Monthly Archives: November 2010

December Releases from Alpine Miniatures

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

December 2010 Figure Releases from Alpine Miniatures: 35111 1/35th Waffen SS Grenadier Late War #1 Sculpted by Taesung Harmms / Boxart Painted by Sang Eon Lee 35112 1/35th Waffen SS Grenadier Late War #2 Sculpted by Taesung Harmms / Boxart … Continue reading →

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Taisho German Motorcycle Riders

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Japanese company Taisho Modeling has released a resin 1/35th scale figure set for the Lionroar Zundapp motorcycle kit. YH35015WF: German Motorcycle Rider Set with Spare Heads (for Lionroar Zundapp KS750)  

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New Mid Tiger I

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New “Mid” Tiger I announced from Cyberhobby — full name: Pz.Kpfw. VI Ausf. E Tiger I MID Command Version January ’44 Production.    

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7.92-mm Maxim Light Machine Gun MG 08

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following report on the German Maxim light machine guns was published in Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   7.92-mm Maxim Light Machine Guns MG 08/15 and 08/18 … Continue reading →

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German Butterfly Bomb

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A warning about the dangers of the WWII German “Butterfly Bomb” (Sprengbombe Dickwandig 2 kg or SD2) from Booby Traps, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Department, Washington D.C., 1944. German “Butterfly Bomb” The “butterfly bomb” is the German’s favorite bomb against … Continue reading →

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Vehicle Paint Problems

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Vehicle paint problems from Army Motors, Vol. 6, No. 5, August 1945. Dear Half-Mast, We’ve had a lot of trouble with gasoline-soluble paint, used to paint the large service command insignia on administrative vehicles and the national symbol on tactical … Continue reading →

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Tail Warning Radar

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Summary of Tail Warning Radar AN/APS-13 from Radar Observers’ Bombardment Information File, July 1945. Tail Warning Radar AN/APS-13 Radio Set AN/APS-13 is a lightweight radar set which gives an airplane pilot, or any other aircrew member who can see or … Continue reading →

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Take the “HE” Out of Summer’s Heat

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“Take the ‘HE’ out of summer’s HEAT!” from Army Motors, Vol. 6, No. 3, June 1945. Hot weather can stop your vehicle just as dead as a burst of hot steel—it takes a bit longer, that’s all. Summer-wise GI’s will … Continue reading →

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XB-42 Experimental Bomber

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A report on the Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster experimental high-speed bomber from the Air Force magazine Impact, Vol. III, No. 8, Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Washington, D.C., August 1945. EXPERIMENTAL BOMBER XB-42 is First in 400-Mile-per-Hour … Continue reading →

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P-61 Black Widow Guns

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Northrop P-61 Black Widow Gunnery Equipment from P-61 Pilot’s Flight Operating Instructions:  

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