discussion Spots on the Internet (2023)

[Guest]

It’s a Caterpillar¹ D7 with an Armored Cab M2 (of which 1189 were made) and some or another dozer blade that I’m not up to speed on. These were used by the US Army in large numbers in the Second World War, mainly in Europe.

¹ But MiniArt probably aren’t calling it that because they don’t want that company to claim money from them. Two weeks ago I was talking to Graham Sellars of Resicast, including about the D7 he used to produce, and said that within a few weeks of a review of it appearing in an American modelling magazine, he got a letter from Caterpillar’s lawyers …

 

[Guest]

Dude 1 look away now !

I see they have finally given in and produced a model of Dude 1's pickup truck....

 

[Dave Ward]

Facebook was down first thing, but up again.....................
On the Rye Fields Model Facebook page, their upcoming T-55 ADM

On the IBG Facebook page - coming soon

On the Copper State Model Facebook page, they are shipping their 1/32 Bristol Scout - this is what you get!

On the MikroMir Facebook page - they continue to produce a wide range of eclectic models!

Dave

 

[Tim Marlow]

Love the look of that Copper State Models Assembly manual. Really cool!

 

[Dave Ward]

From MiniArt - 'new model coming soon '

On the Takom Facebook page - a teaser - 'coming soon'

a brace of STUGs - how utterly unique and original :unamused:
Dave

 

[Guest]

I was going to say: we don’t need the skills of someone like @Bobthestug to guess the rough vehicle type for that one … Maybe the original part is that they’re in their Blitz range, apparently meaning “relatively cheap and quick to build”? But Takom StuGs are relatively cheap anyway …

 

[Peter Gillson]

From MiniArt - 'new model coming soon '

On the Takom Facebook page - a teaser - 'coming soon'

a brace of STUGs - how utterly unique and original :unamused:
Dave

Looks like one has winter tracks.
Peter

 

[Allen Dewire]

And they are F or F8 series StuGs as they have the air vent on top and the mesh screen over the gunner's sight on the right....

 

[Dave Ward]

From MiniArt - 'new kit coming soon'

At least it's not a StuG..........................Oh, wait on.........................

On the Special Hobby Facebook page - ' on sale soon '

A-20G in 1/72
Dave

 

[AlanG]

From MiniArt - 'new kit coming soon'

At least it's not a StuG..........................Oh, wait on.........................

You can tell you're a Yorkshire man. You're never happy.

 

[Guest]

At least it's not a StuG..........................Oh, wait on.........................

Well, it isn’t a StuG — it’s a StuH

 

[Dave Ward]

From ICM 'new kit coming soon'

ICM have also put up renders of a 'in process' subject - 'Prost'

These are crew for their Bergepanther
Dave

 

[Dave Ward]

That time of the month again - Trumpeter & HobbyBoss have updated their sites with their May releases

HobbyBoss

Iguana Bridgelayer in 1/35


Tiger I early in 1/16


USS Iowas in 1/350

Trumpeter

Mil-17 Hip-H in 1/48


Objekt 477 in 1/35


USS Missouri in 1/700


SLT-56 with semi-trailer

Dave

 

[adt70hk]

Well, it isn’t a StuG — it’s a StuH :smiling3:

But the name root is still 'Stu'....

And let's be brutally honest....it's just a StuG with a different gun...but don't tell Bob I said that!! :smiling5:

 

[Jack L]

Something a bit different...

 

[Tim Marlow]

Now wouldn’t that be ideal for Jakko’s group build……..

 

[Graeme C.]

That looks like something my dinosaur mad nephew would love!

 

[Dave Ward]

From ICM - 'coming soon'

Odd that there aren't many models of modern fire engines - I would have thought that they'd be popular - eye-catching colour schemes etc....................
Dave

 

[Dave Ward]

On the Border Models Facebook page - an upcoming release

Tank riders inspecting BMs new 1/35 Butcher Bird
From ICM - ' In Process ' Ukrainian Army Sappers ( and dog )

Do the helmets look a little small to you?
Dave

 

[Gary MacKenzie]

Look about right, they are not that large a helmet.





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