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September 2024
- UPDATE : Ronald "Ron" Volstad
A Tribute to this awesome and famous Canadian Military Artist,
...constantly uploading additional drawings, 58 in total by now. - NEW ENTRY : Stephen Andrew
A Tribute to this awesome Scottish Military Artist well-known for his Osprey and Concord drawings,
...starting with the German Army Grenadiers.
Minor adjustments : Increased contrast and sharpness, HSL, Level/Curves adjustments, background removal thus isolating the figures.
More to come, as always : Enjoy! - NEW ENTRY : Masami Onishi
A Tribute to this awesome Japanese Military Artist working for the well-known TAMIYA military boxart team,
...starting with the famous TAMIYA BOXART every modeler knows.
Minor adjustments : Increased contrast and sharpness, HSL, Level/Curves adjustments, background removal thus isolating the figures.
More to come, as always : Enjoy!
August 2024
- NEW ENTRY : Ronald "Ron" Volstad
A Tribute to this awesome and famous Canadian Military Artist,
starting with nine of his countless boxarts for Dragon.
Minor adjustments : Increased contrast and sharpness, HSL, Level/Curves adjustments, background removal thus isolating the figures.
More to come, as always : Enjoy!
July 2024
- UPDATE : The Rail at War
...added the famous "Eisenbahn-Transport-Schutz [E.Tr.]"
Geschützwagen
Anti-Aircraft Gun cars
June 2024
- UPDATE : The Rail at War
...added the "Armour and Softskin Transport on Rails"
Armour and Softskin Transport on Rails
Railway car types and loads - UPDATE : The Rail at War
...added the ubiquitous
Covered Freight Cars
German & French...infamous for their role during the Holocaust - Shoa !
May 2024
- NEW ENTRY : The Rail at War
...a new series on the "Deutsche Reichsbahn" [German Rail] at War, starting with the huge...
BR 52
KriegslokomotiveA hell of a steam loco, and a hell of a drawing. Pretty sure I overlooked something...
April 2024
- NEW ENTRY : Tank and SPG main assembly plants
a graphical overview of the main tank and SPG assembly plants
TAPs
in the Third Reich - UPDATE : Ferdinand
...added the assembly history at the Nibelungen-Werk
Panzerjäger Tiger (P) »Ferdinand«
Heavy AT SPG - UPDATE : Flak guns and Flak SPGs
...added the first self-propelled 3.7cm Flak 43
March 2024
- NEW ENTRY : Flak guns and Flak SPGs
...a new series on the best "fighter killer"s,
starting with the excellent late-war Rheinmetall (still in business!)
3.7cm Flak 43
Medium AA GunA hell of a gun, and a hell of drawing for me ;-)
February 2024
- UPDATE : Rommel's trucks in the Desert
... added the heavy
Buessing NAG Typ 500S
4.5-ton 4x2 Heavy Truck
February 2023
- UPDATE : Italian Armour in the Desert
...added the fast Recon car
Autoblinda AB41
20mm Armoured Car
January 2023
- UPDATE : Italian Armour in the Desert
...added the superb tank killer
Semovente da 75/18
75mm Self-Propelled Gun - NEW ENTRY : Italian Armour in the Desert
...a new series on the infamous Italian Armour in the Desert,
starting with the well-known
Carro Armato M13/40
47mm cal.35 Medium Tank
December 2022
- UPDATE : Rommel's Tanks in the Desert
... added the last "Stummel" Pz.4
Pz.IV Ausf.F1 Sd.Kfz.161
7.5cm Kw.K.L/24 Medium Tank... thus, at least for now, rounding off my series on Rommel's Tanks in the DesertLean back and ...ENJOY !
- UPDATE : Rommel's Tanks in the Desert
... added the popular
Tripoli Parade
of Pz.Reg.5 on March 12,1941 - UPDATE : Rommel's Tanks in the Desert
... added the numerous
Pz.III Ausf.G Sd.Kfz.141
5cm Kw.K. L/42 Medium Tank - UPDATE : Rommel's Tanks in the Desert
... added the tropicalized
Pz.III Ausf.F Sd.Kfz.141
5cm Kw.K. L/42 Medium Tank - UPDATE : Rommel's Tanks in the Desert
... added the modernized
Pz.III Ausf.J/L Sd.Kfz.141
5cm Kw.K.39 L/60 Medium Tank - UPDATE : Rommel's Tanks in the Desert
... added the impressive
Pz.IV Ausf.F2 Sd.Kfz.161
7.5cm Kw.K.40 L/43 Medium Tank
November 2022
- UPDATE : Rommel's Tanks in the Desert
... added the rare
PzBefWg.III Ausf.E and H Sd.Kfz.266-8
Command Tank - UPDATE : Rommel's Tanks in the Desert
... added the cubic
PzBefWg.I Ausf.B Sd.Kfz.265
Command Tank - UPDATE : Rommel's Tanks in the Desert
... added the light
Pz.II Ausf.C Sd.Kfz.121
2cm Kw.K.30 Light Tank - UPDATE : Rommel's Tanks in the Desert
... added the tiny
Pz.I Ausf.A/B Sd.Kfz.101
7.92mm M.G.13k Light Tank - UPDATE : Rommel's Tanks in the Desert
... added the "Stummel"-gunned
Pz.IV Ausf.D/E Sd.Kfz.161
7.5cm Kw.K.L/24 Medium Tank - UPDATE : Rommel's Tanks in the Desert
... added the ubiquitous
Pz III Ausf.H Sd.Kfz.141
5cm Kw.K. L/42 Medium Tank - NEW ENTRY : Rommel's Tanks in the Desert
... starting a new series on Rommel's Tanks in the Desert
with the rare
StuG III Ausf.D Sd.Kfz.142
7.5cm Kw.K.L/24 Self-propelled Gun
September 2022
- UPDATE : Rommel's Artillery in the Desert
... added the French based
15cm sFH 13 L/17 auf Lorraine Schlepper (Sf.)
Heavy Field Howitzer - UPDATE : Rommel's Artillery in the Desert
... added the heavy
15cm sFH 18
Heavy Field Howitzer
August 2022
- UPDATE : Rommel's Artillery in the Desert
... added the rare
15cm sIG 33 L/11 auf Pz.Kpfw.II (Sf.)
Heavy Infantry SPG - NEW ENTRY : Rommel's Artillery in the Desert
... starting a new series on Rommel's Artillery in the Desert
June 2022
- UPDATE : Rommel's trucks in the Desert
... added the heavy
Mercedes L4500A 4.5-ton 4x4 Heavy Truck
...incl. the 2cm Flak 38 "Vierling" carrier ! - UPDATE : Rommel's trucks in the Desert
... added the rare
- UPDATE : Rommel's trucks in the Desert
... added the rare
- UPDATE : Rommel's trucks in the Desert
... added the equally rare
m.gl.LKW(o) Mercedes LG3000 3-ton 6x4 Medium Truck
incl. Kfz.74 and Kfz.384 - UPDATE : Rommel's trucks in the Desert
... added the well-known
Mercedes L3000S 3-ton 4x2 Medium Truck
incl. Kfz.305/22 - UPDATE : Rommel's trucks in the Desert
... added the ubiquitous
Opel Blitz 3.6-36 3-ton 4x2 Medium Truck
incl. AA gun versions - NEW ENTRY : Personal Cars in the Desert
... starting a new series on German Personal Cars in the Desert
l.gl.Einh.PKW .5-ton 4x4 Light Car
incl. AA gun version
February 2022
- NEW ENTRY : Rommel's trucks in the Desert
... starting a new series on German Trucks in the Desert
- UPDATE : Rommel's Command Cars in the Desert War
... added the militarized
... thus rounding up the little series on Rommel's cars
- UPDATE : Rommel's Command Cars in the Desert War
... added the cars of
January 2022
- UPDATE : German Anti-Tank arsenal in the Desert War
... added the Pz.Sfl.II 7.5cm L/41 auf Sd.Kfz.6 - UPDATE : Rommel's Command Cars in the Desert War
... added the exotic
Adler Diplomat G3 Cabriolet - UPDATE : Rommel's Command Cars in the Desert War
... added the popular
- UPDATE : Rommel's Command Cars in the Desert War
... added the well-known
close to the Italian Bartoletti caravan - UPDATE : Rommel's Command Cars in the Desert War
... added the elegant Italian-style
Alfa Romeo 2500 Coloniale command car - UPDATE : Rommel's Command Cars in the Desert War
... added the rare
m.gl.Einh.PKW Horch 901 Typ 40 Kfz.21 command car - UPDATE : Rommel's Command Cars in the Desert War
... added the ubiquitous
m.gl.Einh.PKW Horch 901 Typ 40 Kfz.15 medium car
... thus rounding up my little series on the German AT combat in the desert !
December 2021
- UPDATE : Rommel's Command Cars in the Desert War
... added the famous AEC 4x4 Armourd Command Vehicle "Dorchester" later named "MAX" - UPDATE : Rommel's Command Cars in the Desert War
... added the Bartoletti GU Tipo 4 Caravan - NEW ENTRY : Rommel's Command Cars in the Desert War
... starting with the Sd.Kfz.250/3[Z] Radio Command Car "G R E I F"
...just as famous as his passenger ! - UPDATE : German Anti-Tank arsenal in the Desert War
... added the Panzerjäger 38(t) für 7,62 cm Pak36 (Sd.Kfz. 139) “Marder III” SPG - UPDATE : German Anti-Tank arsenal in the Desert War
... added the famous 7.62cm F.K.296(r) auf gp. Sfl.(Sd.Kfz.6/3) "Diana" - UPDATE : German Anti-Tank arsenal in the Desert War
... added the famous 8.8cm Flak 18 anti-aircraft gun
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU !
STAY SAFE and HEALTHY, WE'LL SURE OVERCOME COVID !
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Please don't buy, download for free instead ... ;-)
November 2021
- UPDATE : German Anti-Tank arsenal in the Desert War
... added the 2.8cm sPzB 41 light anti-tank gun - UPDATE : German Anti-Tank arsenal in the Desert War
... added the 7.62 cm F.K. 296(r) field gun - UPDATE : German Anti-Tank arsenal in the Desert War
... added the 5cm Pak 38 anti-tank gun - UPDATE : German Anti-Tank arsenal in the Desert War
... added the 3.7cm Pak 36 anti-tank gun
October 2021
- NEW ENTRY : German Anti-Tank arsenal in the Desert War
... starting with the 4.7 cm Pak(t) auf PzKpfw.I Ausf.B Sd.Kfz.101 ohne Turm "Panzerjäger I"
January 2021
- NEW BOOK :
Die Schlacht um Wien 1945 (The Battle for Vienna 1945)
An outstanding documentation by Dr.Markus Reisner, Austria.
Hardcover with 656 pages, incl. 600 photos, maps and illustrations.
49,90 Euros, in German, English version under development.I had the honour and pleasure to contribute with 50 profiles.
Click the cover image to see some sample pages [pdf, 10MB].
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU !
June 2020
- UPDATE : Guestbook
... added the Guestbook at last, feel free to make your entries
April 2019
- UPDATE : Captured Vehicles of the Italian Army in North Africa Added the Willys MB Light Car.
- UPDATE : The Italian Truck-mounted Guns in North Africa Added the "Autocannone da 8/59 su Fiat 508C".
March 2019
- UPDATE : Captured Vehicles of the Italian Army in North Africa Added the Chevrolet 1311X3 "Indian Pattern".
- UPDATE : Captured Vehicles of the Italian Army in North Africa Added the Cruiser Tank Mk.I (A9).
- UPDATE : Captured Vehicles of the Italian Army in North Africa Added the 1940 Ford 11C 15-cwt "Indian Pattern" Light Truck.
- UPDATE : Captured Vehicles of the Italian Army in North Africa Added the Mk.VIB Light Tank.
- UPDATE : Captured Vehicles of the Italian Army in North Africa Added the Mack EXBX Tank Transporter (plus Cruiser Tank Mk.I (A9)).
- UPDATE : Captured Vehicles of the Italian Army in North Africa Added the Leyland Retriever Breakdown Gantry.
- UPDATE : The Italian Light and Special Cars in North Africa Added the S.P.A. 38R Autofficina Reapir Shop.
- UPDATE : Captured Vehicles of the Italian Army in North Africa Added the Morris-Commercial C8 Field Artillery Tractor.
- UPDATE : The Italian Artillery in North Africa Added the excellent 75mm Obice da 149/13 modello 14 Heavy Howitzer.
- UPDATE : The Italian Artillery in North Africa Added the excellent 75mm Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 AA gun.
- UPDATE : The Italian Trucks in North Africa Added the S.P.A. A.S.37 "Camionetta Desertica" Light Truck.
There's a short sequence in the Newsreel footage.
February 2019
- UPDATE : The Italian Trucks in North Africa Added the Fiat 508C Light Truck, based on the famous "Balilla".
- UPDATE : The Italian Trucks in North Africa Added the S.P.A. CL39 4x4 Light Truck.
- UPDATE : The Italian Artillery in North Africa Added the excellent 75mm Obice da 75/18 modello 34 Howitzer.
- NEW ENTRY : The Italian Light and Special Cars in North Africa Added several Italian Command/Staff Cars, Ambulances, Buses, Tankers and "Luce" Light Cars.
- UPDATE : Captured Vehicles of the Italian Army in North Africa Added the Universal Carrier Mk.I.
- UPDATE : Captured Vehicles of the Italian Army in North Africa Added the Chevrolet CC60L 3-ton 4x2 Medium Truck.
- UPDATE : The Italian Truck-mounted Guns in North Africa Added the "Autocannone da 20/65 su Ford F60L CMP".
- NEW ENTRY : The Italian Trucks in North Africa Added several Italian Trucks in front views.
- UPDATE : The Battle for Rome, September 09-11, 1943 Added the Isotta-Fraschini D80COM truck at Porto San Paolo
- UPDATE : The Italian Artillery Tractors in North Africa on their own site
- UPDATE : The Italian Artillery in North Africa Added the huge 152mm howitzer "Obice da 152/37".
- NEW ENTRY : The Italian Truck-mounted Guns in North Africa Added the famous "Autocannone" of the "Batterie Volanti", the flying batteries.
I'm afraid I'm running out of artillery pieces...
Added the Fordson WOT2A Light Truck (love those British trucks).
January 2019
- UPDATE : The Italian Artillery in North Africa Added the tiny, but powerful Fiat OCI 708 CM track tractor.
- UPDATE : Captured vehicles of the Italian Army in North Africa Drawings + video on vehicles of the 8th Army in the Italian Army - yes, there were a lot !
- UPDATE : The Italian Artillery in North Africa Reworked the video on the Italian Artillery Tractors in North Africa.
Once again a pleasure to draw just from measurements and photos...
A healthy and peaceful New Year to all of you !
Looking forward to see you in 2019 !
November 2018
- NEW ENTRY : The Italian Artillery in North Africa Start of a small video series on the Italian Army in North Africa,
the footage coming from several newsreels of "Luce".
October 2018
- NEW ENTRY : Camionetta AS 42 »Sahariana« Fast and well armed Italian LRDG-hunter
- UPDATE : The Battle for Rome, September 09-11, 1943 Added the Camionetta AS 42 Sahariana at Porto San Paolo
September 2018
- NEW ENTRY : The Battle for Rome, September 09-11, 1943 Short but costly clash between the former allies after Badoglio's armistice on Sep 08, 1943
- UPDATE : Fiat-Ansaldo M13/40 Medium tank With "Ariete" in North Africa
First item in the new category "Campaigns"
August 2018
- NEW ENTRY : Marder IID 7.62cm Panzerjäger [Tank Hunter] #3 of a series on German Marder Tank Hunters...
- NEW ENTRY : Marder II 7.5cm Panzerjäger [Tank Hunter] » Kohlenklau « #2 of a series on German Marder Tank Hunters...
- NEW ENTRY : 15cm sFH 13/1 on ex-French Lorraine Schlepper I couldn't withstand the temptation now that I finished the Lorraine chassis...
- NEW ENTRY : Marder I 7.5cm Panzerjäger [Tank Hunter] on French Lorraine Schlepper Start of a series on German Marder Tank Hunters...
January 2018
- NEW ENTRY : 39.M Csaba Armoured Car of the Hungarian Army.
A healthy and peaceful New Year to all of you !
Looking forward to see you in 2018 !
December 2017
- NEW ENTRY : Toldi Light Tank of the Hungarian Army.
- NEW ENTRY : Raba Botond M38 1.5-ton 6x4 Troop Carrier of the Hungarian Army.
- NEW ENTRY : M40 Nimrod AT and AA SPG of the Hungarian Army.
- NEW ENTRY : Medium Tank Zrinyi II Assault Gun of the Hungarian Army.
November 2017
- NEW ENTRY : Medium Tank Turan II Medium Tank of the Hungarian Army.
- NEW ENTRY : TACAM R-2 Tank Hunter in the Romanian Army.
- NEW ENTRY : Skoda Light Tank »R-2« in the Romanian Army.
- NEW ENTRY : Skoda Light Tank »PzKpfw.35(t)« in the 6th Panzer Division.
- NEW ENTRY : Skoda Light Tank »LT vz.35« in the Slovakian Army.
October 2017
- NEW ENTRY : German Medium Tank »PzKpfw.IV Ausf.G« - Early Production - Front View.
September 2017
- NEW ENTRY : Romanian 76mm Tank Hunter »TACAM T-60«
- By searching for the current year (e.g."2017") you can easily list the last updates.
- NEW ENTRY : SdKfz.234/4 8-Wheel-SPG »Pakwagen«
- Please don't forget the »SEARCH« function to look for and jump directly to a specific site, e.g. "Tiger", Ford" etc.
- Due to new "responsive" site character the amount of mobile device visits has increased from 0(zero) to 30 percent. Amazing.
August 2017
Reunited at last the two "Engines" on one single entry site for better overview.
Had to brush up my PHP skills and to dive deep into unfamiliar frameworks like jQuery and Bootstrap, sure a challenge for a 60-year old, but lots of fun as well.
Hence the long delay since the last new drawings, sorry.