Military

Char B and FT-17 from Matchbox, 1/76 

 

T-34/76+PT-3, Eastern Express, 1/72 

 

76,2mm field gun has been opened with pin vise and power tool. Headlights were worked with power tools and super glue 

Sd.Kfz.184 Jagdpanzer Elefant(P), ESCI/Italeri, 1/72 

 

Jagdpanzer IV L/70(V) Matchbox, 1/76 

 

Pz.Kpfw.VI Tiger I Hasegawa, 1/72. Good kit, but dated moulds. 

 

RW61 auf Sd.Kfz.181 Pz.Kpfw.VI Fahrgestell/Sturmtiger, Dragon, 1/72 

Easy to build. A great contrast in moulding to the Hasegawa one. Interestingly, it has metal hull. 

Sd.Kfz.11, Italeri, 1/72. Mostly OOB, but I've added the map and the supports for the canvas roof. 

"Verdammt, Imko! Sind wir noch einmal verloren?" "Dammit Imko, are we lost again?" 

M3 Grant, Hasegawa, 1/72. I have just finished the building and added a mast with a flag. 

 

AAV-7A1, 1/72, Dragon. Loved this tiny fella! 

It had no interior, but you can pose the rear door opened. This was a problem, but with scratch and time, it was solved. 

It depicts an Brazilian Marines(CFN) vehicle. Decals home made. 

T-80B, Matchbox, 1/72(on summer) 

...and with the "general winter"! Easy to build, but requires modifications to become more accurate. 

M60 Blazer, ESCI, 1/72 

 

M1A1(HA)+Mine-Plow, Dragon, 1/72 

Nice, smooth and pleasant to build! 

Leopard 1A3, ESCI, 1/72 

It has been converted to 1A5NO (Norway) standard 

Strv-103C, Trumpeter, 1/72 

OOB. The camo is a challenge, but the real problems are the tracks(far too longs) and the hull fit(putty and sanding). But I would build it again! 

leFH18 auf Sd.Kfz.124 Fahrgestell Wespe ESCI, 1/72 

You can go fast or detailed with this tiny SPG, not both. Fighting compartment 60% upgraded, as well as the gun. Some hull details were corrected. Vegetation is real, retired from my garden...lol 

KV-1 Mod.1941/KV-1C, Italeri, 1/72 

Born as a Tamiya 1/35 kit, was downsized to 1/72 and it is easy to build, many decal options, but 2 big problems: figures are terrible(they were customized) and the (awful) tracks 

Sd.Kfz.11+BMW R-75+PaK-40 Matchbox 1/76 

Diorama depicting a convoy in North Africa 

This build lasts more than 7 years to complete because it was interrupted and left aside a lot. 

 

BTR-152 ICM 1/72 

First attempt with ICM and I liked it. 

But axle and transmission were both a pain to build and allign. 

IS-2MT ARV PST 1/72 

The only pain was the teeth mis-alligned in both traction wheels 

Some areas required filling and proper correction. But nothing from other world. I would buy more from PST to build... 

Sd.Kfz.251/1 Ausf.B Matchbox 1/76 

A good kit that was given to me. Spacers, rearview mirrors and tools are scratchbuilt. Painted with Acrilex's Lunar Grey and Washable White from AK Interactive. Weathering is from AK as well, except the snow(made from plaster). 

Homemade decals, frames for the canvas are from electric wire, the canvas is an insulation tape for plumbing, one jerrycan cam from spare's box and other is a copy in resin of the first one. 

Hyundai K1A1 MBT From Trumpeter, 1/35, almost all OOB and clean(requirement made by the owner) 

Painted with AK Interactive's MERDC paint set and weathered with AK' Panelinres and pigments 

 

Sd.Kfz.61/2 from ZV Models 

Painted and weathered with AK. Very few extras added, as radio cabin's interior, new canvas and a pair of lockers 

 

 

This is the veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery old kit from the sixties, when Airfix released it as "Armoured car" 

The interior was corrected and some spacers were placed around the vehicle, as well as the exhausts, rearview mirror and headlights 

Painting and weathering with AK. I tried to emulate a vehicle being converted in a factory, during wartime... 

MARS 1/35 from Revell(in truth, a rebox from Dragon), released in late '90s 

Almost all OOB, except the rearview mirrors, the anti-skid plates over the container and the bars over the cabin 

 

 

Painted with Mural Color and Acrilex. Weathered with AK 

Sd.Kfz.7/1 Revell 1/72 

Originally Hasegawa's mould, Was quite simple to build, but required some improvements 

 

The 37mm nozzle was opened and the plastic grills were replaced with PE ones 

One weak spot(literally) was the drive sprocket connetion. The original plastic part had to be replaced with a metal pin, to withstand the rubber tracks's tension. 

Painted with Dunkelgrau from AK 

 

 

 

Finnish T-72M 1/35 

Based on Tamiya's T-72, with some modifications ans weathering with AK 

It was already built, and a firend asked me to finnish. New tow cable, NSV support, decals and antenna were done. 

B-4 Howitzer 1/72(Altaya) weathered with AK 

 

 

 

sWS(schwer Wehrmacht Schlepper) - Maco Models 1/72 

Built mostly OOB, but the cargo area was sob big, visible and empty, I felt ompelled to fill it with stuff 

The basic model is nice, but one or other details were missing... 

In cargo area, I used 2 figures, some stuff from spare box and boxes made in resin 

Model painted with Dunkelgelb Ausgabe I from AK. Weathering from AK as well 

The kit provided canvas for both the cargo area and driver position, but with so many details, I opted showing everything unobstructed, so both canvas went to spare box and I made 3 supports instead 

IS-3 Roden(1/72) 

14 modifications were implemented to the original kit 

Painted with 4BO from AK. Weathering from the same brand. 

Fun model to build, but the track were extremely tight and only a slight sag could be represented 

Porsche Wiesel Mk.20 S-Model 1/72 

Some tricky parts do build(specially headlights). Other than that, easy to build. First kit with organic PEs 

Decals somewhat generic and incomplete. Fisished with Hataka paints. 

The othe Wiesel was finished in UN color from Humbrol 

Commander came from spare box and tarps are scratchbuilt 

M113MB1 has born as M113A2 from Trumpeter in 1/72nd scale 

Some modifications were placed to convert it to M113MB1 from Brazilian Marine Corps: New turret MR555 with shield to the HMG, interior scratchbuilt, new decals, and colors from AK and Hataka ranges 

Jiefang CA-30 PLAAF's aircraft refueller - Trumpeter 1/72 

Built OOB except by the longer cardan axis I have to put because the original one is too short. 

Painted with Hataka. Light weathered with AK 

Scammel Pioneer P100 Tank Transporter (Airfix 1/76) 

Ural 4320 6x6 ICM 1/72. 2nd Tank Regiment, Brazilian Army 

Other model forgotten in the "pile of shame". It came with less wheels it needed, so when I learned to casting parts, its time came! 

 

M577A2 Brazilian Army 1/72 Italeri 

Converted from Italeri's M106 

 

M578 ARV 1/72 Scratchbuilt. 5th Logistical Battalion, Brazilian Army 

Painted with Fortes Green + Earth Red(AK)