MINIATURE ARCADIA Plastic models making

Kampfgruppe Peiper (Joachim Peiper & Staff, Ardennes 1944) Dragon 1/35

This is a figure of Joachim Peiper and his staff released from Dragon. The resin figure and injection head were used together. After all, resin ones are easier to paint because the mold is sharp. The recently released kit may be different.

2019.04.06

FIGURE GERMANY

Battleship Yamashiro 1944 Imperial Japanese Navy Aoshima 1/700

The Aoshima Battleship Yamashiro was made with special etched parts from the same manufacturer. I am thankful that it comes with a deck seal. The sandbags are piled up around the anti-aircraft machine gun during the naval battle off the coast of Leyte and it gives me a sense of presence.

2019.03.28

BATTLESHIP JAPAN

T-72B Mod. 1990 Russian Main Battle Tank Trumpeter 1/35

This is a Trumpeter T-72B Mod. 1990. There are connected track belts from the beginning, and it is easy to assemble with appropriate etched parts. As I thought, it is a modern tank, so the number of parts is quite large. It's hard to reach the painting.

2019.03.24

AFV RUSSIA

P-40E Warhawk U.S. Army Air Force Hasegawa 1/48

I will try to make a P-40E. At the time of purchase, it was in short supply and only the Japanese captured version was available. P-40E Warhawk USAAF 49th FG, 7th FS, "Typhoon McGoon", Clyde Kinsley, New Guinea, 1943. I used a Super Scale Decal.

2019.02.09

AIRCRAFT USA

Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf.N German Medium Tank Tamiya 1/35

I made Tamiya Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf.N. I used the AFV Club's Panzerkampfwagen III, the latter-stage caterpillar. Type III can be used from J type, and type IV can be used from G type to H type. Nursehorn and Hummel had much of this caterpillar. Marking was chosen from Leningrad, Kursk, North Africa. This tank was in 1943, North Africa, the 8th Panzer Regiment, 15th Armored Division in Tunisia.

2019.01.30

AFV GERMANY

English Electric Canberra PR.9 Royal Air Force Airfix 1/48

I made an Airfix Canberra. Marking is the Canberra PR.9, No.39 Squadron, Royal Air Force Marham, UK, July 2006. Although the marking is the aircraft of 2006, I suppose it's almost the same marking as the Gulf War or the Iraq war.

2019.01.18

AIRCRAFT UK

German Infantry Last Battle Austria 1945 Dragon 1/35

It is a German infantry figure of Dragon just before the end of the war. I think it is a good kit as a whole, such as the arrangement of the 4 figures, the natural pose, and the molding of equipment. The mold on the back of the bootleg is fine, I like it.

2018.12.30

FIGURE GERMANY

Mig-21MF Fishbed J Soviet Air Force Academy 1/48

This is Academy's MiG-21MF. This time I chose light brown and dark brown camouflage. I think it is camouflage paint that is often seen in desert areas in the south such as Afghanistan and the Middle East. The weapon of this MiG-21 is one large drop tank in the middle and equipped with Atoll missiles K-13 and K- 13A on both sides.

2018.12.23

AIRCRAFT RUSSIA

Carro Armato L35/C (Carro Veloce 33/II Serie) 20Mm Anti-Tank Gun Bronco 1/35

It's an Italian light tank of Bronco. It's more like a tankette. I like these little AFVs. I think the marking is the ninth tank battalion in Libya, North Africa in 1941. By the way, this tank-loaded radio.

2018.11.30

AFV ITALIA

Italian Tank Crew Miniart 1/35

Miniart Italian tank crew figure set. It is a tank crew wearing various uniforms such as a black leather coat and work clothes. Tanks other than Tamiya rarely have figures, so these kits are useful.

2018.11.28

FIGURE OTHERS

Sd.Kfz.250/1 Neu German Half-Track Gunze GSI Creos 1/35

Gunze, now Creos, this is Creos Sd.Kfz.250/1 Neu. German army half-track. Maybe it's a Dragon OEM or something. It is a dry plastic and similar to the material of Italeri. The marking is the 2nd Armored Division, 2nd reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Squadron, 1944, in France.

2018.11.16

AFV GERMANY

Waffen-SS Das Reich Division Eastern Front 1943-44 Dragon 1/35

The Dragon Waffen SS 2nd SS Armored Division Das Reich figure set. This kit is pretty good. Since it is a Gen 2 gear, the mold only seems to be sharp, but everyone's uniform is real.

2018.11.11

FIGURE GERMANY

Sturmtiger 38cm German Self Propelled Heavy Assault Gun AFV Club 1/35

This is an AFV Club Sturmtiger. I also used an AFV Club connecting track, a later-stage model for the Tiger I. I think it's more realistic than the belt type. The painting was the 1001 Panzersturm Company in 1945 at the Western Front. I think that it is probably near Bonn. There is no decal in this kit. I attached the national marks, personal preference.

2018.11.10

AFV GERMANY

Waffen-SS German Combat Unit Ardennes 1944/45 Dragon 1/35

Dragon Waffen SS Winter Equipment Figure Set. This kit of the military figures is quite old. Some parts of the mold are dull. I engraved it with a design knife, but it's hard to work on it. The problem is camouflage paint, but I could paint better than I thought.

2018.11.04

FIGURE GERMANY

Shot Kal 1973 Centurion Israeli Main Battle Tank AFV Club 1/35

This is the AFV Club Shot Kal Centurion. Based on the British Centurion, Israel replaced the 20-pound gun with a 105mm gun and converted the engine from a Rolls-Royce gasoline engine to an American diesel engine.

2018.11.03

AFV ISRAEL