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T
he phrase ‘Chalk and cheese’
is the one that comes to mind
when considering the two
models that adorn our cover this
month. In terms of subject matter
– wheeled British vehicles – they’re
not a thousand miles (although
in terms of timeframe seventy-
odd years) apart, but, in terms of finish and the
approach to modelling they represent, they are
on opposite ends of the spectrum. We will all have
our preferences and I do believe there isn’t a right
or wrong way to finish our models; at the end of
the day, it is a hobby that is designed to provide
enjoyment and relaxation (although I must admit I’m
not always relaxed after spending an hour looking
for that small part that pinged off the sprue, never to
be seen again!) What we should aim to be, however,
is content with our own approach and develop a
range of techniques, materials and tricks that work
for us. If this means using pre-mixed weathering
products, well, all well and good; if not, equally, good
for you. The modelling community is, as they say, a
broad church and we should celebrate the hobby in
all its diversity.
Diversity is apparent in the subjects for our
contributors this month. We start off with two
in-depth articles looking at building, painting and
weathering of two of MiniArt’s new T-54/T-55
kits. We take a detailed look at building the T-55
Mod. 1963, while Łukasz Orczyc-Musiałek paints
and weathers a T-54B in Vietnamese colours. Our
Armour in Profile this month looks at the Jackal
light patrol vehicle, a somewhat odd-looking
addition to the armoury of the British Army designed
to meet an urgent operational requirement to
protect British soldiers in Afghanistan against
IEDs. Anthony Guarderas then builds Accurate
Armour’s 1/35-scale kit to complement the Coyote
Tactical Support Vehicle he built some years ago.
Next we have the return of a familiar name, Luciano
Rodriguez, who shows us how he applied Zimmerit
to Tamiya’s Quarterscale Elefant, courtesy of
Monroe Perdu’s aftermarket set. We then welcome
a new name to these pages, British modeller Paul
Osborne who converts Tamiya’s ISU-152 to a
vehicle used to push railway carriages post-war.
Then we join Alexander Pedan who builds Thunder
Model’s long-awaited Scammell Pioneer and tank
transporter. Finally, we take our concluding look at
last autumn’s Scale Model Challenge in Veldhoven,
Netherlands. Until next month, happy modelling.
David Grummitt Editor

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tracks. As I said, these are

individual links made up
of four parts (track and
pads, guide horn and
two end connectors).
The fit of these is rather
imprecise, with some
guide horns not clicking
into place, while some of
the end connectors are
so loose you’ll need to secure
to scratchbuilt my own using them with a little cement. If
(above) The tracks are brass rod. The roadwheels you decide to assemble the
nicely detailed and have the characteristic clear full run you’ll need 77 links
fit the drive sprocket hub of the M1 series and are per side, but I decided to only
perfectly, even if their the correct pattern for early assemble as much as could
assembly is not as M1s. Their fit to the suspension be seen behind the large side
tight as it might be. arms (D4) is somewhat hit skirts. Be sure that you fit them
and miss though and I had in the correct direction: seen
(left) The well detailed to sand a couple of arms to from the front the tracks pads
roadwheels with slip the wheels on. Equally, should form a ‘V’. Actually, the
their clear hubs. I found the fit to the lower kit tracks are something of a
hull a bit slack, so be careful hybrid – T156 on the outside
to line them up correctly so and T158 on the inside – and,
the roadwheels all touch the in hindsight, I would probably
deck. The details are generally try and source the T156 link-
There is no doubt that the M1 improvement on the Tamiya accurate on the upper hull, and-length tracks contained
Abrams is one of the most kit, but, as we shall see, is although the front fuel filler in Rye Field Model’s M1A1
iconic and important tanks not without its issues. The kit cap (C59) is shown wrongly ‘Desert Storm’ (ref. RM-5006)
of the modern era and as contains six sprues of dark orientated in the instruction if I was to do this again.
such it has been extensively yellow plastic, an upper and manual. The left rear one is Markings are provided for
represented in miniature by lower hull, clear sprue and a also wrongly orientated but as four vehicles, all in Forest
all the major manufacturers in fret of photoetch. Much of the this is moulded on it’ll require Green, although you may
all the popular scales. Perhaps kit is made up of the four-part a bit of surgery should you need to do a little research to
surprisingly the original M1 has individual T156 track links (of feel the need to correct it. verify them as their units aren’t
been relatively passed over by more later) and there are only One of the few other errors is identified in the instruction
the big names: Tamiya released twenty steps in the instruction that the fuel can supplied for manual. Overall, this is a
their version back in 1982, just manual; the original M1 had the left side of the turret is a welcome kit, not without a little
two years after the tank first very clean lines and looking at contemporary ‘Scepter’ plastic work and not to the standard
entered service with the US the kit you might think this is a can. Tamiya had the correct of the latest releases from
straightforward build. style in their kit, while Hero Academy, Meng and Rye Field
Army. For its day, it was a good
Overall, the quality of the Hobby kits also produce the Model, but it is recommended
kit for its time but suffered
moulding is good, although correct style (ref. E35008). It is if you want to model a ‘Cold
from the usual inaccuracies
on my example the turret also worth replacing the .50cal War Warrior’ M1. It’s available
and over-simplifications.
sprue (B) was notably softer M2 commander’s MG as this is from good model shops and I
In 1986 Academy released
and had a good (or bad) definitely inferior to many of picked mine up at Scale Model
an M1, which was probably
amount of flash. Indeed, the other versions available. Challenge for about £40.00.
worse than the Tamiya kit,
the two turret side stowage It’s also worth saying
while Esci’s 1988 kit was
rails (B40 and B57) were something about the T156
similarly inadequate.
While we have had new basically unusable and I had
generation M1A1 and M1A2
kits from the likes of Academy,
The scratchbuilt
Dragon, Meng and Rye Field
side stowage rails:
Model, it has taken until now
in hindsight, this
for a new version of the original
1.00mm brass rod
105mm-armed M1 MBT. Panda is a little overscale
Model’s M1 Abrams MBT and 0.8mm might
(ref. PH35030) is a welcome be better.
release and considerable

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Infantry Uniforms WWII (ref. and quality of the pigments
produce a range of high- Uniforms WWII (ref. CS41) CS42) takes the same approach are undisputed though and
quality acrylic paints that are contains six 22ml bottles: Water for soldiers of the Red Army: if you have new British or
notable for the vast array of Bottle Bag, Green Tone Gears Helmet, M35 Tunic, M35-41
highly authentic colours they (for webbing), Yellow Tones Soviet subjects to tackle then
Tunic, M43 Tunic, M35-41
offer and the fact that they Gears (gas mask case and other Tunic and M43 Trousers. A these will definitely be worth
can be airbrushed and brush webbing items), Battledress similarly well-painted piece looking into. They are available
painted with the same results. Light Tone, Battledress Dark by Antelmi adorns the box. in the UK from the Airbrush
They also dry completely with Tone and Leather Jacket. The LifeColor is the Marmite of Company (www.airbrushes.
a nice matt finish, and are thus results possible with this set model paints: some modellers
com), who kindly supplied
perfect for painting uniforms are shown by a beautifully swear by them, while others
These two new sets take finished Commando bust struggle to obtain consistent the review samples, and from
advantage of these properties by Simon Antelmi. Russian results. The range of colours good model shops worldwide.
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Abrams! In today’s modelling
world, the M1 Abrams family
is a bit like the Tigers and
Shermans of old – there are
almost as many options in
plastic as there are of the real
thing! Academy’s new M1A2
SEP v2 TUSK II (ref. 13504)
is the fourth version of the
TUSK (Tank Urban Survival Kit)
version of the Abrams and the an auxiliary
second (I think), after Dragon, power unit was
of the M1A2 SEP v2. The M1A2 added to the rear
Abrams, introduced in 1992, turret basket. version currently fielded by VCU in the turret basket; spare
incorporated improved frontal Further enhancements came the U.S. Army and seen in a track and jerry can stowage
armor protection, improved with SEP v2 which added series of NATO-led exercises on rear racks; optional thermal
mission electronics on a digital improved mission electronics, and competitions over the ID panels; optional CROWS II
data bus, and implementation improved transmission, and last couple of years. The kit system; optional Duke CREW
of the independent thermal the capability to install the contains all the parts necessary system; optional Blue Force
sight (ITS). While 77 new- Common Remotely Operated to model the earlier SEP v1 and
Tracker antenna/module; and
build M1A2s rolled off the Weapons Station (CROWS). The TUSK I versions, but this new
optional stowed tow bars.
production line, most were external Auxiliary Power Unit release contains a plethora of
Markings are provided for
upgrades for remanufactured was supposed to be relocated new features. The kit contains
ten sprues of finely moulded two vehicles: M1A2 SEP v2,
Abrams. The next round of inside the hull, but it was
dark yellow plastic, a clear 66th Armor Regt, 3rd ABCT,
improvements came as the replaced by batteries which
provided extended power sprue, a fret of photoetch, 4th ID, Germany, 2017 (CARC
System Enhancement Package
with the engine shut down. ‘rubber band’ T158 tracks Sand) and a M1A2 SEP v2, 66th
(SEP) which added navigation
and situational awareness. The Academy’s new M1A2 was and, perhaps best of all, DEF Armor Regt, 3rd ABCT, 4th
additional mission electronics released in 2016 (ref. 13298) Model’s superb single-link ID, Germany, 2017 (Green).
required improvements to the and with a cleverly simple T158 tracks which we reviewed I will be building this one
cooling system, both of which assembly, sharp details and with the recent Academy K2 up for the magazine, but I
increased the electrical load general accuracy may well Black Panther. The options to have to say first impressions
on the tank. In order to operate be the best M1A2 in 1/35 accurately replicate the M1A2s confirm my opinion that
the tank without the main scale. This new kit updates seen in service in eastern and Academy’s newly tooled M1A2
engine operating constantly, the M1A2 to represent the central Europe recently are is the best Abrams kit on the
all included
market. The options provided
in this box:
are superb and Academy’s
commander’s
kits are eminently enjoyable
and gunner’s
gun shields builds. The addition of DEF
over hatches; a Model’s superb tracks is just
the icing on the cake. Put
this together with the two
recent publications on the
M1A2 by Sabot Publications
(reviewed this month) and you
have a modern U.S. armour
modeller’s dream combination.
Very highly recommended.
Academy kits are imported
into the UK by Pocketbond
(www.pocketbond.co.uk)
and available from good
model shops. Our sample
was kindly provided by Hyun
Jin Kim of DEF Model.

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accessories. As well as the resin sets excellent set and highly recommended
from CMK, I came across a new name for anyone building Small-Scale
T-Model and their Modern U.S. Military
modern US vehicles. It’s available
Equipment (ref. A72001). This is a really
nice injection moulded and photoetched from good model shops, including
set, perfect for complement the M1A2 Lucky Model (www.luckymodel.
or Riich Model’s recent M109A6 among com), from where I purchased mine.
others. The two sand-coloured plastic
sprues contain a range of coolers
(perfect for adding colour to modern
US vehicles), plastic Scepter fuel and
water cans, weapons and ammunition
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to
t detail on the vehicle
the
r
registration plate found on
t lower hull front and rear.
the
T mesh bottom of the bustle
The
rack
r and the flexible seal for
t upper clam shell door
the
a the only two parts found
are
o the photoetched fret,
on
w
which will probably please
m modellers. The main
most
g comes in two parts with
gun
u
upper and lower halves and
a separate muzzle. The tracks
a of the length-and-link
are
t
tracks and Takom’s trademark
t
track jig should ensure that
Another 80’s era model has with the IDF in 1978 and saw paint and decal locations for
paint, t
these go together without any
bitten the dust: this time, extensive action in the 1982 the two vehicle options. The trouble. There are some ejector
Tamiya’s venerable Merkava Israeli invasion of Lebanon. quality of the moulding is very pin marks on the inside of the
Mk. 1 (also copied by Academy) Takom has gained a good with very little or no flash tracks but those that are visible
has been superseded by well-deserved reputation on the eight sprues. There are should be easily removed with
two kits from Takom. for buildable yet detailed some fine parts that you will a sanding stick. There is also
Now we have 21st-century and largely accurate kits and need to care when removing a useful jig for drilling out for
toolings of the Merkava Mk. this is no exception. The kit from the sprues due to their the lightening holes on the rim
1 Hybrid (ref. 2079) and the multiple attachment points of the idler wheels. Another
contains a separate lower hull
subject of this review, the and their locations. The level of interesting detail is the ball-
tub, upper hull, and upper
Merkava Mk. 1 (ref. 2078) moulded detail is superb and and-chain arrangement on the
turret shell, eight sprues of
itself. The Merkava Mk. 1 was a huge improvement over the turret rear, designed to protect
light grey plastic, one clear
old Tamiya kit and the various against RPG fire. Some of the
Israel’s first home-designed sprue, a small photoetched
available resin upgrades and tank deployed to Lebanon
and produced MBT and was, fret, a length of copper wire,
conversions. Much of the hull in 1982 had these fitted, so
and still is, a revolutionary a small sheet of malleable detail is moulded in place, check your references.
design with the engine metal, two track forming jigs but unless you are a real IDF Overall, highly
placed to the front of the and a decal sheet with two buff with a penchant for detail recommended and a huge
vehicle. It was armed with a marking options. The well- that borders on OCD then improvement over previous
120mm smoothbore gun and drawn instruction booklet has versions of this important kit
you’ll probably be more than
was protected by layers of 29 steps covered in 18 pages available in plastic or resin.
content with the level of detail.
composite armour, giving it and includes the usual colour Takom kits are distributed
Sprue A has removable
a definite edge over Soviet- insert, referencing AMMO in the UK by Pocketbond
casting numbers moulded
produced tanks of the Cold into it which can be added (www.pocketbond.co.uk)
War era. It entered service and available from all
good model shops.

FC Modeltips 1/35 David Grummitt
Federico Collada - a sometime MMI Panhard AML-60 and AML-90

contributor - is editor of Blitzscales, en España (ref. 35223) is also for the
a free, downloadable modelling Takom kits and contains markings for
magazine, but he also produces a
no fewer than 13 vehicles. Again, these
range of decals and 3-D printed resin
modelling accessories. We’ve received are very colourful and provide a range
some samples of two decal sets and a of colourful marking options. For both
very nice 3D-printed fire extinguisher. sets the decals themselves are very thin
Renault FT-17 and M1917 Six Ton and perfectly in register. Pyrene Fire
Tank (ref. 35225) is an extensive decal Extinguishers (ref. 35470) contains
sheet containing a range of unusual
two 3-D printed fire extinguishers with
markings for the Takom kit. There are
information placard decals suitable for
two Spanish vehicles from the 1922
Morocco War, a vehicle exhibited any World War II British vehicle. These
before King Alfonso XIII in 1919, two are, again, superbly produced and
Spanish Civil War tanks, two captured highly recommended. Check out the
Wehrmacht vehicles, a Brazilian FT-17, FC Modeltips blog (www.fcmodeltips.
a Polish one, a Japanese one from the com) and website (www.fcmodeltrend.
1931 Manchurian War, a Russian FT-17,
com) for the full range of decals and
a Lithuanian tank, two USMC M1917s
serving in China in the 1927, three 3-D printed resin accessories and www.
French army vehicles from 1940, and blitzscales.com for the latest issue of the
a M1917 from the U.S. Army in 1918. free Blitzscales modelling magazine.
(top row)35225
(above) 35223
(left) 35470
(right) Blitzscales
A round up of the latest releases
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Scale: 1/6 Scale: 1/35 Scale: 1/35 Ref: 6904
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Echelon Fine Details FC Model Trend FC Model Trend FC Model Trend

US Armoured Division WWII Syria Panzer IV Side Boxes Accessories for AMX-30E Wegman Smoke Dischargers M60
& Post-War Patches (for Dragon kit) Scale: 1/35 Scale: 1/35
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T54/55 Wheel Axles Breda Safat MG for Syr- U.S. FT-17 M1917 Mar- U.S. M1917 35mm Gun
Scale: 1/35 ian StuG III Ausf.G lin Machine Gun Scale: 1/35
Ref: 35443 Scale: 1/35 Scale: 1/35 Ref: 35456
SRP: £TBA Ref: 35444 Ref: 35455 SRP: £TBA
ICM ICM ICM Inside the Armour

WWI Russian MG Team Sd.Kfz.251/1 Ausf.A Pz.Kpfw.VI Ausf.B King Tiger (Late Decals for British Armour
Scale: 1/35 Scale: 1/35 Production) with Full Interior in Soviet Service
Ref: 35698 Ref: 35101 and Separate Track Links Scale: 1/35
SRP: £8.50 SRP: £21.87 Scale: 1/35 Ref: 35087D
Ref: 35364 SRP: £TBA
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Hataka Live Resin Live Resin Mantis Miniatures

German AFV in Africa Paint Set US Military ATV – Polaris MV US Military ATV Quadrobike KTO Rosomak Accessories
Ref: HTK-CS90 850 ATV Quadrobike (Figure Weapons Upgrade Set Scale: 1/35
SRP: £TBA & Stowage Not Included) Scale: 1/35 Ref: MAC13
Scale: 1/35 Ref: LRE-35319 SRP: £TBA
See: www.hataka-hobby.com Ref: LRE-35318 SRP: £TBA
SRP: £TBA See: www.mantisminiatures.pl
See: www.live-resin.com
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Mantis Miniatures Mantis Miniatures Mantis Miniatures Mantis Miniatures

Polish Soldier #1/APC Crew Polish Soldier #2/APC Crew Polish Armed Forces/APC Crew KTO Rosomak Commander
Scale: 1/35 Scale: 1/35 Scale: 1/35 & Accessories Set
Ref: 35102 Ref: 35103 Ref: 35104 Scale: 1/35
SRP: £TBA SRP: £TBA SRP: £TBA Ref: 35105
SRP: £TBA
See: www.mantisminiatures.pl See: www.mantisminiatures.pl See: www.mantisminiatures.pl
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Meng Model MiniArm MiniArt MiniArt

Merkava Mk.4M w/Trophy APS Military Police RF Flasher Japanese Tank Crew Bantam 40 BRC
(Active Protection System) & Decals for KAMAZ-63968 Scale: 1/35 Scale: 1/35
Scale: 1/35 Typhoon-K (in Syria) Ref: 35128 Ref: 35212
Ref: TS-036 Scale: 1/35 SRP: £10.99 SRP: £TBA
SRP: £TBA Ref: B35162
SRP: £TBA See: www.miniart-models.com See: www.miniart-models.com
See: www.meng-model.com
See: www.miniarm.com
MiniArt MiniArt MiniArt MiniArt

German Soldiers with Fuel Drums Soviet Infantry Automatic Anti-Tank Obstacles T-55 Mod.1963
Scale: 1/35 Weapons and Equipment Scale: 1/35 Scale: 1/35
Ref: 35256 Scale: 1/35 Ref: 35579 Ref: 37018
SRP: £TBA Ref: 35268 SRP: £TBA SRP: £57.99
See: www.miniart-models.com SRP: £TBA See: www.miniart-models.com
See: www.miniart-models.com

T-55 Soviet Medium Tank T-55 Soviet Medium Tiran 4 Sh Late Type T-55A Late Mod. 1965
Scale: 1/35 Tank Mod. 1981 Scale: 1/35 Scale: 1/35
Ref: 37027 Scale: 1/35 Ref: 37013 Ref: 37022
SRP: £TBA Ref: 37020 SRP: £TBA SRP: £TBA
SRP: £TBA
See: www.miniart-models.com See: www.miniart-models.com See: www.miniart-models.com

T-54/T-55 (Early) Wheels Set Soviet Tank Crew 1960s-70s Water Pump Set German Panzergrenadiers
Scale: 1/35 Scale: 1/35 Scale: 1/35 Scale: 1/35
Ref: 37056 Ref: 37037 Ref: 35578 Ref: 35248
SRP: £TBA SRP: £TBA SRP: £TBA SRP: £TBA
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Soviet MT-LB Multi-Purpose Germany WWII Jagdpanzer E 100 T-72 SIM1 Main Battle Tank German 128mm Flak 40 Heavy
Tracked Vehicle Tank Destroyer with 170mm Gun Scale: 1/72 Anti-Aircraft Gun Type 2
Scale: 1/72 Scale: 1/72 Ref: UA72131 Scale: 1/72
Ref: UA72090 Ref: UA72116 SRP: £TBA Ref: UA72101
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Wiking, Poland 1944 Set (for Tamiya kit) Version Conversion Set Scale: 1/35
Scale: 1/35 Scale: 1/35 (for Tamiya kit) Ref: RMA 35277
Ref: RDM35006 Ref: RM 35157 Scale: 1/35 SRP: £TBA
SRP: £TBA SRP: £TBA Ref: RM 35158
See: www.realmodel.cz
SRP: £TBA
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Scale: 1/35 Scale: 1/35 Ref: 03264
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(incl. 5 Models) (incl. 5 Models) Scale: 1/35 TRCU30 Tank Transporter
Scale: 15mm Scale: 15mm Ref: 35211 Scale: 1/35
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MiniArt T-55
1/35 Mod. 1963
From the Bottom Up
Dmytro Kolesnyk looks at

MiniArt’s T-55 in all its glory.
2 3

MiniArt T-55 1
1/35
Mod. 1963
4 5
M
iniArt’s recent releases
have really raised the
bar in terms of the
complexity of injection-moulded
plastic kits. Many of the armour
kit in their ‘Military Miniatures
Series’ contain full interiors with
superb detail. Their T-55/55
series is a case in point: no fewer
than twelve different kits to
date, representing a variety
of production models
allowing the modeller
to recreate precisely the
variant they are after. In 6
this article we’re going to
follow MiniArt’s own build and, as you can see, results out the hull interior, with the
of their T-55 Mod. 1963 in a nicely detailed replica. bottom of turret turntable
‘from the bottom up’. and the driver’s station.
1 The instructions
begin with the
2 Next it’s the lower hull,
with the separate workable
torsion bar suspension. The 4 Next is the ammunition
stowage (steps 14-17).
construction of the V-55 diesel instructions also show the
engine. This in itself consists
of no fewer than eight steps
modifications needed to
fit the separately available
5 MiniArt’s T-55 is a little
unusual in that the flat-
pack lower hull has its detail
KMT-5M mineroller. added before the side walls
3 From step 11 onwards

it’s the process of kitting
are put in place (steps 18-24).
6 With the sidewalls in

place, the lower hull is
beginning to take shape.
MiniArt T-55
1/35 Mod. 1963
call for the individual track

links (90 per side) to be added 7
at step 58, before the fenders
are attached, but if you leave
7 Steps 25-30 see work
continue on the
ammunition stowage and the engine deck assembly.
the running gear unattached
and take care you can install
them later in the build.
the interior details.
8 More detail to be added

to the hull interior
14 Included in the kit
are both the early
and late-style fuel containers
17 Steps 60-65 see the
completion of the
lower hull with the addition of
and then, at step 35, it’s that sit on the fenders and,
the optional spare fuel tanks,
time to add the engine. of course, all the necessary
deep wading equipment
plumbing (steps 52-53).
9 At steps 39-41 we
finally get on to
building the beautifully
and other details.
moulded running gear.

10
10 At step 43 the front
glacis plate is added
(again noting the modifications
necessary for mounting the
KMT-5M). As you can appreciate
from this image, if you want to
display the interior you’ll need
to think about painting and
weathering it as you proceed.
11 With the hull interior

complete, it’s time to
add the top armour plating and
the build the engine deck. The
latter, as you might expect, is a
15 The fenders are a multi-
media affair, using a fair
bit of photoetch for detailing
18 At step 66, work begins
on the turret. Again,
this is fully detailed with
complex multi-part assembly the tools, stowage containers communication equipment and
in its own right (steps 44-51). and mudflap mechanisms. turret ammunition stowage.
12 MiniArt’s instructions

are busy and you’ll
need to study them carefully
16 A rear view of the
lower hull nearing
completion. The instructions
13
before building, but are

clear and error free.
13 MiniArt provide

some very nice
photoetched grills to finish off
16

MiniArt T-55 1
1/35
Mod. 1963
8 9
11 12
14 15
17 18
MiniArt T-55
1/35 Mod. 1963
19 20 21
23 24
26 27 28
30 31

MiniArt T-55 1
1/35
Mod. 1963
22
19 Steps 72-76 deal with

the breech of the
D-10T 100mm main gun.
25 And the camouflage
colours painted in
using the illustration on the
model’s colour are achieved
with Abteilung 502 oil paints.
Again this is a very full replica

of the real thing. The actual
instructions sheet as a guide. 30 A range of Vallejo
pigments were used
gun barrel (Ga1) is not added

until the end (step 100).
26 The model with the
base camouflage
colours applied. It looks a little
to weather the lower hull,
tracks and running gear,
and add an overall dusty
25
20 Here you can see the
gun breech and main
stark at this stage to the say
the least, but the weathering
appearance to the model.
gun tube mocked up and

placed in the lower turret half.
process will even things out. 31 AK Interactive’s ‘True
Metal’ Steel was used
21 Here you can see

the sub-assembly
27 The markings, such as
they are, settle down
nicely with the application
to add the final appearance
of worn steel on the tracks.
These wax-based paints can be
for the commander’s(?) of Gunze’s Mr Mark Setter brushed on and then polished
seat (steps 79-81). and Softer decal solutions. to a highly realistic metal finish.
22 The completed turret

interior: you can really
appreciate the level of detail
28 AK Interactive’s pre-
mixed enamel-based
washes are perfect for picking
32 Finally, the optics
are painted with a
coat of Gunze’s Clear Red
MiniArt have captured here. out the detail and adding over a flat black base.
some depth to the model.
23 The colour scheme
chosen for the box art
is a Syrian tank from the 1973 29 Various streaks and
stains and shifts in the
Yom Kippur War. The base
colour was applied with a mix
of Gunze Sangyo acrylics.
29
24 The black outline to
the various patches
of camouflage colour was
simply drawn on with a black
permanent marker …
32
MiniArt T-55
1/35 Mod. 1963
(below) MiniArt’s recent

kits provide a good
range of marking and
finishing options and
this kit is no exception,
covering the extensive
service of the T-55 Mod.
1963 in the wars of the
last fifty years or so.
Availability:
MiniArt 1/35 T-55 Mod.
1963 (ref. 37018) is available
from good model shops. See
www.miniart-model.com for
details of the full range and
to download MiniArt’s 2018
catalogue.

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1/35 Early Production
Łukasz Orczyc-Musiałek
tackles MiniArt’s T-54B.
more powerful armament and After extensive trials, the new
T
owards the end of the ‘first generation tanks’ (later
1940s, Great Britain, redefined as ‘main battle tanks’). stronger armour protection, tank, the T-44, did not meet
Germany and the Over in the Soviet Union, together with several other expectations. Therefore, under
USA began to develop new along with modernisation of improvements. It was decided the direction of Alexander
types of medium tanks; not the successful but outdated that the most suitable gun Morozov, designers turned
‘medium tanks’ in the old sense, T-34/85, designers were would be the 100mm from the their attention to an alternative,
but a completely different working on a successor. This SU-100. Previous attempts to designated ‘Object 137’. The
concept, leading to the birth was to retain the advantages incorporate this in the T-34 had prototype was built in 1946,
of what were referred to as of the T-34, but would require failed due to lack of turret space. and following successful


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technical and training tests, that became characteristic of by Western tank designers. a friendd in
i Vietnam,
Vi ho
who
this became the T-54. Produced the T-54, this third variant being confirmed that most retained
Initial Thoughts
between 1946 and 1949, the produced from 1953 to 1955. the original Soviet green
initial model was fitted with With the basic design Having set my mind on
producing a model of the T-54, colour, but were remarked with
a turret closely resembling established, a series of upgrades national emblems and specific
that of the T-44. However, it I began to search the Internet
for some inspiration. Before turret numbers. A noticeable
was soon replaced by a new
long I found several images of difference, however, was the
semi-spherical turret with a cut
such tanks being involved in heavy accumulation of dust
in the rear, this version of the
the capture of the Presidential over these vehicles; a distinctly
Palace in Saigon in 1975. red colour, due to the type of
Uncertain as to the actual soil in that particular area.
began. These included the colour scheme, I contacted Before making a start on the
T-54A, which incorporated
a vertical stabiliser, bore
evacuator and driver’s night-
vision equipment; and the
T-54B, with a 2-plane stabiliser
and further night-vision
equipment. In addition, the
T-54’s hull and chassis formed
the basis of several other
vehicles including the BST-2
technical support vehicle, MTU-
12 bridge-layer, SU-122-54 self-
propelled gun, and ZSU-57-2
self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.
As well as the main
production being carried out
in the Soviet Union, the T-54
was manufactured under
licence in both Poland and
Czechoslovakia. Used by
around 38 countries, the T-54
was (of its time) one of the
best tanks in the world; its
compact design, low profile,
tank being produced until 1951. powerful armament, and
Again, a change was made to technical innovations continue
the turret, resulting in a shape to be widely acknowledged
1 Construction of the kit is very complex,

as you’ll appreciate from the previous
T-55 article, and careful study of the
they were also enhanced with
additional scratchbuilt details.
instruction sheet is recommended. The

level of detail is, however, incredible.
3 The separate mudguards with all
of the details ready to be added
to the main hull. Note the metal
MiniArt have certainly raised the track links and the fuel pipes.
bar with their recent releases.
2 The photoetched engine covers

were damaged a little with
4 The set of Friulmodel metal
tracks replaced the plastic links
provided in the kit, but this is purely
the end of my tweezers. After that my preference and is not necessary.

MiniArt T-54B
model, I collected various items this is probable one of the best a shame not to use them. That
of stowage to add to the vehicle. on the market. Of course, the said, some adjustments were
These included appropriate inclusion of photo-etched needed for the sprocket teeth to
pieces from Paracel Miniatures parts is a bonus, and these perfectly fit these tracks. Before
(who also provided a set of complemented the plastic continuing, I had the laborious
resin Vietnamese tank crew components very well. My task of removing the overly
figures), along with items from only modification was to bend pronounced ribs from the road-
Eureka XXL and Plus Model the engine-intake meshes wheel tyres, so it was out with
(compliments of my spares slightly, to give the impression the sharp knife and sandpaper.
box). While palm leaves would
be the logical camouflage
foliage to add to the vehicle, I
of damage caused by the
crew walking over them. 5 The wheels ready to paint.
Each road wheel was sanded
to get rid of the seams.
The fenders are presented
opted for something slightly
smaller, in the form of some
as separate sections, with the
inclusion of individual fuel- 6 I test fitted the tow cables carefully.
They formed perfectly.
laser-cut paper plants
from the AMMO range.
pipes. Unfortunately, these
proved to be quite fragile; 7 The gun mantlet cover was
reshaped with Milliput because
the version I intended to build was of
The Model removing them from their sprue
(and subsequent cleaning- a different variant to that in the kit.
The starting point for the
up) resulted in some being Note the metal antenna mount.
model was MiniArt’s superb
new, ‘T-54B Soviet Medium
Tank’ (ref. 37019). While the
damaged. The solution was to
replace them all with lengths 8 The kit was left in sub-assemblies
to ensure easy access during
priming and painting.
kit offers an excellent out-of- of soldering wire, and similarly
the-box model, I decided to
invest in a set of Friulmodel’s
with the front fender retaining
rods. Another useful feature, the
9 The tracks were primed with
dark brown AK primer. I
airbrushed three thin layers.
fully workable metal tracks stowage boxes are presented
(ref ATL-01), a set of Eureka
XXL metal towing-cables
as multi-part items, allowing
the modeller plenty of scope
10 Citadel’s Chaos Black did
its job perfectly again as
a primer and the kit was covered
(ref. ER-3506), a turned-metal … open/closed/damaged
with perfect satin coat of black.
gun barrel from RB Model … so no need for expensive
(35B41), and an antenna mount
from Voyager Model. The
after-market replacements.
The hull complete, time
11 The very first coat of colour was
Tamiya’s JN Green (XF-11).
MiniArt kit does not include
markings for a Vietnamese
to attend to the chassis
and running gear. Close
12 Next I added some depth to the
base colour with Deep Green XF-26.
vehicle, but a friend kindly
provided what I needed from
examination of the kit-supplied
tracks made me realise that
13 Again lighter layer was airbrushed
but this time I added Flat Green
(XF-5) to the mixture I had in airbrush.

his collection of spare decals. these would have been

Construction
Assembly
perfectly acceptable. However,
since I had already acquired
14 The next colour was even lighter
than the previous with the addition
of a couple drops of Cockpit Green 2 (XF-71).
the Friulmodel set, it seemed
began with
the hull. I was curious
as to how it would
15 The final highlight was
done with addition
of Yellow Green (XF-4).
work out, given the
many parts involved.
In fact, these fitted
16 The edges and wide surfaces
were highlighted with
XF-71 mixed with XF-4. To
together perfectly, though ensure a sharp demarcation
care was required to keep between colours I used a
everything aligned. As for the small sheet of paper to mask
level of detail, the opposing side.
compared with
other T-54 kits,


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Early Production 1
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MiniArt T-54B


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Moving on to the turret, again a on smaller elements around using various greys and black,
multi-part affair, which required the model. Satisfied with the I replicated accumulated
careful fitting to achieve the result, I turned my attention grime over certain areas.
correct shape. While there is to the road-wheels. Achieving
the option to omit the mantlet
cover, I decided to include it,
a neat division between
hub and tyre can often be
17 Highlighting some details
by hand with a mix of greens
and yellow enhances the appearance
and improved the shape slightly a problem, but this was of them across the model.
with the help of Milliput. As with made much easier using the
the tracks, the one-piece gun
barrel is quite satisfactory. But
QuickWheels painting masks
(in this case, item QW-192).
18 The periscopes, bolts, lamp,
guns and other elements were
picked out with a range of acrylics.
again, I had the turned-metal As mentioned earlier, I
version at hand, so why not
make use of it? Remembering
was able to source suitable
markings for the vehicle; the
19 To paint the wheels quickly
and evenly I used the Quick
Wheels masks designed to this kit.
my problem with the plastic national marking perfectly
It consists of templates for both
fuel-pipes, I decided to replace matched, and the turret
types of wheels found in the box.
the turret grab-handles with numbers closely resembling
soldering wire; a much better
result, and saving all the hassle
those on the NVA tanks. Having
prepared the relevant surfaces 20 The decals were applied with help
of Set and Sol over a gloss varnish.
of preparation. Something that
really impressed me about this
kit was the detail on the turret-
with X-22 (Clear Varnish), I
applied the decals with the
help of Microscale’s Set & Sol
21 I began to apply a series of pin
washes around details with
oil paints thinned with turpentine.
mounted DShK machine-gun; products. With a further coat
perfectly formed, with no need
for after-market upgrades.
of X-22, the model was ready
for the weathering sequence.
22 More work with the
oils: this time I added
accumulations of ditt and grime.
As always, I began with a
Painting, Marking
and Weathering
wash using the old-school
medium, oil paints diluted with
23 At this stage I sealed everything in
place with a coat of Matt varnish.
With the model broken down

into sub-assemblies, I was ready
turpentine. Having allowed
this to fully dry, I proceeded
24 With this dry, I started with the
scratched and chipped paintwork,
using a mixture of dark browns and greens.
to apply a coat of black primer. to add tonal variation to the
Allowing this to completely
dry, I attended to the tracks,
panels, again using oils. To
prevent further weathering 25 I added some rust-coloured
scratches to break the otherwise
green appearance of the model.
giving them an initial coat from ruining this treatment, I
of AK 185 (Surface Primer –
Tracks). Returning to the main
components, I applied a base
applied an overall coat of matt
varnish in preparation for the
chipped paintwork effects.
26 I went back over the model
adding more dirt, this
time around the crew hatches.
coat of Tamiya XF-11 (JN Green).
Having added a few drops
of XF-26 (Deep Green) to the
Using a combination of sponge
and fine-pointed brush, I
started with a light green, and
27 This was the mix of colours
I used for the characteristic
reddish earth found in Vietnam
colour, I proceeded to lighten added traces of dark brown
various panels. Now followed
the sequence of highlighting
to the inner portions of some
of the chips and scratches.
28 It was applied on the tracks and …
the model: successive coats of

XF-11 and XF-26 mixed with
Where appropriate, rust
tones were added to suggest 29 . . .also on the wheels.
XF-5 (Flat Green); XF-71 (Cockpit

Green – IJN); and XF-71 mixed
with XF-5 and XF-4 (Yellow
damage that had extended
to the underlying metal. Now 30 AMMO’s Kursk Summer Earth
was applied with the brush and
mixed with pigments. I
Green). Finally, extreme edges had three different tones
were highlighted with a mix of of mud on the tracks now.
XF-71 and XF-4, a paper mask
being used to ensure straight
lines along these portions.
Time for some brush
painting, and focusing
MiniArt T-54B
propaganda speaker
from Plus Model, RPG
and AK-47 from Dragon,
photo-etched ammunition
belts from Eduard, and
other tarpaulins made
from tissue paper. And
finally, AMMO’s laser-
cut plants, combined
with natural stalks to
create a realistic foliage
camouflage for the vehicle.
31 Where the road wheels

made contact with the
tracks was polished with pencil on
the inner side and the outside edges
were sanded to reveal bare metal.
32 Note the reddish shade

of pigments which
appears on the wheels.
33 I applied the same mix

of washes and pigments
to the lower hull. Once it was
dry I used an old toothbrush
to remove the excess.
34 Note the rusty washes on

the additional track links
and the finish of the tow cable.
35 For more interest I

added a small amount of
pigment into the deep corners.
36 For further affect, I

added the tow cable to
the model in an irregular way.

37 The rear stowage

positioned
and tied in place.
38 The appearance

of the completed
front of the tank.
39 For the exhaust soot I used

black pigment applied to
the matt surface of the exhaust.
40 Tanks road wheels

are often dirty with
lubricating oil. I used oil paint to
Back to the tracks and applied: Vietnam Earth
and Dark Earth over the simulate the effect on my model.
running gear, and a pre-
dusting coat using a mix
of dark yellow, brown and
entire model, and Black
around the exhaust. I also 41 The same mixture was used on the
engine deck to show the spilt fuel.

red. This was followed by an
enamel wash, together with
applied 502 Abteilung’s
Abt160 (Engine Grease)
to the wheel hubs to
42 I always like to add figures
to my models as nothing
makes them more realistic than the
various earth-tone pigments.
Using a low-heat setting, a replicate lubricant stains. ‘human touch’. These excellent figures
hairdryer was used to speed Time now to add some are from Paracel Miniatures.
stowage, crew figures and
up the drying process, and a
graphite pencil was used to
highlight the contact areas
foliage. The various items
from Paracel Miniatures
43 My references showed that
natural camouflage was very
popular among the NVA tankers so here
of the tracks and sprockets. were ideally suited to this I wanted to reproduce that. I used the
The underside of project. I was particularly AMMO paper plants, painted in different
the hull was treated to impressed by the figures, and shades of light green and yellow. The
extensive weathering; similar while the resin tarpaulins and rear branches are natural and the leaves
combinations of washes and backpacks required minor were glued onto them one-by-one.
pigments, applied heavily, and changes to fit, these also added
often with the help of an old
toothbrush to recreate a build-
to the realism of the model.
Additional stowage came from
44 The commander and gunner in
their hatches are a nice touch of
realism. Note the stowage around the
up of mud and dirt. With the various sources: ammunition turret which was also provided by Paracel
running gear and tracks finally boxes from Eureka XXL, metal Miniatures. The AK-47 ammunition
installed, further pigments were canisters from PanzerArt, boxes come from Eureka XXL.

MiniArt T-54B
Early Production 1
1/35

MiniArt T-54B
Many thanks to Ben Mirson from Miniart,

Giang Xuan Le from Paracel Miniatures,
Stefan Frankiewicz from Eureka XXL and
Grzegorz Rossa from QuickWheels. Also,
thanks to Tomasz Janiszewski and Krzysztof
Opiłka for their contribution to the project.
Availability:
MiniArt Soviet Medium
Tank T-54B Early
Production (ref. 37019) is
available from good model
shops.
Check out
www.miniart-models.com
for their full and rapidly
expanding range.

ISSUE 19
A Jackal 2 vehicle from D Squadron the Household Cavalry

Regiment (HCR), based at the Kandak in the middle of
Gereshk in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The HCR operated
both the Jackal and Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)
(CVR(T)), including both Scimitar and Spartan. (MOD)
MMI takes a look at the British Army’s specialist reconnaissance vehicle.
S
ince its introduction into about following user comments
Afghanistan the Supacat from the front line, enhancing an
Jackal has been used to already very capable vehicle. In
great effect by the special forces January 2007 we were fortunate
and elite unit fire support teams, enough to catch the original
utilizing its excellent mobility
Jackal out in the field on Exercise
and firepower in extreme
Kush Dragon on Salisbury
conditions and in the harshest,
Plain, a pre-deployment MRX’s
most unwelcoming terrain
possible. Despite some criticism (Mission Rehearsal Exercises). Up
about its vulnerability to IEDs, until then the vehicle had been
an updated version, Jackal 2, a fairly furtive creature. Unique
has recently been added to the in appearance, Jackal remains
Supacat stable, and has come an impressive looking vehicle. 1
1 Mounting the seemingly ageless

‘fifty cal’ as primary weapon, this
despite a comparatively slow rate
of fire it gives an extended deadly to be
b continually
ll upgraded,
d d withh
the Jackal 2 ISTAR being the latest Where noted, photos copyright
Jackal presses ahead of a convoy. A accurate punch. (Plain Military) incarnation, the latest technology Plain Military are by Tony Hoare,
Mick Holland and Andy Brend).
fearsome weapon, the HMG is well
suited to mobile fire support operations; 2 A purposeful vehicle from any
angle, the basic Jackal looks set
in a somewhat agricultural-looking
machine. (Plain Military)
2 3

Armour in Profile
Supacat Jackal M
MMI
3 A pair of Jackals sits patiently

waiting for their next task. When
on convoy protection the Jackals
operated at some distance from the
convoy, ranging out on the flanks over
rough terrain making good use of their
manoeuvrability. (Plain Military)
4 The ‘busy’ front view gives the Jackal

its appealing, aggressive appearance,
with the varied equipment shown to good
effect. Also shown is the commander’s
station 7.62mm GPMG and another
primary weapon, a GMG (Grenade Machine
Gun) 40mm grenade launcher, which
together with the .50 caliber HMG gives
a Jackal column formidable firepower in
relation to their size. (Plain Military)
5 With a Sea King passing overhead, a

Kush Dragon Jackal takes on airfield
protection duty; a mission it is suited for 6
especially on makeshift airfields. Good
visibility and field of fire equals exposure to
the elements, uncomfortable at times, be it
on Salisbury Plain or in Helmand Province,
although perhaps not that extreme on
seeing many varied military vehicles
travelling around, these turn a few more
heads than usual. Very apparent is its
7 A pristine, heavily-armed example
moves out from a FOB. Powered by
a 5.9 litre diesel, the vehicle has plenty
top speed on roads is up to 80mph. Jackal
2 boasts a new 6.7 diesel, but with the
the plains of Wiltshire. (Plain Military) almost agricultural appearance, for some of punch and while the air bag assisted vehicle enhancements the top speed
adding to its appeal. (Plain Military) suspension gives a reputed 50mph, its remains the same. (Plain Military)
6 A Jackal cruises down a road during
a Kush Dragon Exercise. While the
Salisbury Plain inhabitants are used to
7
MMI Armour in Profile
Supacat Jackal
8 9
8 This speeding vehicle is armed with

a GMG on its central position and
the Jackal seems to be the first from a
long line coming. (Plain Military) 10 Soldiers travel through the desert
during mobility training in Jackal
for a future deployment to Afghanistan.
Over 120 troops took part in the exercise
another 7.62mm at the front. The layout 2 vehicles. Members of 4 Mechanised which lasted approximately four weeks and
of the vehicle gives the central gunner
reasonable protection in his firing position,
9 Although the camouflage netting
and stowage is added for effect
Brigade, Brigade Reconnaissance Force
(4 Bde BRF) took part in Exercise Jordan
involved various Mission Specific Training
(MST) in readiness for their deployment
and protects him from medium caliber during this firepower demonstration, Express in 2009. The exercise in the south the following year. The arduous and
fire. Despite being an interim measure the Jackal looks in every inch a classic of Jordan was based in the desert and was demanding exercise involved several range
designed with Afghanistan in mind, desert fighting vehicle. (Plain Military) intended to prepare the BRF in readiness packages, mines awareness training,
11 12
14 15

Armour in Profile
Supacat Jackal M
MMI
10
physical training, reconnaissance training at the RAF Regiment’s home at RAF Bastion, Afghanistan. (MOD) plating, Jackal’s main defences are its
and signals training, as well as more Honington, provides specialist training mobility and agility. This made Jackal
conventional infantry training. (MOD) and advice in all areas of Force Protection,
and monitors the way in which the
14 A Jackal armoured vehicle of
3 Commando Brigade, Royal perfectly suited to the operational terrain
of southern Afghanistan, where speed and
11 Soldiers from the RAF Regiment
on-board Jackal patrol vehicles RAF Regiment operates. (MOD)
Marines on patrol during Operation
Fibonacci near Kuh-e Baba and Shin manoeuvrability are essential. (MOD)
zero their weapons on the Leatherneck
Heavy Weapons Range in Afghanistan. 12-13 The Jackal Armoured
Vehicle is put through
Ghar, Helmand, Afghanistan in 2009.
Although incorporating a fully-integrated 15 A rare image of a Jackal in
European theatre colours.
The RAF Force Protection Centre, located its paces in the desert at Camp protection system and reinforced armour (Cruiser: Wiki Commons)
13
16 An engineer assigned

to the 59 Commando
Squadron, Royal Engineers,
16
directs soldiers from the 4th
Battalion, The Highlanders,
Royal Regiment of Scotland,
into security positions while
the engineers build a new
Afghan Local Police station in
Lashkar Gah District, Helmand
province, July 2011. The
Engineers built the station
for the Afghan Local Police, a
local security force made up of
hand-picked individuals from
the community.
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Accurate Armour
1/35 Jackal-1 UK SRV
Anthony Guarderas returns with

Accurate Armour’s Jackal-1 SRV.
A
ccurate Armour has operational need of the British enables the .50 to be aimed with
continued to come out Army in Afghanistan MOD and the scope and fine-tuned to be
with some stellar trucks share certain main components. on target rather than just hand-
over the years, what with all The main difference is that held to be on target. Coupled
the Antar variants and now the Jackal is a 4x4, while the with the mobile platform that is
the modern tactical vehicles Coyote is a 6x6. Armament is the ride-height adjustable, the truck
of the Jackal SRV and the same for both: front mounted can be dropped to the lowest
Coyote TSV-L. These were an 7.62mm light machine gun and suspension setting, and that Ma-
innovative solution to an urgent mid-mount .50 calibre heavy deuce can be locked on. Think of
machine gun. At first you might it as a mobile sniping platform,
think “big whoopie” at the replete with all the other
venerable .50 calibre, but upon communication goodies one
closer inspection, the pedestal would expect for such a vehicle.
is a state-of-the-art gun mount
and is fully adjustable. This The Kit
The Jackal-1 kit is very similar
to the Coyote TSV-L 6x6 which I
built for MMI back in 2010. The
Availability: Coyote article was my first foray
into the pages of this magazine
Accurate Armour Jackal-1 and after l had finished it l had
UK SRV (ref. K176) is available contemplated doing the Jackal
from www.accurate-armour.
but l was not sure which version
com. It retails at £95.00 (+VAT
for UK customers). l wanted to do. I pondered
it for a few years and finally
decided to do the Jackal 1

Accurate Armour 1
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variant as this was different to and a somewhat basic form of

the Jackal 2. This choice was cataloguing parts according to
based on the fact that the 1 the parts listing. It soon became
has a different look than that apparent that this is a complex
of the 2 which is very similar to vehicle that has a ton of parts,
the Coyote. The basic make- some very small and delicate.
up of the kit is the same as the The second order of business
Coyote and AA has done what is a familiarisation with the
could be considered the only instructions. This is my most
game in town in 1/35th scale important pre-build ritual. I
for these two mongrels. I built will sometimes go through
the Jackal 1 with the intention this stage four or five times to
that l would eventually pair spot any problems with the
the two together for a follow- instruction pictures. This area
up article. l just didn’t realize can make for a big headache T rear COMMS box with the photoetched
The
that getting caught up in if the pictures are not clear 1 pplatforms for the antennae and COMMS.
other articles for MMI would or close enough to pick out
delay it seeing the light of exact placement or even the
day for almost seven years! correlation of one part to the
Clean-up is first off. This next. This is important with
entails careful this kit as there are many areas
inspection of that need careful assembly.
parts for broken
or troublesome Not So Same
areas that might For the body of the Jackal,
need care during we have two separate tubs:
removal from their a front to midship, and a rear
casting plugs, to cargo. The beauty of the
Accurate Armour design is that
the Jackal and Coyote use the
same front tub and only the
rear section is different. This
interchangeability will play TThe main armament of the Jackal is made
out for many of the assemblies 2 uup from very delicate resin pieces.
throughout the build. I glued
both sections together and
added all the photoetched
mudguards. The photoetch
Accurate Armour
T upper cage for the main gunner’s

The T mid-ship upper frame work is
The
3 m
mount is another gem of resin moulding. 4 aalso nicely done and very delicate.
fret is full of Coyote and Jackal 15 mm. I set all of mine for an stations set the same with the guards, and smoke dischargers.
parts, so make sure you use the almost-slammed 6.35 mm. You wheels properly cambered. For the inside, the only thing
right part for the right vehicle, might ask, “How such a precise This extra work was well worth I added were the pedals. The
because some parts do not measurement?” Machined the effort, as the truck ends up steering column and fire
interchange. Next up are the aluminum spacers glued to the looking pretty damn wicked. I extinguisher was added after
superb suspension stations. bottom of the truck, my friends! numbered all the wheel stations paint. Each of the front doors
Each is made up of seven finely- Trust me when I say this was the has a beautiful rifle rack made
detailed parts. Laid out in the most difficult part of the build: up of photoetch parts and
instructions are the possibilities getting all four photoetched handles on the
for setting the ride height. The outside. On the middle section
wheel hub and CV joint out of the upper body, I added all
of the box come set at the driver’s compartment bits:
an off-road height of driver communications
11 mm from under the bar, Bowman control
body. The height can go panel, shifter, and the
from a minimum of 5 photoetched air vent
mm parked to as high as mesh. The ammo box and
fire extinguisher would
also be added after paint. Next
I glued the side armour panels
in place. Moving back just a bit,
we have the engine deck lid
and the bulkhead. I glued in the
bulkhead first as this would be
the mounting point for both
the wing supports and the .50
calibre mount. Underneath
to their locations and set them the wing supports are the air
aside for painting later. filter for the right side and air
Now I could move on to the inlet for the left. The weapon
upper body. I worked my way ring pivot received a small
from front to back. The front photoetch eyelet that attached
end/dash gets loaded with ECM it to the weapon ring. The ring
boxes, Bowman front mount, pivots were set in position
light guards, winch guard, ECM on the ring supports, and the
M
Mid-ship lower armour plates do D
Driver’s compartment with the side frontal armour plates added
7 ddouble duty as spare tyre mounts. 8 aalong with the inner tube supports for the communication controls.

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C and a little sanding was necessary

Care T front plate of the driver’s station
The
5 tto ensure the tyres all sat correctly. 6 hhas both the front and rear detailed.
two leading pivots

glued in place. This
sets the position of
the weapon ring and
the other pivots were
glued in accordingly.
The main gun is a
little model in itself,
made up of sixteen
pieces. This is just from
the pedestal up. The
only modification
I made was to add
an Armorscale .50
calibre barrel. Most
of the assembly was
straightforward, but
the last picture in
the instructions only includes
part numbers for the top of the
gun, leaving out three pieces
all together. I tried desperately a very complex design and
to figure the location of my piece used for this created a few hurdles to
leftover parts, and let’s just say, the gun pivot. overcome in regards to painting
I’m still not sure they are correct. This completed cover the lower midships were and assembly. Especially
The gun ring for the .50 cal is the armament of the Jackal. left off until after painting. Each delicate were the rear ECM/
just as much state-of-the-art as One of the other super- side of the Jackal mid-ship is a antennae photoetched pieces,
the gun cradle, and has tricky detailed sub-assemblies of different design to that of the and l opted to leave these
little locking knobs to lock the the truck is the radio gear that Coyote in as much as the sides loose for fear of destruction
ring to the ring mount. It also sits on top of the bulkhead do not open and there are two in one wrong move with my
has a nicely detailed gunner’s that separates the driver’s spare tyres that are mounted doofus hands. Photoetched
seat. The front 7.62mm LMG compartment from the crew outside rather than one on racks for the jerry cans are a
is much simpler, with just a compartment. This, as well, is the inside, as well as a rack for very nice touch but these are
swing mount and ammo can. a finely-detailed, multi-piece the .50 calibre ammunition. in a fixed position rather than
There was one photoetched affair. The armour plates that
The Jackal’s upper cage is the fold-down position like
T rear lower tube gets the photoetched treatment as well.

The M
Mocked up and all looking good.
9 TThe coloured resin tail lights were added after paint. 10 TThe .50cal dwarfs everything else.
Accurate Armour
T overhead shot shows why it would be almost impossible

This P
Photoetch is also used for the mud fender flares
11 tto assemble the model completely and then paint it. 12 tthat accompany all the wheel houses.
that of the Coyote. Other small and planned my priming and steering wheel and column, Afghanistan. Chipping was also
details are added but the paint painting sequence. As I said and mirrors) as they were, as kept to a minimum because
pile is still getting bigger! before, since this is an open top they need no additional paint the vehicles were painted at
The cargo area is just as model, handling and painting job. While I had the Stone the factory in Mid Stone and
busy as any other part of this was going to be a delicate task. still in the airbrush, I use a the adhesion to the body
truck. The ECM table was set For priming I sprayed all the
plastic circle template and
aside tp be glued into position tan parts with Tamiya Wood
hit both sides of the rims.
after painting was complete. Deck Tan, while for the green
I placed photoetch bases for parts I use Tamiya Dark Green. I opted out of using panel
the smoke dischargers on the For the black parts I used an fading technique on this truck
rear of the body, but as per automotive Flat Black primer. because of the relatively new
my reference picture, I opted After I had finished priming service life of the vehicle in
out of actually attaching the body, I placed all the
the cartridges themselves. I individual parts into self-locking
installed the photoetched tail tweezers (I have fifteen pairs,
light bases as well as the tow don’t ask) and primed them
hitch mount and hitch itself. with their respective colours.
The registration plate was left I also masked off certain areas
out until after painting. The final of my photoetched fret and
touches for the body were the primed them in the appropriate
underside tie-down loops in colours. When the primer
the mid-body. This completed coats were dry, I readied
the basic form of the body and my mix of basic colours.
some of the framework, but The instructions specify
at this point what the truck Xtracrylix XA1813, but I find that
resembled was a skeleton! Acryl Gulf Armour Light Stone
And then there’s the massive is much easier to spray, so that’s
pile of sub-panels, ancillary what I used. Both colours are
bits, doors, wheel stations and spot-on, but I have had good
more tiny stuff than you can results with Acryl, so I started
shake a stick at, all destined spraying the Stone and about
to be added after painting. forty minutes later it was done.
I left the black primed parts
Back at the Wreck... (suspension stations, wheels
Stoned Again and tyres, guns and mounts,
At this point, I stepped back bed locker, petrol jerry cans,
T
These are the small cages that support the smoke W the Jackal mocked up you can see
With
15 ddischargers and what l believe to be anti-IED devices. 16 tthe lowered stance that l achieved.

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AAgain assembled for the photo booth and showing TThe front plate added along with the co-driver’s machine
13 tthe multi-media nature of this kit. 14 g not shown are the right and left doors.
gun,
parts was not a problem. I also similarity but that one was end to place the ECM mask the body. Granted, all the detail
wanted to make sure both more beat than the other. and the Bowman aerials to the painting was taking place as a
the Jackal and Coyote seen top of the table. I added the I went on: ammunition cans,
together wound have some Day of the Jackal rear tuner box and also the
seat belts, comms boxes, and
With all my parts painted, I rear ECM controllers to the rear
compartment bar. With all the many other touch-ups I might
could start my final assembly
suspension stations painted, I need as things get put on.
of certain areas of the main
glued them in place as per my Finally, I was starting to see my
body. I started with the ECM
numbered location marks. I huge pile of sub-assemblies
table, but I waited until the was finally starting to see the and parts disappear and an
Jackal come to life. Before I
ultra tricked-out Jackal 1
went any further adding parts,
it was time for some markings. take shape in front of me.
This vehicle has an assortment I added the ECM aerials out
of warning placards and data of plastic rod and some carbon
tags that go all over the crew antennas from Accurate Armour
compartments. Accurate for the Bowmans. The only non-
Armour supplies a good sized
supplied parts are the gas and
sheet of decals and individual
letters for the registration water cans which came from
plates. All of these markings Games Workshop/Warhammer.
lay down perfectly with just I carefully cut some tie-straps
a little bit of Micro Sol. After I for the cans and the front sand
had finished decalling, I went ladders. The mirrors were
with slightly different markings,
treated to some Echelon M35
adding chevrons seen in one
of my reference images. I just mirrors, which fitted perfectly.
happened to have a stellar set The very last thing to go on
of Bison Challenger II decals and were the beautiful resin lights.
simply for some colour l added Accurate Armour have stepped
the Desert Rat on the driver’s up the game and on this kit
compartment armoured plate.
offered all the lights in clear and
Now we are poppin’. Having
finished the markings, I went coloured resin as appropriate.
back to adding the final armour Personally, I love this and wish
for the sides and front end to others would follow their lead.
TThe rear of the model, dry-assembled.

17 18
Accurate Armour
TThis side shot shows some of the panels still missing TThe model with a coat of Modelmaster
19 20 British
B Gulf War Stone.
You Call that Weathering? wash made up of Raw Umber, a wash of Naples Yellow and for spot detailing. Happy with
I began my weathering with a Paynes Grey and Lamp Black. Unbleached Titanium. This mix, what I had so far, it was time
clear plan of ‘less is more’. I have This mix is only for the floors, in the same manner of varying for some Gulf Sand pigment
on many occasions destroyed suspension, rims, tyres, guns, the density, was applied to all to be added to both my wash
paint jobs in Dark Yellow, Tan and black gas cans. I varied the the panels of the truck. I had a colours: the darker wash for
and Light Stone with the wrong density of the colour and built heat gun for shrink tubing at my tyres and floors, and the
colours for the washes, and it up slowly. As I lightened the hand that has an adjustable lighter one for the final baking
ended up with a model that mix, I moved up into the interior heat setting and this allowed of my Mid Stone. Sometimes
looked like it had been dipped and to the seats, doors and vent me to hasten the drying time. I do one layer of Paynes Grey,
in Raw Sienna. My mellow plan screens. I went over some of the Thus I could quickly and easily Unbleached Titanium and Gulf
of weathering started to take darker areas with this lighter monitor the colour shift.
Sand pigment to just the side
shape over the years, and now mix and continued layering I also hit the armour panels
walls of the tyres, but not all get
I am not afraid of these base until I was happy with the with this mix in streaking
colours. I started by wetting effect. I then prepared the same dose because tyres
motions, and occasionally
of the Jackal with Turpenoid, don’t weather identically in real
varied the colour with the
and continued with a spot addition of Paynes Grey just life. The only dry dusting I do
is to the guns and ring mount.
The point I made earlier about
chipping still rings true, but I
HHere you can see the scratched paint TThe Masterbox figures, painted by Elvin Rodriguez-Torrez,
23 frfrom putting the jerry cans on and off. 24 ccertainly add to the final appearance of the Jackal.

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Accurate Armour supplies a good complement of decals

R shot showing the tail
Rear 22 ffor the Jackal. The Desert Rat and Scots Dragoon Guards
21 llights and jerry cans. m
markings are not really correct, but I added them anyway.
opted for a tiny bit of sponge copy cat acrylic weathering ad naseum how-to videos. structure, and the fact that it
chipping on the sharp edges goops; it looks all the same to Okay enough of my dreadful was an Accurate Armour kit, was
of the doors and steps. This me now and the definition of opines, let’s get back to adding that it would be a challenging
was followed by some very weathering has taken an almost some life to the Hellhound! build but without a lot of overly
light streaking of Raw Umber comedic tone with everyone For the final part of this troublesome areas. I was correct
mixed with Gulf Sand. ‘Super touting their “technique” as project l contacted a good in this assumption, but I was
subtle is Superdope’: it rang the new bar. How about just friend from the local hobby
weathering your model to suit pleasantly surprised at the
true in 2010 and it rings true shop and a stellar figure painter,
yourself sans an agenda? level of detail and execution
today. Let others weather the Elvin Rodriguez-Torres. I
Weathering should be had the exquisite Master Box of Accurate Armour’s design.
piss out of their models with
the eyeliners, stinky enamels/ based on the vision of Modern UK Infantrymen set As I said before, open-top
mineral spirits, and all the what you want to depict (ref. 35180) but I am absolutely vehicles pose many different
in scale, and not how you terrible at painting figures, so build challenges: build then
want to depict yourself l turned them over to Elvin, paint, or paint then build? I
as a ‘weatherer’ in print, who is more than capable of chose the first option and am
on social media, or painting them. Within a short content with the outcome. I am
time l was sitting with some not used to building open-top
Dragoons and Rats for my Hell vehicles, and at many points
Hounds. This set was designed during the build I found myself
for the Hobbyboss Wolf Land
scratching my head, wondering
Rover-based vehicles but they
how to proceed. Even though
worked out perfectly for these
trucks and added some much these are now among the older
needed life to my otherwise Accurate Armour kits, they are
bland weathering style. still better than some plastic
kits. In their day they raised the
Seven Year Itch
level for resin scale modeling,
Years of separation from the first
and in turn, this pushed me
build to finally completing this
to raise my level as a builder
article shows my lack of wanting
to race the ‘me-first’ builders to extract the best from this
out there and rather just take highly detailed kits. These
my time; it’s finished when it’s Mongrels gave me was a worthy
finished. My first impression of challenge from the build, to
both the Jackal and Coyote’s
y painting,
p g to weathering.
g
W
Weathered and dusted, figures in place, and some printables
25 frfrom The Armor Farm complete this seven-year project. 26
Tamiya Tank
1/48
Destroyer Elefant
Luciano Rodriguez builds Tamiya’s

new Quarterscale tank killer.

Tamiya Tank 1
1/48
Destroyer Elefant
T
he Panzerjäger Tiger (P)
or Sd.Kfz. 184 was a heavy
tank destroyer used by
the German army from the
summer of 1943. It was initially
known as the Ferdinand, after
its designer Ferdinand Porsche,
using tank hulls that had been
produced for the Tiger I tank
requirement, which was rejected
in favour of a Henschel design.
It was issued to two heavy tank
destroyer battalions and served
with limited success during
the Kursk offensive. In October
1943 48 of the surviving vehicles 3
were returned to the Reich and
refitted with a hull-mounted
MG34, commander’s cupola,
additional frontal armour
and, of couse, Zimmerit anti-
magnetic paste. After these
modifications the reworked
vehicles were renamed Elefant.
Basic Assembly
1 Back to basics: to cut parts from the

sprue, use a sharp modelling knife and
never cut flush to prevent part damage.
2 One of the interesting features of

the Elefant is that, compared to
some other German wartime vehicles,
has relatively few road wheels. This
is something the modeller always 4
appreciates during the assembly stage.
Availability: 3 An easy way to sand off the mould

seam on the sprocket teeth is to
use a piece of styrene with a rounded
Tamiya German Heavy
Tank Destroyer Elefant (ref. edge wrapped in fine sand paper.
32589) is available from good
model shops. 4 With a fine drill I opened some
holes in the drive sprockets.
Monroe Perdu 1/48
Zimmerit for Elefant. See
www.monroeperdu.com
5 I then attached the bogie units to the
hull. I use a metal ruler to ensure the
correct positioning of the road wheels.
6 The kit’s tracks are one of the best

features of Tamiya’s Elefant and have
a natural sag
moulded into them.
Tamiya Tank
1/48
Destroyer Elefant
The Elefant in the

Room: Zimmerit 10 Monroe Perdu is a small Aftermarket
producer that produces laser-cut
of the kit sprue. For that, just roll the
cylindrical sprue over the panels a couple
if I placed them to fit the bolts, there was
a small gap at the bottom. The panels also
7 All Ferdinand tank destroyers

reconditioned as Elefants had Zimmerit
anti-magnetic mine coating applied as
paper Zimmerit sets for various 1/48-scale
kits. Their Zimmerit offers a very irregular
surface with a hand-made look, while the
of times to the desired curve. This is much
easier than trying to curve the panels
directly over the kit part when gluing.
featured a cut out at the front I could not
see in any reference image. To better fit
the Zimmerit here, I decided to remove
standard. It’s not present on the kit itself, all secure bolts with one sharp blade.
but Tamiya produce a separate set of
adhesive Zimmerit. Before proceeding on
panels are pre-cut directly from the sheet.
I was really keen to try their products for
the first time, but as you will discover
14 The rear tool box is supposed to be
covered by a single Zimmerit panel
which is not really correct, so I decided 17 A second and more serious issue
arose on the large hull side panels
the upper hull, I dedicated a few minutes things did not go as smoothly as I hoped! to trim the panel into separate parts for because they were too small to cover
to fix the following details: (1) remove all the kit surface. If I placed the panels
the mark for the Zimmerit coating stickers
along the casemate sides and (2) remove
11 I quickly realized the laser-cut
paper was necessarily to thick
to accommodate the 3-D appearance
the sides and front cover of the tool box.
15 The Zimmerit panels were glued with fitting the lower edge then a notable
gap appeared in the most visible area at
Tamiya Extra Thin Cement and any
the solid towing cable clamps. I repeated of the Zimmerit. To fix that I thinned the top edge. My solution was to place
MEK-based liquid cement will work fine
the operation on the rear casemate down the panels by sanding gently the Zimmerit flush to the top edge so
for that. This is quick-drying and avoids
plate, removing the solid handles, the gap was on the less visible area at
with medium grain (200) sandpaper messy PVA glue. Simply hold the panel in
lifting ring and Zimmerit guide mark. the joint between hull and fenders.
placed over a flat surface which produces position and gently soak it with Tamiya
8 Once those things are sorted out,

the hull can be assembled quickly.
a uniform finish and prevents panel
damage. The grainy surface also helps
Extra Thin Cement. The cement will go
through the paper to the kit surface. That
18 Then I cut thin stripes of Zimmerit
from spares to fill the gaps along
the hull sides. The result was fine and the
The square fit of those large parts enjoys the panel adhere to the kit surface. creates a slippery film that allow you to
the traditional Tamiya precision. remaining surfaces could be Zimmerit-ed
9 At this point I paused assembly to

proceed with the Zimmerit coating.
12 Having no former experience with
the paper Zimmerit, I decided to
start on the least visible area, the rear
coax the panel in position comfortably.
Press firmly to ensure good adhesion.
completely with little extra work. Note the
rectangular gap for the towing cable head
I decided not to go further on the
assembly process because I felt it would
lower hull in case. Here the process went
smoothly and the Zimmerit panel fitted
16 An issue arose when working on
the casemate side panels because
at the rear was also filled and the cut out
for the steel rolled bar fixed with putty.
be harder to apply the Zimmerit over a perfectly. The same applied to the rear
completely assembled model. I felt the upper hull section and rear lower hull sides.
Tamiya set was a little too uniform in
its depiction of the Zimmerit pattern
and that cutting the individual stickers
13 The small Zimmerit panels of the
rear electric engine deflectors are
curved by pressing gently with a section
to shape would be a challenge.

Tamiya Tank 1
1/48
Destroyer Elefant
7 8 9
10 11 12
13 14 15
16 17 18
Tamiya Tank
1/48
Destroyer Elefant
19 20 21
22 23 24
25 26 27
28 29 30

Tamiya Tank 1
1/48
Destroyer Elefant
19 The frontal plates with the vision

ports for the driver and radio
operator also presented notable gaps at
section of styrene strip that fits between
the other two. I then put in a thin strip
the bottom edge. Thin Zimmerit strips from
make mix some Tamiya Epoxy Putty with moulded on brackets on two of them were of aluminium, obtained from a soda or
spares filled the gap and some putty was
Tamiya Extra Thin Cement. The resulting removed. Here you can see the towing beer can, and pressed firmly. The thin
also needed around the fender braces plate.
paste can be applied by brush, dries fast and cables placed on the model. With thin brass aluminium strip is ductile material, making
Notice the vision ports were disabled on the
retains the properties of the epoxy resin. strip I made new brackets and with thin it easy to bend into shape. The result is a
Elefant due to the application of Zimmerit.
20 Before proceeding with the

Zimmerit panels, I carefully shaved
22 An overall view of the complete
Zimmerit coating on the front
of the Elefant. The final result is, in
styrene strip I made new cable clamps. The
cable was placed sloped in order to match
period photographs. By the way, I really
well-formed handle you only have to cut
from the strip. This way it was pretty easy
to make six identical handles quickly.
off all of the bolts on the frontal armour
to reuse them later. The same applied to
the frontal hull armour part. The frontal
my opinion, frankly spectacular.
23 With the Zimmerit coating

complete, I primed the Zimmerit
liked the cord Tamiya provided for the cable
on this kit. There is a second small cable 28 Here is the engine deck complete
with: (1) drills for embossed
rivets; (2) replacement handles; (3) and
armour bolts were then replaced one clamp at the front end of the hull side.
panels for photography purposes drilled lifting rings. The driver’s and radio
by one, one of the trickier parts of this
build. In order to get better results and
only. The white Zimmerit produces
overexposed images and surface detail is
26 With the aid of a pin vice and
a fine drill bit I made several
tiny holes for the embossed bolts
operator’s cover plate also needed some
attention with (4) an added stopper lock,
to prevent gaps between Zimmerit-ed
better appreciated after I brush painted found all over the engine deck. (5) a stopper tab for the crew hatches, (6)
surfaces I decided to make new side panels
the panels in a Tamiya styrene shade opened solid bracket for the gun travel
from spares for the MG armour plate.
21 The hull front are is supposed to

using a mixture Matt Flesh (XF-15) 27 The solid handles of the engine
access covers wee replaced with lock and (7) a drilled antenna base.
be covered by one single Zimmerit
panel. In reality the front of the Elefant was
and Wooden Deck Tan (XF-78).
24 Now it was time to clean

up the mould seams on the
new ones made of thin aluminium strip.
Those small handles cannot be replicated
29 The spare track links suffer
from over-simplification and
the central links lack a cut out for the
made of several armour plates placed at with rod because are not cylindrical but
remaining parts of the kit. The Elefant sprocket teeth which I opened carefully.
different grades. For a perfect fit, I divided flat. The major difficulty in making the
has relatively few accessories compared The gun travel lock was completed by
the Zimmerit panel into three parts by flat handles is to make them all identical.
to some other German heavy weights. the addition of the third support arm and
cutting along the red lines as shown in For that I made my own special tool with
the image. Although the general fit of the
panels is very good, there was still a need
25 The heads of the towing cables
were shortened in length and
drilled in order to insert the cables and the
an ordinary pair of pliers. In one arms I
attached two sections of styrene strip,
I also drilled the link connectors of the
corrected spare track parts. These three
parts are the very last parts to
to fill some gaps in corners to smooth the while in the other side I added a single add to the build and will remain
step around the bolts. My fix for that was to
unglued for painting purposes.
30 To complete the upper hull

I added the bolts to the gun
shield and detailed the gun muzzle brake.
The remaining details were at the casemate
rear plate where I replaced the handle and
lifting ring with copper rod, and
added the connection and rain
guard to the tail light. On the
roof plate I replaced the gunner’s
hatch’s moulded-on solid handle
and added some bolts to the
hinges of the gunner’s hatch
and armoured covers of the
commander’s periscope. On
the commander’s cupola also I
added some small details like
the handle and lock tabs to the
moveable section of the hatch.
Tamiya Tank
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Destroyer Elefant
31 32
33 34
Painting and Weathering (and features a very nice detail was 3D scanned when he very simple, yet effective,
a little bit of Black Magic) thanks to the Black Magic visited Japan in 2016. It was shadows and highlights. Note
The painting and weathering of only Tamiya can make. The very exciting for me to have the direction of the airbrush
the Elefant didn’t differ greatly commander bust included a nice scale replica of a fellow in the first three images.
from my usual approach, which in the kit features the face of modeller and Sven has become
I’ve explained several times German modeller immortal now in plastic. You can Final Thoughts
before in the pages of this and sometime MMI see in the four images above my Tamiya’s Elefant is a very nice
magazine. One thing to note contributor Sven very simple process of painting kit but does require Zimmerit,
is the figure. The Elefant Frisch whose head Quarterscale figures, employing the ‘Elefant in the Room’ for
my airbrush to impart some many of their Quarterscale
German armour kits, to be
added. The Monroe Perdu set
requires a bit of work, but the
end results are stunning.

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1/35 Tamiya Russian Heavy
Self-Propelled Gun ISU-152
Paul Osborne joins the MMI team with a ‘Beast Killer’ in a different guise!
I
f there is one quality that all there is of a particular subject, unusual vehicle at a Military yielded the dimensions,
attracts me to Soviet armour some oddball conversion comes Meet somewhere in Poland. angles and fixing points
(besides the simple and out of the Internet woodwork With no other references, I really that I needed to make
functional design), it is the … a case in point, the ‘ISU had no idea what this vehicle my project viable.
versatility and longevity of Freight Yard Railway Pusher’ was. Some time later, the So how do we know that
these weapons; not only did (for want of a better name). Museum of Military Technology this one-off vehicle was a
most Soviet tanks spawn a Having recently bought ‘Gryf’ (again in Poland) posted ‘railway pusher’? To answer
multitude of variants and Tamiya’s 1/35-scale ‘IS-152’, several images of a sorry- this question, we need to
specialist vehicles, but they I was determined to put my looking ISU hull they had appreciate the history of
often ended up being re-fitted own mark on this … but what acquired for restoration. Here it the ISU-152. In 1943, there
and redeployed for a second or could I do to make it stand out was, the very same vehicle, with was a requirement for a tank
even a third lifetime of use. Just in the crowd? By sheer chance, I all the frontal fittings removed. destroyer capable of taking
when you think you have seen came across an image of a very Ironically, this crude surgery out the German Panthers and
1 Test-fitting components
with the aid of Blu-Tack to
check for correct placement.
2, 3 The finished
‘pusher’ assembly.

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Tigers. After initial testing, the needed to be armoured and greater fuel capacity).
KV- based SU-152 self-propelled recovery vehicles that were Incidentally, examples of both
gun was rejected, and the IS-2 of comparable or greater size the BTT-1 and ISU-K can be
tank chosen as a replacement and power, so a number of ISU seen at ‘Yad La-Shiryon’ (Israel’s
platform. The resulting ISU- hulls were set aside for such Armoured Corps memorial
152 entered service in 1944, use. The initial conversions site and museum at Latrun)
played a crucial role in the amounted to plating over the Once withdrawn from
Battle for Berlin, and was used empty hull front, and equipping military service, some of the
through to the 1970s in one them with basic pioneer tools. BTT-1s found their way into
form or another. The weapon’s In the 1950s, when improved use on the Russian railways.
destructive power gave rise stowage and different engines Based on various online images,
to the grimly appropriate gave rise to the ISU-152K and and Jochen Vollert’s excellent
nickname ‘Зверобой’ (beast ISU-152M, earlier vehicles Tankograd book ‘IS ARVs’, I am
killer), a Russian nickname were withdrawn. Some were convinced that my ‘pusher’
for St. John’s Wort (Hypericum re-fitted either as BTT-1 started life as a post-war
perforatum), a plant that is recovery vehicles (with heavy ISU-K, with additional radio
deadly poisonous to livestock. winching gear, rear spade, equipment and the tell-tale
As with any tank, there cargo deck and small derrick fender mounts for auxiliary oil
crane), or as ISU-K command/ tank and tool box. As to this
radio vehicles (with additional being used on the railways …
communications equipment the clues are in the gloss green
paint crudely applied to the
superstructure, and similar
rigs welded to the front of
T-34/85 hulls known to be in
railway service. However, this
particular vehicle does appear
to have been one of a kind.
3 4 Lengths of brass wire were bent to form

hull-mounted retaining hooks, and CA glue
added to replicate crudely applied weld marks.
The Model version). The only improvement placement. Before committing And so to the base colour … the
The Tamiya ISU-152 is one was to replace the wire track- to plastic, I tried out my ideas aim being to replicate a faded
of the most enjoyable kits I pins with lengths of Albion with cardboard and Blu-Tack grey-green, I opted for Vallejo
have built in years; a sensible Alloys’ 0.5mm brass rod, which … a simple process, saving 70.920 (German Uniform) rather
balance between detail and I felt would be less prone to a lot of wasted effort. The than the usual 4BO or other
number of parts, resulting bending. Having initially opted main conversion complete, ‘correct’ Russian shade. Four
in a model that can stand its for the standard number of I added smaller details such thin coats turned out to be just
ground simply built from the links to create a typical top-run as angle-iron stops, towing right. Time to make a start on
box. My only disappointment sag, I then realised that without lugs and corner bracing. the rust effect … no short-
was with the two-part upper armament and ammunition, Again based on my cuts here; close observation
hull construction. That said, the vehicle would ride much references, I cut back the front of the reference images, and
the fit between the front and higher. Instead of dropping fenders, and added the two painstaking application of
rear sections proved to be fairly the suspension arms, the ‘mystery’ tubes (one on each 70.941 (Burnt Umber) with a
good, and I was confident that simple solution was to remove side). I also fitted the brackets fine-pointed brush. However,
subsequent weathering and one link from each side. for the missing fender-mounted two different treatments were
a heavy rust treatment would With the necessary oil tank and toolbox, and added called for: the hull showing
conceal any gaps. A very useful dimensions and reference the headlight protection cage signs of corrosion only where it
feature is the inclusion of poly- images, I was able to make (made from lengths of brass rod had been scraped or damaged;
caps for the return rollers, which a start on the all-important shaped around a plastic former). the ‘pusher’ almost entirely
made test-fitting the running modification. Thankfully, the Having filled the unwanted
gear so much easier. As for the rusted due to constant use.
wide range of Plastruct profiles tool-location holes, I added Satisfied with the effect so
link-and-length tracks, these meant I could use various pre- grab rails and towing-cable
are particularly well-detailed. far, I applied a filter layer of
formed sections, plastic sheet retainers. Small amounts of CA 70.857 (Golden Olive) to the hull
However, not appropriate glue were then used to simulate
been needed only for the large and running gear, and several
for this vehicle, they were
flat areas. I blanked off the hull the rough welds holding coats of 70.970 (Deep Green)
consigned to the spares box, to
front with 1mm sheet, taking these items in place. All that to the ‘pusher’. Replicating the
be replaced by a fully-workable
care to include cut-outs for the remained was to scratch-build railway-issue paint, this green
set from Friulmodel (ref. ATL-14).
fenders and driver’s vision port. an aerial mount, and remove/ proved to be quite garish, but
Although in reality, this would blank-off periscope lenses. less so than the gloss colour
Construction
have been made from three that would have been used on
Assembly of the running gear
sections, I settled for a single Painting & Weathering
and hull was largely carried these vehicles. Allowing the
piece, with the intention of Not owning an airbrush may
out as per the instructions. paint to fully dry, I proceeded
finishing off with Archer Fine seem to be a huge setback,
The only deviation was to cut to stipple the ‘rust’ areas with
away the rear mud-flaps, and Transfers’ weld-beads. This was particularly when dealing
various combinations of Vallejo
trim the location tabs for the my first experience of using with a heavily weathered
70.941 (Burnt Umber), 70.814
external fuel-tanks. Removing these resin weld-beads, and the vehicle such as this; clearly, the
(Burnt Cadmium Red), 70.995
the mud-flaps resulted in process could not have been ‘hairspray’ technique would
(German Grey), 70.818 (Red
careful re-shaping of the simpler … measure, cut, soak, not be option. However, being
Leather) and 71.083 (Orange)
hull plate, shimming with apply, and fix with Micro-Sol. A restricted to brush painting
to mimic the full range of tones
Evergreen plastic strip, and general set, such as AR88006, does have its advantages, as
seen on heavily rusted vehicles.
adding flap retaining bars (each has enough variety and footage every scratch and rust spot has
Additionally, small quantities
with four bolt-holes). Apart to last several projects. At to be carefully considered to
of black were applied to the
from a grab handle attached this point, the task involved achieve the desired realism.
a fair amount of ‘educated Of course, the first task was exhausts and hull sides to give
to the rear plate, the engine the impression of scorching
deck remained unaltered. guesswork’; a combination of to prime the model. For this
known dimensions for the huge I used Citadel’s Chaos Black, and soot residue. Before
Time now to attend to the
I-beam, and experimentation and followed with a light coat moving on to the next stage of
tracks. The reason for not using
with various angles, length and of Medium Grey (from Vallejo). weathering, I treated the entire
those supplied with the kit, was
model to sealant coat (1 part
that post-war vehicles appeared
Vallejo Matt Medium:1 part
to have been fitted
with heavy-duty links Matt Varnish:2 parts water).
(hence the Friulmodel

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5 Close-up of hull front, showing scratch-

built headlight cage and fender mounts.
6 Overview of hull front,
with Archer Fine Transfers’
resin weld-beads applied.
7 Rear view of hull, with
missing mud-flaps, and
necessary modifications.
8 Engine deck, showing basic hull

colour and initial plotting of 9 Hull front, showing
heavier concentration of 10 Weathering in progress. Built-up
rust tones and weeping streaks
beginning to create depth and character.
rusted areas (brush-painted). rust on ‘pusher’ assembly.
11 Close-up side view, showing

weathering in detail.
12 Close-up three-quarters
front view, showing
weathering and stowage in detail.
13 Close-up of tracks and
front fender, showing
build-up of rust, dust and mud.
14 Close-up of sprocket,

showing grease streaks on
hub and heavy weathering/mud
15 Overhead view, showing
initial placement
of stowed items.
16 Stowage in close up. Note micro-
chipping and weathering, and
contrast against vehicle’s drab colour.
treatment to hull rear and tracks.
17 Items of stowage, individually

painted and weathered.
The aim was to create the (above) The image that provided
impression of a tired vehicle, vital measurements and construction
with weeping rust and powdery Availability information. Photo from Museum
brown grime, so often seen on Tamiya Russian Heavy Self- of Military Technology ‘Gryf’
old railway stock. With this in Propelled Gun ISU-152 (ref. (www.muzeumgryf.pl)
mind, I began with a series of 35303) is available from all
pin-washes using AK Interactive good model shops. (below) The original image that inspired
AK 066 (Brown Wash for DAK my build. Photo by Darek Szenfeld of
Vehicles). This was followed by Jadar Hobby (www.jadarhobby.pl)
AK 012 (Streaking Grime for brush the raised portions with wear. In order to create visual
Dark Yellow Vehicles), which I Vallejo’s 70.863 (Gunmetal), unity, I repeated the ‘Dry
used to add staining around and sealed the tracks with my Steppe Paste’ treatment to the
rust marks over vertical and previous Vallejo varnish mix. A lower hull and running gear.
sloping surfaces, and larger further coat of Tracks Wash was
Finishing Touches
areas over horizontal areas applied. Having allowed this
Unable to find any images of
(around hatches and in the to settle between the links, I
this vehicle in railway service,
fender wells). The engine deck wiped it away any excess before
I had to guess as to the type
and hull front required special adding the mud treatment.
of stowage and equipment it
treatment; a combination of A.MIG-1751 (Dry Steppe Paste)
would have carried. Since it be Eureka XXL’s towing cable;
AK 070 (Brown Blue Wash) and was stippled over the outer
would have operated very close made from wound copper
AMMO’s A.MIG-1002 (Tracks faces, and once touch-dry, any
to tool sheds and workshops, I strands, this can be bent to the
Wash), both to emphasise the excess removed using a wide
imagine very little was actually desired shape with nothing
staining, and to add further brush moistened with white
needed. So, searching through more than finger pressure.
definition to the weld beads. spirit. The process was repeated
my spares box and accessories
Returning to the tracks, here on the inner faces, this time Conclusion
sets, I came across a selection of
was the perfect opportunity leaving more of an impression Without doubt, this was a very
items. As well as being plausible
to try out AMMO’s A.MIG 7437 of accumulated dust rather than
additions, they could be painted rewarding project. Thanks to the
(Dry Earth Tracks) set. A recent a heavy build-up of dirt. Finally,
to contrast with the otherwise quality of the Tamiya kit, I was
release, this conveniently the high points were dry-
drab colour of the vehicle. Of able to focus on the conversion
includes acrylic paints, brushed with minute quantities
course, each would have to and scratch-building aspects,
weathering oils, mud effects of A.MIG-192 (Polished Metal)
be suitably weathered to fit in and the painting/weathering
and pigments. Having primed to give the impression of
with the overall appearance. treatment for such a subject.
the tracks with Citadel’s Chaos more-recent
If I were to single out one I thoroughly recommend
Black and a thin coat
accessory for special tackling something away from
of Vallejo’s Burnt
mention, it would the norm, if only to challenge
Umber, I set to work
with these new your own observational
products. I now dry- and modelling skills.

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1/35 Thunder Models Scammell
Tank Transporter
Alexander Pedan builds Thunder Model’s

new Scammell tank transporter.
only a couple of hoses and

tubes out of wire, as well as
width indicator rods on the
front fenders. I couldn’t leave
the plastic spring on the saddle
in place and I easily made a
T
he Scammell Pioneer and 30-ton Pioneer TRMU30/ definitely assemble this model.
was a British 6x4 tractor TRCU30 tractor and trailer For me it was the truck itself, replacement spring from wire.
used in World War II as an combinations were delivered, rather than the trailer, that held This immediately gave it a
artillery tractor, recovery vehicle in both cases with the trailer the greatest interest but at the more interesting and authentic
and tank transporter. Pioneers fixed to the tractor. Hinged time I didn’t know whether it look. For the convenience of
purchased by the British Army ramps were used to get the would be possible to order the painting, I always leave the
were equipped with a 102 bhp tank on the trailer, which could tractor by itself. Nevertheless, model in sub-assemblies. On
Gardner six-cylinder diesel be pulled on with the tractor I just had to build and paint this occasion I left the wheels,
engine. The production of the unit’s winch. Pioneer tractor/ such a huge model. Just want the doors, and the roof of the
tank transporter started in 1937, trailer combinations remained in to say that Thunder Model cab separate. The remainder
although the prototype had production throughout the war released a great model of such of the model was assembled
a complex and interesting completely before painting
been built as long ago as 1932. and 459 units produced in total.
truck like Scammell Pioneer. commenced. During the course
The production variant was
I don’t want to make this a
equipped with a longer chassis Thundering Scammells
straight comparison, but in my
and extended car than the either From the very first moment that
opinion Thunder’s Scammell is
the artillery tractor and recovery Thunder Model announced
superior to the very good IBG
vehicles variants. Both 20-ton they would be making a series
Models’ kit released last year.
Pioneer and TRCU20 trailer of Scammels, I knew I would I started the assembly process,
of course, with the truck. The
model was built very easily
and quickly. All the parts fitted
perfectly, and the clearly
drawn instructions
meant there were no
questions about what
and where to put. The
model can be built
straight from the box,
but, like any plastic
kit, a few homemade
details can enhance
the overall appearance. I didn’t
go overboard in this regard,
1 Construction begins with the cab; as with any open-topped vehicle you
have to plan the stages of construction and painting carefully.
because I’m not a big fan of
super-detailing as such. I made

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Tank Transporter
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Availability
Thunder Model 1/35
British Scammell Pioneer
TRMU30/TRCU30 Tank
Transporter 30 ton (ref.
35200) is available from good
model shops. See www.
thundermodel.com.
2
The lower chassis and
multi-part plastic wheels.
of the build I discovered that tractor. Perhaps this was due

Thunder Model have incorrectly to the fact that its details and
depicted the radiator with only components are much larger,
five cooling segments where but the fit of the parts was
as in reality there were seven. I
understand that Thunder Model
not as good. I also struggled
with the photoetched chains
3
From the underside you can appreciate the
complexity of the lower chassis and suspension.
are now offering replacement and some of the other parts.
parts from their website, but In contrast to the Scammell
I continued and used the tractor I can’t say I enjoyed
radiator supplied in the box. building the trailer greatly.
With the trailer, the build was
a little harder. It was unusual
for me to tackle such a large
subject, and indeed I was
really working outside my
comfort zone. Nevertheless, it
was necessary to make both
the tractor and the trailer.
I found the latter a slightly
different quality than the
Tank Transporter
4 Here you can see the busy cab interior and

appreciate the multi-media nature of the kit.
5 Thunder Model’s Scammell is a very well-moulded kit, but a complex build.
Here you can see the replacement spring, one of the few changes I made to the
kit out of the box.
want to make a tractor with this by adding some white to

a trailer of the same colour the Olive Drab. I then applied
and camouflage. So for the the ‘Mickey Mouse’ pattern,
truck I chose a ‘Mickey Mouse’ highlighting the centre of those
camouflage scheme, consisting patches with a lighter grey
of S.C.C. No. 15 Olive Drab and shade of the Blue-Black. I like
wrong: on the multi-part S.C.C. No. 14 Blue-Black, for the the appearance of these heavily
build up (no fewer than tractor, while the trailer received worn and faded paint jobs.
six plastic pieces for a simple coat of S.C.C. No. 15. After the paint had dried for
each wheel), parts E28 The process of painting the a few minutes, I moistened
I would like to mention the and E30 should be swapped. model was straightforward the necessary places with
wheels: there has been a lot of For those of you who prefer water, using a wide brush,
and went to plan. First, a coat
Internet chatter about the tread to work with resin wheels, LZ and applied scratches with a
of black primer. I apply black
pattern and the kit’s wheels Models have now released a wooden toothpick, a paper
primer so that if some of the
do not seem to correspond to replacement set (ref. LZ35460). clip and a thin rigid wire.
model is not covered in the
those most commonly seen base coat the result is a natural Here the most important
on the Scammell Pioneer. The It’s all Gone Mickey Mouse thing is not to overdo it, as
shadow, not a nasty piece of
original instructions are also Now was the time to determine the model quickly acquires a
white or grey plastic! I wanted a
the paint scheme of the model. very interesting appearance. I
heavily worn finish so I applied
I decided to make a model scrubbed some scratches with a
a coat of hairspray over the
for the European theatre brush dipped in water, making
black primer and then applied
of operations, but I did not them more pronounced.
my base colour. I highlighted
9 The model was broke down into sub-assemblies

and solid coat of Black primer applied.
8 An overhead view of
completed model,
clearly showing its
size and complexity.

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6 Rigging the rig: this was one of the

more testing aspects of the project. 7 Once assembled, the trailer is a very
impressive model in its own right.
After the completion of this set, I applied another layer ideally ay least twelve hours. the recesses and around details.
stage of painting, you need to of gloss varnish. After twelve Now comes my favourite stage I keep the area I am working
let the paint dry thoroughly as hours of drying time, I started of weathering: the application on horizontal until the wash is
the model becomes very wet on the weathering process. of washes. I use a dark wash dry, otherwise it will be drawn
and the paint elastic and very for all my models. It looks by capillary action where you
easily damaged. Then I applied Beat Up Tug equally good on models of don’t want it to go! This is slow
a gloss varnish. I use varnishes The very first stage of different colours. Throughout going and it took me three
from Winsor & Newton. They, weathering is the oil dots. this process, the main thing is days to apply the wash to the
as it seems to me, are the most They make the base colours not to hurry. I constantly turn tractor. Excess wash is removed
resistant to further weathering more faded and bring an the model over when applying with a cotton swab. For a long
effects. Following the varnish, unevenness in terms of colour the washes so that the surface time I have not protected
I applied the decals. The decals across the model. I put in I am working on is horizontal. I my washes with varnish, but
from the kit are for the most random order dots of white moisten the surface I need with recently I have started doing
part good, but I swapped the and a black-brown colour and a brush dampened with white so, eager to prevent any of the
markings on the front fenders then I feathered them into the effect of the wash from being
spirit and apply the wash with
for some decals left over from obliterated by subsequent
paintwork with a wide brush a thin brush. On a wet glossy
various Accurate Armour trucks steps. Once everything was
dipped in white spirit. Again surface, the wash is drawn into
I’d built previously. They were dry then I applied a matt
you need to allow plenty of
more correct in size and colour. varnish, which I find works
time for the model to dry,
Then, when the decals were better with what comes next.
10 The initial coat of S.C.C. 15 appears very dark over the black primer, but
subsequent applications slowly build up some highlights and shadows. 11 The cab with the S.C.C. 14 camouflage
pattern and the decals applied.
Tank Transporter
12 The cab roof was first sprayed an aluminium colour and the scrapes
and chips achieved using the ‘hairspray technique’. Note the gloss
varnish to protect the paint work, ahead of the weathering process. 13 Here you can appreciate the faded
effect achieved with oil paints.
Further effects are achieved grimes on a dry surface, while where the paint had peeled off, the bottom of the model from
using different kinds of with the oils I always moisten I applied AMMO’s rust effects. the airbrush, dried it using
streaking grimes. Dark, light, the surface with white spirit They are applied to the wet the airbrush, and streaked
oily, dusty, rusty; all of these before applying them. For me surface in small droplets. First, the pigment with a brush
visibly enliven the model, this part of the process is all a darker shade, then a lighter dipped in a white spirit with
making it more interesting. For about aesthetics, rather than one; again the final effect can vertical movements from top
this, I used AMMO’s weathering historical accuracy and I have to bottom, creating the effect
products, as well as oil paints. no problem with that! On some of dust that had been washed
I apply the AMMO streaking horizontal surfaces, in areas away by rain. After that, you can
sprinkle the pigment from a
brush, letting it dry, lightly wash
off the ‘old spray’ with a wide
brush and then sprinkle the
pigment mixture again using
a lighter shade. The different
shades of pigment enhance the
final appearance of the model. It
is important that the different-
coloured mud is applied
logically, as it would build up
over time on a real vehicle
With the wheels and tyres I
be manipulated using a brush
have tried-and-tested method
moistened with thinner.
which I have used many times.
Then the pigments come into I mixed the pigments in the
play. It is also important not to fixer and put the mixture on
overdo it at this stage. I did not the wheel. Then, with a wide
want to make the Scammell brush, moistened in white
really filthy, but I really don’t like spirit, I blend the mixture
clean trucks. With this model, across the wheel. I then dry
I simply chose the pigments I the wheel with the air from the
needed and mixed them with airbrush, rotating the wheel,
a pigment fixer. Next, I gently fixed on a toothpick. After it
blow the liquid pigments onto dries, I make any corrections
15 Here you can see the various changes in tone achieved by
carefully airbrushing and blending the oil paint mix.

Tank Transporter
1
1/35
14 The trailer presented its own challenges,

simply by virtue of its size.
or leave it with a subtle finish. the chassis. So I mixed black-

In the end I chose the latter. brown oil paint with white spirit
At this stage the model was and applied with a thin brush
almost finished. It remained to places where oil leakage or
to add various oil spills and lubrication would be logical. I
stains across the model. In the also applied the same mixture
photos of the real Scammell at various points of the trailer to
Pioneer, I noticed that mimic the traces of leakage of
such stains in many oil and grease from damaged
places across vehicles the rig had transported.
Building Thunder Model’s kit
was a very interesting and
with a brush with white enjoyable experience. I will
spirit and again dry it.
When you’re happy wit
the appearance you can put
the wheels on the model.
apparent
With the trailer, the painting
across the
process is exactly the same
trailer. I applied
as with the tractor. However,
the pigments
I could not figure out how
in exactly the
to apply oil dots to such an same way as on the
complex surface with its tractor, although, it was a
abundance of chains and small little more difficult to do
details that would probably fall because the dirt thrown
off when the dots were washed up by the rear wheels
with a brush. So I just mixed accumulates in a very
the light and dark oil paints particular way that I has
with white spirit and applied to replicate. Therefore, I applied
the resulting mixture with the and corrected the pigments
airbrush. To my surprise, this three times before I achieved a certainly build
gave a very good result. The result I was happy with. I wasn’t the rest of their
base Olive Drab became faded sure what to do with the bed Scammell Pioneer range but
and a variety of tones were of the trailer, cover it in dust without any trailers this time!
16 And after the application of

the pigments and oil stains. 17 The trailer’s final appearance: it was
quite a challenge to get the right balance
between the effects on so large a ‘canvas’.
SHOWTIME - SCALE MODEL CHALLENGE 2017
The Editor and Eric Reits provide their second report from Veldhoven.
B
y now one of the biggest Our first show report featured
modelling events in the some stunning armour-
world, the 2017 Scale themed models and dioramas, ‘Hush’ by Kirill Kanaev picked up
Model Challenge in Veldhoven, this month we’re featuring Best of Show for Fantasy Figures.
the Netherlands, was held some of the figures and other
over the weekend of 20-21 dioramas in the competition.
October. It drew modellers The range of work on display
from across Europe and was truly inspirational. Be sure
beyond (with a sizeable UK to put the next SMC in your
contingent), with over 2,000 diary – 20-21 October 2018
entries in the competition. – it’s a superb experience.
(below) ‘Eclaireurs d’avant garde passant (above) Terlizzi’s work was based on a
une rivière Crimea’ by Francesco Terlizzi painting by Alphonse Marie Deneuville
won Gold in the Historical Dioramas (1836-1885), a French artist known
class and a well-deserved ‘Best of for his paintings of the Crimean,
Show Figure Painting Historical’. Franco-Prussian and Zulu wars.

SMC 2017 M
MMI
‘Best of Show Scale Modelling’ went to

Stefano Marchetti this his amazing ‘Ferrari
330 P4-2/TB V/Stol – Daytona 1967’.
Robert Doepp’s scratchbuilt

and super-detailed 1/9-scale
BMW R75 won Gold.
MMI SMC 2017
The rain effects on Lydie Queyroi’s

Silver-medal winning ‘Orage
avant la gloire’ were amazing.

SMC 2017 M
MMI
Some of the other fantastic models in

the competition that caught our eye.
MMI SMC 2017

SMC 2017 M
MMI
HOT OFF THE PRESS
IBG Models Small-Scale 2018 Releases.
2
1
‘Hot off the Press’, 3

we look at some new
releases from IBG Models.
F
rom modest beginnings a during the last two years of
few years ago, Polish-firm the War and mounted a 75mm
IBG Models have now gun. It was designed to defend
established themselves as a the Home Islands, a role it was
major player in the world of never called upon to perform.
injection-moulded plastic kits. IBG’s models look excellent
Their 2017 releases were led from the test shots shown here
by their 1/35-scale Scammells, and the break down of parts
making available the Wrecker, looks a clever mix of detail and
Artillery Transport and Tank ‘buildability’. The inclusion of
Transporter version of the figures is very welcome and 4
Pioneer. The previous year it was continues a trend seen in their
the contemporary Polish APC, recent Small-Scale releases. I
the KTO Rosomak, that was big particularly like the look of the
news. 2018, however, may well one-piece tracks and wheels
be the year of the Small-Scale – these will look very good
kit. IBG have established their once assembled and painted
reputation in this scale already up. Our thanks to Adam at IBG
with the likes of their recent Models for the information,
Toldi series and the Type 89 you can check out the whole
and Type 94 Tankette. Their first range at www.ibgmodels.com.
releases of 2018, available by
the time you read this magazine,
will be very welcome by fans
1 The Type 1 Chi-He Medium
Tank. Not shown in these
test shots is the photoetched
of Small-Scale armour and exhaust covers and other
Japanese vehicles in particular. details that will be included
They are all late-war Japanese in the production kits.
AFVs: the Type 1 Chi-He
Medium Tank (ref. 72055); the
Type 2 Ho-I Infantry Support
2 The commander and
driver figures are well
done and a very welcome
Tank (ref. 72056); the Type 3 inclusion in the kits.
Chi-Nu - Japanese Medium
Tank (ref. 72057); and the
Type 3 Chi-Nu Kai - Japanese 3 The moulds show
some very sharp details
and unobtrusive sprue
Medium Tank (ref. 72508). The
Chi-He was introduced in 1943, attachment points.
mounting a 47mm gun in an
attempt to counter the U.S. M4
Sherman, while the Ho-I used
4 The one-piece track
and wheels look like
a very clever solution to
the same chassis to mount a the complex suspension
75mm howitzer. The Chi-Nu and running gear seen on
was produced in small numbers wartime Japanese tanks.

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Title: Sd.Kfz. 6 5 Ton Zugkraftwagen
Büssing-NAG and Variants (Nuts and Bolts 39)
Author: Nicholas Hettler
Publisher: Nuts and Bolts
Price: £25.15 (pb)
The latest volume in this highly acclaimed
series covers the Sd.Kfz. 6 five-ton half
track employed by the German armed
forces from 1939 until 1943. It was used
by the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS, as well
as the armed forces of Rumania. This thick
volume (225 pages) follows the usual
Nuts and Bolts formula, but modellers will
be especially pleased to know that the
modelling section of the book has been
expanded and the recent kits by both
Bronco and Trumpeter are reviewed and
compared. There are also some excellent
built up examples pictured and discussed
by Tony Greenland and Vinnie Brannigan.
The book begins, as usual, with a concise
history of the development and service
of the Sd.Kfz. 6. It also covers the Sd.Kfz.
6/1 and 6/2, armed with the 3,7cm Flak, covering the production variants and This is a superb book andd essential
ti l
the 76.2mm-armed ‘Diana’ SPG deployed the prototypes before eight pages of for anyone wanting to tackle any of
in limited numbers in North Africa, the colour profiles and drawings of tactical Bronco’s or Trumpeter’s kit (or indeed any
V2 Missile Control vehicle, and various and unit markings. The colour pages are of the older kits listed on p. 27). Serious
field modifications. Probaby the most followed by 47 pages of ‘walkarounds’ of students of German armoured vehicles
interesting portion of the book is the 96 several of the nine Sd.Kfz. 6s still surviving or collectors of the superb Nuts and Bolts
pages of archival photos, covering all today (including an example recovered series will certainly want to add it to their
the main variants of the Sd.Kfz. 6. These in 2011 from a Polish village and restored bookshelves. Very highly recommended.
cover the entire service history of this by the Armoured Weapons Museum in It’s available in the UK from Historex Agents
vehicle and the vast majority of them are Posnan). The book concludes with fifteen (www.historexagents.com). Our thanks
unpublished. There then follows several pages of the different models built by to the publishers for the review copy.
pages of superb 1/35-scale drawings Messrs Greenland and Brannigan. David Grummitt
Title: M1A2 in Europe 2017 mainly U.S., armour. This volume, published
(Warmachines 03) as part of the old Verlinden Productions
Author: Chris Mrosko and Brett Avants Warmachines series, looks at the U.S. M1A2
Publisher: Sabot Publications as it appeared in the Strong Europe Tank
ISBN: 978-1-94755-2-036 Challenge at the Grafenwohr Training
Price: $30.00 (pb) Area in Germany in May last year. Here,
the M1A2 crews competed in gunnery
This month, we review a couple of recent
and other exercises against tank platoons
titles from Sabot Publications. Sabot
from Austria, Germany, Ukraine, France
have been around for a while and publish
and Poland. It also covers tanks from 1-68
high-quality
g q yp
photo references to NATO, Armor in Bergen, Germany, and other
M1A2 deployed as part of NATO exercises
in Latvia and Poland. If you are an Abrams
buff or plan to build the new Academy kit
(reviewed in this month’s NATF) you need
this book. The quality of the reproduction
is first rate and most of the photos are off colour
colo r profiles and provides
pro ides a sheet of
reproduced in full, half or even double- high-quality decals (designed by Frederico
page spreads. The book shows M1A2s in Collada and printed by Cartograf ) to
both CARC Sand and the locally applied reproduce some of the vehicles pictured
Medium Green over the CARC Sand finish. in the book. Very highly recommended,
The studies of weathering (dirt, dust and it’s available from good booksellers or
chipped paintwork!) are a modeller’s dream directly from Sabot Publications (www.
and will provide inspiration for anybody sabotpub.com). Our thanks to Brett at
interested in modern armour. Best of all Sabot for the review copies this month.
perhaps, the book ends with eight pages David Grummitt

Title: M1A1 SA in Iraqi Service Besmaya Combat Training Center before guard against RPGs, and some extreme
(Warmachines 04) their operational deployment against the weathering. All of this is captured in this
Author: Chris Mrosko and Brett Avants ISIS offensive in northern Iraq in June 2014. outstanding title which provides some real
Publisher: Sabot Publications The Iraqi M1A1s had a harsh baptism of
inspiration for fans of modern armour. Like
ISBN: 978-1-94755-2-012 fire, with as many as a third of their number
Price: $25.00 (pb) being damaged or destroyed by the enemy. the previous title on the M1A2, this one
The next volume in the Warmachines Series By the end of 2014 the Iraqis had only 40 also includes a sheet of decals, designed
also covers the Abrams MBT, but this time serviceable tanks in service, but the U.S. and produced by the team of Collada and
the M1A1 in service with the armed forces government authorised the sale of a further Cartograf, to model the vehicles shown
of Iraq. Between 2010 and 2012 the U.S. 175 M1A1a to Iraq. The photos in this book
in the book. An excellent title and very
delivered 140 refurbished M1A1 tanks to chronicle the history of the M1A1 in Iraqi
the Iraqi army. This volume covers their service from training to the frontline against highly recommended. Our thanks to Brett
delivery and the familiarisation of the ISIS. The Iraqi M1A1 is a modeller’s dream: at Sabot for the review copies this month.
Iraqi tankers with their new mounts at the unusual markings, improvised armour to David Grummitt
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8 More detail to be added

moulded running gear.

11 With the hull interior

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before building, but are

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Again this is a very full replica

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