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July 9, 2008 A Reasonably Sized Update... I've got shots up now of some excellent custom US and Soviet models from Rick Denman (see them on their own page HERE). Also -- more WWII Italians (infantry now mounted), Lots of Israelis, Soviet SS-21, others, plus Italian Leopard ARV, FRG CinC Gepard, and a couple of Canadian models. Also a new entry under the links section (to Bill Baetz's Modern micro armor site) June 25, 2008 Don't worry, another big update coming in the next few weeks... Meanwhile, the NATO OOB 1989 (see left) has been heavily updated. May 14, 2008 New Army: The Israelis The beginnings of my Israeli forces Also added more WWII Italians Also added numerous ISM aircraft models, courtesy of Jim Corso. Thanks to all those who identified the mystery vehicles. Adrian Barnard says the center model is Skytrex's Kraz 255b Engineering vehicle, while Jason Pasquale identifies the lefthand model as CinC's UK37 Bedford Tanker and the righthand model is Scotia's SA23 Samil 100 Pol Tanker. April 15, 2008 The Italians are here! (well, their WWII predecessors at least) The first installment of my Italian Desert War models is now online, with more to come in the near future. April 3, 2008 Numerous new vehicles added, including the AH-56 Cheyenne (US) and the G222 (Italian) from Ian Starling miniatures. In addition, thanks to Andrew Kirk and Mike McCloud, I've vastly updated the ISM section, including a scan of an ISM catalog. Other updates include many new Soviet vehicles (including the Kraz heavy truck and T-80 from GHQ and the 2S3 from CinC), plus the new GHQ Saxon (UK). Mystery Vehicles -- Can Anyone Tell Me What These Are?    March 3, 2008 New special feature added -- Vintage GHQ A look back at the early years of GHQ, including an issue of their magazine, a copy of their 1978 catalogue, plus shots of older models, packaging, and GHQ built under license. February 22, 2008 I've added a veritable horde of new models, including about 22 for the Soviets (in other words, too many to list here). Others added: UK FV432 Cymbeline radar vehicles, Danish and Belgian artillery units, a number of FRG vehicles, including new Marders and custom Fuchs with Rasit Radar, and an LST-8 landing craft for the USMC. Also, another special featurette added to the Belgian section -- the complete platoon-scale Mech Brigade for Fistful of Tows or Combined Arms, plus details on mounting and storing units. Oh, and I also updated my inventory in excel and added shots of Nichimo's F-4 and EA-6 models to the Nichimo 1/30 article. January 31, 2008 New Article Added: Top Ten Micro Armor Must-Have Accessories (here) Also added images of Scotia's EFA Mobile Ferry from Ben Behrens (here, scroll down underneath the Vendhaume Fighters section). I've also changed the color scheme a bit. Finally, I am now working to promote new micro armor makers on the site. The first advert is from Armstrong Miniatures, a new maker of WWII models. I have their Italians, and the quality is quite good. January 7, 2008 Happy New Year! Ok, I've been putting off this update for quite a while. Between work (how long is this presidential primary process, anyway?) and the holidays, there has not been a great deal of time. That said, there are a significant number of models in this update. For the USSR, there is the SA-4 SAM and SA-4 Reload vehicle from Scotia, AT-T tractor from CinC, AT-T recovery vehicle from Scotia, S-60 and ZPU-4 AA guns from GHQ, and SS-20 from CinC. West German models added: MLRS, CinC M577, TAM Mortar, others. US: CinC M578, M247 DIVADS, CinC Dump Truck, different versions of the M2 and M109, CinC's M48A5 and more. Also added: ASPIDE (under Italy) and S-Tank (Sweden), France (SA341 Gazelle and Crotale) plus several UK models. November 6, 2007 Several new models added: for the US -- M48 w/M60 turret and an AMRAAM HEMTT conversion. For the USSR, Scotia 2S4, 122mm howitizer, and 152mm howitzer, plus T-62 with Mineroller, PT-76, and SA-10. October 14, 2007 I've been working to expand my Italian forces. In addition to the VCC-1s and VCC-2s, I've now added LVTP-7s, AR-76/TOW jeeps, and 40mm Bofors AA guns. I've also added CinC's AMX-30 to the French, the Scotia 160mm mortar to the Soviets, and more shots of the Greek Leo 1A3. September 18, 2007 I
have added a new section containing extremely detailed orders of battle
for NATO and Soviet Forces at the end of the Cold War. The three
Soviet files were created by Tank-Net.org's Konev from Russian sources,
and probably represent the most accurate data that we are likely to see
on the Soviet military facing NATO at the end of Cold War.
The NATO file is a project I have been heading up for about 2 years now, and remains a work in progress. That said, with the aid of a number of individuals on Tank-Net and elsewhere, we have developed an extraordinarily comprehensive look at NATO at the end of the Cold War. Most or all of it is based on official documents, and there are fairly comprehensive notes in the document on where the information came from. Both should be of great use to anyone looking to set up a late Cold War game or for those with an interest in the military history of the period. I would also like to add a request that anyone with more information on the subject contact me. There are certain sections of the NATO document that still need significant work, particularly the sections on Turkey and Greece. In addition, I am looking for information on the organization of National Guard and Reserve Army aviation units. One word of caution -- the files can be quite large, particularly the GSFG and the NATO files. Finally, an update. I've been working on a lot of terrain lately, and not a lot of models, but here are a dozen or so new ones. For the UK, I've added another version of the Ferret and GHQ's Saladin. Also added: a number of Soviet engineering and recovery vehicles, including GHQ's BTS-2T and a pair of unusual Scotia models. On the US page, I've added GHQ's M-42 Duster, a pair HMMWV specialist vehicles from CinC, and an M-198 155mm howitzer. Other additions are to the Greek and Belgian pages. July 10, 2007 Just a quick note to say that I haven't fallen off the face of the earth... I've been rather busy with real life lately, and have had only limited time for micro armor. I'm getting back into it now, though, and will have more updates soon, including several battle reports and information on a new manufacturer. Longer term, I'm putting together a database of micro scale decals suitable for modern use. April 16, 2007 OK, taxes are done and a minor update has been added. A large number of models have been added to the ISM section, along with several new Greek and FRG units. March 21, 2007 Turning to the Med with two new sections added this month -- Italy and Greece. The Italian section contains a number of photos of my attempts to model various Italian vehicles -- including the VCC-1 and VCC-2 personnel carriers. The Greeks have a cool paint job. Also did some updates to the manufacturers section. Other new additions this month include the Nichimo E-2C (under USMC), another version (again, custom built) of the Belgian M113A1-B, the Soviet Mi-8 and SA-13, and the FRG ISM Leo-2 (plus probably a number of others I have forgotten about) February 27, 2007 Newly added: the first battle report from an ongoing campaign being played out using the Fist Full of TOWs rules set. The campaign (of which three battles have now been played) takes place in Denmark during a fictional WWIII set in 1988. The attached PDF has the battle report that was published in Northern Virginia Gamer's "Gamer's Closet" magazine. There is also a full campaign briefing in the new Battle Reports section. Also added a few new models -- AMX-30 Roland for France, F-111 for the US, and F-5E for the US Navy (under the USMC section) February 23, 2007 A dozen new photos of some really cool vehicles added to the ISM page, thanks to Rick over at RedRick.net. February 17, 2007 I've added a new section -- models from others. The first addition to the section is WWII German paras from France-based Vendhaume Fighters, who do tremendous work in 6mm. Other additions include a number of new models for the ISM section (German Man 5 and 7 tonners and an unusual HMMWV-Hellfire AT vehicle), Soviet Paras and BTR-D, West German Wiesels, Also added a page for Swedish models, although I only have 3 different ones at this time. January 29, 2007 I've added another "Special Feature" article -- this one on the defunct manufacturer In-Service Minatures. See the link on the right. Also added this month: a number of US Models, including H&R's M247 Sgt York, ISM's M35, M1 Abrams, M577, and CinC Chapparal. Also added to the Soviets Skytrex's MT-55 AVLB, ISM's MT-LB ARV, and the T-12 AT gun from GHQ Additionally, the Soviet section was reorganized, and a number of photos replaced by better ones (an ongoing process) December 30, 2006 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Just a few housekeeping items to add... A number of French models, plus a unusual Foden limber for the British. December 11, 2006 Added a new link (Bob McKenzie's 1/300 page) Add a link to an excel file containing my current inventory November 13, 2006 Four new Nichimo US Navy aircraft added to USMC section Shot of AN/MLQ-34 tactical jammer custom build now up under Conversions French truck-mounter Roland, USSR SU-25, D-30 122mm howitzer and T-64BV, variations on the Leo 2A4 in the West German section October 29, 2006 A large number of additional models added, including FH-70, VLR, SA-330, AML-60, AML-90 and others for France. Also added: Belgium -- M108 US -- CH-47, GHQ Infantry, M163, M113, other helicopters USMC -- ISM Super M60 UK -- FV-432 BAR completed, new photos of Challenger, towed Rapier, early Centurion, Chinook USSR -- Snar 10, SA8 Romb, many BRDM AT variants, BTR-60 and -60P, several MRLs October 23, 2006 A number of models have been added, including a number of shots of my new UK Paras. Additionally, a large number of other models have been added, including the H&R French GCT, ISM West German Dachs, PzMorser 120, M577, and others, plus a number Soviet tanks and scout vehicles, and more shots of the US M35 from CinC. October 10, 2006 As part of an effort to expand the scope of this site (and make it more interesting), I've added the first "special feature" -- a review of Nichimo's 1/300 injection plastic kits -- found here. Repaired link to Mi-6, added Mig-25 to USSR Added several French vehicles from Scotia Added US F-4 from GHQ and Lance vehicles from H&R September 20, 2006 Several new conversions -- UK FV-432 Bar Minelayer, West German Skorpion, Biber Others added include GHQ AMX-13s, AMX-30ARV for France, Danish Centurions from GHQ, UK Landrovers from GHQ US XM-1 Prototype from CinC (goes well with XM-763), plus numerous others July 21, 2006 -- More conversions added YPR-765 PRCOs (three different versions) added to Dutch units A number of Belgian APC variations, including AIFV-Bs New version of FV432 Ranger in UK units PioneerPanzer Fuch, TH-301 in the West German section French AMX-10PCs from CinC USMC M60A3 TTS in a four-color scheme Soviet SA-3 surface to air missiles, T-12 AT guns added XM-723 prototype and CinC early M2 vehicles in the US section June 13, 2006 -- A limited update, but with some interesting vehicles. Belgium -- M113A1-B, M113A1-B Mil, M113 w/KBL, JgdPz-K Netherlands -- YPR-765, Leo IINL USSR -- SA2 and Fansong-E radar, ISM MTLB UK models -- Conqueror heavy tank and GHQ Chieftain USMC -- GHQ LAV-R and LAV-81  April 25, 2006 -- Numerous updates, plus more replacement photos A horde of GHQ LAVs has been added to the USMC page, plus A-4s, RA-5s, and Artillery A number of rather unique Soviet units by ISM, including the SA-12b and SS-25 CinC AH-64, Skytrex AH-1, GHQ HEMTT to the US Army page Danish infantry, M109s, Leo 1DKs, and towed artillery have been added Canadian Cougars and Grizzlies Several Belgian and Dutch units UK M2 Amphibian March 5, 2006 -- More updates, some corrections Added USMC page Added a Netherlands Army page Helos and Harriers added for the UK Two artillery pieces plus crew for the Soviets, plus a Mig-23, Air Defense units, and BTRs Minor updates to other pages January 8 2006 -- Added a number of updates, including: More Canadian and Danish vehicles French SA341 Helo conversion and British Gazelles A pair of West German UH1s A comparison of three differnt manufacturers' BTR-50s GHQ's FV432 with Peak Engineering MG turret US M1s painted in my attempt at the official camo pattern UK infantry and towed artillery I have also begun replacing the older, poorer photos with better ones as my techniques improve November 17 -- Basement is finally finished, and my new and improved workshop is ready. My first update in quite a while is now online. Added numberous images of US vehicles in MERDC Euro/North America Summer. A variety of Warsaw Pact vehicles have been added, including a mystery T-72-based ARV. Added a Danish Army page with several conversions, including Centurion DKs and M41Dks. Added a Belgian Army page, so far with Leo ARVs and Sultan command vehicles. Added a Canadian Army page, with just Leopard C1s so far. August 13 -- Added final pictures of the Danish M41 DK to the Conversions page August 7 -- added Downloads page with PanzerKeeper/Bunker Box templates Added USSR Frog-7, 2S5, several MBTs, FRG Leo2 ARV, US M730A1, M60A3, A-10A (first aircraft) Conversions for Danish army vehicles July 15 -- added a Micro Armor Links page, rudimentary but will improve. Basement still being finished, workshop still shut. June 19 -- Numerous new photos added, including: West German LARS, Leo 2A6, MAN Trucks, Jagdpanzers, others Soviet CinC BMP-1, BTR-50, T-72, SA-13, H&R Hind-E, others UK Chieftains, Saxons, Lance, others French engineering vehicles and VBLs from Scotia US M9 ACE from Scotia April 19 -- Taxes are done, deck is stained, back to Micro Armor. Added photos of many completed models with custom cast parts Added first Czech units Added new UK units March 22 -- Added Custom Casting page to Conversions sections Added unpainted models page to Collection section Added On the Workbench section Inventories of models to French, German pages Updates to ADATS conversion February 27 -- Add US units to armies page, graphics changes to several other pages February 22 -- Updates and new format for this page February 19 -- Added French units to armies page; still working on US units February 17 -- Add Soviet units to armies page |
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