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Ground Forces / Some wheeled AFV's
« on: May 20, 2011, 09:45:46 PM »
Here are some wheeled AFV's...

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Ground Forces / Hanomag
« on: May 15, 2011, 08:23:40 PM »
Again, some new doc...

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Ground Forces / Strela
« on: May 15, 2011, 08:18:35 PM »
Some new doc. Sorry if the name is not correct, I don't understand all the letters from Cyrilic alphabet...  :-red

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Miscellaneous Subjects / Minium
« on: May 15, 2011, 07:23:54 PM »
Maybe you know that, at the end of the WWII, some German tanks were dispatched from the factories without paint; just with their minium protection - Sometimes there were partially painted and partially "minium".

Yesterday, I made accidentally a good minium...

I own an old, damaged tank that I use for testing the fluidity of my paint for airbrushing; but also where I airbrush the excess of paint.

Working on my Egg-Zero, I sprayed on that tank the excess of Tamiya XF-71 (Japanese Cockpit Green). A little bit later, I sprayed over the XF-71 the excess of my egg-2000 Orange from Citadel Colors... And I was surprised by the result, who gives in my humble opinion a nice "minium"...

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Aircraft Modeling / (EGG PLANE !!!) Mirage 2000
« on: May 07, 2011, 08:04:27 PM »
I like Egg-planes. AFV Club realised a splendid Mirage 2000, that will be completed by Retrowings cockpit & French pilot (with baguette...)

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Ground Forces / ATG tractor (unidentified)
« on: May 01, 2011, 10:51:46 AM »
Here is a tractor vehicle for anti-tank gun, but I cannot identify this one...

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Aircraft Modeling / Fokker Dr.I (triplane) EDUARD 1/48
« on: April 30, 2011, 05:30:56 PM »
I'm starting a new project for a GB on a French forum: the Fokker triplane.

Eduard's kit is splendid. I own the combo box...

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Ground Forces / Italian Autoblinda
« on: April 29, 2011, 07:11:54 PM »
Some interresting stuff...

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Ground Forces / Staghound MK I late version (Italeri 1/35)
« on: April 16, 2011, 09:43:00 AM »
Last year I've begun that kit for a French group build, but I did not finished it in the delays. I will restart the build soon (as soon as the KV-1 will be finished in fact).

Here are the work already made, step-by-step...

The kit:


I will add Eduard's photoetch




The kit contents




The photoetch. Three, not two...


The decal sheet. I will of course opt for the Belgian...


First elements removed from the sprue, and the third PE from Eduard



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Aircraft Modeling / Detail set for 1/144 Harrier
« on: April 09, 2011, 04:57:20 PM »
Retrowings is offering a very nice detailing set that is also a good idea to add realism to a tiny Harrier: a set of partially opened air intakes.

You have to know that when a Harrier is grouded, the gravity plays its rule and the air intakes are open in the upper part of the piece, but closed in the lower part...

Many of the Harriers you can see in expo don't have that detail showed.

Now it's possible to do... And I will do that...

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Aircraft Modeling / Detailing set for Platz 1/144 A-4
« on: April 09, 2011, 04:52:05 PM »
Also new from Retrowings: a nice detailing set for the 1/144th scale A4 from Platz.

That set permits to realize a Blue Angels A-4 with all the real details...


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So, here is it: the first "full aircraft" from Retrowings!

The kit has 27 parts, two of them being clear ones (canopy).

The fuselage is in one element, as are the wings. All the elements are finely engraved. At that scale, the seat is particularily finely detailed with the seatbelts.

There is a decal sheet for an aircraft of the VA-12.

I must say I have no negative criticism against the kit; all is absolutely perfect and it will be a dream to build it.

There is no instruction sheet, just a color view of the aircraft; but all is self-explanatory and there will be no difficulty to obtain a nice jewel...

Of course, it's one of my next build...























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Ground Forces / NEW!!! "Retrotracks" Char T13 Type III (1/72)
« on: April 09, 2011, 03:11:31 PM »
I've presented here my build of a T13 Type III:
http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/forum/ground-forces/belgian-t13-bycicles-and-chasseurs-ardennais/

The master was made long time ago by Dominique Jadoul for another producer; but Dominique was not satisfied of his work. Must be said that after he realised that tank, he found a lot of documentation with, amongst other things, a plan of that tank!

So Dominique Jadoul planned to do a new master. Well, it's done now, I saw Dominique today at the Wavre expo in Belgium and he gived me an exemplar of his new baby.

Enough to say that, from the 17 parts of the old one, we have now... 49 parts? Yes, sure! But some explanations, it's better...



The chassis is no more made with two elements but only one; but more accurate as you can see on the photos. All the traps, etc were corrected and are similar to the real tank. The engine is no more visible as it was the case on the original tank.




For the turret, there are two options: "closed", or "open" as the difference can be seen on some photos.


OK, now I have to find the time to build this one, and to make a diorama with Belgian Cyclistes Frontières, and perheaps a farmer with his horse...

The famous Belgian 47mm gun is more detailed and you have also the support part.


But was is really impressive is the tracks and wheels: the old box contained only two pieces; the new one is far better detailed with correct tracks, separate wheels (at least, grouped by two, barbotins, etc.)


and another "plus":


The forms and dimensions of that new T13 are absolutely perfect. It's really a must!!!

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Aircraft Modeling / Curtiss 75A-7 Mohawk (MustHave! 1/48)
« on: April 06, 2011, 06:54:23 PM »
I received today my exemplar of the Mohawk (Thank you, Philippe!!!)

Here is a presentation of that kit:

The boxart


What you'll find in the box: plastic parts, resin and photoetched parts


The plastic parts are those of the Hobbycraft Curtiss H75. Nothing to say, this was a nice kit.








What is completely new are the resin and photoetched elements:

Cockpit interior, flaps, tyres...


...A splendid engine...


...And the PE: seat, seatbelts, elements for flaps & engine, etc.



The instructions are made clearly, in four pages






Then, the painting guide for 4 decorations. My only regret is that there is no reference to some paints like Humbrol, Tamiya, Gunze...




And the decal sheet, very nice:


I hope to begin that build soon, but for personal reasons, not before may...

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Ground Forces / Soviet Armored Train
« on: April 02, 2011, 11:13:24 AM »
Interresting material...

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