1/144 new Opel Blitz version for the African Campains (Opel Blitz with 2 cm Flak) 07/52

The idea for this combination came to me by accident. I was looking for something totally different, but I like this Opel Blitz version. And after building the Opel Blitz with the wood generator and as a fire engine, this was not more than the quick combination of stuff I already had designed.

Opel Blitz with 2 cm Flak 

Opel Blitz with 2 cm Flak 

Opel Blitz with 2 cm Flak 

I found some nice variants of this model with an armored cabin. They say, that such a Opel was used by the German Wehrmacht in France in 1944 / 1945. As I do not found any picture, I decided to keep hands of from this mystery. My Opel Blitz was used during the African campaign by the Anti Aircraft Abteilung JG.27 in Libya somewhen in 1942

coming soon: 12,8 cm Flak 40 German heavy AA-gun in 1/144 06/52

A friend of mine asked me for a special model, the heavy Flak 12,8 cm Flak 40. 
This was a very deadly weapon, which was used in the role as an anti aircraft cannon. Most known is the twin version, which was installed on all Flak Towers, in Berlin, in Hamburg and in Wien (Vienna).
But he wanted the single version, so I started the search. On the internet I do not found that much information, most is written about the 12,8 cm twin Flak and it is hard to find some pictures of the standard version.
The standard 12,8 Flak came with two different versions. At the beginning it was equipped with the cross frame, as used with the 8,8 Flak. Later the Germany tried to mobilize the Flak and changed to a different frame. At the moment I will do only the cross frame, maybe later I will add the second version.

So here my first preshots, I still have to scale it and modify some details.

1-144 12.8 AA Flak 40

1-144 12.8 AA Flak 40

1-144 12.8 AA Flak 40

Fertig German field kitchen as a field modification on a 3-ton trailer

While surfing the internet I found an interesting picture of a German unit somewhere on the Eastern Front. They had taken a 3-ton trailer and constructed on the platform a bigger field kitchen. I knew from the flied kitchen transported and used on the Einheits-Diesel, but a complete kitchen trailer was new for me. Taking the 3-ton trailer as a basis, I designed with these pictures on the hand a German field kitchen trailer. After half a day it was ready to be used with any German unit on all theatres.

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.