BTR-152D, CA-30, T-26 wz61, J.Stalin II & Flakpanzer I

Great builds. My favorite would have to be the Chinese truck. It just looks so real to me.

Model Maniac wrote:

It's my pleasure to introduce a new page - a third page for this month. These are on show: - UM's BTR-152D - Trumpeter's Chinese Truck - Mirage's T-26 WZ61 - Italeri's IS2/J. Stalin II - Dragon's 2cm Flak38 auf.Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.A Flakpanzer I All by "Art Instructor": For more pics please try my latest page: [urlhttp://www.falconbbs.com/model44c.htm[/url] Have fun!

Can you get up some better pics. The lighting is washing out the models and reflecting way too much light.

Is that a 1/35 Italeri IS-2, I thought they only did a 1/72?

 Hi there Model Maniac.Loved the btr-152.Please excuse my naivety,but is Um the name of the actual name of the manufacturer ? Is it a new company or just new to me ? Are they good kits or do they require a lot of "massaging" ?  Thanks , keith

Excellant work.

rudedog,the company in question is usually advertised as 'UM from Ukraine'.I've never seen the 'UM' explained.

Ramseur wrote:

Great builds. My favorite would have to be the Chinese truck. It just looks so real to me.

Many thanks for your kind comments! My favorite would be the one with most guns - the BTR-152D. You see, one is not enough. ;-)

 

mg.mikael wrote:

Can you get up some better pics.Question The lighting is washing out the models and reflecting way too much light.

I agree that these pics are not so good, maybe too much stray sunlight. I'll try to make the background look darker the next time.

 

Eoin6661 wrote:

Is that a 1/35 Italeri IS-2, I thought they only did a 1/72?

Yes it's Italeri 1/35 but I think it's originated from Zvezda.

 

rudedog wrote:

Hi there Model Maniac.Loved the btr-152.Please excuse my naivety,but is Um the name of the actual name of the manufacturer ? Is it a new company or just new to me ? Are they good kits or do they require a lot of "massaging" ?  Thanks , keith

Hi there rudedog. Thanks for your comments and inquiry. The UM is a new brand, a repacking of SKIF's BTR-152 with new AA x4 guns. They just added the guns. Soon you'll see ARK Models, another new brand which is a repacking of ALAN, EASTERN EXPRESS and MAQUETTE. They're available now on some sites, I've ordered mine. I've had them all, but some are cheaper now...

 

TD4438 wrote:

Excellant work. rudedog,the company in question is usually advertised as 'UM from Ukraine'.I've never seen the 'UM' explained.

Many thanks for your kind compliments and information!