What's New in 2010
Modeling the U.S. Army in WWII

August

  • Construction of DML's T19 Half-track shifts into the painting phase, and I've been working for the first time with some nice paints from Lifecolor.
  • I had some hopes for the new Preiser U.S. Airborne Troops, D-Day 1944, but they plummeted to the ground faster than a...well....

July

By coincidence, this month examines two self-propelled howitzers from DML:

  • I've written a construction review of the very nice T-19 Half-track, including step-by-step photos of the unique track and suspension assembly.
  • Cookie Sewell reports on Dragon's M7 Priest—Mid Production, which I'll have to add to my collection!

June

Coming off of two shows in less than a month, including a quick build of Academy's M3 Stuart for the MMFS show, I can now shift a little more attention to the site and some kit reviews.

May

I've posted photos of the completed diorama, "Lafayette, Baboon Has Arrived." I'll finish the write-up on the creation of the diorama in June.

 

 

April

Okay, Baboon is 95% complete. Check out these pictures while I press on with the rest of the diorama.

 

 

 

March

Criminy, how time flies! I'm sneaking this update in under the wire. The photo at right will give you a hint why. But here's something to tide you over:

February

My energies right now are focused on getting Baboon built in time for the AMPS show in April. I've pulled together a narrative and my construction photos so you can see the detailing leading up to the point of painting, starting with the research into the historical Baboon.

January — Happy New Year!

As something of an armchair historian, I have a thing for dates, facts, anniversaries and such. Thus, I start off 2010 noting that it was 20 years ago this month I got back into modeling. To mark to occasion, I'm going to change things up a little bit here and promote two clubs I belong to that have shows this spring. I'm starting a new series of articles, Confessions of a Glue-sniffer: Twenty Years at the Modeling Bench, looking back on how modeling has evolved over this period. In the first entry, Band of Brothers, I talk about how I came to appreciate the importance of clubs in my enjoyment of this hobby.

I reach back into the shelves to reviews two nice Warriors sets that have been kicking around for a while: USMC Command Conference Set #1 and Set #2.

Finally, I have a new batch of photos taken a few weeks ago at the Fort Snelling Military Museum of the recently completed M3A1 half-track. It's a beauty!

 

Modeling the U.S. Army in WWII © Timothy S. Streeter