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You do realize that when Hitler brought back the iron cross award, he added a swastika to the middle of it and original award goes back to 1813 and the King if Prussia William III.

And they also loved the diminutive M3 Stuart. They called it the "honey", because it was so reliable in the desert, where their Crusader and other tanks had horrible mission capability due to mechanical breakdowns.

1/35th scale British Matilda mk.III/IV tank of the 42nd Royal Tank Regiment,1st Army Tank Brigade, North Africa, 1941.

Matilda Infantry Tank.

The Matilda was very heavily armored in its role as a slow infantry support vehicle ,but only mounted a 2 pounder cannon, which is basically 40 mm in diameter, along with a 7.92 mm coaxial machine gun.
Early in the war, German anti-tank guns could not scratch it. But unfortunately, the Germans figured out if they took their anti aircraft 88 millimeter flak gun and used it as a flat trajectory anti tank gun, nothing could stand up to it. The Matilda did well early in the war, But eventually was replaced by Sherman tanks acquired via lend lease.

The Caunter camouflage scheme was a striking, geometric pattern used by the British Army on tanks and soft-skin vehicles early in World War II, primarily in the North African desert from 1940 to 1941.Origins and Purpose: Named after British Colonel J.A.L. Caunter (commander of the 4th Armoured Brigade), the scheme was intended for desert environments.

Tactical Goal: It used interlocking, multi-tone polygons and sharp angles to create false shadows and outlines. This disrupted the visual silhouette of vehicles and masked their speed, direction, and distance from enemy observers.Inspiration: The design was influenced by the "dazzle" camouflage used on naval ships during World War I.





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M-24 Chaffee light tank.

Tamiya grey primer followed by Ammo by Mig airbrushed one color at a time. No diorama, don't have the room.


Those RFM kits will test your patience. Super high parts count and just fiddley sub assemblies just for the fun of it (not). Worse if it's a full interior kit.

My model choosing is that I alternate between armor and aircraft. I am just about finished with a British Matilda tank with the caunter camouflage scheme of the north african theater circa 1940-41.

Nice work as usual. Nice to see the early short barrel version. I am currently working on a British Matilda mark III/IV infantry tank in north african theater with the Caunter paint scheme which is a challenge.

Liverpool VS Chelsea game day program

Bought a 2025 gas engine Limited trim right after Christmas and I'm loving it. 56-year-old helicopter mechanic, not a poor. Drive it 40 miles round trip 4 days a week for work and I get about 35-37 miles to the gallon. I traded in a 2016 Nissan Rogue which got slightly better gas mileage and gave me absolutely no problems at 99k on the odo.

Robbo! Sweet set up from Jones