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1/16th-Scale Renault FT Char

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Takom has announced a new 1/16th-scale plastic model covering French Renault light tank: #1002 – 1/16 French Light Tank Renault FT Char Mitrailleur with Girod Turret. Announced kit features include complete interior; movable wheels and tracks; photoetch; metal tow-chain; resin … Continue reading →

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Dragon 1/35th Hummel-Wespe

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New from Dragon Models: Item No. 6535 – Sd.Kfz. 165 Hummel-Wespe depicting a Hummel armed with the smaller 10.5cm howitzer.

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Wehrmacht Officers from Mantis Miniatures

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New Wehrmacht figures have been announced by Mantis Miniatures in 1/35th-scale: 35070 – Wehrmacht Officers. The figures are sculpted by Nino Pizzichemi and painted by: Man Jin Kim. Listed price is 22€. The figures are also available individually as 35068 … Continue reading →

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German NCO by Ares Mythologic

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Ares Mythologic has released a new WWII 75mm-scale, white metal and resin figure: AVAR-G27: German NCO 1944. Sculpted by: Oriol Quin. Box art: Jaume Ortiz. List price is 50€.

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Dragon Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. M

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A new 1/72nd-scale plastic kit announcement from Dragon Models: No. 7323 – Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf.M w/ Schürzen. This late Panzer III is armed with the 5cm KwK39 L/60 main gun.

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Voyager Photoetch for E-50 Flakpanzer

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Voyager Model has announced a new photoetch set for Trumpeter’s E-50 Flakpanzer: PE35506 – WWII German E-50 Flakpanzer (For TRUMPETER 01537).

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2nd Armored Div. Resin Bust

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

  New 1/10th-scale resin bust from Young Miniatures: YM1852 – Hell on Wheels, 2nd Armored Division, WWII. Master by Young B. Song. Painted by Jin Kim.  

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Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien / Ki-100 Book

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

  A new Kagero book release for November 2014 has been announced by Kagero Publishing: Monographs No. 58: Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien/Ki-100 by Leszek A. Wieliczko. The book contains 116 pages, 18 painting schemes, 105 archive photos, 19 pages A4 sheet of … Continue reading →

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A-26 Upper Turret Angles

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Diagram of the upper turret fire interruption angles for the A-26, from: Pilot’s Handbook for Army Models A-26B and A-26C Airplanes, AN 01-40AJ-1, August 1945, revised January 1946. This illustration shows the gunfire intercepting areas and the margins of interruption (approximately) and … Continue reading →

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Short-Field Takeoffs in the P-61

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instructions for short-field takeoffs in the P-61 Black Widow reproduced from: Pilot Training Manual for the Black Widow, P-61, Office of Assistant Chief of Air Staff Training, Headquarters AAF, Washington, D.C. SHORT-FIELD TAKEOFFS Suppose you are on a field pitted … Continue reading →

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