Yankee Team 15mm Marder 1

Late Saturday afternoon my order from the Warstore came in the Mail.  It was the first part of Bundeswehr team.   It was the Marder 1.  The model is light years ahead of my QRF lead blob.  Glad that I only bought one.

In my search this a Marder 1A1.  The Marder 1 machine was separate  from the cannon.  The location was at the rear of the vehicle.  Looks like this would be to convert.   Have added lots of pictures are reference.  Plus the sprue of Marder by Battle front.

Cold War Polish troops by Oddzial Osmy

Now we have polish troops from the cold war area.  Oddzial had just released these very well done 15mm figures.   Looks like I may have to buy some.  Currently Fighting 15's has these troops in stock.
Fighting 15's link store.

Review of Battle fronts M1 Abrams Tank Platoon

First of all this tank is simply the best plastic tank so far the they have made.   The Platoon came in the mail today.   I couldn't wait to put my grubby hands on the model.   Opening the  box was this well detailed 15mm Abrams tank.  The only problem was what parts make up the M1 or M1A.  As it turns out you have to go to the Yankee team site to sort it out.

  Thankfully there is a short video explaining what part you need to make a M1.  In the near future I hope to have a finished model posted.  But I'm trying to finish some models for the upcoming IPMS Nationals starting Aug 3rd.  At the very bottom are some drawings of early Abrams in service 1980 time frame..  Hope this helps anyone building a early M1 Abrams

You Tube video..

Stoessi's hero amazing 28mm personalities for bolt action

 Have you ever wanted a figure of one your movie hero's.   Stoessi has them for you.  Sean Connery as Major-General Robert Elliott "Roy" Urquhart.  







Stoessi's Miniature.

Japanese Type 11 light machine in action.

Interesting weapon the only downside is the way the weapon is feed into the weapon. There has to be a long time to reload the hopper with rifle clips.  The rate of fire is pretty high also.

Flame of War Hohei gun machine type 92. Want to see the real one in action.

Flames of wars just started releasing Japanese troops.  The new book is called Banzai. The type 92 was a deadly HMG.  It has some flaws. It jams when the ammo is dirt.  Tends to have rounds go off that are not fully chamber.  The video above give you an idea what it would be like on the receiving end.  At the end of the video there is a 10 shot group in the target which is about 2 1/2 inches at a 100yds.  As side note my father in law serviced in the Pacific.  All he told was that it was hell going up against machine guns. But Bulldozer's worked the best against them.

Remember charging into a Type92 can make you have a very bad.   More to come.

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PCS newly released Opel trucks in 15mm

Okay I know I have not been posting my work on the blog lately.  In the works are Gripping beast Saxons most are painted by need a little more painting.  It has been like hitting a writer block.
 The new Opel truck got the painting desire flowing again..   The first batch of trucks are painting.  In the que for weathering.  Before that decals have to put on.  

There are variants in the process also.  But you have to wait until later. 

Review overall I give them a report card of "A".  You will be able to make either a Opel or Mercedes L3000. The picture on the front Box shows  Ford..Nope.  That was the only big disappointment.  But the photo instructions are very vague. No place in the picture show the location to place the spare tire.   Same goes for the fuel can.  Looks like I need to do a little bit of googling.....
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Now for the pictures.

Myths about the Sherman real or not.

Truth vs fact about the Sherman.   Long video 45 minutes.  You decide what is truth or myths.

Tamiya Paint reference for SS camo patterns

Chart for using Tamiya paint to paint SS camo patterns.   Great reference for miniature

49 years today the Six-Day War started

Six-Day War, also called June War or Third Arab-Israeli War, brief war that took place June 5–10, 1967, and was the third of the Arab-Israeli wars. Israel’s decisive victory included the capture of the Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip, West Bank, Old City of Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights; the status of these territories subsequently became a major point of contention in the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Hard to believe October 1967 I was drafted into the U.S Army.   By March 1968 I would be in Vietnam fighting the VC in I Corp.

Amazing 40K Fortress

The pictures are from " The Terrainiacs" face books page.  The page is full of a amazing terrain. The best part lots of tutorials on how to create them.  

The picture bellow are the work of Jayce Ackerman.   Never got to play 40k sadly.  I have piles of Spacemarines, Orks and dwarfs.

Now for the pictures.

Back to IDF M113's

The IDF over the year had modified the M113 to match the needs of the IDF.  Pretty amazing to see all the different types.  As for me I'm still slugging away with them..  

Artillery command M113?

Command M113

Mom what color should my Sagger 3 be?

Well since I'm on this cold war craze lately. My burning question was what is the color of a Sagger Anti missile. After doing some research Saggers are like Easter eggs they come in all colors.  Green, black or silver.  With the explosive end in a array of colors.   Looks you can paint these little bringers of tank death in your favorite color.

How tough is a Tiger tank armor?

From the pictures below I would say pretty darn tough.   The round is a 17lb shot the didn't make it through the armor plate.  I would bet the crew near that didn't survive.