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Baxter Models

Bax Mod is a South African model producer who have been going for 12 years, they have a small selection of models that may be of interest to you in both 1/35th and 1/72nd scale. This company has been brought to my attention as they have a 1/35th scale G6 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer in the works which is scheduled for an early 2013 release.

The G6 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer is one of the most powerful wheel mounted Self-Propelled Howitzer around. The G6 is produced in South Africa making Bax Mod ideally placed to produce a model of this Self-Propelled Howitzer. At the moment pictures are only available of a few mouldings but I am sure it is enough to peak your interest.

Dragon Latest Figures

Great looking Figures

Lego Scale Battle Ship

Kathy DeShonProud of our Military

The man in the photo is Malle Hawking of Germany. The ship that he is posing with is made out of legos. That's right. LEGOS.

Making homemade Filler Goop

A home-made filler and glue

On the right is a bottle of liquid polystyrene cement. On the left is a bottle of poly goop made by adding small chips of styrene (shown below the bottle) to the poly cement.

This article shows how to make a useful product that both glues and fills gaps at the same time.

Making Poly-Goop

Making poly-goop is very easy. Take a half-used bottle of liquid polystyrene cement and add to it small chips of styrene cut from waste sprue.

Here it is possible to see the 'gloopy' consistency of the poly goop.

Polystyrene cement works by dissolving the surface of the styrene. The styrene chips added to the liquid cement will gradually dissolve to make a thick goop. How long it will take to dissolve depends on the strength of the poly cement, but it may be a few days, or a couple of weeks. The thickness of the goop depends on how many chips have been added.

The goop can be made thicker by adding more styrene chips or thinned by adding more liquid poly cement. The eventual colour of the poly goop will depend on the colour of the styrene chips added.

Saw this on Scalemodeguide.com

Salt Weathering

Simulating paint chips and wear with salt

This close up shows how rust had caused the paint on the side of this AFV to flake away. Paint can also be removed due to regular wear and abrasions.

Introduction

This tutorial will provide a step-by-step guide to a technique that simulates paint chipping and rust effects using common table salt. The method is quick, easy and relatively forgiving.

Background

The pristine appearance of combat vehicles and aircraft when they come out of the factory does not tend to last very long when subjected to the hard realities of life in the field.
Even during times of peace, military equipment gets rough treatment since it will be subject to exercises that simulate combat. As a result, the upper coats of paint will often show the underlying layers due to wear and tear, corrosion, or accidents.

This German fighter plane exhibits unusual paint wear near the nose.Unless you intend to make your models as they appeared when brand new, then you will have to face the problem of simulating wear, damage and dirt - generally known as 'weathering'.

Euro-Militaire 2009

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Dragon Figure Kits assembled

To date the following major Dragon Kits has been assembled:
6023 Red Devils Arnheim 1944
6038 US Marines Iwo Jima 1944
6039 German Ski Troops
6053 German Signal Troops
6055 British Commonwealth Troops NW Europe 1944
6064 MG 42 Heavy Machinegun Team
6074 German Medical Troops
6093 German Snipers
6098 German Feldgendarmerie w dogs
6113 3rd Fallschirmjäger Div (Ardennes 1944)
6119 Fallen Comrade Aachen 1944
6120 US Infantry 2nd Armored Div Normandy 1944
6127 Hedgecrow Tank Hunters Fallschirmjägers Normandy 1944
6129 Survivors Panzer Crew Kurst 1943
6143 3rd Fallschirmjäger Div Ardennes part 2
6147 7,5cm Leichtgeschutzw 40 w Crew
6148 US Army Airborne Operation Varsi
6149 US Army Anti-Tank Team
6153 German Infantry Ukraine Summer 1943
6155 Kampfgruppe Von Luch Normandy 1944
6156 Panzer Riders Lorraine 1944
6163 US 101st Airborne Div
6195 Fallschirmjäger Regiment 3 Sicily 1943
6514 German Fallschirmjäger Monte Cassino 1944
6198 US Army Support Weapons Team
6199 2nd SAS Regiment France 1944
6211 US 29th Infantry Div Omaha Beach D-Day 1944
6212 British Infantry Normandy 1944
6214 Panzer Crew Lah Div Russian 1943
6215 Fallschirmjäger 8cm Mortar Team Italy 1944
6198 US Army Support Weapons Team
6199 2nd SAS Regiment France 1944
6211 US 29th Infantry Div Omaha Beach D-Day 1944
6212 British Infantry Normandy 1944
6214 Panzer Crew Lah Div Russian 1943
6215 Fallschirmjäger 8cm Mortar Team Italy 1944
6280 German Mine Detectors Gen 2
6282 Hohenstaufen Div Normandy 1944 Gen 2
6306 US Rangers Normandy 1944
6366 US Armored Infantry
6377 US 10th Mountain Div Italy 1945
6309 Verfúgungstruppe France 1940
6146 Sturmpioner Eastern Front 1942
6064 German MG 42 Heavy MachineGun Team
6138 Afrika Corps Infantry
6383 Afrika Corps Panzergrenadiers El Alamein

Miniart
US Jeep Crew 35047
British Armored Car Crew 35069
German Soldiers at Rest 35062
German Crew at Work 35010
German Artillary Crew 35029
German soldiers w Fuel drums 35041
Masterbox
D-Day 3520
US Machine Gunners 3519
US Infantry D-Day 3521
German Panzergrenadiers (1939-1942) 3518