New "Workbench" Section Added to Our Website

A new "Workbench" section is added to the front page of our website. Where we publish pictures of ongoing projects.

Here are what on the drawing board and workbench.

Bedford MWD

Hotchkiss 8mm

Lewis Gun

French SA34 25mm Anti-tank Gun

Russian T50 Light Tank

US Driver

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Citroën Traction Avant 11CV Printed.

Here is a 1/56 print of Citroën Traction Avant 11CV. This car was widely used by the French Army, German Army and Air Force and French resistance force. This model has both civilian type headlights and military type headlights. We will soon make a prototype with this 3D print for resin casting.

Here is what we were working on for the last couple of days :-)

Paint Bottle Rack for Vallejo Size 32 Pots

Newly arrived Product - Paint Bottle Rack for Vallejo Size 32 Pots

Sturdy structure made with 3mm laser-cut balsa wood

Hold 32 Vallejo Model Color and Model Air paint bottles and 14 paint brushes

Easy to assemble (less than 10 minutes)

Dimensions:

Length = 278mm(10.9in)

Depth = 165mm(6.5in)

Height = 125mm(4.9in)

Flat packed

This paint rack is available from our webshop http://neucraftmodels.com and  eBay store http://stores.ebay.com/miniworldshop.

 

Build review - S-Model 1/72 15cm s.IG.33 Infantry Gun

This is the latest release from S-Model - a 1/72 15cm s.IG.33 Infantry Gun (kit number PS720190). The box contains kits to build two guns. No photo etched parts and decal included.

The building process is a bit challenging because of the tiny parts. But overall it is a very pleasant experience. Fit is perfect for almost every parts.

I left the two forks (parts S22 and S23) and the gun sight (S19) to the last step when the gun shield is installed. This is because in Step 1 it is not easy to determine the right angle of the folks and the gun sight.

The last step - installing the shield looks like a daunting operation. But it turned out to be very smooth as the fit of the forks, the shield and the two front arms of the carriage body is perfect.

This gun model is rich in details, as many other S-Models' products do. Highly recommended for scale modellers as well as war game players.

This kit is available in our eBay store http://stores.ebay.com/miniworldshop

New Release - 1/56 28mm French Renault R35 Light Tank

This 1/56 kit can build one Renault R35 light tank, with two turrets and two guns – to build an early type and a late type R35.

A late type turret can also be fitted with a short-barrel SA18 gun.

R35 light tank was used by many countries, including France, Poland, Romania, Germany and Italy before and during WWII.

The kit is available from our webshop http://neucraftmodels.com and our eBay store http://stores.ebay.com/miniworldshop

New release – Canadian Otter Recce Car 1/56 resin kit

Today the Canadian Otter Recce Car 1/56 resin kit is released. The kit contains PU resin parts to build two versions of the armoured car –

Canadian version with storage box or British version with antenna and sand channels.

The hull and the chassis are pre-assembled as a one-piece part.

This kit is available in our webshop neucraftmodels.com and our eBay store – stores.ebay.com/miniworldshop

1/56 28mm Ford GPA Amphibian Truck Prints

Here is a freshly printed Ford GPA 4x4 amphibian truck. It is in the scale of 1/56 (28mm). After some more work being done on this prototype we will use it to cast resin parts.

A metal US driver from Warlord Game is put into the driver’s seat to provide a size comparison. Note that the left arm of the driver is not fitted. We also tried a Russian woman driver again from WLG and she fits the seat quite nicely. You need to find some resin or metal figures with left arms not extruding too much to fit the figures properly into the cab.

The surf shield is detachable. It can be positioned forward or backward. The wind screen is foldable. We are considering changing the design of the windscreen – to leave just the frame of the windscreen and let players fit clear films to simulate the glass (or Plexiglas) windows. 

In addition, it has the propeller and the rudder as separate parts.