This is a quick OOB project I did in 2017 just to keep at the bench while having a gazilion other things to deal with IRL. Glad I did. This kit (Tamiya BT-7 Model 1935 #35309) is a gem.
Category Archives: Modeling project
Ukrainian BMP-1
This project started when I subscribed to the Facebook Military Equipment Of Conflict In Ukraine group. I spotted a picture of a BMP with one of those weird hand painted, bright, hastily applied scheme, and I decided I would go ahead and try to recreate it. Unfortunately I haven’t saved the picture and can’t seem to locate it. I did spot an Echelon decal sheet with that exact vehicle depicted (D356195) so I immediately acquired it.
The project is based on Trumpeter’s BMP-1 kit #05556 with Friuls tracks (ATL-133 IIRC) and possibly some metal barrel, although I forget about that part. The figures are from Evolution and Ant Miniature and Masterclub.
The funny thing is that I noticed that some people looking at this model, not seeing the original vehicle it is based on, sometimes think this is my attempt to create a hard edge legit scheme. They remain polite but you see they think I suck big time at painting camo, hehe.
T-34/76 mod. 1943
So this is Tamiya’s old (1975 to be exact) T-34/76 model 1943. Although not a bad kit per say, it does show its age. It was a shelf queen of over 5 years, and since this is my no-kit-left-behind season, I went about completing it.
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AMX-30B
This is the nice MENG kit (the only thing not so nice about it being its tracks, which got replaced with Friulmodel’s).
Sd.Kfz 124 Wespe
A recent build of an old shelf queen, I present you with the Sd.Kfz 124 Wespe. The kit if from Tamiya with a few additions: an Eduard set, Modelkasten tracks, RB metal barrel and some TLC.
The Other Means 