Members of the Kampfgruppe von Abt team share one passion - to produce the best sixth scale dioramas possible. Years of passion and practice lie behind the results you can see on this website, and on the member's own web sites. Here is a brief overview of our members.

Peter Shaw :: Der Führer
Peter is the boss! A promiscuous maker of 1:6th scale models, and a keen train and military modelling enthusiast, it is Peter who provides the locations for our dioramas.

Vince Abbott :: Hr Direktor & Photographer

Vince is our Director. An enthusiastic model maker, with a tremendously keen eye for detail. As an accomplished professional photographer Vince knows how to realised our visions. You can see more of Vince's photographic work on his website, click here to view. Vince also runs 2 other excellent sites, click on the icons below to view.

Vince's Photo website
Vince's PanzerTechnic website
Vince's Schwimmwagen website

Tim Catton :: Figure Modeller Supremo & Photographer

Tim is our figure supremo and incredibly talented professional model maker. With a superb eye for detail and a great knowledge of all things WW2 German, he brings an almost magical ability to bring models to life. You can see more of Tim's photography on his website, click here to view it.

 

Tim's Photos website

Hugh Abbott :: Chief Stage Hand

Hugh is the "man who does". As a senior member of our team, Hugh provides much of the work behind the scene. He is often seen wielding a pick and shovel when he is not acting as Vince's batman.
John Besant :: Stage Hand
John is one of our newest team members. Like many of us he is an Armortek tank owner and an enthusiastic military modeller. For his sins, John lives closest to Peter. He has therefore rapidly adopted the position of Peter's Handy Kampfgruppe von Abt man.
Mark Winter :: SFX Manager
Mark is our special effects man. Previously known as Mr Smoke, Mark is now expanding his basket of effects to include shell bursts and artillery fire. Keep an eye on future dioramas to witness the magic!
Hugo Catton :: Junior Stage Hand
Whilst Hugo's modelling preferences may lay in other eras, he adds a considerable amount to the payout and posing of the figures. Young and enthusiastic, he will be our wheelchair pusher in years to come.
John Sander :: Web Manager & Photographer
John - me - is the lucky guy who gets to manage our web presence. With a keen eye for the more dramatic photo composition (if I do say so myself), my key role is to try and capture the atmosphere of our dioramas. You can see lots more of our work on my web site,click here to view it.
John's Tiger1 website
Paul Richardson :: Dragon Figure Fanatic
Paul has the most enormous collection of Dragon figures, and regularly supplies whole troops for our dioramas. Along with Tim, Paul has a magical ability to create realistic figure poses, helping to bring our scenes to life.
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