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P= Cie is ftom Te Cb inne Pe eer ay ome erin bers oe maar Pheer tearing Prego Sy ee eee Peary nen et ar peop eae re aT cites Vehicle Windshield/LensSensor Head-up Pergo ae re) Perera tn menses Pe ht et ae Peers renter that they have an M09 selF propelled h Pots SeeAK Interactive AK Interactive has been quite prolife of late This update sno exception, with new offerings in several categories, There are three new DVD tte, AK 095, German Boxer; AK 096, OshKosh M: AT and AK 17, Enamel Weathering Techniques Washes, aang and Os Along with the DVD tile on the MEATY, sou book: AK 097, OshKosh MAT Reference ‘Book. fyouare interested in ot they do come to sgether ina combo pack: AK 400, OshKosh MEATY Reference Book With AK-006 Reference DVD. =a Alpine There is no such thing as having too many tiny Germans. Aine’ latest 15 scale Rares have a Wehrmacht flavor to thom: 35136, Panzer OMfcer 1 Px. Di. #1, $18.00 and ‘35137, Panzer OMier I Pz Dit. 2, $18.00, You can get both in one package a 35138, Panaer Officer 1 Pt. Dis, $34.00 As far as big scale goes, i’ all about the ‘$8, The new 1:16 seale offering is 16016, ‘Totenkopf Grenadier, $55.00. This. guy is straight from the Russian front where Totenkopf did most of their fighting and is armed with captured Pst submachine gun Website www.alpineminia The fun doesit stop there. AK has been re ly busy turning out paints and effects to add plenty of zing to your latest creation, Here's the sine last issue: AK 118, Gravel and Sand Fixer Glue; AK 119, Perfect Cleaner - Universal (leaner for Acrlie Paints; AK 120, OIF & OE US Vehicles Weathering Set AK 121, OIF & OEP -US Ve cles Wash; AK 122, OF & OEP -US Vehicles Base Color; AK 123, OIF & OEP -US Ve cles Streaking Effects; AK 124, German” Red Primer Colour Modulation Set; AK 1, Olive Drab Color Set; AK 300; Dark Yellow Wash and AK 350, Afrika Korps Colors Set Od This company seemed to come out of Reem eas eee anc an een EC sere eh a oe a ead ae = - eae rrr ee i Two new varieties of those handy tle chains ate: AK 230, Rusty Tow Chain Medium an AK B1, Rasty Tow Chain Big Website: wrwak interactive-usacom Black Dog More wees fom Black Dog are in 135012, M20 Base; D35013, Panther Tur ret Base; D35014, Wall with Sandbags Base; D35015, Sandbag Armored Wall 1 185016, Sandbag Armored Wall 2; D35018, Destroyed Humvee -Irag, Afghanistan and 135019, Street With Ruined Wal. These guys are sil poring onth too, We ike that they are paying a tention to moder subjets, and n suys:F35042, German Tank Grew in Afghanistan No.1; 35043, German Tank Crew Jn Afghanistan No.2; P3504, German Army Tank Crew in Afghanistan; F35045, Ger man Soldie/EMT Aladi Afghanistan; F35046, Ger rman Soldier in Afghanistan F35047, German. Soldiers TeaVEMT Aladin Afghanistan, 35048, US Soldier in Iraq #1. (Operation Freedom); 35049, US Soldier in Iraq 42 (Operation Freedom) and F35050, US Soldier Team in raq (Operation Freedom). ‘We haven seen much inthe way of 18 seal accessory sets lately (that's where lack Dog got their tat), but they have been very busy with 1:35 scale offerings: 735062, Australian Equipment Ac- cessories Set "735063, Aus. tralian ASLAV Accessories Set; 735064 Australian Bushmaster Accessories Set; 735065, US RSOV Rangers Accessories Set (Hobby Boss); T35066, Pick-up US Special Forces Accessories Set (Meng); 735067, Universal Modern Plastic Boxes Accessories Set and 35068, Modern Plastic Cans Accessories Set. Website: wwicblackdog.cz ———————q~Y~Doe ne Sune er ares a Ae eT 030, USMC (11) Fre in the Hole! Tet'68, Sorter is Poaegicc Doe Click2detail.com The future of modeling is now here from this new compary. These fellows manufacture parts on demand using 3D printing technol og. Ths makes rendering almost any par sible with only the wse of computer draft Ingle, So far, the er a limited numberof accessories forthe armor modeler: M4ASES Flame Cut Suspension Arm, $1.50; 105mm ‘Sherman Howitzer Barrel (Tamiya), $8.93; 8 Inch Howitzer round, $7.80; 155mm How wer Round, $7.80; Sanding Sticks, $9.78; Tamiya to Tasca Spacer, $4.74; VT Align tor Tracks, $38,99; Spacer Ring to Adapt Tamiya Turrets to Tasea Hulls, TBA and MAES Suspension Spacer, TBA. Of course, this is just the beginning. The dea behind tis project is that soon modelers wil be able to order up their own custom pars at wil just by having the proper com Pte drawings. Go to thelr website today to find out more. Website: ttpu/Click2detailcom/ — Cor) Concord has just one new book out, but we Pee rat co Sires ant ar ees Soar or Sr forms, equipment Pre ered rier te reer enone aunt aed Coen EM enatttind ra oerpore eee ee Cree nes Penn Me er eT Sac cere oat Pre ay or) Ske een aes) ee eee Le CoP aco an ae Poe Ont aS cc See Pea een DAK Panzer & Artillery Crew, Libya 1941, es PS rs reference materials available in CD form, If Reenter ores ee A ee ernest Peer NED ETS a eee ca Nee re eR cad Poe Ea RE ere ace ee CES ecco a CRC ue our almost spasmodic excitement over the Tisea release, we have to mention Pea ee ee es Doe {$14.95 being the newest we could spook out eer ae Pacer ane teen at) emerge a errr as BRDM23 (2 in 1) + Soviet Tank Crew Caer eee et Se ee eee eR ea a ee rey OM Rea Ro eee eames ers a oy emma Cee) orate Eduard Bduarts output out 1:35 seal armor has picked up lately with special attention being paid to the new Academy MII51 Humvee: 36186, BTR-GOP APC (Trumpeter); 36194, SWS with i 20mm Flakvier- ling (Great Wall); 36202, M: 1151 EAC Exteri (Academy) 36203, British Light Tank Mark VIB. (Vulcan); 36209, M1151 EAC’ Interior (Academy); 36211, MLIIS1 EAC Underbody Protection FRAG2 (Academy) and, 36212, M1151 EAC OGPK Over: head Cover (Academy). We also spotted some new quick mask sets to make short work of your road wheel painting: XTISS, Sd.Ktz10/5 Armoured Cab and XT184, Pe Kpfwl Bison It Echelon Echelon hs gone crazy over ammo boxes. We werent even aware that there were this many variations in steneiling: D356131 ‘WW2 .50 Cal M2 Ammunition Box Labels (Sole 1), $5.50; D356132, WW2 .50 Cal M2 Amminition Box La hels (Style 2), $5.50, 356133, WH2 .50 Cal Ammunition Box Labels (Style 8 + 4), mass $5.50; 356134, WH 50 Cal M2 Arumunition Box Labels (Style 5), und D35613, WW2 50 Cal M2 Ammunition Box Taba (Se 67 +8), $5.50. = Also available saifty f markings for your MiniAet or AFV Club Valentine: M35146, Valentine Tank Series (AY Club), $6.00. Website: http://pachomel. pacific. net s/~kriegsketten! 150mm s. 1633, ‘Website: www.eduard.com —— osey oe ‘that we found out about while erusing the Oe en os ‘resin conversion kis forthe Tamiya Type 74. Deed enc Ce Poor ee POC ian Ca ae Steen i) overs Japanese tank slated to replace the ype 9 ene an They have also gone fourwheeling with a ea ey Pe ey Seema ey Type 73 Small Truck w'MG, $44.95. As Poe en ee eat Petra) Reunite Perrone eer nr Pines nL rel for Type 4 Medium Tank (Lathe Turned Nea Pees een poner n) Coreen} De ND aE Se yeeros P pes Pare oe at eras poset rte Ceo! i etna aren Sri bE fs oe Formations "The latest word from Pormations isa mix ofthe old and the new. As always tis isa reat starting pont for adding some extra Ding to your US. WWI armor. The new suff Js: FOO7, Square Air Cleaners for Radial Engine Shermans, $7.00; F110, Canadian Sople Sherman WSS Suspension Conver- sion, $15.00 and F126, M3 Lee Turret (Academy), $15.00 Tanilly the new owner ismaking an ef fort to retelease tems that we areal ising F002, Early Sherman One Piece Cast Trans nission, $11.00; F024, Early Sherman ‘Three Plece Transmission Cover, $11.00; 032, Early Sherman 3 Piece Transmission ‘Cover w/o Ballet Splash, $11.00; FO46, Sher- ‘man Siren Assortment (4 Styles), $6.00; 053, Late Single Piece Cast Double Brake ‘Sherman Transmission, $1.00 and F127, Square air Cleaners an Fish Tail Exhaust {or MS LeevGrant, $10.00, Website: www formationsmodels.com Griffon Model Dragon USA recently sent us afew sam ples of the new Griffon items Tevasa wake up cal tose just how much stuff was inluded in thelr Royal” sets since we hadnt hada close look in awhile, The new sets are tallor made for Dragon its, namely the Panzer IV Aus] Mid andthe Jagdpanzer IV Barly with Zimmer, AS usa, Jortcan choose just haw erazy you want to get SBPL35007, WWIL German Pz.Kpfw.1V ‘Ausf.J Middle Production (Royal Edition) (Dragon), $89.95; MSBPL35014, WWII German Jagdpanzer IV 1/70(V) Early Pro- duction With Zimmerit Coating (Royal Eai- tion) (Dragon), $76.95; BPL35012, WWII German Pz. Kpfw.1V Ausf, J Middle Produe- ‘tion (Premium Edition) (Dragon), $68.95; BPL35019, WWII Ger ‘man Jagdpanzer IV U70(¥) Early Produc. tion With Zimmerit Coating (Premium Eal- ton) (Dragon), $54.95; 1135034, WWII German Pz-Kpfw1V Ausf. Middle Production, (Dragon), $36.95; 135041, WWI German Jagdpanzer IV 1/70(V) Early Produetion with Zimmerit Coating, (Dragon), $23.95 and L35A100, ‘Universal Mounting Brackets & Clamps for WIT German Pr.KptiV Ausf All Pro- duction Series Onvehicle Equipment (Dragon), $17.50. Websites: wwn.griffonmodel.com and vw. dragonusaonline.comcod Per ae te ea eee en ee eet ed peer ee ee es oe tet een Lame Lae! rere nother news, they have also put out some Tiler has decided to bring their Stug, IV kit accessory sets that should go nicely with their een i nh eee eee eee ee) ‘metal burrel and some photo-etch deta 6491, — the E-boat:5612, Long Dock, $62.00 and 56 ear oe a a eer Is inecentnietey Hobby Fan Hobby Fan announced four new figure Pen en ety al Cee eC OM ONCR LS Iaa a See nee! Pacific w/Accessories (2 Figures) and 713, US. Marines Infantry Pacific w/Base er Dee ey srabbed our attention were these two nifty Pre en ANA ed nr rea ea OR ae Hilltop Base (IV). They look like a great Pe ee SO a ren ron Sos ey cory Po a eer eet cy Peet Coen Maen aca rear er accurate update out there and conta eight Seine Sa reer ee ety Be aos) ereLz Models Libor from LZ Models recently treated us to {two samples forthe Trumpeter kit: 35406, $5, Stalinetz Engine Upgrade Set (Trumpeter), ‘€28,00 and 35407, $65 Stalinets Radiator Cover with Correct Letters, €3.50. The engine upgrade is fabulous and is composed of 40 resin and 27 photo etch parts, The Ineuded parts ean be used foreither the Russian or the German version "There are also two versions ofthe US. 75mm recolles rifle onthe website: 35505, US Army 5mm Recolless Rifle T21 with T47 Pedestal, £€18.00 and 34506, US Army 75mm Recoilless Rie T21 with Tripod, 18,00, ‘Website: www lzmodels. nbs. Pes ra Perret tars ema orem ee ees Pine essai rae ee ay ced Master Box has three new sets Tey eos De rene een Peo er en ie CS ee Ce Orn ony Peres ey a eeerrai eect nce en nen ures frm Master Hox in the near future. I's about rer em eet) CEN Ra eer aoets canoer ee oe Rates onusaonline.com ‘Mig Productions Pigments and fiers! Get your pigments and ‘Alters here! New favors now availble! The latest pigments are: POSL, Faded Bronze Green, 86.50 and POS2, Bright iron, $6.50. As fr fers, try these: P&2O, Green for Khaki Green, $7.50; ‘P421, Neutral Grey for Panzer Grey, $7.50 and 'P422, Brown Dirt for White Camo, $7.50 Websites: http:/migproductions-usa.com and http:/migoroduetions.com/ ‘Mode! ‘Meng Models hasbeen making lot of waves are a few snaps ofthe ‘highlights. Look fora fll review of the Merlana, andthe Mine Raumer in upcoming issues. In more cet ‘ens there are two new ‘tems on the horizon: ae iPonty Pires eat Pome eee ar eae ee OR as Sprockeis And Idlers Wheels; 35065, Modern Onn Ne toned at oe ere erm Cnt rates Te ken Pe ered Pe ee ees Sree Sat eran en re et Caer aera ere] Pee ener a er eee Sed Since its inception afew short years ect ny eee eee Russian 6x6 Heavy Truck, €299.00, Ther een ett Presi cn ese ster Set Posen note pred nme Poetry Perens Pony eos ee en Moe poems Creer) oe Od €11.00, As cer eo een) Pera Date ceed Rouen as they are so equipped and have a stunning peor) Ros ea eee Mr. Black Publications ‘Our pal fom Greee, Stelios Dei wasted no time in following model Figure Modelling 2, €14.95. Lik edition, some ofthe nicest historical figures ‘ut there, particular from the redoubtable Pogaso Miniatures, are sed to illustrate the most up-todate figure ‘onstruction and pant ingtechniques. The best. way to order is direct fom the website Website: wew.me- blackpublications.com Model Centrum Model Centrum is back inthe news with two new titles, For German WWI fas, they have put out an excellent walk around with Armor Photo Gallery #22, Pz.KpfwV Ausf 6, €22.00 rer pea trum has done OM really wel with COM ‘he Pris theme so theres quit now. The latest along those lines. is ACG #9, Camouflage & Markings of the 6th South African Armored Division 1943-45 Part 2: Wheeled Transport & Artillery, €19.00, Look for more in-depth fle bath tsi upcoming Book Reviews Websites: wr nodebooks republika pl and ww squadron.com 6861 JINIS SYACTING 13GOW ONIAYNAS STIVLAd NISAY pue Sivodd ‘SYS4SNVUL AUG Pal ERRNorth Star Model ‘North Star models is a resin accessory company tha maint does aircraft details but ‘we di spot some stuff on their website that ‘was interesting, They had one realy cool 135 scale fal kit: NS85006, ARVAL XM-1219, $99.00. The acronym in the ttle stands for “Armee Robotie Vehicle Assault Light. This is six wheeled armed robot that was designed ty Lockheed Martin/Boeing. The latest news is thatthe project was cancelled in summer 2011 but it's stil avery Interesting glimpse ino the fatare of warfare. oa ‘They also have some very ws rad sets: 1N895008, German WW2 Tank Radio Set Fu 5, $10.00; NS35004, Russian WW2 Tank Radio 71 TK 3, $10.00 and NS35005, Ger- ‘man WW2 Tank Radio Set Fu 2, 87.50. ‘Website: httpd/northstarmodels.comy ory CO eee eT Crate an ee mmm Co Oe Tae line that we didnt have room for last time but we LAV MedEac, $155,00, Those are some hefty Coro mera you out in the cold er EST nes eran Pree eee ene eros SLEDS recat 40, $70.00; MKF3036, BTR-40A Conversion set ORO Ren SU Lerma ee ec ORL oe Seale expands on a theme that eee er as Peer ena Ty the shelf and don’t want to buy the whole reo Ane rey ney en ery current version ofthe Marder APC. If ant to junk it up even further, there's CUM Renu Sense rrr gaeen Coe eee) erent Tease thee stuff was han Serr PT set right of the bat nr ere oe ieee tris Tee) Pras Any Tra Pon eres for other Japanese lines such as Deal Sta, Perea ey fsPropaganda Kompany Reality in Scale ‘few years back We had areal thing for Reality in Scale continues to run the Propaganda Korpany. Their itl 1:35 sea ‘gamut when it comes to providing some ofthe rolareycles captivated us Just by chance we {ines diorama accessories available. We don't happened to stop by their website lately and havea Tong list this time around, but Reality spotted something completely different rom in Scale still covers all ofthe bases: 35184, them: 480568, 755 Russian MBT, €55,00, Cardboard Boxes, (10.95; 35185, Wicker (Quarter scale fans may want to take a closer Basket Set, — €9.95; Took at this one 35186, Large Fachwerk ‘Website: wor propaganda-kompany-com House’ with Gate, (655.00; 35187, Advertis ing Kiosk," €13.95; 35188, Large Stone Bridge, €39.95; 35189, German. WWII Props. ganda Magazines “Sig. nal,” 4.50; 35190, Maps WWII Era. €5.50; 35191, Small North ‘ican House, €22.95; 35192, Column with Steps’ Figure Base, €14.95, SCATO4, Pine Porest’ Seatter, 4.95, SCATOS, General Green Seater, €4.95 and BUSHOL, Natural Bushes, €9.95. Website: wnv.reaityinseale.com Zetor 25Aimarmy service SMP 150 ‘Squadron/Signal Complete resin Model mie 1235 ‘Our good buddy David Doyle has been keeping us updated on some ofthe nefarious activities going on over at Squadron. Appar ently they are now releasing books in both Thar caver ard sft cover, Here are two new i: Hes due out soon: $812050, "German (Soft Cover): SKP adel” '$$52050, German Armored Cars in Action (Hard Cover); $827027, Jagdpanzer 38 Hetzer Walk Around (Soft Cover) and '$967027, Jagdpanzer 38. Hetzer ‘Walk ‘Around (Hard Cover). David sen us.a copy ‘of the German Armored C und wel take acloser lookin the next MMR. Website: wire squadron.com —Cad Pepeette ena ec) Stier Cy no Se er Some eens 35.00, Peter Morton sculpted it and not Seo arts eer? Ce ees SUI eat Pee Cie eee sd Pees Tankograd Perea . ee area Se crcrer rT Peer ty Mesa super-book on the Kubel. We roma ere Peper Srneiee rere ay mins ee ng WWI some right pee) ee erator) a eae Seeks One Special 1006, Grabenkrieg German Trench Warfare Vol 2, €25.00 are two toad are Neen ot ener Pearse ATF Dingo 1 - Protected Remar at) Pore con a me sree moi CCT etna mares 8006, TAM - Tanque Rema cet 14.95; 9018, British Sree Cente) Eee oer Cee ry ace nee ee ee: Sa a ene ree et al Reenter tgs tre erent ss en a ee entre ees Oe er eee pee reer tt freee ierriee is mori peer og recent Tires apalmszed PareTrumpeter ieee eed ey ey Serene ery er cc TT ny that doesnt make them any less tempting Pr i eee Re eae Re Aree LOS Cee are ety ong ee ea ees fers te ee ee ed DICTATE ERS SRO ERE Pee ee ae Finally, we gota report on one 1:72 seale oo era eae PRS pee nena rea er te remiss heres ann errs CS eeeVallejo Con onc) SO cee Se or a and gray. Now they are starting to release them ima wider variety of colors. Thi ver handy be- een ert Pe Eira Une Ce ae RU Se Re ae 8012, German Red Brown; 73607, UK. Bronze Green; 73608, US Olive Drab and 73609, Russ- a a eed in ip top bots Ifyou want to learn more, Comer) Archer. le got his filthy mittens on some samples Oe eeu ras Dee Ua J Aig Raia =m ene |Verlinden Lately, Verlinden has been puting out some very nice accessory sets. These sets have ale up fon the competition in that they are a compe package and inelude nifty stowage articles along with some decent figures. Look for these to od Pe TUR Re en ern Peet Leterme eee Cri eee ety mone Peon rn eat cos oer peat Pena tat complete your next project: 2722, M1151 Stowage/Grem, $29.95; 2723, IDF M1 Sherman Crev - Ammo Stowage, $82.95 and 2725, SDKFZ 7/2 8.7 Flak Crew Ammo - Stowage, $82: If you need a shot up turret in a hurry, try these: 2720, Point Blank 34/85 Turret (Dragon), $21.95 and 2727, Point Blank T 73 Turret (Tamiya), $26.95. Last bt not least are thre other ses that are bound to come in hand 2718, Middle Eastern ment (Tamiya), $39.95 and 2726, German Light Mortar Crew, $16.95. ‘Website wnnsetinden onlinecom | By Robert Johnson and Uwe Feist Published by Feist Books 264 Pages, BAW with Color twfeistbooks.com TTORCK orP as EDITION OF BOOK RENEWS, Ba-TERE is a big fat hard cover book that we just don't see the likes of much arymore. The undertak Ing ise is rather ambi tious as It provides a photo catalog ofthe diferent pes of foe veh ‘les pressed into German service during WW2. Tanks are not the onl vehicles included, as there a alot of soft skins thrown into the mix There are also ‘enough vehicle wreck shots in here to make Panzer weeks jealous, Beutepaze starts off with brie in troduction, the mos interesting part beinga glass on the German nomenclature sytem for impressed ve icles. The photo essays are divided up into separat chapters: Polish Campaign, French Campaign, UK, Russian, US, Italy, Hungary and Lend-Lease, The Polish section irelatively short since most captured armor from this campalgn was considered obsolete However, the French Campaign i areal treasure ove with tanks, hl tracks and Renault UE tractors inabundance. The United Kingdom section has vehi cles from all theaters from France in 1940, North Africa, and Wester Europe 1944-45, The Svet Union chapter Is the largest a 7 pages. Bary war ewerage ofvehicles such as the T38 amphibious tank ad the siant 7.28 i very interesting The majority of the US, Section ison the Sherman and the Lee. The Italy and Hungary chapters are both rather short bu the Ie ian section des have some neato paint job ideas. The book eoneludes with Lend Lease equipment from te Russian font, While this big book comes with abi ‘roe tag hardcore WWI tread heads wl ind ito be an inspiration for many projets, AK005 DVD: German Boxer Photo Walk Around, By Ralph Zing Published by AK Interactive wonwakinteractve.com or ‘htp/ak-interactveusa.com THE BOXER 1S AN EIGHT: wheeled mult-ole armored vehicle developed by the Germans and the Dutch to replace their obsolete light ‘armored vehleles. The Bun: eset pans to use them to replace the aging Fuchs and some of thet M13 variants while the Duteh are going Prariants of their YPR.165 and MBTT vehicles. The Borer has a mudularerew com partment that smission specifi, whether its fran APC, Command, Logistics, Repair or Mortar Cartier version, Present, both Revell Germany and Hobby Boss put cut a 1:85 scale version in styrene. This new photo CD by Ralph Zviling (aka. king of the modern ‘hile walk around) contains more than 60 photos ‘that cover the AO and AI German versions Inside the ‘casefsalitl booklet with some color plates a fll color three-quarter views ofthe Boxer. The DVD it selfs divided up into seven chapters: turet, crew ‘engine, external, crew interior, diver interior and suspension. The turret section includes both the FLN200 remote weapon stem and the AGDUS com but simulator The crew section isa nice addition 2s its. a great figure modeling reference. Now all we need is some good figures. Argone? Exterior detalls oesare nex, followed bya really col engine section that shows a pled power pack and the empty compart ment. Scuving! Tere i alsa great presentation for ‘the interior with setion for the driver and the erew ‘compartment. The DVD wraps up underneath the ve- hcl wit the suspension details. Perhaps the only drawback otis fantastic reference isthe lack of any ‘exiual information to explain what you are looking at Ifyou are detallng the Bower, o get this DYD. ‘and mission. Vehicle chapters include the following: Light Wheeled Vehicles such as the Land Rover, Pro tected Vehicles such as the Jackal and Coyote, Re ‘connaissance Vehicles and Armored Infantry Figiting Vehicles such as the Scimitar, Spartan and the ‘Warrior, Trucks suc asthe Leyland, Pioneer Equlp- ‘ment, Field Logistics, Artillery including the MLRS ltsalot of ground to cover but Tankograd does a ‘reat job with at last one fll color photo of each ve- 5(B) Railgun Detail in Action Iiel o stem. t's total bararmor fest and hope- By David Doyle fully the srene giants wil py attention otis one Squadronignal Publications and provide us wit some ofthese realy intresting 80 Pages BAN with Color Vehicles. Italso serves asa prety good reference for ISBN 978.089747-635-5, Jats that are already ot there suchas the Accurate ‘wvor.squadron.com Armour Cajote and Jackal. Pans of modern armor [ala aie 1's ocr ve ro rou subjects wll not want tops this one up. 5 SESAME that. Dora kit down from the top shelf of Focus No.8 Koenigstiger (Tigre Il Aus. B) the closet and dust it By Pascal Danjou & of Squadon and Published by Editions Du Barbotin Sef David Doyle team up 50 pages BAW with Color ISBN 9782917661-4-7 rw minitracks fr omwosrcan 1 rae Larest 16 dition du Barbotin's Focus series I follows the same pattern as the other books, having a concise vehicle his. tory upfront followed by an extensive walk around from ‘surviving example, The ve hicle history section for venerable Tiger Ilis ry cones. In 13 pages is coverage of the hile’s development, iat units were de” ed with the vehicle, ouflage schemes ofthe Befehispanzer (command version) and the Jagdtiger. There are some period photos ofboth the Pose and Henschel turret versions along with two ofthe Jagtger. The to gve you the most rail gun reference bang for your ‘buck. The opening portion af the book is made up of period photos. Some of these photos are especially nice a they shaw the erew in action. From there, ‘you dve into walkarounds of the two surviving ex ‘amples one inthe USA athe other atthe Atlantic ‘Wall Museum in France, Between the two guns, pretty much every modeling detall is covered. Sat- tered throughout the detail photos are line dra. ings that depict very relevant details suchas the aiming station configuration and crew positions. ‘There are two small color plates ofthe surviving ‘gus included, aswell. In summary, this is an excel Tent guide for detailing a KS rail gun ata very re sonable pric. Thanks go out to David Doyle for the review copy. walk around photo essay that takes up the majority of the book comes from a Henschel turret version with ‘Tankograd British Special No. 9017: immerit that Is housed in the tank museum at ‘Task Force Helmand, Vehicles of the British Saumur. This exterior walk around is very extensive ISAF Forees in Afghanistan 2011 and inludes many shots ofthe finer detals such as ‘onboard tool stowage and other exterior fatures The book wraps up with a few pages of color 1:5 and 1:72scale drawings. In short, this book makes for fan excelent “pocket reference to detail your next Ove om est ranos Bout King Tiger “Tankograd Publishing is their versatility: They not Panzer Vor! 5 only have great reference on By Frank De Sisto subject matter from WWI 72 Pages B&W with Color and WW2 but they also de- ISBN 962:361-176-5 liver when it comes to the Cold War and up to the minute subjects such as Afghanistan, Their vam Vor 5s cron ta fist volume in this ongoing series that we have looked at, We received our review copy from. Dragon USA. (wwvdragonusaon- Tine.com). The opening text of Panzer ‘in ih ‘Security ve Force) is title that provides, prey compen summary of the by that force in overall» tactical/ n2011. A short textual in- strategie vision of ‘troduction gives a background on the British ole in mobile. warfare ‘the current war aswell as their current compesition thought up by the Germans that became Blitzkrieg What follows is perhaps more relevant to modelers: the photos and olor plates. There are 176 photos in all There isa ‘wide array of German vehicles herewith an emph- sis on early war armor. Early armored ears and Panz- ers LIV along with the Czech 38¢ get the best. treatment. This isnot to sy that later war armor is Jef out, as there are some Tigers and Panthers and other stuff thrown in for good measure. The author goes an authofave commentary toeacl photo with plenty of funky German terminology to groove on. Perhaps the only real eiilsm we ean level at this book is that some ofthe photos are smal, making it hard to see what the authori talking about in his captions. In the middle ofthe book are 16 well one color plates: one SK 231, one Sakti. 232 three Panaer Is, three Panzer Tl, two 38, one Taueh Panzer II, one Paraer I, one Tiger I, one Elefant, one Mae IT Aus Hand one Borgward demo ‘charge eater Panzer fans will want to take a good Took at this one and check out the other titles inthe Panzer Vr series to, (6028, DANA ShKH v7.77 in Detail By Jan Horak and Frantisek Koran ‘Wing and Wheels Publications 164 Pages Black and White with Color (Mostly Color) ISHN 9788086116984 We 100K 4 1008 ar as excellent reference on the DANA back in MMR 54 by Tanko- ‘au bt inal fumes we have to let you Know about the WWP til too, Justo recap Bit the DANA isa Czech self propelled 152mm howitzer mounted ona monster eightwwheel truck chassis, WWP starts things outwith a short chapter that includes a tex tual background along with some really nice Cold ‘Warera photos ofthe DANA inaction. From here on fut everthing i in full color and the pictures are nice and big, Tere ao some fll page overall shots before the book jumps into *insane-walkaround-de- tailzmode" with sections on hull exterior details sprinkled between short essays onthe front cab in- terior, filter compartment, engine compartment and engine. The ture is also covered in the same level of detail bth inside and out. There ar extensive line drawings throughout to give an overall fel forthe close-up detail photos. The fame and chassis round ‘ut the walk around setion before paint and cam- ouflage are discussed and illustrated The last fe pages are color plates of nine unique paint schemes. ‘Weighing in at 164 pages and packed with all the at tention to detail that makes WWP books worth the rice, we can safely give this book an unreserved ec= fmmendation asa reference for going absolutely nuts on the Hobby Boss kit 32>4. The ups ef by the uel dum rack plcment sor ae led ith is of bet tre replace tome bat heads onthe rac sng @018 pach and de. The i racks are (om the right andthe Fil Trec ar on hf. & The Fri Tac hate natal ag. 7 ‘hgh he tracts re oo ht. Roya det Pine Dan Mesh sae or he enn deck serves. & The iter periscopes are rom Dragon Panter, shared {dae ol. 9 iy fst tate the aton armor saben. Fanon and son fo ‘ogt 10, 11 Ao lk at he ring and cond dtl edd forthe fot formation lights 12 The Ughig cond anther obo deta Ia The prof 220, ‘yrene rod that coon in stage. 1. med he er formation ight shy, bt Soret tea petra fer fa done, Opal ¥4 Her te Mg Productos ‘om Ruston Fel Tank Planblg tachment sein cn. 1 1p ti opr ‘he tare mane corer fer priming and wth some sre span pay. (C56 and C57) are modified slighty 1 fl the loca ing dimple in the engine deck where the lights ter. ‘inate. The light part then eut into two sections with the smallest pat ofthe condut removed, Thin copper wire replaces this just lke in the front for ‘ation lights. The terminal section is then relocat ed onto the hl side because it appears in reference photos. The rear fender supports (D10 and DII) ‘eed alt le where they mate with the fenders, The final detall added tothe upper rear hulls plumbing for the two tats on the right rear fender use Mig Productions Modern Russian Puel Tank Plumbing Attachments (MP 35350) for this. It takes a litle time, patience and CA glue, but pres Oe ents no real problems. There are no instructions Included inthe package so I'l explain how Idi it Firs, Idi locating oles fr the copper wie used to simulate the tubing, Second, I dil out the resin couplings. Luse six total forthe two tanks. Third, the couplings are fed onto the respective copper wires that make up the lines, Fourth, I bend and cut wires to their proper positions and then scoot the cou plings in place before securing everything with CA se, Thanks go out to my good tweezers. Getting the turret together isa really smooth operation but Ido a tle extra work to it. There i ‘ap underneath the mantlet cover that {find only after priming. [this witha bit of syrene strip and putty. The turret appliqué armor i a snap just. ike its fr the hull and it really ads to the model casmeticaly. There are a few small seams to fill in the sections. No problem, Mon. My favorite part is the rear armor that is off on those long arms to act as a counterweight and keep the turret traverse smooth, Weld beads are added in all the obvious Tocations using the samme (200d used earlier for ‘the lighting conduit on the bul. Setions of this od are cut to approximate size and then cemented in place. After final trimming, Leut up the rd with the ip ofan X-Acto blade and then add liquld cement until the rod blobbed dow into the shape Twat Wire leads are added tothe rear turet formation= Fy o Lit Theoneon he ln and hon on ight seo . (rial PSC 28 A ie ofthe mac bre pnt 5438 Four shes rad op oer ark oe ir gh she poate ‘ued i si fe ern ld ot a te eon and of a wi 2. The Mohit ‘ea areca ar mba ts pi hata teetering et em er Deng coat, sand cared base rat 126 Teves hv the parts were broken Tight (C50) and the big searchlight from step 19. There are some perscopes missing on the turret, seven tobe exact. The commander's main periscope under the cupola searchlight is simulated with a periscope from the serap box cut to size. The other ‘ones forthe smaller openings around the eomaman: ers cupola and the gunners periscope are just pieces of clear plastic cut to size. I didnt have any proper periscopes to ft in those teeny openings. 1 also cut out a elliptical piece of clear plastic and ‘add tis tothe gunners sight opening to the lft of the main gun. The clear parts are actually added after painting along wth the small antenna infront of the commander's cupola, which Is made from stretched sprue "The as two construction items of note are the DsliK machine gun and the figures. I'm prety sure the included DsHK is from the orginal it Tt has stood the test of time petty well when compared to the reference photos, Super detailers out there may find a way to make a few smal improvements, but I am happy wit it There ae also to figures includ ed even though the box top states there's just one, ‘The Tragl tank commander is decent. I think it would have been funnier posing him running away while looking back over his shoulder, or with his 16 Here are the adn rar basses ep forthe glace plates They eal sine o ere and oly requir te putty onthe sea 17, 18 | add some ed rads tothe mode sing U2btyrone room to and gud coment. 19, 20 Ted prope rom the sera bao the comin ers cupola a hs pda and the pening forthe ‘unner® pericope witha pee of lear ‘Plate pnted Citadel Mr iter fn the Back, The ret of the open lng on the commander eapola ‘ele the same manner {the guners periscope 221 Tami’ DSA has ood the et of tine, 2. ‘here ar actualy two fig. eine in he28 The intial application of Mig Pigments dd not cd the Wick for me, 0 T mis up Some Mig Beach Sand Pigment wth Likes Belge and Turpenod and ma lury han Tappiy othe ter parts ofthe mode 28. This model toto an Taig can be or ‘gen fora othe ming deta forthe pri old bent tr part, hhands inthe air—but tha’ just me. The second fiqure is a leftover from the original kit and he's ‘da blobby by today’s standards, but he Is there for filing in hatches Paint and weathering It's time to slap some paint on this poppy and throw it on the shelf For painting keep the turret, hls skirt. ‘avo, commanders searchlight, wheels tracks and DShK separate. The model is primed using Mr Surfacer 1200. For the Fase paint, I use four diferent shades The fs step i to spray a mix of Taig Flat Brown and Flat Black into all ofthe rook and erannies of the model. The basi sand colo s then applied. Tue a blend of Tamiya Fiat White, Desert Yellow und bit of Deck Tan mixed together In that order. There isa pretty wide range of color variation on. iraqi tanks from the First Gulf War, o F'n not worried about naling an exact shade. The tied colors a highlight made by adding white to the original sand mix and sprayed carefull on all of the surfaces T want to make stand out. also ad some fang streaks on the various vertical surfaces of the armor blocks, hull rear pate and ture sides, For the fourth shade Ladd even more white to the high light color and accentuate areas such asthe hatch ew tracks and photoch grils included. 304 closep ofthe DSAK. I panted fat (ack wth Pramacolr Meta Ser Hlghghe. 3. ry Brush the model th algo Pale Sand and thn ane this same color or chips and scratches oer by sale ‘roa al Camouflage Bac Brae end aan Gren or dt sand the armor blocks. The last step with the ar brush isa 50/60 mix of Future Noor wax and water to protect my work Brush work comes next. [use Valeo. pints for aloft ve the mode light dry brush of Pale Sand, 70387. This color {is also used for the initial chips and scratches, To give the wear areas depth, Tse Russian Green, S04 to portray the orginal factory color peeking through in spots along with everyone's favorite SS Camouflage Black Brown, 822. The detail painting is. simple. The cloth ‘mantle cover i Khaki, 788 with a dy brush of Pale Sand and some ol washes paint the DsHK Flat Black along with tthe wheels andthe headlight. The ammo can for the DslIK is Russian Green in order to ad some color tothe model. The wash and filter effects are all done with, artist's oll. paints and ‘Turpenoid. The main colors used are [Lakas Beige, burt umber, yellow ochre rave umber an Lukas Sepia Dts of burnt umber, yellow ochre and Lukas Belge are used a 2 filter: Naples yellow and Lukas Warm Grey are also used, but they did not really havemuch effect on the color The Lukas Beige color is waters sprayed on the model models detail, nt the dir really effective at bleaching out the paintandampli- When it comes time to add ditt start out using The lst item before final assembly sth fying the highlights previously added with ty a mix of Mig Pigments: POT Gulf War San brush. Raw Umber and Lukas Sepia are used for Rubble Dust and POA0 Beach Sand. This mix d eal washes and ol stains respectively. Metallics not really do the trick for me so I siteh gears and Interact ome nest. [use a Prismacolor Metalic Siver col. mixed up a slury of the Mig Beach Sand, Lukas ‘The instru red pencil for almost all of the metallic areas Beige oll paint and Turpenoid and apply it like a water. Following mee forthe backstes of my periscopes. These are wash over the lower hl, wheels and fenders. ‘enough ud in one bette fr tw x Painted with Citadel Mithril Siver. Finally a nice I don't want too much gunk on this model Tleave them in the solution for nutes Waa sete ete then sh aoe eh eo EE concison ne EEC CE ne ee Tee | for the missing details, most of that is chalked up ‘ ara a acnch near Ree ncees ae Be ucctemots ours carscretneee wen coat of Vallejo flat varnish mixed 5 thBru mm bar The CyberHobby kit or top to bottom unplugged: heen waiting for a decent kit of Brummbr for years and when they came, got twat Tam now gven the choice between Cyberhobby and Tristar. Both manufacturers make the early version ofthis unusual panzer. opt to build the Cyberhobby ‘it because think i is less complicated than the Tristar one. Because I really looked forward to this ‘at, immediately make the decision to give itll the bells and whistles: ModelKasten tracks, Griffon and Aber photo etch sets and T even convinced my loal hobby shop owner to sell me this kt ona day closed! [ hope you now understand how much I wanted this it Building the interior Because the real vehicle was nose heay, 1 decide that wil ower the front ofthe model. [have when it rans it pours, as they sa, andi certainly tru in this case. ve (oe to adapt the lower hui parts fist before I an start argthing else. This has to be dane very accurately to ensure that the fenders wll be attached at the right spot and thatthe Interior wil Bit in. Te hull parts are pre- pared for assembly ada torch ct effect is gven to ‘them where needed. Tiss done using the sharp side of a triangular fle Cyberhobby supplies a wel etal gun barrel and breechblock to whieh some bolts are added with a punch and die, Before can start with the interior I have to detail the inside and outside of fighting compartment by adding weld ‘seams ard east texture on the steel plates, Weld ‘Seams are added with stretched sprue, Sections of sprue are added and wien dry they are softened by applying Humbrol cement. When the plastic is soft enough the weld. seam is sculpted with a sharp, pointe nif. The next step is applying cast texture on the metal plates. Combining two techniques accom: plishes this. In the frst technique Humbrol gue is applied onthe plates to achieve the cast finish. The Humbrol give is allowed to dry fora few seconds and softens the upper layer of plastic. then use a sit brush and make tapping movements onthe softened paste plate, I is important todo this in small area ‘atone time to control the progress. It can be repeat ed if the frst result is not satisfactory. When the1. The area marked in Back nods to be remoced To rma the cast on sir, some carl sanding i rue. & Some pars need adsting for ‘tr In ease wae Ererroe is, The sharp ond of amp lures used ote ator eat ee fo he appropriate pace. 5,8. The ‘Brana qun bit straight rom the bs sel detailed. 7. The gun and its cariage are dry fin the lowe ull. & The stretched ‘pre technique ve trad wed sean the aie. 9. To vat hoary ues thoroughly dy, the area i sanded gently and itis at this point that the cast meta effect will appear However, itis important not to overdo this elfect. To finish this proces, a motor tol with den- tal burr is gently hit on the plastic to cause very small gouges inthe plastic. Aer Iam satisfied with the texture, [use a fine rylon brush in the motor ‘ool to remove any small particles from the vehicle. With the hull parts ready it's time to move on to the interior, which wil be almost completely made of photoetch. Unfortunately 1 soon realize that the Grifon interior set isnot a complete interior, but nothing more than a View through the hate set All the major pars are there, but the significant details are missing, My intial rection i to sratchbuild the rissing parts from plastic card, but I soon find out that there's not much documentation available to build a decent interior of the Stummparzer. 1 am forced to use the Gio et in spite fs deficiencies and make the bes out of it. The easiest thing todo is to instal the antskd loo, which i just ged tothe ‘it part. After this it gets serious, so it’ time to take (ut the soldering ron. Many small boxes and amma nition holders are tobe made and to make sure they do no fll apart, Ihave to solder them together. This ‘method resis in much sturdier parts than when sing super gv. The interior set provides two big ammunition holders that are made of 77 small parts each! They are cleat visible through the hatches. I need a lo of measuring to gta good result and take ny time It isbest to measure abt to often and then tof afterwards that a part doesnot it and have to star all over again. When ll boxes and bits ar sl- ered together, is time to test ft them tothe iner- or Again, patience i rewarded. ‘The Brummbi isan artillery vehicle so it has several radio sets on board, four to be exact. All these radios are made from very thin pats and the worst thing happens. I damage one radio beyond esrepat ut luckily fiend has a spare plastic radio that he sends me. I adda few detalls to the plastic ‘aio and headphone is taken from an Aber set. ‘The parts used for the headset are extremely thin, ‘but make the headphone look very eat. With all the parts glued in place itis ready to get some paint ‘onto the interior. Prior to airbrushing the interior all parts are ‘washed with soap and water. This is done to remove all the drt and grease and make the paint better stick tothe photoetch pars. The interior i painted of white, This is a mixture of Humbrol 34, Matt White with afew drops of Humbrol 94, Brown rd (a cheary eile Yellow. Where possible a support frame Is made for ‘ach part to enable beter handling and not destroy ‘the pain, Its also handy for weathering work afer wards. After the paint is on all the parts are lad aside fra least a week tole the paint harden. Weathering and finishing the interior ‘The frst step In fnishing the interior isa wash ‘ot burnt umber forthe whole interior. Burnt umber ‘oll paint is diluted with white spirit and applied with ‘at brush on the entire interior to give It an overall layer of it. The purpose of this isto create an inte Hor that has some depth To get even more variation {forthe photos witht. 2 Been the underside of the ron i deed ets parts ‘rom Erin's phatowch se 2% The phototh radio sts from Grifon are wel ‘otto Brctar the para aro ing hey ae gue oer wi damaged ratio ts rplced bye plastic ne thant oa fend. 2 The erin ar trae th Humbrol mat whe to uhich a drop of ron yl i aed, 24 Sathorn in prog. The diene betwen he entre and nan-teatheed parts 22.4 in the interior, Humbrol 88, Matt Black is mbued with Humbrol 172, Brown Bess to simulate serateh- es and chipped paint. I apply them only to those spots that are frequently used by the crew, such as where they get in and out ofthe vehicle. ‘The final step in bringing some variation and realism inthe interiors to simulate the spots where the pain is completely wor off. siverPrismacolor pencil is used for this purpose [keep it sharp 0 ‘an work accurately with i. The radios are painted with several grey-color pants from the. Humbrol ange and are given a raw umber wash afterwards Small hoes are drilled in them to receve the 2 mmMOLY VLOLNOS ° £25. The aifirence between a weathered and nowweathered wage bas. 26. The ‘ingen ar ried ont oad more deta othe met. Then sail improvements add ‘lot of ream. 27. One of he er fenders ie replaced ith «photosch one bee {tie thnner and as mare etnie 28 The rar esa deta wth part fom the ‘rion set 2. Bots re aed Yo the phtoctch parts for further inproerent. 30 ‘The esha ax supped the It. 34, The eat eri out ond the exh wp ‘port rackets remeted. 32 To oer the frat of the ec, the rear Bogs ar fist. ‘sled ln the appropriate place, 32. The locaton pons of he fran! bote ase le rrmored beans ey dont malch 344 comple bogie early cont ‘ral prts. 35 Toler theron end ofthe eh the fet bogie hue bout eo !minters higher than normal. Therefore, the location pin re removed an at of (dy tng done Tmake sure to measure and dry to acd mistakes, 38 One the ‘open ae place, al the whet are mounted to check tar eontact withthe round, hake the tine now to make ang corrections in height othe bogies. copper wie, which are gued with super gue. These ‘wires are painted with Valles 814, Cadmium Red and the headset is painted with Humbrol 33, Matt Black. All the interior parts are now weathered so the time has come to bring in the selected acces sories, A few maps, some ammunition, an empty shell a pair of binoculars, anda small ammunition Dox are added as. finishing touch, Building the exterior Building the exterior almost goes completely according to plan. The first thing to do is to mount the fenders. At first glance, the Griff fenders appear to ft OK, but they do not. Biter the fenders are too long, or the engine deck is too short Shortening the fenders is not an option because then they don fit wel enough to the rear plate of the vehicle. The only option is to lengthen the engine deck by 5 mm. This is done with Evergreen plastic stip. The fenders are mounted and now ‘etalling the exterior can stat. Photoeteh metal fenders have an advantage ver plastic ones, as they are thinner and sturdier. Aer checking several pic tures on the Internet, With the ado par of weez- ers and a pair of pliers, I decide to gve the front fenders rather heavy damage. Some small parts are [eft offto make it even more attractive, On the back, 1 just leave of the right fender. The exhaust sup- ports are replaced with photoetch replacement parts and the exhaust itself Is drilled out. Dents ‘were added with around fle to simulate abit ofbat- tle damage. This isa subtle detail, but such small touches add lot of realism to a model and don't requir alt of time. The res of the model is built according to plan, except that all the tol holders are replaced by Aber photoetch ones because of thelr superior detail, —— or‘37, With a sharp ke; Ieut ut pees ofthe test simulate bt damage. ‘38 Modeltasten tracks remain movable when ued correct and el alt of haracter tothe model Thee morabie tracks ge he right tk sagt he Branmbir ‘Jo tral and evr need to dtermine how mang acs links ae nee. 48, ‘51 Ghar ups of the damaged fonder. 42 Only the entena mou I used, the ‘The lowor hull The Brummbat’s suspension isa heavy task to accomplish. The original Panzer TV chassis was not designed for so much weight and the first Brummbar sank through its front wheels. To create the ilusion of an overstresed front chassis, some changes are made tothe Kt suspension and lower hl. The suspension consists of four subassemblies on both sides and I need to place both front ones about two millimeters higher than the normal posi- tion. start with removing the location pins forthe front bogies. The two rear boges are then glued tcconding to the instructions and when dry the other four bogies are glued onthe corect postions ——e forthe mode ‘on the lower hull. As soon a possible Install al the road wheels to ensure the all contact the ground and make ary needed corrections. As I stated, you ‘ean never check such things enough. These are ‘changes that will make a lot of diflerence in the overall appearance of the model, To simulate use onthe rad wheels, the rubber tires are gouged with a sharp knife and small por tions are removed. One of the road wheels has even the complete rubber tite missing. This is easy because tis type of whee! is included in the ki Although Cyberhobby includes individual track links inthe kit these are not used beeause they do ‘not remain movable after assembly. opted for ast ‘remainder ia modified. 42. The ip ofthe hatch is removed because of ts hicks. ‘2a Tis replaced wih photocteh part. 86 The jack handle are sold and are ‘moved 46. The handles ar replaced with 0.2mm copper wre. 47. The model ready {opine 48 Humbrol brown yellow with af drops of er is sed asa basecoat ModelKasten tracks, These tracks remain flexible after assembly, which results in a realistic track sag ‘when mounted onthe vehicle. tis important to dry fit the tracks to determine ithere are enough links to achieve a realistic track sag. Another trick to get the right track tensions to leave the axle ofthe idler ‘wheel movable. The track tension can be afjusted and when it's corect, it ean be glued. There are a few spare track links in the ModelKasten set and they are used as spare tracks on the vehicle. The ‘model is now rea to paint, but I thoroughly cheek itfor mistakes. Afterwards all the dust, dt, fer Prints and small particles are removed to make sure itis clean before the painting can begin.Storm 48, The firs sep terete contrat onthe model is to at of Humbrol mat white {othe base coat and spray thal mastare nthe centro el he surfaces. 80. feat {CD ited to apply the camouflage. Humbrol army green is chosen forth. The The tracks reer bese coat from ‘amit dark earth mised with Humbrol mat ack. 5 To rat een more contrat ‘the model is drybrached. 82 The model's oa, airbrushed but no yet weathered, 5% leat CHB thet errash forts jo, Thereof again ut nove a cuining al he smal parts witha star of rol Time to paint "The Brummbit receives a baseeoat of Humbrol 4, Brown Yellow, whic is applied with a Badger 30 airbrush. always mix some Humbrol 35, Satin Gloss with my paint to achieve a satin finish. By doing this I get a smoother surface and a very soft sin finish, To bring some contrast othe base color Tadd few drops of Humbrol 34, Matt White tothe mix and this Is also applied with an airbrush Because this has tobe done very precisely, [se my Iwata CMB, which i the perfect too fr the jb. Adding contrast with an airbrush means ¥ have to avoid all the raised area and items on your vehicle, Humbrol 102, Army Green is used for the eamo stripes on the Brummba. The tracks receve a coat fof Humbrol 20, Dark Earth and Humbrol 33, Matt Black. The model and tacks are now set aside fora few weeks to ensure everthing Is completely dry before commencing the weathering process. Finally, [come to my favorite part of model building, the weathering process. To create more contrast to the mode, {start by outlining all the ‘etal. This i done witha very small brush and a