July 2019

Two new
gifts inside

Torrent
modelling contest 2019

Rheinmetall
Leichttraktor
The new ICM kit

Marder III Ausf.H

The winter hunter

Panhard AML-60
In the Spanish army

Trubia-Naval
The first Spanish tank Sponsored by
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Editorial
As summer brings the high temperatures and vacations are on the horizon I’m
preparing the July magazine with lots of other projects on my mind. As you may have
noticed I can’t work on just one thing at the time and I always need some variety to
keep me interested. Some of these activities can be seen in Blitzscales as they are the
products I design for my own accessories and models brand but others are intended
for other brands and magazines and others are simply not related with modelling.
That’s why it’s always welcome the aid of modellers friends like Łukasz Bąk that share
their models in the magazine pages.
This month we can see in Blitzscales the pictures taken at one of the most classic
modelling contests in Spain, the Torrent show had this year a new location that
everyone liked much.
The models shown this time includes a Panhard AML-60 from a Spanish cavalry unit
deployed in Valencia that ceased existing in 1985, the Marder III Ausf.H from Łukasz
Bąk and the ICM new kit from the Rheinmetall Leichttraktor, all of them 1/35 scale, and
finally the new 1/48 scale kit of the Spanish civil war Trubia-Naval.
I hope you like all this eclectic contents and enjoy reading while I start thinking in what
to show in the “post-summer” issue.

Federico Collada

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6 -D-day base
8 - Blitzscales previews
27 - Torrent modelling contest
37 - Rheinmetall Leichttraktor
46 - Marder III Ausf H
52 - The Martin Csanadi gift galore
54 - Panhard AML-50 in Spain
65 - Trubia-Naval

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Torrent
modelling Photo report
AMT

contest 2019

Once again modellers from everywhere gather at Torrent on the last April
weekend, a lovely and quiet town near Valencia in Spain. This year the
modelling contest location has changed from the Auditory facilities to the Las
arenas mall where the lower floor has been almost completely occupied by the
modelling exhibition and the many traders that have came from all over Spain
and Portugal.
The new location has been gladly welcome by modellers who found it far
roomier and protected from the weather.
The models exhibited this year shown very high quality and diverse topics
impressing both the novel and the experts. The lucky guys that could assist
could enjoy the many demonstrations that were programmed during all the
weekend; some of them conducted by prestigious modellers that were kind
enough to share their art “in action”.
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Leichttraktor
Vs.Kfz.31
(Versuchs Kampffahrzeug 31)
Scale; 1/35
Producer;ICM

The treaty of
Versailles restricted the
German military development after
the Great War but many programs
were conducted in secrecy during the following
years until the Third Reich was declared and thus all
external restrictions were simply ignored.
One of the secret projects that Germany developed was
the creation of an experimental tank (Vs.Kfz.31) known as the Leichttraktor.
This new tank had the engine placed at th front of the vehicle with the combat
station at the rear and a turret housing a 37mm Kwk 36 gun over it. Both
Rheinmetall and Krupp were asked to prepare their own prototypes, the
Krupp models had coil spring suspensions, while Rheinmetall had leaf spring
suspensions
In 1028 Rheinmetall was awarded with a 289 tanks order but it was soon
cancelled and in the end only four prototypes were produced by both
companies. These vehicles were used for training purposes until WWII.
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 The 3d designed tracks are copied and resin It’s advisable to place the tracks before fixing
cast replicating the sag and detailed shoes that the wheels halves as they’re not elastic and it
are bolted to the rubber band would be more difficult to adapt them later.

The resin support can be easily eliminated The kit is built in minutes as all the parts fit
with a file and a little sanding, as it is in the very well and require little or no preparation.
interior face, little of it will be seen.

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everything you would expect from
them, easy building, nice detail and
fit and clear instructions to ensure
a pleasant modelling time. The only
weal point is the tracks made in two
soft vinyl parts each that are both
difficult to glue and paint. That’s why
I decided to design my own made
in one single piece and replicating
the sag on the upper part to fit the
return rollers. These tracks were
rubber made in the real vehicle and
included some metal plates on the
outer side that were simply bolted
to the rubber band to increase the
traction.
The kit was built following the
instructions and painted with
usual techniques to replicate a
well preserved vehicle used for
training purposes close to the WWII
beginning.

The short side fenders allow the tracks to be The kit fits very well and only a little putty
seen on the upper side, the sag between the is required to conceal the union of the turret
return rollers is also very evident. halves.

I started the painting process by priming the Next I highlighted the base with a light yellow
model using Vallejo 73604 Dunkelgelb, a close filter airbrushing at the centre of the bigger
colour to the camo lightest tone. surfaces.
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ready I applied a filter using 76322 desert dust
wash to soften the contrast.

Next colour of the camouflage were painted

by brush using Model air colours drawing
random large patches.

A layer of gloss varnish provided the best

finish for the decals placing. The kit provides
some balkenkreuz for an unidentified vehicle.

Next wash was Dark brown which helped

stand out the details, this time I applied it all Although the photographs never show any
over the model with a big brush. markings on these vehicles I decided to use
them as a

At this stage I proceeded to paint the tracks

using a black base for the rubber band and
then a subtle brown filter.
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with a layer of matt barnish airbrushing it details at the tracks shoes that were previously
diluted at 50% painted with the rust effect paint.

Again some different colour washes were Time for pigments, a subtle wash with a light
used to create many stains that were blurred earth colour was poured with a little mechanical
downwards with a brush while still fresh. sprayer and then some more applied dry with a
This technique is alternative to the classic oil brush at the horizontal surfaces.
staining and rquires some practice, you have to
mode the wash while is still fresh and you can
add more colours as soon as you don’t let the
previous layer dry.

The last touches consisted in replicating

the oil and fuel stains using the special effect
paints splattered dilted at 50% and then
rubbing some metallic pigment at the edges to
imitate the exposed metal.

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The Winter hunter
Marder III ausf H
Scale; 1/35
Producer; Dragon By Łukasz Bąk

During the World War II all the armies involved

in the conflict were trying to use all available resources
to create opportunities to reinforce their troops
including captured vehicles. The same story lies behind
all Marders based on PzKpfw. 38(t) which chassis
were taken after capturing Chechoslovakia by the
German forces. The Marder as self propelled artillery
was developed for eliminating mainly russian tanks
after Barbarossa operation was spreading out and
increasing numbers of soviet tanks started to worriyng
german staff officers. Despite poor protection of the
crew in combat, Marders were a quite reliable weapon
against enemy. I decided from the start, that my model
would be painted panzer grey color with whitewash
over it. This idea made me carefully study the archive
photos of winter camuflage Marders in East Front
during the war.
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 Building the model
As a base I took Dragon 6331 kit which
guaranteed good details, some PE elements
and metal barrel. Also having a magictrack
system in box gave me freedom of not buying
any extra aftermarket addons. What is more,
Dragon provided also some shell cases, ammo
boxes and ammunition for my build. That
is why I really like SmartKit’s. The model is
quite complex, even more than it looks at first
glance. First of all I decided to put together
the tracks and wheels, so I could paint them
later without any extra problems with fenders
etc. After assembly of the tracks I proceeded
with interior parts like the driver compartment.
This is where close study of instructions pay
off. After I realised that interior space under
the main gun is celling-free I prepared special
curved masks made with cartoon and Tamiya
tape to prevent any oversprays during the
panzer grey airbrushing. So first step was to
paint the interior with cremweiss color and
weathering the floor and walls a bit. After all
was set I procedeed to assemble all exterior
details as fenders, photo-etched elements,
tools and rear fighting compartment with very
delicate and well represented metal mesh
for spare shells which is quite typical in all
Marder versions. After that I moved to the gun
assembly and prepared armor superstructure.
This is another place where you need to be
carefull and after studying all options I decided
to not glue together the three parts of armor
plates covering the gun. The reason was I
wanted to paint it without danger I will not
reach the interior walls properly with all delicate
details on them to paint in a later stage. Having
all mentioned above done I put everything
together to check how it looked. Once
everything was OK it was time for painting
panzer grey.

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As I was planing whitewash I needed good
contrast. I love color modulation but this time
I needed to limit very bright tones to avoid
optical blending after white will come on. That
is why I used Tamiya paints – XF-63 German
Grey, mixed with XF-69 Nato black as a base.
For highlights I used extra few drops of XF-
18 Medium blue added to the mixture. At the
first moment it looked a bit too dark, but as I
mentioned before I intended to create a nice
contrast with white camuflage. The whole
model in panzergrey was covered with worn
effects from AK Interactive range. After it dried
I prepared the whitewash mixture. As a base
color I used XF-2 Flat White but with addition
of some XF-55 Deck tan to eliminate arificial
ideal white color and made it a bit dirtier and
more realistic. The important thing at this step
is addition of 30% water to the mixture which
helps to achieve better worn effects. Another
thing is to avoid spraying the edges of the
plates and surfaces which helps getting much
more realistic and worn look of the tank. After
applying the winter camuflage I very gently
scrubbed the painted surfaces. When the effect
was fine for me I added gloss varnish and
decals from Bison decals range with “Lausbub”
name as an option (it means noughty boy).
After applying satin varnish I passed to the
stage of painting the tracks and other smaller
details like tools etc.
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Using a bit of dirty whitewash (XF-2 + XF-55)
has another big advantage – You can make
some white dots with oil paints to create the
realistic variation of color. Also some dirty spots
with pigments is easy to achieve on such bright
surface. I used different tones of oil paints to
create mud, dirt and some streaking effects.
Also in order to create some dirty effect on rear
plate I mixed some pigments with white spirit
and sprayed it with the airbrush to get the dusty
look. With the little help of enamel products I
created oil stains and rut streaks. The exhaust
was painted with lifecolor paints and some
rusty tone pigments. The last touch was adding
some melting snow using the Citadel product.
The winter Marder was done and looked
exactly in the way I wanted it to look. This was
a pure fun and the kit provides all you need to
make a realy nice representation of this tank-
destroyer.

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The Martin Germany shares his
beautiful designs.
Another altruist
Csanadi gift modeller that joins
Blitzscales to provide
us with some very
galore useful stuff for our
models, just print and
enjoy.

1/35 scale
Standard Vodka cartons

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AML-60
In the Spanish army
Scale; 1/35
Producer; Takom
Details; FCModeltips
Decals; FCMOdeltips

The Panhard AML is a light reconnaissance

vehicle developed in France in the 50s that have been
in service until the XXI century in many countries. The armoured
4x4 wheeled chassis is often provided in two configurations with the turret
housing a 90mm gun or a 60mm mortar sided by two MAS AA-52 NF-1 machine
guns.
The AML has proved its value in many conflicts in the last decades where they have provided
both reconnaissance and support roles.
In Spain the AML 90 and 60 have equipped the cavalry regiments for decades until replaced by
new generation vehicles like the Centauro. The AML-60 was the first version of the vehicle, with a
crew of 3 men; commander gunner and driver and its characteristic breech loaded mortar that could
be fired from the interior of the vehicle.
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tires were
primed black
and then
applied a filter
diluting 71117
Camouflage
brown on the
sides to make
them look
worn.
Building the kit was a straightforward job and
soon it was ready for priming. I used Vallejo
NATO green as a base to represent one of the
Valencian vehicles at mid eighties.

The decals
for this and
many other
Spanish AML
90 and 60 are
in this set.

With the priming colour dry I proceeded to
highlight the shapes of the model airbrushing a
filter diluting 71137 light green with 80% thinner
and aiming at the centre of the main surfaces.
A second filter using 71107 US interior
yellow diluted with 90% thinner and airbrushed
from above to the whole model replicated the
zenithal lightening.
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lighthening modultaion I airbrushed a layer of Vallejo softener to ensure a perfect adaption
gloss varnish to prepare the surface for the and avoid any silvering.
decals placement.

When the decals were completely dry I Time now for some acrylic washes,
protected the model with a layer of matt varnish airbrushing a mix of brown and black colours
and proceeded to paint the details using acrylic to enhance the details. The pigment in the
colours. washes tend to deposit around them.

Takom released both kits of the AML-90

and AML-60 at the4 same time a
couple of years ago, as soon as
I had a sample I designed
the decals to represent
the Spanish vehicles and
also a couple of 3d printed
parts to use instead of the
kit ones. Having large supply
of both accessories I decided
to finally build this kit to depict
one of the vehicles used by
the GLC DOT III (Grupo ligero
de caballería, defensa operativa del
territorio III) stationed in Valencia between
1959 and 1985.
Building the kit was straightforward following
the instructions and the painting was done
using techniques that any average modeller can
control.
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many parts that show good detail although
some of them have been simplified for
an easier building. The front fender
cage for the tarpaulin has it moulded
together as a single piece making
it look too simple and same
happens with the jerrycan
and its basket. These parts
look far better when empty
so I designed them to be 3d
printed using the information
and photographs found at the
internet.
The 3d printed parts are made
with a special resin that cures with
the aid of ultraviolet light and then it can
be painted as any normal plastic part. One of its best
advantages is that it can be easily adapted to shape if
heated for a few seconds in the microwave oven.

A first wash using a sand colour diluted Next wash was a home made one diluting
with water at 85% provided the first dirt old and spoiled humbroll paints with much
accumulation, very subtle as I didn’t want the turpentine, this filter has a very matt finish and
filter to cover the shadows too much. precipitates very fastly.

I poured the pigment wash all over the model

The third dust wash is made with pigments, knowing that if I poured too much I would later
the mix must be 3% pigment maximum or else be able to clean it easily jst by throwing clean
the spray can get clog. water with the airbrush.

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the painting done with a layer of varnish.
Airbrushing a thin layer will secure the dry
pigment wash and prepare for the last touches.
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The metallic pigment is very useful to
replicate the exposed metal. When you look
at a military vehicle from close distance you
can sometimes see multiple little chips on the
surface that from the distance create a metallic
look, this can be easily replicated by gently
rubbing this pigment, just remember to do it at
the logical places.
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many tools; a cotton swab, a rubber pencil or
even your own fingertip (my favourite) or you
can just use a graphite pencil.

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Producer; FCModeltips

The Trubia tank was produced in 1936 by request of the

Spanish republican army during the civil war. The tank used
the chassis of the Landesa tractor as a base and it was
produced at the fábrica de armas de Oviedo at the beginning and later at the Sociedad
española de construcción naval in Sestao (Bilbao) differing in little details.
With a crew of four men cramped in a very little space, the Trubia tank was a deficient
vehicle, weak and mechanically not reliable. The armament consisted in two Lewis 7,7mm
or DT 7,62mm machine guns depending on availability.
The first tanks were ready at the beginning of 1937 and were used in some battles at the
north where its technical and mechanical limitations became obvious. The Trubia-Naval
tanks that were captured by the national forces were used for artillery towing or engineering
labours as they had enough tanks that were far superior.

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the four resin cast parts fit easily and can be
glued even with white glue.
In this picture you can see them prior to add
the rest of the 3d printed parts, including the
fenders.
The 3d printed parts are few but show very good
detail, this is the main advantage with this
reproduction technique. Depending on the
material the printing quality can be very
high, even higher than the one you can
achieve with plastic.
This SLA resin can be painted as any other
resin or plastic. Just give it a soapy wash to
eliminate any wax leftovers.
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The layout of the tank was the classical with the
driver at the front, engine at the rear and the
combat station with the turret at the centre.
The kit
I first was this tiny tank back in the eighties
in a Spanish modelling magazine, built in
scratch by a modeller and ever since then
I wanted to have my own. Although I made
many AFV in scratch when I was young I
never built a Trubia-naval, maybe because
I didn’t have information enough to do it
correctly.
Some months ago when I begun designing
accessories for 3d printing I realized that
I could easily prepare a Trubia-Naval that
could be resin cast and 3d printed so I
started planning the different parts design
with minor modifications to release it in both
1/35 and 1/48 scales.
The 3d printed parts are now glued and some
thinned acrylic putty is filtered at the union of the
hull with the fenders to fill any minimum hollow.
Having the possibility to choose between the
Lewis and the DT machine guns I opted for the
first ones as I thought it gave the little tank a
more threatening look.

The building process took just a few minutes

and soon the model was ready for painting. I
used Vallejo 70610 parched grass colour for the
priming. Once the priming was dry I proceeded with
some filters to highlight the base colour using
Although I prepared both dar and light yellow tones.
scales kits at the same time it
was the “little brother” that
was ready first and I didn’t
want to wait for the 1/35 scale
one so here is my first
quarter-scale kit that I
hope it will be followed
by many more.
Basically the kit
consists in four large
resin cast parts; hull,
turret and running gear
sides with the enveloping
tracks. The rest of the details
are 3d printed and are jut glued to
the resin bigger parts. This kit is adequate
for novel modellers as it doesn’t require any
special skill.

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I used some dark tones acrylic washes to The Trubia-naval wore no markings when used
make the details stando out. These washes are by the Republican army so I didn’t care about
meant to be applied without diluting and this is that process, I passed to the matt varnishing to
important for them to act correctly. keep on painting the details.

In order to replicate some chipping in the paint I

drybrushed a mix of dar brown and black paints
using acrylic paints. many people think that this
technique is onlt adequate for enamel paints
but the truth is that is adequate for any kind of
paints, the key is always being sure the
brush is dry enough.

Time now to paint the details. I used a silver

paint for the lights and steel for the machine
guns. Both were later defined using a black
wash.

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covered them with a layer of gloss varnish, two
times.
A subtle pigments wash provided the final dusty
look. The pigment mixed with 97% water was
poured over the model using a mechanical
sprayer and once dry secured airbrushing some
pigment binder.

The metallic pigment acts

like the graphite, rubbed with
a cotton swab, an eraser
or with the fingertip at the
exposed to friction parts
imitates the exposed and
polished metal.

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