British Nuffield Assault Tank A.T.4 OKB Grigorov 1/72, Ref.72094 British Nuffield Assault Tank A.T.10 OKB Grigorov 1/72, Ref.72096 Nuffield Mechanization and Aero was the brainchild of Lord Nuffield who was deeply involved in the development and mechanisation of the British army and the ‘ground’ section of the RAF. The Crusader cruiser tank was one ofContinue reading “Heavy Paper Projects”
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Eye in the Sky
Henschel Hs 126B/K ‘International’ Sabrekits 1/72, Ref. SBK72013 Very nice surprise coming from the Czech Republic and in particular from newcomers Sabrekits, is this brand new Hs 126 kit. I’ve always had a liking in this parasol-winged aircraft ever since I laid eyes and hands on the Matchbox kit a good mmmm.. 45 years ago.Continue reading “Eye in the Sky”
Cute Little Bird
Robinson R-44 Astro/Raven KP 1/72, Ref. KPM 0215 It is always, for me in any case, nice seeing light aviation aircraft being marketed in any scale. 2020 brought us this kit from Stransky in the Czech Republic and it is now maybe more widely available from KP, a better-known manufacturer from the same country. DevelopedContinue reading “Cute Little Bird”
Parasol Fighter Delight
Morane-Saulnier MS 225 C1 Sabrekits 1/72, Ref. SBK7007 The French Armée de l’Air modernisation programme in the early 1930s gave birth to a robust parasol wing fighter, the MS-225, first flown in 1932. The plane featured superior flight characteristics and agility, structural strength as well as simple maintenance and excellent reliability. By 1933 the ArméeContinue reading “Parasol Fighter Delight”
The (almost) Missing Link
Soviet Medium Tank T-44 OKB Grigorov 1/72, Ref. 72097 The T-44 was developped during the Second World War to replace the T-34, but despite its better characteristics, it was felt that producing a new vehicle would disrupt the output of the earlier tank and subsequently only a couple of thousand were produced between 1944 andContinue reading “The (almost) Missing Link”
Do.27 Revival
Dornier Do.27 & Dornier Do.27 Masks Special Hobby 1/72, SH72327 & M72028 A much welcome re-release from Special Hobby, this delightful 1/72 Dornier Do.27 will no doubt be welcome in many parts of the world scale modelling community! Nothing has changed since the initial release, four medium-grey plastic sprue, one clear plastic sprue and aContinue reading “Do.27 Revival”
Little-known Kitty
German Medium Tank VK.3002 (DB) with suspension type I OKB Grigorov 1/72, Ref. 72089 Some time ago, I reviewed the German Medium Tank VK 3002 Daimler Bens (DB) with suspension type II produced by OKB Grigorov under the reference 72086. Just to remind that this VK 3002 (DB) was in competition with the Maschinenfabrik AugsburgContinue reading “Little-known Kitty”
Robot-like SPG
2S35 “Koalitiya-SV” Russian 152mm Self-propelled Howitzer Zvezda 1/72, Ref. 5055 The 2S35 « Koalitiya-SV » is the most recent artillery system in the Russian army. This self-propelled howitzer was designed at the Burevestnik Central Scientific Research Institute and was officially presented for the first time at the 2015 Victory Day Parade in Moscow. It is designed toContinue reading “Robot-like SPG”
New Potez Feathers, Part.2
Potez 25 Europe & America Azur/Frrom 1/72, Ref. FROX03 Azur/Frrom have kindly sent us samples of their forthcoming decal releases, two 1/72 sheets destined to grace the lovely Potez 25 kits released during 2019, and later re-issued under the Special Hobby label. It’s time to have a look at sheet FROX03 Potez 25 Africa &Continue reading “New Potez Feathers, Part.2”
Paper Panzer IV
German Medium Tank Pz. IV Ausf. L 9./B.W. development OKB Grigorov 1/72, Ref. 72092 This recent OKB Grigorov offering deals with a Wehrmacht plan to introduce, at the very end of 1942, a new Krupp-designed Pz.Kpfw. IV hull with a sloped glacis. Beside a 50mm-thick sloped glacis, an 80mm-thick hull front, a 20mm-thick forward bellyContinue reading “Paper Panzer IV”
