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German Flakpanzer Gepard A1/A2 Meng Model 1/35

I made a Gepard self-propelled antiaircraft gun of MENG. It is my first production of a Bundeswehr vehicle. Marking is Westerwald Caravanguard, 2nd Regiment 2nd Armored Anti-Air Battalion, Bundeswehr, 1989.

2021.07.09

AFV GERMANY

Jagdpanther Ausf.G1 Sd.Kfz.173 Meng Model 1/35

The Jagdpanther is completed. The chassis was taken from the Panther tank. The main gun is equipped with a 71 caliber 88 mm gun, so it is heavily armed like the King Tiger heavy tank. MENG Jagdpanther kit is good overall, so I didn't think much about it and just moved my hands. The selection of parts is a little troublesome, maybe it is an excellent point of this kit.

2021.06.23

AFV GERMANY

JGSDF Type 60 APC Armored Personnel Carrier Finemolds 1/35

It is a Finemolds Ground Self-Defense Force 60 type armored car. The marking was the 4th Tank Battalion, Camp Kusu, Ohita pref. 1991. It is easy to make as a whole, and it is also good to wear a partially connected track.

2021.05.07

AFV JAPAN

M5A1 Stuart U.S. Army 3Rd Armored Div. AFV Club 1/35

It is an AFV Club M5A1 Stuart light tank. I also tried using the connecting track of the AFV Club. The belt type is enough, but I think the details are finer in the connecting track.

2021.04.06

AFV USA

Valentine Mk.II/IV British Infantry Tank Tamiya 1/35

It is the Valentine British infantry tank of Tamiya. It was a part of a partially connected caterpillar. Two figures are attached and they are uniforms for North Africa. It is a little disappointing that there are not many kinds of decals.

2021.03.04

AFV UK

STZ-5 Soviet Artillery Tractor Vulcan Scale Models 1/35

I built a tractor that the Soviet army used during World War II. It is a kit of Vulcan scale Models. I'm not so sure about the slogan, but I think it might be "Kill the fascist!"

2021.02.24

AFV RUSSIA

JGSDF Type 61 Tank Finemolds 1/35

I made a Finemolds Type 61 tank. The special etched parts affect the performance of this vehicle. It is good that the partially connected track is easy to assemble. I'm not sure if the decal was not in the first place or if I lost it, but I had a hard time losing it.

2021.02.10

AFV JAPAN

T-90 Russian Main Battle Tank Zvezda 1/35

It is a kit of Zvezda's T-90 tank. The box assembly of the tank body I was most concerned about was completed without any problem. The lower part of the tank body at the bottom of the chassis was slightly curved. However, it was okay to fix it with my hand and adjust it so that it fits well with the parts on the side.

2020.12.15

AFV RUSSIA

Panther Ausf.D Sd.Kfz.171 Meng Model 1/35

I made a Meng Model Panther. This tank marking is the 11th Armored Division 10th Armored Brigade 39th Tank Regiment 52th Battalion 6th Company 3rd Platoon. It is rare for a snorkel to be set upright.

2020.11.13

AFV GERMANY

Sherman Tank M4A2 (76) Red Army Dragon 1/35

Dragon Sherman Tank. It is a tank of the Red Army. It is the so-called Sherman M4A2 tank marked by the Soviet Union in the German-Soviet war. This marking is the 2nd Guards Tank Army, Berlin 1945, right after the fall of Berlin.

2020.10.22

AFV RUSSIA

Sd.Kfz.251/9 Ausf.D Kanonenwagen AFV Club 1/35

I build the German half-track, Sd. Kfz. 251/9, Kanonenwagen. There are quite a few variants of the 251 half-tracks, and the Kanonenwagen is equipped with a short-barrel 75 mm gun. The marking is the Wehrmacht 20th Armoured Division, Eastern Front in the summer of 1944. The division mark is imitating the breakthrough enemy lines.

2020.10.11

AFV GERMANY

U.S. M3A1 White Scout Car Early Production Hobby Boss 1/35

This time, I built a Hobby Boss M3A1 Scout Car. I loaded various equipment such as a sleeping bag, an assorted bag, a tented sheet, a canvas sheet, a cloth bucket on a spare jelly can. It looks quite strong with 3 machine guns.

2020.09.19

AFV USA

Jeep Willys MB 1/4-Ton 4X4 Truck Tamiya 1/35

Tamiya's Willys MB made a U.S. military jeep. It's small but precise and easy to assemble. The marking is the 7th Armored Division "Lucky Sevens" No. 814 Tank Destroyer Battalion and Reconnaissance Company, Car number 22, in Belgium in January 1945.

2020.08.29

AFV USA

Skoda Pa-II Turtle Takom 1/35

This is Takom's PA-II Turtle armored car. It is a Czechoslovak military vehicle, and the camouflage paint is quite a unique pattern. This car is completely covered in front and back. The car marking is the 1937 police headquarters of the Czechoslovak military.

2020.08.11

AFV OTHERS

M1A2 SEP V2 Abrams Voiio 1/35

I made Voiio's M1A2 Abrams tank. The parts fit well and it is very easy to make. Only the belt caterpillar was a little hard to handle. The markings are for the U.S. Army stationed in Germany in 2017. The 1st Battalion of the 2nd Armored Brigade, the 66th Regiment, 4th Infantry Division.

2020.07.31

AFV USA