The Red Army’s #1 workhorse of the Great Patriotic War, this is an iconic tank. I recently built its big brother the T-34/85, and now have added the earlier model to my Soviet garage. The 85mm tank was a Warlord model, while this is a Rubicon kit.
Tag: rubicon
3
Apr
16
2020
Rubicon T-34/76
The Red Army’s #1 workhorse of the Great Patriotic War, this is an iconic tank. I recently built its big brother the T-34/85, and now have added the earlier model to my Soviet garage. The 85mm tank was a Warlord model, while this is a Rubicon kit.
2
Jun
04
2019
Rubicon BMW R75 Motorcycle Review
Some models just capture the look and feel of a period perfectly. The classic German motorcycle sidecar combo may have been a bloody silly contraption, but it’s just so iconic it’s great fun to have on the table.
8
Feb
08
2017
Rubicon Crusader AA Mk II tank
The Crusader was an obsolete mid-war tank design that was still kicking around in the late war as an SP AA vehicle. I got one of the Rubicon Crusader kits for my late war Polish army.
0
Jan
31
2017
Rubicon Opel Blitz truck
Plenty of companies do an Opel Blitz truck in 28mm, but as far as I know only Rubicon have one in plastic. I splurged on a trio of them in a recent sale and they’ve been fun to build and paint.
8
Nov
22
2016
Rubicon M5 Stuart (Recce) Review
I’m a big fan of the Rubicon plastic kits, and their mid- and late-war Stuart kit fills a gap in my Allied collection. The same vehicle can be used as a gun-armed Stuart for Polish 1st Armoured in ’44-’45 and as a Recce Stuart for NZ 2nd Division in Italy ’43-’45.
