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Showing posts with label Esci WW2 German Tank 20mm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Esci WW2 German Tank 20mm. Show all posts
Monday, 23 October 2017

An Old Esci Friend: Pz 35(t) .. Old School Modelling!

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By way of comparison and in start contrast to the new "First To Fight" I have pulled out an old friend from circa 1994 and a rare ...
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Monday, 30 November 2015

Big Cat Pair - Panthers in "Ambush Style"

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These go back a while, lurking in a 'loft box', in an almost but not quite finished state. I am sure these were ESCI originals, for ...
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Monday, 16 November 2015

My 1000th Post is "Pimp my Panzer IVH" (The classic Esci/Italeri 1/72 kit)

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In my previous Chain of Command battle AAR I stated that I was slightly embarrassed with the models I put on table for just having the basic...
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Thursday, 19 December 2013

Hetzer Progress II

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The assembled 'raw' plastic model (see below): Lots of little "fiddly track pieces and stuff that stuck out of the superst...
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Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Hetzer Progress

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Hetzer progress (see below): Currently putting together lots of track pieces, patience is a virtue. Lots of small pieces takes time but...
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Tuesday, 26 November 2013

Painting Tray (Cupboard Review)

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What's in teh cupboard before Xmas to do? The AFV collection (see above): 1/72 Italeri/Esci Hetzer (to make up a Command Decision...
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Monday, 9 April 2012

35t Solo Panzer "Anton the Great"

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This one is a rare Esci original Skoda 35t tank, with the fabled 'dustbin lid' cupola. Serving in Poland, France and early Barbaross...
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Saturday, 19 November 2011

Painting Tray Update: Highlights Applied to Panzer I's

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Following the base coat the Panzer I's get the highlight treatment: Tamiya Dark Green (XF-61) mixed with Games Workshop Sunburst Yellow...
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Thursday, 17 November 2011

Painting Tray Update: More Panzer I Work

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The bare plastic Panzer I Ausf B gets a Tamiya XF-63 German Panzer Grey base-coat and those wacky SCW "Breda armed" Pz I's Aus...
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Wednesday, 16 November 2011

Panzer I Variants: A Versatile Little Tank

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My "Panzer I" family photograph pulled from the album: Along with the "combat tanks" (ahem, yes we all know that the ...
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Tuesday, 15 November 2011

Back to the start of things: The mighty Panzer I Ausf B

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The earth quakes and the ground rumbles as the dawn of the Blitzkrieg is heralded in by the mighty Panzer MkI Ausf B, in the infamous (ahem,...
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Wednesday, 2 November 2011

JagdPanzer IV repair: The anti-tank capability of an 18 month year old

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A commando style raid was launched on Daddy's "Panzer IV" tray, resulting in a 'coup' for the 'special forces'...
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Friday, 9 September 2011

Lost Wirblewind Found

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There is a lot to be said for lateral thinking and a late night Friday night-cap of Hoegaarden beer. (Note: It's powerful stuff so I j...
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Saturday, 28 August 2010

At last I have a Panzer IVG (with side-skirts)

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The Panzer Mark IV I always wanted as a kid. The one with side skirting. An old, old Esci kit gifted to me by a benevolent wargaming friend ...
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Wednesday, 19 May 2010

JagdTiger

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As WWII AFV's go they don't come bigger than this (with one notable "Maus" exception). An old Esci kit that dates back to ...
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Sunday, 27 September 2009

Panzer Commanders

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In response to my pedantic "is this the right type of yellow" paint brush fiddling (which to be honest felt very much like hard wo...
Friday, 18 September 2009

Another shot of my JagdPanzer IV's

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Flicking through my camera I found this one of my initial Esci 1/72 PanzerJagd IV project and would like to post it for prosperity: The...
Wednesday, 16 September 2009

Hunting Pack of "Big German Kats"

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And so I come to the final bit of painting ... After the stripes comes a quick attack of spots, lots of yellow in the dark brown and dark ...
Wednesday, 9 September 2009

Danger: KonigTigers on the prowl in the twilight

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The king of the jungle in that three tone "ambush" camouflage again! Nasty beasts to come up against even in a JSII. Decals still ...
Tuesday, 8 September 2009

JagdPanzer IV Kit Information and Painting Description

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As requested (and with a little bit of retrospective updating from other models kits done since) The JagdPanzer IV's shown in the prev...
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