I have been messing around with some German horse transport recently and I wanted to get some photos of some museum examples of German horse harness for the small trailers (jigs as we call them in Australia). So when I was on tour this week with guests I managed to snap a few at the DDay experience museum. I will pass these onto Dan who is adding 3d files for us crazy Wargamers so I can have the correct harness!
Look what arrived in the post today!
I have had this on preorder for some time and I am very excited to see it arrive with my friendly postie!
A lot of first time photos for me, as the book starts with Machine guns through to the big stuff and Rockets. Lots of great photos of flak wagons, and truck mounted pieces including a few rare ones.
I was particularly interested to see the more unusual MG mounts, the Flak 20, 37 and 88 position layouts, with ammo, reference for the crew etc and the remote controlled rockets.
Looking forward to modelling some of these beasts over the coming year.
Cheers
Matt
Off the desk actually more than two weeks ago but managed to get some photos today while packing away and cleaning up my desk for the next project. 28mm Warlord metal miniatures much better than the plastic offerings.
Cheers
Matt
After seeing a restored one of these recently I knew I had to build one! Planning a conversion this coming week!
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More Mad March modelling madness completed, this time a soviet radio truck from ICM, I had a devil of a time fitting the wheel arches, but it is together!
Cheers
Matt
I purchased these last year in preparation to add artillery support to my American Armour, I have also pitched some 155mm towed but need tractors for them to complete the battery.
These are fast build Italeri, I think I had them built in around 3 hours. Nice little fast build kits although the tracks leave a little to be desired. I will add American crews from Alder or AB after I have painted them.
Cheers
Matt
The kit building commenced this week for my mad march entry on the Wargamers Forum.
First up some 1/72 resin and plastic bits for my Egyptians and a Star Wars X wing Revell model.
Resin Armo BTR 50 model
A had to add new plastic bits as the model I purchased second hand was knocked around not looking forward to the wire grips and fitting the resin tracks this weekend.
ACE models BTR 50.
Like all ACE kits a bit of a challenge, single track links are driving me nuts, plus I need to add wire grab handles.
ICM BTR60
Lovely kit, lots of detail bits, careful when sanding as I broke sone of the finer parts.
Ural 375A radio truck
Another ICM kit the Afghanistan four vehicle box, a little tricky so follow instructions, dry fit everything and you will be fine
Hopefully all of these completed this weekend for the entry
Cheers
Matt
Last week was my 55th birthday, as a treat we visited the champagne district of France, we stayed in Épernay then visited a number of champagne house (17), Reims cathedral and Museum and managed three 1814 Napoleonic battle locations. When I returned home I had a number of packages awaiting pick up.
The most exciting was the Old Guard band by Warlord Games, some books on Stalingrad, French Indian war bits, French Waterloo uniforms, American airborne medics in Normandy, six T54 for my ongoing Egyptian project for Yom Kippur war, a new gardening trowel and sone zinnias for my garden.
Very blessed with great gifts from Vanessa, Allison, Mum, and my mates.
Cheers
Matt
The remaining rifle platoon of warlord metal and plastic figures, overall quite happy with them, support crews to come.
Next off the desk are some fallshirmjager that I have been working on since before Christmas, I detest camo at 28mm it is hard to capture in scale…. The miniatures are from Warlord and will be used in my skirmish collection, although I am not that impressed with the figures and may sell them on I think.
Squad one
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Cheers
Matt