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The ee ee rey oer) Cele cn a ay Ser ees Fe he ee a ee rs Cte ee ee ee ee ect {and the Royal Netherlands Ines.” was decommissioned as late aa in vehicles of this type took part n_looatad a the rear of the fighting Pe eee ar res nae rtd ec) pO Cee me eee ee ee ‘wore two Renauit FT MI9¥8 light the Dutch armoured force were nthe KL, Landsverk L181 cars Sy ee end eee Se ee ene ee Le me het ead eet ar ee ee eee ee ee at ae ene et eee MT ee ee ee me eee a Ce ee a ee ee ee Penne nt Petre eee ee ees cern eee ee tt eT ce eet ey ee ee en a eee ed Co ee eee ee ees ee ee Pen re me ene ee Re aed thetertory ofthe Netherands. service unt 1940. Eyton oie aceon ay es fc es ee eer forced to pass, among others, a Netherlands developed its own __defonsive potential This modem- stationed in Hertogonbosch ert ee oad ee tk eee are ee mene Nt Mo ee cc er re ee eee te ee ee aT enti ‘Those cars were characterized by engine and an output of BHP. all Duteh AFVs including the Se ee ee a ey a me ae oa ete er ear ee ee ee as eee ee ee a ae ee re ee a eee a eer ee ete Partially armoured, therfore the Moris-Commercial tuck, three crowof fo ori, thoirmaximum painted inthe national colours of [een omen oy ee te ence ee ee ee ey Se ee eo eee eats Ce ee ee eee Ctr ee M36 Armoured Cars cry Gilin ‘ay | enter Namie io [oa To a 0 To A a Hn ocaael o 0 OD oD mH ma oa [oa 0 [0 Ts mH 46010 ro wo6al—_ Ty CoE Tar eee neers panera Epon e ren ee ere cee) preety eee ae ey peered ene Sena ey eens ete Cee ay ea een et) Cen eure! Cortera) ee rea ec ee ee) cone et oot te es ee ctr oes eed M38 Armoured Cars ar | ante cod rT} TF Ty ry rE wan nF ra] was was cn ss Leech) Seren retary pereenrete toca See eed pieea a eens ee ett ocean Ty eer ets Catal ea petri ee aes Ce ea prmeenaettta captured by the Gormans in 1840, See tc Cee ey cee erty Cuter reat pene een eer on ae eee eee! eae Per eee) ieee peers ie) ares a eet ee peer eee oes Sonne eoiey ‘the most interesting element ofthe ee cet suspended bogie ofthe ado eh coe arr ses eee Cee) pemicracise ners Leet eet peer a ety eee Coe eee Sur et ees ed eras ry eee Peer ee ero Cet eae Peete ‘ofthe previously purchased erneee ener cry oe re eed ee earn Sea ear Peer eerie Tete ies Cee Cee eer a ne rerenetg ee errr ee eerie er ers ee tooaeny ee ed Laren en thelr service, they wore given the cea eae Mode! Mi wR Think Tan k -Lexcon Port Four - Duth Armour 1918 ~ 1945 Sa) Card Cane ery Holland included 38 vehicles from consisting ofa strengthened ‘alltee armoured car squadrone_infantybatlalon, a reconnelssance ane) eer ee ee ene ee eng eer a meet aust ee ere ee errr tee rene ee a ee ee at See ty eet Pee car ee) er ee ea ed ents ere Ce eee ee er ers een See eeu oun ics pea eee etre Ss petri err Ce ee) paeeeerener ey eee ey eee eres Cee eet ro eee eee Dutch amour in 1940 took place inthe form of hall-tracks and ete Ea es eae Os Cees ec Neen) reer. Se Se ee ee tec et ee meee ert) Rotterdam. The French releving numberof studios published een nee mm eet ree ee Pen Pore Pena eet ‘seven Dutch armoured troops lest focusing rather on individual types. thor lives. The drama of the Dutch of vehicles. On the other hand, Ce a eee ee) ead rete te) Peete te kes ee eee Tees eae ue eee ter pee eae ae a ero Corea eet eer mt teeters eee ae ene et ae eestor Serene ee ee ey Ree ence a tee et Bae ei SC 8 red fe Dh i oes th Brn in ieee ene monte te “het nechg mane eons oes aon Wea om a i ee en cE RCI oxtonr cts potas ir rng ptt are Onin 0 Respect ee sea ie estet Serle eae CM vn nut con bn 1 sn ah. wala PSpg2 yO penne ee a eR Oem Peer See Pot eee ere Procseipeni siete aoe reese terete ame ee ta pions eveyone ene thd Peer ote eet oe oS ne) ee ee me ees ee ie nee er (uns and four armoured cars.". strategic economic importance ‘The small and pootly armed army for the government in The Hague ee aT ea ‘round attack, and the neighbours importance incoasod signicanty toi Serr eeu as bbogan with the conquest of eer Cee nay eet ‘the Bish Iles. Moreover, they _the Dutch East Indias had become Cereus erty ce ers noes Ce ee a ret errr to strategic resources. On ee a et ry Internati eee tal pesemn are ree) Pe eet) eee eer) rates nr erent ea ee ea Poe eerie ee eas pee oars Sr ees ere Seu Ceara ce ero eee en! Cerne) ene eos ones ets ed ae ears pare ete Selected sector, gaining a local ‘vantage and beating the Dutch aos Mucha cents eter ee te eto ad Pemeeretear eet pretend Island of Ambon there wore, among Se ana eee ee ey ee es ena “strongholds were th Baskpapan, es ee eee ee cer SE er iy ery en eres en Seen nc nd ey ee en Se aes Palembang, strengthened with poetry re en Cen eae! note) Cetera) Peer oy Bandoong, Java. ere coe eters See eee erent eee eed pee enn rs ee eet) ener Cree Caterers ts ee Pieces re eanery) mcr) eee paneer) cere eid preener) ne Poh arn ey ro eee) Se eee) eee eo) ee) pore Sone ere ocr Cees eet Se enc ee eee opr orien) Ee end Pena a an Ce ay Pyare Pent ia) ee ers ces eer CE aCcne ree) earn rotary Preece) eee stationing. Utimatly, thy intended ee ee) Ce een creer pre ers Seen re ees Porro eer ree erent Poe eee Pern ener etry pana monroe ttn Poneto) eae perme Pt eae ene perenne Rieti) eta eee aca ae arr eres cee eer ee eee eee een ere erereter my eee een ee eee ta ese Sanaa TCS Cty visas tne working ee Taso pe suspension else etary most ‘esone ant na serie thoy were trown at esp. wga "Bae a0 Fs Think Tan k -Lexcon Port Four - Duth Armour 1918 ~ 1945 SE eae eed eee reed Eee opens errors pee ee ee] Renner) eee med Breton enn) eect een tet et) Ce ears eee eee Seer eels was sont back tothe Metropots, VICKERS IN THE GAME erry ee een a! eee eed reer eee] ree ees Cee a) eer ee 1996, an order was placed for two Perera Pech coe) Reed er merer neues arent ete ces Petree ea ey Cee es eae rn ered areata era eed Aer Cereus Bane teres ee en Rees Pere iced rer ie Cee comarca cnet el Co ey eee re) Pra eee teres armed by the Dutch with twin Seo eer ed Peete aa Ee erty er eee Stee ec) sSiferent machine guns =the ees See aera cee ee ‘second alowed the instalation eee er Peart eer neers Seneca eg ied CO eeu TaD pee ene eT ree et Semen cena Setters] Poet) cue eee al ey cee eater) Pee errr oe eet eee eta ees ee rns et ers poeese cee ere eee rs tenet ety ee err Passio en vegan ieee aetna tig Peers pn eee eto’ et een Pe ese ere eee as pee rere atl ene eee) eee eed Peete eee Cen er os Ener entre res eas Ce eee land rice fds. Their speed and ee ere) oes ee leoperinnintins eed Perey ens ea one) eee’ Ce ees eaten era Cet pest eed Pee unto) Pc ees Inthe folowing yeas the record pee ee nes Pern tort Creed Ses et See See) Pecuete ict egcd eee ey ce ey aay Cees pee eet crete ey 10 Model Miltary lnernaiona - November 2 ‘On othe few KO) DAF Litt ain rr vacated {eseainin Nay 180 Ltr, thoy weld theron one Prinses ane Bigace Group Thevetice were ioe DF were on Chev Mott ‘crane Soe ‘i te aulay ‘The DAF company bode spproxinatay 120 vison Chevlt nd Ford cass before thouheak war The chasis er aio wit ado rear bog Here we toning 32m The fitvaran slieamoures ap nasi Note ati sae twas eee sas Cnt a pee ne ke pease) CearoteereeT or Perr eae Penton eres sr Sere tee tet See ee Screen ee eas nna tren Ce ee) eer ree zd ere cee! een rey eed aces ar) ree ero) ayer ene eee es poorer tet etre ere eeeery ee eer Peter oer eee eee etry Ce ead toa eas eet eee ety eee eee Certain ee From this number, 20 were shipped eer eee re rs errs ‘exaggeration to claim they took eee oy See eee td eee eer rr ‘ae bultathe ‘itor raers Krupp chassis ‘One tam wat fatenoveby| {he oman nd nde tact ste Rech | Chaney a Bonn Way 1985, ees ees Seen raed Pee acer) rere cee eet Pee ats pe eeatonren tens ene teeerieny Ce ey Vickors Neweastlo works wore Peer eee eerie ena era etre ay Ceeereer mr eer sar ny Pe et) See cry ee ets ee ens peter a ene ‘roposed to replace the Vickers cern nore ee cd otc Cua eee en Pr eerie ee corer PL een eee tty emer tanks as wo as two amphibious Pee err et ern’ Paes ee eer peareee heereeer) eet ae ed nee Sein tet Poon rer reer as etter ane as donc Srmred arn Se ofthe Mn ‘hownotnds Eset loie,The Brenan be tn. ath os ofte ae fale Dutch eo ‘rote nor Maps On eae ne palms rm op foteten 9, moo. wo ihr Carden Loy Medel 506 Ligh Take Nos. 1 Noda 21 Na tana svn AC Il arma areal Bardoeng barack i 938 a Think Tan k -Lexcon Port Four Duth Armour 918 ~ 1945 Ses Pipers eee ee ees eee reed rete rn ee een ay eemer perro Sauna pe eens eer Peery eee not ea eee eee es eer eed ee md eo td eee paneer rere) er ener Cer) Cee tas peer eee em) eect re eT pope reer Perret) Seen eis hero eee ee ores PUN UU Betacam! Pe carat) car basod on the Krupp chassis, Pa ereae eee {or anothor type of armoured car er ed pect erent aCe aed eed ee eed Sera err fee anes Petry oer’ Ce ae ees ecient) ny red ater ted roe Reece) nr terns eee een teas Pee as Preerea) Cee eer ett ae eee) eels eres ees er ‘same year in Bain, but this time peescet et tet y “12. Model Miltary lnernationa Nove Sees Pere Oe rrrny ener ene tend iret Dutch Minity of Colones decided pee eere rns ene en) Coron ered etna cate ieee Ceres) PN eed ceria ery Doce kken OA nna Pitan ted een poy esate ee ee eee | coor Eo ee ere teeny Oe aR a and een (ore eee Peer ee re eonen re heen Re een res err a eet cu ey Cee etrcs Lerner eter ion Cees oe re entry cere Cd Peeters Sue eek eed ene eres ce ery eee ears Peete ea ear err Peete nye Te aod Ree Tannoy eter econ ete) Cue) eee Cee ney etre een eee ey Ce eens ee eres es ot Pang Piper emntes rere) eee eed Sees rete rs eee ‘was ruled out. The commander Er ones CeCe eer een cs eer rk! eer coer re ty eee pare anne Cee eed Pee et ns ren Cece erin Icy Peters Peer ey re cam ees Petal krac) Cee ier its capital in Bandoeng. Int, eed ot Cees erro te ae me Pere ected ‘ns Vas Chen Loa in ‘ean pala Date we Dutch fags nth OVO laters on coy beeen eee) in Bandoong. The eskadron paun a oe eet se Roe ites Loner setae at a erent eae Paes) Co A oo A oa) 7 moar o oo Bi 7 D on on o 7 D oy D oi w oy W oe cod eet perereeer es ene Sree Ce Ceca Seer ee ae ‘wore attached to five ou of peered Seen eae eee | ee eee earner) Cocoa the US. At frst glance, you can Pet er ents cern See etc Serer eee reser inr men peneererennareey “Aphtonrap kan ding te sane parade The baton com DCA eee ot ed en eed Rone hd eet eet nig nacre Seer en Sti Sees ea Prema oe tT Screed ed nee aa oy Coane keel eed cone eey ‘magazine Whoals & Tacks in Para ana eter) eerie ne ae Se onary nr Se enor peor ae tte a Per Information. corer Cee need een eer ofthis type at that timo were the Cee hese at errr ee er perenne et {akon over by the Germans in Cenc? Coco etn the US acqustions, combat emer eng perce erant Coen) ander’ an HDs in the ed. The pltoon Vlas tas isbeigtelowe by Vener Caren Loy Uy Tats nthe a backound some KIL Blanes canbe seen Revell build Your Dream! TIEINTERCEPTOR = Bl E oo Sse eee KIT PREVIEW Drogen 1:35 sd fz 254 w/2em Schwebelfae. Foe SdKlz 34/3 + KitNo. 6969 Andy King reports on a Dragon’s rare 1:35 scale Schwebellafette and Sd.Kfz. 234/3 - combination. A RARE 8 RAD An the wheeled ‘vehicles valde to them atthe start of Wl, the Gorman High Command ‘wore impressed but recognized that ‘thay had some deicioncios son 1940 a new design was put forward hich rested in the ight whecled ‘S.Kz. 235 GS series of armoured ‘ar Laior that year work bogan on ‘another version ofan eight-whesled vette using a monocoque chassis ‘anda aircooled engin fr use in North ica, “Tals bogan in uly 1842 but ‘excessive engine noise rested Ina roplacemont engine boing veloped (the Tatra 109) 30 production of tho Satz 234 ‘Sdn start uni 1989 with the 2234/2 which had a ture orginally ‘designed forthe VK1602 Leopard land which was med with @ Sem Uso main gun ‘his partcular variant as featured in tho Kite based on tha 24/3 which was an open-topped ‘armoured ar that was originally ‘tt witha 75cm main gun, however seems that the made dopictod inthis kt was a ‘one-of ‘as only one vehicle has ever been ‘documented as beng ted wih ‘the 2om Schwebelafote gun. ‘Some experts on WW Gorman armour suggest tat an origina 24/3 rom the 20th Panzer division In Crochostovakia was damages Jn combat during 1845 so tho “75cm gun was removed and the 2em Schwebolatete fitted instoad {enaybe the unit in question had ‘ne hanging around”). Othor ‘exports boeve it may have beon ‘field conversion fora specific [purpose but whatovor the reason ‘there was only one vehicle ever ‘made of his Spe. 'As per usual with Dragon you {get alot of sprue in the box (20 Ingey styrene alone plus 2 clear ‘ones along witha shoot of etched ‘otal a small decal shoot and 8 ‘metal bars. Moulding quality is ‘feat with tle to no Nash on the pats and any mould-pin marks __togather,assomble the gun cradle, ‘20 in hard-to-see areas. Detaling fax tho font bumper to the lowor hat IS also very good although thereof the hull hen measure and mark iso engine supplied and the ‘the position ofthe gun cradle on too lamps for the on-vehicle ‘the floor making your own locating ‘equipment are smpiied and could positions required. Part M11 ‘do with repacing with etched items requres measuring 95.41mm rom ‘0F30 printed ones such those the font bumpor but personaly ‘rodused by DEF Model would jst stick tin place as por ‘The same goes for the 2om gun theinstructions as nearas-damt ‘son the real weapon the bar works for me thoso days. thad pertorations in the muzzie- ‘One thing I oa tike about this brake and a turned meta ropiace- kts the inclusion of two types of ‘mont would look much better The who! as pered photos ofthe 234 Interior is wall ktod out and with somatimos ehow a mix and match ‘the adaton of some cabling forthe of tyre types which will add some rao it should look busy enough interest to the fished moda ‘when assembled and paintod. ‘As you can imagine tho mark Having a fick through tho Ings supplied ar fora vehicle instructions t would seem that from the 20th Panzer Division in the suspension is going tobe a Czochaslovakia during 1945. Tho rightmare due tots comploxity instructions show a dference in ‘but f you take your time and follow camouflage pattems batwaen the the steps you should be okay as hull and 2om gun shield which rin- "now modllers who hava bul forees the bel that the gun came ‘the model and won. One thing to fom another vehicle. The problem ‘note about the 294s that you hore that thro a perod pho- ‘depict the whels tured to the lo’ tograph that shows this parbeular forright then alo the wheels turn vehicle and quit clearly tere a 100 Le. the four ont wheels are cance plate painted on the front tured tothe lt, tho rear four wil hul, most of whch is readable, pont to the right and vice-versa. Unfortunatly Dragon didn't Include "would suggest painting the this onthe decal heat co you ‘engine bay biack as you have the wll have to source the ltrs and ‘cooing louvres open then you'l numbers trom somawhere eis (ot probably be able to 200 inside that forgetting thatthe leense numbers big empty space seoing thatno were probably painted onthe rear ‘engine is provided. ‘ofthe vehicle too) Lastly wien tng the gun cradle Apt from that this sa prety ‘thor ao no locating points fort, comprehensive kit asthe suspen instead in step 26 Dragon have you sion and interiors wel detailed and ‘measure 46.76mm fromthe front of shoud keep you by fora whl. Bt ‘the bumper tothe font of the cross member Quite how you do this ; ens ‘wih avitualy assembled model! Reamuapat tape eaten nny havent acive but my supgeston SPURT Nae would be before ging the hull 414 Model Miltary International - November 2023, eas Macchi MC.202 Folgore LA} Eee Botts Eee cana 1:48 ff 1470. JaguarT.2 R.A.F Trainer 1:72 = | a 4 November 2023 - Model Miltary Inter nat 47 Eee eee eae ect WHAT'S ON OFFER AND A WORD OF WARNING | ont own a 3d printer an this print was downloaded by a rend, The int i pesertdin dark oy ein wide pt es. The upper hal a eae By ee {is sight angled inthe prin stems, With mean that thas no tel-tale prin ines eve eta matty eer Saas een foes scteertea ee caecieimecenee weave pincers Sennen naan . ume semanaeurt yal al | eocmeeran eae Smwraiepatiayen avant (eae ome eee os Sea That is a very simple overview of the "i eins Sore = rams ‘ a Se eennaeee ores ace een aseaaees es icucaacen Le cenemnaaee Peoria ere pececnnes amoere ceca siamean tances Sees teennancad 1 Se teal seseroa: Hh Soepy water he thige had aout the prt wa te tought The complacshape ofthe unt rendered to very igh stad nd Han ares neem et ie) ctw no ating essen pcs eons oe ane hed eos ‘This timed out to be a huge mistake, Not only doos the warm water nso a opened to he ots ¢ vwarpand don treo, ideas | dw pce it im ut tna ‘cried Tne ag kt Wyhinovecguetoit Tompaewan | femora athe cont ant ae mos ncn nthe, Sesanowe npr eign master mode heey ene he ee fra artaroy Teeter pare Dale 95 ofthe worse lade mou aerial S | foun this out inthe final prep. Th ‘Steanbins may a be sun ne a fataone mae th bl prac hat ch ore eyebe. ture and th hl Mad warped tard ‘where they met and the bottom - eee haf laste card ful bottom Nac ‘ton aa dle-Bonded fom the resin, edit te {reworked the top anc ce eete bottom of the ful and hen Sir tinged tin cold water ane esiror les ‘thankful the distortion fesse problem was reoted caine "The other problem to lok eee out tors the pit stems. The UHeDwEe. nts Sone in ofthe oxen biggest challenge is removing trend iac alo them cleanly. Almost al Blacament Tey ae mucin ese 34 prints havo a pint base onto ig were hey wnt eseen nano Sa ‘Slt ithe cup recs. Ga ‘which the stems are placed and thon conneet tothe model. ter ‘much tial and or {ound removing the base via some nibbore first and thon tho stoms from tho print produced the cleanest reais ts also worth noting that not al 24 prints aro created ‘equal andi really depends upon the {designer involved. The bast ones from my experince aro thin printed stems. with @ chamfered edge atthe pit. “Another issue that some designers Inia dane wp vow oie wae, etal rnd pianate sensi inconvent pees, || Thackasenbis eng (ats any ent making clean-up almost impossible, osha xen at Note of these vices are apparent on ‘throes ot gaa horas ‘neo eal of his pi this pint however It isa masterclass | Eesha dere ac got ‘Sth nanber of optin nese ‘ontow wel can and should be done. | epitome a ao gay ios you ave open a Piero hens age and on sed cipal epons Nat ony {op ofthat aay tia ere amon opto 18, Model Miltary Internationa November 2025, LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED We te in a world where any kit ‘that has gaps is instantly labled ‘a complete waste of space ‘and should bo relegated tothe ‘theso comments nave obviously not bul ny ol Kt rom Air From my experince, there are vory few perocty iting ts withthe ‘exception of the latest series of “Tamiya offerings that flint the novgap catogon. “Tho biggest hurdle for any 3d printed kts the removal ofthe print ‘toms. Thy do tak timo to remove bt by the samo tokon I ind that thor romovalis strangely therapoutc ko an archaeologist slowly removing grime form and ancient Ye a it ae teal eee pater ‘rere moune tote hal Insets Tne var gaps pee ns vw, Geos have oe ed wih Conant a gat fe sy ofan Soy Paty an Tests fl gi. Th oka be ghee ess frac. Ys, nom ea word Soo en ‘analogy bit 've often read ud Sinn mattis fatten and noted then progress party Crt Dhotos look surprisingly nest, well ‘Organized and not sloppy at al. Inthe fst sequence of n progress ptos, | thought | would show you how | work andit isnt prety. ‘curr on he fat anc agan was men paste a oth ae pn A ee. a ies fle a ‘ror neood ins oh 9 3 the "ining tre ing Prints by re eane ‘hed mong A es erly a reer ot my maey ls yt toto ie eter ‘eding the gaps smooth ‘Thelema ws then tala ung te Dragon Kt Fe Type a2 Srled ot anal nthe Bexiom nl ptt acest homemade pal sar ‘sg id ‘atm ssi Asotin tn sper und onthe nie tnerattcscptoe November 2025 - Made! Miltary International 19 Uo eae eT ec ect " ‘Thao ast masgaré er ton fed wa he maine Gon mourn ar thom, tu slag and wat remark ust on he rites sto remot being themes tine eorsuning ‘help and coats te wet oe ‘gin wth Tama Sure rine. 20. Mode Mitary International - November 2023 ‘Asha mf ard quar stones wor sl andl watts se though Tamed form sor subi mesh ep th gard ‘Tho brass guard wos thn gud oe ew mudguard andthe boton and ends abit trom 10 tou placa, ma guns hl mane gun asthe ted ‘ea coat of ry Tania Sarco Prima oka oary bt sth Dragon 135 sca compe Trostes tis ana eter pcurs on hoo ann cacy ADPINGAFIGURE 41am a firm botover in ading @ ‘igure to al of my buds as thoy ‘dd a sense of scale. I was my Hemet oa onewstore ee ‘tree ab ele athe 0 Intention to ade a Commandor and fey acabspeune ers, solieean the rar dock to convey Into tac thtor st re | iti ston bu wien bom wow” Sua nme ii Completed the story was prety to uta Gon Te crac pen fruchihete one had wd van ‘ig gar at De Sitpeceate Iyrooet ype 81 etre revo c are sentation ‘ected to leave that solder out of tr ton anor oe use te eas this build wil however show it to.‘ Huse nd overae Fawn te youn this soquence of photos anda esipartorseniea Word ‘Warwotanars bene. iy method of doing it. > ‘The ype to was so sourced Ho the lous stat ns om he gourd cow was cu apy WB pot of gu. lly was my ieanto ‘igure ace rest pochl and sms om lp we ain ot Royal mors hands, igure el il vial olor but changed my ind at eta he Bal ~ ‘The Fr convrion tuned Seon ere cwnerm rae wal nl dot Sterne aly eae nar ue 2 ‘ay ont meta Sine stay. Now ne io te pong re ‘cou ieaint te poset hasbeen oreo death bt yt tne tokn lean eect ol toa aay nit hae wat the tk be Spite in te lyn aml more sets inh stack Son, Fr The Japanese ‘bat camps ana tat wae ‘oud wae the commonest fer ere rte Imest pt road bound Japanese sacs were ‘npiyest i act ou fan any pps euclate Nowin 48s “hoe ity no Japan gure ‘ala bar tw gute ustong recat rinse Fam ions Hace We he gues bonsives fe custaang Ince aura woul era wth fet of howe no, te ak was simp, Replace ‘Beam and hans ne rele sles This athe rnous os 18 seater bon aia craic wth nt ‘commander f ~ Uo ea ne Tecan ect THE FINISHED MODEL BEFORE PAINT “Inthis series of photos, IN briefly 8d printed kts, I's not hard to put Theos rset area fal describe the lite adkitions that together and basically anyone could Fo tease area aarp Ihave made tothe Kit. This was one bul wel | generally coat all my EL says important ocean te ‘of my fastest bulds Ihave done model a Tamiya surface primer spp | cot an mode at {ora good numberof years and is from a rate can a8 it not only In par tho way the kts designed. gives a good surtace preparation ‘This in my opinion would be a for the paint but brings oUt al the ‘good starter kt for anyone afraid or ite aws inthe ull which can be Indeed wanting tp tee tos into. corrected belor paint. tts ela te anon er ele ot {oie he mae a beter ‘pearance boca rr tous subte ingrovenent Tit wart a E {eth moc may been fom tory th ares a ‘rom baton en, bata hand oom tht , {ste goed ute gd seth cant ald of : 4 ‘own around bo spas Type sted on e ‘nef tse ‘Yul ot tat have et ahttenge spins ole fas. Given ‘econpay a chee ft two oa ‘hose toms sparta ach ham er, ‘wo fonthaaahts wos ines wih hi print | ected tousetmenalomstout samo at fad sme HV Radin my stash at wee of propa 22 Mode Mitary International - Noverbr 2023 "as py withthe gr ote and ne che things that pomcted ha ashe vastus options heap proved in ‘awa my bul, Tere pha ya lg aco pn: Ts Frit inone te best ee tl ult You rey ea tt ape ar ag eg the model. etn eat ‘Toemater wor painted separa adineeed afore mods recede cots stetan The ey erm November 2023 - Model Miltary International 23 Uo eae eee ec ote HAND PAINTING - IT'S EASIER THAN IT LOOKS “| came into this model wit a fair bit ‘of experience in painting Japanese ‘Tank colours having painted no less than four tanks in vations of this ee) Tatas pig ‘scheme, all but one in 1:25 scale soe atresia Taya Kha 8 ‘Thor aro afow lessons that leant fahenet Tamia ‘along the wa. Fat Whe #2 and ‘Tho frst is that yolow is a ben appying Tamia very eky colour to hand paint Fat Yetow na random ‘avoided that ohalenge this time by Airbrushing it as a socond coat ator ‘the base coat was apple. "The second lesson was thatthe forced shadow method (s00 my faticle on the 7-72 that | did a fw months ago) deosn't necessarly ‘Work on mult-coloured hard edged ‘schemes as its just too subtle. 'AS most of you know, I hand paint hard edge camoutiaga because enjoy itand it takes me back to ‘when was a Kd. More importantly however, | ust nate masking. ‘One ofthe downsides i that under high magnification you wil inevitably see brush stokes. One way to minimise his ito airrush £8 op coat of Tamiya Cas Not only ‘does I iia the ie ridges of both ‘tho palnt and fine print tdgos on 3d painted models, but it also sorves a ‘2 grat baso for decals a Gan os 3 canoutoge wos {ppd by buch th ‘il Trier 249 ‘rer conto gk ‘ten cour dens, ‘ine The mel his sta ok rt a atthe car sare we Inport gets Frey, oa oer theta sh ates at spear nr high magia nd sco s thot amos impasse pet ne tat Scat in 38 preted acl The te beat it Bio sees a gel bas or dca appeaton. fence aga i Tamiya Cer sal be Seas Te et step aso Flt esat he tntre model ith anic # 0 percent aj Ait wrath S18 an 0 erat ap ater {to produce ead fat ih tary International - November 2025, BEST BRASS AROUND SII -ccuacc. StuG IV (Sd.kfz.167) BEST BRASS AROUND 1/35 Zvezda Sd.Kfz. 164 Nashorn Cea => 1/35 Border Model Cat. No. 36506 Cat. No. 36507 wwweduard.com MODEL WALK AROLIND 4 inthis series of photos, wil briety describe the vanous weathering techniques employed on the model,» ‘Thar ere ppd sopry mee wth ow oor Tp goeay do sal sections at ne ly oa the esis rush Wh Tape and oping eluted mil he dese ol pat shat mt wh ae rash 26 Mode Mitary International - Noversbr 2023 aes. They. by ‘her aplesin na tei at ot Feo eae eae ee ote 50 pin dove Fem JERDUR 5) 1M TIPLE ‘Luk 9 edu ek ley usc 0 sip Paints Used Tan 149 ha Ton 2h Tani lk Ton at Ear Tan 58 est lor Tan 3. Feel ‘The lower ul was mit ated oe Gy eS iho isto repoaie eee $ ima af th ced mi ene ; Sut Unber ts 000 bath, wh Die ine “he rer tal Sgt wre ‘Weathering Materials: ‘ited Toga cee ‘edyelow sa een Wadd Nevo Bre Ue Wadd Nv Lang oe ‘Tools Used: in his ont view te te ld be Pad Set {iy roge in show Srl Sp bs stil Ee oud, Sl Sp Hl and Fd Chal 1 Ss rah om on Conon Cran Poe 16 Jam Cob hie py lishing pants isnsroi actos pe ashing TF oa nd Sree SONTEL-TBIZ26 Geen fovea 20984 ‘ons Cp aig pe oy 2 {Ss akToa5e2 Intl pn em Ny es ol Eiger 4709002 Cnt alts a Beso he Pale W915 bo 9236.4004 Caner area ef np Joan in 2361714 kr, 4and by Alpe ‘ony us aa ts one wasn rer freuen ote oot {Speer ovoying arte. have wine med. THE DUST BUSTER ‘Theft tpn proce eto Tre ut ow ply moss str ova cap tw an ra mater fourdin ocala ar soa Pieter rams mouiing st arpa set od an, won ar and woop san sy hr Yeucen mates model You can mate hs, none ef Us ecat sclence or pope wih ess -< When | buld a modal, | also build ‘a wood and Perspex cust cover Intandem. do this fora number ‘ofreasone, The frst and most Important i to keop the fried ‘loc toe from dust and as my ‘models are extomely fragile -| ‘assume yours are t09~ i proacts ‘the ploce from unwanted attention bby ham-fstod non-modelrs. general havo mine on a black base wit yellow border and lettering | design these on my home. ‘computer and inthe past have jst printed thom out but recent Ihave {ound just can't got a suporbiack background. Fortunatly, theo isa local printer I now use. They print them ‘ut for mo from a fash drive forthe ‘rincoly sum of $3.00 for a saios fof six name patos. | thn attach ‘tho papor plate to foam boars. | then trim the outside edge in wood Stained Long Padiio Pop Sticks you often soe in two-dolar shops to form a dam of sorts and pour a two- ‘art epoay coating ontop of the ‘base to form a minor ike base, November 2023 - Model Miltary Internati We have teamed up with our fiends at Model Craft so we can offer you a special gift for subscribing with us for 24 issues. 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Ss» __ SprayCraft Baa c : Tr W +3 Cups (2cc, 7cc, 12cc) = = = +3 Needles (0.2, 0.3, 0.5mm) a ye +3 Nozzles (0.2, 0.3, 0.5mm) For details of your nearest stockist, call or e-mail today: +44 (0) 20 8451 6188 sales@shesto.co.uk www.shesto.com sh es to Trade Enquiries Welcome: www.shestotrade.com Tester aut ee 1957 FEATURE ARTICLE trumpeter 1:35 Fatponher wal Fabrlate Rheinochlr I+ Ki No. 09532 i iti \d-to-air i completes his ambitious groun - Pan ai with Frumpeter’s Flakpanther combined with the Rheintochter | rocket. rumpoter kt no, 09632 Is. pretty unique one ‘moditiog Panthor cnasis witha plato launcher for tho Fhointochtor mssla, Te "ark" part fof the kts vary, very basic but | was ‘going to acd somo bois and whistles tot should look better ator his ‘etched plate. With al the adational ‘equipment needed to operat the launcher, tore was surely some place tobe takan from the standard ‘Squlpment nt quid for this ‘special varant. Right after the heavy ‘cat texture was added using the ‘Same technique as with the radar Vehicle meaning the application of thin coment on tho surface with a sti brush and thea applying the Mr Dissolved Putty al ove. ‘The engine dock recaived Panther G AA platos over air louvres and a bso fora star antenna as apart of the communication equipment. ‘Operating arockat engine on top ofa vohicle wil ineroase tho tsk of fren order prevent any fro extinguishers was tripled. Their postion was also changed from the back tothe front (drivers sie) [At tho same time, all the towing ‘C-hooks were transfered to the radio operators side. Thi tings ‘Were mode and deta with photo-tched bolts and copper wire. > ‘32 Model Miltary Internationa - November 2025, THE BUILD Upper dock with ona AA smear ‘ ee 4. Tho aro he tank was acs ates ‘upgraded too. The k's plastic “ sateen ae holder for the wooden Block on ‘ho left side was replaced by a one ‘done with afew bits of photo-etch. Even though | am nota sll ‘seratoh-buir i loked much aunt subs bettor straightaway (On the lethand side, a standard Panthor photo-tched stowage bin ‘tom Gaflon was added. This was. Jett open in oor to place a few tearm inside. The opposite side ‘of the rear pate got an IR Box from the FG1250 Voyager set tem No. 'PEAS99), The IR sight and projector wore added tothe front ofthe tank beside the drivers hatch "addod a home-made platform for the scope and copper wies to recroato wires coming out from the ‘scope. Such itl doals ad alot to the final look ano the tine ‘one spends on tis roaly worth To fish the detaing, a pair of nice _shackes from RB Medel and a small ‘chain were added onthe font. ‘With the hull one twas the time to attack the launch pad and the launcher and rocket themselves, ‘The platform and the rocket are prety straightforward. The only ‘modification | dis here was adding few folage loops onthe ear pate ‘ofthe launcher. They were used to puta copper ‘wie through so some extras. ‘could be hanged oni “The launcher was abit more ‘complicated with alot of sub-bukls ‘and small dota, Pationce and care ‘wore the catchwords hore! Aer fow hours the setup was finally done. “To add some more Intoresing detail | addod a The tach pa ‘34 Mode Mitary International - November 2023 COMPLETING THE BUILD Le \ Se i FEATURE ARTICLE Tompotr 1:35 Fsponter wih Fret ReintocterI + Ki No, 09532 PAINTING AND WEATHERING PAINTING Painting started with a £ eddie primer | wanted a Specie olor hat wou tay ‘iba on the launch and 5 Used'a mic o Tamiya Re, ul Red an Dock Tan. Tho til was Sprayod wih aight mx of Tai Dark Yel But and Wate over tho AK chipping id. ‘Aor acing sratches, ‘thard edged green amoutage was appod {ng Pata for masg. ‘Te aunchor andi tld wor treated to a hard edged ‘Garman Dark Yotow wavy pattem camouflage. At at tino, he ped ‘was painted in Dark Yelow too but. Ua anoter change of ear a gyi lil ater “he ul needed more chipping In some areas, especialy over the gren camouags. Forti ska up Vl Hu Red and But {88 wollas 100 Re Sable Kotnsky ‘rush Some chips wee dona with tho mapping method and some Just th oe ofthe two Vaio alts. As with tho provious modal {he chipping was ate avy but ‘ite alot of t would enappoar Under weathering and winor camouage to om “Th Panto’ hil was too bight to my tastoand soa grey or was “er yaw hal an ppd applied to tone it down abit Singha ec or Not came il dot, Soe tho ‘epi gen coetans launch of he range by Ammo | host exclusively switched to Oilbrosers as thor consstncy dnl bane chip. land ease of vs ae a eal ‘vantage over ol bes of paints. Forthis task used mainly wt, ry and in smal quan dak (ren, ochre anc dust Folowing tne weathering process several ers of Rusa were applied ‘expocialy on the engine dock rotoctons. It created a hoary rst ‘ect oked fort may lok nat too realist but. found iteoo! and visually nore “wintering” was done in wor sinlarif ot denial way fo tho first model. Fs, winter camo ‘was api using the haepray technique. Sacond layer was done wha special washabo white pant from Ammo. I was apptod with an aah and with a ogra ‘eponcing on the desrod oft. Following Wis sepa battery of usual weathering foc and techniques were apold. More ‘there and thee, pn washes fn iy stake th vals ‘Aor ll oven decided fo adel ait ‘ot wte wash agin onthe edges ‘sch srtace ofthe Red pine wih» i Tamia pit i Cen comauag apes ry trap. 36 Model Miltary Internationa November 2025, ‘Some moro heavy duty effects needed tobe applied. Fst ry mud was applid witha mix of ‘AK Dust, Earth and Effocts mixed with plastor The mud was not only applied tothe lower part ‘ofthe hull but azo to the upper land especialy vertical parts of the model. The teatment was ‘of course more subtle. After the ‘dy mad always comes the tesh imudt The method was te same bat the tones were darker What Totten do in order to represent a very tes isto paint (with a brush) (whic is basicaly a semi thick Seer eieesaee ‘loss enamel varia). Bolore | was aes nal ea eeaee Using Klea fortis purpose but ‘tho acnfic varnish had asivering Te con lyr tendency whan dry in some cass, vitvash was apple wth “Tho enamel product liinatos this ‘ie wea Ame pu “threat” completly. ‘Tho sparo tracks wore an important deta ike them hanging there rusty on the sido of ‘the tuet or the hull. The technique Heamed nat some te ago ‘consists on fst painting thom wth {rather grey /areyish paint. For the Heimdal Panther I chose a ‘order to test) ight pale bi from Valo. For the rusty tones I fst applied the aoyics trom Lfecolor ‘om thir famous set that each ‘a dark than a lighter shade of rst itis important to just nat to over paint tho frst pait. Both colours the acres dried enarnel, rusty washes wore applied to enhance the desired rusty effect. At the ‘ond dark brown pn wash was ppliod in the crovassos. Later on ‘some earth tones were actly appiiod to match the overall ‘weathering ofthe modo ‘Wit all the heavy woathoring tho road wheels ad to go through similar treatment. The kt offre ‘too! whole reac: ate wheel anc infact arly seen). Because of the fact they were sean only on fow late vehicle | decided to paint them in gen, Supposedly, the base colour forlate war vehicles, > Seening done wit ‘i cde November 2025 Made! Miltary International 37 FEATURE ARTICLE trumpeter 1:35 Fatponther wil Fabrlate Rheinoclr I + K# No. 09532 Dy pp wih abind Darr rsh mot edn spe ‘rata ray ‘3B Model Miltary Internationa - November 2025, “Alter applying an almost black sh dy and fresh mud were ‘plied with a similar technique te the one used onthe hull. TO ‘ive more depth and wet ook dark ‘ols were applied once the mud ‘dred, At the ond groasy stains and pollahed steel effocte were pled to ish the whos. ‘After tho set of Fru tracks wont ‘through the darkening, panting and weathering process, everything ‘below the launch pad part ofthe ‘model was done. 'And 50 the whole project came to the last phaso of paining and Late waste what pa wen a H Dinka clr at \woathering ofthe miss, tho launcher andthe launch pad. ‘As describod ear, the launcher aeady had its ‘camouflage of oxido red / Gorman dark yolow done. Before the woathoring started, ow kil ‘markings (shousttes of bombers) wore applied. These came from “Archer Dry Transfer range on @ ‘sec that | have hed for sever years, and which wil serve me for several years more with my ‘modeling speed! The dy tansters don’ need any gloss undercoat ‘28 thore is no caro fn but they are quite fragile so one must be ‘arofl while application espacial ‘on non-fat surfaces, some ots in my case. ‘Boing the talest structure and so loss exposed to mud and dust, the launcher nly recoived some basic and not to hoavy woathorng First, a dark brown pin wash was ‘appiod. Thon, a dust overall wash |was appliog allover with bit ‘move intensity on the ower part of the launcher, And thats almost all ‘about the launcher’ weathering, ‘Last but nt least was the dion ofthe photo-etched net ‘The Eduard net wa fist painted ith Valeo acryles. A brown wash - ‘was then apie to match better rash pl. Dana ee, ‘the net withthe rst ofthe model.» rane ae Fal eet wih ple te parson. November 2025 Made! Miltary International 38 FEATURE ARTICLE trumpeter 1:35 Fatponther wi Fabrlate Rheinocr I + Kt No. 09532

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