J’s Work has released three airbrush camouflage scheme stencils for the Jagdpanzer IV:
Introduction to the Consolidated B-32 Dominator heavy bomber from the training manual: Airplane Commander Training Manual for the B-32 Dominator, AAF Manual 51-126-7, Headquarters Army Air Forces, 1945.
The B-32’s Past
The history of your B-32 Dominator starts in 1940, when the Army accepted Boeing, Martin and Consolidated Vultee designs for VHB aircraft. Martin designs were not completed, but the end results of those Boeing and Convair plans are the present B-29 and B-32 airplanes. Between the first 32 design and the airplane you’re flying today, however, is a long succession of changes.
The originally planned XB-32 was an airplane with several similarities to the present Superfortress. It had pressurization and remotely controlled turrets. It also had a double tail, wing guns and cannon, and other features which it doesn’t have today. The Army decided not to put all its eggs in one basket, but to have at first only one airplane with the new features of the 29, and to duplicate its purpose in another model of more conventional design.
New 1/48th-scale aircraft announcement from ICM Models: Kit No. 48181—1:48 C-45F/UC-45F, WWII USAAF Passenger Aircraft.
New announcement of a WWII-era 1/35th-scale model kit in process from MiniArt: No. 35174: U.S. TRACTOR D7 w/ TOWING WINCH D7N.
According to MiniArt, features of the kit contains 615 parts and will include fully-detailed engine compartment and chassis; 7 PE parts; 4 clear parts; decals; full-color instruction; and workable track links.
New 1/10th-scale resin bust from Young Miniatures: 101st Airborne Division WWII – Currahee [SL003]. Figure designed by Young B. Song and painted by Kirill Kanaev. The kit release celebrates the 10th anniversary of Young Miniatures.
Dragon Models is releasing a new 1/35th-scale kit in their ’39-’45 Series depicting Michael Wittmann’s Tiger: Item 6730 – Tiger 1 Early Production Pz.Kpfw.VI, Ausf. E Wittmann’s Command Tiger. Dragon’s brand new is designed to represent Wittmann’s famous “S04” Tiger on the Eastern Front with 88 kill markings painted on the 88mm gun barrel.
New resin, 75mm scale, figure announcement from A C Models in New Zealand: No. ACM75017-USAAF Pilot, 15th FG, Iwo Jima.
Three new resin figures from ToRo Model covering Polish Marines, Infantry, and Cavalry in 1939: No. 35F65: Polish Cavalryman, September 1939; No. 35F66: Polish Infantryman, September 1939; and No. 35F67: Polish Marine, September 1939. All figures are resin with decals for Polish markings and insignia.
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New WWII figures announcement from MiniArt in 1/35th-scale: No. 35161: U.S. OFFICERS. The kit contains five figures of U.S. officers in a variety of WWII uniforms.
A new “paper panzer” kit from Dragon Models depicts the Panther Ausf. F version armed with the long 7.5cm KwK L/100 gun in the Schmalturm turret: Sd.Kfz. 171 Panther Ausf. F w/ 7.5cm KwK42 L/100.
Erkennungsmarke (German Dog Tag)
From Handbook on German Army Identification, U.S. Milit...
Italian Navy Uniforms and Insignia
Italian Navy Uniforms and Insignia:
CON...
Valentine Tank Illustrations
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Japanese Type 1 Ho-Ki Armored Personnel Carrier
The Japanese produced a limited number of the innovativ...
Early-War Uniform
A private photograph from 1942 showing details of the e...
89th Infantry Division in Germany
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Bendix Chin Turret
Bendix manual on the Operation and Maintenance of the B...
German 105-mm Howitzer
Three views of the German 105-mm howitzer (10.5 cm leFH...
How’s Your Sherman, Herman?
M4 Sherman Tank modification and upgrades from Army Mot...
