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Miniature Conversions and Modeling

M4A3 Cool Studs

Brent Dietrich

M4A3 Cool Studs

Gaddis Gaming put on a Kickstarter to commemorate the African American 761rst Tank Battalion.  We've recreated a kit of the tank "Cool Studs" to be offered along with the crew miniatures.  After the Kickstarter, this tank will also be available in our "Famous Tanks" lineup.

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Panzer IIIJ Conversion

Brent Dietrich

Panzer IIIJ Conversion

Michael K converts our older Panzer III kit to a Panzer III JMichael created a new rear exhaust, and reworked the turret, removing the forward vision slots, and moving the top vent to make the J turret.We've recreated the parts for the kit so that anyone can convert our Panzer III N.  Just email us for details! Michael first reworked the rear details on one of our OOP Panzer III kits.  He added hull details in plastic strip for rivets.  He then created a pair of exhausts and the exhaust shield from plastic sheet and tubing.   Michael then added...

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M51 Sherman 1946

Brent Dietrich

M51 Sherman 1946

A fun "What If" model using our M51 kit.  This represents a tank from 1946, suitable for Konflict 47 or any other "Weird War" Scenario.  I used our standard M51 sherman kit, with scratch built add-on armor.

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New Great Tanks Preview: M4A3 Okinawa Beezelbub

Brent Dietrich Modeling Tips and Technique

New Great Tanks Preview: M4A3 Okinawa Beezelbub

Taking some of our existing sets, we've prototyped a future release.  This is the new M4A3 Sherman 75mm kit, combined with parts from our D-Day snorkels and M4A2 pacific sherman Wood armor.  The spare tracks are scratch built, as are the sandbags and screened hatches.   The new kit will include newly cast hatches with screening, metal sandbag sets, wood armor and a full set of the snorkels.  Also included are several types of spare tracks, stowage, and several decal sets to build a variety of tanks present at Okinawa.    

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Converting a Warlord Kangaroo to a Ram II

Bruce Meyer

Converting a Warlord Kangaroo to a Ram II

After working on a conversion add-on for a customer, Company B's Bruce Meyer walks through the process of making his own Ram II tank for Canadian forces. This project originated as a client request to convert a platoon of Kangaroo Transport vehicles into the Ram II tank.  It's a simple conversion, requiring only the Ram II turret and no modifications to the base model.First, after getting blue prints and some data on scale, 3D artist Shane Smith builds out the turret in CAD. Turret complete, it's time to order a print!  For this project we go with shapeways.High Res Detail selected. Meanwhile, time...

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