Panzerollas

Hi all I'd like to share this project with youy guys.... 1/76th Airfix fun....and some, Matilda MK II & Kubelwagen, slightly detailed up for a N.A. dio 1941 I've put a lot into this......literally as you'll see....a superdetailed interior and kubelwagen, 70% rebuilt from ali sheet...still a WIP Feedback wecome guys Hope you enjoy Nick . .

I got a set of Chalk Pastels - Landscape set ... The Works £1.99 You can scrape + crush them into pigments in an old mortis + pestle... ive made light dust colours and filters .. Okay theres a few colours i havent used yet but you never know ? Nick

Hi guys I have a question for you all I am starting research into deployment of S-Boat Flotillas in the Baltic during Operation Hannibal 1944-45. I Have the Revell 72nd S-100 kit and am wondering if in extreme circumstances S-Boats where used to pick up refugees/stragglers?. Did they ferry them to larger craft/ships? Or even a few km's west along the coast to safer ground. A pointer to a site or thread thats been spotted would be a great help. A personal account of the period - ace! All help and input welcome TTFN Nick

Brilliant guys massive help all round GrzeM The 316 site is perfect for my project Outstanding and thank you. Paul I know Coolham well. I used to commute to Haselmere for affairs of the heart I saw the memorial at the X-roads and got curious. I have walked the peri-track many times even had a picnics there Cheers again most appreciated Nick

Thanks Paul Answers the question promptly . . excellent . . My 316 sqdn Mustang III will have aircrew lol Gayles Farm Friston ALG Thank you Nick

HI all This could be a silly question but i need to ask . . . Were Polish aircrew uniforms RAF blue or was the material a darker blue? Circa summer 1944 2nd TAF S.E. England Awaiting your replies Nick

Thanks Bruce I've got the Armoured Div set and the etched for the M4 last year from them. Excellent sets they are too . . . so I'd imagine the Inf Divs will be the same. Am now having 'fun' scratchbuilding a 1/48 PIAT & ammo holders complicated little so and so it is! Happy building Nick P.S. Had a peek and NO Inf Div marks . . .oh well i''ll have to paint an ickle Polar Bear lol Nick

Thanks Bruce It was not that difficult in the end. Good prep and patience. The Black Dog set is on my radar. Also the Verlinden British AFV stowage set as you get lots of pressed steel ammo boxes that seemed to festoon carriers in France '44. Am going scratch bits like stretchers and the wooden .303 ammo boxes. Looking to source a set of decals with 49th Inf Div Hallams and the AOS markings etc. I'm having fun - thats why we do it Nick

For groundwork materials heres my tuppence. For years now i've gone out the day after in has been raining with some sandwich bags. Where the rain has washed fine grades of grit from driveways into the edges of roads etc. I collect this and dry it out. Then i bought from poundshop a sieve/T-strainer an the graded the 'silt' into containers to use later. Boulders rocks stones grit and dust. Use as necessary on your dios. As i live near the S Downs I can aquire a fine powdered chalk which works well as fine sand. I make up a mix of differing grades as per the dio's needs. Once affixed and dried you can paint any colour Hope this may help Nick

Seahawk beat me to it lol I agree on Dragon Firefly kit. Bison or Dan Taylor decals. Nick

My progress report 1/48 Universal carrier I commited the Tamiya parts to the 'chop-shop' Lots and lots of cutting filing and sanding to test my patience. Here is the difference RPM (left) vs Tamiya blobs (right). Next stage i made a jig using the suspension mounting points from the hull. I used 6mm balsa for the jig. I drilled all the way through so i could use both sides of the jig. Note the loaded stance. I cut 1 1/2mm out of the springs of the rear swing arm. Repositioned and glued back together with correct 'sit'. Then to work on the link n length tracks on the jig. When dried i placed them onto carrier before painting for a pic. I noticed that the RPM tracks are thinner which makes the overall 'sit' more accurate. 150% improvement on kit parts indeed. And without destroying my wallet!. There is enough tracklinks left to use as stowed spares. Now to source stowage that will weigh my carrier down. Not as hard as i thought. Execellent results Nick

Ok everyone an update on progress All models require furnishing and embellishment with a wealth of detail which can be overlooked. For my ruined building i have started to scratch the ickle items i'd imagine to be present. We have a bookcase - down pipes for guttering - the remains of the front door - shattered window frames - a curtain rail - a landscape picture + frame - a table stolen from a Presier Luftwaffe set. The Tamiya figures - all shorthouses were 'cut n shut' with either one or two 1mm shims to increase thier hieght by 1mm =2ins 2mm = 4ins so taking them from average of 5'3'' up to 5'5''-5'7'' more appropriate in europe.Hopefully thier pouches and equipment will take your 'eye' away from them seeming too thin (rationing may of helped me here lol). It's coming together nicely hope your all having a looksee Nick

HI there BWP. I have seen the Gaso.line resin set and have drooled at the Fighting 48th set. The thing is i picked up a lil'ol' TKS from LHS clearout then i saw the article and had a cunning plan. Use RPM tracks + tamiya wheel set to get the overloaded sit. It's in my modelling nature not to follow the route of least resistance. Your build looks a stunna as the base kit is exellent thanks for the reply Nick

Hi everyone my name is Nick i'm showing the current project and am open to your feedback. Set in Fontenay le Pesnel on the evening of June 25th 1944 in Normandy. Operation Martlet stage 1. A British 49th Div Hallams carrier with infantry consolidate the town (when done). The Panther G is K'od and i had to reposition the suspension by sawing off the stub axles (metal at that) & redrilled holes 5mm higher up the hull. New brass rod stub axles and viola! I'll keep it coming as the project moves along I await expectantly lol Will sort images ASAP thanks for boolahmass for teaching the dark art of cut&paste lol

HI all I am intending to use the RPM TKS tracks to replace the Tamiya blobs that adorn the kit. Iam aware that i will have to do some cutting and cleaning up. Has anybody tried this themselves and would like to share thier experience? Many thanks Nick