New arrivals

Firstly, replenishment of bags, tentage, bedrolls and boxes from Black Dog. Essential for all projects...

And then the grail, finally a descent MT-LB in 1/72 thanks to Red Tank Miniature 😁 3 basic ones (I have a bunch of projects for them) and a RPM-1 radioactivity and nuclear recon vehicle (cannot wait, I have already build it 😎). They are really exquisitely molded 👍

then the new BTR-50PK by Revell (old Torso Model), the logic follower of their PT-76 and a wonderful addition to Soviet vehicle in 1/72 scale. I have a special project for this one... more latter.

and finally Trumpeter T-80B. I have still a bunch of old Revell one to build but I wanted to take a look at this one...

WIP Lynx

Assembly completed of the Canadian Lynx recon vehicle from ModellTrans. A nice and original little kit, with some addition. A good documentation was mandatory. One more for the"to be painted" stack 😉

T-64BV (USSR)

A Soviet second-generation main battle tank which made its debut in the Soviet Army at the end of the 1960s, the T-64 introduced a number of advanced new features for the time. Composite armor, a compact engine and transmission and a smoothbore 125 mm gun equipped with an autoloader which allowed the crew to be reduced to 3 made the T-64 more advanced than the previous generations of Soviet tanks but also significantly more expensive to produce. In 1976 a new version, the T-64B entered service with a more powerful engine, a reinforced turret, a new fire control system and the ability to fire the Kobra anti-tank missile (AT-8 Songster) trough its gun barrel. Deployed with the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany since 1976, the tank equipped elite units. A series of ameliorations followed and in 1985 the T-64BV version equipped with the Kontakt-1 explosive reactive armour (ERA brick) was introduced in service.

The kits are from Modelcollect. They are very nice but a little bit tricky to build (the ERA bricks for example) and on the fragile side for a wargaming use. (made 2015)

WIP PRP-3

The building of my ACE PRP-3 is done. Once again thanks to Tomáš from HrdlaRadarModel for all the inspiration, motivation and tips. I am very happy with the result so far. It can now join the long list of those waiting to be painted 😇

FV4201 Chieftain (Mk5- Mk9) (UK)

The Chieftain was the United Kingdom main battle tank from the mid-1960s until the late 1980s. A well protected and, with its 120 mm rifled gun, well armed tank, the Chieftain was unfortunately plagued by a poor multi-fuel engine which gave it a high breakdown rate and resulted in a sometimes unmerited bad reputation. Around 1000 Chieftain were built for the British Army.

The models are the diecasts, the only ones existing on this scale before the arrival of the superb Takom kit (one built but still awaiting painting). They represent the versions before the installation of the Stillbrew additional armour and the TOGS Thermal imaging and firing system. Like all diecast models they are not extremely detailed but, with a little work, I find they look great on the gaming table 😎 (made 2013-14)

SA-6 Gainful (USSR)

The SA-6 Gainful (2K12 Kub for the Soviet) tracked surface-to-air missile system is a Soviet low to medium-level air defence system designed to protect ground force from air attack. A SA-6 battery usually consist of three triple-missile transporter erector launchers (TELs), one tracked radar vehicle and four resupplying trucks. Entered in service in 1967, the SA-6 went trough several modernisations and versions. The missile have an effective range of 4-24 km and an effective altitude of 50-14,000 m. The NVA (East-German Army) received a total of 107 TELs starting from 1970.

Before the advent of the Trumpeter kit (and I still need to buy mine), the only available 1/72 scale SA-6 was the diecast ones (Altaya?). With a little work and a new painting they were perfect on the wargaming table. (made 2020)