Tankers!!     Today we will talk about a prototype developed in the mid-1920s, shortly after the carnage on the battlefields of the First World War. This unique prototype built by the British was designed to break the stalemate of Trench Warfare, in an attempt to assimilate the harsh lessons learned on European Conflict. This prototype directly influenced several other projects, including those from other countries, which would later fight in WWII. We are talking about the impressive Vickers Independent A1E1 heavy tank. Vickers Independent Heavy Tank (A1E1) font: IWM KI ..read more

Ladies and Gentlemen!     Today's character is a medium tank, which was designed by the British in the fertile period of ideas of the 20s and 30s, being one of the examples of mechanized warfare in the so-called inter-war period. With you, the Vickers Medium Mk.III tank. History:     The Medium Mark III, also known as Vickers Medium Mk.III tank was a medium tank developed in the United Kingdom during the Interwar period.  Vickers Medium Mk.III tank     The prototypes of the Medium Mark III were the three A6 also known as "16-tonner" tanks. Fro ..read more

Hello Tankers!!!     Sometimes complex problems are solved with simple solutions. Today we will see another clear example of this thinking. The vehicle described in this report, the result of English ingenuity, presented a quick and simple solution to the problem of allowing vehicles to quickly and safely cross difficult terrain, under conditions of enemy fire. Let's learn a little about the Churchill ARK, an armored ramp carrier tank. Churchill ARK Mk.I in trials. 79th Armoured Division Saxmundham area - UK - 11-03-44 font: -  IWM H 36592 History:     ..read more

Tankers!!!     The subject of this report is nothing more than the predecessor of a glorious lineage of infantry tanks, but which was born completely out of date for modern fast-moving warfare. Let's get to know the Tank, Infantry , Mark I  (A11) Matilda I. Modified from  IWM O 747 picture History:     The Tank, Infantry, Mk I, Matilda I (A11) was a British infantry tank of the Second World War. Despite her low travel speed and a very cramped interior for the crew, the Matilda I achieved some success during the Battle of Fran ..read more

 Ladies and Gentlemen...     Today we will see one of the pioneers in the long and glorious lineage of British armored vehicles: Let's talk about the first vehicle built by Vickers...It's Vickers Infantry Tank No.1 time!    Vickers Infantry tank n°1- 1921 modified from IWM MH 8756 photo History:  The Vickers Infantry Tank No.1 stands as the inaugural British tank equiped with an armed turret with 360° traverse. Although Little Willie had this design in mind, Vickers No. 1 was the first fully functional British tank to feature this imp ..read more

Selbstfahrende Sturmartillerie!!     The topic of our article is about one of the variants of the armored vehicle most manufactured by the Germans in WWII. Let's talk about the powerful 10,5 cm Sturmhaubitze 42 (StuH 42) Ausf. G - Sd.Kfz 142/2, the "heaviest" version of the Surmgeschütz III. 10,5 cm Sturmhaubitze 42 Ausf. G with infantry in the rear deck. Notice the armoured side skirts (schürzen) and the extra armour made with spare tracks. Somewhere on the Russian Front - September 1943. History     The Sturmgeschütz (StuG) III was a formidable weapon, p ..read more

 Attention, armored forces engineers!!     Today we're going to talk about two girls who evolved from combat tanks to recovery tanks. These charming machines were the true guardian angels of tank crews with mechanical problems. We are talking about the Sherman V (M4A4) ARV Mark I and Mark II. Sherman V ARV Mark I REME - 79th Armoured Division France - Summer 1944 History:     Combat vehicles are exposed to operational damage, whether from enemy fire, the harshness of the terrain they face or even mere mechanical breakdowns. And these same vehicles are very ..read more

 Fellow modelers!!!     The subject of this article is about the use of a weapon as old as humanity itself: about the use of fire as a weapon. Let's get to know one of the many prototypes devised by Man to use fire as a means of killing and intimidation. Based on the horrifying experiences lived by combatants in the Japanese islands of the Pacific, the T33 Mechanized flamethrower was developed to be a decisive weapon to be used in the planned Invasion of the Japanese metropolitan Islands, but the end of the War in the Pacific limited its production to only 3 prototypes.   ..read more

 Gunners!!!         This month we're introducing a super-quick project, OOTB, for a change. In this month, we will talk about one of the classic american heavy guns of the Allied artillery, the might and legendary 155mm heavy gun Long Tom. 155 mm gun M59 Long Tom History:    The 155 mm gun Long Tom was a 155 mm caliber field gun developed and used by the United States military. M59 Long Tom 155mm gun preserved being towed (in firing position) by a Mack NO 6×6 7½ ton truck font: David Doyle´s book    Nick ..read more

Ladies and gentlemen...     Land mine are explosive devices concealed under or camouflaged on the ground, and designed to destroy or disable enemy targets, ranging from personel to vehicles and tanks, as they pass over or near them. These devices were widely used in WWII and their deactivation was always a huge problem. The vehicle we are going to see today was one of the attempts to manufacture a self-propelled device that could "clear" minefields quickly and safely. meet the Matilda Scorpion I flail tank, one of the really effective pioneers who were employed in this task ..read more