Military Vehicles

Helenic Army Vickers 6-ton tanks

In 1931 Greece procured two Vickers six ton tanks. One with a single turret and one with twin turrets. These were intended to be used so as to familiarise the army with tanks and train the personnel that would man the armoured formations that were being planned at the time. The country's finances did not allow any further tanks to be purchased and these two examples featured prominently in military parades, military exercises and military coups prior to WWII. As far as is known they saw no action in WWII.
The only insignia carried was a Maltese cross on detachable plates on the sides and a, most probably a brass, icon of St. George on their glacis plate.

Leopard 1A5 Hellenic Army Anniversary Finish 25th March 2018

The Hellenic Army marked the 25th March Independence Day parade of  2018 with a special anniversary finish for the flag bearing tank, leading the Armoured Corps column.

The finish was designed and applied by members of the Greek IPMS branch in cooperation with Miliprint, a graphic design company specialising in anniversary finishes for aircraft, following the guidelines set by the Hellenic Army and the Armoured Corps.

The decals are produced with the full cooperation of Dimitris Stathopoulos of Miliprint, and are a faithful scale reproduction of the originals. They can be printed in any scale required. For 1/35 scale specific sets may be ordered for the kit of the Leopard 1A5, by Meng, Takom or Revell/Italeri. The sideskirts provided by each maker differ slightly, so the flag marking has been adapted to fit each kit's parts.

These markings can be adapted to any Leopard model in any scale required.

T-80U & T-80 UK Cyprus National Guard

The Cyprus National Guard has 27 T-80U and 14 T-80UK in service.
This set of markings can be printed in any scale required, but has been optimised for the Modelcollect 1/72 scale kits. It includes the stripes sometimes seen on the tanks' main armament and used in conjunction with thre digit white numbers on the turret and sideskirts. These numbers are provided in the Modelcollect decal sheet. For other scales the desired numbers can be printed on order.

BMP-3 Cyprus National Guard

The Cyprus National Guard has been using the BMP-3 since 1996. These sets of markings can be printed in any scale required, but have been optimised for the Modelcollect 1/72 scale kits.
One set contains markings for a BMP-3 early in its career with a temporary slogan painted using mud on its bow for an exercise.
The other contains more contemporary markings for a BMP-3 including chevron and numeral tactical markings.
Either set can be ordered separately.
It should be noted that until now the markings included in 1/35 scale commercially available  kits are not absolutely accurate.

Leopard 2HEL Anniversary finish

To mark the ten year anniversary of the Leopard 2HEL's entry into service the Hellenic Army's XXV Armoured Brigade had a tank decorated in a special finish for the "OHI"-Day military parade in Salonika on the 28^th October 2018.

The finish was designed and applied by Dimitris Stathopoulos of Icarus Workshop, a graphics designer with experience in the design and implementation of anniversary finishes both for aircraft and for tanks. Due to the tank's special paintwork army regulations only allow removable self-adhesive stickers to be used.

LM Decals produces these decals with the full cooperation of Dimitris Stathopoulos of Icarus Workshop, using the original designs to ensure 100% originality and accuracy.

NOTE: For 1/35 scale this set must be used in conjunction with set LM 35015 which contains all the markings present on the Leopard 2HEL, including national insignia, number plates etc. When the two sets are ordered together there is a discount of 2 Euros and the total price for the two sets is 13 Euros.

For other scales please enquire via email.

Otter Greek 2nd Greek Brigade Middle East WWII

This interesting GM Otter armoured car was in service with the 2nd Greek Brigade in the middle East in 1943/44. It probably belonged to the 2 field artillery regiment and was finished in a text book pattern of light mud and dark green or blue black. On its turret the normal gun mounting has been replaced by a Lakeman mounting and one of the two antennae bases has been moved to the front armour, over the hull gunner's aperture. The stowage boxes mounted behind the rear mudguards are not often seen and they have been designed to follow the hull's contour.

Yank Magazine VW Kübelwagen Paris 26th August 1944

This set of markings is for a VW Kübelwagen Typ 82 that was used by a group of YANK magazine journalists and photographers, seen during the celebrations for the liberations of Paris on 26 August 1944. A colour photograph by Frank Scherschel of Time & Life magazines can be seen here.

 Bulgarian BRDM-2 ISAF

This set of decals allows the modeller to build a BRDM-2 used by the Bulgarian contingent of ISAF in Afghanistan. These decals can be printed to any scale required.

Bulgarian M1117 Guardian ASV ISAF

The Bulgarian contingent of ISAF in Afghanistan used a small number of M1117 Guardian ASV (Armoured Security Vehicle). This set of decals allows the modeller to build one these vehicles. These decals can be printed to any scale required.

IDF M978 fuel tanker

The Israeli Defence Forces use the M978 fuel tanker for refuelling AFV s and other vehicles in the field. There seems to be a slight variation of markings between vehicles of this type. These decals can be printed to any scale required and can also be adapted to suit any particular vehicle the modeller wishes to portray.