MINIATURE ARCADIA Plastic models making

M5A1 Stuart U.S. Army Light Tank AFV Club 1/35

It is an AFV Club M5A1 Stuart light tank. This tank was one of the 24th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division in Belgium, 1944. Hedgerow cutters were installed to break through the hedge, and the track was replaced with a connecting type which is sold separately.

2016.12.21

AFV USA

KV-2 Soviet Heavy Tank Trumpeter 1/35

This is a Trumpeter KV-2 tank. It is rare to find a kit that is as good as the KV series of Trumpeter at a reasonable price. I like the brutal feeling of heavy tanks. I made a tank soldier of Tristar together.

2016.12.21

AFV RUSSIA

Destroyer Kagero 1941 Imperial Japanese Navy Aoshima 1/700

It is Aoshima's destroyer Kagero. Is it a pretty old kit? The number of parts is small. It was my first plastic model of a warship, so I had a tough time. It was funny that the flag of the rising sun was soaked in water and waited for a long time even though it was a seal.

2016.12.21

BATTLESHIP JAPAN

StuG IV Early German Self-Propelled Assault Gun Dragon 1/35

It is the StuG IV Early. Dragon kit. I thought it was a Zimmerit Coating with a waffle pattern, but I think it's a little different. Maybe I should have put square dots in the lattice pattern. I think the camouflage paint was painted beautifully.

2016.12.21

AFV GERMANY

M8 U.S. Howitzer Motor Carriage Tamiya 1/35

It's Tamiya's M8 self-propelled howitzer. It is a fairly old Tamiya kit. The kit itself was assembled normally, but I made a tank payload with Sculpey clay. It is rather troublesome and time-consuming work. It's faster to buy it.

2016.12.21

AFV USA

Panther D German Medium Tank Dragon 1/35

It's the Dragon Panter Medium Tank. The premium edition is worth making because it uses a lot of etched parts. The marking is Panzer-Grenadier-Division Großdeutschland at the time of the participation in the Battle of Kursk in the summer of 1943.

2016.12.21

AFV GERMANY

Type97 Chi-Ha Imperial Japanese Army Medium Tank Finemolds 1/35

These days, Finemolds Chi-Ha is still a belt-type track. The slack expression was difficult, but it worked out. The marking of this tank is the 9th tank regiment 5th company in Saipan Is. 1944. Is the weathering too much...

2016.12.21

AFV JAPAN

Marder III Ausf H German Tank Destroyer Tristar 1/35

Tristar's Mader III anti-tank self-propelled gun. I was surprised that the inside of the tank was reproduced in detail. Paint and marking are the 29th PzGr-Div., Italy, Summer 1944 on the instruction manual.

2016.12.21

AFV GERMANY

Raiden [Jack] Type21 Mitsubishi J2M3 Japanese Navy Interceptor Hasegawa 1/32

It is a 1/32 scale Hasegawa Raiden. I was most surprised that it came with a good figure. Various parts are big. The decal in the cockpit was unexpectedly good.

2016.12.21

AIRCRAFT JAPAN

German Anti-Aircraft Gun 8.8cm FLAK18 AFV Club 1/35

I matched the Dragon Artillery Figure to the 8.8 cm German Artillery of the AFV Club. I also tried to paint the anti-aircraft gun with winter camouflage to match the figure's winter equipment. It looks like white was painted on top of gray and partially peeled off.

2016.12.20

AFV GERMANY

U.S. Army WWII Infantry at Remagen 1945 Dragon 1/35

Dragon US Infantry Figure. It is a figure themed on a battle near the Remagen Iron Bridge in 1945, and it contains 6 figures, which is rare for a dragon kit. The medic and the soldier in the coat are outstanding and good!

2016.12.20

FIGURE USA

Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf H German Medium Tank Dragon 1/35

It is the Dragon Smart Kit, the Panzerkampfwagen III of the DAK. The marking is the 15th armor division, which had severe battle experience with the 21st armor division under the control of General Rommel in North Africa. Palm tree marking is a nice taste.

2016.12.20

AFV GERMANY

U.S. Army 105mm Howitzer M2A1 AFV Club 1/35

It's a plastic model of a US military howitzer from the AFV Club. It is made luxuriously with a metal gun barrel. There are some etched parts, but the AFV club kit has small plastic parts and high accuracy. As expected, it is a manufacturer with a reputation for cannon kits.

2016.12.20

AFV USA

T34/85 Mod.1944 Soviet Medium Tank Dragon 1/35

It's Dragon's T-34/85. It was a premium edition, so it took a long time to assemble because there were more parts for a Soviet tank. The one before painting is cooler. I made a tank soldier figure of Tristar together.

2016.12.19

AFV RUSSIA

M51 Super Sherman Israeli Main Battle Tank Tamiya 1/35

It is Tamiya's Super Sherman M51. By converting US Sherman tanks in their own country and replacing them with 105mm tank guns, they were able to compete with the T-54/55 and JS3 of the Arab countries. The marking is the time of the Yom Kippur War.

2016.12.19

AFV ISRAEL