First aircraft walkaround was added to Weapons of Destruction section. It is IL-2M3 Shturmovik from Polish Army Museum in Warsaw. Aircraft was used by Polish Army Aviation in 1945.
2010/08/17
IL-2M3 Walkaround
2010/08/07
Kolberg Diorama from ToRo Model 1:35
ToRo Model from Poland has released a new plaster/resin vignette set with Polish soldiers in siege of Kołobrzeg in 1945.
2010/08/03
Street Cart – Groceries from Adalbertus
Today we present a new release from Adalbertus in our Model Gallery. Eight photos of loaded and unloaded cart with groceries supply. It fill perfectly in to any diorama of central European city early XX century.
Lifecolor acrylics, including Weathered Wood set were exclusively used.
2010/05/26
120mm mortar in walkaround gallery
A new walkaround was added to the Weapons Section – 120mm Soviet regimental mortar M1938.
The Soviet 120 mm was the first modern 120mm mortar developed by any country, entering production in 1939. The Red Army made significant use of its heavy caliber by treating it as an artillery piece in World War II.
In the Polish Army 120mm mortars were used in infantry division’s regimental mortar batteries (8 mortars ) and in 1st Independent Mortar Brigade (144 mortars) attached to the 47th Soviet Army in Berlin.
text: Wikipedia & Wojciech Bulhak
photos: Wojciech Bulhak
2010/05/24
Model gallery – ToRo Model diorama photos
Today we have added photos of ToRo Model Berlin Vignette to our Model Gallery. Photos are provided by manufacturer of this nice vignette set.
Photos: ToRo Model
2010/05/22
Lifecolor announces Axis Interior color set
Lifecolor announced new color set for painting German and Italian tank interiors. Historical Research by Model Victoria & Daniele Guilielmi. Model and box picture by Miguel Jimenez.
UA231, RAL 3009 German Oxid Rot
UA232, RAL 1015 German Elfenbein
UA233, RAL 7009 German Graugruen
UA234, RAL 5012 German Lichtblau
UA235, RAL 2001 Italian Rosso Minio
UA236, Italian Blanco Avori
Set will be available in June. Adalbertus internet shop offers a good preorder discount untill 27th May. Buy Axis Interiors in Adalbertus now. We have also added special page with Lifecolor paint sets selection useful for Battle of Berlin modelling.
2010/05/21
IS-2 walkaround update
We have added more photos to IS-2 walkaround. It is exhibited in Polish Army Museum in Warsaw. It is an early version with stepped front hull. According to description provided by museum it was used in 4th Heavy Tank Regiment during Berlin Operation. Unit used mostly IS-2M tanks according to photos available. Photos by Wojciech Bulhak
In Poland is also another one IS-2 tank but it is IS-2M. It is exhibited in Polish Army Tank Museum in Poznan. Both Warsaw’s and Poznan’s Museums tanks walkaround photos are included in RossaGraph book “IS2/IS-2M Model Detail Photo Monograph No6″.
2010/05/08
Victory in Europe Day
Just before midnight 8th/9th May 1945 Germany surrendered. For Polish soldiers in Berlin it was a bitter victory. Half of the country was incorporated to USSR and Poles were deported to West. First of two agressors that invaded Poland in September 1939 was destroyed, but country was left under Soviet occupation for next 45 years.
You can read more about bitter history of Poland in short story about genocide on Polish Nation by Germans and Soviets: Katyn Massacre – symbol of genocide.
Photos of Berlin after fight are posted in our two galeries: After the Battle – Germans and After the Battle – Allies
2010/05/07
Polish 4th Heavy Tank Rgt 1:35 IS-2M model
4th Heavy Tank Regiment was the only tank unit of 1st Polish Army involved in Berlin Campaign. The Army’s role in final battle was to secure right flank of 1st Byelorussian Front, North to the city. Unsuccessful Steiner’s counter attack was to be opposed by this Army. Some Army units were involved in final fights in Berlin’s center.
Mike Rinaldi kindly supllied us with extensive Step-by-Step article on Polish IS-2M model It is a conversion of Dragon 1:35 IS-2 to IS-2M . You can build this version easily using latest IS-2M kit from Tamiya at now.
IS-2 (not “M”) museum photos you can see in IS-2 walkaround. Another interesting article Winter ISU-122 by Mike Rinaldi on (Tamiya ISU-152 converted) in Polish laguage with excellent photos is published on Lifecolor.pl website.
2010/05/04
Walkaround section update
Today two walkarounds were added to www.Berlin-1945.com website. Both tanks are exhibited in Polish Army Museum in Warsaw. First is Su-76M self-propelled gun. It was standard equipment in antitank units in Polish infantry divisions as well as inmany Soviet units. Second is blown up Hetzer 7,5cm Panzerjeager. Photos by Wojciech Bulhak
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