HobbyBoss 1:35 scale RSOV

Ranger Special Operations Vehicle.

This kit did not come with figures so I adapted three US ww2 figures I had spare.

I also added extra fuel gerry cans, kit bags, tarps and chain.

The paintwork is pristine. It needs some battering, bruising, scuffing, scraping, weathering,  rust-spotting, muddying, making messy!  That's a job for another day.

Battle for Stalingrad

I have the Germans advancing up the track, unaware of the T34 hiding up behind the ruined farmhouse waiting for the perfect shot.

M*A*S*H

I had a spare Jeep set, same one as the US Jeep, France 1944 entry below.
(They were cheap, so I bought two!)

My apologies to any true M*A*S*H fans out there, I just wanted a little fun with this one.
I've not really bothered with fine detail - I just wanted to see what I could get onto one small 1/35 scale Jeep without making it look overcrowded!

Panzerspahwagen - The finished model

So, after making a few modifications as I mentioned in my last blog - raising the antenna, adding more detail, weathering, scuffs, stone chips, rust etc.  Plus additional kit, camo net roll and so on.

I called this set Hasty Repairs.

Monogram 1/32 Panzerspahwagen Sd.Kfz.232

This is the box art for the kit I'm making:

I don't like the poses of the figures though.

The commander looks like he's dancing a jig, and the guy with the pipe??? No way!

So, I've made a few changes...

Commander is now in the turret, gone is the pith helmet, he's wearing headphones, and has radio and binoculars.

The pipe smoker is now armed and guarding the vehicle whilst the sausage frying guy is working on the engine.

I still have a multitude of details to attend to - straps and weapon slings to add/paint, rust spots, paint chips, plus adding the wheels, maybe raising the antenna so the commander can see better? 

Airfix 1/76 40mm Bofors Gun & Tractor

I like this kit - always have, always will.
Currently £6.74 from eModels - excellent value!

This is what I made using this kit.

Tamiya 1/35 scale3.7cm Pak 36 anti tank emplacement

I started this and immediately knew what I wanted to do - I wanted the crew and Pak 36 in a ruined church - to command a section of road.

I used the Italeri 1/35 Church window and made the base myself using car body filler, crushed rubble bits, and so on.  However, I didn't like the sandbags at the front.  And this detail totally put me off!  There was something I didn't like about this scene, but I couldn't put my finger on it.  An example of one detail messing up the whole scene.

Once I removed the sandbags and filled the space with more rubble, I was much happier.

But this scene comes with a twist.

I was going to call this scene Friday 13th... Unlucky for Some.

Because someone wouldn't be going home...