Wednesday, August 6, 2025

British Bishop Self-Propelled Gun by Chan Jackson

 Another outstanding small diorama by Chan using the old Alan(ger) Bishop 25-pounder SPG.  Due to its age, the kit was rather hit-or-miss in molding and fit. Since the Bishop was based on a Valentine chassis, Chan borrowed some parts from a Tamiya Valentine to improve the look of the vehicle. On the positive side, the Alan kit did have some nice interior detail. 



The 25-pounder ammunition trailer was also borrowed from Tamiya.


The Bishop and trailer were painted with Tamiya and AK paints. VLS and MIG pigments and AK Dry Soil Weathering were used to weather the scene.



The figures are Scale 75 (with one from an unknown source.) The palm tree was purchased from a Vietnamese dealer who no longer appears to be in business.




Leopard VK1602 by Terry McKeown

 Terry built the HobbyBoss Leopard VK1602 (a scaled-down Panther replacement for the Lynx) pretty much out-of-the-box, only replacing the tracks with a set from a Dragon kit. He painted it with Tamiya paints and weathered it with oils.









British Challenger 2 MBT by Bill Seaman

 

Bill built Dragon's 2003 1/72nd scale boxing of the Challenger 2 as a vehicle with the 2nd Scots Dragoons. He used a lightened shade of Tamiya's Desert Yellow to finish it.








Panzer IB Landungsleger by Chan Jackson

 

Chan built this unusual vehicle using Tamiya's newly released Panzer IB kit and the Commanders conversion kit. The Landungsleger was an engineering vehicle capable of delivering a large explosive device on enemy strongpoints and in minefield clearing operations. 


The Tamiya kit of the Panzer IB is an excellent kit which Chan finished with Tamiya paints modulated with the MIG modulation set. He used MIG and Adam Wilder pigments to weather the model.







Sd.Kfz. 250/3 Command Vehicle by Terry McKeown

 Terry built the Dragon Sd.Kfz.250/3 using the Azimut resin conversion kit, the lit tracks, and finished it with Tamiya paints and oil washes.







Thursday, July 10, 2025

T6 Sherman Prototype by Chan Jackson

 Another "rare" Sherman. This time, the T6 prototype built by Chan from the Academy M3 and the Commanders conversion kit.  Chan worked on this project "on and off" for 10-15 years and is still not really satisfied with it. 

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The kit was painted with Tamiya and AK acrylics and is lightly weathered.




The figure is from VLS painted with oils and Vallejo acrylics.



Panther G (Late) by Terry McKeown

 Terry's command version of Dragon's Panther G was painted with Tamiya acrylics and weathered with oil filters. He reports it was a nice kit that went to together well.