Postazione 21, Beirut 1983

"Postazione 21" was the name of a check point placed by the Italian contingent in the middle of the refugees camps of Sabra and Chatila. The wach comprised a VCC 2 IFV and an ambulance, it was kept manned h24 7/7. The site was a road cross, on the north there was the French Foreign Legion, on the west, toward the sea, there was the Battaglione San Marco, the Italian navy infantry and on the east there were the Bersaglieri.

This is a "four hands" project between me and my friend Domenico Carcelli. The research stage has ended in 2010, then Domenico started building the VCC 2, with the Egys models conversion and a lot of other materials.

My duty will be to paint it and to build the figures, both the Bersaglieri and some Palestinian civilian.

( Disclaimer, I apologize because I can't give credit for the the two actual pictures, I found them on the net, anyhow I warmly thanks who posted them )

Matech Ford GT Gt1 Le Mans 2010

...something is good, something could have been better, anyhow many lessons learned for the next car. One thing is certain Simil R did a great job, hold on and give us more kits, a plastic LMP1 would be welcome ...

Matech Ford GT Gt1 Le Mans 2010

I spent a lot of time filling the many voids in the engine bay, but eventually I started to paint something. I heard great things about Zero Paints ... all true! They are easy to spray, easy to clean and the metallized effect looks in scale.

Matech Ford GT Gt1 Le Mans 2010

Matech Ford GT Gt1 Le Mans 2010

... the cockpit is complete, I added some stuff here and there, not 100% accurate but the best considering the docs in my hands ...

Matech Ford GT Gt1 Le Mans 2010

Yet another one! I can't stop myself from building race cars! This time it's the beautiful Simil R Ford Gt 1/24.

... orbital patrol...

Another model from a friend of mine, Marcello Menta, the corvette Saracen, of the Achilles class, on patrol in the Earth orbit...