Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Revell 1/72 17cm Kanone 18 German heavy gun **in-box review** / by Erhan Atalay

 



Hi, I found an in-box review in my archive that I forgot to share.

First, let's give a brief overview of the gun.:
The 17 cm Kanone 18 in Mörserlafette , abbreviated as 17 cm K 18 in MrsLaf, was a German heavy gun used during World War II.

The 17 cm K 18 in MrsLaf was a 172.5 mm (6.79 in) towed gun with a barrel 50 calibres long. The 17 cm K 18 in MrsLaf shared the same box trail carriage with the 21 cm Mörser 18. The carriage allowed transport of the weapon over short distances in one piece, whilst for longer distances the barrel was removed from the carriage and transported separately. A series of ramps and winches made removing the barrel a reasonably quick task for its time, but still required several hours. For all of the gun's bulk, a full 360-degree traverse could be achieved by two men.

Revell previously released a 21 cm version (kit no: 3169), this kit includes the same parts, with optional parts added for the 18 cm version.

I took review photos of this kit a long time ago. I started the model but couldn't finish it. The mold quality is very good, the part fit is top-notch, it's a high-quality kit.

Later, I gave it to our team member Cem Esen. I wonder what happened to it... Cem, what's the result?

Erhan...














You can find the completed version of this kit in the miniafv archive. Mehmet Küçük modeled it. I'm sharing a few photos and adding the link.. (https://miniafv......17cm-kanone-18-for-big-dio.html)





Monday, December 15, 2025

Heller / Airfix 1/72 GMC CCKW 353 & BOFORS 40 mm Gun (by Cem Esen)

 


Hello 

Today I'm sharing Cem's work. He mounted a Bofors Gun on a GMC truck. I think it's very cool...

The GMC truck is an Airfix mold, but Heller boxed it. Airfix usually prefers 1/76 scale, but this kit is a true 1/72, and I think it has a very nice mold. British Bofors 40mm Mk1/2 AA-Gun from Zvezda mini-kit (kit number 6170) 

Cem hasn't taken studio photos of this model yet. The first photos are from the bench. I also took the finished model photos. I think it was about a year ago, and I used the table as a base, using my mobile phone camera. I'm mad at Cem for not taking photos...

Enjoy,

Erhan... 




















Saturday, December 6, 2025

ICM 1/72 BTR-60PB APC (Turkish Army) by Soner Karadeniz

 




Hello,

Today we're sharing a model from Soner Karadeniz. The BTR-60 APC was once used by the Turkish Army (Gendarmerie). Soner has modeled such a vehicle.

Well done, Soner...
Erhan...














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