The Guns of the Ticonderoga VLS Cruiser

Hey all, its a new year with more new stuff.. WOOT. And first entry of the year is NAVAL

The 5-Inch/54-caliber (Mk 45) lightweight gun is a modern U.S. naval artillery gun mount consisting of a 5-inch (127 mm) L54 Mark 19 gun on the Mark 45 mount. It is designed to be used against surface warships, for anti-aircraft use and shore bombardment to support amphibious operations.

The gun mount features an automatic loader with a capacity of 20 rounds. These can be fired under full automatic control, taking a little over a minute to exhaust those rounds at maximum fire rate. For sustained use, the gun mount would be occupied (below deck) by a three-man crew (gun captain, panel operator, and ammunition loader) to keep the gun supplied with ammunition.


The Mk 45, (54 Caliber) gun. Packs a real shelling on the Enemy.

When i look at the Ticonderoga's guns. I only have 1 thought on my mind. Coastal Bombardment.

OBviously, you will not see ship battles involving this weapon unless it is to ward off pirates and light armed seaboats.

Till next entry, Cheerios

and a Happy New year 2009!

Vintage take on the C130

Frontview of the Transport Bird, C130.

Everytime i see this plane, I am tempted to play COD4 Single Player again. :p

Nonetheless, COD4 is still by far the best FPS Modern Combat games i have played. (Second would be Battlefield 2)

B&W Hercules

Its the C130 Hercules Transport Airplane.

One of the Mainstay for the US and DSHCC Airforce. The iconic four engine turboprop plane can carry a maximum of 92 passengers or 64 airborne troopers. It can travel at a speed of 610km/h and has many variant.

One of the most coolest variant of the Hercules is the one both featured in Transformer and Callof Duty 4. Yes thts right.

Its the AC130 Gunship with its variety of weapons ranging from 30mm machine guns to 105mm Cannon. BAM


C130 Herc on the Runway

Not ur usual suspect

So you think it would be your usual suspect of American Vehicles?

Today, we feature the Saab Viggen in digitally-editted format.



The Saab 37 Viggen is a swedish single seat fighter jet for the Swedish Airforce. Maximum spee dof Mach 2.1 and it can carry the usual suspect of american air to air missiles and RB71 Skyflash.

It got phased out in 2005 and was replaced by the JAS 39 Gripen. Last flight of the Viggen was in June 2007.

The cool thing i like about this pic is that the plane is a real micromachine model and the editing has made it look like a picture painting .The Blue hue and the shader for the picture makes the plane look like a very nice pristine drawing that can be a shirt imprint design.

Whats your take?

The Improved SSN688

The Improved Los Angeles Class Submarine underwater moving away from the camera.


Obviously a digitally-edited picture but the model of the submarine is real.


The SSN 688i travelling underwater.

Its quite an easy guess for frequent Adobe Photoshop users on what effect is used in this pic.. :P

Cheers

Armyman

Its a Dashland Army Trooper in Desert Camo behind an M1A2.


This is one of my best telescopic macroshot of my military models

I like the focus shot on the trooper while the tank is blurred out. Cool Goggles he is wearing for the desert or urban backdrop.

The Tank is by Micromachines and the Trooper is by Battlefield Evolution. (Love the Desert combat outfit)

The Tank Camp

Hi all again. I have started on my next Ticonderoga VLS Cruiser and getting to use my airbrush to give its first primary coat. I must say that i am pretty amazed at the sheer precision of the model airbrush bt i feel tht its widespreadspray feature lacks the intensity with regards to gray colour paint. I have yet to see how good it will work with other colours.

Nonetheless, progress is in the midst and you will get to see picture of a great fleet of 1/700 DSHCC ships soon.

Furthermore, i have seen my GHQ models and i am very please at the great detail and the reasonable cost of acquiring the models that i have ordered. The ships are detailed and requires little or no assembling. This is similar to the armour units for GHQ and alli need to do is paint. Less Work for me to do, so that more effort can go to painting it real well.

As for now, Its Dashland Armed Forces M1A2 in an outfield camp geting ready for operations


Hope u guys like the pic and the detail i put into the tanks

See ya next week ;)

Follow up on the Convoy.

Sideview of the convoy on the road in black and white. I really like the wheels on the medical convoy vans. They are the same iconic mini wheels that are used in the classic micromachine cars and vehicles when i was a kid.

I can still remember the time when i saw the first micromachine. At tht time, i was more orientated to Matchbox cars and hotwheels. Both this brands were way bigger in company size and products.. literally. But matchbox was so cool.. wanted to get one.. but never got the opportunity in the end till micromachines military came out.

Enjoy the pics.


On the road to M.A.S.H Camp


BOOM BOOM .. "Medic Van Down".. A picture concept by josh.

A Small Convoy.

Been focusing a lot on the Big Guns and mainstay units on this blog. Now a picture on the more lighter and more frequently used vehicles in the army.

This picture is a medical convoy being escorted by the Hummer to a designated location.


Two medical vans and the hummer drive along the road as the sky begins to darken..

Assortment of Raptor pics

More Great views of the Raptor that i have taken.


Backview of the plane and its vector thrust engines.


Sideview of the plane and its Panel Codename

And btw, i must give credit to Joshua for the fine picture taking he has done wif regards to the F22 pics. Thanx a lot DUDE! :D

An upclose view of the F22

I like this shot.. where the Sun shines on the tarmac and gives a nice reflection on the cockpit of the F22 while idling tyres lay next to the plane. Sometimes, without the human presence, pictures like this gives a sense of serenity and calming silence.


The Cockpit of the Raptor

F22 Raptor

The Proliferation of F22 into the US Airforce is going on well and the number of F22 in the Airforce has increased to near 200. Thus, the mainstay superior advanced fighter is going to be the F22. Finally after a few years, the F22 has become a vital part of the airforce including DSHCC air units.


A Vacant Raptor on the Runway

This is a pretty welld one diecast by Majisto though im not too sure about the quality of its recent collectibles. Enjoy. :D

The Two Modified M1A2

ANd here it is. My two modified deset camouflage M1A2 Abrams. Did my best in making it look as pristine and as detailed as possible compared to the normal M1A1 tanks it was before. :D



Rolling in the desert sand.. here are the M1A2 from birdsight view.


2 M1A2 SEP from the 52nd ACR of the DSHCC Armed Forces.

Detail on the M1A2

I use to notice more often than not, many of the new improved M1A1s and M1A2s have front panel brackets. Therefore, i decided to add them on when i modified my micromachine M1A2. I added a few more details to make it as great looking as possible.

Love the M1A2.. I have practically an Abram tank in all scales and sizes. :)


A Dashland M1A2 viewed from the side.

My Modified and Painted Up M1A2

Done this quite a while ago and really proud of its completion. This was my last few projects that were done. I took my M1A1 abram MicroMachine and gave it a whole new paintjob with better detailed and use putty mould to customise it such that it had a commander CITV and convert it into the new M1A2 SEP.

I am sure most of the peeps who see my stuff noe more about the M1A2 stats than i do. here is my completed M1A2 near a guardhouse and ready to move off. Enjoy and do comment pls..

Birds Eye View of the Inflatable

Its the Inflatable from above...

As u can see the inflatable has a more stable structure than normal inflatables with electronic controls for its steering and riding and 3 SAW machine guns to handle any oncoming light threat.

Tht's about it.. I mean how much can u describe a Inflatable boat.. lol.. But at least it is different from the normal naval units you peeps have seen :D

Special Forces!

So here i have a collectible that isn't ur ordinary usual naval unit that will be shown. But it is often goes alongside Naval Special Forces on coastal landing.

This is the Modern Inflatable boat that can be deployed by the DSHCC Navy Special Forces. It can also hoister three SAW machine guns on itself while traveling at a speed of 50 knots. It requires little time to deflate and inflate and can provide great mobility at sea.


Naval Forces in the foreground while the inflatable floats behind.


A more focus view on the smallest naval unit, the Inflatable :p

Amphibious Assault Pt 2

This is the next B/W pic of the AAVP7A1s lining up in formation. Geared up and ready to attend the next conflict that requires its assistance.


DSHCC Amphibious Assault Platoon on rocky terrain.

Amphibious Attack!!

Its an Amphibious Attack by the AAV7A1s...

The AAVP71s are the mainstay of the Marines in the Amphibious Assault scenario. This is a hue modified picture of 3 DSHCC AAV7A1s traveling on rocky terrain. I particularly like the Mk19 40mm automatic grenade launcher weapon on the AAV7A1. DEADLY

Been playing COD4 multiplayer for awhile.. So totally in the mood for modern military now, compared to Warhammer.. But its gonna be a while before i get my hands to work on modern military.

CHeers

The Type 99 in Urban Area.

The Type 99 has the ability to fire the standard cannon rounds like the APFSD, HEAT and HE-FRAG projectiles. They are also presumably able to fire Russian AT-11 ATGMs. The Type 99 tank has the ability to fire depleted-uranium rounds too. Finally, the Type 99 tank has a self-defense laser system that will jammed laser range finders of enemy tanks. It also has avionics that detect enemy tanks that are lasing the Type 99 tank.

All in all, i think that the Type 99 is a very formidable armoured vehicle in the Armour Warfare Scenario today.


Type 99A2 rolling down the street. (Particularly love the Red Chinese Star Insignia on the tank)



The Type 99A2 tank searching for a target.

Definitely taking a more keen interest on the Chinese Armed Forces.. GO CHINA!
AZN PRIDE! lol