Some more pics of recenlty posted stuff

Here we have  my converted M35 pulling an 17 pdr by Revell built OOB

Some houses I use for my war game:

An M7 Priest converted into a Kangaroo by Matchbox with the help of a Matador conv set (476 E-16)

Here we have an M33 Prime Mover (from a Milicast UK2) adapting an M3 Grant, an ARV Sherman using an Airfix with Matador conv set

M35 Prime Mover

Long time ago I had bought some Aifix Sherman at cheap price and I wanted to convert them as I like service and support vehicles and also I had already a pretty good chunk of regular tanks. So first I went for a couple of recovery tanks and a fascine layer although this was only used in Italy and maybe by the Polish Armd Div in The Netherlands. This was the turn of a challenging work: the conversion into an M35 Prime Mover.

This is the most difficult stuff I have done and I recognize the outcome is far from perfect but I am not particularly skilled and my eyes do not support me as in the past. Furthermore and more importantly I use my models to play solo war game and the aim is to have better models than the basic ones.

I kept only the lower part of the hull and built the rest from scratch. For the front side I downsized slightly the one manufactured by Esci for their Sherman or M12. Then I had to figure out the right angle of the sloping front and side plates. The rest was kind of straightforward. I used a good load of spare parts like towing cables, tracks, jerry cans, etc. I looked for info and pics on the web. Apparently there is no 1:72 or 1:76 kits available. I found some very interesting sources and some very helpful drawings

 

  

 A CONVERTED BERGEPANZER IV

Only 21 or 23 were built actually but as a matter of fact I managed to buy an old Airfix model for a mere 5 euro which in relative terms is a kind of a bargain. So I went for this conversion. I bought the CMK 2008 kit which allows the conversion of a Revell panzer. 

I know many things can be better but for my wargaming standards the outcome is pretty good and I am generous with this judgement because of some reasons, being my white hair one of them.

So here we go:

  

 

 

  

The log is longer than what it should be or probably it fits well in the Revell kit but not in the Aifix one so I had to cut it shorter. Luckily there is plenty of reference in the web and of pics of outstanding models out there

 

 

The soldier must be from Preiser if I do not mistake, one with the body split between the legs and the trunk. Now the part I like most comes: let's get some action here: 

 

We have a Pz III M by Fujimi form the Regiment Stab (R06) and a SdKfz 250 lang + Pak 38 by Milicast (G136). Base paint is Molak 1187 with humbrol 62 and 86. Figs are mostly from Orion (sets 1-4) but also some from other manufacturers.