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The Duke Completes Five Vehicles in June

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2026 9:50 pm
by Duke Maddog
Thanks to a few days of productivity, I managed to get a few models done for my armor collection. Unfortunately, some of these pics didn't turn out the best: my new camera lost the auto-focus function so I have to make do the best I can in getting things into focus.

First is the Vespid Models German KF-51 Panther, the newest tank in the German Army. And now one of my newest tanks as well:

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Next is the Italeri Italian Ab-40 Autoblinda modified for railroad use:

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Next up, my Meng M2A3 Bradley with the BUSK III upgrade:

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Next is an ICM Russian ZiL 131 truck with a DShK machine gun mounted in the bed:

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Again apologies for the bad pic. This was the best of the ten or so attempts I made, yet this shot is better for some reason:

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Another ten or so attempts later and this is the best one of the bunch:

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Finally there is the ICM trailer that was described as being used for a mobile office, ambulance trailer, portable workshop, command trailer etc:

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Yes it looks like the roof is loose. It is.

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This is why the roof is loose, so I could show off this. I chose to make this a portable workshop by adding some resin factory equipment inide:

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And now we can show the truck and trailer together, even though they weren't necessarily paired like this. Still, it looks good! '

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That's all for now. Maybe I'll get some other armor done this month but we'll see. For now, my apologies again for the pic quality; comments are welcome! Thanks for looking in!

Re: The Duke Completes Five Vehicles in June

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2026 9:11 am
by cbaltrin
Nice work Duke. Impressive output as usual. :shoutout:

Re: The Duke Completes Five Vehicles in June

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2026 11:28 am
by Stikpusher
Well done Mark! :shoutout: :shoutout: :shoutout: I really like the Autoblinda :hmm: Such a funky looking design.

Re: The Duke Completes Five Vehicles in June

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2026 5:33 pm
by Stuart
:shoutout: :shoutout: :shoutout:

Well done Mark - I love the truck and trailer.

Re: The Duke Completes Five Vehicles in June

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2026 6:50 pm
by speedgraflex
Which camera are you using, Mark? Write me if it’s a problem with an iPhone!

Re: The Duke Completes Five Vehicles in June

Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2026 7:14 pm
by Duke Maddog
Thank you CB!

Thank you Carlos! yeah, that Autoblinda is a unique thing. I'm glad I got it done.

Thank you Stuart! I'm real pleased with that truck and trailer myself. It was fun adding an interior to that trailer too.

Thank you Bruce! The camera is not an Iphone camera, it is a Nikon D3100 that my wife bought me from Amazon. They claimed it was new, but it's a refurb, it came with no instruction booklet. It worked fine until the last time I recharged the battery and put it back in again; then the auto focus just stopped working. Lately I've been having the worst trouble with cameras, my last one given me by my nephew was a ream, but that auto focus stopped working too.

Re: The Duke Completes Five Vehicles in June

Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2026 2:11 pm
by speedgraflex
Can she return the camera?

Re: The Duke Completes Five Vehicles in June

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2026 4:27 am
by Duke Maddog
Yes Bruce, and I was able to buy another one which came in Tuesday. I've already tried it out and can't wait to edit and post some new photos.