One of the fun things about collecting German forces for WW2 was just how bonkers a lot of their stuff was. Sure, they spent a lot of time and effort on designing high-tech wonder weapons, but they also flung a lot of crude mash-ups into action, much of it based on pre-war vehicles and weapons […]
Tag: vehicles
9
Apr
30
2020
Italeri Char B1 Bis Flammpanzer
One of the fun things about collecting German forces for WW2 was just how bonkers a lot of their stuff was. Sure, they spent a lot of time and effort on designing high-tech wonder weapons, but they also flung a lot of crude mash-ups into action, much of it based on pre-war vehicles and weapons […]
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.
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Feb
27
2020
Warlord T-34/85
My Soviet forces needed a bit of armoured support. I’d come at the collection from an odd angle, the first two infantry platoons being a Fortified Region and some Partisans, but I’ve recently been adding the bits required to field a regular infantry platoon. So when Warlord recently offered a good deal on this iconic […]
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.
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May
15
2019
Militia Miniatures Humvee
I’m old enough to remember when the Humvee was first introduced by the US military (don’t all 8-year old boys keep close tabs on new military hardware?). In the decades since it’s become iconic, so I thought I’d get one to round out my modern skirmish stuff.
