Hot on the back of our recent Soviet T-70 Light Tank release, scratch builder extraordinaire Jakob Lotz returns with an upgrade for the smaller and earlier T-26 the T-26-4… Jakob: The T-26-4 was basically a T-26 tank with an enlarged turret armed with the 76.2 mm KT tank gun mod. 1927/32 (some modern sources mention…
We spotted our friend Andy Singleton of Volleyfire painting having an experiment in preparation for the upcoming Konflikt ’47 and he’s kindly popped a few words together to show us all his latest unit: Andy: Having been very excited for Konflict 47, I finally snapped, and at around midnight one night decided to knock up…
With Konflikt ’47 just around the corner and post war 1946/47 articles appearing everywhere, conversion fanatic Jakob lotz has been carving up the kits again to bring an awesome little cat to life, plus rules for it in Bolt Action, the ‘Paper Panzer’ VK1209: Jakob: The ”light” tank VK1602 Leopard was a planned German reconnaissance vehicle designed…
This weekend our illustrious leader decided to bring out the old paint brushes and slap a little colour on an old favorite: Starting with a quick build onto some rectangular bases and a prime with an Army Painter Uniform Grey they took no time at all. Taking components from a variety of our different ranges…
Rich H of the Ribble Warriors – a notorious plasticard-wizard who you may have heard from time to time on the Downorder Podcast, has produced another conversion – a Grant Scorpion III. Rich H: As some of you will know from my previous projects I have certain guidelines when it comes to choosing my next…
Nicky P Gardiner recently answered the call to arms and posted in with a fantastic bit of work on the new Outcasts box set and a Ghar battlesuit conversion: Nicky: After choosing the Ghar to base my project on. I wanted to go for Purple armour inspired by the Invid battlesuits from Robotech. My centre…
Andy Singleton of VolleyFire painting services has been inspiring us all this winter with his work on Otto Skorzeny’s Panzer brigade 150 for the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes 1944. Here Andy looks at converting another ‘Ersatz’ vehicle used by Kampfgruppe Y the StuGIII AusfG; Andy: With the recent release of the resin…
Our friend Jakob Lotz has a penchant for digging out the oddities among WWII vehicles. Today is no exception as he takes us through the steps to add a German Pak40 onto a Stuart light tank: Jakob: There isn’t much information on the internet about this vehicle however there are a fair few good pictures…
Andy Singleton has been scrubbing up the new M8 in a different from usual scheme, and shows us how to camouflage it to boot: Warlord’s new M8 is a fantastic kit, so naturally I wanted to add one to my collection. The first thing I do when starting a new vehicle is do a quick…
Ken Redington recently popped together a Finnish force using the existing Finns but also cleverly adapted the Blitzkrieg Germans to fit in and expand his unique army: Ken: They are out! The Finns have come back out in a new way (typically just after I started my new army!) and with a great choice of…
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