north africa

So the Italians got shamed when they thought they could just roll into Greece. Then Germany said enough of this, and did their thing, much more convincingly. Convincingly enough for the British to divert troops and resources of an already overstretched Mediterranean mandate to lend a hand. Too...

Another little vehicle for the Italian collection, I may give it the Regio Esercito treatment, rather than the DAK. That be soooo tiny! I know what you're thinking: "that's not a model, why its hardly even an appetizer!" Let's see if we can't just make it tasty! Cheers

... can't sleep, too many thoughts running round my brain! Here is another one from the display case, built in May 2018. There aren't many build photos, and the camo is quite likely fanciful - I wanted to try two things, the pattern that was used in Tunisia on some trucks, not long before the...

Early 2023 build, first time Mirror kit. PE from LZ Models. Instruction drawings pretty easy to follow. Fit good, not always a clear reference location. I certainly like LZs catalogue, many British and CMP, LRDG trucks and accessories from MIrror and Thunder Models. ... like the stuff I've...

So what would you build to counter the threat of the LRDG and SAS coming and going as they please from the deep desert? ... another old one from the Italian shelf (Aug 2023), any new Italian vehicles will have to be built. Suffice it to say that I just think it is another odd, but way-cool...

Direct to you from the fall of 2023 (pre Italo-mania): The BEEP, otherwise known as 3/4 Ton 4x4 Weapons Carrier - WC52 (originally I listed it as WC51, this one has the extended area to accommodate the winch) They had the distinction of landing in West Africa as part of Operation Torch, making...

On another thread about French Bis1 in North Africa, @urumomo reminded me of the considerable amount of 'acquisition' and 'booty' put into service "Beutepanzer" (in the case of tanks) Here is a very serviceable lorry, which was in high demand as the pugilists bashed their way back and forth...

Probably everyone has built one of these, by Tamiya. I thought I'd give it a try, had just finished reading about the Kasserine Pass debacle, and of the combined forces 'minding the gate' Not too many photos in 2016 when I built it, but I had started being more diligent about pics that I would...

I know, I keep going on about being on an Italian fling, but giving those figures a rest over the holidays. Here is the photo record of another resin kit build in 2019, this time from Accurate Armour. Though simple, (the body was in one nicely sculpted piece of resin), I had fun building it...

In the Thread 'How to create an album' https://www.scalemodeladdict.com/threads/how-to-create-an-album.16156/, Jakko surmised that " IMHO, images attached to messages are much more useful than in albums"! Well that was Dec 19th, I figured it out, and there has been no reaction to the album! So...

Early on, not long after getting back into modelcraft, my first effort being an SAS jeep, I started reading up on Sterling and his band of 'misfits', as well as the much more respectable lads of the LRDG. I read about a Ford he had acquired, modified and dressed up a la DAK, with the intent of...

... give you all a break from my current Italian obsession! This is from my 'pre-weathering' and 'retirement' days, a little project fit into a very busy work and homelife! Must have been exhilarating, if not terrifying to zoom along the few, and completely exposed 'mettled' roads in Libya...

... just when you thought things couldn't get any smaller! Meet the 'tankette': sounds like the name a piece of women's apparel! But the Italians were serious about these, and produced many during the interwar period. Seemed like a good idea at the time I suppose... and face it, who has the...

Another in my series of Italian vehicles from June 2023, the Tamiya 508CM Coloniale Staff Car! It was a fun little build, and provided yet another opportunity to over-rotate on details a more sane me might have ignored! "That's right, 2 Big Macs and a diet Coke" figures from: 'The Bodi'...

Hey! My first tank, completed this fall. The Tamiya Carro Armato M13/40 As mentioned elsewhere, I've mostly been working on the WW2 softskin vehicles seen in North Africa. I have built some tracked vehicles, but this was my first full on TANK. (full disclaimer: as part of my Italian craze, I...

Hey! Just what you want from Santa: a theodolite! Mentioned this scratch-built gizmo to OldManModeller... I hope this is the right place to show it, I know it is not a diorama, but it could very well live in one, it tells a story. I don't build dioramas, but like to accessorize, too much fun...

Hey all. My main focus is vehicles from all sides used in North Africa WW2 campaigns... but for every vehicle, it seems there is a figure, or 2, or 3! Recently, I've been on an Italian kick: and I thought Brits had reputation for eccentric vehicles! This fella has helped me work on...