The Editor builds Tamiya’s new kit with some help from Eduard.
I love Tamiya kits. I don’t build them very often, but whenever I do, I’m transported back to the early ‘80s and as a nerdy teenager getting very excited by building Tamiya’s Brummbär and Panzer IV kits. The opportunity to add accessories and try and match them to the wonderful images in Bruce Culver’s Panzer Colors or the Squadron Signal ‘In Action’ books filled many hours. The real challenge in building Tamiya’s kit (ref. 35077, first released in 1976) was the lack of Zimmerit anti-magnetic coating. I remember adding a covering painstakingly with a pyrogravure, purchased at not inconsiderable expense from Historex Agents …
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VIVE LA FRANCE!
Daniel Brooker returns with France’s ‘What-if’ Cold War Super Tank.
T-28
Fernando Olszewski joins the MMI team with a Small-Scale stunner.
COMRADES IN ARMS
Łukasz Orczyc-Musiałek returns with an ambitious World War II project.
KRAZ-6446 With Semi-Trailer
A descendant of the KrAZ-6322 6x6 heavy utility truck, the KrAZ-6446 was developed in Ukraine, specifically designed to haul semi-trailers.
Small-Scale Airbone
Ján Moravčík builds S-Model’s BMD-1.
Desert Beetle
Rob Ferreira builds Ryefield Model’s new VW.
The Edge Of Darkness
Roger Hurkmans depicts Dutch volunteers on the Eastern Front.
Amtrac
David Chou builds a USMC LVTP-5 from the Vietnam War.
Super Stupa
The Editor builds Tamiya’s new kit with some help from Eduard.
'Toujours Pret'
The Editor paints and weathers Panda Model’s Stryker Dragoon.
