DieselRocket's Military Modeling

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Sd.Kfz.251/20 Ausf. D "Uhu" by Gary Boggs

This is the 1/35th scale AFV Club Sd.Kfz.251/20 Ausf. D "Uhu" by Gary Boggs. The kit is built with the addition of the Blast Models update set which contains resin updates mainly to the generator. The "Uhu" was produced with a large 60cm infra-red searchlight and was designed for night fighting with other IR equipped vehicles (Panther G and others).

The kit was airbrushed freehand with Tamiya acrylics and weathered with various oils and pigments.

Friday, November 30, 2012

Chi-Ha Type 97 (Late) by Gary Boggs

This is the 1/35th scale Tamiya Japanese Shinhoto Chi-Ha Type 97 (Late) with Fruil tracks, built by Gary Boggs. The dark yellow base coat was airbrushed, then the camouflage was hand painted with a brush (Series 7) and Vallejo acrylics. The model was finished using assorted washes, oils, and pigments.

The Type 97 (Late) was equipped with a high velocity 47mm main gun and two 7.7mm machine guns. It is generally considered to be the best medium tank produced by Japan in WW II.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

'Knock and Talk' by Steve Zuleski

DRMM is honored by the oppourtunity to present 'Knock and Talk', 10th Mountain Division, Afghanistan by Steve Zuleski.

The 120mm scene is set using figures by Deyun, with some tweaks and modifications. They are painted mostly with Windsor oils and Tamiya XF-60 acrylic as a flesh tone base. The vignette and base are 100% scratch-built.

I want to thank "Ski" for allowing me to blog this incredible, and inspirational work of art on DRMM. For a complete and incredibly comprehesive build/painting log of this vignette, visit http://www.track-link.net/forum/modelling_figures/4549

Thanks "Ski"! - KG

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Jagdtiger - "Eine Fliege in Meinem Kaffee"

Sd.Kfz.186 Jagdtiger 3./Schwere Abteilung 653 - "Eine Fliege in Meinem Kaffee" ("A Fly in My Coffee") - March, 1945 - Two 3./Schwere Abteilung 653 Jagdtigers were abandoned on Landauer Strasse in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse. Jagdtiger 331 was left in the middle of the street, while Jagdtiger 323 was parked in a courtyard opposite. Both vehicles had been abandoned due to damage to their final drives, probably as a result of a battle in Neustadt on March 22.

Jagdtiger 331 was captured, inspected, then famously shipped to Aberdeen Proving Grounds for study, trials, and eventually public display.

This is the Dragon 1/35 kit (#6285 - Review Here) with Eduard Photoetch, an Eduard correct length metal barrel, Fruil tracks, Tamiya motorcycle, Verlinden cobblestone street, lamp and sidewalk, and a mix of Verlinden and Warriors figures. It was built to model the less infamous of the two Jagdtigers found in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, #323 which was abandoned across the street from #331.

Modifications include the removal of the front and rear mud guards (fenders), and weld beads added in the correct areas of the entire vehicle using Evergreen styrene, Tamiya cement, and a Dremel tool. The model is painted with Tamiya acrylics in an ambush scheme, and has been finished and weathered with a combination of homemade filters and washes, and MIG pigments. The figures are finished with Vallejo acrylics and Archer transfers.

With this model, I attempted to set the hypothetical scene in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse on the morning of March 22, 1945. The Jagdtigers are positioned in strategic locations in the village awaiting orders for the day. Enjoying their morning coffee, the crew of #323 visits with a Feldgendarmerie, discussing the strategic situation, when the Jagdtiger commander realizes he has a little more than he bargained for with his sugar and cream...