heavy transport of a Panzerkuppel for the Westwall bunker 04/52

Today I will present the first pictures of a new diorama I started between Christmas and new year.

More details will follow in the next weeks.

transport of a Panzerkuppel with Culemeyer roller

Culemeyer trailer with tractor

new Shermans from Pegasus in 1/144 03/52

Okay a new version from the American Sherman is not that special. But on the other side, they come in a double pack and are ready painted. The price I paid was more than okay, for a Sherman from Panzer Depot I have to pay more.

Here some pictures and a quick overview of other Sherman versions I have in my collection:

Opel Blitz Einheitsführerhaus und Holzvergaser in 1/144 02/52

Meanwhile I found time to paint my two new Opel Blitz.
End of November I presented the designs (here). Close to Christmas I got the shippment from Shapeways but with family around and new year I found no time to paint them. In the last days I finished painting and can show you know the first pictures.

Opel Blitz 1/144 with standard cabin and with wood gasifier 

Opel Blitz 1/144 with standard cabin and with wood gasifier 

NSU Springer (Sonderkraftfahrzeug 304) in 1/144 01/52

The NSU Springer (Jumper) was based on the design of the Kettenkrad. Much too expensive to be used as a one time draw away tank is was not very reliable on top.
Anyway, no very complicated forms made it easy to design. After one day I had most of the design done. So here the first pictures from the work in progress.

Merry Christmas and a good start into 2018

I wish you all wonderful Merry Christmas and a perfect 2018.

May all your wishes come through.

regards

Thomas

1/144 Mercedes leichtes Löschgruppenfahrzeug LLG

For my own collection I finished last night the painting for the Mercedes fire engine. I have the Wehrmacht version in yellow but I wanted it as an civilian one too. The Mercedes was called leichtes Löschgruppenfahrzeug LLG, today it would be a LF8; a Löschfahrzueg for 8 firemen. Besides Opel many LF 8 have been produced on the chassis of the Mercedes L1500.  For more details you can read here

1/144 Mercedes Fire engine

1/144 Mercedes Fire engine

1/144 Mercedes Fire engine

the new Kettenkrad and his special trailers

Two years ago I bought several Me 262 from Trumpeter as together with the Jet fighter you found a Kettenkrad in the box. I assembled one, but I never painted it. So this autumn I got a complete box of Me 163 and there you find a VW Kübelwagen and a Kettenkrad, both need only assembly they come ready painted. So I assembled one and the Kübelwagen and was very astonished how easy it was. 
So I started designing some of the special trailers the Wehrmacht used for the Kettenkrad.
A Kettenkrad in 1/144 is already very small and fragile, but the trailers are even one step fragiler. Therefore I designed everything for the ultra frosted material, it allows me dimensions from 0.5mm. Last weekend I picked it up and here are the first pictures: