Review: Revell 1/72 PzKpfw II Ausf. L Luchs

Revell recently released this lovely Luchs (Lynx in German), a small PzKpfw II based light reconnaissance tank used by the German Wehrmacht during World War II. Armed with a 20 mm autocannon and 7.92 mm machine gun and fitted with FuG 12 and FuG Spr radios. The Luchs was also known as the Sd.Kfz. 123 …

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Review: Modelcollect 1/72 E-75 Ausf. Vierfüßler Rheintochter 1

If you are thinking "I didn't know this Ausführung existed" you are right: It didn't. It's one of those fantasy panzers that take Paper Panzers to the next level. Think Maschinen Krieger but based on a E-75 hull. But if the Germans struggled to make the Panther and (King) Tigers reliable, how on earth would …

News: Revell 1/72 Haunebu pulled from stores

I was quite happy when Revell.de announced their version of the Haunebu from Wave. But when I tried to buy one today I was unpleasantly surprised. My local shop had sold all of their Haunebu's, and every store that had it in stock also seemed to have sold out. So I did a little more …

Review: ARMA: Cold War Assault

ARMA: Cold War Assault has had a rocky past, initially released by publisher Codemasters and developed by Bohemia Interactive under the name of Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis the two companies had a falling out and each went on their separate ways by the time Operation Flashpoint 2 was being developed. Codemasters went ahead and …

Review: TeKaMo 1/72 Luchtwachttoren

  So now for something completely different. And about as Dutch as wooden shoes, windmills and cheese if not a little less well-known even in the Netherlands. Luchtwachttoren is Dutch for Air Watch Tower, and these towers were part of the Korps Luchtwacht Dienst (KLD) or Air Watch Corps in English. The KLD had built …

News: Revell 1/72 Dornier-Stra Haunebu II Flying Saucer

Earlier this year I was happy to announce that Revell had planned a release of a Haunebu kit in 1/72 scale. The even better news is: It is released! With kit number 03903 it is now available for sale. I'm hoping to pick up one for review soonish. What I can tell from the pictures …

Review: 1/72 First to Fight Bofors 40 mm Polska Armata

The Polish Wrzesień 1939 series is a war game series by the Polish company First to Fight and is centered around the events of September 1939 German invasion of Poland and features all kinds of interesting Polish and early German hardware that you don't often see. And that is a shame because the Polish Campaign …