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Alpine Miniatures October Releases

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New October 1/35th and 1/16th WWII Russian and German figure releases from Alpine Miniatures.     35127: 1/35th WWII Russian Scout #1 Sculpted by Alexander Zelenkov / Boxart Painted by Calvin Tan  35128: 1/35th WWII Russian Scout #2 Sculpted by … Continue reading →

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August Releases from Alpine

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New 1/35th figures covering Italian and German forces in North Africa released by Alpine Miniatures.   Italian AFV Officer: #35123Sculpted by Taesung Harmms / Boxart Painted by Man-Jin Kim   Italian AFV Crew Set (2 Figures): #35124Sculpted by Taesung Harmms … Continue reading →

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Pilot Flew Goering to Captivity

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Associated Press has published an interview with Mayhew “Bo” Foster, the U.S. pilot who flew Nazi leader Hermann Goering to the 7th Army’s headquarters for interrogation in a Piper artillery spotter plane: Pilot Recalls Nazi Leader’s Capture. It was May … Continue reading →

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B-17 “Chuckie” Moves to Military Aviation Museum

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The B-17 Flying Fortress “Chuckie” is moving from the Vintage Flying Museum in Fort Worth, Texas to the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The B-17 “Chuckie” was used for cropdusting until 1979. Owned by Chuckie Hospers, the B-17 … Continue reading →

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New Book: Panzer III in North Africa

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

  New book release from Oliver Publishing. Battleline I: Workhorse—The Panzer III in North Africa by Claude Gillono Over 50 black-and-white photographs and 5 pages of full color illustrations. Part of the Firefly Collection.    

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New Master Box Figures

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New 1/35th figure kits from the Ukranian company Master Box.

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New WWII Dragon Kits

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Three new WWII model kit announcements from Dragon for release in December 2010: 1/35th Gebirgspioniere, Metaxas Line 1941 (4 Figures Set) — DRA6538 1/35th M4 (105) Howitzer Tank — DRA6548 1/350th U.S.S. Chevalier DD-805, 1945, Gearing Class Destroyer — DRA1046 … Continue reading →

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Tommy Macpherson

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Daily Mail tells the fascinating story of British war hero Tommy Macpherson in “The hero in a kilt who tackled a Panzer division on his own! (and then accepted the surrender of 23,000 German soldiers)“.

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NY Divers Discover Lost WWII-era Shells from USS Bennington

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Divers in New York have found over 1,500 live naval ammunition shells in the waters under the Verrazano Bridge in New York. The WWII-era copper shells are believed to have fallen overboard during an accident offloading ammunition from the aircraft … Continue reading →

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7.62 cm Pak 36(r) — New Bronco Kit

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Bronco Models has announced a new 1/35th scale kit of the German 7.62 cm Pak 36(r) antitank gun which was based on modified Russian guns captured in large quantities by the Germans. CB35056 1/35 German 7.62 cm Pak 36(r) Anti-tank … Continue reading →

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