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A study of the history of the 509th Heavy
Tank Battalion which was equipped with
a number of early Tiger I E’s.

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This piece is absolutely unique due to
the amazing weathering techniques
applied by the author.

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F. Moreno reveals a very realistic
model of the famous British tank,
concentrating on the weathering effects..

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C. Vergara Durán has modelled an
armored Panzer II flame-thrower.

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J. L. Macone explains how to make
a very original diorama: a soldier is
cleaning a military car, one half reveals a
highly polished side, while the other half is
covered in dust.

The author explains, using

pigments in the most simple way,
how to simulate mud.

(')*"++(*+ A chapter on compressors and air-propellant systems in which the author gives the necessary
advice on care and maintenance of compressors. This advice will prolong the operating life of any compressor.
 By: Carlos de Diego Vaquerizo
Photographs: Rodrigo Hdez. Chacón
Color side views by: Carlos de Diego Vaquerizo
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his battalion was formed with a

complement of forty-five heavy
tanks, Tiger I E’s. Crew training
began in Sennelager and was completed in
Mailly le Camp, France.
At the end of October, the unit was
entrained by rail convoy to Lemberg. On
reaching Lemberg, the men were then dri-
ven to Fatowez, three hundred kilometers
from Lemberg. The unit first faced their
opponents in November 1943.
It was embroiled in some really fero-
cious battles which continued right up
until the end of the year, near Zitomir. By
the beginning of 1944, the unit took part
in operations to protect the bridge over the
river Bug at Sasslaw (February) and near
Sawniza (March) both of which were of
significant importance. In April 1944, the
battalion moved to Kolomyja, to undertake
the training of Hungarian crews and
become part of the reserve. In June, the
battalion was sent once more to the Front.
During the battle for Kielce in Septem-
ber 1944, the loss of crews became excep-
tional and the unit retired to Sennelager to
be re-equipped with the new Tiger II or
Tiger Ausf-B tanks.
Once the training period was complete,
in January 1945, the unit moved to Hun-
gary to the Stuhlweisenburg sector. The
unit held their own in a number of furious
battles against the Russians but were even-
tually forced to retire towards Kapplitz near
the Moldau river in May 1945.
Three hours after the last counter-
attack, the last five Königstiger were
destroyed by their own crews on the 23rd
May 1945 at 11:00 P.M. 3
 The following day, the remainder of the battalion surren-
dered to U.S. troops in the south of Kaplitz. The unit’s loss-
es amounted to one hundred and twenty tanks, a third of
which were destroyed by their own crews while the remain-
der were destroyed by the advancing Russian troops. Over
500 enemy AFVs were destroyed by the 509 Battalion.

A S S E M B L Y
The Tiger I E’s assigned to the Sch. Pz. Abt. 509 in
September 1943, were the first intermediate models, pro-
duced between July and August 1943. These tanks are
very interesting, they have no crosses painted nor zim-
merit added, and the numbers on the turret sides are
somewhat incongruous. These armored vehicles are the
initial versions with an intermediate turret.
For making this particular vehicle, two Tamiya's kits

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I feel it is unnecessary
to make an exhaustive
analysis of the assembly. I
will instead, list the necessary
modifications to be made to the
Tamiya intermediate model:
Replace the 20ton jack with a
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 All the tools need to be replaced on the upper part of the
MATERIALS CHART
hull. Put a headlight on the left and add five mine-thrower tubes
as the filter tubes near the induction air engine intakes.
– German Tiger I Mid. Production, Tamiya ref. 35194, scale1/35. Finally, a small
– German Tiger I Frühe Produktion, Tamiya ref. 35216. circular pistol sho-
! $ $ ! "$#
oting porthole on
– Tiger I Ausf. E, Aber ref. 35015.
"" the left side of the
– German 8,8 cm KwK 36, J. Rubio ref. TG-08. turret was drilled.
$" # As usual, when
– Tiger I Early Track (workable), Model Kasten ref. SK-2.
assembling the
## " #
– Tubes for the filters from the conversion set Tiger I Early Model, Tiger I variants, new
Model Kasten ref. C-1. mudguards using
– Mine-thrower Tiger I, MiniMeca ref. prototype. 0.13-mm plastic
– Towing cables Tiger I, MiniMeca ref. 3516.
sheet need to be
– Cleaning rod Tiger I, MiniMeca ref. 3506.
– Wing-nuts, Model Kasten ref. A-4. made to replace the
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reduce the exhaust shields and add fur-

ther details with small photo-etched or
scratch-built items.

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ions on the camouflage colors used by the
509 battalion for painting the Tiger I.
Finally, I chose the book ‘Tigers in Com-
bat I’ by W. Schneider as I consider this to
be the most reliable. The author writes
about the arrival of these unit tanks on the
Ostfront painted in Dunkelgelb (RAL
7028) and Olivgrün (RAL 6003) colors.
These are the steps I followed for paint-
ing this model:

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ing very diluted subtle coats of white paint.
Concentrate on the center of the armor paper and then spraying with white tions. I worked on the lower half of the
plates and in those areas where the light paint. model using a mixture of ochre and gray
strikes most. and on the upper part with a light stone
2;= *7- 0;.*<. <=*27< enamel paint similar to but lighter than the
The blotches and the dirt stains are shade used .
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different steps. First, use highly diluted 1299.- 9*27=
applied with the airbrush. Use a mixture of
brown acrylic, which is distributed over the Simulate chipped paint and rust using a
olive green (60%) Japanese green/Army
model’s surface. Do not allow the paint to very fine brush and several color mixes
(30%) and dark green (10%). I added a
‘weep’ excessively and remove any excess (dark brown, orange and black).
large amount of solvent to help with apply-
ing consisting brushstrokes. A number of that usually accumulates along the edges.
Subsequently, use some oil shades and $;*,4<
coats were applied to each blotch.
dust and stump these onto the different Apply a Field Gray base color and sever-
surfaces using a solvent specific to enamel al brown shades. Finally, apply two wash
>6.;*5< coats. As it was intended to simulate rust
paints.
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brush. I made masks by cutting adhesive wood, orange and black acrylics and then 9
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darken by wash coating with black, raw

umber and burnt Sienna oils.

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To protect the finished model and
achieve an overall homogeneous look, air-
brush two coats of matt varnish over the
entire surface of the tank. The varnish
must be 75% diluted using an enamel spe-
cific solvent. Never flood the surface!

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COLOR CHART
(Tiger I)
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XF-1 flat black
XF-2 flat white
XF-10 flat brown
XF-13 Japanese Army green
XF-50 Field Blue
XF-58 Olive green
XF-60 dark yellow
XF-61 dark green
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AC-15 ochre
AC-17 dark brown
AC-21 base blue
AC-26 mat black
AC-32 French orange
AC-37 emerald green
AC-41 wood
AC-45 gloss varnish
AC-57 emerald gray
AC-59 Confederate gray
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25 Sap green
39 Ivory black
42 Golden ochre
B I B L I O G R A P H Y 45 Raw umber
48 Burnt Sienna
– SCHNEIDER, Wolfgang, Tigers in combat I, J.J. Fedorowicz Publishing Inc., Manitoba,
Canada, 1994. % " .7*6.5<
– BITOH, Mitsuru, “Panzerkampfwagen Tiger”, Achtung Panzer nº 6, Dai Nippon Kaiga Co., 121 mat light stone
Japan, 1999. $ ( .7*6.5<
– TOMIOKA, Yoshikatsu y KOBAYASHI, Motofumi, Der Panzerkampfwagen Tiger an der X-10 steel gray
Front Bilband und Tiger Fibel im Bild, Dai Nippon Kaiga, Japan, 1998. X-11 Chrome silver
– RESTAIN, Jean, Tigre I sur le front de l´Est, Histoire & Collections, Paris, 1999. XF-16 flat aluminum
– JENTZ, Tom, DOYLE, Hilary y SARSON, Peter, “Tiger I heavy tank 1942-1945”, New " % ?*;72<1
10 Vanguard nº 5, Osprey Publishing Ltd., London, 1993. 1108 mat varnish
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F I G U R E S
mix when applying the final highlight and highlight the driver’s jacket, use Deck Tan
The three crew members are wearing give some light touches to hard edged while for the gunner’s one, I prefer Golden
their winter uniform ‘Wintertarnanzung’. areas like the cheekbones, the chin, the Flesh. I always use Black for shading.
They are from a Dragon kit of a German ears and the end of the nose.
mortar crew, 12 cm Granatwerfer 42. *68>/5*0. *,4.=
The figures were modified as follows; $1. 0;*B 3*,4.=< The base is a mixture of 50% Confeder-
repositioning the arms, retouching the To paint the clothes, I chose a mix of ate Gray and 50% Green Gray. Before draw-
hoods and lapels, detailing with the use of Model Color and Andrea Color acrylics. ing the camouflage blotches, apply high-
a blade and sand paper. The heads were These have a perfect matt finish.. All lights using Golden Flesh.
replaced with some by Hornet. clothes were painted with a base of 70%
I have used acrylics for painting, apply-
ing highlights and shading. The highly
FIGURES
diluted coats of lighter or darker shade
applied to the figure cover a smaller surface COLOR CHART
each time.
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When applying the shading, I suggest AC-01 German Khaki
using a medium for all mixes as the final AC-06 Mat White
finish is softer and more natural. AC-19 Medium Gray
AC-26 Mat Black
Below are the different mixtures used for
AC-53 Dark Orange
each part of the figures: AC-59 Confederate Gray
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818 Red Leather
a slightly satin finish. The base mix is com-
845 Golden yellow
posed of 60% dark flesh, 30% English 858 Ice Yellow
Army uniform and 10% scarlet red. I added 862 Black Gray
golden flesh for highlighting the first time 886 Green Gray
893 American Green
and then parchment white for the final
920 Parchment White
highlights. When shading, I first add scar- 921 English Uniform/Khaki
let and English Army Uniform to the base 927 Dark Flesh
mix, then use only English Army Uniform, 960 Violet
967 Olive Green
then coat a mix of violet with a bit of scar-
983 Mat Earth
let and finally add depth with a mixture of 986 Deck Tan
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Green/American Green splinter blotches smudges. I also drew some American Finally, I added two highlights using

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Pz.Kpfw. VI TIGER Ausf. E (Sd.Kfz.181), Sch. Panzerabreilung 509, surroundings of Baglaika , March 10th, 1944. 15
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 everal concepts, like the reinforcing cavalry and advanced ahead of the main It was also in many ways similar to the
of defensive lines and the use of body (A9, A10, A13 and Crusader models). WWI tanks. The large exposed tracks, eleven
tanks to accompany the advance The British decided to reorganize the bogie/axle casing supported by leaf springs,
of the infantry, made no sense after the armored corps following the initial battles, almost 8metres in length, 3.25metres wide
Blitzkrieg of May 1940. Even after the Ger- but, in the meantime, continued to pro- and an all-up weight of 39 tons.
man Army established the guidelines for duce these armored models as these were The 102mm thick armor of the MkI had,
the use of armored forces, the British took urgently needed to plug the gaps. by the advent of the MkVII, increased to
an inordinate time to absorb and adapt to The A22 ‘Churchill’ was the result of a 152mm. The early 2 pounder main arma-
these new tactics. requirement for an infantry tank designed ment had been increased to a 6-pounder
The British considered two types of to bolster the British army’s morale. It was when mounted in the Mark III and, finally,
tank, the infantry and the crusader. designed, produced and delivered to the by a 75-mm gun with muzzle brake for the
The first type was, needless to say, armored units in the space of just one year. Mark VI tank. Some other variants were
entrusted with the task of accompanying the As there was no time to check perfor- equipped with 95-mm mortars.
infantry (e.g. the Matilda and the Valentine). mances, many technical adjustments had As far as the secondary armament was
20 The second, meanwhile, played the role of to be out carried in the field . concerned, there were also some changes.
By: Felipe Moreno Medrano Photographs by: Rodrigo Hernández Chacón

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were installed. model. In this case, it was the latter model
The 12-cylinder, 350hp, Bedford Twin- that was chosen.
Six enabled the vehicle to attain a maxi- Although the kit has excellent detail,
mum speed of 25 kph on road and 13 kph nevertheless, it was decided to add some
when travelling cross-country. more. One of the reference photographs
The first design was continuously modi- show a tank crew dismantling part of the
fied. In all, eleven versions were produced, mudguard (the central and the front parts).
including a number of different special ver- This was done to assist with track mainte-
sions supplied to the REME. The Churchill
in its many guises fought on all Fronts dur-
ing the war. A total number of 5,640 vehi- $" # "$
cles were issued during WWII, and pro-
duction only ceased with end of
- Churchill Crocodile british
hostilities.
flamethrower tank, Tamiya ref.
35100, escala 1/35.
! $ $
A S S E M B L Y - Churchill Mk VII, Eduard ref. 35135.
## " #
Despite this being a very old Tamiya kit, - Tank tool & equipment boxes,
its quality is really excellent. The parts have Verlinden Productions ref. 0346.
good surface detail and there were no - Links from the Sherman Vc “Firefly”,
problems during assembly. From the kit, Dragon ref. 6031.
two different versions can be built, the - Jerry cans, Italeri ref. 402.
%"
- Verlinden Productions ref. 0302.

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nance. The upper the front of the turret, as well as on the dri-
897 tan green
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929 light brown
950 black be sawn and then cleaned up with files
982 red brown and sandpaper.
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1749 mat black Eduard photo-etched parts. The plastic :
% " .7*6.5< handles were replaced with others made of From the beginning, we wanted a really
63 mat sand wire. dirty armored vehicle and for this, the
250 desert mat sand Once the model was assembled, the Churchill was an excellent model because
$$ 825< mud caked onto the lower areas was simu- of the great number of ‘nooks and cran-
80 asphalt lated using a mixture of filler, marble pow- nies’ in the skirts. As the mud, sand or
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1108 mat varnish To make the tank look as realistic as sides, the painting and weathering session
possible, some Sherman tracks links were looked like it would be fun.
added to augment the armor on both sides, A base mixture of 70% brown khaki and
30% Japanese Army was made. For the
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guards were painted with the help of adhe-

sive masks, while, for the one on the turret
roof, a photo-etched stencil was used.
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some more with some water washes using
brown earth acrylic paints. This continued
until each part looked completely caked
with mud and sand.
There were also many footprints made
by the crew as they climbed on and off the
tank. These were applied using the same
colours as above and diluting them and
making shapeless blotches.
To simulate the rusted paint chips, a
mixture of black and reddish brown was
used and this was applied with a thin
paintbrush. The rust on the exhausts was a
mixture of dark brown and orange.
The wooden parts of the tools were
painted light brown, with a darker shade to
simulate the wood grain. The metal parts
were painted black and then dry-brushed
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brown, followed by some washes of the of rust shades. In order to simulate grease diluted coat of matt varnish was airbrushed
rust color mixed and dry-brushed with nat- smudges, several spots of asphalt oil were over the whole model.
ural steel. The Sherman links were painted applied where necessary.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY 9*27=.- * -*;4
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• BOUCHERY, Jean, “From D-Day to =1.7 <86. @*<1.<
V-Day”, in The british soldier Vol 2, 8/ <*7- *7- ;><=
Histoire & Collections, France, 1999. <1*-.< @.;.
• PERRETT, Bryan, SARSON, Peter and *9952.- $1.
CHAPELL, Mike, “Churchill Infantry 6.=*5 9*;=< *;.
Tank 1941-1951” in New Vanguard <26>5*=.- +B
nº 04, Osprey Publishing Ltd., -;B +;><1270
London, 1993. 7*=>;*5 <=..5

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‘Archivo General de la
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Ministerio de Educación
Cultura y Deporte’. F-
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3,140-cm3 6-cylinder four-stroke The 4X4 (four-while-drive vehicle) be easily assembled. The sprues are in the
oil engine that gave an eighty CV Kfz.15 variant was also produced (nearly non-visible part of the kit box.
horsepower with five gears (inclu- 1,500 cars). This kit should be assembled very care-
des reverse gear). fully, as all the parts must be fixed with
It had a really smart "allure" and was A S S E M B L Y superglue. Beware of the resin dust when
equipped with a big curve shaped body- filing or sanding. Remember, resin dust is
work; the canvas convertible top can be This resin kit by Plus Model includes a extremely toxic! We advise using a mask
reclined. 100 models were built and subse- photo-etching set, decals, transparent and having a vacuum cleaner near your
quently requisitioned by the SS to be acetate for simulating the glasses and a sol- workplace.
directly assigned to the High ranking offi- id thermoformed convertible top. Use a mini-drill for filing the larger
cers under a new name: "Kommandeur This is an excellent kit with no resin items and a ‘Flex i File’ for the smaller
30 Cabriolet Kfz.21". bubbles, all parts have good detail and can ones. Keep the part to be worked on wet
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to avoid as much dust as possible. The thin flange that can easily get broken. It is
resultant paste can be removed quite easily better to remove this with a blade and MATERIALS CHART
before it has dried. replace it with a piece of fishing line. After,
The parts are easily assembled. Ensure apply some Mr. Surfacer putty to check the MODEL:
that, when gluing the axles to the chassis, whole. The same putty can also be applied - Skoda Typ 952 Kabrio, Plus Model ref.
100, scalE 1/35.
the wheels are centered in the mudguard to the seat seams and on the canvas. ACCESSORIES:
hole. Make some trial fittings using Maskol The headlights and the spotlight can be - Tool Box, Plus Model
or Micro Liquitape as a temporary fixing, substituted with ‘MV’ lenses. For the lens- ref. 077.
before final glueing. es to be aligned once the headlights have - Beacons lenses, MV products ref. LS
128 (two units).
The door hinges are really fragile and are been glued on, use Blue Tack instead of - Spotlight lens, MV products
easily broken during assembly. If broken, glue (Blue Tack is a sort of blue-gray putty ref. LS 218.
they can be substituted with others made useful when fixing a piece of paper to a FIGURE:
from Evergreen strip. wall and is usually sold in a stationery - Verlinden Productions ref. 907 and a
Hornet head.
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changed and new ones made from copper be substituted (these can be from the gluing the window frames, as it does not
wire and plastic fitted instead. The dash- spares box and cut out using a punch & bleach the acetate, while giving enough
board clock should be painted white. If die set). adhesion and make any faults invisible.

C O L O R S C H A R T
TAMIYA (acrylics) 872 chocolate brown HUMBROL (enamels) 45 raw umber
X-22 gloss varnish 877 golden brown 41 ivory 48 burnt Sienna
XF-8 mat blue 882 stone yellow 63 mat sand
XF-19 sky gray 890 heat-resistant green 72 khaki drill HOLBEIN (inks)
XF-57 buff 950 black 121 light stone Black
XF-63 German gray 951 white Sepia
977 desert yellow MIR (oil paints)
MODEL COLOR (acrylics) 994 dark gray 1 Titanium white DUPLI-COLOR
510 gloss varnish 25 permanent green (primer enamel)
818 red leather ARTE DECO (acrylics) 31 dark red 022 gray
830 German green AD 103 cold neutral shade 39 ivory black
860 medium flesh 41 yellow ochre
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buff and matt blue acrylic paints. This mix-

ture was subsequently lightened with a
touch of light gray, which I then airbrushed
as a highlight.
The small chips were made with a fine
brush using dark gray and chocolate brown
acrylics. Then, the panels were filled with a
wash of raw umber oil paint. I used khaki
enamel, 90% diluted, for airbrushing a thin
layer of dust on the parts I intended to get
dirty. Using a brush and Humbrol thinner, I
picked out the water drops on the front

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such a beautiful car being dented or cov-
ered in mud. So, I came up with the idea of
showing two completely different faces?
One side shiny and clean, and the other
one weathered through use.
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a soldier washing a dirty car so that the 2 - !$3 $).$
two halves could be really different. /# # '$"#/. 2$/#
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For a satin finish I mixed German gray,
and the rear areas, concentrating on just a washes of burnt Sienna oil and then air-
few of these. The dust was made heavier brushed black ink in the joints between the
on the lower areas of the vehicle using seats and the backs.
sand enamel. Finally, the canvas was painted using
To increase the satin finish on the heat-resistant green mixed with yellow
‘clean’ half of the car, I sprayed some furni- stone. For shading, I added greenish gray
ture wax into a box, wet a soft paintbrush and a larger amount of yellow.
and brushed the model’s surface very
carefully. I wish to thank Mr. Jordi Escarré, for his
To simulate the humidity, I airbrushed excellent advice so freely given during the
gloss varnish onto the half the soldier was building of this model.
cleaning. Then, I distributed some diluted
Alkyl (when dry, this product is really
transparent and glossy). I then added more
Alkyl by applying vertical stripes to imitate
water running off the sides. Once dry, I B I B L I O G R A P H Y
made a mixture of sodium bicarbonate,
white acrylic paint and gloss varnish to - SPIELBERGER, Walter J., “Die
obtain a paste to simulate soap foam # 2 / - -$+. 2 - #$ 1 4 PanzerKampfwagen 35 (t) und 38
which I then distributed with a very fine 0.$)" # / ./- / # /- ).+ - )/ (t)”, Militärfahrzeuge nº11,
+' ./$ .+-0 ) ++'4$)" . 1 - ' Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart, 1990.
brush. Soap drops were next imitated run-
' 4 -. *! '&4' # !* ( $. ($3/0-
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applied several coats of Alkyl and added
foam. # . /. 2 - + $)/ 2$/#
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35
 s early as WWI, the U.S. Army vehicles was promoted, and even with a rous initiative (dangerous to the industry),
had employed a good number of certain lack of funding, the U.S. Army in order to simultaneously develop specific
traction trucks such as the “Nash through its “Quartermaster Corps” counted models to wake the interest of the Army.
Quad” or the FWD type B a standard four in the mid thirties with one of the best four In 1938 GMC was developing a 6 wheel
wheel drive, manufactured by at least five wheel drive truck range of the period. drive with an elongated framework with its
different companies. In the postwar period The industry in Detroit exerted pressure popular gas motor of six aligned cilynders
40 investigation and development for such on the government to end with this dange- and market cockpit, named ACKWX-353.
By: Javier de Luelmo Photographs by: Rodrigo Hernández Cabos

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At the same time, the U.S. Army began to (long framework model) and the 352
create a wide range of vehicles capable to (short framework one) along with many
meet all the weight and use needs, farming variations. Those hundred thousand plus
out to diverse companies orders that the units were shipped to the U.S. and allied
companies themselves helped design, for armies. It proved to be a robust and trusty
eventual evaluation by the Army Units. By truck, capable of taking overloads and all
1940-41 to the 6 wheel drive (with a kinds of nasty abuses of warfare undainted.
weight of 2.5 tons) development program
GMC were added the CCKW 353, (an
improvement over the ACKWX-353
A S S E M B L Y
model) Studebaker ,US6 , International, M-
5H-6, REO, and the 23 BHRS (Vehicle unk- The base model is the Italeri GMC open
nown to everyone, up until two years ago cockpit version, model that spite of having
two photographs showed up of it) been around a long time in the market, is
The prototypes were evaluated and still rather accurate in its details, fittings and
though all were satisfactory, the final choi- measures. Although this particular model is
ce fell on the GMC model, branded from no longer found in the catalogue (market)
then on as the “Standard”. Still, some Stu- the italian manufacturer with its policy of
debakers were made for export and “Lend- reissues will not take long in reissuing it
Lease” (with REO as a licensor) and the back again. I made the dumper from
“International” for the U.S. Navy and the scratch, working in several sections: dump-
U.S.M.C.(traditional users of the brand that cart, subframe, pump and hydraulic cylin-
had collaborated directly on the develop- ders, and connections to the motor by
ment of the M-5H-6) were also made. In means of cardan joints.
the GM Yellow Coach Manufactoring Co. The Heil and Gar Wood companies took
factory, mass production began of the 353 charge of the dumpers, and so they are dif-
ferent the one from the other only on the
system that elevates the dumper itself.

5.1'2
I chose the Gar Wood version, taking
for the dumper´s base the base of the Ita-
leri´s framework, modifying the crossbar
with sections of Evergreen´s rods and
adding a small box. On this structure I
built the sides, front, load divider and
collapsible cover, with a very thin plastic
plate, then added the Evergreen rods softe-
ning their profiles with sandpaper as verti-

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cal structures for added sup- built the brake drives,

port. backlights and the spa-
I did the upper edges of re tire support. On the
the side plates with two front part of the truck I
thin square rods putting in redone the grating of
between a thicker one to the front lights with
make the edges where the brass rods. Then I put
canvas supports go, doing plaited cable of “Mini-
the hooks for the canvas Meca” in the lathe,
with strips of brass. that had previously
The frontal divider and been red heated to lose
the collapsible cover are temper, then added a
made of thin plastic plate, brass chain on its
treated with thick sandpaper extremity.
enough, so it resembles clo-
sely the texture of wood. Then with a scrib- and easy to slide through the tube wit- P A I N T I N G
ber I marked the separate pieces of timber, hout a problem, leaving the dumper
adding Evergreen rods and Grandt Line moveable. On its tip there is a “T” shaped
screws thus finishing the detail on the piece. piece hooked onto two triangles with their For a long time I´d been wanting to do
pivoting straps under the dumper, all of it a GMC Dumper with a different finish than
5$(2#.' made with a plasic tube and a plastic pla- the regular olive drab finish.
It´s made of two posts (wooden and te. The pump is a thick section of Evergre- Watching pictures of other trucks and a
metal ones in the real truck) mounted over en, conveniently sculpted. documentary of the war in the Pacific, I
the frame of the truck and kept ensemble saw several grey ones with a communica-
by three crossbars. The wooden posts 0//'%4+0/3 tions “Shelter K53” thus giving me the idea
underwent the same treatment that I´ve Out of the pump come the two cardan for a grey Marines truck.
mentined before, then divided them in joints that join the force intake by the The paintwork corresponds with an
three sections making the needed drills to truck´s motor, done with plastic rods, gears undetermined battalion of the “Seabees”
join them with the metallic ones. Along the from our archives, and an alluminun plate, (CBs, Construction Battalions) of the U.S.
division of the sections there are pins hol- done with a beer can. To finish off this sec- Navy in some corner of the Pacific towards
ding the structure to the frame, made with tion, I made the controls for working the 1944. As I´ve mentioned before, the Navy
brass rods, plastic, and Grandt Line screws. pump with brass rods running parallel from used as a standard truck the “International
the cardan joints to the cockpit. M-5H-6” but with a growing demand the
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42
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Navy eventually accepted a certain number of GMC´s
from the Army. However, this dumper isn´t the most COLORS CHART
common version because the Army used mainly the
" #%29-+%3 86 flat clear olive
short framework version (352) with both open and
XF-1 flat black 99 flat yellow
closed cockpits. Some trucks were given new paint- XF-2 flat white 110 flat wood color
work with a clear grey hue, and some remained with XF-23 light blue 113 flat oxide
the original paintwork, and some even had the three XF-57 elkskin color 150 flat forest green
XF-58 olive green 27003 polished iron (metalcote)
color scheme (Olive, sand and dark brown) so com-
XF-62 olive drab +/,3
mon in the U.S. Marine Corps. XF-66 clear grey Black
Mi method of work, could be labeled as chaotic, I '/#.'-3 Sienna
seldom use the paint as it comes out of the can, 11 silver Grey
29 flat sand (dark) 6#2/+3*
almost always mixing it with one or two other colors
33 flat black 6403 Flat varnish
in order to get different tones or to get close to my 34 flat white 0+- 1#+/43
idea of the correct base color. 35 gloss varnish 82 ivory black
I´m talking about tones and colors and not of color 60 flat scarlet red
references, because I may combine three different gre-
ens and a brown as base color, mixed aproximatively
in my airbrush deposit not being too mindful of the proportions.
Anyway, the base for this model should be a clear acrylic grey,
toned down with slight tinges of other greys, with small touches of
white, blue and clear green airbrushing all of it. To do it right the
paint should be quite diluted, working on defined areas, insisting
perhaps in some areas more than others.
To convey the wear I airbrushed first some transparencies
of brownish olive, adding on top of them different tones of
green enamel with a brush wetted on turpentine.
The shading was airbrushed with grey colored tints,
Sienna and black quite dissolved on Tamiya acrylic
paint diluter.
The scratches and peel offs were done with gre-
en enamels over the metal parts, and with grey
tones over the wooden parts.
For the oxidized parts I mixed in dif-
ferent proportions of black, red and
yellow enamels depending wether the
scratch was a recent one or not.

43
 Later I covered some scratches and oxi- a cloth impregnated with toothpaste. Then cate it to the memory of Bart Vanderveen,
dized parts with the grey Navy color, to I airbrushed the oxide enamels wearing editor of “Wheels & Tracks”.
simulate repairs. them all conveniently with a brush same as The author wishes to thank the following
In the front part of the dumper I applied I did for the exterior. individuals and institutions for their graphic
oxide color first, to cover it later with layers The lower parts and lower area of the and written documents that have been inva-
of green and grey, wearing it all off sprin- walls of the dumper were treated with luable for the making of this project:
kling alcohol with the airbrush. The final “MetalCote” iron color, dissolved in tur- Angel del Peso, Eduardo Campuzano,
effect is rather convincing, although you´re pentine, to later polish it with a cloth ELET Directives and Jan Bruman.

running the risk of ruining the first layer of about half an hour later. I concluded with a
paint, if you don´t do it carefully. few veiled tints with the airbrush, insisting
The interior of the dumper is an area on the areas with small crevices in them. BIBLIOGRAPHY
After putting the star and the serial
numbers (Verlinden Productions Trans- – WAR DEPARTMENT, TM9-801 (origi-
nal instructions manual for operating
fers), I varnished all with a flat varnish, the vehicle), Washington, julio 1944.
using water as a diluter. – VANDERVEEN, Bart, “GMC” in Wheels
To convey dust I airbrushed XF-57 color & Tracks insue number 64, After the
highly diluted on alcohol (the alcohol used battle, Londres, 1998.
– Cargo Truck GMC 6x6 2 1/2 TON, – BONIFACE y JEUDY, GMC, a universal
Italeri ref.205, scala 1/35. for burning on lamps), insisting particularly
truck, Haynes-EPA, París, 1990.
on the lower parts. Complementing this – BONIFACE y JEUDY, US Army vehicles
– “Scratch” del autor. with a few strokes of pastel dust of the of World War Two, Haynes-EPA, París,
same color, in the areas with crevices. 1991.
– Cable for manipulating the chains, Finally I applied with my fingers a little – BONIFACE y JEUDY, Les vehicules mili-
MiniMeca ref.3523. taires américains 1939-1945, EPA, París,
graphite dust to simulate in certain areas
1995.
the effect of polished metal. With a thin – KORÁN, Frantisek and MOSTEK, Jan,
brush some grease stains were added, GMC 352-353, WWP, Praga, 1997.
using for this a mixture of black oil paint – W. CRISMON, Fred, US Military
normally subject to wear because of the and glossy varnish. wheeled vehicles, Crest Line, Osceola,
EE.UU., 1983.
materials that may be transported in it. To I must say that this has been a project I
convey this effect I ran several times a wet worked on using and testing new techni-
44 thin grain sandpaper, polishing it later with ques and materials, and would like to dedi-
 Photographs by: Ángel del Peso & Eduardo Campuzano

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FINISHING COLOURS EXCLUSIVES

Sixteen colours for the perfect

brush finishing of all the basic
details of any AFV: tracks,
wood, periscopes, stencils or tail
lights, some of them with diffe-
rent shades for highlighting.
Basic colours to achieve the finis-
hing painting without mixing and
full mixables with other acrylic
paints if you are interested in a
variation.

SET 1 SET 2
301 light rust 309 periscopes
302 dark rust 310 weathered wood
303 yellowish rust 311 new wood
304 tracks' primer 312 leather belt
305 light rubber 313 stencil
306 dark rubber 314 canvas
307 red tail light 315 light mud
308 green tail light 316 dark mud

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hey were organized into two The first battalion was attached to the (F) (French tanks B1 bis converted to
Panzerflammabteilung or armored 18 Pz.Div., with the second attached to the flame-throwers) at its disposal and five
flame-thrower battalions; Pz.Abt. 17 Pz.Div. After the extremely fierce battles Pz.Kpfw. B1 (f) (French tanks B1 Bis) dis-
(F) 100 and Pz.Abt. (F) 101, each one between July and November 1941, they tributed in two companies. This battalion
composed of three companies. were retired to become only armored bat- was retired by the end of June 1941 to be
Each battalion was made up of forty-two talions. reorganized according to the specifications.
flame-thrower tanks, twenty-five light tanks, There was another battalion, the In 1943, sixty Pz.Kpfw. B2 were
48 five medium tanks, and a command tank. Pz.Abt. (F) 102 that had 24 Pz.Kpfw. B2 equipped with new flame-throwers with
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They were most effective when attack-
ing at night as the extreme light from the
flames caused errors of judgement among
the enemy artillery.
That said, the use of these flame-throw-
ers by the Germans was of little or no
propelling pumps (FI). These armored vehicles were
delivered to different units on the Eastern Front and also
to Yugoslavia and Italy.
This flame-thrower was mounted on a hundred
Panzer IIIs to create the Pz.Kpfw. III (Fl), and also on a
large number of Sd.Kfz. 251/16 half-tracks and a number
of Hetzers (Flammpanzer 38).
Although the crews were not really enamored with
this armored vehicle mainly due to the attention it drew
from the enemy when firing its flame thrower, the use of
Flammpanzers became popular once the Russians began
using their own flame-throwers tanks.
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49
 importance during World War II.
A S S E M B L Y
This is a very complete model, well
detailed and easy to assemble. Some plas-
tic, resin and white metal items are includ-
ed in the kit. The kit contains injected plas-
tic tracks with individual links, a
photo-etched brass sheet including the

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This kit can be assembled quite easily. throwers cut from a 0.25mm plastic sheet,
- Flammpanzer II (Sd.Kfz. 122), Ironside Only two stirrups made from copper wire a metal box, a wooden box (spares box), a
ref. IR 001, scale 1/35. needed to be added to both sides of the flame-thrower rear box from an Italeri’s
hull. There are some other elements added Pz.Kpfw. I, the support for the spare track
- Mooring Cable, Reproducciones SOJA
for completing this model in scale: two section made from brass strip, and a saw
50 ref. SJ 01.
armored plates for protecting the flame- made of plastic and photo-etched parts.
 dusted by airbrushing a mixture of matt All high points on the model were high-
P A I N T I N G earth and desert yellow. Some touches of lighted by airbrushing a lighter color
The base color Dunkelgrau RAL 7021 is ochre, dark brown and earth paints can be around the edges. The ochre acrylic paint is
a mixture of acrylic paints, 70% German applied to the wheels to simulate mud used on the dirty, muddy areas.
Gray, 10% Field Blue and 20% Light Gray. spots. Wait a couple of days for the paint to
Three thin layers of this mix were applied Next, the joints and the grooves are be totally dry and then paint the numbers,
with an airbrush. highlighted by airbrushing with highly crosses and squares. All the emblems are
The general shade can be lightened if diluted black paint. As some grooves are drawn onto transparent graph-paper. Then,
covered partially with light gray concentrat- almost inaccessible, this job can be using a razor blade, the crosses are cut
ing mainly in the center of the armored enhanced by retouching with a No. 1 fine using a metal ruler. The numbers and cir-
plates. The lower areas are subsequently brush. cles were hand made using a template for
drawing curved lines.
Next, each mask is fixed to the relevant
$0( 7+52:(5
3527(&725 6 6,'(6 part of the model and the emblems are
painted white and red. As the numbers are
painted on the turret and over three vision
ports, the masks cannot be correctly posi-
tioned. These must be retouched using a
fine brush.
The model has been previously weath-
ered, so the insignia must integrated into
the surrounding area by airbrushing with a
little highly diluted earth color.
Finally, paint some rust chips using a
mixture of reddish brown and black acrylic
paints, then add some metal scratches
using a mixture of matt black and silver
($685(6 ,1 0,//,0(7(56 enamels.

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German flamethrowers
1941-1945", New Vanguard
nº 15, Osprey Publishing Ltd.,
London, 1995.

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s these facts clashed with the coun- to 8,000 kg. Its maximum on-road speed A total order for 7,484 tractors was
try’s needs during wartime, a num- was 27km/h, was equipped with a 240litre placed, but production never reached that
ber of simpler, cheaper vehicles fuel tank which gave it an on-road range of number even by the end of the war.
were designed later. Poorly qualified workers 300km, with an off-road range of 100-km. Three different versions were developed
(most of them were, in fact, forced labour) This vehicle was designed to replace a on the SWS chassis. The first one was
on the assembly lines were able to assemble number of other vehicles. For example, the equipped with an armored cockpit and a
these new vehicles. These included, among Maultier which had a severely limited rear open platform. On the platform was
others, the low-speed tractor ‘Schwere capacity and a track width which could not mounted the 3.7cm Flak 43 AA gun. The
Wehrmachtschlepper’, known as ‘SWS’. cope with the extreme weather conditions second one had a completely armoured load
Powered by a Maybach 4.198 cubic cm, experienced on the Russian front. Unfortu- compartment and cockpit, and was further
6 cylinder in-line engine, it reached a maxi- nately, by the time the initial five SWS’s equipped with a 15cm Panzerwerfer-42
mum 100hp at 3,000 rpm, and was able to were delivered in December 1943, it was rocket launcher on the roof. This was
carry a top weight of 4,000 kg and tow up already too late. extremely useful for replacing the same type
of assembly on the Maultier. Finally, 175 missing or poorly reproduced. For example, The hood hinges were also replaced
non-armored units were produced specifical- the cabin has insufficient detail, including with Aber parts. The mudguard poles were
ly for transport purposes. This was equipped the driver’s seat. In addition, several parts discarded and replaced with Jordi Rubio
with a wooden load compartment and an are over scale, like the fastenings, tools items, thinner and better detailed. Finally, it
open cockpit. It is this late version which and hinges. was decided to mount the model on
will be the focus of our attention. In the kit, the torsion rods are not Friulmodellismo tracks which, although
Today, there is only one restored SWS included so they were added with the use expensive, are really first class.
and it resides in the Dresden Army Museum. of Evergreen tubing while assembling the The load was composed of some Velin-
Also, photographic reference showing this chassis. As it is intended to reproduce the den parts, a pair of Italeri acetylene canis-
vehicle under combat conditions are very model as photographed in 1945 in Farnbor- ters, a canvas cut from a piece of stained
rare. ough, and to make a practible load com- sheet and some loose track links left over
partment box, this work is absolutely nec- from a Tiger I kit.
essary.
A S S E M B L Y
The cabin interior has been detailed
The 1/35 scale kit of the SWS, produced with scratch-built parts and Eduard photo- P A I N T I N G
by Italeri, fits the bill nicely. In fact, the kit etch, rebuilding the dashboard, the non-
is unique as no other manufacturer pro- slip flooring, pedals, and so on. The monochrome scheme is not as bor-
duces a SWS for commercial sale. Consid- The hooks for fixing the canvas tilt were ing as it first appears. The German dark yel-
ering the high quality of the kit, its price is replaced by Aber brass photo-etched parts. low allows the modeler to reproduce a
extremely good value when one considers The load compartment fastenings were great range of effects like dust, rust spots,
the price one has to pay for kits of similar replaced with Eduard parts and Mini Meca and, of course, mud…
quality from other manufacturers. The parts metal tubing. A carbon disc mounted in a Begin by airbrushing the base color
are easily assembled, while the scale mea- mini-drill was used to cut the tubing using dark yellow mixed with buff and
surements and general looks are spot on. which, in turn, was held rigid in a clock- matt yellow. Next, apply two or three high-
However, there are a number of details makers clamp. lights by adding more buff to the base mix-
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ture and accentuating mainly the center of the plates and around
the edges. Then, using dark yellow mixed with a little brown,
darken the panel lines, etc. I always use Tamiya acrylics when
using my airbrush, usually a mixture of 30% acrylic paint and 70%
isopropillic alcohol.
For the washes, I decided to use brushes and prepared a mix of
ochre and brown oil paint. These were diluted using Talens’ Odor-
less White Spirit thinner. This product is very similar to the Hum-
brol thinner being odorless and fast drying and leaving no trace of
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shine or rings.
MATERIALS CHART
– SWS Cargo Halftrack, Italeri ref. 360, escala 1/35.

– SWS, Eduard ref. 35265.

– Articulated hinges, Aber ref. 35A25.
– Handle, Aber ref. 35A59.

– SWS, Friulmodel ref. ATL-44.

– Military Cargo German WWII, Verlinden Productions ref. 1693.

– Headlights lenses, MV Products ref. LS 136 (two units).
– Mudguard poles, Jordi Rubio ref. AC 01.
– Field Tool Shop, Italeri ref. 419.
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Two or three washes were applied using mixture of red and black was drybrushed ing for the ‘dusting’ to dry. Prepare a mix-
this mix. Each coat must be completely dry around the edges to give a chipped and ture of Model Color black and red acrylics
to ensure that the correct shade has been polished appearance. and apply these with a fine-point brush for
achieved. This helps to unify both the high- ‘Dust’ the whole model with oil paint, the small chips. For the larger chips, use a
lights and the shadows as it is intended applying the same technique explained in piece of foam rubber especially around
that these must appear really subtle. previous articles. For simulating the old, the entrance to the cabin. The foam rub-
The vehicle registration number decal dirty wood, accentuate the area using dark ber must be soaked with a minimum
was applied and correctly positioned using shades like raw umber, burnt umber, even quantity of paint and then dried on a piece
Micro Set and Micro Sol liquids for a perfect black. The ‘dusting’ can be used as much of rag if necessary before being used as a
finish. as needed but each coat must be absolutely stamp. If controlled, the results using this
Next, a wash of Model Color cork dry before applying the next one. technique can be very realistic but it does
brown was applied on the non-slip cabin Begin painting some paint chips over require a lot of practice. The paint chips
floor to simulate a dusty, dirty look. Then, a the whole surface of the model while wait- are then integrated with the whole model

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843 cork brown
950 black
951 white
957 mat red
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74 raw umber
76 Titan brown
78 burnt umber
80 asphalt
82 ivory black
90 raw Sienna
92 reddish yellow ochre
94 transparent gold ochre
0)'-%.43
P023 black smoke
P024 light rust
P025 standard rust
P027 light dust
P028 European dust

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powder the surface using Tamiya’s buff using the same color but adding water to 3)-5,!4%$ "9 !)2"253().' "5&& #/,/2
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hol. Airbrush this color concentrating The lower areas are given a coating of
4(% 7).$3#2%%.
mainly on the lower areas. The wind- mud using Mig Productions pigments.
screen is also ‘dusted’ (the hemispheric These consist of fine dust (very similar to eliminates the need for modelers to make
areas swept by the windshield wipers hav- pulverised watercolor crayon). They are not their own mixtures.
ing previously been masked). Then, since actually new pigments as they can usually Start by distributing, with a brush, a
I like simulating dust washed away by be bought in fine art shops. However, Mig mixture of European dust, light dust and
rain, washes were applied passing a paint- Productions supply a range of colors really enamel thinner on the low areas and on
brush down the windscreen, and across suitable for scale military vehicles, which the wheels. Then, imitate spots of mud by

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 placing the wet paintbrush 1-2cm away
# ( ! 2 ' %
from the model and with the airbrush blow
!#29,)#3 &%,4 4)0 0%. /), 0!).43 air, with minimum pressure, across the
XF-2 mat white XF-56 metallic gray 80 asphalt bristles. This will result in small particles
XF-10 mat brown 90 raw Sienna being blown onto the model to make very
XF-16 mat aluminum !#29,)#3 realistic mud spots. Finally, mix the same
XF-23 light blue 950 black colors, but this time using water as a medi-
XF-55 cinnamon 951 white
um, and apply washes onto the track sur-
XF-58 olive green 957 red
faces previously painted with Tamiya’s
chestnut red. Finish by applying graphite
dust onto the polished areas with a paint-
brush.
Also, apply rust color pigments onto
the exhaust pipe muffler. Black pigment
was used to simulate soot.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
– VANDERVEEN, Bart, “SWS”, Wheels &
Tracks nº 21, (1987), After the Battle,
London, pp 14-19.
– VEGA MARTÍN, Enrique, “SWS &
Panzerwerfer 42”, Euromodelismo nº 98
(September 2000), Acción Press, Madrid,
pages 18-22.
– GARCÍA GÁZQUEZ, Joaquín, "ZIS-5 ¿How to
paint a jerry can?" Euromodelismo nº116
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MODELING SEMINARS

Compressors
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tems: pedal pumps, bin or com- sure in the tank drops, which automatically
pressed air cylinders, diaphragm restarts the motor to refill the tank.
compressors or direct compressors and All modelers require a good tank com-
tank compressors. pressor. Although there is a wide range of
In this article, we will focus on the compressors on the market, the modeler
study of the tank compressors, as they are should always take into consideration the
really the most versatile and give the best tank capacity.
Modellers usually work with a pressure
between 0.5 – 2.00 bars. During a painting
session, air is constantly required, so it is
recommended to buy a compressor with a
large tank capacity. By doing so, the motor
will not constantly be in use and liable to
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to prevent the air returning to the pumping ly a range of accessories. If the manufactur-
system. They also have safety valves for er has not included them with the packag-
releasing excess air from the tank if there is ing, they will have to be purchased
a pressure buildup. separately as they are absolutely necessary.

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for controlling and adjusting the pressure odically, refill the reservoir if necessary and
during the painting session. renew the oil once a year. Always follow the
manufacturers servicing instructions.
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There are connectors to allow two, once a week. Empty the condensed water
three or even more airbrushes to be con- accumulated in the tank which will, in
nected to allow several users to work turn, prevent the metal parts inside the
simultaneously (obviously, the compressor tank from rusting through. Switch off and
must also be equipped with a greater disconnect the motor, empty the air tank,
capacity tank). unscrew the drain plug in the bottom of
There are different types of hose, the tank and wait for the water and any oil
dependent on the material used by the to drain out. Replace the drain plug.
manufacturer as well as on the diameter. The anti-condensation filter housing
Some are made of plaited rubber which are must be cleaned periodically. If the com-
more resistant and durable than the ones pressor is in daily use, the filter and hous-
made of plastic. They are supplied in stan- ing must be changed once a year.
dard lengths, the longest being 120cm When the compressor is idle for any
which can be really useful if it intended to length of time, the tank must be complete-
place the whole unit under the table. ly drained.
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 Publishing Manager
Rodrigo Hernández Cabos
Editor in Chief
Carlos de Diego Vaquerizo
Computer Graphics
J. David Hernández Chacón
Translated by
Sara Sánchez-Rivas
Corrected by
Charles Davis
Information Collected by
Guillermo Coll Llopis
Ricardo Recio Cardona
Collaborators
Joaquín González García
Cristóbal Vergara Durán,
Joaquín García Gázquez,
Javier Moreno Rodríguez,
Miguel Jiménez Martín,
Manuel Rodríguez Aguilar,
Tony Greenland,
This wonder astonished me. I had never seen such a fine and detailed thing: cables, Mario Eens,
handles, sand sacks, camouflage nets, open hatches that allowed you to see all the Stefano de Paolis,
Andrés M. Bernal Martínez,
inner details, engines, small springs and specially a Pz. Kpfw IV set of trucks with a Javier Redondo Giménez,
hollowed central fluting. These items could be appreciated on two small pictures on Javier de Luelmo, Juan L. Macone,
Gustavo González García,
the side of the box, a Monogran kit in scale 1/32 that featured the British Tank M3. I Enrique Vega Martín,
bought it immediately and I came back home. I was really, really nervous because I Felipe Moreno Medrano,
Antonio Martín Tello,
though I had bought a jewel so I cut the plastic and opened the box. I was very Abilio Piñeiro Grajera,
disappointed, the kit was pretty rough and poorly detailed like the rest of the kits in Jesús Pérez Huélamo,
Aitor Azkue Gracia,
the old times. On the 70’ the technique wasn’t really accurate. This kit was supposed Miguel Pérez Blasco,
to be somehow different than the others, specially because of the words written on José A. Velázquez Encinas.
one side of the box “Tips for building a diorama are included in kit. Materials to build Photographers
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