German E-100 - Exploring the Krupp Center Turret Concept

The German E-100 super-heavy tank fitted with a Krupp-designed center-mounted turret represents one of several late-war and postwar conceptual directions explored for Germany’s E-series heavy armor program. While the E-100 chassis itself progressed to limited construction, turret configurations varied widely on paper, with centralized turret layouts proposed to simplify production and improve weight distribution.

This 1/35 scale model depicts a “what-if” interpretation of the E-100 using a center-mounted Krupp turret. The build incorporates scratch-built infrared equipment on the turret roof along with a remote-controlled Goliath tracked mine carried on a cradle and winch assembly. Weathering was completed using acrylics, oil washes, clay-based washes, and selective pigment work to convey a vehicle that saw active combat.

WW2 Italian Lancia Armored Car Balkans 1943

The Lancia armored car served the Italian Army primarily in secondary theaters such as the Balkans, where terrain, climate, and anti-partisan operations shaped both its use and appearance. By 1943, many Italian vehicles operating in the region carried locally applied camouflage patterns intended to break up their outlines in rocky, arid landscapes rather than formal parade-ground finishes.

This model is finished in acrylics with light oil washes to reflect a relatively dry operating environment. Weathering is restrained, focusing on dust accumulation and subtle wear rather than heavy combat damage, consistent with a vehicle used for patrol and security duties rather than frontline armored combat.