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Fresh out of the stash this Dragon pzkw 4 with an 88 gun mounted on it. Let's get started....

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Nr.315, The Pak 43/3L/71.

Basicly a tankgun but the huns ran out of tanks to put them in so what do you do? Yep put them on a mount and throw them into battle.

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The 88 mm canon is done and sprayed with different colors of primer. The carriage system took me twice as long to build as the actual canon. Dragon put in a whole lot of details....

I'm in for something different.

Took this box out of the stash and started gluing....

The Germans ripped the gun out of a Jagdpanther and put it on a mount.

Ever seen it before? guess not I never new it existed untill I came across it on the Dutch Ebay.

And yes it was a real weapon....

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Nr.314, The Opel Blitz Maultier

Soon after invading the USSR, German troops discovered that their wheeled transport vehicles were unsuitable for the sparse road network, particularly in the muddy conditions of the rasputitsa.

Only half tracks like the Sd.Kfz. 11 could haul supplies to forward units in these conditions, but removing them from their combat role for supply duties was not feasible, so it was decided to produce half-tracked versions of standard Opel, Daimler-Benz, Alfa-Romeo and Ford trucks (lorries) by removing their rear axles, truncating the prop-shafts and connecting them to redundant Panzer I track assemblies.

Heavier trucks (4 tons payload) were fitted with Panzer II track assemblies.

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Nr.313, The Vomag with 88 mm flak.

The 8,8 cm Flak (motorized) on Sd.Kfz VOMAG was deployed with the Flak-Regiment 42 in 1941.

This unit saw action all over the Reich until 1944 as an AA-Unit. In 1944 it was send to the southern Eastern Front, the last 3 guns saw service in Budapest / Hungary 1945. Set of 2 Guns 1944 Type with Shield.

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Nr.312, The 88mm Flak or Flak36/37.

The 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41 is a German 88 mm anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery gun, developed in the 1930s.

It was widely used by Germany throughout World War II and is one of the most recognized German weapons of the conflict. The gun was universally known as the Acht-acht ("eight-eight") by the Germans and the "eighty-eight" by the Allies. 

Due to its lethality, especially as a tank killer,the eighty-eight was greatly feared by Allied soldiers.

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Nr.311, The Tiger 1 mid version.

What there to say it's another Tiger probably my nr.18 or 19 and even though I do my best to avoid them they keep finding my doorstep and I can't turn them away!

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Nr.310, The Porsche Tiger VK 45.01 or Tiger ( P ).

The VK 45.01 (P), also informally known as Tiger (P) or Porsche Tiger, was a heavy tank prototype designed by Porsche in Germany. With a dual engine gasoline-electric drive that was complex and requiring significant amounts of copper, it lost out to its Henschel competitor on trials, it was not selected for mass production and the Henschel design was produced as the Tiger I. Most of the already produced chassis were rebuilt as Elefant Panzerjager tank destroyers.

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Nr.309, The Panzer 4 Ausf.A. Balkan version.

Yes another panzer 4 this time an Italeri one. Not the most recent kit but with a little TLC you can make a decent model out of it. Stowage and figurines are optional....

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Nr.308, The Panzer 4 Ausf.D. DAK version.

During the early development of the Panzer IV, nobody involved in the program knew that this vehicle, designed to serve as a support Panzer, would become the Wehrmacht’s backbone for a good deal of the war.

While today the Tiger and Panther are better known, the Panzer IV was produced in the greatest numbers and served on all fronts in many bloody engagements throughout the war.

In October 1939, the demands for an increasing number of support tanks would lead to the introduction of the Panzer IV Ausf.D version, of which over 200 would be built.

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Nr.307, The M10 Duckbill Tank destroyer or 3 inch Gun Motor Carriage.

The M10 tank destroyer, formally 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage, M10 was a United States tank destroyer of World War II based on the chassis of the M4 Sherman tank.

It was numerically the most important U.S. tank destroyer of World War II and combined a reasonably potent anti-tank weapon with a turreted platform (unlike the previous M3 GMC, whose gun was capable of only limited traverse).

Despite the introduction of more-powerful types as replacements, it remained in service until the end of the war. Some of those replacements were in fact modified and/or rebuilt from the M10 itself. This was a nice Akademy kit the only issue I had was the poor quality of the plastic.

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Nr.306, The M3A2 halftrack in German service ( Africa Corps )

Converted this Tamiya M3A2 into a Beute German halftrack a bit like a Kfz 251 but totally different.

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Found and added the front glacis plate....

Nr.305, The Tiger 1 with interior.

This time I left the Tiger open so you can see the inside. It's my Tiger nr.17 so what more can I say?

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Nr.304, The captured Bren Gun Carrier with 37 mm Anti tank cannon.

Made this just for the fun of it. Took me some time to make the four figurines to fit inside this tiny vehicle.

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Nr.303, The Sd.Kfz 551/9 Schützenpanzerwagen (7.5 cm KwK37) with Night Vision equipment.

Schützenpanzerwagen (7.5 cm KwK37). Equipped with a 75 mm L/24 low velocity gun, using the same pedestal gun mount employed on the StuG III. Nicknamed "Stummel" ("stump").

In 1944, a revised modular gun mount was introduced to facilitate production that also incorporated a coaxial MG42

. This universal gun mount was also used to create the Sd.Kfz. 250/8 variant and the Sd.Kfz.234/3. In this version I added Night vision equipment just for fun and I am probably the only one in the world!

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Nr.302, The Sd.Kfz 11 with Pak 40.

The Sd.Kfz. 11 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug – special motor vehicle) was a German half-track that saw widespread use in World War II. Its main role was as a prime mover for medium towed guns ranging from the 3.7 cm FlaK 43 anti-aircraft gun up to the 10.5 cm leFH 18 field howitzer. It could carry eight troops in addition to towing a gun or trailer.

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Nr.301, The M4A3E2 Sherman "Jumbo"

In early 1944, the United States Army decided that they needed an up-armored version of a medium tank for an assault role for the upcoming operations in the European Theatre of Operations (ETO). However, they had rejected previous plans for such a vehicle, and time was short.

As the new T26E1 would not be ready in time and previous designs had been totally unsuitable for the task, the decision was made to modify the standard US Army medium tank of the time, the M4A3 Sherman. The vehicle became the M4A3E2 Assault tank or Sherman Jumbo. With only 254 built, it represented less than 1% of the total build numbers for the M4. However, it’s iconic profile left a lasting image that is probably one the most easily recognized M4 variants.

It should be noted at this point that the name ‘Jumbo’ doesn’t appear in any wartime documentation and is almost certainly a post-war nickname, quite possibly created by a model company. This model was just finished by me for I got it in a deplorable state and it needed serious TLC!! I stopped weathering because of it's final purpose as a battlefield victic rescued by the M26 Tank recovery vehicle...