New books on my shielf

 I have received several new books during the past several months. Some of the books are related to WW2 and other part - to painting.

Firstly - books about painting. Perfect staff from Scale 75 company - Steampunk in miniatures and Bust painting (additionaly I have forked out for a new wet pallet from Army Painted)

Next package is about scale models - The Wethering magazin from AK-Interactive that covers "What if?" topic in miniatures, also basic book about "Black and White" technique from MIG (I have set of paints directly for Black&White schema, but unfortunatly I don't have enough time at the moment to try the set). Finally, as always, some paper about miniatures painting and of course from AK-Interactive -  Flesh&Skin, good item with detailed description of basic methods and concepts in skin painting.

 WW2 books look like this:

- Feldbluse The german soldier's field tunic 1933-1945 (Laurent Huart and Jean-Fillipe Borg)

- German camouflaged helmets of WW2 (Branislav Radovic)

- Der Infanterist der deutschen Heers (Agustin Saiz)

If you have questions about any of the books - feel free to ask me in PM or in comments.

1/35 Sanitary T-34 used by 35 PzRgt of 4-th panzer division in summer 1943

 T-34 without tower, that was used by 35 PzRgt of 4 panzer division as armored sanitary vehicle.This tank was used during "Citadel" operation in summer 1943. Such vehicle was less comfortable for loading of wounded than  SdKfz 251/8, but provided better coverage and protection.

 Trumpeter T-34 model was used as base. Accessories from different manufactures. Painted with acrylics paints from AK Interactive.

 

1/35 French EBR-10 Wheeled Reconnaissance Vehicle of 4th Foreign Regiment

Panhard EBR (Designed: 1951  Produced: 1954 )

The Panhard EBR was considered the successor to the Panhard 178. With over 1200 being produced and used worldwide.  It differed from its previous ARV in that it used an 8-wheel suspenson as opposed to the tradtional 4-wheeled suspension normally seen beforehand.  This gave the EBR much better off-road maneuverability compared to the previous models, and the middle four tires could be raised for on-road travel.  It also featured the novel oscillating turret found on tanks like the AMX-13 90

The Panhard EBR was significantly faster then its predecessor, it could reach speeds of up to 100kph, which enabled it to bring its heavier firepower to bear where needed, and preform its reconnaissance role exceptionally well.

The EBR was initially armed with a 75mm FL-10 cannon.  and was later upgraded to a 90mm FL-11.  It also sported up to as many as 4 MG's at any one time, giving it exceptional anti-personnel capabilities as well as anti-armor.

The model is from Hobby Boss - No. 82489. Made from box without any extras. Painted with acrylics paints and pigments from AK Interactive.

New arrivals of models and paints

Today I have received a package with new models and paints. Below you can find brief review of all staff from the box.

First part:

• Mechanised Towing 15cm s.IG.33 Infantry Gun w/Crew Dragon - Nr. 6261 - 1:35SIG-33
• SIG-33 Alan - Nr. 014 - 1:35
• WWII German 150mm s.IG.33 Voyager Model - Nr. PE35315 - 1:35

Second part:

• German Personnel Carrier Sd.Kfz. 251/1 Ausf. B Zvezda - Nr. 3572 - 1:35
• German Sd.Kfz.251 Halftrack Crew Zvezda - ZVE 3585 - 1:35
• Transparent periscope for Sd.Kfz.251 series AFV Club - Nr. AC35005 - 1:35
• Eduard 35578 Sd. Kfz.251/1 Ausf. D
• Tank 0-10 MG 34
• Black Dog T35018 Sdkfz 251 C accessories set for Dragon

Finally
Set of acrylics paints from AK Interactive and Vallejo.

I will try myself in miniatures painting. I had such idea for years and several months ago I decided to start working in this direction. I will share my progress on this in the blog the same as new models and miniatures from my collection. The models will be put to work in several weeks (assembling and painting of vehicle is not my passion that why I ordering models building from professional).