Tamiya 1/35 Sd.Kfz.232 Schwerer Panzerspahwagen Afrika-Korps.
Month: April 2025
Matilda British Infantry tank Mark III/IV. Tamiya 1/35.
M3 Stuart ‘Honey’. Airfix 1/35
Panzerkampfwagen. III Ausf. N. North Africa DAK.
8th Panzer Regiment, 15th Panzer Division, Tunisia, 1943
Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. G. Tamiya 1/35.
21st Panzer Division, El Alamein, autumn 1942
Hawker Tempest Mark V. Airfix 1/72.
The Tempest was flown by Wing Commander Roland Prosper ‘Bee’ Beamont, No. 150 Wing, Newchurch, Kent, England, June 1944.
French Light tank Renault R35
French Battle Tank B1 bis. Tamiya 1/35.
Crew of 4, fully traversable turret with 47mm gun that was controlled by the commander, with radio operator acting as loader. The main gun was a 75mm howitzer with very limited traverse, so it was necessary often to move the whole tank to aim the gun. Used as an infantry support tank a role to which it was well suited. 388 B1 and B1 bis tanks were produced and from January 1940, the French army formed 4 armoured divisions, the Divisions Cuirassee de Reserve (DCR) in which B1 tanks played a major role.
Douglas A-1J Skyraider. Tamiya 1/48.
I used Ammo Mig Vietnam Ground Texture A.MIG-2109 to replicate the Vietnamese soil!
de Haviland Mosquito PR.XVI. Airfix 1/72 scale.
No. 60 Squadron South African Air Force, Foggia, Italy, January 1945.
This was the most effective photo reconnaissance aircraft of the time and because of their speed could not be challenged by the Luftwaffe until the introduction of rocket and jet-powered aircraft.
