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  2. The T 34 in all it’s forms (as with most Russian tanks) is a literal can of worms, given that it was produced by many different factories some with their own unique twist, and that tanks often underwent rebuilds adding later features to earlier tanks or 85mm turrets to existing 76mm hulls. photo 1 shows a factory 112 turret with the angled join near the gun mantle, with a late 45/46 roof with the split ventilators 2 and 3 would be what are classed as late 44 turrets 4, is the same as 1 5,6 and 7 are also late 44 turrets 8, is a rarity being a composite turret, but also of late 45/46 manufacture (sources vary, some say 46 others suggest late 45) 9 and 10 are hard to tell, 9 is a late roof with split ventilation 10 is a bit unclear.
  3. usually i won't treat injection marks which located internal. my 1/72 ver doesn't have spring.
  4. interesting E-chassis. i quite enjoy its scifi/modern camo style. i haven't build this one. Those spare parts are used to build stand alone Flak40, i.e. without armored shell. My blue chassis combines with white Flak40 equal to yours.
  5. I do have one more question. Did the Mk 1 version see active service? Also would I be right in saying that early Mk 2 versions had no muzzle breaks? The muzzle breaks I believe were only attached to later Mk 2 versions and on all the subsequent versions? Is this correct?
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  7. The journey continues: a pin wash with acrylics. A bit messy, but the dust later will blend things in. Cleaning up excess took the top off some rivets, but I like to do a highlight pass on those anyway (which will take a long time in this case!).
  8. Hello folks, How should Crusader Mk. I tow cables look like? Should they have this rod in the middle as Eureka XXL suggests? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/38550425493 I'm not seeing it on the photos, although I'm having trouble finding some photos where cables are clearly visible. Also, what should be the length? Thanks, Nenad
  9. I've built most of the interior components now. I will paint them separately while they are still accessible. The Mk III Dingo has an external first aid box and I'm not sure it usually carried the internal one, but as there is space for it I have included it on the floor just in front of the large upright fuel tank. On the side wall by the driver's right knees is an indicator showing what gear the vehicle is in. The kit has the tube on the wall which protects the rod running up to this indicator but not the indicator itself, so I've scratch built it. Here's the indicator - the gears are marked on the outside of the arc from 1-5 bottom to top, and the bronze rod moves to show which gear is selected. My vanishingly small scratch-built version won't be very visible when the model is finished but I thought I'd include it. Next steps are to finish the walls, including front and back, and then prime and paint them.
  10. My dad was in The Worcester’s in the early 50s, anti tank platoon and had Stuart’s towing their 17pdrs. He loved driving them with smooth twin V8 Buick engines, much better than the Bren carrier as a tractor! He was a big fan of the 17pdr too!
  11. Good video of Nightshift building an M4A2 USMC Sherman: 3D printed headlight guards and Panzerwerk tracks.
  12. Outstanding attention to detail on those small parts 👏 Looking superb 👍
  13. Some actual progress over my rather hectic birthday weekend! (My mother in law, whose birthday is the day after mine, came to stay with us, so it was somewhat truncated.) I painted and based a 20mm platoon command squad of Fallschirmjager in Sumpfmunster 43 smocks. There are tulips on the base so you know it's the Netherlands. Mrs P cruelly played "Fields of Gold" by Sting when I made the mistake of showing her. As you can see, two guys have the helmet covers, three have the feldgrau soft cap, and one relentless individualist has the uncovered parachute helmet painted dunkelgelb with rotbraun and dunkelgrun brushstrokes added. I've seen that a lot on Normandy FJ, but neglected to consult my references to see if the replacement battalions of Fallschirmjager actually did so. Mea culpa. I've also been amusing myself printing some of the more eclectic units of the fighting: Kampfgruppe Chill allegedly had two Panzerjager R35s, converted from Renault 35s and sporting a Czech 47mm AT gun attached to it from the 304th Panzerjager Company. They must have found facing the Shermans of 44 RTR an enervating experience, to say the least. I'm fairly sure the FAC "Tentacles" in use in Market Garden were using the White Scout Car, but I couldn't resist the siren song of weird Commonwealth armoured cars:
  14. A facine? 🤔 Carpet? 🤔 Bridge? 🤔 Keith 😁
  15. ’Battle of the Bulge’ Ardennes 1944 (35373) 1:35 Miniart via Creative Models Ltd The Battle of the Bulge was the nickname given to the last-ditch attempt by Hitler, sometimes referred to as the Allies’ best General, to stop the Allied advance toward Germany by driving a wedge through the front and separating the four armies, removing Antwerp from Allied hands, and forcing them to sue for peace. This was clearly what is now known as a ‘hail Mary’ play, and relied heavily on capturing Allied fuel supplies, because the Germans were woefully short of their own stores, and would soon run out if they didn’t capture substantial new supplies. It also relied on bad weather keeping the Allied air elements grounded for the crucial period of the operation, as the Luftwaffe was a spent force by this time of the war, and any daylight activity quickly attracted US and British fighters equipped with cannons and bombs, largely unopposed by the Luftwaffe. The operation began on the 16th December 1944 when the weather was bitterly cold, heavy snow and overcast conditions, and Nazi progress was initially good, capturing many Allied units off-guard, resulting in substantial casualties and a large quantity prisoners. Apart from one hideous incident at Malmedy where Kampfgruppe Peiper massacred dozens of US prisoners, the majority captured were thankfully treated humanely by their captors. After the initial advances, the German’s progress stagnated, and they began to run out of fuel, which in concert with the improvement in the weather, permitted the Allied aircraft to take on the vulnerable German armoured columns and support lines, with the Allies back to their original positions by February of 1945, and the Germans in disarray. The Figures This set contains five figures, two German soldiers walking alongside three US prisoners, who are unsurprisingly not looking happy about their plight. The kit arrives in a figure-sized box, and inside are five sprues of grey styrene, plus a small glossy piece of paper with a sprue diagram for the figure sprues. All the figures are in a walking pose, one German nursing a set of binoculars against his chest, while the other holds his rifle across his smocked chest, relaxed but alert. The three Americans are wearing various battle-dress combinations, two wearing blouson jackets with their hands up, while the man in the greatcoat has his hands mid-chest, probably too cold to wave his hands in the air. The American with his hands clasped behind his head isn’t wearing a helmet, and his hair is clearly non-regulation, so he had probably been on the front for a while. The parts for each figure are found in separate areas of the sprues that are separated by country for ease of identification, and parts breakdown is sensibly placed along clothing seams or natural breaks to minimise clean-up of the figures once they are built up. The sculpting is typically excellent, as we’ve come to expect from MiniArt’s artists and tool-makers, with natural poses, drape of clothing and textures appropriate to the parts of the model. The three accessory sprues include helmets, some of the US M1s either covered with netting or cloth cover, and two of the German helmets also have cloth covers. The rest of the equipment includes the usual personal pouches, bags and small arms, although the Americans won’t be using any of those and their webbing will have been confiscated at time of capture, however the Germans will have a full complement appropriate to their unit and task. The rear of the box has the artwork separated with blue colour arrows, while the kit parts are in black text, with the officer having a choice of cap or helmet. A small photo insert shows the equipment on the back of the smock wearing soldier, as those items can’t be seen in the painting. A small swatch of the smock’s camouflage is given on the back of the box, with the colour chart in the bottom right corner, giving paint codes for Vallejo, Mr.Color, AK Real Color, Mission Models, AMMO, Tamiya, as well as small colour swatches and names to assist you with choosing your paints. Conclusion A great figure set that would look good in a diorama, their chaperones pushing the prisoners back through the front lines while the panzers and other forces are heading forward to press the attack. Highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of
  16. Either my eyes are deceiving me as to the scale or you have a bloody big bottle of Xtra Thin ?? Neat looking model as well . . .
  17. Have these British Northern Ireland figures been advised? https://www.syllysminimodels.nl/en_GB/a-86795689/1-35-the-troubles-british-troops-in-northern-ireland/f-gb01-the-corporal-casual-lean/ They also have Land Rover coonversions
  18. Your wish, is my command @Keeff Needs a touch of filler here and there, but tea-drinking man (North African Campaign) is sorted. Also made a (limited) start on the tracks.
  19. finished and RFI DSC_0010 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr
  20. Thanks Keith, me too it’s been one I’ve been itching to get back on with. Cheers John, definitely something a bit different to what I normally build (although it still had tracks!) It does look like it’s going through it’s 70s disco phase! Thanks Pete, hopeful won’t be long before it’s over the finish line That’s the reason I didn’t build half of the engine! Although give them way the floor of the drivers station fits together, it’s not a bad thing it can’t be seen!
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  22. Thanks John. I am hoping I can replicate that effect in stages yet to come Thanks for the kind words fella's. I'm really looking forward to pulling all the elements together soon.
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