Introduction
Richard Eaton is a member of the Austin Armor Builders Society club. He is a well know modeler. He lives and works in Austin, Texas. Note: All the thumbnails on this page are active and will take you to the full size graphics.
AFV Club 1/35th Pak 43/41 8.8cm anti-tank gun
The "Scheunentor" (German noun for barn door) was produced quickly as a stopgap weapon. This powerful anti-tank gun was intended to be deployed quickly for the German Army; it was built up with a 10.5cm light howitzer carriage, 15cm heavy howitzer wheels and a long-barrel 88mm gun.
AFV Club has reproduced these details with a combination of materials. The barrel is made of lathed aluminum; the solid rubber rim of the wheels is made of black rubber and the dust boots of the equilibrator are of black vinyl tubing. The most notable feature of this kit is the large pressed-brass gun shields, which were the origin of the gun's nickname. Photographs by Don Jones.
RPM 1/35th sFH13/1 auf GW Lr.S(f)
Here is the RPM kit of the unusual 15cm sFH13/1 auf GW Lr.S(f). A bear to build but an interesting vehicle mounting a World War I 15cm gun on the Loraine chassis. Photographs by Richard Eaton.
Brigade Models of Ruasia 1/35th Aerosans Armed Sled
This is a resin and metal kit by Brigade Models of Russia. The body is hollow cast and the motor is excellent! I found it on eBay and built it for a change of pace. These do pop up on eBay from time to time. I don't know if it is still in production. Photographs by Richard Eaton.
DML 1/35th Draisine
Flak Railcar Conversion with
Quad 20mm Gun
This is a conversion using the DML Draisine hull and the Tamiya Quad 20mm turret and gun. Draisine is a German word for Trolley. This was a fun conversion. Photograph by Richard Eaton.
Italeri 1/35th DUWK
with 105mm Gun
This model represents a DUKW with a 105mm gun on borad. Photograph by Chris Mrosko.
Other Models
Other models by Richard Eaton can be found at his website.
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