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Ground Forces / russian modern (20yrs old) self propelled howitzer 2S19 MSTA-S
« on: April 02, 2011, 09:03:06 AM »
As I don't speak Russian, I'm unable to identify that material...
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Ground Forces / Soviet SU-100
« on: March 30, 2011, 09:16:24 PM »One of my preferred tank hunters...
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Ground Forces / Modern Soviet artillery
« on: March 20, 2011, 07:52:46 AM »
Here is some material I was unable to identify... I cannot read Russian unfortunately.
But interresting stuff!!!
But interresting stuff!!!
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Aircraft Modeling / AIRCO DH.2 (Eduard 1/48)
« on: March 13, 2011, 04:20:08 PM »
I received the kit from Eduard, for review and build on the forum. I must say the kit is impressive: really fine, and the forms and dimensions sounds extremely correct (see the upper wing of the kit placed on the plan from Windsock book).
So I've begun with the removing of the parts from the sprue, then some sanding. Actually I'm studying the placement of the haubans and marking their places on the wings, before to make any hole... It is to note that Eduard forgot, in the rigging diagrams, the haubans between the wing struts...
So I've begun with the removing of the parts from the sprue, then some sanding. Actually I'm studying the placement of the haubans and marking their places on the wings, before to make any hole... It is to note that Eduard forgot, in the rigging diagrams, the haubans between the wing struts...
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Ground Forces / My 1/72 JPK90 project
« on: January 23, 2011, 10:48:01 AM »
Last year I have begun that project: a full scratch of a JPK90 at 1/72 scale.
The JPK90 (JagdPanzer Kanone) is the Belgian version of the German KaJaPa (Kanone JagdPanzer); a tank hunter that can be called the "son of the Jagdpanzer". Belgium ordered 80 JPK90 that were in use in the years '70 and '80's.
The difference with the German KaJaPA is essentially that the wheels and tracks of the Belgian tanks were similar to those of the Marder: when Belgium ordered for the tanks, the Germans had finished the build of their KaJaPa's and were busy with the build of the Marder.
Of course, other differences exists, like the use of Belgian MG.
After 15 years of excellent use (during manoeuvers, our JPK's caused many problems to American units...), and due to budget restrictions, the JPK were removed from service and replaced by ATK helicopters (A109 Agusta).
I will post photos of the work I've made until now in the next few days. My final goal is to produce a master for my friend Dominique Jadoul (RetroTracks).
But here is the beast (photo of the JPK of the "Musée des Chasseurs à Pied", Charleroi, Belgium). The responsible of the museum is a friend of mine, Res. LtCol Patrick Denamur. He helped me very well, giving me documentation and full access to the JPK of the museum.
The JPK90 (JagdPanzer Kanone) is the Belgian version of the German KaJaPa (Kanone JagdPanzer); a tank hunter that can be called the "son of the Jagdpanzer". Belgium ordered 80 JPK90 that were in use in the years '70 and '80's.
The difference with the German KaJaPA is essentially that the wheels and tracks of the Belgian tanks were similar to those of the Marder: when Belgium ordered for the tanks, the Germans had finished the build of their KaJaPa's and were busy with the build of the Marder.
Of course, other differences exists, like the use of Belgian MG.
After 15 years of excellent use (during manoeuvers, our JPK's caused many problems to American units...), and due to budget restrictions, the JPK were removed from service and replaced by ATK helicopters (A109 Agusta).
I will post photos of the work I've made until now in the next few days. My final goal is to produce a master for my friend Dominique Jadoul (RetroTracks).
But here is the beast (photo of the JPK of the "Musée des Chasseurs à Pied", Charleroi, Belgium). The responsible of the museum is a friend of mine, Res. LtCol Patrick Denamur. He helped me very well, giving me documentation and full access to the JPK of the museum.
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Aircraft Modeling / Project 2011: "What-ifs" Belgium 1940
« on: January 02, 2011, 12:50:49 PM »
I present you what will be my big project for 2011 (that can go until 2012 as I'm not a fast builder), that I will start after february: a serie of fighter airplanes that could have equiped the Belgian Aéronautique Militaire if... if... if... Well, the history is well known.
My project is based on serious sources, essentially the magazines of the Brussels Air Museum, the books over the Renard aircrafts, etc. Really, it was possible that some of those aircrafts have served under Belgian cockades if the aircrafts could have been bought, or if the war have begun in 1941 only...
First of all, the national production: the Renard 38
The Spitfire MK I: it is said that one or even three were bought for tests purposes, but weren't delivered due to the war
The brewster Buffalo, 40 were effectively bought, but first ones delivered after the Belgian reddition
The Curtiss Hawk 75: the Belgians were interrested by that aircraft but priority was given by Curtiss to France, so Belgians opted for the Brewster...
The Grumman Martlet: it is said on Wikipedia that Belgians bought 10 Martlets that were not delivered before Belgian reddition and given to Britain - I've not found other sources...
The Fiat G50: a Belgian commission sent in Italy tried to buy that aircraft but instead, Italy proposed the CR42 that was finally bought
...But the Brussels Air Magazine gived also informations on the fact that Germans could have proposed to Belgium:
...Some of Czech aircrafts, after the annexion of Czechia. No more information, so I've chosen the Avia B.534
...the possibility to buy somme Messerschmitt!!! Again, I have no idea of the type proposed (B? C? D?) but as I own on my stash a 109E3, let's go for this last one!
All those aircrafts will be painted in Belgian colors, with some plausible variants to avoid the monotony...
Rendez-vous end of february!
My project is based on serious sources, essentially the magazines of the Brussels Air Museum, the books over the Renard aircrafts, etc. Really, it was possible that some of those aircrafts have served under Belgian cockades if the aircrafts could have been bought, or if the war have begun in 1941 only...
First of all, the national production: the Renard 38
The Spitfire MK I: it is said that one or even three were bought for tests purposes, but weren't delivered due to the war
The brewster Buffalo, 40 were effectively bought, but first ones delivered after the Belgian reddition
The Curtiss Hawk 75: the Belgians were interrested by that aircraft but priority was given by Curtiss to France, so Belgians opted for the Brewster...
The Grumman Martlet: it is said on Wikipedia that Belgians bought 10 Martlets that were not delivered before Belgian reddition and given to Britain - I've not found other sources...
The Fiat G50: a Belgian commission sent in Italy tried to buy that aircraft but instead, Italy proposed the CR42 that was finally bought
...But the Brussels Air Magazine gived also informations on the fact that Germans could have proposed to Belgium:
...Some of Czech aircrafts, after the annexion of Czechia. No more information, so I've chosen the Avia B.534
...the possibility to buy somme Messerschmitt!!! Again, I have no idea of the type proposed (B? C? D?) but as I own on my stash a 109E3, let's go for this last one!
All those aircrafts will be painted in Belgian colors, with some plausible variants to avoid the monotony...
Rendez-vous end of february!
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Ground Forces / KV-1 (Tamiya 1/48)
« on: December 26, 2010, 05:38:34 PM »
This is my first try to a tank at 1/48th scale; so I've decided to build it "out of the box"...
The build was really an easy one
There is one thing I modified: the nylon that was censed to represent the cable! I used Karaya tow cable
I also used a little bit of Vallejo putty
The build was really an easy one
There is one thing I modified: the nylon that was censed to represent the cable! I used Karaya tow cable
I also used a little bit of Vallejo putty
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Ground Forces / Brussels Tank Museum in renovation
« on: December 26, 2010, 10:56:39 AM »
The Brussels Royal Army Museum includes other sections, that are: the Air Museum, the Marine Museum and the Tank museum.
This last one is actually closed until 2013: the patio where the tanks of the collection are displayed is in renovation.
The tanks were dispatched in different locations (reserves of the Tank Museum, but also, for two of them, the Air Museum!)
You'll find here some photos of the Leopard 1A5 and the CVRT Spartan - This last one is a vehicle I know very well, having made a formation on it (voltigeur) during my military duty - I served on CVRT Scorpion, Scimitar and Spartan.
This last one is actually closed until 2013: the patio where the tanks of the collection are displayed is in renovation.
The tanks were dispatched in different locations (reserves of the Tank Museum, but also, for two of them, the Air Museum!)
You'll find here some photos of the Leopard 1A5 and the CVRT Spartan - This last one is a vehicle I know very well, having made a formation on it (voltigeur) during my military duty - I served on CVRT Scorpion, Scimitar and Spartan.
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Ground Forces / The Sherman M4A3 of Wibrin (Ardennes, Belgium)
« on: December 21, 2010, 06:12:28 PM »
There is some relics from the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes. During my holidays a couple of years ago, I found in the village of Wibrin (Houffalize) the remnants of a Sherman M4A3 that participated to the battle.
The tank was very badly damaged. I don’t know if its state was totally due to the combat, or after some people had recuperated some elements… But what is remarkable is the gun of the tank: it seems that the crewmember abandoned the tank but decided to make it unusable for the enemy. So, an ammo was put in the gun, in the reverse side and another was fired, giving to the gun such a strange aspect…
You can also see some impacts on the front face.
Not famous as the Sherman of Bastogne, I think this one merits a good attention anyway…
The tank was very badly damaged. I don’t know if its state was totally due to the combat, or after some people had recuperated some elements… But what is remarkable is the gun of the tank: it seems that the crewmember abandoned the tank but decided to make it unusable for the enemy. So, an ammo was put in the gun, in the reverse side and another was fired, giving to the gun such a strange aspect…
You can also see some impacts on the front face.
Not famous as the Sherman of Bastogne, I think this one merits a good attention anyway…
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Ground Forces / 1/72 BTR-80 (Trumpeter)
« on: December 20, 2010, 06:06:57 PM »
I bought the BTR-80 only to give a try to wheeled vehicles. Must have been a total "out of the box", but during the building stage I saw that Bison Decals made a decal sheet about "Balkans Wars" with a Macedonian deco... I bought the sheet and, as always with me, tried to find some humoristic idea...
Here is the result:
Here is the result:
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Ground Forces / Belgium collapsed!!! (It's a What-if, of course...)
« on: December 19, 2010, 11:43:20 AM »
Perheaps you know that there is some recurrent problems between Dutch-speaking Flemishes and French-speaking Wallonians in Belgium (personnally, I'm Wallonian...)
Actually, the politicians (I consider that term as an outrageous insult...) are trying to form a governement since more than six months. The collapse of the country is a real possibility, even if not for tomorrow.
So, what if Flemishes and Wallonians decide to separate their roads... Well, I have imaginated that both new countries reequip their armies. Flemishes are equiped by Germany, and naturally France equips Wallonia...
Once a day, along the new frontier, a patrolling Wallonian Leclerc meet a Flemish Leopard (both on the good side of the frontier, naturally!!!). The tanks stop; the crewmembers are engaging conversation, drinking some (Belgian) beers and two of them decide to play a little game above the frontier!
That game is a real existing one: "Wings of War"; a game invented by an Italian Friend of mine that is a game of aerial warfare fun, fast and furious; see here:
http://www.wingsofwar.it/read.asp?id=3702
When I spoke to Andrea about my project and asked him the permission to scan and reduce his game material, he was really enthousiast! When I realised my diorama, he posted some photos on his site, as being "the littlest Wings of War game ever played"!
So here are the photos of that dio:
Actually, the politicians (I consider that term as an outrageous insult...) are trying to form a governement since more than six months. The collapse of the country is a real possibility, even if not for tomorrow.
So, what if Flemishes and Wallonians decide to separate their roads... Well, I have imaginated that both new countries reequip their armies. Flemishes are equiped by Germany, and naturally France equips Wallonia...
Once a day, along the new frontier, a patrolling Wallonian Leclerc meet a Flemish Leopard (both on the good side of the frontier, naturally!!!). The tanks stop; the crewmembers are engaging conversation, drinking some (Belgian) beers and two of them decide to play a little game above the frontier!
That game is a real existing one: "Wings of War"; a game invented by an Italian Friend of mine that is a game of aerial warfare fun, fast and furious; see here:
http://www.wingsofwar.it/read.asp?id=3702
When I spoke to Andrea about my project and asked him the permission to scan and reduce his game material, he was really enthousiast! When I realised my diorama, he posted some photos on his site, as being "the littlest Wings of War game ever played"!
So here are the photos of that dio:
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Ground Forces / SU-85 (Dragon 1/72)
« on: December 19, 2010, 11:31:39 AM »
Another tank I've build for a group build on a French forum: the GB was consacred to the tank hunters.
My choice was immediate: I'm a lover of the SU-85, and at that time Dragon had just released that kit...
A pure moment of happyness...
My choice was immediate: I'm a lover of the SU-85, and at that time Dragon had just released that kit...
A pure moment of happyness...
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Ground Forces / Tank MK IV Female (Emhar 1/72)
« on: December 19, 2010, 11:28:15 AM »
One of my first tanks...
