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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

Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. E Bronco 1/35

It's a Bronco Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. E. The marking of this tank is German StuG. Abt 177 on the Eastern Front in 1941. The connected track is included in the kit, which is a point of a high evaluation. I love the overall angular form and the antenna case.

2020.05.03

AFV GERMANY

Japanese Tank Type 3 Chi-Nu Finemolds 1/35

Finemolds type 3 medium tank Chi-Nu. I used Vision Models connected track of Chi-Ha. Perhaps because Chi-Nu is large, there are not enough tracks, so I cut and pasted the belt-style footwear a little and connected it.

2020.04.09

AFV JAPAN

Japanese Tank Type 1 Chi-He Finemolds 1/35

This is the Finemolds Japanese Tank Type 1 Chi-He and a Vision model connected track for Chi-Ha. I chose the 5th Tank Regiment Headquarters, Colonel Sugimoto. It was in August 1945, in Saitama Prefecture Japan.

2020.03.27

AFV JAPAN

Somua S35 Tamiya 1/35

It is Tamiya's Somure S35, French middle tank. The marking is tank number 56 of the 18th Dragoon Regiment. For the first time in a while, all the basic painting was done by brushing. Vallejo was easier to apply, but Tamiya acrylic was enough for a narrow area.

2020.02.28

AFV FRANCE

German 2cm Flak38 Pzkpfw 38(t) Tristar 1/35

Tristar German 2 cm 38 (t) anti-aircraft tank was built. By the way, I have a 2cm antiaircraft figure so I tried to match it with this tank. It's a little tight. I remember that the 12th Panzer Division was a mark like Y, and I think it's strange, I thought the manual marking indication was wrong. It is not the 12th Panzer Division but the 12th SS Panzer Division. It's the Hitlerjugend Division.

2019.12.19

AFV GERMANY

British Army Sherman V (M4A4) Asuka 1/35

Tasca, the current Asuka shaman kit. This marking is No.2 Squadron, 2nd Irish Guards, Guards Armored Division, August 1944 Cean Normandy. For the Sherman series, I used the T48 movable track belt released by the AFV Club. For some reason, the number of pieces was not enough.

2019.11.26

AFV UK

T-34/76 1942/43 Factory No.183 AFV Club 1/35

It's the AFV Club T-34/76 tank. Each factory has a slightly different shape, and the kit is "made in 183 factories." Waffle type track belt from MiniArt is used. When I purchased it, I mistakenly purchased an internal reproduction model of clear parts, so I make it normally.

2019.10.26

AFV RUSSIA

M-923 U.S. Armored Gun Truck Italeri 1/35

It's an Italeri military truck model, an M-923 armor gun truck. I changed the tire to Michelin. Gun trucks are transport trucks equipped with an armored cabin and carrier and armed with machine guns and grenade launchers. It seems that many of them were upgraded on the field.

2019.10.09

AFV USA

Kingtiger Henschel Turret German Heavy Tank Meng Model 1/35

MENG MODEL King Tiger. It was possible to correct the distortion of the sus-arm by devising the assembly process. I appreciate that it was released at a reasonable price. Handling the Zimmerit Coating decal was a unique task.

2019.09.12

AFV GERMANY