Military Miniatures

So I am Rob I am a scale Hobbyist or Model Maker, whichever takes your fancy. I got into the hobby when I was young maybe 8 or nine years old through my Dad. He used to make Historex Military Miniatures, and every now and then something different. I remember him making a fire engine at one point. This is back in the 80’s and when we went to town we would always go to Beatties the hobby shop. I was at first drawn to 1/72nd figures. I didn’t paint them or anything just played with them. Then as I got a little older I was pulled towards the Tamiya 1/35th Scale Military Miniatures. Beatties used to have a huge selection. I gradually got more kits for my birthday and Christmas. Mostly figures and a few small vehicles. I remember the SAS Jeep and the Kettenkraftrad. The offshoot of this was it got me interested in history. My dad had a VHS tape called Blitzkrieg and I must have watched it 100 times. That love for history is still with me. I didn’t get many Model Tanks as they were quite expensive for my parents but I do remember getting the M3 Stuart and the M113 Command APC. I was always into the Military Models though. I got a job on a milk round when I was about 14 and the milkman used to drop me near a toyshop. They just happened to sell Airfix model planes. So every Saturday when I finished the milk round, I would go in and buy a plane and that would be my weekend sorted. When I was around 15 or so my friend introduced me to the Games Workshop. Now I only played Warhammer 40K a couple of time but I loved the mini, and as a Model Maker, I just loved that fantasy world and started collecting and painting both Warhammer and 40k and this is going back to the 90’s before the internet so you had to buy the codex or white dwarf to see how to paint these. Come 16 years of age I found women and wine!!! Fast forward 12 years and I got divorced, I moved back in with my parents and just didn’t know what to do with myself. As being a scale hobbyist at heart I went to Games workshop and picked up an army box of Canadihsjh troops a load of citadel paints and started to be a model maker again. As I love Military Miniatures I also ordered myself a 1/35th scale humvee and 1 1/72 scale hind. For the summer I sat in their shed and just got back in touch with the hobby that I love. Later that year I got back to work and again the hobby was put on hold Fast forward again 4 years and I was in a steady relationship and moved into a flat and was able to once again start on the hobby. Picked up a couple of Military Models including another one of those Tamiya Military Miniatures SAS Jeep and Hannomag. 6 months later we decided we wanted to buy a house so we put everything in storage and moved in with the girlfriend’s mom to save for a deposit. All the time I was buying one model a month to add to the stash, luckily now I have a bit more money so I can buy Model Tanks! Fast forward 2 more and we bought a house with a man cave… See here and I am back as a scale hobbyist. I made a king tiger tank in 1/35th scale with winter camo, you can CLICK HERE to see it. I showed a few people and they were blown away. I was really shocked at how impressed people were so I decided to go all in and start this blog and get on social media. I will always be a Model Maker at heart you hear sniggers some times but there are not many guys out there who don’t enjoy looking at a scale model. So, I hope you enjoy what I am doing here, by no means am I an expert model maker. This site serves as a record of my journey to improve my skills, and I hope that you take the journey with me. I am easy going so leave a comment here or on any of the social media platforms. Links in the sidebar

Tamiya 135th US M4 Sherman Early Production Step By Step Full Build

This weeks post will be the Tamiya M4 Sherman Early Production Step By Step Full Build. This Tamiya Sherman Scale model kit was quite reasonable coming in at under £25. The kit gives you the option to make a variety of variants of the famous American Tank and should turn out to be a fun build. Enjoy this Tamiya M4 Sherman Full Build.

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Tamiya 135th German Jagdpanzer IV L70 Lang Unboxing Review Video

This is a pretty cool model from Tamiya. The Jagdpanzer IV L/70 Lang. Which is a tank killer. This means it has no turret but it has a fixed gun. It may be an older kit from 1976 but it still stands up. Tamiya 135th German Jagdpanzer IV L70 Lang Unboxing Review Video.

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Tamiya 135th German Marder 1A2 Unboxing And Review Video

Today on the workbench I will be reviewing the Tamiya 1/35th German Marder 1A2. This is a kit from the 1970’s. Quite a unique subject. Being more of an Armoured personnel carrier than a tank. One great thing about this kit is it has a full engine. So you can display the model with the engine bay open and really go to work up detailing the engine and bay. Tamiya 135th German Marder 1A2 Unboxing.

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Tamiya 1/35th U.S.M1A1 Abrams Step By Step Full Build

Possibly the most famous tank in current use. This is my build of the Tamiya M1A1 Abrams Tank. Still going strong on the 1/35th scale model tanks, this is a fantastic looking kit that I am just hoping I can do justice to.

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Tamiya 1/35th Tent Set Unboxing and Review Video

For this weeks unboxing and review video I am going for the classic 1975 Tamiya 1/35th Tent Set model kit. A cheap little kit at around £4, not a lot do do on the kit but it would make a great diorama.

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Tamiya 135th Stegosaurus Stenops Unboxing and Review Video

A cute little kit today, I’m unboxing and reviewing the Tamiya 135th Stegosaurus Stenops. There isn’t a whole lot of building to do but this is one of those kits when its all about the painting.

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Tamiya 135th Hanomag SdKfz 2511 Unboxing and Review Video

Another classic Tamiya Kit review, here we have the Tamiya 135th Hanomag SdKfz 2511. A cheap kit at around £12-£15. It has a nice bit detail and looks like it will be quite a fun little build.

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Trumpeter 1/35th M1132 Stryker ESV (Engineer Squad Vehicle) w/SMP/AMP-Surface Mine Plow Unboxing And Review Video

A Huge kit with a ton of model making. Trumpeter 1/35th M1132 Stryker ESV (Engineer Squad Vehicle) w/SMP/AMP-Surface Mine Plow Unboxing And Review Video I delve into the box and see just how much Trumpeter has squeezed into this beautiful kit. With over 20 sprues of parts as well as photo etch, metal parts rubber tyres and much more.

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Revell 1/142th Northsea Fishing Trawler Unboxing and Review Video

Revell 142th North Sea Fishing Trawler Unboxing and Review Video. Taking a look at the scale model ship from Revell. A nice looking kit that’s going to give us quite a large finished model.

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Tamiya 1/35th U.S. M151A2 with TOW Missile Launcher Unboxing And Review Video

Tamiya M151A2 Tow Review This is my unboxing and review video of the US 4×4 Vehicle with a mounted Tow Missile Launcher.

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