During the summer I usually go to cottage for a week and I take some modeling “work” with me. I like to use this time to start building a new kit, since carrying […]
King Tiger (Porsche turret)
Stalinets S-60
This is model of Russian artillery tractor Stalinets S-60. The vehicle was a direct copy of the American Caterpillar 60 and was originally used as agricultural tractor. Almost 70,000 of them were produced by […]
WWII Day by Day
24-year-old Alwyn Collinson, An Oxford history graduate has begun a six-year project to tweet events from every day of the Second World War as they happened 72 years ago. I am no […]
Tank Day – The Ontario Regiment Museum Oshawa
Until my friend Richard (thx Richard) told me about the Ontario Regiment RCAC museum in Oshawa, I had no clue there is one (shame on me). So I was quite eager to […]
Is it Christmas yet?
Seems it is…at least for the modern armour fans. After Bronco announced Buffalo MRAP already some time ago, boxart pictures are now finally available. M-ATV is now being offered by two producers […]
The Brest Fortress – Movie
I have stumbled upon this movie accidentally when browsing through YouTube. I have never heard about it before and must admit, was quite impressed with its quality. The movie depicts events from […]
Sd.Kfz. 251/17
This is another of my models, it was finished about two years ago. It is a Dragon kit to which I added photoetch parts. The kit was criticized on the web for its […]
Sherman III
This is my model of Sherman III. I have built the model about 3 years ago. It is a Dragon Kit with photoetch parts and stowage added. It is painted in the […]
Barbora, me & HMCS Montreal
At the beginning of September, HMCS Montreal dropped an anchor in the Toronto harbour and offered unique opportunity to get on board of one the Royal Canadian Navy’s frigates. So I took […]
Oil Paint Rendering
Oil paint rendering? Never heard of it? I guess you must have missed the article by Mike Rinaldi, in which he in extensive detail explains his approach to the weathering of armour […]
Imperial War Museum London
Two years ago I took advantage of having business trip to London (the one in UK) and booked an extra day for a visit to the Imperial War Museum. If you’re a WWII […]
Ajax Model Show 2011
On the last October Saturday modeling folks from near and far again gathered in Ajax for the regular top of the season modeling event. This year’s show was well attended and there were quite […]
