Regia Marina Corvette Cicogna – Italian Sub-Hunter
During the Mediterranean campaign in WW2, the Germans relied on the Italian Navy or Regia Marina to secure the supply routes from Europe to North Africa. While many would...
The Raid – Israeli M113 Kasman and Merkava III BAZ Battle Tank
The thorny issue of the Occupied Territories has been one that refused to go away despite decades of attempted mediation. In the meantime the West Bank has periodically erupted...
M3A1 US Light Tank – Pacific Bush Shredder
The WW2 Pacific Theater was not known for tank battles but many tanks were deployed in the island hoping campaign by both sides as defensive and offensive weapons. The...
Neo Zeon Mobile Suit Nightingale – A Big Red One
After my last Gundam build, I was asked to build another Mobile Suit. This one belongs to the opposing Neo Zeon side and the appearance of this “Nightingale” couldn’t...
Bandai Perfect Grade Unicorn Gundam
Japanese anime fans may be well acquainted with the Gundam series that originally started in the 1980’s, have spawned multiple parallel story lines in the Gundam universe and grows...
Opel 3.6-47 Blitz Omnibus Stabswagen, North Africa 1942 – The Town Bus That Went To War
Apart from fighting vehicles, modern mechanized armies ran all kinds of specialized vehicles for the logistics of war. For the Afrika Korp, the Wehrmacht converted the reliable work chassis...
The Coronation of Napoleon Flat Figure Set – The Emperor crowns himself!
The grand coronation painting in the Louvre entitled “Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon I and Coronation of the Empress Josephine in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris on 2...
Defending the Motherland – Chinese Vickers Type F Tank (中华民国维克斯六顿轻坦克), Shanghai 1937
Almost 80 years ago, World War 2 in Asia actually started in China triggered by the Marco Polo Bridge incident. After the initial fight in Northern China around Beijing...
Leisure Elephant Ride: The Mughal Emperor is Entertained
It has been a while since I last posted a flat tin figure, and this time it is a leisurely elephant ride for the Mughal emperor in the 17th...
Japanese Blitzkrieg – Type 89 Medium Tank (八九式中戰車) approaching Shanghai 1937
The Second Sino-Japanese War was actually the beginning of WW2 in Asia involving more Japanese troops than the rest of the Pacific War combined. A major battle for the...