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Italian Heavy Tank P40 Italeri 1/35

I would like to make Italian heavy tank P40. We call it a heavy tank, but compared to German and US tanks, it's probably a medium-tank class. It is sold by Tamiya, but the inside is made by Italeri.

2024.10.13

AFV ITALIA

British Army FV510 Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle Academy 1/35

This time, I'm going to make Warrior, the Academy infantry fighting vehicle. Other companies have released it later, so it may become the mainstream in the future. I think I bought it more than 10 years ago. I moved many times and the box is much rubbed compared to other kits. It looks like we can make vehicles for the Iraq War and the Kosovo War.

2024.10.05

AFV UK

German Medium Tank Panter A Late Model Meng Model 1/35

I will try to make a MENG Panter tank after a long time. It has been a while since I made the D type before. Type A would look better with zimmerit coating.

2024.09.04

AFV GERMANY

Russian Army Main Battle Tank T-90A Meng Model 1/35

This time I'm going to build a Russian T-90 tank. It is the most advanced main tank of the Russian army equipped with welded type turret called Vladimir turret. The T-90A is equipped with a Vladimir turret, and this turret strengthens its defenses.

2024.07.20

AFV RUSSIA

German 8-Wheel Armored Vehicle Sd.Kfz.234/3 7.5 cm Stummel Dragon 1/35

It's rare to make a Dragon kit these days. Is Dragon's AFV still in distribution now? I think the price has gone up a lot. This time, I'm trying to make a German Army eight-wheeled armored vehicle.

2024.05.07

AFV GERMANY

Jagdtiger Takom 1/35

Now I'm going to make Jagdtiger from Takom. I think Tamiya released the early version, so let's make it later this time. But I don't really understand the difference.

2024.04.06

AFV GERMANY

US Army M4 High Speed Tractor Hobby Boss 1/35

This time it's an Allied vehicle. It is a towing vehicle developed for the purpose of improving the power of Artillery of the U.S. Army.

2024.01.28

AFV USA

Sd.Kfz.251/22 Ausf.D Pakwagen Anti-Tank Half-Track AFV Club 1/35

This time, I will try to build a German half track Pakwagen from AFV Club. It was a half-track vehicle used in Germany during World War II and is commonly known as the Pakwagen. The vehicle was a variation of an armored personnel carrier with an anti-tank 75 mm PaK 40 anti-tank gun.

2024.01.10

AFV GERMANY

German Heuschrecke IVb Grasshopper 10.5cm Waffentrager Trumpeter 1/35

This time I try to build a German self-propelled howitzer, the Heuschrecke. The biggest concept of this vehicle is that it can be removed with the turret and fired as a battery on the ground. Even though it was a prototype vehicle, it probably doesn't need a detachable function. But AFV with these features are rare and interesting.

2023.10.27

AFV GERMANY

Soviet Army Tank T-34/76 Type-1943 Tamiya 1/35

I'm just going to make Tamiya's rather old kit, the T-34/76. I will try this Modelkasten connected movable track. There are detailed instructions, so it's better to read through them before setting up my Tamiya kit.

2023.10.11

AFV RUSSIA

Tiger I Ausf. E Late Panzerkampfwagen VI German Heavy Tank Italeri 1/35

Now I will try to assemble the Italeri Tiger-I tank, which is pretty old and has always been in the back of the closet. This Italeri kit is probably too old not to have etched parts on the engine grill before it was renewed. Model number 6471 seems to include etched parts, but this kit is old, so it didn't.

2023.08.30

AFV GERMANY

US Army M3 Lee Medium Tank Early Type Takom 1/35

Takom M3 Lee tank. I remember it became pretty popular after its release, along with the British Grant Tank. The parts are sharp and overall easy to assemble. The markings say 2nd Armored Division in 1942, according to the instructions. Also known as "Hell on Wheels." I like this nationality mark because it's a little retro and cool. This division served in North Africa with the 1st Armored Division.

2023.08.17

AFV USA

German Pak40 75mm Anti-Tank Gun AFV Club 1/35

I will try to make a German anti-tank gun this time. It has a metal barrel, a thin shield, and a few etched parts. Compared to the previous Tamiya anti-tank gun, it seems to have many parts and finer details. That's so accurate and reproducible. I am glad the anti-tank guns and figures I had been piling up for many years were completed.

2023.08.10

AFV GERMANY

IDF Sho’t Kal Dalet with Battering Ram AFV Club 1/35

AFV Club Israel Defense Forces Sho't Kal D Dalet. The main guns, engines, transmissions, and fire control equipment (FCS) of the British Centurion tanks have been converted to suit the performance of the Israeli homeland defense. It seems completely different from the original.

2023.08.01

AFV ISRAEL

Soviet Army T-62 Main Battle Tank Mod.1962 Trumpeter 1/35

This tank is the world's first tank equipped with a smoothbore gun. It resembles the T-55 but features a 115mm smoothbore gun turret. Compared to previous tanks, the firepower was improved, but due to the poor performance of the sighting device, the accuracy rate was extremely low at more than 1,500m.

2023.06.03

AFV RUSSIA