DORA Railway cannon Trumpeter 1/72 huge WW2 gun largest in history

 With a bit of free holiday time, I thought, why not post the largest model kit I've been involved in the construction of? I really don't know why I didn't post it before. Mainly built by my father, a good more than 10 years ago, but my and my brother we did help in various parts, painting never ending grey bits, building and painting the figures, helping holding things to be glued together, and the myriad of doubts a kit of this size brings about.

After it's completion, we got two Dapol trams, and we converted them as best we could into the would be german electric locomotives. Sounds incredible but it was indeed just towed around by that, at least in short distances, like aiming, as it could not aim by any other way than building a round train section, and going round it :) . 

The later figures are slightly on the bigger side, which only shows the ridiculously gigantic proportions of this epic beast. The Thor is dwarfed to a ridiculous size at it's side!

It was even, fitted with air tube to realy shoot it's shells, but I can't remember if we did a video of it, so maybe for a later post. 

Lippish P.13 A PM Model 1/72 built and painted model kit

 This is an unusual little kit, one I saw discounted and couldn't resist buying it even if my stash is sky high (and keeps on growing!). A coal powered jet that was built in WW2 is just too tempting! followed a nice what-if camo plate that I found on internet, and sculpted the pilot myself.

 

Big Bertha Takom 1/35 built & painted model kit ww1 first world war gun german howitzer

Here I show you a model finished a good few years ago. Quite a complicated kit, huge in size, one of those special kits that are unlike anything one has built before! my first model that I airbrushed, as hand brushing all that intricate parts was daunting indeed. For those who wonder, the crew is WW2, but as one was used then, it can still be called historical :) . Sadly, no WW1 german artillery crewmen in scale was available then! and I think not yet, except for some very obscure resin ones. Will be posting here the rest of my 1/35 kits for easy finding.

s.W.S. Cargo Halftrack with 3.7cm Flak43 Revell 1:35 Built & Painted Model Kit

This is the SWS Halftrack, a nice rather unusual model, I managed to get just for 3 € in a lot (it has to be the cheapest 1:35 kit I've ever bought). Wheels turn, cannon moves up and down. The only snag is that there is no crew included, so had to make a conversion for a man seating at the cannon. Scenario kindly comes offered by the local park  .

ROLAND C11 Airfix / Heller 1/72 Finished Model Kit World War I

After a long time without posting, here I come back to post something. This is the Roland, I got this from the Heller release, bought in an model kit exhibition. My father built it and I painted it along my brother. The purple camo scheme was the most eye-catching, so we went for that. A very unusual model, one worthy to build;

MINIATURE WORLD; Fun and curious pics part 1; Home Made Armed vehicles?

To break a bit the monotony of reviews, this entry is to amuse my readers a bit.

Tired of seeing your car bumped by others, or not able to climb obstacles? that's what somebody probably thought, and in consequence did this;

Another guy was tired of not be given priority at junctions... with this turret, he will be respect on the road!

And finally, the snowplough truck never comes to your door? this polish driver decided to get matters on his own hands, and if he can intimidate his neighbours adding a turret while he's on it, better.

Because as you can see, building armed cars is not something of the past, nor limited to national armies. In Mexico, the drug cartels have been creating armed cars for their internal wars, these being some of the examples that have been captured by the police;

One wonders if Mad Max is very far from the reality.

And finally, a armed tractor from god knows where (the machine gun is russian, maybe then Afghanistan?)

Well, has this inspired you to make a armed car, real or in miniature? if it has, be sure to send me a pic of the finished model!