1/72 DAK Recon Vehicles
Here we have several recent additions to our collection: the SdKfz 263 (which my son and I have dubbed “the ugliest armored car”) by Roden; the SdKfz 231 and 232 […]
1/72 Scale 25-Pounders in North Africa
Our fascination with the Desert War continues here with a couple of different brands of this iconic British artillery piece. Once again, I found the Plastic Soldier Company’s 25-pdr box […]
Airfix 1/72 Fieseler Storch
A nifty aircraft with notable STOL characteristics, the Storch gained some fame as Rommel’s scout aircraft, and as the getaway vehicle in Otto Skorzeny’s mission to fetch Mussolini from his […]
Plastic Soldier Company 1/72 A9 Cruiser Tanks
The quick-build kits from Plastic Soldier Company, Italeri, Zvezda and Armourfast can be quite fun to put together and paint. Of course, this genre isn’t where you’ll find the most […]
UM Models 1/72 SdKfz 139 Marder III
I like many of the subjects I can find in the UM Models catalogue, but for clean parts, clear instructions and ease of construction, I must say it’s not my […]
Monty’s Command Tank, Grant Mk I, Mirage 1/72
My son and I have been very busy in the hobby space working on a “desert unit” of all things from the North African campaign. That theatre is one of […]
Airfix 1/72 Bf 110E Trop
During the pandemic I have been building a lot of models with my son, but I have not been posting — with a young family and teacher’s job, I haven’t […]
Flight Craft 12: The Junkers Ju87 Stuka
If you want to immerse yourself in the building of a particular model aircraft, a book from the “Flight Craft” series could make the perfect companion for your project. Like […]
1/700 German Harbor
This post has a new destroyer in it, Z38 (Zerstörer 1936 Narvik Klasse). This post also has our Bismarck battleship in it. One of my favorite ships is the Prinz […]
Airfix 1/72 Ju87B-2 Stuka Diorama
The kit featured here, Airfix’s excellent new-tool Stuka in desert camouflage, was most enjoyable to build.
