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39TAKOm tank world

Soviet Slugger – Tom Primett builds the Takom T-55 06jagdpanzer Battle of the Bulge
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on the move
Scale 1:35 / Battle of the Bulge
jagdpanzer in the
bulge
KEVIN POTTS TAKES INSPIRATION FOR A WORLD WAR II
IMAGE FOR THIS 1:35 BUILD
smart kit KIT DATA

exterior, which started with
a layer of AK Interactive Red
dragon Primer and some Flat Black pre-
T
his project started with an Dragon Jagdpanzer IV L/70 shading. Once that had dried overnight
image of the Jagdpanzer on Manufacturer: Dragon I applied a coat of hairspray and then a light
the move in the early days of Scale: 1:35 coat of Dark Yellow, which was mixed from
the ‘Battle of the Bulge’, Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded with etch Model Master and Vallejo Dunkelgelb.
so I tried to make my Dragon Jagdpanzer IV Kit Number: 6397 This was applied to both sides of
L/70 (kit 6397) look just like that photograph. the hatches, and when dry I
The kit goes together used white glue to glue the
easily and gives a couple and a layer of Off White. hatches flat in the closed
of options on return rollers The hairspray allowed me position. This allowed
and exhaust, but I think to chip the breech part to me to ensure that
by studying the images, I show wear and tear from the camouflage
was able to get the correct the crew and spent shell flowed across
details. The interior has a casings being ejected. Some
full gun breech and radio minor detail painting was
but since I was going to completed and then the rest
have two figures I decided to paint the of the interior was painted Flat Black. Once
majority of the interior black. The rest of everything was painted I glued the upper
the vehicle went together without difficulty and lower hull parts together except
though I did leave off all the tools and the for the top plate to the upper
rear deck skirt armour panels until most of hull. This allowed me to make
the painting was completed. I added a solder sure the hatches could be
line to the headlight, added the shade tubes glued upright later on
to the commander’s range finder, replaced and that the figures
the antenna with one from Panzer Art and would fit correctly.
replaced two plastic rods on the rear of the Now onto the
superstructure with wire.
The first coat of paint was a Vallejo
Medium Grey on the gun breech, which
was followed by a coat of hairspray
Adding the tracks to the

running gear
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battle of the bulge
Jagdpanzer IV/L70
The Dragon kit built up without

any problems, the crew figures
had Alpine heads
First order was a coat

of AK Interactive Red
Primer…
This project started with an image

of the Jagdpanzer on the move in the
early days of the ‘Battle of the Bulge’

on the move
Scale 1:35 / Battle of the Bulge
…a coat of Flat Black,

followed by a mixed
shade of Dark Yellow…
…followed by Dark
Green and Red
Brown patches
On top of the Green

and Brown I applied
self-adhesive
circles…
…to replicate the

intricate late war circle
pattern paint scheme
the hatches correctly. Next I applied Dark

Green and Red Brown patches of paint based
on the image and Dragon’s instruction sheet.
On top of the Green and Brown I applied self-
adhesive circles and masking tape stencils to
replicate the intricate late-war circle pattern
paint scheme.
Afterwards I applied a lightened coat of
Dark Yellow around the stencils to sharpen
the circle edges and provide the contrast
between the layers. Once dry, I removed
the stencils and used part of Alliance
Modelworks’ etched camouflage spraying
stencil to add the spots in between some of
the circles.
After all the painting was completed, I
chipped the areas around the hatches, then
secured the hatches in the open position, the
rear armour upper hull skirts, hand painted
the tools and secured them to the vehicle,
and added the decals and secured them
with some decal solution. The next
step was to add some mud, which
was made from acrylic paste and
MIG pigments. This was applied in
several layers to the hull, wheels and
track, with each layer being a slightly
different shade. Once the mud was
in place I assembled the wheels and
8 Scale Military Modeller International September 2016

battle of the bulge
Jagdpanzer IV/L70
Wet mud adds to the effect
tracks, and then added an oil paint wash of

Raw Umber, pin-washes of Black and Burnt
Umber, and dot filters of White, Rust, and
Umber. A layer of MIG Wet Mud was applied
along with more oils to get a mud-splattered
wet look around the entire bottom half of
the vehicle. Some muddy areas around A view of the exhaust and rear aspect
where the crew would step on the topside of
the vehicle were also added. since they were the ones that best the face. Once dry, the faces
The crew consists matched my image. I studied the were given a layer of dull coat
of two resin image again and decided that followed by MIG pigments
figures that were the crew was wearing the and oil paints to add dirt and
adjusted slightly reversible mouse grey and oil stains on the knees and
to fit their new white winter uniform. Each elbows.
home and given figure was painted using Now the commander and
Alpine heads Vallejo acrylics with the final loader stand in the hatches as the
step of an oil paint glaze of flesh for Jagdpanzer moves to the next battle
position as they try to push through the
Allied lines.

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step-by-step – a defensive
positionMICHAEL MANDAU ADDS THE DRAGON SD.KFZ.138/2
HETZER INTO AN IMAGINATIVE 1:35 DIORAMA SETTING.
A
n important see some missing details and surface
factor for me on but in overall it’s a good solid model.
my latest diorama For some additional details I bought
was to create a the Eduard Hetzer etched set, and for
dynamic situation. the diorama I just wanted it to be as
Therefore I planned to show small as possible but still be able to
a vehicle with its running gear show detailing around the scenery.
in a deflected position on top
of a hill while breaking through
a wooden fence. Recently I got
my hands on an old 1:35 Dragon
Hetzer Early Version, and you can
KIT DATA
Dragon #6030 Sd.Kfz.138/2 Hetzer
Early Version
Eduard #35385 Hetzer
Verlinden #1497 In Defence German
Riflemen
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The Hetzer’s lower hull

with its running gear was
assembled in a deflected
position

The armour-sides were prepared with rough sand

paper and then Mr Surfacer 500 was dabbed on
The upper hull was assembled with the additional with a sponge
parts from an Eduard set. The jack-block was
made from real wood and etch-parts
Molto Wood-filler was generously

spread on the ground. In the holes
The beams on the barn were where the fences and the tree
complemented with smaller beams to were going to be seeded I mounted
Here we see work on the preliminary base. Styrofoam was
represent a timber frame. The roof timber toothpicks as a placeholder
used for the foundation for the groundwork
was simply made by gluing rods of wood
into position and then trimming them
with a Dremel
Time to paint, and first

I used an old of all I used AK178 Black
Verlinden Resin Surface Primer on both
Figure set the Hetzer and the base
After the base colour was added, the green camouflage scheme was created using
AK171, AK172 and AK173, which was applied with an airbrush. A second layer of
patches was made using AK168, AK169 and AK170. The markings were created with
an Eduard Express mask

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Details like the tracks, the rubber on the wheels, the tools and spares were
painted with AK719, AK720, AK721 and Revell Aqua Colour Beige 89 Now the process of weathering can begin, and a first layer of chipping
and scratches was added, and to unify the different colours on the
hull I used a filter
AK Interactive AK045 Dark Brown Dark stains were the

Wash was used as a pin-wash next step followed by
AK015 Dust Effects
One of the most important steps in weathering is to recreate dirt and mud.
Therefore AK080 Summer Kursk Earth, AK078 Damp Earth and AK081 Dark Earth
The muffler was painted with matt varnish and while still wet AK Interactive were mixed with other pigments for best effect
AK043 Medium Rust and AK044 Light Rust Pigments were added
Final details that also gave contrast and variety to the model Now finally the diorama got my attention. First of all the
were added using AK Interactive AK082 Engine Grime, AK084 ground have been painted in earth-colours using
Engine Oil and AK025 Fuel Stains, which were carefully an Airbrush loaded with Revell Aqua Colour
applied on the sides and on the top of the engine deck with a 87 Earth Brown, 46 Nato Olive, 06 Tar
brush and blended in Black and 82 Dark Earth. Final
highlights were applied
on the highest surfaces
with a mix of Revell
Aqua Color 87 Earth
Brown and 89 Beige

To avoid any monotony on the surfaces, some tonal Grass tuffs were added using Mini-Natur 727-31 Now for some more details and bushes were added
variations were made using oil colours. Lukas Grass-Tuft Spring and Mini-Natur 717-22 Grass-Tuft using Mini-Natur 990-22 Schachtelhalme Summer
Studio 382 Ivory Black, 312 Van Dyke Brown, 208 Short Summer. They were glued with white glue on and Noch 14126 Sage
Titanium White, 0111 Burnt Umber and 0110 Raw the surface in irregular shapes. Finally different
Umber was applied partially on the wooden parts shades of green using Revell Aqua Colour 363 Dark
and generously on the roof tiles Green, 61 Emerald Green and 360 Farn Green were
applied with the airbrush
Now the tree, that originally

was a real tree-root, with
Mini-Natur foliage

sd.kfz.179
Scale 1:35 / Bergepanther
a beaten up
bergep a
KIT DATA
Sd.Kfz.179 Bergepanther
Manufacturer: Revell
Scale: 1:35
Kit Number: Kit No. 03238
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bergepanther
Beaten Up and Weathered
p
p anther
The kit was a simple
enough build, and
I added a few extra
details
A coat of grey primer

started off the painting
process
ROBIN GILBY LOOKS AT THE

RECENT REVELL SD.KFZ.179
which is the fitment of the tracks. These are

all provided attached to some sprue frames so
revell a little while is spent removing them, and the
A
recent release from Revell quality of detail is a little poor to be honest,
is this 1:35 Bergepanther. This but they ‘push’ together easily enough and
kit is provided on just four look the part when fitted. Of course you could
sprues as well as separate replace them but with the weathering I had
track links, and just two decal options. So in mind I was happy enough to use them as
quite a simple build is expected as there are provided.
no multi-media parts to worry about and The hull halves are mated together next
of course no turret to put together! Things and the fit here was very good, even so I
start easily enough with the lower hull and secured them with some elastic bands and
running gear, but most parts have minimal left them to dry overnight. With that set all
flash to be cleaned up, and you will be the body detail can be fitted, including the
constantly referring to the instruction call- engine grilles and covers, the front hatches,
out as none of the sprues carry any of the part and the tool stowage frames. These are a little
numbers! These issues aside, things move on problematic as the plastic is very brittle and I
quickly and stage twenty-two is soon reached broke two of them just removing them from
the sprues. The tools themselves I decided
to replace with some better-detailed Dragon
This kit is provided on just four sprues as well as spares, and some I left off in keeping with
the finished vehicle. The same applied to the
separate track links, and just two decal options spare track carriers; I had some Zvezda track
links in the spares box, which were far more

sd.kfz.179
Scale 1:35 / Bergepanther
Ammo of MIG products were used for the weathering phase Adding mud to the undersides
Ammo of MIG ‘Mud’ was used to great effect I wanted to created a well used look
detailed so I put them to good was at this point that I decided to

use here. You will need 1mm throw away the rulebook and
and 1.5mm drill bits here to complete a plausible version
open out some mounting holes of the vehicle to my own
around the hull. specification. I had in mind a
Next up would usually be vehicle which had been modified
the turret assembly but of course by its crew using parts scavenged
here there isn’t one! Instead you and reused from various damaged
get to fit the panelling, which fills armour in the field.
the turret ring gap. The sprue particular So the spares box was well and truly
to this kit is obviously a new mould and the raided and I fitted the following: a Tiger 1
wood grain especially is very well realised, tool box at the rear hull, a nice Eduard etch
and some very small wing nuts are also StuG IV spare wheel holder at the left hand
supplied to secure it; take care with these! hull, the front armour was improved with
With all this complete thoughts turn to some welded-on beams, more spare track
detailing and finishing the vehicle and it links, damaged side skirt and some bolt-on
armour from a
Stug III. The rest of
the stowage and spares
were next, and this was a
mix of Value Gear stowage,
spare Tiger, Panther and Panzer
IV parts, Academy crates, extra tow
hooks and a Eureka XXL tow cable. The
crane jib was assembled last and I replaced
some of the moulded parts here with some
small-scale chain to improve the realism.
This was put to one side to be fitted later as it
is a very delicate sub-assembly. When I was
happy with the layout of all the above then
painting could begin.
After a grey plastic primer I pre-shaded
the engine deck and running gear with some
matt black. When dry this was ready for the
first topcoat colour, which was Tamiya Light
Sand TS-46 applied sparingly direct from
a rattle can. This was followed with some
Plenty of ephemera adds to the look

bergepanther
Beaten Up and Weathered
modulation with the airbrush using Vallejo suitably thick and gooey and is ready to be
Dark Yellow 71.025 lightened with some applied direct as it comes, or mixed with any
matt white. The side skirts were detailed next suitable medium you may have. So I added
by masking off the camo pattern and hand some fine sand and gravel and some railway
painting in with Vallejo German Camouflage flock to represent pulled-up grass. This was
Dark Green 70.979. With the basic colours all mixed up and then liberally applied with
applied the fun of weathering could begin! an old paintbrush on the required surfaces.
I started with chipping, concentrating The Dry Steppe Splashes were mixed in at
on the green camo with the base colour random points to create some contrast. I
and some red primer around the rest of was very pleased with the result, though the
the vehicle. Then I began a series of washes mixture does stay workable for a little while,
using German Dark Yellow A.MIG 1000, you will need to allow two or three days for it
US Modern Vehicle Wash A.MIG 1007 and to fully dry. When it was set I dry brushed the
Light Rust Wash A.MIG 1004 as required. A The wooden turret ring cover was particularly nice mud and lower surfaces with some Tamiya
mixture of the above and some Streaking Buff and finally Games Workshop
Grime A.MIG 1207 was also applied at Mig Mud Effects range. The ones Terminus Stone. To complete
the engine deck to show fuel stains and I chose for this build were the build I fitted the crane
general abuse. The tracks received Heavy Earth Mud A.MIG assembly, a Dragon MG-34
some Track Wash A.MIG 1002 and 1704, Turned Earth Mud with drum magazine and a
then the model was ready to get A.MIG 1702 and Dry stretched sprue antenna.
really dirty! To create the mud Steppe Splashes A.MIG Though a simple
I wanted I turned to the new 1751. The mud mixture enough build I think
comes out of the jar the appeal of this model
is the potential for
detailing and modifying
a more unusual Panther
variant. It would also suit a
diorama setting in many ways
and I may well revisit it at a later
date. This was a very enjoyable build
and I hope you enjoy what I did with it, well
done to Revell too.
Thanks to Revell for the build sample
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LEIGH JONES PRODUCES AN IMAGINATIVE
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I
’m sure it’s the same for So on with the build, and I started
most modellers, we get in KIT DATA with the Revell Fw 190, as I would
a routine of doing things, need to cut off one of the wings
and for me this means Focke Wulf Fw 190 and embed it into the groundwork
compact dioramas built around a Manufacturer: Revell and therefore structure everything
single vehicle. I do enjoy these smaller Scale: 1:32 around it. I needn’t have worried
projects, but I really fancied doing Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded about building the plane, as the
something a bit more adventurous. Kit number: 04869 kit I chose was absolutely brilliant,
After giving it some thought, the idea the fit, quality, detail and options
came to me of not only combining Otter Light Reconnaissance Car were truly impressive. There was a
multiple vehicles but to make one Manufacturer: IBG Models fully detailed engine which I built
of them an aircraft, something Scale: 1:35 and painted separately as well as a
definitely not in my comfort zone! Kit Type: Multi-Media multitude of choices with open or
The difficulties in trying to combine Kit number: 35019 closed panels, flap positions, payload
these two elements was the premise and the like. The only tricky thing
for them being together, and also French Farmyard to work out (apart from the major
the scale to use. I came up with a Manufacturer: MiniArt wing surgery) was what sequence
crashed Fw 190 being inspected by Scale: 1:35 to paint it in. In the end I painted up
Canadian soldiers with their Otter car, Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded the cockpit before masking it off, and
which also gave me the opportunity Kit Number: 35507 then painted the inside of the engine
to display the plane from a tilted bay before tacking it together (minus
angle for more interest and to show British Tank Crew Winter Uniform the engine) with superglue which
off more surface area. The scale was Manufacturer: MiniArt enabled me to get the camouflage
trickier as I wanted to mix 1:35 and Scale: 1:35 correct without having to worry
1:32, and concluded that an Otter Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded about engine overspray. The whole
would rarely be pictured next to Kit Number: 35121 of the aircraft was then painted
an Fw 190, so the scale difference with aluminium before disruptive
wouldn’t matter. colours were airbrushed on using a
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a base of Pale Blue Grey, followed by the barn door. The base dirt was my
Medium Grey on the top and Olive favoured technique of spreading
Green. Before the decals were added PVA down and then scattering real
I used my new Mr Chipping rubber earth, sand and gravel over. Once dry
block to scratch through the paint to I used static grass and clump grass
the aluminium below to accurately to give a more natural variation in
portray lot of wear. As I had no idea colour and height. I also used some
what the conventions would be mossy patches on the roof after some
for aircraft weathering I just went weathering. The kit barn doors were
ahead as I would with an AFV, with replaced with balsa ones so they
a series of thinned green enamel could be broken a bit, all doors and
filters then some enamel streaking, windows were painted with Ranger
remembering to work along the crackle paint over a grey base which
wings and fuselage, not down with dries to a natural cracked, aged finish. model the doors open I left off the
gravity as on a tank. I finished up with The concrete base took some playing top so the interior could be painted
some things dirty, and smoky colours around with before I got it right, and after construction and this was
emanating from the exhausts down the structure was laid down with wall airbrushed with ivory cream with
the plane. filler coated with various grades of brush painted details. The whole
Now I had sorted the plane out sand and gravel until I had the finish I interior was masked off and the
I could work out the positioning of was after. exterior was painted with a mix of
the other features. The base was an The figures were pretty much ten-parts Olive Drab and three-parts
18mm thick MDF oval built up with straight-from-the-box, but with a parts Russian Green. The final flourish
blue foam, then part of the walls slight change to the leaning figure was the application of various green
from the MiniArt kit were positioned to give him a more natural look. The filters over the whole area, followed
with one as a point for the wing to final element was the Otter, which by some enamel streaking and
come to rest on, the other positioned went together very well with again the application of pigments to the
so the propeller would just breach plenty of detail. As I had decided to running gear.
To say this build took me out of my
The idea was to combine multiple vehicles, but comfort zone was an understatement,
however, I thoroughly enjoyed the
to make one of them an aircraft, something challenge!
definitely not in my comfort zone
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dio-armour
Scale 1:35 / World War II Scene
atlantic wall
defenders PETER DE HAAN PRODUCES ANOTHER
STUNNING 1:35 WORLD WAR II SCENE
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atlantic wall bunker
World War II Diorama
I
have built a lot of dioramas Gun Crew’ kit #6461, with some minor
over the years, but one of modifications using some ‘Alpine’ heads.
my favourite subjects is the The centerpiece is the classic Tamiya FlaK
‘Atlantic Wall’. What we have 38, surrounded by Eduard ‘Barbed Wire’
here is a Custom Dioramics bunker, which on the one side and a grassy surface on
it is not resin but a kind of Styrofoam. The the other. I love having fun experimenting
base was made from MDF, but this time with different techniques and products,
without an outer frame, just some painted including weaponry and ammunition shells
balsa wood sides to create a little variation. and cartridges. So I hope you enjoy this little
The groundwork was made with white clay scene, and that it inspires you to have a go
and once dry I added some very fine sand, yourself!
almost powder, and fixed this with wood
glue. This was then airbrushed and detailed
with various shades and pigments. The
figures came from Dragon’s ‘Field Howitzer
The figures came from Dragon’s

‘Field Howitzer Gun Crew’ kit

dio-armour
Scale 1:35 / World War II Scene

military news
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2017
Paul Middleton of MAFAV has advised that
CENTRE
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on Sunday 18 June at the Burgess Hall,
Westwood Road, St. Ives, Cambridgeshire
PE27 6W. For more information go to www.
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producers of kits, accessories, conversions, decals and books to keep us informed of
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with any high resolution images, and we will be glad to include them. Bearing in 3D In Scale
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on the side Model Cellar
Figure News Confederate Soldier US Civil
War World War I British
Presented by Manufacturer: Model Mechanic
Andy Renshaw Cellar Manufacturer:
A hot summer is full of hot releases! So Scale: 54mm Model Cellar
many subjects that have been neglected are Kit Type: Cast resin Scale: 1:32
receiving some full attention now in several Sculptor: Anders Heintz Kit Type: Cast
scales. Plus advances in technology have resin
allowed both plastic and resin mediums to World War I British RFC Pilot Sculptor: Mike Good
produce some un-paralleled detail we could Manufacturer: Model www.modelcellar.
only dream about a few years ago. This is Cellar com
an exciting time for figure modelling!, and Scale: 1:32
don’t for get to tell your vendor you saw their Kit Type: Cast resin
products in SMMI! Sculptor: Mike Good
ICM
German Sturmtruppen 1918
Manufacturer: ICM
Alexandros Blast
Kit Number: 35692
Sculptor: TBC
Miniatures Models
Royal Navy Captain 1805 BL35269F - African Militiaman
www.icm.com/ua Manufacturer: Alexandros Miniatures BL35271K - African Children
Scale: 75mm Manufacturer: Blast Models
Kit Type: Cast resin Kit Type: Cast resin
Sculptor: Richard Galicek Sculptor: TBC
www.blast-models.com
www.alexandrosmodels.com
Heroes and
Villains
French Chasseur 1782
Manufacturer: Heroes and
Villains
Scale: 54mm
Kit Type: Cast resin
Sculptor: Antonio Mesegeur
www.heroesvillainsminiatures.com
MiniArt
Live Resin
LRM 35007 - USMC Tanker for
German Sitting Civilians 1930s MCTAGS and
Manufacturer: MiniArt LAV-25 with
Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded CVC Helmet
Kit Number: 38006 LRM 35008 -
Sculptor: TBC USMC Soldier
www.miniart.com for MCTAGS and
www.creativemodels.co.uk LAV-25 with
PASGT Helmet
LRM 35009 - USMC Soldier for

MCTAGS and LAV-25 with M40
Gasmask
Manufacturer: Live resin
Kit Type: Cast Resin
Sculptor: TBC
www.models-hobby.com
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FIGURE NEWS
Figure News And Products From Around The World
Young Miniatures on the side

French Grenadier
of the Imperial RP Models
Guard Major Roger Ranger
Manufacturer: (Bust or Full Figure)
Young Manufacturer: RP
Miniatures Models
Scale: 1:12 Scale: 1:9
Kit Type: Cast Kit Type: Cast resin
resin Sculptor: TBC
Sculptor: Greg
Girault www.facebook.com/RPmodels
Celtic Cornicer
Manufacturer: Ellies
Young
Miniatures Miniatures
Scale: 1:10 Prussian Jaeger 1870
Kit Type: Cast resin Manufacturer: Ellies
Sculptor: Young B Song Miniatures
www.young-miniatures.com Scale: 75mm
Sculptor: Maurice Corry
www.elliesminiatures.com
Pegaso
MJ Altores General LaSalle
Manufacturer: Pegaso
Miniatures Studio Scale: 54mm
Kit Type: White metal
Sculptor: Richard Galicek
11st Mississippi Infantry British Infantryman
Regiment 1861 Second Opium War www.pegasomodels.com
Manufacturer: MJ Manufacturer: Altores
Miniatures Studio
Scale: 1:16 Scale: 1:30 United Empire
Sculptor: Dae-Hyeong,
Kit Number: F-54-008 Miniatures
Kim Sculptor: A Deryabin Tuskegee Airman
www.mj-miniatures.co.kr www.altores.com Manufacturer: United
Empire Miniatures
Scale: 1:9
Irbis Miniatures
Alexander Peresvet
Mitches Kit Type: Cast resin
Sculptor: Pavol Ovecka
www.unitedempireminiatures.com
Manufacturer: Irbis
Scale: 75mm Military
Kit Number: TBC
Models Allarmi
Sculptor: TBC World War I Italian Trench
www.irbis-miniatures.com Manufacturer: Allarmi
Last Advance
Scale: 54mm
of the Eagle
Manufacturer: Mitches Kit Type: Cast resin
Military Models Sculptor: Nino Pizzichemi
Scale: 1:9 www.italiankits.it
Sculptor: Carl Reid
French Line Officer 1807-

1815
Manufacturer: Mitches
Military Models
Scale: 120mm
Sculptor: Maurice Corry
www.mitchesmilitarymodels.co.uk
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Anzacs
Scale 1:35 / Cobbers
cobbers KEVIN PEART PAYS TRIBUTE IN SCALE TO THE ANZACS
gallipoli front
I
have been fascinated and amazed at the
bravery and futility of the fighting on the
Gallipoli front where perhaps the first word
that comes to mind is ANZAC. Those brave,
hard fighting and playing men from Australia and New
Zealand, all with that typical comradeship seen
everywhere, with officers suffering in the same
conditions as their men and often all dying together
for a few yards of dust and blood-covered ground.
I wanted to do a small tribute to honour these
men who served in this theatre,

hopefully showing their sense of
humour and friendship, enjoying a
‘quiet’ time having a smoke. I chose the
title ‘Cobbers’ as this is slang for mates or
friends so was very apt
Looking around for suitable figures
I found AC Models and The Fusilier had
offerings that more than suited
my needs, so I chose two
from AC, #AC10B19 and
#ACM12B06, and a third
from The Fusilier,
#1208, although
the scales are
different in
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cobbers
Anzacs in Scale
I wanted so much to do this as a tribute to the ANZACs,

and this interaction between the busts works well
that two are 1:12 and the other 1:10 but they
all work well together. The figures and base
were painted using Army Painter, Vallejo,
Andrea, Life Color, Games Workshop, Jo
Sonja, AK Interactive and Reaper colours.
A small amount of filler was needed here
and there, but nothing too detracting, and
the process of bringing the trio to life was
quite cathartic. I wanted so much to do
this as a tribute to the ANZACs, and the
interaction between these busts works well
and looks like they all belong together, all
suitably ‘in theatre’ wearing various dress
styles including helmets. After joining up
together and fighting together and often
dying together in such harsh and brutal
conditions we owe them and our armed
forces everything. Respect to them all.
Thanks to both AC models and The
Fusilier for the build samples.
zzwww.acmodels.co.nz
zzwww.thefusilier.net
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figures in focus
on the side Bravo 6
USMC Sniper Team
Manufacturer: Bravo 6
Scale: 1:35 US Navy SEAL Stoner
Kit Type: Cast resin Manufacturer: Bravo 6
Kit Number: 35090 Scale: 1:35
Price: TBC Kit Type: Cast resin
Kit Number: 35088
Price: TBC
Barberwaffe
New at Historex Manufacturer: Bravo 6
Scale: 1:35
French Zouave Regiment
in 1914 Kit Type: Cast resin
Manufacturer: Life Kit Number: 35117
Miniatures Price: TBC
Scale: 1:10 USMC Rifleman
Kit Type: Cast resin Tet ’68 US Navy Viva SEAL
Kit Number: LMB019 Manufacturer: Manufacturer: Bravo 6
Price: £43.00 Bravo 6 Scale: 1:35
Scale: 1:35 Kit Type: Cast resin
SS Gebirgsjager World Kit Type: Cast Kit Number: 35089
War II resin Price: TBC
Manufacturer: Life Kit Number: www.bravo6.diorama.ru
Miniatures 35091
Scale: 1:10 Price: TBC
Kit Type: Cast
resin
Kit Number:
YM1860
Price: £55.00
ICM
Soviet Soldiers at Rest (Dancing), World War II Soviet Tankman, World War II
Manufacturer: ICM Manufacturer: ICM
Private 50th West Scale: 1:35 Scale: 1:35
Kent Regiment Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded
Manufacturer: Kit Number: 35133 Kit Number: 35134
Sovereign 2000 Price: TBC Price: TBC
Scale: 54mm www.evolution-miniatures.com
Kit Type: Cast
resin
Kit Number:
S2KW5410
Price: £12.50
Panzergrenadier Ardennes
Manufacturer: Scale 75
Scale: 1:35
Kit Number: SW35003
Price: £11.75 Scale 75 – Get A-Head!
Black Watch Sudan 1885 Head Sets
Manufacturer: Beneitio Manufacturer:
Miniatures Scale 75
Scale: 1:35 Scale: 1:35
Kit Type: Cast resin Kit Type: Cast
Kit Number: MV131 resin
Price: £20.35 Kit Number:
Various
Sapper – Foot Guard Price: TBC
Grenadier www.scale75.com
Manufacturer:
Nuts Planet
Scale: 1:10
Kit Type: Cast
resin
Kit Number:
NP-B022
Price: £50.40
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figures in focus
on the side Paracel
New 1:35 Resin Figures
Corpus MW-3501 - Arab Army #1
MW-3502 - Arab Army #2
Hungarian Crewman World War II MW-3503 - ‘Selfie’
Manufacturer: Corpus VN-1316 - NVA ZSU 23-4 Commander
Scale: 1:35 VN-1416 - NVA ZSU 23-4 Loader
Kit Type: Cast resin VN-1516 - NVA ZSU 23-4 Driver
Kit Number: C-35031 VN-1616 - NVA ZSU 23-4 Crew Sky
Price: TBC Sweepers
www.thebodi.eu www.paracelminiatures.com
Assault
Models Black Dog Tank
Paratrooper, the
Parachute Regiment of
Flyers New in 1:35
T-35186 - The British SAS
Crew Land Rover Pink
the British Army, 2015
German Fighter Pilot Panther
Manufacturer: Assault
1914-1918 #6 T-35187
Models Manufacturer: Black Dog - Modern Russian
Scale: 1:35 Scale: 1:32 Special Forces -
Kit Type: Cast resin Kit Type: Cast resin Spetsnaz
Kit Number: AM35013 Kit Number: F32008 T-35188 - Modern
Price: TBC Price: TBC Russian Special
www.assaultmodels.com Forces #II - Spetsnaz
German Fighter Pilot 1914-1918 #5 T-35189
Manufacturer: Black Dog - Modern
Ellies Scale: 1:32 Russian tankers - Engine
Repair
Miniatures Kit Type: Cast resin
Kit Number: F32007 T-35190 - Modern Russian
British Naval Brigade Price: TBC Tank Crew
Manufacturer: Ellies Also available in a two-figure set www.models-hobby.com
Miniatures F32008
Scale: 75mm www.blackdog.cz
Kit Number: TBC
Price: TBC
www.elliesminiatures.com D-Day Miniatures Studio
World War I German Kit Type: Cast resin
Infantryman Winter Kit Number: 35065
United Empire 1914-18 Price: TBC
Miniatures Manufacturer: D-Day

Miniatures Studio
Tuskegee Airman World Scale: 1:35
War II Kit Type: Cast resin
Manufacturer: United Kit Number: 35062
Empire Miniatures Price: TBC
Scale: 1:9
Kit Type: Cast resin World War I German
Kit Number: TBC Guard Winter 1914-18
Price: TBC Manufacturer: D-Day
www.unitedempireminiatures.com Miniatures Studio
Scale: 1:35 Hitlerjugend Boy #2,
Kit Type: Cast resin Germany 1945
Kit Number: 35063 Manufacturer: D-Day
Callsign Price: TBC Miniatures Studio
Charge – Gallipoli Scale: 1:35
1915 Also available as a two-figure set Kit Type: Cast resin
Manufacturer: World War I German Guards Winter Kit Number: 35066
1914-18 - 35064 Price: TBC
Callsign
Scale: 1:35
Kit Type: Cast resin Hitlerjugend Boy #1, Germany Also available as a two-figure set
Kit Number: 35072 1945 Hitlerjugend Boys Germany 1945 -
Price: TBC Manufacturer: D-Day 35067
Miniatures Studio www.ddayminiatures.com
www.firestormmodels.com Scale: 1:35

FIGUREs in focus
The Review Team Look At Figures In-Depth
New at El Greco
Major Anders Lassen Officer of the Royal
Manufacturer: RP Welsh Fusiliers
Models Manufacturer: La
Scale: 1:9 Meridiana
Kit Type: Cast resin Scale: 1:16
Kit Number: Kit Type: Cast
RPM-B-13 resin
Price: £45.00 Kit Number: BAWI-
22
Price: £15.00
Scottish Officer
Manufacturer: Tartar Miniatures Captain, British
Scale: 54mm Cavalry World War I
Kit Type: Cast resin Manufacturer: Nuts
Kit Number: TR54-76 Planet
Price: £22.00 Scale: 1:10
Kit Number: NP- German Paratrooper
i002 1943-1945
Price: £36.00 Manufacturer:
Chronos
Miniatures
Eagle Bearer French Cuirassiers Scale: 54mm
Manufacturer: Pegaso Kit Type: Cast
Scale: 75mm resin
Kit Type: White metal Kit Number: CHM-
Kit Number: PEG-75917 54064
Price: £83.50 Price: £16.00

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IPMS UK column
www.ipms-uk.co.uk
Membership Competition - the Agony and the Ecstasy!

Details Presented by John Tapsell
I
Membership of
IPMS (UK) offers WAS CHATTING TO ONE OF MY
you six high quality WORK COLLEAGUES TODAY, OR
magazines per MORE CORRECTLY WE WERE BOTH
year; access to our TAKING PART IN A WIDER
decal bank, conversation in the office and it struck me that
instruction library no matter what the nature of your interests, the
and technical need for competition and the inevitable angst
advisory service; that it generates is all too common. I'm the only
discounts at a modeller in my extended team, so you might
number of well- expect me to get a bit of gentle banter about my
known retailers, hobby and its association with our younger
including online generations - not a bit of it. Instead, we often end
traders and free up comparing notes on how different, and more
entry to Scale ModelWorld. Membership is often how similar, our various hobbies can be.
open to anyone, regardless of skill level and The experiences within my team encompass golf,
with no requirement to belong to a Branch. photography, show jumping, tennis, gymnastics,
pigeon racing, embroidery and patchwork, to
Membership Secretary: name but a few. Many of us pursue several achieving them with each project. Competition is
For further information about IPMS (UK) hobbies but for each person there is usually one a means of measuring my worth against myself.
please write to Colin Marrow, enclosing hobby that inspires more than the others. Can I still hold my own in the competition
three first class stamps. You will receive an In several cases, my colleagues pursue their arena? Is my latest model as good (or better)
information pack including a hobbies at a competitive or sometimes than the last one? I probably only enter three or
complimentary copy of our in house commercial level, so it's more than just a four competitions each year, but I attend maybe
magazine within ten days. pastime. The golfer competes most weekends; a dozen shows in the same period. As a judge
the show jumper is a regular at regional events; and a competition organiser I've also seen the
Abigail Brewin the patchworker sells her items through galleries other side of the coin. I appreciate the difficult
144 High Road, Weston, Spalding, and at craft fairs around the UK and the pigeon job that faces judges as they try to separate
Lincolnshire, PE12 6RA racer is currently helping her dad to train the several high quality models into something
membership@ipmsuk.co.uk next batch of birds for resembling a logical hierarchy
competition. That urge to for trophies. I understand the
Membership Subscription Rates compete and it's effect on complexities involved in
UK Membership is now £23 per year some of our fellow hobbyists organising a competition,
European is £30 is what tends to provide the especially a major one with
Rest of the World is £35 common ground in the office dozens of classes and scores of
Adult members may add family members and more often than not, it's judges to manage.
living at the same address at a cost of £5 the shared experiences of the It is inevitable that some of
each for the first two, free thereafter. competitive arena that causes those that don't win will not
We also offer a UK Junior membership for the most amusement. Today's be willing to accept that
people under eighteen which costs £10. conversation was about decision gracefully. Perhaps
You can also now join online at extreme competitors - you they have too much too much
www.ipmsuk.co.uk/join.php know the type. They have no wrapped in the their project
sense of humour; they have tantrums when they emotionally. Maybe they don't like the guy that
Please enclose a stamped, self-addressed don't win; they constantly seek to undermine won. All too often they claim the judges were
envelope or International Reply Coupon in and belittle those that they deem inferior and it's biased. I well remember one competitor who left
all postal correspondence if you require a always the fault of the judges when somebody an exquisite WWI German biplane on the
reply. else beats them. competition table at the end of a major contest
We're talking about hobbies, but it seems I'd organised. I retrieved it and tracked down the
IPMS (UK) Website apposite to make a comparison with the owner via email after the show, asking him how
The Society has an online presence at Olympics and the on-going doping scandals in best to return his model to him. His response
www.ipms-uk.co.uk which provides many sports - all the result of a competitive drive astonished me - since the model hadn't won the
information on all our Branches, Special that seems to override any level of common class, he didn't have any desire to keep it and I
Interest Groups, Events and Executive sense and sportsmanship. I can't speak for could therefore throw it away. This wasn't some
Committee as well as details of how to anyone else but I'm not sure I could ever enjoy young gun fresh on the contest scene, it was a
join us. We also maintain a web forum putting a trophy on my shelf knowing that I had retired gentleman who I knew reasonably well
accessible from the website. The forum is won it by foul means rather than fair. Over the and who was always generous in sharing his
open to IPMS Members and non- years I've competed at a number of different knowledge and skills with his fellow modellers.
members. Anyone can view the forums, levels and against some of the toughest The contrast between the two halves of his
but you must register online before you opposition in the modelling world. I've been character is something I've never been able to
can take part in them. fortunate to walk away with major awards, but resolve in my own mind. A bit of healthy
www.ipmsuk.co.uk more often than not, to walk away with nothing. competition is a wonderful thing as long as it is
www.smwshow.com I can appreciate the attraction of competition, dealt with in moderation. It shouldn't be forced
I've felt the buzz, the satisfaction and indeed the upon you and it shouldn't interfere with the
crushing reality of coming away with nothing, enjoyment of your hobby. More to the point, if
but I've never been so obsessed with it that I've your need for competition overrides your
lost my sense of perspective. pleasure in sharing your hobby with others then
I pursue my hobby for fun, for pleasure and perhaps it's ceased to be a hobby?
for the satisfaction of setting myself goals and www.ipmsuk.co.uk

the t-55 medium tank
Briefing of the main gun. This searchlight, however, is rather than 520hp, and an increased cruising
T
he T-55 Medium Tank has a not a distinguishing feature since it has been range of 500 rather than 400 kilometres. The
fully tracked, five-road- retrofitted to many T-54 and T-54A tanks. increased cruising range can go up to 715
wheeled chassis with a The T-55 combines a high velocity gun with kilometres with two 200 litre auxiliary fuel
space between the first a highly mobile chassis, a low silhouette, tanks which can be carried, on the rear. The
and second road wheels and no return and exceptional long-range endurance. T-55 has two-plane stabilisation of the main
rollers. The T-55 has a low-silhouetted hull Improvements over the T-54 include a larger gun rather than vertical stabilization only.
with a dome shaped turret mounted over the V-12 water-cooled diesel engine with 580 It also has a basic load for the main gun of
third road wheel and is armed with a 100mm forty-three rather than thirty-four rounds.
rifled gun, which has a bore evacuator at The T-55 can ford depths of 1.4 metres
the muzzle. The T-55 also mounts a 7.62mm without preparation. It has snorkel
coaxial machine-gun. Early versions also equipment, which enables it to cross
mounted a bow-mounted 7.62mm machine- depths of up to 5.5 metres at a speed of two
gun. The T-55 differs from the older T-54 kilometres per hour. This equipment takes
models as it lacks the right-hand cupola and about thirty minutes’ preparation, but can be
the turret dome ventilator, which is located in jettisoned immediately on leaving the water.
front of that cupola on the T-54. All T-55’s have the PAZ radiation detection
Most T-55’s also lack the turret-mounted system; the T-55A also has an anti-radiation
12.7mm anti-aircraft machine-gun of the liner. Injecting vaporised diesel fuel onto
T-54, however, T-55’s mount an infrared Most T-55s lack the turret-mounted 12.7mm anti- the exhaust system can generate a dense
gunner’s searchlight above, and to the right aircraft machine-gun smoke screen. The T-54/55 series eventually
A disabled Iraqi T-55 tank at

the Jalibah Airfield
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became one of the most-produced tanks in
military history with estimated production
numbers ranging from 86,000 to 100,000.
Large numbers are still in service with up
to fifty armies worldwide, some having
received sophisticated retrofitting, although
by the 1980s they had been replaced by
the T-62, T-64, T-72, and T-80 as the primary
main battle tank in first-line Soviet tank and
motorized rifle units. Used in the invasion of
Hungary in 1956, Czechoslovakia in 1968, and
Syria in 1970, it was the main Arab tank in the
1967 and 1973 wars with Israel.
Variants
T-55
The base version had a new turret, similar A destroyed T-55 in Bosnia
to that used on the T-54A, but without the generator, and carry less ammunition. The
prominent rooftop ‘mushroom’ ventilator T-55A Model 1970 T-55K1 and T-55K2 both carry two R-123 or
dome, and two enlarged ‘D’ roof panels. This version came equipped with a 12.7-mm R-123M and an R-124. The T-55K3 carries one
Internal improvements included the V-55 anti-aircraft DShK machine-gun. R-130M, an R-123, an R-124, and a 10-metre
engine, initial stages of the PAZ chemical/ antenna. Command variants of the later
radiation protection system, and an increase T-55A Model 1974 variants carry the same designations, i.e.
of ammunition to forty-three rounds. This This version was equipped with the KTD- T-55MK1, T-55AM1K3, etc.
tank did not have the 12.7-mm anti-aircraft 2 laser rangefinder, which is mounted
DShK machine-gun on the loader’s hatch. immediately above the main gun in an OT-55
armoured box. This flame-thrower tank incorporates
T-55A the ATO-200 flame projector ignited by
This variant incorporated the complete PAZ/ T-55K pyrotechnic charges, and twelve charges is
FVU chemical/radiation filtration system. There are three variants of the Command the basic load. The stowage tank contains
This version is most easily recognized by the Tank. These vehicles have an additional 460 litres of flammable liquid, and each
larger coamings on the commander’s and command radio as well as supporting burst averages thirty-six litres The maximum
loader’s hatches as well as the blister on the effective range of the system is 200 metres,
driver’s hatch. with the stream having an initial muzzle
velocity of 100 m/s.
T-55MV
This is the T-55M with its armor protection
supplanted with a first generation explosive
reactive armor (ERA) array. Most of these
vehicles were also retrofitted with the
same fire-control improvements of the
T-55AM2PB, including the AT-10 STABBER
anti-tank guided missile, the Volna FCS, as
An Egyptian T-55 tank

during Bright Star ‘85

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Polish T-55AMs
well as the automotive and communications

improvements.
T-55AM/V
This is the T-55AM with the same ERA
protection as the T-55MV. Most of these
tanks also received the same improvements
as the T-55AM2PB.
T-55AM1
This is the modernised version of the T-55
with improved fire controls. The Czech
version uses a laser rangefinder mounted
over the main gun and a wind sensor. The
FSU version incorporates the KTD-2 or KDG-1
laser rangefinder. The Polish version uses a
new fire control system that integrates a laser
rangefinder into the gunner’s sight.
A preserved T-55
T-55AM2
This is the improved T-55AM1 with the
BDD (horse-shoe) appliqué armour. These
BDD armour panels consist of armoured
steel boxes filled with Penapolyurethane.
Cavities in the boxes can be supplemented
with water or sand for added protection.
This version also incorporates the improved
V-55U engine that has an integral
supercharger and offers 620hp. This
tank has also been retrofitted with the
improved R-173P radio system.
T-55AM2PB
This is the T-55AM2 with fire
control improvements and the
AT-10 STABBER anti-tank guided
missile. It also incorporates
the 1K13 BOM gunner’s sight
in place of the TPN-1M sight,
and the new Volna fire control
system that includes the KDT-
2 laser rangefinder, the BV-55
ballistic computer, the TShSM-
32PB sight and the Tsiklon-M1
gun stabilization system.

takom build
Scale 1:35
soviet T-55AM
slugger TOM PRIMETT BUILDS THE 1:35 TAKOM
russian medium tank

takom
H
aving recently built the
Takom Chieftain for SMMI,
it was good to have the
opportunity to build one
of the Chieftain’s adversaries, the Soviet
T-55AM. As always Takom instruction
manuals are well laid out and very clear, and
as a first – well for me anyway - there is a
mistake in the instructions– but unlike other
manufacturers, Takom have admitted error
and issued some ‘Correction Sheets’
in the kit. Be warned though, these
corrections are important, so add
them to the manual and follow
them carefully, as they will upset
the build later on.
KIT DATA
T-55AM
Manufacturer: Takom
Scale: 1:35
Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded with etch
Kit Number: 2041
The turret, ready for a

plethora of details!

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Larger seams and sprue gate points mean a lot of work on the wheels
Detailing on the drive chain
As with most AFV kits, work began on the The suspension arms fit very nicely into the
lower suspension, which consists body and need no adjustment to line up –
of three parts per item and fit perfect fit.
the main body perfectly. Note For the road wheels, each group is built
that ‘Stage 3’ on the Instruction up from five parts, and there are ten groups
Manual is when you need the with the tyres being separate. There is a hefty
first correction – important. seam mark on these tyres and the ‘tread’
You must add three holes into is pronounced and needs some attention.
the lower hull to attach the However, it does make it easier to apply some
applique armour – and these road damage and wear and tear. The wheels
are the first of a number fit to the axle point’s very snuggly, and can be
holes that need to be left off until the last minute making it much
added. Takom have easier to paint. However, again note that you
added ‘guide holes’ should paint the wheels and tyres separately,
inside the vehicle and then glue them together as the tyres will
already. not fit if the wheels are fixed together.
The tracks consist of 184 individual links
that have a good clipping mechanism. As
with any AFV this is a tedious job but
made easier if you spend a

takom build
Scale 1:35
The lower chassis has
some lovely detailing
little time to create a jig for the build. As for the external fuel tanks, which are very
always with these separate clipped links, nicely moulded but very fragile. The supplied
care is needed and it’s important to allow steel wire for the tow cables is nice but is
There are decals movement on the links in order to introduce

the characteristic sag to the tracks on Russian
very springy with a mind of its own, however,
its still preferable to moulded or string
for four distinctly vehicles. The upper hull comes in three
sections which fit together very well and
versions. The cage around the headlights is
again very fragile but comes together with a
different vehicles some nice detailing can be found here, which
is enhanced by etch for the engine grilles.
little forethought. I also replaced the plastic
‘Unditching Log’ with a piece of nature’s
There is a requirement to drill a good number finest from the garden!
of holes now using the guide points, but be The nicely cast turret that does look the
A jig is always useful when preparing the tracks careful not to overdo it! There are fuel lines part and here you find you will need the
self-explanatory second correction sheet. The
turret is perhaps one of the most complex
I have ever built, and great fun and took
longer to build than the rest of the vehicle!
The kit contains a soft vinyl gun mantlet and
this works well with the poseable gun barrel
and searchlights. The gun barrel itself comes
Here you can see of the

sub-assemblies…….
….and we are ready

for painting

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Angolan Armed Forces, the Cuban Army, actual colour dried to very close match to the
the Russian Marines (Naval Infantry) or the Ammo of MIG colour chart! Once dry a layer
Russian Army. I chose the latter and took the of Johnson’s ‘Future’ was followed by the
opportunity to use an Ammo of MIG Russian decals for the Russian Army added. The nooks
Army paint set, kindly supplied by Modelling and crannies were then are emphasised by
Tools www.modellingtools.co.uk and aimed AK Interactive Dark Brown Wash for Green
for the Russian Army variant. However, the Vehicles. I then dry brushed the high points
only paint used out of the set was Russian with the base colour with a little white added
in three parts and needs careful attention Post-war Green KHV518. This was sprayed and followed this with some water marks
with a ‘Flex-i-File’ to remove seam marks. The over a Black primer coat. To my surprise the using AK Interactive Dark Mud, feathered
PKM machine gun is a mini-build in itself and after fifteen minutes with the damp brush for
is great, and there are two options here, one finish off.
with the turret with machine gun and special Takom have produced a good base for the
hatch, or turret without the machine gun – T-55 and T-54 family, and like the Chieftain
be careful to follow only one sequence. range it really looks the part!
There are decals for four distinctly
different vehicles from either from the

walkaround
East German T-55AM with Plow
On winter exercise

walkaround
German T-55AM with Plow

smmi showcase
Scale 1:35 / Panzerkampfwagen
captured
friend turned foe
BYEONG SOO KIM DETAILS THE 1:35 DRAGON
PANZERKAMPFWAGEN T-34(R) IN WINTER
showcase the Ammo of MIG German

Panzer Set #7411 and
dragon Winter Camouflage Set
C
aptured T-34/76 tanks #7411, along with various
were designated oil paint washes and
Panzerkampfwagen other products. Again
T-34 747(r), although this is a perfect canvas
it was considered dangerous to for trying out some new
utilise such captured vehicles as techniques.
many gunners fired on a silhouette
instead of markings. In order to
prevent such mistakes crews painted
large-dimension crosses or even swastikas
on these tanks, and it was also commonplace
to paint a cross or swastika on top of the
turret in order to prevent the Luftwaffe from
attacking. Another way to overcome this
problem was to use captured T-34/76s in
an infantry support role where recognition
problems were not that common. T-34/76D
(model 1943) tanks with round, twin turret
hatches were often nicknamed ‘Mickey
Mouse’ because of their appearance when
both hatches were open. Waffen-SS units
also used captured T-34/76 tanks and 2nd SS
Panzer Division ‘Das Reich’ and 3rd SS Panzer
Division ‘Totenkopf’ pressed a significant
number into service. T-34/76 tanks used
by ‘Das Reich’ are of particular interest,
as their modifications included the
installation of a commander’s cupola
(from damaged Panzerkampfwagen
III and IVs), Schürzen and other
equipment such as a Notek light,
storage boxes, tools, radio equipment
and antennas.
This is the Dragon T-34/76, painted
and weathered with Vallejo colours
and detailed with various Tamiya
shades. Weathering was done using
KIT DATA
Panzerkampfwagen T-34(r)
Manufacturer: Dragon
Scale: 1:35
Captured T-34’s were often nicknamed
Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded with etch ‘Mickey Mouse’ because of their appearance
Kit Number: 6449
when both hatches were open
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tamiya
New from Bronco Manufacturer: Tamiya
Scale: 1:35
Carro Armato L35/c (C.V.33/II Série) w/Swiss’
Solothurn’ S18-1100 20mm Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded
Kit Number: 348
Anti-Tank Gun
Price: TBC
Manufacturer:
Bronco Jacob Hederstierna-Johnsen
Scale: 1:35 Intended as an infantry support vehicle, the SU
Kit Type: Plastic 76M was a highly successful design, with over
injection moulded 13.000 units produced between 1942 and 1945. It and weathering much easier. More experienced
with etch was made on an enlarged T-70 light tank chassis modellers will probably change the plastic barrel
Kit Number: 35049 and armed with a 76.2mm ZiS 3 gun, which with a turned metal one, but the provided styrene
Price: TBC was able to deal with even the German barrel is moulded in one piece, instead of
Panther, if hit in the sides or the rear. in two halves, so with a careful clean
For all of you who might think this up, it will do fine. There is a small fret
is a copy of the MiniArt kit, this of clear styrene with glass for the
is not the fact. It’s brand new headlights and goggles for the
tooling, which is beautifully cast crew. Tamiya provide with a very
in dark green styrene, and it looks nice set of tracks, which is made
like the engineers have done up of both individual track links
a great job with plenty of crisp and a straight molded piece for the
and clear details. Only a couple of bottom run. Another clever feature
places have got visible ejector marks, is the jig for creating the right sagging
especially on the inside of the hatches on of the track located on the return rollers.
the rear, but they’re raised, so they won’t be Tamiya has also added three crewmembers
hard to remove. The interior is excellent and in the kit, and they are set in an in ‘action
Up and Coming well detailed, although the 76.2mm guns poses. There are two options of painting and
from Dragon! ammunition racks are not fully stocked. Two
kinds of ammunition are provided, as well
markings, both finished in Russian Green, and
they are an example from the 11th Guards
MIM-104F Patriot SAM as two PPsH 41 sub machine guns for close Self-propelled Artillery Battalion, East Prussia,
System defense weapons, with several racks of drum 1944, and an unknown unit, Karlshorst
Manufacturer: magazines in storage. The only missing District, Berlin, 1945
Dragon interior is the drivers’ compartment, but with I can highly recommend this kit to all who
Scale: 1:35 the driver’s hatch closed, this will not be visible. are interested in Russian World War II armour, or
Kit Type: Plastic The only real disappointment in this kit is the for those in the market for a nice, cool looking
injection moulded lack of and etched mesh for the air intake on the little kit.
with etch engine deck. The ZiS 3 gun looks very nice, and Thanks to The Hobby Company for the review
Kit Number: 3563 has a lot of great details. Personally I’d build this sample
Price: TBC as a sub-assembly, which makes the painting www.hobbyco.net
This is going to be
another monster kit of the Patriot – Dragon-
style!
Thanks to The Hobby Company for the
New from Eduard
information New 1:35 etched sets from our friends at
www.hobbyco.net Eduard
36341 ZSU-23-4 Shilka, for the Meng-
Model Kit
Eureka XXL 36342 C15A No.13 Cab 1/35 for IBG kit
36343 Su-76M for Tamiya kit
1:35 Tarps and
Tow Cables 36344 Su-76M Fenders for Tamiya
Leigh Jones reports kit
Eureka XXL have released 36345 T-14 Armata Side Skirts for
some wonderfully Takom kit
modelled and cast kits www.eduard.com
of three generic
tent and tarpaulin sets that really
have some quite exquisite details.
The folds are finely reproduced
as are the tiny straps and buckles.
Also released is
a towing cable
set specifically
for the MiniArt
T-44, which also
has a large bedroll with
great detail again. Highly
recommended
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Black Dog Bases
D35081 – 1:35 Corner House, Europe
World War II
D35082 – 1:35 Buddha Statue Base
D72031 – Street, World War II Base
www.blackdog.cz
British 7-ton Armoured

Car Mk IV
Tamiya elevates and of course the turret turns so
Manufacturer: Tamiya can be posed as you wish. No internal detail
Scale: 1:48 is include in the turret apart from the ‘seat’
Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded for the half commander figure who is posed
Kit Number: hanging over the side of the car, clutching
Price: TBC binoculars and keeping his head down… a
Clive Duckworth nice touch I thought. New Paints from
The Humber Armoured Car was introduced
in 1941 for the British Commonwealth forces
Paint colours are given for Tamiya but
basically its olive green so I used Humbrol Vallejo
and was used primarily for reconnaissance 86 with H33 for the tyres. Decals are for
Soviet World War II Camouflage Colours
and as a command car. 3,600 were produced the one Polish version featuring the 1st
Manufacturer: Vallejo
until 1945 and 2,000 of these were the Mk Armoured Division and have unit insignia
and number, plus national insignia. The
Set Number: 71.188
IV which featured the 37mm cannon and
carried a crew of three. Given its role the ‘flag’ that covers the rear radiator grill is in This set contains
Humber proved to be a highly useful vehicle three-parts and settled comfortably on the eight Model Air
with four-wheel drive and its six-cylinder three slats, but the main flag for the vehicle shades in 17 ml.
90hp petrol engine giving up to 72 km/h front disintegrated when I touched it with for painting Soviet
with a 400km range. softener… needed as it has to bed down vehicles from 1935
The Tamiya kit contains three-olive green over rivets. I just masked and painted a to 1945 and comes
sprues containing eighty-one pieces, replacement. The kit was then finished off complete with a
including a commander half figure and an with some light weathering of thinned H29 step-by-step guide
instruction sheet with fifteen easy to follow earth. by Adam Wilder and
six camouflage patterns.
build stages. A separate monochrome This is a great kit and very easy to build, yet
sheet has the paint and decal placement with sufficient detail to make it interesting
MERDC Camouflage Colours
instructions for the one Polish version throughout. The parts fit is excellent, but one
Manufacturer: Vallejo
included. The box top illustration is the usual thing I would say to improve would be to
Set Number: 71.201
Tamiya colourful depiction of the vehicle provide a clear part for the spotlight which
in its element. Parts are crisp and flash free has just the olive plastic requiring painting In the 1970’s, the US Mobility Equipment
and easily detached from the sprue without silver, but otherwise nothing but praise! Research and Design Command (MERDC)
damage even to the delicate parts such as Thanks to The Hobby Company for the developed a system of camouflage patterns
the mirrors. review sample for US Army vehicles. Each camouflage
The build easily falls together without www.hobbyco.net pattern consists of four colours (two
any problem and starts with the hull and primary and two secondary colours);
transmission assemblies before moving the conditions of the local terrain then
logically to suspension and wheels. The determined which of the patterns were to
be used.
wheels are in two-pieces with an
inner ring that is part hub and www.acrylicosvallejo.com
part tyre but this isn’t a problem
as the join is facing inwards so
invisible when attached. With
these fixed in place the vehicle
sits squarely on its four
wheels, which demonstrates
yet again the excellent
precision manufacturing of
the 1:48 Tamiya military kits.
A variety of external boxes
and tools are fixed before the
gun mechanism is assembled. This

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New Black Dog
Accessory Sets
T48064 - 1:48 Panzerkampfwagen II
Accessories Set for Tamiya Kits
T72099 – 1:72 US M26 Pershing
Accessories Set for Trumpeter Kit
T35171 – 1:35 Opel Blitz 3.6-47
Omnibus Accessories Set for Roden
T35172 – 1:35 M-551 Sheridan Gulf
War Accessories Set for Academy Kit
T72098 – 1:72 T-34/85 Mod 1945
Conversion Set
www.blackdog.cz
SU-122 Initial
Production w/Interior
MiniArt full engine compartment
Manufacturer: MiniArt too featuring the famous
Scale: 1:35 V2 engine, cooling and
Kit Type: Plastic injection suspension system.
moulded with etch However, this kit is not for
Kit Number: 35175 the faint hearted with 828
Price: TBC parts, but will produce an
Leigh Jones amazing finished result. It
The SU-122 Self Propelled Gun was Russia’s will be a shame to hide all of the detail under
answer to Germany’s Sturmgeschütz, taking the finished hull.
a successful chassis, in this case the T-34, Highly recommended
taking away the turret and adding a 122mm Thanks to MiniArt for the review sample
Howitzer in an armoured casemate hull. www.miniart.com
This decreased cost whilst increasing space www.creativemodels.co.uk
but meant the whole tank had to be moved
to aim the gun. MiniArt have really gone to
New Colours from town with this new release of as not only
Scale 75 do you get a beautifully rendered kit made
with slide mould technology but you also
Panzer Truppen have some wonderful detailing, including a
Manufacturer: Scale fine cast texture and intricate bolt patterns
75 – as well as a complete interior. When I say
Colours Included: complete I really mean that, as there is a full
Flat Black fighting compartment depicting the massive
Titanium Grey gun, ammunition and stowage but also a
Smoke Grey
Slate Grey
www.scale75.com
SU-100
Zvezda to be drilled out and the Commander’s
New Metal Paints Manufacturer: Zvezda hatch is moulded closed but these minor
from True-Earth Scale: 1:72
Kit Type: Plastic injection
criticisms apart, this builds into a great little
replica. Small-scale AFVs
Gun Metal and Light Metal moulded tracks are often the most
Manufacturer: True-Earth Kit Number: 5044 unrealistic part of the kit,
Set Number: TBC Price: TBC but Zvezda have come up
www.true-earth.com/en Tom Cole with an unusual solution of
Zvezda is continually adding producing a track that has
to their range of 1:72 AFVs locating eyes that fit neatly
and the latest from them is on to pins on the inside of
their version of the World the centre wheels on either
War II SU 100Soviet Tank Destroyer. A single side. The tracks can then be passed around
sprue of injection moulded grey plastic is the wheels to give the distinctive sag of
in the box together with a complete lower the real thing. Whilst there are some minor
hull and the two tracks in black semi rigid niggles this is a great kit that accurately
plastic. Assembly is very straightforward depicts the chosen subject.
and the instruction sheet shows the major Thanks to The Hobby Company for the
components being snapped together. review sample
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Italeri
ZIS 3 AT Gun with Manufacturer: Italeri
Servants Scale: 1:56
Italeri Kit Number: 15758
Manufacturer: Italeri Price: TBC
Scale: 1:72 Tom Cole
Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded An emerging trend in Wargaming is to use 1:56
Kit Number: 6097 figures and AFVs for replicating Second World
Price: TBC War conflicts. Also known as 28mm (being the
average height of a standing figure) this scale
is big enough to enable accurate and detailed around the turret. Six crew figures are provided
looking figures and AFVs but small enough depicting either British or American crews. Whilst
to enable platoon sized engagements on the essential for an open turret AFV like the M10 it is
average Wargames table. Leading the charge is unusual to have this number of figures provided
Italeri and their latest AFV is an Allied M10 Tank with a Wargames kit.
Destroyer. The kit is an ‘Easy Assembly’ model In terms of fine detail we have hatches that
and the box declares that this is a ‘hard plastic can set in the open or closed position, nicely
vehicle for gamer and collector.’ This is quite a detailed headlamps towing eyes a three-
tall order as the Wargaming community want a piece HMG and a separate antenna. The real
model that can stand up to both rough handling compromise for me is the moulded on tools.
on the Wargames table and carriage to and from Whilst not unusual on small-scale kits in this
the Wargames arenas without getting damaged, larger scale separate items would have added
whereas the collector demands more detail and much more detail. The worst offender is the
invariably this means delicate parts. So have Italeri moulded on tow-rope that snakes across the
Tom Cole hit a happy medium or are there compromises top of the hull in a most unconvincing way.
Italeri produce an extensive range of that neither side will find acceptable? Italeri have just about hit the
vehicles, figures and guns in 1:72 aimed at
the Wargamer. Some of these sets provide
Construction is simplified with right balance between this being a
a suitable foundation for the serious the suspension being presented as Wargames kit and one for the AFV
model maker and typical of this is the a single part for each side and the collector. I would suggest that it is
latest re-issue set, which offers the 76.2mm track being four pieces of injection aimed more at the Wargamer due
M1942 Field Gun (ZiS-3) with attendant moulded plastic that fit around the to the scale but the serious model
Crew. Whilst Italeri call this an anti-tank road wheels, drive sprockets and maker might want to consider
gun it is more correctly termed a field gun idlers. The road wheels have small starting a collection in this scale but
– although it was widely employed in the slits at the bottom and these neatly will need to do a little work to get
anti-tank role. The ZiS-3 combined the light fit into locating lugs on the lower something that is acceptable. The
carriage from the 57 mm ZiS-2 anti-tank
tracks. But this is not a snap together majority of 1:48 military modellers
gun and the powerful 76.2 mm barrel from
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Waltzing Matilda
waltzing matilda Early production Matilda IIs are recognisable by

the large Vickers machine-gun fitted on the right
hand side of the turret
war zone
THE BRITISH MATILDA TANK PROVED TO BE THE BEST OF THE BUNCH
IN 1940 AND AS ANTHONY TUCKER-JONES EXPLAINS, TRIUMPHED
OVER THE ITALIANS IN LIBYA
A
t the start of the Second
World War the British
Army was equipped with an
inadequate fleet of
light and cruiser tanks. They were poorly
armoured and armed and largely intended for
reconnaissance work. The heavier Matilda I
(A11) Infantry Tank was first delivered to the
British Army in 1936. This had double the
armour of the cruisers but was only armed
with a machine-gun. It was underpowered,
managing just 8mph cross-country and initially
kept shedding its tracks. The first batch of 60
were ordered in April 1937, later increasing
to 140, all of which had been delivered by
the summer of 1940. In contrast the Matilda
German troops getting a close look at a Matilda captured in France Mark II Infantry Tank was an exception in
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the British inventory. Although dubbed the
‘Matilda Senior’ or Matilda II it was in fact a
completely new design from the Mk I. Planned
in the mid-1930s by Colonel Hudson’s team
at the Mechanisation Board it benefited from
work conducted on the A7 medium tank, which
never saw the light of day. Although heavily
armoured, an impressive 78mm on the front
(this was more than twice that of the Panzer
II and III), crucially cross-country it was slow
at 15mph and its 2-pounder (40mm) main
armament lacked real penetrating power.
In late 1937 a total of 165 Matilda IIs were
ordered, but due to the shape and size of the
armour castings the tank was not easy to
mass-produce. When war broke out two years
later there were just two in service. Within
the 1st Army Tank Brigade three battalions
of the Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) were to be
equipped with the Matilda II, consisting of the After Battleaxe Rommel re-employed limited numbers of captured British Matildas
4th at Farnborough, 7th at Catterick and the
8th at Perham Down on Salisbury Plain. The
only unit ready to be shipped to France was
In late 1937 a total of 165 Matilda IIs were ordered,
the 4th Battalion equipped with fifty Mark I but due to the shape and size of the armour castings
the tank was not easy to mass-produce
Infantry Tanks and seven Mk VI light tanks.
Unfortunately production of the Matilda II
remained grindingly slow and it was not until
the eve of the German Blitzkrieg that the 1st on the continent with twenty-three Mark
Tank Brigade HQ and the 7RTR shipped to II, 27 Mark I and seven light tanks. The unit
France. Frustratingly 8RTR was not up to commander Brigadier Douglas H. Pratt found
strength and was left behind, but 7RTR arrived himself under the direct control of the CinC
BEF, General the Viscount Gort.
Two days after the Germans launched their
offensive in the west on 10 May 1940, Brigadier
Pratt and his men deployed toward Brussels. In
the meantime over ninety German divisions
swarmed into Belgium, France, the Netherlands
and Luxembourg. Lacking tank transporters,
Pratt’s armour was to be shipped by train while
the rest of the Brigade struggled up the line by
road. Little did Brigadier Pratt realise what a key A Matilda crew take a break from the fighting in the
role his Matildas were to play in the unfolding Western Desert
When Rommel arrived in North Africa he made disaster that was about to engulf the British,
sure that his troops were equipped to deal with the Belgian, Dutch and French armies in northern choked roads through Carvin and Lens to cover
Matilda II Europe. The British tank force struggled along the thirty miles between Orchies and Vimy. The
last of the Brigade reached Vimy at 05.00 on 21
May, thereby delaying their planned attack. The
lack of the trains meant the tanks covered 120
miles in five days and this took its toll in wear
and tear; of the twenty-seven Matilda Mark Is,
worryingly nineteen had been lost and of the
twenty-three Mark IIs just seven of these were
serviceable. The mechanics got to work to try
and rectify this situation.
It was intended that two British columns
would sweep south-east of Arras and catch
Rommel’s spearhead. The right hand column
led by the 7RTR with twenty-three Matilda
Is and nine Matilda IIs was to push through
Duisans, Walrus and Berneville to the
Beaumetz-Arras highway, from where it was
to attack toward Wailly, Ficheux and onto the
Cojeul River. The left hand column lead by
the 4RTR with thirty-five Matilda Is and seven
Matilda IIs was to drive through Dainville,
Achicourt, then split clearing Agny to the
south to Mercatel and the Cojeul; while just
to the north the rest would attack through
Beaurains, Neuville and then onto Wancourt
on the Cojeul. The lumbering Matilda II proved
a nasty shock for Rommel and his panzers.
Knocked out Matilda tanks lost during the fighting against Rommel in the Arras area in 1940 Despite being unavailable in sufficient numbers,

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Waltzing Matilda
An overturned Russian Matilda II – serving with the

Red Army it was used in an infantry support role
equipped with A9 and A10 Cruiser tanks as

well as Mk VI light tanks. In October 1940
reinforcements began to arrive in Egypt, most
significant of which were fifty Matildas with
7RTR. These represented the most powerful
weapon in the British tank inventory and their
frontal armour could withstand every Italian
German troops pose on their prize – Matildas were captured during Operations Brevity and Battleaxe in gun in service. They contributed to the Italians
May and June 1941 being decisively beaten at Beda Fomm in early
1941. One Matilda involved in the fighting at
lacking adequate infantry and artillery support short lived success. The Matilda I, although Sidi Barrani withstood no less than 40 major
and no air cover, their measure of success at it served in France and also proved almost hits. Although the Italians had the ability to jam
Arras was due to the thick armour, which immune to German anti-tank guns, was not turret rings and cut tracks on the Matilda, they
proved invulnerable to the German 37mm anti- kept in production. Its machine-gun lacked were never able to penetrate its main armour.
tank gun. Only Rommel rallying his anti-tank punch and after Dunkirk those surviving Churchill wrote to Wavell on 22 April 1941:
and artillery gunners averted complete disaster. vehicles were relegated to training duties. “I have been working hard for you in the last
“One tank [Mk II] showed as many as fourteen After the withdrawal of the Matilda I (A11) the few days, and you will, I am sure, be glad to
direct hits,” a British tank officer recalled, “and designation of ‘Matilda Senior’ and Matilda know that we are sending you 307 of our best
the only indication the crew had of being hit was II were dropped and the A12 simply became tanks through the Mediterranean, hoping they
a red glow for a few seconds on the inside of the known as the Matilda. Subsequently it briefly will reach you around 10 May. Of these 99 are
armour plate.” reigned supreme in the Libyan Desert against cruisers, Mark IV and Mark VI, with necessary
Recovering his wits at 19.00 Rommel ordered the Italians, until the German 88mm Flak gun
his 25th Panzer Regiment to strike south- used in an anti-tank role made its appearance in
eastwards to take the British from behind. mid-1941. It was able to penetrate the Matilda’s
South of Agnez, which lay west of Arras and armour at long range.
Duisans respectively, the panzers ran into a By the time war broke out the Western
superior British tank force. In the following Desert Force predecessor of the 8th Army in
tank battle Rommel lost ten panzers (three Egypt, under Major General Richard O’Connor
Mk IVs, six Mk IIIs and a Mk I) but knocked (who answered to General Archibald Wavell as
out seven Matilda IIs and six anti-tank guns. Commander-in-Chief Middle East), expanded
Also, the panzers broke through and the British to include the 7th Armoured Division - soon
were forced back toward Arras ending their to be known as the ‘Desert Rats.’ They were
Luftwaffe officers examine a captured British

Matilda III CS armed with a 3in howitzer.
spare parts for the latter, and 180 “I” tanks

[Matilda].” These were shipped to Egypt with
Churchill’s Tiger convoy.
By mid-May 1941 Wavell’s tank force had
135 Matildas, eighty-two cruisers, fifty of
which were the brand new Cruiser Mk VI (A15)
Crusader I, enough to re-equip a whole tank
regiment, and twenty-one light tanks. However,
all the tanks except the Crusader were slow. By
this stage Rommel was on the scene to assist
the defeated Italians. When he arrived in North
Africa after a number of bloody encounters
he made sure that his troops were adequately
equipped to deal with the troublesome Matilda.
Launched on 15 May 1941 Operation Brevity
saw Wavell lose his Matildas to Rommel. The
22nd Guards Brigade with 26 Matildas was to
capture Fort Capuzzo via Halfaya Pass, while
Another Matilda lost in France – this gave Rommel vital intelligence to the south 2nd Armoured Support Group

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with 29 old cruiser tanks was to screen the
attack with a push on Sidi Azeiz. The Guards
made little headway, losing five Matildas and
13 damaged. Many of the cruiser tanks broke
down on the way to Sidi Azeiz and more broke
down on the way back. At Halfaya Pass the 15th
Panzer captured seven Matilda tanks, three
of which were still operational. Although the
British captured the pass the Germans soon
retook it. Under Battleaxe Churchill’s ill-
prepared ‘Tiger Cubs’ were thrown recklessly
into action on 15 June with the intention of
overwhelming Rommel. At 0600 Rommel’s
88mm guns opened and all but one of thirteen
The lumbering Matilda II proved a nasty shock for the Italians as its frontal armour could withstand every
Italian gun in service
stopped the British attack in its tracks claiming

A Matilda in German service 200 enemy tanks, though the actual figure was
less than half this including sixty-four Matildas
Matlidas went up in flames, and the attack along The British massed 756 tanks, mostly Matildas
the top of the Escarpment collapsed. At the and Valentines, for Operation Crusader. They
bottom of Halfaya Pass six tanks of A Squadron enjoyed mixed success when this was launched
4RTR ran into a minefield, four blew up on 20 November 1941 employing two whole
blocking in the survivors. The attack on the pass Corps. The Tobruk garrison included the 32nd
ended in a confused shambles. 7RTR reached Army Tank Brigade, which comprised four
Capuzzo only to lose five Matildas to German Matilda squadrons and a regiment of cruiser
counter-attacks, with another four damaged. and light tanks. Lieutenant Schmidt with
It was discovered that 7th Armoured Brigade the 15th Panzer was involved in the capture
lost half its tanks. By the end of the day, of the of a British tank recovery vehicle near Sidi Matildas outside Tobruk
100 Matildas committed to the battle only Azeiz. Afterwards heading southward toward
thirty-seven remained operational, although Maddalena he was alarmed to be informed advancing Matildas, two were destroyed and the
the mechanics had another 11 battleworthy by that he had British tanks behind him. Three rest fanned out.
the following day. In just three days Rommel anti-tank-guns were set up to block twelve Schmidt and his gunners were in danger
of being surrounded and were considering
retreating when two more Matildas came up
behind them. Schmidt takes up the story: “I
glanced back with a vague idea of withdrawal if
that were possible amid this fire. To my horror I
saw two more British Mark IIs moving towards
us. Then to my gasping relief I recognised
swastika markings on them: they were two
of the British tanks that had been captured at
Halfaya during ‘Battleaxe’ months before.”
After this point in the fighting the American-
supplied M3 Grant and then the M4 Sherman
began superseding the Matilda, although some
thirty-two Matilda Scorpion I mine clearers
were used at Alamein in October 1942. Matlida
gun tanks also saw action in the Eritrean
campaign against the Italians, and with the
Australian Army in New Guinea against the
Japanese. The Australians converted some of
theirs into the Matilda Frog flame-thrower. In
addition Britain sent over a thousand Matildas
to the Soviet Union, where they were the second
most common British tank after the Valentine.
In total there were over a dozen different
Matilda variants that included close support
weapons, dozers and mine clearers. Most,
British Matilda II being loaded for shipment to North Africa. Note the smaller Besa 7.92mm machinegun though, were only developed for experimental
fitted in the later Mk IIA purposes.

matilda iv
Scale 1:35 / Caunter Scheme
desert
m
delights VITOR COSTA BUILDS TAMIYA’S 1:35 MATILDA MK III/IV IN A
COLOURFUL CAUNTER SCHEME
tamiya
T
he Tamiya Matilda was KIT DATA
something of a milestone kit,
and after a forty-year wait, Matilda Mk III/IV
it’s a great replacement for Manufacturer: Tamiya
their previous offering! The instructions are Scale: 1:35
in the usual Tamiya style, with some very Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded
nice drawings, clear placement indications Kit Number: 300
and some welcome notes. The wheels,
lower hull and suspension were the starting
point of the build, and some sub-assembles housing, and engine covers, and on the rear
were required until the tracks were added. you can now add the exhaust and an extra
The next step was the lower hull assembly. fuel tank. Finally the armoured skirts were
Unlike other Tamiya kits this was composed applied, and once more the fit was perfect!
of a higher number of parts, and is flawlessly The turret consisted of one large piece, with
engineered, making for a very fast build. a number of smaller additions, and here you
The front of the hull has a really have the opportunity to make it ‘shine’.
beautifully cast texture that The same beautifully cast texture found in
can be found in the real thing. the hull is also seen here, and as with the
Now the suspension was put in
place, and here there are four
sub-assemblies for each side,
and again each has a perfect
alignment. Once dry it was time
for the tracks, and Tamiya
gives you the option of a link
type or vinyl, and I chose
the latter.
The upper hull is
the biggest part in the
box, and you will need
to drill out some holes
to accommodate a few
parts in further stages,
and also have the option
to show the drivers hatch
open or closed. Next it
was time to add all of
the smaller details such as
the tools, spare tracks, light
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matilda desert delights
Matilda Mk III/IV
Working on the chassis and suspension was a dream As you could expect with a Tamiya kit, the construction was really easy
upper hull some you will need to drill out became much easier. With four available
some holes. Also an RB gun barrel was used kit options, my choice was a vehicle from
to replace the kit parts. With the gun in place the 32nd Army Tank Brigade, Libya, 1941,
the characteristic look of the Matilda started painted with one of the many available
to appear. As with the hull, some parts, such Caunter Scheme options used by the British
as the smoke grenade launchers and the by that time. After the primer coat the first
lights were left off at this stage, to be placed colour to be used was the BSC 64 Portland
later. Stone – AK4031 followed by the BSC 61 Light
There is a lot of misinformation about the Stone – AK4034. BSC 34 Slate – AK4033 was
real Matilda colours, but with the help of the the darkest and final shade to be used. All
AK Interactive ‘British Desert Colours – The the colours were lightened to prevent a
Caunter Scheme’ #AK4030 paint set, it all darker look after the weathering process was
After a forty-year wait, this is a great

replacement for Tamiya’s previous offering!

matilda iv
Scale 1:35 / Caunter Scheme
Some careful masking was required

I used AK Interactive’s ‘British Desert Colours – The Caunter Scheme’
#AK4030 paint set
Adding more weathering on the

hull and turret
The turret benefitted from some AK Interactive washes
applied, and the horizontal areas, which were the most

exposed to the harsh sun, were lightened further. The
Caunter Scheme is not a complicated camouflage to
do, but on the Matilda some patience is required,
especially masking!
It was time now to give the
Matilda a weathered look, and
before this process I gave the
model a generous coat of
Tamiya X-35 Satin to protect
the paintwork. To give some
volume to the kit, both shadows
and highlights were applied.
The highlights were applied first
using Sennelier Vert Anglais #805,
AK Interactive Light Grey and 502
Abteilung Buff #035 oil paints. With the
highlight work done it was time to apply
another protective satin coat. Next using
the Van Gogh #620 Olive Green, #708 Gris
Payne and #504 Ultramarine Blue, shadows
were added. The kit decals are very well printed
with vivid colours, but they are a little transparent,
but this will be taken care of in the final weathering
stages. Only five decals were needed to represent
this version and with the help of Mr Mark Setter and
Mr Mark Softer they were easy to apply. Once dry the
decals received a protective satin coat. Time now to
apply a wash using the AK Interactive #AK045 Dark
Brown to enhance the details even more. Next a final
satin varnish coat was applied, and it was time to test
the new AK Interactive Dust and Dirt Deposits Set

desert delights
Matilda Mk III/IV
AK Interactive products worked very well on this Adding some wear on the RB gun barrel AK Interactive’s ‘Dust and Dirt Deposits’ is an
build ideal product for this Matilda
#AK4060, which proved to be accumulation would have been caused by

Adding highlights and really useful. This set not only maintenance operations.
shadows pays dividends added impact to the corners Once suitably painted, the tracks were
and recessed areas, but also detailed with #AK-041 North Africa Dust on
was equally fine on the flat the upper areas, and #AK-040 Light Dust
areas, giving a natural dusty on their lower portions. The smaller parts
look. On the suspension were then detailed and a final satin coat
areas, where you would find was added – and the build was complete!
oil and grease I used #AK082 This was a really straightforward project on
Engine Grime thinned 50:50% a wonderful subject, as finally the ancient
to give a very dirty look in those Tamiya Matilda has been replaced with a
areas. This was followed by diluted much better option.
#AK084 Engine Oil applied in several coats as
pin-washes, creating the desired streaking
effects. Then using
the #AK4062 Light
Dust Deposits
another sand/dirt
shade was added in
those areas where dirt
#AK4062 Light
Dust Deposits
added some dirt
accumulation

iveco lince
Scale 1:35 / IED Protection
lynx effect
the
SIMON ANTELMI BUILDS THE 1:35 ITALERI IVECO LINCE

italeri
T
he Italian army adopted the
Iveco Lince or ‘Lynx’ from the KIT DATA
need to replace the old Iveco
VM 90. The Lince provides LMV Lince
greater IED protection, especially in the Manufacturer: Italeri
infantry support role, and the vehicle Scale: 1:35
has now been adopted by many other Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded
nations, and has been used for missions in Kit Number: 6504
Afghanistan. The 1:35 Italeri kit comes as a
welcome alternative to the resin offering
from MMK, and is a good starting point for
less experienced modellers wanting to try
their hand at a modern vehicle.
Lifecolor and Wilder products are
available from The Airbrush Company:-
zzwww.airbrushes.com
The kit builds up very

nicely and the IED
resistant floor pan is
well produced
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the lynx effect
LMV Lince
Adding rust to the exhaust using

Lifecolor effects
Lifecolor produce some really good weathering products
Advancing the look of the weathering Detailing the desert look on the wheels
using my airbrush
Working on the very
nice interior
The finished look of the

chassis and wheels
The camouflage colours came from another

Lifecolor set Touching in the smaller areas such as the mudguards
The 1:35 Italeri kit comes as a welcome alternative to

Adding some sand build-up using Wilder products the resin offering from MMK

iveco lince
Scale 1:35 / IED Protection
Ready for the next patrol
Adding some hightlights to the gun section Streaks were formed using dots of paint… …drawn down with a flat brush
Adding dust to the lower areas

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modelling with mig
Scale 1:35 / Soviet T-10M
moscow’s
monster
BYEONG SOO KIM USES AMMO OF
MIG PRODUCTS TO WEATHER THE
MENG-MODEL SOVIET T-10M
heavy tank longer M-62-T2 L/46 gun with

five-baffle muzzle break, a two-
meng-model plane gun stabiliser and the machine guns
T
he T-10 (also known as Object were replaced with 14.5 mm KPVT (a better
730, IS-8, or IS-10) was a Cold ballistic match for the new main gun), and
War Soviet designed heavy infrared night vision equipment and NBC
tank, and was the final protection.
development of the KV and IS series. The build itself was fast and
During development, it was called trouble free and I was soon ready
IS-8 and IS-9and was accepted to paint. To begin I applied
into production in 1952 as the a coat of A.MIG-2002 Grey
IS-10 but due to the political Primer, and then a pre-
climate in the wake of Stalin’s shade of A.MIG-2005 Black
death in 1953, it was renamed and then a light dusting of
T-10. The biggest differences A.MIG-2009 Russian Green
from its direct ancestor, the Primer. ‘Soviet green’ has
IS-3 were a longer hull, seven for me in the past been a bit
pairs of road wheels instead of of a conundrum to get right.
six, a larger turret mounting a new However, I found that but using the
gun with fume extractor, an improved Ammo of MIG ‘Russian Greens’
diesel engine, and increased armour. General set A.MIG-7143, I was able to
performance was similar, although the T-10 get just the right shades
could carry more ammunition. T-10s (like I wanted for the main
the IS tanks they replaced) were deployed colour and by using
in independent tank regiments, and A.MIG-7004 ‘Russian
independent tank battalions. These units 4BO Modulation Set’ I
could be attached to the mechanised army was able to add both
in order to support the infantry and perform depth and contrast.
breakthroughs. My build features the Meng- The white stripe down
Model T-10M, a modernised version with a the centre of the tank
was roughly applied in
order to replicate the
KIT DATA ‘real thing’ and I was
soon ready to add some
Soviet T-10M Heavy Tank weathering. I used a host
Manufacturer: Meng-Model of products here, and took
Scale: 1:35 my time to ensure that I
Kit Type: Plastic injection moulded with etch achieved as realistic a finish
Kit Number: TS-018 as I could. Firstly I added
some Streaking Grime, and
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modelling with mig
Painting and Detailing with Mig Jimenez
The T-10 was the final

development of the KV and IS series

modelling with mig
Scale 1:35 / Soviet T-10M

modelling with mig
Painting and Detailing with Mig Jimenez
SMMI
CHOICE
We Recommend
AMMO OF MIG
PRODUCTS USED
IN THIS BUILD
A.MIG-7143 –
Russian Greens
then Fuel Stains
and Engine Oil
using A.MIG-1203,
A.MIG-1409 and
A.MIG-1408. Then some A.MIG-1004
Light Rust Wash was added, followed by a A.MIG-7004 -
careful application of pigments, included Russian 4BO
A.MIG-3004, A.MIG1754 and A.MIG-1405. Modulation Set
All of these Ammo of MIG products are just A.MIG-1203
superb and I heartily recommended them to - Streaking
you and they not only present an excellent Grime
finish, but they are so easy to use! I added
a spot of gloss where the decals were to
go, and a further spot of gloss sealed them A.MIG-1409
in. The an a coat of flat brought everything - Fuel
together and then I added more washes and Stains
a little more pigments to complete the look.
Carefully study the accompanying pictures,
sometimes you don’t
need long explanations,
you just need to see and
try! If you have not used
Ammo of MIG products yet, then
what are you waiting for!!!
A.MIG-3004 –
Europe Earth
A.MIG-1754
– Damp
Earth
A.MIG-1405 –
Dark Mud
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Russian Green
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