Monthly Archives: December 2010

Destroyed Panther in Normandy

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Here is an interesting photo of a destroyed Panther in Normandy that was recently posted on Flickr. • Panther Side View • Panther Rear View According to the website, the German Panther tank was destroyed near Val-de-Breuil on August 16-17, … Continue reading →

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Organization of the Army

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Two illustrations showing the organization of the U.S. Army from The Ordnance Soldier’s Guide, 3rd Edition, Ordnance Replacement Training Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground:

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Jacques Littlefield Collection (MVTF)

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Military Vehicle Technology Foundation (MVTF), founded by Jacques Littlefield, is a large collection of tanks and military vehicles housed in Portola Valley, California. MVTF was established in 1998 to establish and preserve a collection of vehicles to serve the … Continue reading →

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New Softskins from Plusmodel

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Two recent softskin releases from Czech company plusmodel.   Praga RV plusmodel No. 342. 1/35th complete kit containing 146 resin parts, photoetched sheet and decals for three versions.       Steyr 640 plusmodel No. 278. 1/35th complete kit containing … Continue reading →

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Special Hobby Me 163A with Scheuch-Schlepper

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Special Hobby has released a 1/72nd Messerschmitt Me 163A with Scheuch-Schlepper tractor. Three decal options are included: Me 163A V-4 KE + SW at Peenemünde; Me 163A V-7 CD + IL at Peenemünde; Me 163A V-10 CD + IO of JG 400.  

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Villers-Bocage after the Battle

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

This wartime film shows black-and-white video of Villers-Bocage after the town’s capture by British troops in August 1944. British engineers search for mines around the wreckage of Tigers and Panzer IVs lost by the Germans in Villers-Bocage. In June 1944, … Continue reading →

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Wartime Kent

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Wartime Kent is a small, but interesting, set of photographs on Flickr of Kent during WWII. The set includes several photographs showing damage from V-2 rockets in 1945.  

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New Military Modelcraft International Issues

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Two upcoming issues of Military Modelcraft International including the “Year of the Tiger” special collector’s edition.

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B-24 from Maxwell Field, Alabama

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A Consolidated B-24 Liberator from the four-engine pilot school of the Eastern Flying Training Command at Maxwell Field in Montgomery, Alabama (now designated Maxwell Air Force Base or Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base). The U.S. Army Air Forces established a specialized … Continue reading →

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New Mantis Miniatures Figures

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New 1/35th scale resin figure announcements from Mantis Miniatures. All figures sculpted by L. Borget and box art painted by A. Miniszewski.

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