TI} f be Painting Guide Special: Weathering Die-Cast Halftrack Attack! STITT Se iT) leas 0 a well er eee) J $9.95 caus Winn 92>} 7Mesz74'90024" eles sosc ‘An “In Detail” preview. The ABV Chub ice Zighrftuagen 38 (SAR 1 tae) ‘Smokinhaulinrocketwagen The AV Cub leichte Nebelaraphcage 3 (SAKE 119) Uhu, where are you? ‘The APV hb tee SPW Ger 880 "Uh" (SMe 25120) Luftwaffe Lowrider. The AFVQub miter SPW (2im) Gord 17(84Kfe 3517) Strictly French propelled The Des Kits Sem BVefachefor anf m pep (ae S08 7). Saurer Grape: ‘The Bagle CZ Sourer BET, Sif 254 (Miler GapancororBrobactangatrcagen) Die-Cast Weathering 10 Painting Guide Special on intr tothe world f rinsing prbuil diecast models Features Short Takes . 8 Ourtookatal the aes dp rm ‘around the orl Mini-Men The usual peck ‘he fur front. Cnn eel sis Perreeneresennst aearven ren ene ee aes vt eet peer etek ore Pore eee ene eetecry epee en ey eee ent ee eer Pereeenet te)Blah, blah, blah—and of course: blah my las editorial, spoke briefly about the many new kit manufacturers owing into the marketplace. YOU Sretiattmisea ste chines company Meng Te = debut kit was the Hi-Lux pickup, which under- ECBO ‘eine me sig so id realy pay mc at tention to them However, he warmed ite when they leased a Minerauner What el tm attntnn was thei announce tment of the Merkava MD Far. This being roced in cooperation wih wel ‘non ID armor expert Michel Mass. wonder wh approached whom Ether wait certainly means they ae serious aout ther future. find his Kind flog very encouraging, sit inicaes a el concer about ihe marketplace. think fs. common fray hat model compas wil tae al of ur aie and sug tionstteraly As mentioned ast ime, snl mater of ne ele they do, imps by statistical def. Dragon cape of Nurembar with ie annncemet ofan Sem Pak $8 Waentrage as ata dsp wine ih Ne tha thy on da god bb hae oe te dupont suppose tere ‘Shusness loge to this With ths tem nth ine dtr be more like toad itt thetlengty DML ders Ar inereting concep, but Il ik tomy immature reaction (WAH. 1 id it fascinating tha ‘ragmalay announces srr Kits it tr Narebirg Thee ae thos faa wt thi although ‘ves the ngr tema, the mot iy ther new anuncement lb cosieredpre Shika Speculton aay rusrampat this tine fear ve wa Tania wl announce for Shik, hough itsaryones ges reiting what Mr Tam’ next move wl be x compte picking hoses I lash separate what wish the woud do wth hat hey ae mos he od nat he ga ‘rasarather clever way of expltingteirexcelet E55 olin Petar sometigelse alo tse ines, such asa Gee version, or another eomverson in bX Tamla appear o be enamored of ing af Teast a small portion ofa previous Kt within a new release This obviously reduces the franca sk. ‘onder Mr Tamia eve thinks about the GMC 2540n truck? There are several variants that would be possible to ender wth no more than one spe. AReral a whole cotage infty exists for these in esi rad something very intresting one about AF Cn Ke tums ot hat tel stek numbers Rae i- cluded numerical ink tothe sjet mater or some tine now. Pawel "Vidak* Krupwizntied that ther M2 it had the product number AFISO2 and that had boon reserved for several years Furthermore, the recent anounced MI0@ its ASOIU. To continue hein, the AF Cub wed st shows AFIS {sei in progress.” AFSO60 is ao shown the sae wa. Not comitced?” Conier te following ‘APS, Sat API; SAN 2 API, MII2G Stokes APIS, MIDS Sper, APS, MIIS2 ‘Stryker; AP35088 88mm Flak 18 and AP35141, M41 HMC. If that ain't a pattern, then I don’t know what is. ‘Thnk about an MAS and MéD from APY Cb! MMRness We ave ton of interesting stu inthe article hopper. There isthe inevitable kt catch-up, with boatload co plastic coming down the pike With ll ofthe stuff eleasod inthe lst few years and all ofthe kts coming fut each month, is nearly impossible to truly etch up. ven if we were monthly it would be unlikely. There 'salways cancer around here about relevancy. Tis was barely posible when we were quarterly, bu thas ‘became less so now that we have switched to b-monthly. However, would rather havea more complete fea ture on a new product, as opposed to rushing ou a particular kit in oder to appear imelier: We have been working quite hard at getting a big backlog of plastic. There are several finshed, but unpainted kis siting ‘on the shelf behind me and we are adding to that pile each week. have even been taking stu home and uttering with it after dinner. The Panda M-ATV MRAP has been ‘ceupying a comer ofthe family room fra few weeks now. To be truthful, Tot oft sus oo tempting to resist Ihave sneaked afew other items home, to, but don el Jeff and Brian. ‘As far a other material ges, we have afer very interesting things in the can. These are slightly offbeat ‘and dlfferent, but think they wil make sound additions to our editorial structure. Stay tuned, Welcome to Issue 56 ‘We've gota bit of «halftrack theme going on here. The nucleus ofthis material was to be a halftrack special issue, but I decded to back it of slightly and ofer what I considered to be the most interesting ‘material. After wasing on about the dearth of bulldng article in Issue 6, I must admit that this selection Includes some of our most prolife painters. jut cant resist reading about Hugo Layten’s wonderfl filter, There is something very pleasing about his fin- Ishes. Mike Rinaldi ere. ates his own brand of ‘mage by making little masterpieces out of what are essential toys. nthe other hand, we got Rick Lawler to fl in love with the construction of Des Kits and we also presenta smal sve of Mario Bens! Deautfil build of ‘the ‘Sk 11 alftrack—and it's a bud article only— no paint. Dig int —Pat Stansell, SOc "sm wp my ta Back noth tora Contributors original Layout Concepts ‘Some ofthe Photography Pretnilding and Shot Emptier Jum Starting Expert ead of Personal Security tS crit sez er O1300 206720 For OLD" No ‘co somata ‘Sosa ne sownac Pasay Gu be. Mogens ‘Se pecan ny er etd te a Ear en ees ee Sauce kaso A"ema ee m i Tne ets 38(t) Hetzer Late Production Version, TBA. ene eens Coenen Cet eo one oy ae ae orton rey rt ers eerat nea Oe os ram hoa coer Sy Pea a eg rN en ae ee rs Cee exer the Jackal. They even plan on some figutes and photo-etch accesory sets, Here's the release ist ‘far for 2012: AOSTO1, Betsh Patrol Troops Oe Oe Sen Crew $9.90; A50121, British Forces: Land oes eer ne Poa es ered Sec a arent Peer ny ee eres Pogo essere cen Scere ee aay poeeanee stad Cae Coes eee ase steerer ROCs Pas Tae Paro and Coyote Photo Biched Pars, TBA: ATS RS ae orm ce hee er NTU eer ener ake close ok athe Jackal or Snr ne cerns Soe) AK Interactive ‘AK Interactive fled us in on some really ‘ood news. Tey recently announced a range of headlight lenses, AK200228 Lenses, $7.45 each, AK ‘There are a variety sizes avalable from ‘one to four millimeters anda numberof el: or including white, red, amber, and opie (or modern devices). This is really good news ‘considering how hard it isto find the old sets from Gri and MV Lenses these days Another little item that may come in handy for a varety of applications is AK 228, Tow Chains, Rusted, $6.95. 'Wealso saw on their website that they will be releasing an instructional DVD on working with photo-etch brass, but our contact at AK vas very igh ipped even when exposed to Sleep deprivation and waterboarding Websites: www.akinteractiveusa.com and wwowakinteractive.comAlpine ‘Alpine's latest additions are 35133, SS r 7 ‘Panzer Crew Kursk #1, $18.00 and 35134, Taree nes S$ Panzer Crew Kursk #2, $18.00. These to DR crt ‘wo tankers are loading Panzer IV ammo eae es wearing the one pee SS camouflage pattern Other Than Shermans, 6.95; AR77020 US. D ‘overall, They come in set as 35135, $8 nen A ener ‘Panzer Crew Kursk Set (2 figures), $34.00, oa ere a ‘Website: wnw.alpineminiaturescom Peer eee tee Nc Par ere eee a Py Rs rc es Cs ad rene ee on gee) eens st etd Jast time we talked about them in pr Oren td SCL egy “Operation ‘Tomodat,” $20.00 ce and 042, Rescued Vietim “Opera- Deseo eaT Po UCR SCoe COLES Korg Ce) Cs mae PAM nome d ‘$20.00. Some ofthe asa the of Ce oe nas Perro is eee Sc ee ee ee eT as a en) eee Motorized Artillery NCO, $1 nonce! Teen meni 5034, Hungarian Motorized Artillery Officer & NCO, $32.00 hile 35039, Hungarian Panzer Cre $17.10 an re) ra eer ey: i Ronee ertyBravo 6 Bravo 6 has three new figures that should be hitting the shelesvery soon, 35022, US, Army Sniper ‘Team Vietnam is two figure st of sharp shooting grunts. 35038, USMC (10) Bro's Shoulder Tet "68 isa continuation of the excellent Vietnam U.S. Marine series, $5043, MACY. $06 (1) |s an interesting as it appears to Include one US. Special Forces soldier and_ one Vietnamese. With Tuck, these wil be in Mini Men na future near you, ‘Website: http/bravo6.diorama.ra [ww US wats MB 4x4 wheel set_segoed| ‘TS MIOTO & M000 WETS Whee! Seta Pog enc rote a eee ert eer emg halftrack kits back in MMIR 53, one of Sener nr ren eri eT ar the Gi rman modified evalable ee PC erereurnes Ona? een rere ker Pere) mina rae re} Kegresse P16 Recon rae periemm arene Serena cd (i rd Sn eee eed ee ae et ra Se ey Pon ete ee Ce CREA aR MCT Pe me chad EES at Engine Set (Dragon), $31.00; 3136, Pan- ea PTE a On as Ce ae Piet eon ite esa ed ‘Gun (1 fg), $17.50; F72226, German tank Cg ee Teac neem Cg te od ranes. They have two kis out: RAO5O, 1:35 eee ao Serer ee ed Ce een cern an eet een prety easy to assemble to. co Poe Poneee eee Peer ck Papeete ro pret eoe Ten) Lanner gs Nositeebob, The rally big scoop from De een ro Tat Perey Eatin Sars) ot nt Petraes eee eerie CoC met fora borne Division Market Garden 1944, €35.00, Crane creeEre rere Hea , : MIL34 ATGM Slat Armor recente err SS Per sey een eons cere: poe ret Rr a i Ree eng eel PLT) ee TTS) CC eae TE Dd Operator (3) and Afghan nee 36101, M1134 Nava atts Crt TCO Nomen tis Te oIM Soc Man oMCER Crete AVGP Cougar (Tram: peter), TBA and 36201, BTR40 mere oe on Britsh Light Tank Mark VIB ey ie eo ent Man (Afghanistan 2001-2003); 3504 cee Pre mney Pree ee hirer nites OME ram! coer eet ea tors (4) (Afghanistan PUD OEE Ror rants ee ens a (M357145 ireearerey jejeraietsia Pn Bos Poon Re a ee Palm Leaves Howea Belmoreana, TBA 36210 Palm Leave Cocos Nueifera, TBA. orn Series 176 GTK Boxer Windows (Revell German), TBA. crenata eee Re a Cet Cn) eT aad Marine WW2 (Flamethrower), Pe Ne PC Rec TetD) erat SPE ce ne Pe Or ea ene ne eriat eee or esate tenets j erriacenhi conesFeist Books ‘Our old buddy Uwe Feist started up his ‘own publishing company a few years back with books that al have a German WWIL theme, You can get his titles reall easly by contacting RZM imports. 2em FLAK & 2 em. Flakvierling, $40.00 i anew tte that you an read more about In the book reviews section. Another tie is Beutepanaer 1939-1945, $55.00 that Is about captured armored from several nations that was pressed into German sevice. We'l ake a closer lok at Beutepanzer in the next sue. Websites: http/Meistbooks.com and wont em.com Da oa eaten ee ee eee me) PES TER sos pelled Gun, (27.00; ATL14, German half Prema Teme Tear NEUE ATOM Pag ERLE aay aN ea cre Riaroaeren Prey eet ear eee ierrette corer atau: Ohm wa eae eae maniaes wil aici Ce ore eee a) ee ATL-108, Russian VOROSHILOVETZ 00; ATL-109, SOVIET 203mm See ers Tg Pee cor piaroemeinener we Pee ain ee: ar ae eee Griffon Early/ Middle Production (Premium Eaton) Griffon Models hasbeen focusing onthe wor- (Dragon), $64.95; 135049, Jagdpanzer IV erful Dragon Japdpanzer IV Kit lately to god ef: 1/70 le Production, $22.95; 0) 11354003 Universal Hull Side Amor Skirts for Jagdpanzer IV 1/48 & L/70(V), $17.95, level of detail you want forthe right price. Here L85A094, Universal Track Fenders for are the big sets: BPL3S010, Jagdpanzer IV Jagdpamzer IV 1/48 & 1/70(V) (Dragon), ‘L/70(V) Batiy/ Middle Production (Royal Edi- $21.95; L35A005 Universal Engine Deck Side Armor Plates for Jagdpanzer IV L48 &1/70 (V) (Dragon), $4.95; L35A096,Brass Pre- formed Exhaust Pipe for PzKptWv. Aust. 4, $12.95 and 1835028, 7.5em Stak Bar ‘el for Jagipanzee IV /70(V) & /70(A) (Dragon), $10.95, That's lot of options {Toran already great kit, adies, ‘They also did some nifty 88mm ammo ‘boxes: L95A031, Wooden Ammo Boxes for S8em KwK 36 Voll, $12.95; 1854082, Wooden Ammo Boxes for fect. As usual, they have several options available in their photoetch sets so that you can get the ‘ton, $89.95; £35015, Jagdpanzer IV 1/70 (¥) Formations. Gitte rad ‘owner. You can stl find them atthe same ede eee ey eee ke een ed eee eee ‘Sponson Fillers with Exhaust Deflector, $12.00; FOI, Pioneer Tools with Bracket and Straps, $11.00; P020, Pressed Sher ens 8.Sem KwK 36 Vol. 2 $13.95; 1354083, Wooden Ammo Boxes for 7.5em Kw 42 StuK 43, $12.95, ‘and L35A051, Wooden Ammo Boxes for 8.8em, Flak 18, $15.95 Grifon has their own excellent ‘website (www. grffonmodelcom) that has com> plete profiles of each product. We'd aso like to thank Dragon US.A. for the updates (again) -arilfonmode. ‘Webste: www: compond ier en omer’ Per ee eed EOLA Ca) Cn ey A2E Kafer (MPM/ Italeri), €9.60; Tae er Bye ON CUPL eC ori Pere i) O) In quarter seale there i the following: INS ear Nd oT Cc COUN REM INC SORILLENY Serr uONa ter) Lo men eee TE Parca eras cred Orne ay ee ret oy eC ee Cad ene tee mann eS ee mee RL’ Tractor & M1000 Heavy Equipment Tra Pergcete renin eer yT a Peat rect Pe ate Corman ey Par es Pere ne from many qu They have reste to such asthe White Pena eR ent a eta “White Scout Car” Late Production) Just to get caught up, here are all the othe er es PR OR er my SON eo Cod reer Aisembodied 1:35 sale heads ating around the rn ce Le ‘marine Heads; HGH, German Army Panzer Ce RA ea See eR Cy TUM Om nt SR 35109, GAZ 69- Burned Down Wheel Rims es eer SoM Een Tees Aer eerren ea eon ert spent ts a creer Ronee nt See recess eer} SLap Ee ee rnr en en 10 Wheeled Reco Prenat 9, French EBR- os ee ee eee EM at arto PPR ead Perrone ne Creer omer) eer eat) ‘Type 1; HSR 35115, Long Tom Wheels Type 2 PT eer eee LS1BG Models ‘Oon the subject of 1:35 seal cars and trucks, let’ talk about the Polish company, T3G. They Just don top roeka” when It comes to va ant ofthe Busing Nag heavy truck Ther two latest versions are 35010, BUSSING-NAG 5008 4.5ton Heavy Truck Rearmheel Drive, (34.90 ‘and 85011, BUSSING-NAG 5004 4.5ton Heavy Truck Four-wheel Drive, €34:90. "These fellows were alo at ambition. Get a load of this: 85012 Bussing:NAG 45008; 35018 BussingNAG 45004; 35007 Einheitsdiesel with German Small Field Kitehen Hf. 14; ‘35008 Einheitsdiesel with German ‘Small Field Kitchen HE 14; 35006 Binheitsdiesel ith Bilstein Recovery Crane; 35015 Bedford QLD General Service ‘ruck; 85009 Breda 37/54 37mm Italian Anti-aircraft Gun; 35016, Bedford QL; 95017 Bedford QLR; 35018 Bedford QLB and 35019 (Chevrolet C15A No. 18 Cab, Wel Kep you poste. Website: wwwbg.compl remburg. Ther projected list was quite eo Does ores cua t corey ‘Wel. they went ahead and put out the improved version Petes Pera ern: Tn eet on the front and ack to eet nny eee coins Peraepeten oe Uae es Pra ea he ieee ty a fed enti reas Dantas pe Pa a Ea ea eee ee ee ets pre eeeteee ee rig es ea eer Port) rr Pee eos Pog nea e ce Rag eer a toe et ted and the quality is outstanding I you've got ‘heresinejones, definitely ge them 2 se. peed panzer 38 Hetzer Late Wheels, €9 eT er Doge Mor eens ene ie sore aes Per ee et er aT ane ST oy Kamizukuri ‘The mainstay for Kamizukuri are thelr paper plants and they haven't. been slouches about that either: A2, Iron Fence and Gate, AS4, Brush 2, ¥950; A- 85, Daly, ¥950 and A- 36, Jungle Plants Three Sets ¥1,710. Websites wwwckamizukurijp and www.tasea-model Tismo.com ents pete anne ne phere Parents renee ee “gre er een ee es eerie Sa rooney) Ses PS eenin) eset ea tsall about the laser eut paper with this Japanese company Recent they started turning out accessory ses that were previously ‘only seen in photo etch brass and we like the results. The two mast ‘recent sets are: FP-1, S4.K6228 Honeycomb Deck Set (Hobby ‘Boss, ¥810 and FP-13, MA Sherman Light Guard Set, ¥810.Pepe eet ae Peer ne reer re ers ema triy Perr Tear Peers tid Seer erat Sea eee Renee Pree aerepr rive Pai Seen rc ea RENEE) Ce ney epretrr en et at ee tr, prt . Ni Co hero Creer tnt iy Senet Pa reer) Oe een eo opener Peete en gery cre ccs Porno wee erent So eta nn homers Pome e tT Roars or netua tr) Co ec Sight NV Compatible), ELCAN Specter DR 1 Pea eR eae Vision Device, Schmidt Bender with Barret PC ee Pete Porro on) TTT 13A/B(V)2 (MVTS) Pad Sa ee emo Pei ary nme et with ESS Crossbow Gog Portier etme Dereon nnd Cea Ren OR reece tase Y However, that d Seer er eee eee ae ear eae) LSSAH Kamfgruppe Hansen, Ardennes, cement: Petes corey Se ener opener eee ee SOOM reer oer teeter tetany eee tte ene le guys: 72001, German Officers, WW Ce errr eer er nt nro ro) 6861 JINIS SUITING T43GOW ONIAURS STIVL3d NIS3Y pue Siva ‘SUS4ASNVUL AUG ata 19 info & ho Pe‘Merit Production ee Usually when we think of Merit Interna tional we think about AFV Club and Hobby Fan, since they are the US. Importer for both of those companies, However, a little browsing around their website wil show tha these two lineage jst thetip ofthe eeberg They also have thelr own, lines ‘called Meet Produetion that features re-ullt and painted replicas. We recently got ‘sample of MIL-86002, 1:16 WWI Soviet ‘TSW/85, Kurland, Eastern Front, 1944 and | wanted to show it of They also have a big Tiger E: MIL-S6001, 1:16 WWII German Pekpfw VI Tiger I, Kurland, Eastern Front, 1944, Wealso thought that the alreraf cartier setsmere nlc, bu thats way beyondthe scope | ofthis magazine | ‘Website: wionameriint.com cry Mini Artis another contender inthe sft skin Pe mn rt ire eae] mete Rater oan ree oentt 35136, GAZ-AAA Mod, 1940, Cargo Truck. W eee Morus Pre eee ee Artillery Tractor anv! 35140, Late Production Sree e er ea es eee rere po oer ee tion on the way: 85141, German Tank Crew tr eae ae mee Perec htor era rea Tea ence ie rears cee iene aes ee ee eT cr eee aren Se ee BCC er} MKS ‘Our buddies at MK had three new prod ucts last time we looked: A83, Straw — Hay, (2.10; F223, WWI French Gendarme No.2, £10.80 and VBOS, Forest Way, €15.00, This is vignette base witha medium sized pine tree. ‘Their line of 1:35 sale buildings is excelent ‘Website: wive.mk35.comered ete ee the face ofthe planet to give a erap about WWWL Penmaes eree rtm a der tank: PSS5C156, Schneider CA-1 Char mee Nm Suc eee ORCC In Uric meron ee ne ernni een eater ete et Core aU eee oe en ey Dummy WW1 Tank, $95.00. The German dummy oe ere a ees Pere een newest items, They also have some other resin fill its from WWI and accessories to dressup thse Pes Viet eet Pena Sern ta oe that canbe used with the Trumpeter BTR SOPK ee Poe omen areas PC OS Cee a ‘mored Recovery Vehicle wast buy the Italeri kit CoS neces Be ecg eters PON os eee tis Pr ns CCNY Resicast Pee ee rr Pree etree emai Their latest in tis line of though is 35.1224, rete eth ea tots ut there is 35.1228, Light Recovery Trailer RC Eee oes NTU Rr ran eee Tn St Rae mee ray eae eee ae Cette} PRs More mao) eee eres y er ee ee i Pea ety SO eee ee Ss ema rena etre Prot esha nec oat Seer BORLA se A a eet ees SCRUM ae 35084, Marder LASA1 Air Condition, €11.95; ELM Te pms e roe Ree an pers een Coa Da Website: www.Cw ee) perms Se oe et es sia, you envision masses of resin Mini Men Pace coun eo ens ers ‘Thor take onthe spd old Browning 20, Pores neers er eke RURAL ad Sirgen ence ee NC SR Ke Pomrehn Kee naa See CS ol Pre CUR On “Tank; A248, 7.62 (90 eal) US M.G. Brown- RRC Read ere pre tT) Oe er ered eye ae ee Pea a es PRC UL Cees aE eee ee 255, SovieVRussian Sniper Rifle SVD (w/ Cam- ‘onflage). German light machine guns aso get Pen eee ac runes ae Mr Poe Seer ey ce Ce ee aca ee eit ey eee eeu td Pir ere ee 273, Forward Skating Rink with the Strength- eA eee cng German Tractor “Steer RSO": A275, Sprocket pra rere ea ag Pere ener e cheney Factory, A277, Cast Basie Skating Rinks aren ere et Tei (Standard) 1942 Year, 4.278, Cast Basie Skat- NONE uers ema eee as Pores re ears 7 tails, Als Sesto r Peete RR ee Te eer Perea een Cer ec ere oe en rts Te Parra es ese err ins ayant ty foeeart rat Reet aN or ee Ce ech ant eA a Welded Turret; 4-289, T4776 STZ 1941-42 ea es Perea an ee ed eee mn) ponent aed Tami itn Pee a ret me ret Cs cary if a f eee W/ABER PE arts TOE a nes eee rey evan PSST a ma Heavy Tank JS2 1944, $38.00 Websites: _www.tamiy ee eee cma) secre een rere engTank DEF Model sot the ony game in town ityou want some replacement wheels for your MIO7) Tank ‘Transporter. Tank Workshop ‘has two options available, TWSO112, MLOTO/M1000 Wheel Set (Hobby Boss), $71.00 is 2 ‘complete set of 51 wheel for tractor and. taller while TWSOL1S, M1000. Heavy Semi-Traler Tires (Hobby Boss), $48.00 is a set of 42 tires. for the M1000 trae only Tank Workshop has also ben doing alot of work with 1:48 sale Sherman upgrades. Check these out: TWS48005, MAAS Upper & Lower Halls, 835.00 "and TWS48007, -M4AL Hull w/ Cast Applique ‘Armor, $18.00. iy 7 on vata percent rorcrsones ESE TY Verlinden "The list from Verlinden this issue is shorter ‘than usual but we guarante alot of you wil find something useful here: 2708, Panzerwerk Miling Machine, $22.95; 2710, SiG 83 Ammo/Cases, $14.95; 2711, 120mm Greek Slinger, $26.95; 2712, Marder HI Crew - Ammo ~ Stowage, '$82.95; 2715, Recon Iraq/Afghanistan, $16.95; 2716, "Gantry Crane Panzerwerk,” $42.95 and 2717, Cobblestone Street/Road (Fits 1145), $16.95. ‘Website: wn. vertindenonline.com Falls they have one new accessory for Russ ian armor fans: STZ042, BTR-6OP Canvas Root (Trampeter), $10.00. ‘Website: ww tankworkshop com Pan ney rer Renee eee Seer oa Aen mn a mney heir it i 4 German heat Pre ant making ens re ems ver eo 2e lable MA Sherman HVSS Suspen Sone ve Race ois rec Peirce Poa DSS eee dy aici aera . see eyVulean Pe oa 7 Re cm Perr eer rey eS ens MKMIC ae eet BRITISH LIGHT TANK MARK VIC aren cre Pree nt ere eet) Percent Ps arenes Lend cee ete tT) a [Nats & Bolts Volume 27: 2em Flakvierting 38 By Detev Terlsten Published by Nuts & Bolts GbR 160 Pages BAW with Color L's ick OFF BOOK HE Se . with no-holds-barred uber Penn on eres fest of detail, We never incor thought we'd see such nin CENT depth book on an Flak gun, Pore Put Nuts & Bolts rally pulls Cee) this one off nicely. The ames Flakveitling combined four eae peer] Seo aes Peers Pee ASS weapon pstem that we ve all, loved ince Tamiya rt rendered it 1:35 scale way ack when. 8, hat do you get Mrs & Bos edition? The text located atthe front isadetalled technical description that includes ‘nit and deployment information anda guide to available model kts. Throughout the 160 pages area total of 36 photos. There are 160 period photos and full eolor photos often surviving examples. Lots of line ‘drawings (65) and twelve color pate ae in the middle ofthe book. Alot of work went into the de- tal ofthis weapons system, especialy the sight ing devices. A profile of the Sd.Anb.52traler and! gobs of photos of half track mounted guns ae in there, too. Tony Greenland proves that he is still Darth der with splendidly detailed version of the ‘Dragon Kit thats highlighted with 18 color photos. Tiss easily the most comprehensive work avaiable on the Pakvierng we've ever seen. in Detai; RO cena Secs Casa) rar erent oc Potter) Bee Nuts & Bolts Volume 28: Gi “Maulier” (Sd Kt 8) By Joachim Baschin| Published by Nuts & Bolts GbR 160 Pages BRW with Color ‘Tie wow nox Nirwon fon the astern Front in WWII meant muddy condi tions that rendered most ‘wheeled vehicles immobile As a solution, the Germans ‘ame up with four different models of hal-track trucks used onaeady avail chassis: the $300, _the ord V3), the Opel and ‘the Mer vies Benz LASO(S e Maultier’s main sk was to transport mito bu i as fp used for tow Transporting troops and as an ambulance. Nuts & Bolts 28 covers al four models in this one book. The highlight of the first part ofthe book on development aun deployment ia monster allocation table that de tals what formations were equpped with Maultiers For the modeling portion, Tony Greenland actually bull one model of each type using the Zvezda kit for the 4500, Cyber Hobiy’s Opel with Kaler parts ICM Ford V300 with Italeri and the ol New Connections Magirus in resin. He gives a short commentary on each project alongwith a kit ist. A very large reas try of period photos follows, probably the most we have ever sen in one publication on te Mauer. As that wasnt enough, there are 24 pages oie dra {ngs and 16 coor plates Pages 129 through 154 are al full-color walk round shots of surviving examples. Toeanelude, Nude & Bolts picks up with Toy Groen lands projects with some in progress and finished ful color captioned photos. This book blew us away Te may be the best Nuts & Bolts title yet. Thanks to Heiner F Dusk forthe both review copies of N&B 27 and 28, The Mus & Bolts website Isat wwv.uts- bols.de jskettensLKWs ‘R056 MGI IDF Sherman in Detall By de Boer, Prigent and Velek WWP Publications (68 Pages Full Color ISBN 978-80:86416892 fims1 DF see Swice Daasos, Ac fem and now Tamiya all have Kits of the MBL Sherman, it's about time someone came out with a nice reference walk. around. AS with all WWP titles, traight forward and omplete eference ork. Three urviving Foor the M51 and Mine Mat are on display here. The M5 rom Latrun is covered first with two overall shots and eight detail photos. As for the MSI, two ofthe vehicles are in Israel, one at Latrun and the other at a monument in Jerusalem. The thir isin a private collection in Holland The example rom Hollands actualy run ner Most of the book is made up of photos from theDutch vehicle. The walk around photos are quite ex: tensive and include multiple closeups of most of the ‘major exterior details. Some interior shots ae in. clued a the very back ofthe book. Allo the photos are full olor Thisisa must have for anyone who wants to take ‘on the mightiest ofall Shermans ‘Thanks to Frantisek Koran at WWP (Wp ‘books.com) forthe review cop. ‘Tankograd in Detal: Dragon Wagon Tank Transporter M25, By Jochen Vollert ‘Tankograd Publications {96 Pages Full Color rr f TankogradIn-Detall series, Thsisthe hind ‘one weve looked at, having previously re viewed tomes that on ‘the Panther and perennial favorite with modelers who ike to think big. There ia short textual introduction with afew ‘etiod photos befor you plunge into the real meat of ‘thestory, which isa full