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December 27, 2022

Model Build: WW1 British Mark IV
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Model Build: WW1 British Mark IV

The Mark IV (pronounced Mark four) was a British tank of the First World War. Introduced in 1917, it benefited from significant developments of the Mark I tank (the intervening designs being small batches used for training). The main improvements were in armour, the re-siting of the fuel tank...
  • December 27, 2022
Model Build: Tamiya Tiger 1 Ausf E
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Model Build: Tamiya Tiger 1 Ausf E

———– Under Construction —— History of the Tiger 1 The Tiger I (listen (help·info)) was a German heavy tank of World War II that operated beginning in 1942 in Africa and in the Soviet Union, usually in independent heavy tank battalions. It gave the German Army its first armoured fighting vehicle that mounted...
  • December 27, 2022
Model Build: Panther Ausf D – Battle of the Bulge
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Model Build: Panther Ausf D – Battle of the Bulge

—- under construction —- The Panther was intended to counter the Soviet T-34 medium tank and to replace the Panzer III and Panzer IV. Nevertheless, it served alongside the Panzer IV and the heavier Tiger I until the end of the war. It had excellent firepower, protection...
  • December 27, 2022
Sherman M4A3E8 (Easy 8)
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Sherman M4A3E8 (Easy 8)

The History of the Easy 8 The M4 Sherman tank was produced in several variants, a result of mass production spread across several manufacturers and several years. It was also the basis for a number of related vehicles and Shermans have been...
  • December 25, 2022

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