MODELING & REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Basic Modeling: Mold Seam Profiles

Mike Roof and Jeff Nelson have completed a slideshow which should be helpful both beginner and more advance modellers alike.

3D Printing for the Scale Modeler: With the AnyCubic Photon DLP Printer

Mike Roof has written article on 3D Printing for scale modeling, which is quite informative in itself. He also includes using an AnyCubic Photon DLP Printer, which produces parts that are REALLY impressive.

Modeling US AFV Antenna of WWII and the Korean War

Mike Roof has updated his article on Radios, Bases and Antennas used on U.S. Army AFVs to add even more information.  Well worth the time to read, and it will surely add interest to what sometimes can be bland OD US tanks. As Mike wrote, “There’s more to the subject than just some streched-sprue!“

German Ammo Guide

Dan Mouritzsen, the author of the recent JAN/FEB 2017 Boresight magazine article on German WWII Ammo identification, has sent us a complete copy of his research monograph German Ammo Guide.  (The Boresight article was abbreviated and condensed.)  Dan has agreed to allow Mike Roof to share the monograph with everyone in the club and to also upload and archive it on our club’s website.  Dan is an AMPS member living in Denmark, and who is also an active member of “Danish Model Builders”.

Author: Dan Mouritzsen, danmouritzsen@mail.dk

Historical Reference Materials

Mike Roof has completed a bunch of research for a couple if his recent builds, and he is graciously sharing the documents with us!

Special Edition Modeling Reference: External Features of the Italian Medium Tanks M 13/40 and M 14/41.  

Information Mike compiled for his wonderful Vignette of the Italian tank in an African setting.

Reference – SCARNG ADA Cammo and Markings. 

Mike researched information on the last unit in the entire US Army to use the M41 Duster, which was in an Army National Guard here in SC!

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GROUP BUILDS:

AMPS Central SC “Wildcats” usually has a club group-build in-progress all the time.  We use these builds to provide a common subject that all the participants can relate to and make sharing their building experiences and techniques easier.

These builds usually feature reseach notes and other information that members share with each other to help make their models more accurate.  These special build-notes are published below along with photos of the models built by our members for the group-build.

Click the links to download the notes as an Adobe .pdf

Build No. 1: Sturmgeschütz IV (Sd.Kfz. 167)

Most of the members of the club obtained the Dragon Models 1/35 scale “StuG IV Early Production”, kit #6520, for the group build. Mike Roof led the project, and provided the notes listed below to help the club members with each of their builds.

Build Notes:

StuG IV Build Notes, Part 1

StuG IV Build Notes, Part 2

StuG IV Build Notes, Part 3

StuG IV Late Conversion Notes, Part 4

Rundumfeur MG Scratch-Build Notes, part 5

StuG IV Curved, Swinging Schurtzen Analysis, Part 6

StuG IV Curved, Swinging Schurtzen Bracket Notes, Part 7

The photos below show the StuG IV’s created during our first group-build. Some modelers built their StuG out of the box, some modified theirs, while others added them to bases with or without figures.