Florida, United States

Occupation: Military Contractor
Interests: 1/35 Armor, artillery, soft-skins, and large scale helicopters
Username: HeavyArty

  



About HeavyArty
Retired US Army Artillery Officer, currently a contractor at MacDill AFB in the Tampa, FL area. I have been modelling for the past 40+ years, really seriously on armor and large scale helos (1/32, 1/35) for the last 35 or so.

My Feature Articles

1.Tamiya's new M151 kits SOFTSKINS ENGLISH
2.M1127 Stryker RVAFVS ENGLISH
3.M577A2 AFVS ENGLISH
4.Baghdad Hobby Club ARMOR/AFV ENGLISH
5.M40 HowitzerMOBILE ARTILLERY ENGLISH
6.Warrior!AFVS ENGLISH
7.M1064A3AFVS ENGLISH
8.M1A1HCTANKS ENGLISH
9.On PatrolURBAN ENGLISH
10.M60A2ARMOR/AFV ENGLISH
11.M2A2 OIFARMOR/AFV ENGLISH
12.M1 VariantsTANKS ENGLISH
13.Home-Made Boxes of SodaDIORAMAS ENGLISH

My Reviews

1.SEAL FAV ConversionBY BLACK OPS MODELS ENGLISH
2.M109A7 Paladin HowitzerBY PANDA HOBBY ENGLISH
3.T-55 Model 1963BY MINIART ENGLISH
4.MIM-104F PATRIOT PAC-3BY DRAGON MODELS ENGLISH
5.M60 PattonBY DRAGON MODELS ENGLISH
6.LSSC EnginesBY BLACK OPS MODELS ENGLISH
7.Dragon M48A1BY DRAGON MODELS ENGLISH
8.M107 SP GunBY TAMIYA, INC. ENGLISH
9.FMTV Update SetBY LEGEND PRODUCTIONS ENGLISH
10.Harley Davidson WLABY MINIART ENGLISH
11.Aussie M1A1 AIM ConversionBY ARMS CORPS MODELS ENGLISH
12.AMX-10 RCRBY TIGER MODEL ENGLISH
13.Panhard VBLBY TIGER MODEL ENGLISH
14.M3A3 CFVBY OROCHI ENGLISH
15.M48A3 Sandbag ArmorBY LEGEND PRODUCTIONS ENGLISH
16.GAZ-66 Light TruckBY TRUMPETER ENGLISH
17.MRAP WheelsBY LEGEND PRODUCTIONS ENGLISH
18.Winning of Hearts and MindsBY MASTER BOX LTD. ENGLISH
19.Somewhere in the Middle EastBY MASTER BOX LTD. ENGLISH
20.Citroen InstrumentsBY ARCHER FINE TRANSFERS ENGLISH
21.Jeep InstrumentsBY ARCHER FINE TRANSFERS ENGLISH
22.RG-31 Detailing Set BY LEGEND PRODUCTIONS ENGLISH
23.M151A1 Detailing SetBY LEGEND PRODUCTIONS ENGLISH
24.SPARK Mine Roller BY LEGEND PRODUCTIONS ENGLISH
25.MaxxPro MRAPBY KINETIC MODEL KITS ENGLISH
26.Jungle PatrolBY MASTER BOX LTD. ENGLISH
27.Paladin Stowage SetBY LEGEND PRODUCTIONS ENGLISH
28.M109A2/A6 EngineBY REAL MODEL ENGLISH
29.M151A2 Grenada 1983BY TAMIYA, INC. ENGLISH
30.M151A1 Vietnam WarBY TAMIYA, INC. ENGLISH
31.M48A3 Stowage setBY LEGEND PRODUCTIONS ENGLISH
32.Covered Mantlet and AN/VSS-1 BY LEGEND PRODUCTIONS ENGLISH
33.IDF Tank CrewBY MENG MODEL ENGLISH
34.Modern US InfantrymenBY MASTER BOX LTD. ENGLISH
35.Modern US TankmenBY MASTER BOX LTD. ENGLISH
36.Dragon M48A3 Mod B BY DRAGON MODELS ENGLISH
37.M577A1 ConversionBY IRON DIVISION II ENGLISH
38.Mk 23 MTVRBY TRUMPETER ENGLISH
39.LMTV Armored Cab Build ReviewBY TRUMPETER ENGLISH
40.M1078 with Armored CabBY TRUMPETER ENGLISH
41.M108 and M109 Track SetsBY RIICH MODELS ENGLISH
42.JGSDF Type 73 Light TruckBY FINE MOLDS ENGLISH
43.PSM S-250 Shelter ConversionBY PERFECT SCALE MODELLBAU ENGLISH
44.Soviet Medium Truck KrAZ-214BBY RODEN ENGLISH
45.JGSDF Type 73 (Early) and PE BY FINE MOLDS ENGLISH
46.Crewcab pickup Toyota grille.BY MONSTER-MODEL ENGLISH
47.Guntruckin / Big Bad n TracksBY WOLFPAK DECALS ENGLISH
48.Vietnam Era M114A1 HowitzerBY BRONCO MODELS ENGLISH
49.Wide LAV TiresBY E.T. MODEL ENGLISH
50.GAZ-69 2P26 BY BRONCO MODELS ENGLISH
51.USMC M1A1 TUSK SetBY VOYAGER MODEL ENGLISH
52.Abrams M256 Barrel SetBY VOYAGER MODEL ENGLISH
53.AFV Plans 1914-1938BY STACKPOLE BOOKS ENGLISH
54.AFV Plans: Cold War AFVsBY STACKPOLE BOOKS ENGLISH
55.DShK Machinegun w/CrewBY ZVEZDA ENGLISH
56.M1078 LMTV PEBY E.T. MODEL ENGLISH
57.WWII Soviet Ammo SetsBY MINIART ENGLISH
58.T-34/76 Model 42 Special KitBY AFV CLUB ENGLISH
59.M1078 LMTV Replacement WheelsBY LIONROAR ENGLISH
60.M2A1 Howitzer BY DRAGON MODELS ENGLISH
61.M1078 LMTV BY TRUMPETER ENGLISH
62.US Staff Sergeant Vietnam BY BRAVO-6 ENGLISH
63.Modern US AFV CrewBY ALPINE MINIATURES ENGLISH
64.La Jeep - The JeepBY HEIMDAL BOOKS _FRA
65.Australian M1A1 AIM ConversionBY MOUSE HOUSE ENTERPRISES ENGLISH
66.PT-76 Build ReviewBY TRUMPETER ENGLISH
67.PT-76 ReviewBY TRUMPETER ENGLISH
68.Centurion Barrel and MantletsBY AFV CLUB ENGLISH
69.IDF Six Day War FiguresBY HOBBY FAN ENGLISH
70.Sho't Kal 1973BY AFV CLUB ENGLISH
71.USMC LAV-RBY TRUMPETER ENGLISH
72.New Vanguard Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank 1987-2006BY OSPREY PUBLISHING ENGLISH
73.Modeling the Challenger 1 & 2 MBT and VariantsBY OSPREY PUBLISHING ENGLISH
74.USMC BREBY OTHER VENDOR ENGLISH
75.1/72 Dragon 1+1 M998 HMMWVBY DRAGON MODELS ENGLISH
76.Assault : Journal of Armored & Heliborne Warfare, Volume 13BY CONCORD PUBLICATIONS ENGLISH
77.1+1 M1045 TOW/M1045/46BY DRAGON MODELS ENGLISH

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