometimes its a bit of trial and error.
SMMI: As 3D printing
becomes more and more
influential in modelling
circles, how do you see
this fitting into your
figure and diorama
ranges, and do you see it
replacing the artists and
sculptors in the future?
Lee: Thats a very interesting question. 3D
printing is definitely going to make a big
impact on the modelling world, especially
with the format that people purchase figures
in but computers cant replace the creativity
and inspiration that the sculptor can
produce. It will be interesting to see how this
impacts the hobby in the future and believe
there is a place for both.
We never would have thought that we would be stocking

zombies but that is what people are interested in
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russian
Scale 1:10 / Tank Commander
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world war II
Russian Tank Commander
russian
tank commander
MARK DOLLERY BUILDS THE 1:10 MITCHES MILITARY MODELS BUST
world war ii bust try a method of under-painting on certain

areas of the face. This involved painting
mitches military models Dark Greens and Dark Blues in thin layers
H
ere we have a World War under the eyes, along the sides of the nose
II Russian Tank Commander and in the area under the cheekbones. I
complete with a T-34 cupola then added further filter layers over these
from Gordon Mitchell of darker areas using various thin mixes of flesh
Mitches Military Models. The bust is cast in colours until I was happy with the transition
eight resin parts with some excellent detail. between the layers. Highlighting was then
There are the usual casting blocks to remove, completed, with further layers of light flesh
but these are placed for easy access with your colours to blend everything together. A
preferred method of removal. The helmet similar approach was used on the hands. The
casting stub will need a bit of careful removal Russian tankers helmet had a padded cloth
to maintain the helmet rim, but nothing to base cover, which faded badly in normal
daunting! The resin tank cupola was three- conditions, so as a start this was undercoated
piece moulding and all parts fitted well with a Matt Grey Primer and once this layer
together after the mould plugs were removed. had dried using a warm air drier, Dark Panzer
The individual parts were then checked, Grey was airbrushed thinly over the entire
cleaned and primed ready for painting. helmet. Then after using the warm air drier
I began painting the face flesh colours again, the shadow areas were painted with
with my usual mix of Vallejo Cork Brown and Matt Black for added depth. Then a Lighter
Sand, but after a conversation with a figure Grey-Black was used for the highlights,
painter at a local club meet, I decided to painted on in thin coats.
I decided to paint the uniform using Andrea flat

colours as they had a good Russian Uniform Green
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russian
Scale 1:10 / Tank Commander
I decided to paint the uniform using

Andrea flat colours as they had a good
Russian Uniform Green, which fitted well I painted the strap detail with a Black
with the tankers uniform. So starting with mix was the uniform colour, mixed with a base, followed by a Back-Brown top colour
the base Russian Uniform Green colour, dab of Matt Black and thinned 70% Vallejo and then small amounts of Tan Brown to add
I made up a mix of 1:1 with 50% distilled Acrylic Paint Retarder to give me additional wear and tear to the leather strap. A coat of
water, and applied two layers, each dried working time on the seams. The collar and satin varnish then gave some texture of the
with a warm air dryer. I then outlined cuffs were painted with a slightly greener leather. To make the folds and creases stand
each seam and pocket to highlight the colour to enhance the details, and the out more, I added some Light Flesh to the
different pieces of material used to make epaulettes had some Light Flesh added to Russian Green, and used this to highlight the
up the uniform coat. The outlining paint the Russian Green. top edges of the creases. Then a very slight
amount of Black was added for a darker mix
and this was used to show the depth of the
shadows. Once these colours were dry after
around an hour, a wash of the main colour
used over the entire uniform to blend it
together. The edges of the epaulettes were
then re painted Dark Red with highlights of
Basic Red, and the star badges and buttons
detail were a Black-Gold metallic mix. The
medal details were copied from the internet
to the colours shown.
The T-34 cupola was tackled next and
Mitches have managed to create a good
cast metal texture, and the turret hatch was
epoxy glued in place and then Matt Black
was used as the base coat. Then a White
blow over coat was to enhance the detail for
the tank colours to follow. The Russian Tanks
had a very green finish so after checking
again with a club member who knew more
about tank colours than I did - I copied some
I made a custom green mix. This was then
airbrushed onto the turret and scratches
and chips were applied with a good quality
000 sable hair paintbrush, plied with Matt
Black, Dark Green and a few some metallic
pencils. The completed bust was fixed into
to the tank turret, and mounted on a circular
wooden base. A critical look at the finished
bust highlighted some touch ups and I had
another fine bust to add to my collection.
Thanks to Mitches Military Models for the
opportunity to build this bust
zzwww.mitchesmilitarymodels.co.uk

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war zone
Centurion Tank
centurion tank
A Mk 13 Centurion with IR searchlight fitted
war zone
IN THE FIRST OF A TWO-PART FEATURE, RICHARD KENT LIFTS
THE HATCH ON ANOTHER ICONIC BRITISH TANK!
T
he Centurion Tank has had
a long and distinguished
career, longer in fact than
anyone could possibly have
dreamed of, and for a tank initially designed
in 1943 to still be in service in 2017 is the sort
of thing you expect to read about in action
adventure fiction, not articles on military
history. The Centurion was the dominant
Western tank of the 1950s and 1960s, and
gained lasting fame in the hands of the
Israelis in the 1967 and 1973 wars. This
is even more remarkable when in fact the
Centurion was actually designed to counter
the German Panther and Tiger tanks that had
come as such a terrible shock to the British in
Tunisia and Italy! British World War II tank
design has come in for much criticism, and
most of it was justified. However, the dire
situation of the British forces after Dunkirk
An upgraded Dutch Centurion and loss of almost all its equipment in France,
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centurion tank
Warzone
resulted in a situation where any tank was
better than no tank, and so existing designs
and those on the drawing board but not
incorporating any of the lessons learned on
the battlefields of France were either retained
or rushed into production just to re-equip
the Army. This pressure on the armaments
industry did not let up until late 1942 /
early 1943 when the full weight of American
industrial power began to be felt. Once this
pressure was relieved the government and
industry began redesign new and improved
tanks to replace those already in service.
Design, Development
and Service
The British General staff still clung to the
doctrine of separate Cruiser and Infantry
Tanks despite all evidence pointing to the
need for a single tank combining roles, and A Centurion Mk 13 FV4017
the advice if not pleadings of those who had
experience of armoured warfare for such a
vehicle. So when discussions took place on
how to meet the threat from the Tiger and
The Centurion was extremely tiring to use, demanding
Panther, it was decided a new Cruiser tank a great deal of physical strength to change gear
was required. Fortunately, responsibility for
the design was not put out to tender with
private companies as it had been in the past, forty-ton mark, but this was soon raised to was fitted, coupled to a Merritt Brown Z51R
instead it was placed with the Director of the forty-five tons, and at this weight, the Christie manual gearbox, with the unusual feature of
Royal Armoured Corps (DRAC) Sir Claude suspension favoured by earlier cruiser designs two reverse gears to allow for a rapid reverse
Gibb CBE FRS, who appointed a committee for its smooth ride and high speed cross from trouble. The gearbox was reliable, and
which designed the tank that was actually country could not cope, so various other its low speed and neutral turn capabilities
needed, rather than the tank the War Office suspension types were investigated. helped gain the Centurion its reputation, but
had specified. The updated requirements A Horizontal Volute Spring System it was extremely tiring to use, demanding
incorporated all the hard-learned lessons of (HVSS) (called Horstmann suspension by the a great deal of physical strength to change
the previous four years of armoured warfare. British after its manufacturer) was adopted. gear. Driver fatigue proved to be one of the
In fact the A41 Cruiser, as it was known The Horstmann units were self-contained Centurions few weaknesses. The positioning
at this stage, was more of a Bruiser than a and bolted to side of the tank, supposedly of the gearstick between the drivers legs was
Cruiser. The specification from DRAC was making replacement after mine damage also awkward and made an already cramped
brief and vague, with comments such as much easier - something the crews might drivers compartment even more so. The
must be able to withstand German 88mm have disagreed with. They also permitted a Meteor was a thirsty beast, and the range of
hits and needs to be reliable, but as the lower silhouette than torsion bars would have the Centurion was only fifty miles on paved
types longevity proved, this turned out to done, whilst providing good cross- country roads and could be as low as thirty miles
be a blessing in disguise - a rare example of performance and a relatively comfortable cross-country. The reason for the lack of
something designed by committee actually ride. The distribution of limited wartime adequate provision of fuel tanks is unclear,
working during development. Some things fuel resources meant that a petrol engine and despite much research, why such a
worked, others didnt and were quickly had to be installed, as diesel was reserved small internal fuel capacity was considered
dropped, and it was established early on that for the Navy. A 650hp Rolls Royce Meteor acceptable is unknown. The oft repeated
the new tank would aim to weigh around the (in fact a detuned Merlin of Spitfire fame) claim that experience in France showed that
large sweeping advances were a thing of the
past has to be discounted, as the Centurion
was designed before the invasion of France
in July 1944. It appears fuel tanks were
installed wherever there was space almost
as an afterthought. As a consequence of
the high fuel consumption, an 8hp Morris
car engine was installed. This Auxiliary (or
donkey) engine was used to provide power
to the turret traverse, gunnery equipment,
radios and of course, the BV or boiling
vessel, which supplied a never ending supply
of hot water for tea and cooking tinned
rations - without which the modern Royal
Armoured Corps would not be able to
operate efficiently, if at all.
The British railway-loading gauge limited
the overall size and width of the tank, but
other than that, the designers had free rein,
and the Centurion was a much bigger and
roomier tank than its predecessors. Its large
turret ring also allowed for progressive up-
Centurion Mk 2 gunning of the basic design over time. The

war zone
Centurion Tank
Centurion was the first British tank to feature
a sloping glacis plate, and this was initially
77mm thick, but the angle of the plate almost
doubled that and made it proof against almost
anything the Germans could fire at it. Most
importantly, it met the design requirement of
being proof against the deadly 88mm. Over
time, the thickness of the glacis plate almost
doubled - later versions had a thickness of
127mm. The side armour was also much
thicker than on previous tanks. Armour on
the turret was up to 150mm thick. Initially
it was armed with the extremely effective 17
pounder (76.2mm) anti-tank gun, a 20mm
Polsten cannon for engaging soft targets,
mounted in an independent mounting at the
side of the main gun and fired by the loader,
a two inch bomb thrower for protection
against infantry tank hunting teams, and
two sets of three smoke dischargers on each
side of the turret. All the ammunition was Centurion Mk 9
stored below the turret ring to prevent the
catastrophic ammunition explosions and Mk 2s were withdrawn and either converted Centurion right down to the type of bolts
destruction of the tank and crew so prevalent to Mk 3 standard or to other uses. The Mk 3 and screw threads used to assemble it (UNF
in earlier British and American designs. The was the backbone of the Centurion fleet with instead of AW) incorporated an additional
turret traverse was electrically powered, 2883 of the 4423 eventually produced being fuel tank in an armoured box across the
again to prevent injury and reduce the fire this variant, built between 1947 and 1956. rear of the tank which doubled the range to
risk from fractured high pressure hydraulic The Mk 3 also saw the introduction of the 101 miles - still very poor and a logistical
pipes. The Centurion was designed with a revolutionary Armour Piercing Discarding nightmare but it improved the situation a
state of the art gun control system and was Sabot (APDS) round, which is basically little. Perhaps a more fundamental redesign
one of the first tanks to have a fully stabilised a sub-calibre dart with greatly increased using a more economical and powerful diesel
main gun, which gave it exceptional accuracy penetrating power. This new ammunition engine should have been fitted then - saving
in the hands of a well-trained gunner. User levelled the playing field against the Russian the Israelis the trouble years later.
trails quickly showed the 20mm Polsten heavy tanks such as the JS III, which had been While the Centurion had proved itself in
cannon was a gun too far and a job too much giving western commanders sleepless nights the Korean War, lessons had been learned and
for the loader, and this was quickly dropped since its appearance in the Berlin victory improvements made. The most important
and a revised fully cast turret with a coaxial parade in 1945. Incremental modifications of which were the removal of the Bomb
7.92mm Besa machine gun was fitted. of the Centurion Mk 3 continued, eventually throwing Mortar, and replacement of the
On 22nd August 1945, an order for 800 totalling 250 individual changes. None of 7.92mm Besa with a Browning machine gun
Centurions was placed, the first 100 to be which addressed the fundamental weakness chambered to the newly standardised 7.62
Centurion Mk 1s, and the remainder A41A or of the Centurion - its tiny operational range. NATO calibre, a more robust and reliable
Centurion Mk 2, with the new 20-pounder Various field modifications, such as fitting weapon. A fume extractor and balance
main gun. Full-scale production began in additional fuel drums to the rear of the tank weight was fitted to the 20-pounder which
November 1945 and the Centurion entered were tried, but proved inadequate. The made it even more stable and accurate. With
service with the 5th Royal Tank Regiment in officially endorsed solution - a 200-gallon these and other modifications, the Mk 3
December 1946. In October of that year, a mono-wheeled trailer to be towed behind became the Mk 5. In 1959, a single Mk 5 was
revised turret mounting the 20-pounder was the tank was an utter disaster - despised by up-gunned by fitting the now Legendary
approved, resulting in the Centurion Mk 3. As the crews forced to use it. Eventually, the L7 105mm rifled tank gun, this weapon
these rolled from the factories the Mk1, and Mk 7, which was a complete redesign of the was so good it was adopted across NATO
except by the French who insisted on using
their own inferior 105mm design. The L7 is
rightly considered one of the best tank guns
ever developed. With its new armament
and improved sights and stabilisation the
Centurion really was the best tank in the
West if not the world. Production of the Mk
5 with 105mm L7 gun began in 1960, and
the entire Centurion fleet was retrofitted
with the L7. Alongside the up-gunning, the
Centurion was also up-armoured, with an
additional 50mm of armour on the glacis and
turret and a thickening of the rear armour
from 38mm to 51mm. As seems common
practice in the British Army, all the various
Mk numbers were changed by adding one or
two to their existing Mk number (e.g. a Mk 5
became a Mk 6 and a Mk 7 a Mk 9) when the
modifications were completed.
In 1965 Infra Red (IR) searchlights
were fitted above the main gun to give the
Centurion a limited Night Fighting capability,
Centurion Mk 11 but were predictably unpopular with the

centurion tank
Warzone
crews. The final significant modification the turret removed and an open box structure Export
to the Centurion in British/NATO use was containing a lorry engine powering a winch The Centurion was an outstanding export
the installation from 1966 onwards of a 0.50 built in its place. success, and a great deal of this can be
Browning M2 Ranging machine gun, which The first vehicles were rushed to the attributed to its outstanding service in
fired a 3 round burst of tracer ammunition, warzone in March 1952. Approximately 180 the Korean War, where it proved to be the
which was used to aim the main gun. The were built, and most had been withdrawn outstanding tank in a conflict and terrain
principle being to estimate the range, fire from front line service by 1959. The MK that did not favour tanks. The Americans in
ranging gun, if the rounds hit the tracer 2 ARV was a purpose-designed vehicle particular took notice, as they were funding
ignited and a main gun round rapidly with an enclosed armoured superstructure the re-equipment of NATO countries via the
followed. The 0.50 calibre Browning was also incorporating sufficient storage for the Mutual Defence Assistance Program, and
a useful addition for taking out soft targets myriad recovery tools required by the REME. saw the chance to reduce logistical problems
without wasting a main gun round. All of It was an exceptionally capable vehicle, whilst also providing the best tank available.
these modifications meant more changes to and could recover even the most bogged or The fact that both the Netherlands and
the Mk and sub Mk numbers, and not all damaged tank and remained in service in Denmark were clamouring for the Centurion
vehicles were modified. BAOR in the 1990s. A Bridge layer, which also helped. As the Centurions remained the
could deploy its load in under two minutes property of the USA and so by default, the US
Variants and cover a gap of 45 feet soon followed. was the second largest user of the Centurion!
During its early years of service, the For larger gaps or beach assaults to clear sea Centurions were exported directly or via
Centurion was considered an interim model walls, an ARC (Armoured Ramp Carrier) second users to eighteen different countries
incapable of providing a solid platform for was developed which was a Centurion with a from Europe to the Far East - these include
the variety of special purpose vehicles, which fixed bridge that drove into the middle of the Australia (144), Canada (374), India (245),
a modern mechanised army required. It obstacle and then deployed its bridge ends. Israel (over 2000), Jordan (293), Switzerland
was expected to be replaced by the FV 200 The ARC could bridge a gap of up to seventy- (430), Sweden (350) and even New Zealand
universal tank series of vehicles, on which feet amongst other tricks. The Centurion (12). South Africa acquired approximately
a great deal of time money and effort was AVRE was designed to provide engineers with 350 Centurions from various sources and
wasted. The only vehicle of the series that all the tools they required on a battlefield, they have been in continuous service ever
saw service was the FV214 Conqueror as a including a 165mm low velocity gun since. The South African Oliphant 1 is widely
counter to the JS III and T 10 Soviet heavy designed to destroy small pillboxes and field considered the most effective tank currently
tanks; Conqueror was withdrawn from fortifications. It could carry fascines, both on deployed in Africa, and while it has been
service by 1965 as the Centurion with 105mm the vehicle and on a specially designed trailer. heavily reworked and modernised, it is still a
gun could do the job better. The failure of A Class 60 track-way could also be carried Centurion underneath. It is amazing to think
the universal tank programme left the Army and another trailer allowed the deployment a tank designed in 1943 remains in active
with no choice but to develop the specialist of the Giant Viper mine clearing equipment. service in 2017. In the 1950s, the various
vehicles on the Centurion chassis. This The Centurion AVRE can disintegrate in a factories employed in building the Centurion
proved to be an easily adaptable platform; spectacular fashion if woefully inexperienced were turning out four tanks a week between
many of these variants outlasted the gun crewmen clean the rear decks with petrol as them - a high number given the parlous
tank in British army service. The first variant Demonstrated in the 1st Gulf War. The final state of British industry at the time. The
to see service was the Mk1 ARV (Armoured variant was the BARV or Beach Armoured slogan of Export or Die had not fallen on
Recovery Vehicle) - a stop-gap vehicle to meet Recovery Vehicle, a very capable vehicle and deaf ears where the armaments industry was
an Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR) gave sterling service and was the last version concerned.
for recovering damaged or stranded tanks in in British service finally retiring in 2003. zzPart 2 Centurion in Action
Korea. These were basically Mk1 tanks with
Centurion Mk 1

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imagined that
there would be so many
World War I tanks available in
kit form! So here we have the
excellent Meng-Model FT-17, and
although it may not be an easy kit to
build, everything is just perfect! The
drivers position is fully represented, and
the hatches can be left open to show it,
However, i wanted them closed, so this could
be a fast build. The turret is composed of a
considerable number of parts, all of which
aligned well and the working suspension
is also very complex, with metal and etch
pieces as well as metallic
springs. Once the build
was complete i started
painting by applying a
coat of AK Interactive
White Primer and
Microfiller, and in order
to modulate the colour
effect I used black on
the lower areas. For
the camouflage i used the AK Interactive French Green 1
AK4051 World War I French Milky Coffee as and the MC249
the base colour, then AK4054 World War I Brown Clay for the
Red Brown shade. Once
the camouflage was done
KIT DATA I applied a Tamiya X-35 Satin
Varnish to blend and protect the
French FT-17 paint work. Once dry I painted the
Manufacturer: Meng-Model green higher areas with Tamiya XF-4 to
Scale: 1:35 start working on the highlights. Now it was
Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded with time for the decals, and here I used AK582
metal and etch Decal Adapter Solution over a gloss coat to
Kit Number: TS-011 avoid silvering. I finally covered the decals
with a Satin coat.
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of AK Interactive
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...and some pre-shading

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Adding some depth to the colours......

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Detailing the pioneer tools I used a bespoke mix of AK Interactive Diorama products to create some
I then started to add more hightlights and

shadows, and for the green I used the 502 mud and spatter.....
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Sennelier Bright Yellow Green. For the Red
Brown I used ABT092 Ochre and ABT35 Buff,
finally for the Yellow I used ABT001 Snow
White and ABT035 mixed. For the shadows
Van Gogh Ultramarine Blue and ABT050
Olive Green were applied on the green areas,
for the other colours i used ABT002 Sepia,
ABT015 Shadow Brown and AK interactive
Black. I let this dry for almost a week and
the started with a pin-wash. For the wash
I then used AK045 Dark Brown Wash for
Green Vehicles, and in some areas I thinned
this to avoid a very dark tone. Once dry the
excess was removed with a thin flat brush

and AK Interactive White Spirit. Once dry
and before the matt, I applied another satin
coat to blend it all together. Then I added
.... which was a coat of AK Interactive Ultra Matt Varnish.
added to the For the weathering I used the base colour
lower surfaces, to make some scratches and chipping, then
followed by
using AK711 Chipping Colour, I created a
more effects to
add to the depth double layer, making the metal beneath
the paint visible. I also added some using
AK013 Rust Streaks oils paint. I wanted to
show a muddy tank, but not overdo it, so
I noted that it was common to see a lot of
mud on the suspension, even if the tracks
were almost clean! So I first added a coat
of very thinned AK Interactive Dark Earth
to give a dusty look, and then mixed up AK
Interactive Diorama AK8030 Splatter Effects
Stirred Earth, with Stone, Beach Sand and
Earth coloured pigments, mixed with AK
Ultra Matte Varnish. When i had the desired
consistencey I applied it with a brush, until I
was happy with the effect. Once dry i added
a very thinned brown wash, and once dry
I applied I dry brushed on some light dust
pigments to give even more contrast. To
represent the grease on the stains I used
thinned AK Interactive AK084 Engine Oil.
The tracks were really awesome, and in
fact workable! So I began with a coat of
AK Interactive AK757 Black Primer and
Microfiller, and once dry I sprayed on
some AK083 Track Wash and let this dry

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a mix of AK085 and AK039 Track
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and any excess removed with a blast from
your airbrush. Next a coat of AK040 Light
Dust and AK031 Dark Earth was added and I
tried to apply this just on the raised details.
To finish I used a graphite stick to add more
definition until I was happy with the result.
To finish off I applied a final-pin wash in
certain areas to make the details stand out
even more. This was a very enjoyable build,
and the kit is full of delicious
detailing which, with just a little
work you can make into a very
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russian bt-7
Scale 1:35 / 1935 Late
white
lightn ng
JAFFE LAM ADDS A COLD WEATHER FINISH TO A 1:35 RUSSIAN BT-7
fast tank! random sponge application of Humbrol

Maskol, but paid particular attention to
eastern express
areas of high wear. To make the edges of
T
he BT or Bystrokhodniy Tank, masking more irregular I sprinkled some fine
(fast tank), was one of the sand and let it adhere to the Maskol edges,
AFVs used by Russia in and then I sprayed on some Tamiya
the early days of White XF-2 over the entire model.
World War II, and its name was The masking layer was then
characterized by its amazing removed once the White had
speed. With a weight of dried.
only fourteen- tons, its The next layer of white
maximum speed was up wash was applied arbitrarily
to 50km/h, and could run using Vallejo Flat White 001
even faster on hard ground with both a sponge and
by the removal of the tracks. a fine brush, deliberately
Production began in 1935
and was gradually replaced by
the T-34.
This kit is and old one released
by Eastern Express, and although a nice
kit, it has some fit issues, and to bring the
detailing up to an acceptable level I added
the Eduard #35421 etched set, Modelkasten
#SK-63 tracks and some scratchbuilt items.
The finished model was first primed with
Mr Surfacer 1200 Grey Primer, and then
a mixed base coat of Humbrol 103 + 150
+ 159 modulated to a brighter shade for
highlights was applied. When the enamel
was completely dry, I sprayed on a coat
Tamiya Clear Gloss X-22 for protection,
before adding various Windsor & Newton oil
washes to create some tonal variations. To
create the white washed effect I began using
KIT DATA
BT-7 Mod. 1935 Late
Manufacturer: Eastern Express
Scale: 1:35
Kit type: Plastic injection moulded
Kit Number: 35109
I added the Eduard #35421 etched set, Modelkasten

#SK-63 tracks and some scratchbuilt items
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white lightning
Russian Fast Tank
leaving some large
and small green
areas uncovered. I
then switched to
Humbrol Enamel
34 Matt White for
the second layer
of white wash, and
more Green areas
were covered this time.
Between the White layers,
I applied various Vallejo and
Humbrol Green and mud shades
to make the surface look more interesting.
This process was repeated several times
until I was happy with the final look. Once
the white wash process was complete, a
Raw Umber pin-wash was applied to further
accentuate all details. Oil-dot blending with
Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Raw Umber, Sap
green, Yellow Ochre and Titanium White
followed for some for the fading effects, and
rust streaks were then added using a mix of

russian bt-7
Scale 1:35 / 1935 Late
Burnt Sienna and Raw Umber around the

bolt heads and hinges. Wear and scratches
were shown using a fine brush and Vallejo
Dark Brown, and more general dust was
airbrushed on using thinned Tamiya XF-
57. A mud was a slurry mixture of Tamiya
XF-52 + XF-57 + XF-78 and white plaster
was then created, and further dark mud
shades applied to darken the effect. AK
Interactive Engine Grime, Oil Stains and
Engine Oil were applied on the engine
deck to mimic fuel spillages and to finish
off, I rubbed some pencil graphite along the
edges to create more wear and tear.
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good, I found a great sense of achievement
with my upgrading and paint work.

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Scale 1:35 / Schwimmwagen
schwimming

MICHAEL TAFIL DIPS HIS TOE INTO THE 1:35 TAMIYA KIT
type 166 of coat Vallejo 025 and 028, followed by a

little colour modulation to add highlights KIT DATA
tamiya and shadows. You can see now some small
N
ow I might be wrong, but shadows on the model. Next I added Vallejo Type 166 Schwimmwagen
perhaps most AFV modellers Brown to form the squiggle camouflage and Manufacturer: Tamiya
in their time have bulit a kit then when this had dried I painted in all of Scale: 1:35
of the famous German the smaller details and added the decals. Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded
water car the Schwimmwagen, which after the Time now for some weathering using various Kit Number: 224
ubiqitous Kubelwagen was possibly the most AK Interactive and Ammo of MIG products,
popular wheeled vehicle of World War Two. plus a few bespoke oil paint washes. A quick
Kit wise there is some touch up here and there and
choice to be had with the likes the little Schwimmwagen was
of Tamiya and Italeri with the complete.
Type-166 and the Type-128
from AFV Club, and you can
add to this copious amounts
of aftermarket etch, resin and
the like. I chose the Tamiya kit
as, well its Tamiya and literally falls together!
I didnt add much in the way of aftermarket
sets, but I chose a cover from Mantis
Miniatures as I thought it was both awesome
and unique, and a little resin stowage!
With construction a breeze I was soon ready
to paint and I began with a base coat of
Vallejo Black. The next step was a mixed coat
Most AFV modellers in their time have

bulit a kit of the famous German
water car the Schwimmwagen
86-88-Schwimmingly-Well-SMMI-0517.indd 86 13/04/2017 14:59

schwimmwagen
Type 166
ngly-
The kit built quickly
and easily
WELL...
After a Black base coat
.I added a mix of
Vallejo 025 and 028,
modulated with White
..and Black for

highlights and shadows

water car
Scale 1:35 / Schwimmwagen
The cover looks

pretty good
in its finished
state
Working on the Mantis Models canvas cover

I added Vallejo Brown to form the squiggle camouflage
Adding mud to the undersides

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modelling with mig
Scale 1:35 / King Tiger Henschel Turret
king
in winter
tiger
ROBIN GILBY USES AMMO OF MIG
PRODUCTS TO PAINT AND WEATHER
THE 1:35 REVELL SD.KFZ.182 AUSF B
winter tiger hangers, grab handles and vent covers etc.

Again fit was good with no problems, and
revell the turret was quite quickly completed.
F
or this build Im using the Now we move onto the lower hull and
recent 1:35 Tiger release from then one of this kits curiosities. Everything
Revell, which itself a re- is supplied to build the full torsion bar set
boxing of last years offering up (not workable), partial hull flooring,
from ICM. Obviously they are not going rear bulkhead (with no detail added) and
head to head with the recent releases from strengthening braces. The build now moves
Takom, Meng-Model and now MIG, but if onto the big one-piece upper hull, which
you are a younger modeller, or buy on a has nice detailing including all
budget this is a good option. For a change the relevant weld seams.
the build begins with the turret assembly, Disappointingly it also
starting with the gun breech and partial
interior detail. The turret

top and bottom go together
next and mated with no
issues. The big 88 gun barrel
is provided as two halves
but fitted well enough and
with some careful sanding
looks more than acceptable. The crew includes all the side
hatch interiors are all supplied and look fenders moulded on
pretty good if you wish to have them open. so some major work
Next up is all the exterior details, the track would be required
if you wished to show
any of them missing. Now
KIT DATA the exhausts, tools, hatches
and engine deck detail can all be
King Tiger Henschel Turret added and then the decent plastic
Manufacturer: Revell tow cables and gun cleaning rods which
Scale: 1:35 are nicely moulded with spaces in-between
Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded for realism. I now also added some mesh
Kit Number: 03249 from the spares box over the engine vents
and a small piece of wire to represent the
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modelling with mig
Painting and Detailing with Mig Jimenez
Adding the
camouflage
colours
The kit builds

very well
This is an ideal kit if you are a younger

modeller or buy on a budget

modelling with mig
Scale 1:35 / King Tiger Henschel Turret
Ready for the headlight conduit. The running gear is However, we can now turn to the painting,
winter wash next, very straightforward assembly weathering and markings. The provided
here, and all the road wheels decals cover two different vehicles, but one
especially the sprockets of them is covered twice, tank number 332
display some very nice of 501st Heavy Tank Battalion which saw
detailing. I kept all these service in the Ardennes. It can be depicted
separate for painting before and after its capture by the US
and also treated the Army, with some neat decals showing the
running surfaces with engineer markings painted on after capture,
A.MIG-0192 Polished an interesting option. The second vehicle
Metal to nicely show off is from the 502nd Heavy Tank Battalion in
the exposed parts. Now 1945 and is shown with the more unusual
we turn to the kits biggest octopus camouflage scheme. All this is
problem - the tracks. These are nicely shown in colour in the instruction
supplied as flexible rubber band booklet. But for all that I wanted to use this
type but come in two parts per side. build as a test bed to practice my winter
This means two joins per side that need weathering and whitewash effects, so I
to be fixed with the old hot screwdriver and opted for a tank from 509th Heavy Panzer
staples method, not something I thought I Battalion serving in Hungary, January 1945.
would be doing in 2017! Painting began with a coat of A.MIG-2002
Grey Primer and then some Black pre-
I applied a pin-wash using A.MIG-011 Africa Korps Wash in all the recesses
I used A.MIG-024 Washable White Camouflage
More weathering around the vehicle was now added using A.MIG-1202
Streaking Grime Effects The winter coat gave a distinctive look to the tank

modelling with mig
Painting and Detailing with Mig Jimenez
shading on the and gave a really further colour variation. To complete
lower surfaces nice contrast to the the process I decided on a muddy
and engine deck. white paint. effect, which I always think, looks
I used A.MIG-2003 When dry I tried nice against the stark white of a
Dark Yellow Primer as out the mapping winter vehicle. To start I applied some
the base coat, applied in technique next which minimal home made mud around the
two thin layers. For the
camouflage I went with
The weld seams were
picked out well
adds another layer of a
different white tone to
lower hull to give some texture, and
then washed this with A.MIG-1405
SMMI
A.MIG-0192 Red Brown
and A.MIG-915 Dark Green thinned
suggest a further coat of
camouflage applied by the crew at
Dark Mud. Next I airbrushed a mud
mix colour across the running gear
CHOICE
We Recommend
and applied in broad stripes through a different time. For this I used and and fenders before adding some
my airbrush. Before the winter off white mix, slightly thinned and splashes of A.MIG-1752 Loose Ground AMMO OF MIG
effects were started I also detailed then applied with a small piece of and A.MIG-1751 Dry Steppe Mud Products used in
the tools and tow cables etc. and sponge to the required areas. I was Splashes flicked on with an old paint this Feature.
then gave the model a basic wash very pleased with the result, which brush to add a final contrast. All these
and dry brush to start the detailing gave a nice contrast to the whitewash effects worked well together and
process. When that had all dried and a distinctive look to the tank. gave a great looking finish. When all
overnight the real fun could begin! More weathering around the vehicle that was dry a bit of tidying up and
To start things off I used A.MIG-024 was now added using A.MIG-1202 touching in was required and then
Washable White Camouflage, which Streaking Grime Effects and Light my winter beast was complete!
I applied slightly thinned with an old Rust and Dark Rust Washes to add
paintbrush. This is a great product, A.MIG-0192 Polished
which remains workable for several Metal
minutes, which allows you to move A.MIG-2002 Grey
it around the model to achieve some Primer
great effects, and remove any excess A.MIG-2003 Dark
as you go. When it dries you can Yellow Primer
repeat the procedure as you see fit
until you get the look you want. I
was happy with just two layers.
Now I applied a pin-wash using
A.MIG-011 Africa Korps Wash
in all the recesses and panel
lines, and this picked
out all the detail A.MIG-0192 Red
Brown
A.MIG-915 Dark
Green
A.MIG-024 Washable
White Camouflage
A.MIG-1202
Streaking Grime
Effects
A.MIG-1405
Dark Mud
A.MIG-1752
Loose
Ground a
A.MIG-1751
Dry Steppe Mud
Splashes

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magazine Tankette. Local branches are being Leas Cliff Hall, it was now open, and when the be seen beavering away on a model they were
continually formed both in the UK and overseas, tables arrived we unloaded and commenced able to take home. It may seem like a bit of fun
and are encouraged to hold meetings, displays the set up. Once I had access to the street-level on the day for them, but could well sow the
and competitions to enable their members to lift I was able to unload the car, transport the seeds of interest in our hobby, what was the
get more out of their hobby, by meeting others kit down to the Channel Suite, and start trigger for your interest? Justin Gainham was
with similar interests and to share information
setting up MAFVA HQ. Incidentally, whilst in his usual haunt up in the vestibule with
and expertise.
parking on the Leas is convenient for Avid Reader, and as usual a wide selection of
unloading to the lift or main stairs, it is limited books on military subjects was on offer. Tom
Joining MAFVA to three hours, and the local wardens are Welsh had his Milicast stand by the bar (no
For more information or details on joining efficient! So I moved the car to the surprise), Dan Taylor was beside him with his
MAFVA please contact the Membership underground car park, which was only 3.00 latest creations, and Mr Models the other side
Secretary: Neil Wharton, MAFVA for twenty-four hours. with floor to ceiling stacks of kits. Amongst the
85 Alexander Avenue, Earl Shilton, international traders were Black Lion and
Leicestershire. LE9 7AH. Geisbers from the Netherlands, Resicast and
neil11315@yahoo.co.uk Paper Panzers from Belgium. The Wargamers
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membership@mafva.net left of the stage, which kept many happy. They
Current subscription rates are: are regular exhibitors and offer visitors the
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www.mafva.net fact it can take quite a while to get round it all,
and I have to confess that I missed some
SAM Publications elements such as those on the balconies.
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offer MAFVA members a 10% discount on On Track more setting up and then the the bar in the Channel Suite.
subscriptions to Scale Military Modeller various contingents of exhibitors and traders Before we knew it, it was 4pm and time for
International, or any of our other titles or started to arrive, and with an early start, we the presentation of prizes. Armourfast again
books, but not including kits or accessories. had plenty of time to chat. As always, many of sponsored the junior classes, and each young
To take advantage of this offer just quote the Friday Folk get together, to dine and chat winner had a selection of kits to take home.
your MAFVA membership number on any in the evening. The social side is as important The Seniors seemed well pleased with their
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call us at: as long as we can stay awake. An early start again by Rob Henden, this time his rendition
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Branches place was a hive of activity as members all be in vain without the sterling leadership of
Bedfordshire Suffolk
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Cambridge Sussex
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Chester Sussex (East)
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amazed by the variety of models, styles,
Devon Scotland (Glasgow) presentation and sheer brilliance. The
Essex Scotland (Lothian) competition tables soon began to fill and as
Lancashire (Bolton) South Wales you will see when you visit the photo pages
London Australia (A.C.T) (courtesy of Natalia), the standard was
Maryport Australia (West) extremely high. When I finally escaped to the
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Northern Home France (North and I had to wait to talk to all the people I
Counties West) wanted to see. Not only were the usual
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