Mechanical coffin

Meet the mechanical coffin, yes it was its real name, designed by Martel better known for the Martel one man tank later redesigned to a 2 man version. the nose and side panel are folding plates with a firing slit in the front, of course this is not to replace tanks but purely to give infantry more speed and some protection. The driver is Mr Martel himself.

Still need to add a few rivets but most of the build is done.

Greetings and thanks for watching
Mondria 

Modelcollect AU72195 - BLF-100 review

Modelcollect AU72195 - BLF-100 is a new kit in Modelcollects Fist of War range.
The BLF-100 is a 2 legged walker with 2 options for arms, the kits folder claims it to be 2 20mm machine guns or 75mm cannon and you get 4 walkers with enough guns for to model all 4 with the same guns or mixed them up.

Overall the model looks somewhat like the ED209 from Robocop something I like.
     

Box

Folder

Decals with 2 blocked out

All sprues, you will get 4 of each

The 20mm machine gun looks like to the MG151 pod as used on Focke-Wulf Fw 190 but the barrels more like 20mm Kwk 38 barrels, no idea where the ammo would go couple of cylinders on top and bottom would fix that, the 75mm cannon arm looks very small for a 75mm gun and the barrel thickness is less then of the 50mm Pak 38 but the barrel is much shorter, looks like it has a magazine for a couple of rounds under need the gun arm which could fit 2-3 rounds max.

20mm guns

75mm gun

The legs have some good details on them with plenty of nuts and bolts, it could use better ankles and sadly it can only be posed 1 way, it would be cool if it could be posed in a walking mode it is a walker after all, it looks like it could be possible to cut the lower legs and repose them without much trouble.

back of the legs shows bad fit

That leave the upper body, compared to the legs its a bit bare, at the front there is the cockpit and at the back would be the engine, the box art shows some grills on the top but there are none, there could be more detail on the back as well, but the cupola is the worse part it as no view ports or periscopes, there is a bump on the front but nothing more, on mine I will replace it and something a bit like the drivers view port of the Panzer IV on the front and slits or flaps on the side. There is a plate on the nose this could be a hatch or add on armor.

some mold lines but not hard to fix

"cupola"could use some more details

2 machine guns or hydrologic cylinders?

I left of the schurtzen over the hips and lower back as it would block some of the detail and make it harder to paint later on.

The kits goes together well but there are gaps on some parts.
Overall a bit of a mixed bag some parts are good some not so much but with some extra detail it would make it a nice little kit.
As it is a fantasy model all options are open and it would be easy to replace 1 of the weapon arms and do a arm or a rocket launcher.


Bought with my own pocket money
Greetings and thanks for watching
Mondria

one man tank collection

one man tank collection

tank fighter p-f-1

Holt

pedal power

the very first 1 man tank, wheels and tracks are made from putty, own design

russian-parachute-tank

not sure what this was some sort of push shield

Mias, a remade model still missing the guns and interior

scissor

tracked-triumph

turtle

simms

stalins steel ball sphebrobil

hand cranked

Russian armored Motorcycle build ages ago but only finished the rivets last year

mechanical infantry man need a lot more detail work

1 of the first I made, a wheel tank dazing to a trench, note some parts are missing

 Missing is the carden loyd mark 1

thanks for watching
Greetings Mondria

Holt one man tank update

First of the casts, only the main parts the barrels did not really looks nice so had to make new once and mold them too which is still drying at the moment.
Also almost done with the Red cross nurse in her going out uniform, took me so time to found a picture of the American nursing uniform as there was some difference to the more known British version.

 greetings Mondria

Holt one man tank

Popular know as the Holt one man tank, the only thing right from the name is one man as it had a single driver but it was not build by Holt nor was it ever designed as a tank, this wooden model of one of the British heavies Mark I-IV tanks was build for the Red Cross as a funds raising gimmick build by a motorcycle company in 1918 and later that year used by the Holt company as a sales tool and there it got its name from. Of course magazines like Popular Mechanics made up stories it was to be used to overwhelm the German trenches with the cool cover art of a couple of these assaulting the trenches.


This will be made for a group build with home front as theme, as Red cross funds raising tank it is  perfect for the home front and its one of the tiny "tanks" I love to build so this will be my entry.


Copies will be made so if you like 1 for yourself please sent me a email at p.mondria@gmail.com

parts layout, did not use the bottom left 2

just a quick mark up

The real deal

Maybe one of the best Popular Mechanics covers, totally fiction of course as it was never planned to go into production, but Im toying with the idea of making a dio like it because it looks great

 Update, rivets and guns

 first cast

and the Red Cross nurse in here out door uniform to go with the fundraiser dio



Greetings Mondria