U.S.A. Medium tank M2A1 - (scratchbuilding 1990)

This site is dedicated to 1/72 and 1/76 Military Modelling.

Welcome to my Web-Site.

On the following pages you will find information about manufacturers of resin and injection- moulded kits, about masters from my hand (HenkofHolland), models built by me and by my friends.

I hope these pages will encourage other modellers to start their own scratch-building or conversion projects so that we will see more of this kind of model on our shows and on the Internet.

Henk Timmerman

Henk of Holland Information:

• Information from the owner.
• The place where I live.
• Our holiday in the U.S.A. (2000).
• Our holiday Australia and Tasmania. (2003).
• Our holiday to Moscow and St.Petersburg. (2003).
• Our holiday in Canada (2004).

Henk of Holland Tips and Tricks

• Tips and Tricks.

Figures

• AB-figures and "Bridging Equipment" 1/72
• Almogavers-figures 1/72
• 1/72 Airfix Military figures - (alone link)
• Ceasar-figures 1/72 - (Miniknight)
• CMK figures from Czech in the 1/72 scale - (alone link)
• "C-P Models Miniatures" figures from UK in the 1/72 scale - (alone link)
• Empress Military figures in the 1/72 scale - (alone link)
• Warmodelling.com - Fantassin Miniatures figures 1/72
• HAT Figuresets 1/72
• 1/72 Italeri Military figures - (alone link)
• Lamercraft-Mouldings figures 1/76
• MARS Figures 1/72
• ORION Figures 1/72
• Preiser Military figures 1/72
• PlasticSoldierCompany Ltd. Military figures 1/72
• PlasticSoldierReview for most Military figures in small scale - (alone link)
• 1/72 Revell Military figures - (alone link)
• 1/72 Strelets-r campaigns WW-I figures e.o. - (alone link)
• 1/72 Strelets-r campaigns WW-II figures e.o. - (alone link)
• "TQD Castings" figures from UK in the 1/72 scale - (alone link)
• Valiant-Miniatures figures 1/72
• Vepaminiatures with modern army figures from Lebanon, Irak, Chechnya an Yugoslavian war
• Warriors figures 1/72
• Waterloo 1815 1/72
• W^D Models for WWI Military figures in 1/76 scale - (alone link)
• Zvezda Figure Sets 1/72

Photo Etching Sets and accessoires

• Ace Models - Photo Etching parts
• Eduard - Photo Etching parts
• Extratech - Photo Etching parts - (alone link)
• 1/72 NH-Detail - Photo Etching parts - (alone link)
• Thor Hobby - 1/72 ammo

Decals

• Archer Transfers
• Armo Decals
• Bison Decals
• Black Lion Decals
• CompanyB Decals (Uniform & Vehicles)
• LM Decals from Greece - (especially for units in Greece service)
• Tracks-n-Troops Decals

Masters made by HenkofHolland

• Canadian APC 'Bobcat'.
• The masters I have made for Milicast, Scotland
• The masters I have made for Ostmodels, Australia
• "Review French FCM 2C / Master ready and in production by Ostmodels Australia"
• Fine Cast Models, Germany "German Armour".
• Fine Scale Factory, Germany "Mine Clearing System "Aunt Jemina".
• Giesbers-Models, The Netherlands "British and Dutch Armour".
• M.G.M., Germany "German Armour".
• Mr. Panzer Production, Italian Armour, Semovente 90/53 SPG. & Lancia 1ZM Arm. Car
• 1920 Rolls-Royce "Silver Ghost" and "Fordson".

Information about wellknown Manufacturers of Diecast kits

• "Mike's - Tanks", with info about Diecast Tanks from wellknown manufacturers - (Alone link)

Manufacturers of Diecast kits in 1/76 and 1/72 scale

• Atalya from France (DeAgostini)- (on www.diecast72.com) - (Alone link)
• "Black Knight Studios" - "Ready built and painted" - (based on vehicles from several manufactures) - (Alone link)
• Dragon - DieCast kits from Hong Kong - (Page 1)
• *****Dragon - DieCast kits from Hong Kong - (Page 2)
• C.D.C. - DieCast kits from Italy
• Easymodel, Skynet Models/Aoshima, Matchbox, Cararama/Hongwell
• "Forces of Valor / Unimax" from China - (Alone link)
• HobbyMaster from China
• "Oxforddiecast.co.uk", Military and Civiele Diecast vehicles in 1/76 scale - (alone link)
• "Panzerstahl" from Germany - (Alone link)

Manufacturers of resin kits and accessoires in 1/76 and 1/72 scale

• 5Star Models produced by Armo Poland - with Railwayguns
• 5Mhobby EMEWE
• AER - (Page 1)
• *****AER - (Page 2)
• Aerografix-Models
• Alby-Miniatures
• AMC Models
• AP Models
• Armada Hobby
• Armo (Jadar Model)
• Armory
• Art-Toys
• Attack Resin Models
• Balaton Modell
• Baxmod-Models
• Becks Resin Models
• Blackdog Vehicle Accessoires
• Brach Model
• B.U.M. (Barcelona Universal Models)
• BP Resin - (on T-n-T website) - (Alone link) - (own website unknown)
• B.W. Models from Scotland - (Alone link)
• Cavalleria-Italiana - (Alone link)
• CMK Models, figures, conversions and accessoires
• Coelian-Models
• Cpl. Overby's MOTORPOOL
• Cromwell Models
• Dan Taylor Modelworks - (Alone link)
• Detail-72
• Dio72 Diorama accessoires - (Alone link)
• DToys - Combikits (Academy kits with upgraded resin parts)
• Eduard Model Accessoires - (Alone link)
• Euromodel Plus - now available under Tankmodels
• ExtraTech
• FirstAir Models
• FanKit Models from Romania
• Fairey Planning - Fairy Kikaku
• FBMinis
• FPW Models
• GB Modelli from Italy
• Giesbers-Models and Den Bels.
• Gramodels from U.K.. - (Alone link)
• Hauler-Models
• HR-Models
• HQ72 Resin Products - (vehicle sets are over to "Wee Frieds")
• Hunor Production
• IronDivision2 - (Alone link)
• ITA sarl of France
• ItalDiorama - (Alone link) - (own website unknown)
• Italian Kits Armor
• Kora
• LEVA Productions
• LF Models
• Lonewulfs Models - (Alone link)
• MarS (from Poland)
• Metch Sword - Figures and vehicles 1/72 - (mix from resin and plastic)
• Matador Models
• Milicast Models
• ModellTrans
• M.G.M. Michael Gohres Modellbau
• MK72 Modelle - (MPK Modellbau) - Plastic and resin kits
• Model Miniature from France
• ModelDream from Italy - (Alone link)
• ModelKrak / Jadar Hobby - (Alone link)
• Mr.Panzer-Models.
• MR Modellbau from Germany - (Matthias Roth) - (Alone link)
• Muswell Models - dioramaparts
• OKB Grigorov
• Ostmodels
• Pio-Models
• Planet-Models.
• Pobeda Models - (Victory) - mix from plastic and resin kits
• Profikit-Models.
• Propaganda Kompany - (Alone link)
• Retrokit.
• Schatton - Modellbau - (Alone link)
• Sirius or Tristar
• SOLFIG - (ex- Exokit, Retromodels and Retrokit from Marc Urwicz)
• S&S Models - Sandsmodels.com - (Alone link)
• SHQ Miniatures - (Alone link)
• Skytrex Ltd - (Alone link)
• Sowa Modelworks from Russia - (Russian Post War / Modern)
• SVS from Russia - (Russian WWII)
• TankModels - with kits from ex- Euromodel Plus
• Tasmodels
• Auto Loco Motiv - (ex-Tololoko) - (Polish Post War / Modern)
• TP-Model
• Tracks-n-Troops Models
• Triumph Des Willens
• United Fun - Fine Cast Models - (FCM) - (Alone link)
• W^D Models with WWI Military vehicles in "4mm :1 foot" Scale - (alone link)
• WeeFriends Models
• Wespe-Models
• Wildhogs Models
• Z.Z. Exclusiv Modell - (with 1/87 and 1/72 scale kits)

Manufacturers of kits casted in White Metal and/or Bronze

• B.W. Models from Scotland - (Alone link)
• Custom Miniatures - 1/76 scale
• MMS Models - 1/76 scale
• MiniWorld a producer with small Arms - 1/72 scale
• SHQ Miniatures a producer in 1/72 and 1/76 scale scale - (alone link)

Henk of Holland Model Summary:

Britain

• British Cruiser Tanks A9, A10 and A13
• British Infantry Tanks Valentine and Matilda II A12.
• British Churchill Variants.
• British Crusaders Variants.
• British Cromwell Variants.
• British Alecto Variants.
• British Heavy Tanks and Prototypes - (WWII and Postwar)

Russia

• Russian Light Tanks, Vehicles and others.
• Russian Trucks - (Page 1)
• *****Russian Trucks - (Page 2)
• *****Russian Trucks - (Page 3)
• "Zis-o-Mania" Russian Zis Trucks
• Russian T26 Variants.
• Russian BT.
• Russian T34.
• Russian Heavy Tanks, KV, SU, JS, JSU
• Russian Heavy Tanks, T28, T35, T100, SU130Y, SMK, KV-5

Germany

• German Panzer SdKfz.250 Halftrack Variants.
• German Panzer SdKfz.251 Halftrack Variants.
• German Panzer III Variants.
• German Panzer IV Variants.
• German Panzer V Variants - "Panther"
• V2 Rocket with Tractor and Trailer, Launching site, Launchcontrol Sd.Kfz. 7/3"
• German / Tsjechie 38(T) Variants.
• German Beute panzer
• German Heavy Tanks, Prototypes, VK4501(P), VK4502(P), Maus and E-Series.

Japan

• Japanese tanks and vehicles (small scale summary page)

Italy

• Italian tanks and vehicles (small scale summary page)

U.S.A.

• Sherman and variants

Other Information

Dutch East-Indies - K.N.I. L.

• "7decemberdivisie". A site with information about the Soldiers of the "7 December Divisie" in Dutch East-Indie. - (Dutch Language)
• "Overvalwagen". A site with information about vehicles used by the K.N.I.L. in Dutch East-Indie.
• "Overvalwagen". An article on an unknown Dutch gun factory: H.I.H. and H.I.H. Siderius. Dutch offshoots of Rheinmetall 1923-1934
• South African Marmon-Herringtons in Service with the K.N.I.L.

Russian Hetzer

• Prototypes Russian Hetzer's

Manufacturers with "Fast Assembly" Kits

• Armourfast
• HAT
• Italeri
• Minairons Miniatures
• Pegasus Hobbies
• Plastic Soldier Company
• S-Model
• Zvezda Models

Manufacturers of plastic kits in 1/76 and 1/72 scale

• Academy Korea & Academy Europe
• Ace Models, Russian and other nations Post War vehicles, Ace under SIGA label and decals
• Ace Models, WW-II AFV's
• ACE Corporation from South Korea
• Airfix
• Aoshima - (Japanese Post War / Modern)
• ARII, Eidai and Grip
• Armageddon Models
• Armourfast
• Attack
• Ceasar Miniatures
• Condor
• CooperCraft, Dapol & KnightWing - (UK manufactures with civil vehicles and Railwaycars in 1/76 scale)
• Doc-Models
• Dragon Models
• EasternExpress
• Eduard Model accessoiries
• Emhar
• Esci-Ertl History (Page 1) - Catalog covers, kitnumbers, box lay-outs 8300 series
• *****Esci-Ertl History (Page 2) - Box lay-outs 8000 series
• *****Esci-Ertl History (Page 3 - Esci under other labels) - Revell/Esci (H2300 series), Esci/ERTL, Esci announced but never released, Esci/Humbrol, Esci/Polistill/Armor, Esci/Polistill, ERTL/Esci, Esci/AHM, AMT/ERTL, Esci/Aurora, Esci/Soldat, Esci/Hasegawa, Esci/GunzeSangyo, Esci/Alby
• *****Esci-Ertl - (Page 4) - Dioramasets and Kits with Figures sets)
• ESO - Models
• Force-of-Valor (Unimax)
• Fujimi
• Gran Ltd
• Hasegawa
• Heller
• HobbyBoss
• I.B.G. Models
• ICM / ex Omega-K Models / E-Klass and ZV)
• Italeri page 1 - "Catalog History"
• Italeri page 2 - "The 1/72 scale kits"
• Italeri page 3 - "The snap togheter kits, dioramasets, figurs and others"
• JBModels
• Lee
• Lindberg - (Alone link)
• Mac
• Maco Plastic Modelkits
• Matchbox 1/76 and 1/72
• Midori, AHM, Riko, Doyusha(Choro-Tan), Bandai and IKKO
• Military Wheels
• Minairons Miniatures
• Building and houses from East-Europian / Diorame parts
• Mirage
• Model Group Dnieper with Colibri, Fort Ltd and Komintern Co
• ModelCollect from China
• MK72 Modelle - (MPK Modellbau) - Plastic and resin kits
• Nitto Kagaku
• Omega-K Models
• Pegasus Hobbies
• Pit-Road
• Plastic Soldier Company Ltd. Military vehicles 1/72
• Profiline Models
• PST
• Revell GMBH page 1 - "Europian and US catalog history"
• Revell GMBH page 2 - "The 1/72 scale kits"
• Revell GMBH page 3 - "combination sets and 1/76 ex-Matchbox kits"
• Revell GMBH page 4 - "Revell kits under other label, submarines, ships, figurs and AV/V2 Rocket Missile"
• RPM
• Roden
• Schatton Modellbau
• Galaxy and S-Mars
• S-Model from China
• Special-Armour
• Skif
• Trumpeter-Models
• Uni Models (UM)
• Ukraine Models Military Technics (UMMT)
• Zebrano from Belorussia - multimedia manufacturer - (PST and UM plastic kits with resin parts)
• ZV
• Zvezda Models

Manufacturers of plastic kits in 1/144 scale.

• Dragon in scale 1/144

Manufacturers of plastic kits between 1/87 and 1/72 scale (and other small scales)

• AHM & CROWN Minitanks - 1/87
• Arsenal Models - 1/87 plastic kits - (Alone link)
• Arsenal Models - 1/87 (Standardprogram) - (Alone link)
• Faller Missile Sets - (1/100 scale)
• Kawai, Niko, Marusan, UPC, Eldon, Fuji, Aurora, Sharp, Sanwa Plastic, Odaka (OKD) - 1/87
• SMK - 1/87
• Z.Z. Exclusiv Modell - (1/87 and 1/72 scale kits)

Work from Modeling Friends:

• Albert Chen from California, U.S.A.
• Adrian Turcu from Romania
• Andy Lang from the U.K.
• Anton Mizera from Slowakia
• Alexandru Giersch from Romania - a professional mastermodelmaker
• Charles Chen from Taiwan
• Christophe Mechin from French
• Gabriele Zenoni from Italy - a professional mastermodelmaker
• Hans van Oerle from the Netherlands
• Henry Klom from the Netherlands
• Joseph Reti a diorama builder from Hungary
• Mick Hill from UK, (Railways at War-'Somewhere in England.')
• Vojislav Jereb from Croatie, (improvised armored cars of the 1991 war in Yugoslavia)
• Karl Horvat from Australia
• Kiyoshi Kawauchi from Japan
• Marcel Steenbrink from the Netherlands
• Michelangelo Marino from Italy
• Pascal Hut from the Netherlands
• Paul Tian a dioramabuilder from Canada
• Peter Bunderla from Australia - (Page 1)
• *****Peter Bunderla from Australia - (Page 2)
• *****Peter Bunderla from Australia - (Page 3)
• Norman Buschmann from Germany
• Roman SKIBA, from Russia
• Simone Filippone, from Italy - a talented diorama builder
• Tomas Hrdlicka from Czech - "antenna collection 1" (finished and in progress) - on "Modelforum" Website - (Alone link)
• Tomas Hrdlicka from Czech - "antenna collection 2" (finished and in progress) - on "Modelforum" Website - (Alone link)
• Zhenmin Han, from China - a talented mastermodelmaker
• Diorama's from Walter Hendriksma from the Netherlands - (Page 1)
• *****Diorama's from Walter Hendriksma from the Netherlands - (Page 2)
• *****Diorama's from Walter Hendriksma from the Netherlands - (Page 3)

War Museums

• Review of the "Great Patriotic War Museum", the Kiëv, Ukraïne.
• Review of the War Museum "Poklonnaya Gora" in memorial Victory Park, Moscow, Russia.
• Review of the "Kubinka Museum" the Kubinka, Russia. - (Page 1)
• *****Review of the "Kubinka Museum" the Kubinka, Russia. - (Page 2)
• Review of the "War History Museum" the Aksay, regio Rostov on Don, Russia
• Review of the "Musee Des Blindes", the Saumur, France. - (Page 1)
• *****Review of the "Musee Des Blindes", the Saumur, France. - (Page 2)

Military Vehicle drawings, plans and books with drawings.

• "Hubert Cance"--Military Vehicles Drawings and Artwork from Hubert Cance.
• "George Bradford"--Released Books from G.Bradford with military Vehicle Drawings
• "G.W. Lacey drawing" Military Vehicles Drawings in 1/76 scale from G.W.Lacey With downloadable listings
• "Hilary Louis Doyle"--Released Books with military vehicle drawings from "Hilary Louis Doyle"
• "John Church" / "www.bwmodels.co.uk"--link to the website from "BWModels" supplier of the John Church range of 1/76 scale military vehicle plans. There are over 600 plans covering mainly British, Canadian & American vehicles from the 1930's to the present day.
• "Tankmuseum Bovington"--Military Vehicle Drawings from R.A.C. Tankmuseum Bovington, England. (information about available plans (free copy) etc. in the section "Charges")
• "www.theblueprints.com"--link to the website from "theblueprints.com" with a lot of scale drawings from military vehicles
• "www.onwar.com"--link to the website from "onwar.com" With list of drawings publiced in Bellona Military Vehicle Prints Series .
• "www.mafva.net"--link to the website from "mafva.net" With information about the wellknown "Tankette" magazins - use the "Index" button - (Word / Excel).

• Restorate a Churchill - Modeling in scale 1:1 !!

This URLs are linked to other informative and interesting websites.

• Kiddofspeed - GHOST TOWN - Chernobyl Disaster - Elena's Motorcyle Ride through Chernobyl and more!!Website from "Elana Filatova" from the Ukraine
  "Elena's website is updated and reworked in 13 different languages, available languages are French, Italian, German, Dutch, Czech and Slovakian, Portuguese, Finnish, Spanish, Serbo-Croatian, Polish, Turkish, Hungarian, Indonesian - other languages are under construction"
  Note: This website is not in comparison with military modeling, but I think interesting enough for many people. The site shows now also authentic video's from the disaster. Also is interesting is the page with original war photos and videos of battlefield archaeology.

Military Modeling related websites

• "Atlantikwall"A British Website with a lot of links to bunkers.
  
• "Modeling the Sherman Tank in 1/72nd Scale"Website from Doug Chaltry. The site shows you most of the Sherman variants and his available kits in 1/72 scale.
  
• "Modeling the F.R. Batterie (Long-Range Rocket) - scale 1/32"Website from Albert Koopman, from the Netherlands. The site shows you the A4/V2 batterie and the used vehicles. With a lot of pictures, information and the places were the batteries were installed.
• "GrossDeutschland""Gross Deutschland" Website from the Belgium members (Dutch Language)
• "Railwaygun Webmuseum"Railwayguns, Armoured trains and Military Railway Museum Website from the "Railwaygun Museum" from Nicholas Robinson from the U.K. The site shows you the Railwayguns, Armoured Trains and Military Railway item from different Nations
• "Truck Lend-Leased to Russia""Lend-lease Vehicles"Website from Oliver Missing from Germany. The site shows you vehicle drawings in color from the "lend-lease" vehicles, used in Russia.
• "WW2 Drawings""WW-2 Drawings"Website from Vincent Bourguignon from Belgium, with ww-II vehicle drawings in color from all nations.
• "The Tankmaster"An amazing Russian armor website. Many of high resolution color and B&W images of Russian and Soviet armor and artillery. It is also a retail model site featuring high quality resin kits made in Russia. Featuring MajorModels, OA, SK(Russia).
• "On the Way",The site original from Doug Chaltry in the USA. Specialised in 1/72 small scale modelling. The best site for information and reviews about the military small scale!!!
• "Primeportal",Looking for walkarounds and pictures of original vehicles/ Visit this site One of the best sites for information and pictures of original military vehicles and more!!!
• "Jagdtiger.de",A website from Germany. with a lot of information about warmuseums over the hole world. (really a special!!)
• "Chars Francais", This site is devoted to the main Tanks & Armored Fighting Vehicles either developped by the French war industry (or foreign vehicles used by the French army) from the origins to nowadays. Over 150 covered vehicles. Over 450 individually identified tanks (B1 bis, Sherman, Tank Destroyer)(English and Frech Language)
• "Vincents Abbott Galery",A site with a lot of information about military vehicles and radio-controlled vehicles. (Visit the sections "Hobbies" and "History". TIP: Try-out the photo slideshow's and the video's)
• "Silicon Valley Scale Modelers" A site with references and walkarounds from original armor vehicles period 1915 until now. (Walkarounds from Vladimir Yakubov and others)
• "Surviving-Panzers",A site from Pierre Olivier from France with information and pictures from remaining German Panzers from period WW-II
• "Peter Shaw's Dora", Military Modeling in 1/6 scale A diapresentation from Peter Shaw, he shows his German "Dora" Railwagun in the 1/6 scale
• "Masterwork in 1/144 Scale",Missing Lynx shows you Scratchbuilding a 1/144 TIGER I s.Pz.Abt. 501, Tunisia, December 1942 - January 1943
• "Military Vehicles in YouTube",YouTube shows some interesting movies from remaining vehicles and models
• "Strijdbewijs.nl","Strijdbewijs.nl" A Dutch website with a lot of WW-II based historical information - D-Day, operation Overlord and much more. - (Dutch and English Language)

Tank Museum Bovington - UK - (On YouTube you found several interesting movies)

• Tank Museum Bovington - UK
  
• Great Sounding Tanks.Bovington Tankfest 2008
  
• Bovington Tank Museum Tankfest 2008 Highlights
  
• Great Sounding Tanks. Bovington Tankfest 2009
  
• Jagdpanther at Bovington Tankfest 2010
  
• Great Sounding Turbo Diesel Challenger Tanks.
  
• Project Landcruiser P 1000 "The Rat"