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

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.

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 […]

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.

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.