discussion Spots on the Internet (2024)

[Dave Ward]

Aha - MiniArt were quick off the mark...................

- and German type?, with BP & Texaco stickers? Obviously post war, the only 1/24 models by MiniArt are the Lanz Bulldog Tractors..................
Dave

 

[Guest]

I think that’s why it says German type: because the most common post-war jerrycans are of that design. But the ones with the Xs in them are, AFAIK, early-war only, so they don’t really make much sense if that really is the idea.

 

[Peter Gillson]

Just saw this on Scalemates:



And it’s in plastic!



I was wondering earlier this week if I should maybe buy the one from Lanmo, but I don’t think I will now :smiling3:

What a strange figure to include.

 

[minitnkr]

She is Aunt Jemima. Famous for her pancake mix & maple syrup.

 

[Tim Marlow]

She is Aunt Jemima. Famous for her pancake mix & maple syrup.

Now that’s quite witty for a model company…..

 

[Guest]

And, because for some reason Pig Models fail to mention it on the box top: from its appearance, the T1E3 mine exploder was nicknamed “Aunt Jemima” after the pancake mix. Or, at least, some of the tanks pushing them were:

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I wouldn’t be surprised if that turned into a general nickname (possibly even only after the war) instead of the tanks sporting a nickname that was already established.

 

[BattleshipBob]

Very Fire are returning with a 1/350 Yamato and Border are doing there first 1/350 ship

Yes another Yamato! Just like London buses lol

 

[Dave Ward]

On the Takom Facebook page - May releases


On the Amusing Hobby Facebook page

Russian cancelled project from 2008

From ICM - ' soon on sale '


Dave

 

[Guest]

That Bergepanther with the Panzer IV turret was a one-off, put together by/for the unit mentioned in the illustration, which was equipped with Panzerjäger Elefant, as well as an uparmoured Porsche Tiger with Zimmerit used as a command tank, and a captured T-34 with a Flakvierling 38 instead of a turret.

 

[Guest]

Just saw this on Scalemates:

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I’ve had the SKP kit of the Challenger for a few years, but haven’t dared start it yet because of the ton of work it needs to correct it. I guess it will remain in its box now

 

[Dave Ward]

From MiniArt - ' new kit coming soon '

Dave

 

[Dave Ward]

From ICM ' on sale soon '


From Gecko - upcoming releases


Dave

 

[Dave Ward]

From ICM - ' on sale soon '

Dave

 

[Dave Ward]

From ICM - ' on sale soon '

Drons?
Dave

 

[Waspie]

From ICM - ' on sale soon '

Drons?
Dave

Look like PTA’s to me Dave.
Pilotless Target Aircraft.

 

[Dave Ward]

On the Copper State Models Facebook page - to go with their ' Wanderer ' motorbike
Will be in both 1/32 & 1/35
Dave

 

[Dave Ward]

On the Arma Hobby Facebook page - ready for preorder



On the Border Model Facebook page - an upcoming model...........

Dave

 

[Lee W]

Look like PTA’s to me Dave.
Pilotless Target Aircraft.

Correct... you earn 10 points for being a spotter! :tears-of-joy:

 

[Lee W]

Not sure if these have already been shared, apologies if they have!

https://www.themodellingnews.com/2024/05/construction-review-us-wwii-pilots-of.html?m=1

Nice to see the WAFUs standing around... again! Even a dabber joining in whatever they're looking at

 

[Guest]

On the Border Model Facebook page - an upcoming model...........

This is the non-controversial one. They also announced a companion kit that got rather more flak:

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The first part of it is that it shows the tank being knocked out, which is a slightly odd choice for box art for the kit you’re actually buying (it’s based on a scene from the movie Fury, BTW). A lot more controversy happened when they released this photo of a built-up model:

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What they did was take the hull of the kit Dave posted, which is a 75 mm Sherman, and put a 76 mm turret on top. Fine, OK … except what they’ve made here is a small-hatch, 76 mm Sherman — which never came out of any factory like that, because all 76 mm Shermans have big-hatch hulls. The only way to have one of these IRL is to take an old 75 mm Sherman, lift the turret, and put a spare 76 mm turret in its place. And if you were to do that, you’ve got no realistic place to put your ammunition, because the 76 mm rounds are far too long for the 75 mm ammo racks, so no, they would not do this as a field repair, either. Plus, there’s a canvas rain cover over the mantlet, which is a very, very late-war feature — as in spring 1945 late-war. Oh yeah, and the tracks are of a type that really only ever got put onto M4A4 tanks, not M4A1s, plus the machine gun on top of the turret is an M2 QCB, developed in the 1980s, off the top of my head …