Verlinden Modeling Magazine Vol.2 No.3

Die M109A2 ist ein sehr massiv aussehendes Gerät, was hier durch die Vielzahl der außen mitgeführten Ausrüstungsteile noch unterstrichen wird. Die schwarzen und roten Erkennungstafeln an der Vorderseite der Selbstfahrlafette sowie die hinten angebrachte Flagge gehören zu den Erkennungszeichen aller israelischen Artillerieeinheiten. Die linke hintere Seite der Panzerhaubitze mit der Verstauung des Abschleppseils. Das nagelneue Abschleppseil ist hier noch in Schutzpapier eingewickelt, welches das Seil vor Rost schützt. Man beachte die großen weißen Markierungen an den Turmseiten sowie den Treibstoffkanister hinten am Turm. Die vordere linke Seite der M109. Die gleiche Halterung für Ersatzkettenglieder befindet sich auch auf der rechten Seite. Oben auf dem Wannendeck erkennt man den externen Handgriff der Feuerlöschanlage, genau oberhalb der Halterung der seitlichen Stauleiste.

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Verlinden Modeling Magazine Vol.4 No.2

The base was cut with a jig saw from marine styrofoam, a very dense material, in a shape to enhance the action of the diorama. The sides of the base were sanded with fine sandpaper and painted matt black using waterbase paint to avoid attacking the styrofoam. As most hedgerows are grown on an artificially constructed earth wall, I duplicated this contour with another piece of styrofoam. Using ground cover material, I completed the proper shape of the wall and laid out the remainder of the base. While the material was still wet. ruts from the tank tread were made using the tracks from the kit. After drying the entire surface of the base was painted with Humbrol Matt 29. When the paint had dried, a generous portion of Static Grass was applied to the entire base using undiluted white glue as a bonding agent. After the white glue had completely set, the grass was drybrushed. (Refer to VP Magazine Vol 3 No. 2, Tools & Techniques).

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Verlinden Modeling Magazine Vol.3 No.2

The construction of the building is cor-regated cardboard laminated with artists mattboard. Basswood beams inside and out. artists paste "stucco", and the stones being made with artists paste as well. The roof is Trophy Slate roof, and the large stained glass window was made from Techstar Large mesh, filled with Superscale Kristal Kleer, and then stained with glass stain from a craft shop. The doors are from a doll house shop, gutters are soda straws, and the water wheel is plastic sheet and strip. The coo coo clock from plastic stock and the parts box. and after searching for some time for a deer to use for the hunting trophy. I gave up and sculpted it from epoxy putty. The walls are VP wallpaper and Trophy Marble with basswood trim. The toilet sink and comode. as well as the table, chairs and piano are plastic kits from the doll house shop. The mandolin was made from plastic sheet, epoxy putty and fishing line. Posters on the walls are from VP German propaganda posters. The cobblestone courtyard was made from Trophy tiles, grouted and stained. The Barrels. Drums. Brazier, wine bottles and lamp post are new releases from VP. The skillet from the doll house shop and epoxy putty sausages. The sign is matt board and hand painted. The tree was made from a real tree limb with an epoxy base and roots, and the new VP Trees and Hedgerows material inserted in holes drilled into the wood and then sprayed with multiple colors of green. The bush is the same material. The shutters are sheet and strip plastic with VP Iron works and the iron fence is a doll house item.

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Steel Masters No.46

Dans la nuit du 2 au 3 juillet 1941. Un convoi de 87 camions quitte Moscou en direction du front. Afin de garder le secret absolu, le commandant du convoi, le capitaine Flerov. s'engage sur des chemins secondaires et roule seulement la nuit; la journée, le convoi s'immobilise et se camoufle dans les forêts environnantes. A coup sûr. personne n'a remarqué le caractère exceptionnel du convoi: il y en avait une telle multitude, sur les routes menant au front. Le chargement des sept camions ZIS 6 était entièrement protégé par des bâches de toile cirée.Tout cela ressemblait à des éléments d'un pont flottant. Les autres camions de types différents, portaient des grandes caisses rectangulaires également recouvertes. En apparence, juste un convoi logistique, rien de plus. Après dix nuits passées sur les routes encombrées et abîmées par les bombes, le convoi arrive, à 500 km environ à l'ouest de Moscou, dans la région d'Orscha, un important nœud de communication sur la route de la capitaie, et s'immobilise au fond d'un petit vallon boisé. Les soldats retirent les bâches et il s'avère alors que les camions transportent 7 lance-fusées : arme nouvelle et jusqu'alors jamais montrée, ni lors des défilés du 1er mai, ni lors des grandes manœuvres.

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