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Competition & Rules for Euro Militaire 2013

The model competition opens at 10:00 hrs on Saturday 21st September, and the entry fee for the competition remains at 2 for each model entered, payable to the Competition Room Registrar outside the competition room. This is located in the Channel Suite on the lower level. Juniors (up to 16-years of age next birthday) do not pay to enter the competition. Please be aware that there is no advance registration facility for competition models at Euro Militaire. Closing time for competition entries is 15:00 hrs on Saturday 21st September when the competition room closes for judging to take place. Models must remain in place for judging on the Saturday and up to the prize giving ceremony on Sunday 22nd September which starts at approximately 15:00 hrs.

unrelated single figures; a story must be told. The dimensions of the box are not to exceed 61 x 61 x 61cm (24 x 24 x 24) because of available display space. Class 11 PAINTED MILITARY BUST (Up to 1:4 scale) - for commercial military busts. Class 12 CONVERTED/ SCRATCHBUILT MILITARY BUST (Up to 1:4 scale). Class 13 MISCELLANEOUS MILITARY - for true military or paramilitary entries (figures, vignettes, dioramas, etc.,) not conforming to any of the previous classes. However, restrictions on base still apply see classes 8 and 9 above. Class 14 PAINTED SINGLE MILITARY VEHICLE - for a single, commercially produced military vehicle model built from a kit, up to 1:16 scale. This is a painting class. The basic mark or type of model in the kit must not be changed. Embellishment, improvements and detailing with home produced or commercially available accessories, and figures are permitted, but if present will be assessed according to the criteria for this class. Converted or scratchbuilt models may not be entered in this class. Class 15 CONVERTED/ SCRATCHBUILT MILITARY VEHICLE - (Fully finished and PAINTED) Class 16 CONVERTED/ SCRATCHBUILT MILITARY VEHICLE - (Fully finished but UNPAINTED) Both 15 and 16 are for single converted kit or scratchbuilt models only and made from any material, up to and including 1:16 scale. (The judges will not take any related figures or base embellishments into account.) Class 17 MILITARY VEHICLE DIORAMA - for military vehicle kits, converted, or scratchbuilt models up to 1:32 scale in a diorama setting on a scenic base with four or more figures. Additional animals may be included. Base dimensions NOT to exceed 61 x 61cm (24 x 24) because of available table display space. Class 18 MILITARY VEHICLE VIGNETTE - for military vehicle kits, converted or scratchbuilt models up to 1:32 scale on a scenic base with up to three figures. Additional animals may be included. Base dimensions NOT to exceed 25 x 25cm (10 x 10).

Class 19 PAINTED SINGLE FLAT FIGURE - for a painted traditional flat figure (zinnfigur) of any scale, cast in metal alloy from a master engraved in slate. Class 20 PAINTED SINGLE BAS RELIEF FIGURE - for a figure derived from an engraved mould or sculptured master and cast in any material. Both 19 and 20 are for a single engraved and cast figure, with or without a mount, presented on an unadorned base, in a frame or mounted on a plain backdrop. These classes exclude multiple figures on a common casting. Class 21 PAINTED FLAT FIGURE GROUP - for a group of two or more painted traditional flat figures (zinnfiguren) of any scale, cast in metal alloy from a master engraved in slate. Class 22 PAINTED BAS RELIEF FIGURE GROUP - for a group of two or more figures derived from an engraved mould or sculptured master and cast in any material. Both 21 and 22 are for groups of engraved and cast figures, with or without a mount, presented on an unadorned base, in a frame or mounted on a plain backdrop. THESE CLASSES INCLUDE MULTIPLE FIGURES ON A COMMON CASTING, but not presented on a base or in a boxed diorama (i.e. free standing) as to which see Class 23. Class 23 FLAT/BAS RELIEF FIGURE DIORAMA - for groups of four or more engraved and cast flat figures or moulded and cast bas-relief figures of any scale. Must be presented on a scenic base or as a boxed diorama. Bases are limited to 61 x 61 x 61cm (24 x 24 x 24). Class 24 PAINTED SINGLE CIVILIAN - for a single foot or mounted figure. A figure may have more than one related animal. Full figures are limited to a maximum of 120mm. Commercial civilian busts are acceptable in this class and may exceed 120mm/1:16 scale. Girlie, risqu, horror and military subjects are NOT eligible and will be disqualified if entered. Class 25 CONVERTED SCRATCHBUILT SINGLE CIVILIAN - for a converted/ scratchbuilt single foot or mounted figure. A figure may have more than one related animal. Full figures are limited to 120mm. Converted/scratchbuilt civilian busts are acceptable

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Briefing
Amerang to trade again
Many readers are already aware that Amerang and ModelZone recently went into administration. Nick Moss, Managing Director of Ripmax, recently announced that his Company - UMC Ltd (the owners of Ripmax) - had purchased Amerang on Monday 15th July. He said that although a considerable amount of work is still to be done and certain rationalisation is required, Amerang will begin trading again very shortly. Amerangs stock is being consolidated centrally to Ripmaxs extensive Enfield warehouses where trade customer despatches will be made. The long term plan is to merge the two companies and operate from Ripmaxs Enfield HQ, while retaining an Amerang sales office in Sussex. This is a very exciting development for Ripmax as it will enable the company to move into new areas of the market and build on Amerangs strength in diecast, licensed film, TV and comic collectables plus plastic kits as well as their impressive range of radio control items. Of course, Ripmax products will now be available to Amerang customers and Amerang products to Ripmax customers offering huge growth potential. Ripmax aim to minimise the inevitable disruption this change brings to ensure that your favourite Amerang products are still available from your local model, toy and comic book outlet.

in this class and may exceed 120mm/1:16 scale. Girlie, risqu, horror and military subjects are NOT eligible and will be disqualified if entered. Class 26 MISCELLANEOUS CIVILIAN - for multiple foot or mounted figures displayed as vignettes, dioramas and boxed dioramas on a scenic base, but base size restrictions apply. Credit will be given to scratchbuilt or converted figures included in the work. This Class may include models for which no other non-military Class exists e.g. wildlife, civilian vehicles. Girlie, risqu, horror and military subjects are NOT eligible and will be disqualified if entered. Class 27 PAINTED FANTASY - for single or multiple foot or mounted figures and creatures including vignettes, dioramas and boxed dioramas on a scenic base, but base size restrictions apply as in other Classes. A figure or creature may have more than one related animal, but scale is limited to 120mm because of available display space. ANATOMICAL ACCURACY AND REALISM ARE NOT REQUIREMENTS IN THIS CLASS. Class 28 CONVERTED/ SCRATCHBUILT FANTASY - for single or multiple foot or mounted figures and creatures including vignettes, dioramas and boxed dioramas on a scenic base, but base size restrictions apply as in other Classes. A figure or creature may have more than one related animal, but scale is limited to 120mm because of available display space. ANATOMICAL ACCURACY AND REALISM ARE NOT REQUIREMENTS IN THIS CLASS. Competitors are advised to submit evidence (sic) of the extent of conversion or scratchbuilding to gain maximum credit for their work.

Class 29 PAINTED FANTASY BUSTS - for commercial fantasy (any reasonable scale) ANATOMICAL ACCURACY AND REALISM ARE NOT REQUIREMENTS IN THIS CLASS. Class 30 CONVERTED/ SCRATCHBUILT FANTASY BUSTS - (any reasonable scale) ANATOMICAL ACCURACY AND REALISM ARE NOT REQUIREMENTS IN THIS CLASS. Competitors are advised to submit evidence (sic) of the extent of conversion or scratch building to gain maximum credit for their work. Class 31 FANTASY VEHICLES - for vehicles of all kinds, armoured or unarmoured, military or civilian. On a plain or a scenic base. The vehicle may be kit built or converted or scratchbuilt. Competitors are advised to submit evidence (sic) of the extent of conversion or scratchbuilding to gain maximum credit for their work. The vehicle does not need to be manned by a crew or be accompanied by figures or creatures but if included their quality will be taken into account. Base dimensions NOT to exceed 61 x 61cm (24 x 24) because of available table display space. Class 32 JUNIOR DISPLAY MODELS - for modellers up to and including 16-years of age on their last birthday.

Definitions
Painted - In the Class title means it is a painting class. Improvements, conversions and scratchbuilt work are allowed, but WILL NOT be taken into account. Converted - means work carried out to change a commercially available product so substantially that it is different in concept to the original. In figure classes

the term includes the use of commercial heads, body parts and accessories (a composite figure) provided the majority of the work apparent in the finished piece is still that of the competitor and is not a kit. A vehicle model is deemed converted if a significant portion of it has been rebuilt to change it to another type, mark, version, etc., or if extensive corrections have been made using plastic, photo-etched brass, resin or white metal parts to replace kit parts. Scratchbuilt - Original work that has every part created by the competitor. Particular credit will be given by the judges to the extent and difficulty of scratchbuilding and conversion work. Evidence - in ALL SCRATCHBUILT AND CONVERTED CLASSES the competitor is urged to demonstrate work content by submitting legible notes (in English) and/or photos, to ensure that the extent of conversion or scratchbuilding is taken into account. Mounted - Includes a related rider standing with his mount. Mount includes any animal normally ridden by a soldier/ warrior, e.g. horse, camel, elephant, mule, etc. Military Vehicles - Includes Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFVs), soft skinned military vehicles and artillery. Military - The armed forces and auxiliary formations of any country or period, including tribal warriors, Native Americans, Samurai, etc. Civilian - The non-military peoples of any country or period. Despite bearing arms civilians includes, pirates, western gunfighters/cowboys, police, gladiators, etc. Civilian figures are allowed in: All Flat and Bas Relief Classes.

Classes 24, 25 & 26. Fantasy Classes Military Vignettes and Dioramas - provided they are accessories or incidental to the principal military content of the piece. Figure - A complete human military figure (except where busts or where civilian or fantasy figures and creatures are specified or allowed) with or without associated animal. Bust - A sculpture of the upper part of the body, including head, neck, and shoulders. Flat/Bas Relief - A casting in low relief derived from an engraved mould or sculptured master, specifically EXCLUDING work on a plain or wholly flat ground e.g. art paintings and miniatures for which there is no Class at Euro Militaire.

Conditions
Models entered in Competition must remain on show until 3pm on Sunday. The sponsors of Euro Militaire reserve the right to photograph any model entered in the Competition (or placed on exhibition) with a view to publication or appearance in promotional literature. The organizers reserve the right to withdraw or disqualify any entry if they consider it to be in any respect offensive or in bad taste and to withdraw any Class, which in their judgment is undersubscribed. Postal entries cannot and will not be accepted under any circumstances. All entries must be owned by and be the work of the competing artist(s). The registration of each entry must be in the true name of the competing artist. If more than one artist, the true names of all of the artists must be given. Entries may be made by proxy provided such entries are accompanied by a note of authorisation signed and dated by the absent competing artist(s). Proxy entries not accompanied by such authorisation will be disqualified. Proxy Notes Must Be Delivered To The Chief Judge Before Judging Commences. Collectors may not enter the competition, but pieces from their collections are welcome MM for exhibition.

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Adam Kullers build of the Mirror Models Otter Armoured Car Mk.I.

ABOVE: German uniform reference at this years War & Peace Revival show.

The AK-74 with bayonet close-up photo reference for modellers.

Tony Dills excellent build of Italeris 1:48 scale A-20B/Boston III kit

Sean Emmotts Heinkel He 219 Uhu built from the 1:32 scale Revell kit.

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ith the sunshine and warm temperatures of what might turn out to be the best summer we have had here in the UK for some years, there is of course lots more to attract our attention. The shows such as Duxford, Tankfest, and the War & Peace Revival have all passed now but the memories

of them, the new references we have gathered and no doubt a few more kits to add to the stash, we have to accept that the days are getting shorter once more and thoughts begin to turn to what projects to do next. On our website we maintain a popular forum, where lots of modellers share tips and advice,

and we all learn new ways of trying things. With regular members from all around the world there are a great variety of interests to encourage each other, in a friendly and supportive environment. We are coming to the close of our Bomber Command Group Build, and when you read this we will be into a new one, on Panzer

IV chassis-based AFVs. So theres a lot to choose from - gun tanks, SPs, Panzerjger, Flakpanzer etc. and in any scale if its on a Panzer IV chassis, do come and join in. As usual we post news of new kit announcements when they come through, along with book and kit reviews. Dont forget we continue to gradually build on some helpful references with articles on museums you might like to visit and with photos of re-enactors seen at the summer shows, some full colour references for figure painters, with uniforms and equipment showing it being worn, and where of course it is adjusted to be comfortable to wear. MM

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A Riichly Detailed Carrier!

(Part 2 continued from MM Vol.43 No.8) Mark Bannerman converts the Riich Models Universal Carrier Mk.I into an armoured roof version.
ABOVE: Photoshopped image of the Riich Models Universal Carrier with an armoured roof.

BELOW: Universal Carriers of the 1st Royal Gloucestershire Hussars on exercise near Guildford, 23rd July 1940. (Photo source unknown)

n the last instalment I provided construction notes for the Riich Models 1:35 scale Universal Carrier Mk.I and made some suggestions on how to facilitate the task of building a relatively comprehensive model and identified a few issues with the instructions. In this part, I will take the model from fully assembled as supplied in the Riich offering through to a conversion and paint

process for a unique Universal Carrier Mk.I with an armoured roof. At the end of part one the kit was fully assembled, but I had purposely left several details off which would be far easier to paint after the model had been basecoated. Some of the details that I left off of the model were the radio, machine guns, rifle and some stowage for the rear of the model and the steering wheel and shaft.

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On parade somewhere in England. Note that there is only one front headlight. (Photo source unknown) BELOW: The Riich model completed with only a few details purposely omitted for the painting process.

The conversion to a UKbased armoured roofed Universal Gun Carrier Mk.I was not a difficult one as the armoured roof was constructed entirely off the model. The roof conversion is an offering from International Model Asia and, while it is a complete offering, I only used the side resin supporting brackets that were included with the conversion. The roof was scratchbuilt using Evergreen sheet styrene and also used Evergreen H rods for the supporting rails inside the armoured roof. Although the roof is provided in the IMA conversion in the form of a plexi-plastic part, it was designed for a vehicle that was slightly larger and

ABOVE: The Riich Bren gun comes with the barrel already pre-drilled. Copper wire was used for the headlight cables.

ABOVE: There is not much in the way of etched-metal detail parts to be added. LEFT: Rear view of the Carrier. The etched strip along the side has holes to accommodate full-length trackguards (not included in the Riich offering).

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RIGHT: The armoured roof was constructed entirely off of the model and was fashioned from Evergreen sheet styrene and H rods for the supporting rails. BELOW: I used .15 sheet styrene and number 217 H rods from Evergreen for this project along with Tamiya Extra Thin Cement. This cement type was new to me and I really liked it.

wider most likely Tamiyas Universal Carrier Mk.II (shown in this years Tamiya catalogue as item 35249 with five figures, Ed). It was a question of studying wartime photos of the armoured roof and then measuring out the three panels that make up the armoured roof. Much of it was trial and error cutting rectangular-shaped panels and dry-fitting it until the scale and fit was correct. I used .15 sheet styrene and number 217 H rods from Evergreen for this project. I also used spare rivets from another model and glued these along the supporting bracket inside of the armoured roof. The middle and outer supporting brackets would not be glued into place until the basecoat and interior were completely painted.

The roof constructed; it was dry-fitted many times to the Carrier to ensure a good fit.

The middle supporting bracket is part of the IMA resin conversion kit and was glued with 5-minute epoxy to ensure a good strong bond.

I glued spare rivets from another model along the inside supporting brackets. The interior of the roof was reinforced with Evergreen strips and Tamiya cement.

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Painting
The model and roof were first submerged in warm water with dish detergent to give it a good clean. I then placed the model on a towel to let it dry out and used a hairdryer to ensure it was completely dry before I moved on with the primer. I then applied two light coats of Tamiya White Primer to the Carrier and the roof and allowed this to dry for about an hour. For the basecoat, I applied the standard Khaki Green G3 army colour which was applied to many Commonwealth armoured vehicles in 1941. I had read about some new acrylic paints by DOA on the website and decided to order some of these through TrackPads. The paints I ordered were specifically for WW2 British armour colours 1936-1945. The paints have been formulated to match the actual colours and were researched by Mike Starmer. The paints come in plastic dropper style bottles and do not need to be thinned. I loaded my airbrush with Khaki Green G3 and sprayed the model in two coats, ensuring to get inside all of the nooks and crannies and up and around the tracks

This conversion was limited and no references suggest that this variant was ever used in combat. (Photo source unknown)

ABOVE LEFT: The bracket dry-fitted to the model with Blu-Tack. The model and roof were primed with two light coats of Tamiya White Primer. ABOVE RIGHT: Front view of the Carrier with roof temporarily affixed with Blu-Tack. BELOW: I allowed the primer to dry overnight. Primer may be dry to a touch after 4-minutes but it really needs at least 3 or 4-hours to completely dry.

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RIGHT: I applied the standard Khaki Green G3 army colour through my airbrush using acrylic paint by DOA.

making sure to cover all of the suspension areas. I was impressed at how well the paint flowed, coverage and opacity was excellent, and left little odour. The colour will dry to a lighter tone than when wet so do not be discouraged at the dark tone of the paint when it is first applied. With the model basecoated, I started in with the detailing on the suspension area. One of the lessons I did learn with painting tracks already attached to the model is that my efforts to brushpaint the tracks perfectly in an opaque black or grey colour usually resulted in a bit of a mess particularly overlapping onto the roadwheels. I have found a remedy that I think works well and will reduce the time and effort. I start by painting the rubber on the roadwheels but, instead of painting with an opaque colour, I thin down the paint with water. In this case I used Vallejo Black-Grey, mixed with 50% water, and I lightly touched the rubber tyre area with my brush and allowed the paint to flow by capillary action. Similar to a wash, the paint will find its way around the outer roadwheel rim forming a perfect contour. I then filled in any blank areas on the rubber with the thinned down paint by gently laying the brush down on the area and allowing the paint to adhere to the plastic.
ABOVE: The result of the DOA paint is a semi-gloss finish and a likeness to G3 which is quite accurate when compared to paint chips. RIGHT: The paint is quite thin and may need a few coats. I would not suggest thinning the paint any more than it already is.

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The tracks and suspension were also airbrushed to a relatively opaque finish.

LEFT: At this point in the process, a Russian Lend-Lease variant of the Carrier could be rendered. BELOW: The Carrier and roof fully basepainted.

Once the rubber areas on the roadwheels were completely dry, I moved onto the tracks. I used the same principle of not trying to apply an opaque application of paint to the tracks. Instead, I applied two washes of Lamp Black and one wash of Raw Sienna right on top of the Khaki Green basecoat on the tracks. The washes changed the overall tone value of the tracks and the tracks still appeared complementary to the rest of the vehicle. I allowed the washes to dry overnight. Next I started detailing the interior. The seats were painted in Vallejo Russian Army Uniform. The steering shaft and steering wheel were painted in Vallejo Gloss Black but not glued into place just yet. I always find it a challenge to wiggle a figure in a tight drivers spot without breaking details and the steering wheel is usually the reason why a figure will not fit. I painted up a Dragon Boys anti-tank rifle otherwise nicknamed the elephant gun in Vallejo Gloss Black and dry-brushed the barrel with Oily Steel X503 from the Xtracolor enamel paints range.

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ABOVE: Note the two-tone camouflage (G3/G4) and Boys anti-tank rifle. (Photo source unknown)

Some lovely decals are provided on the Riich decal sheet for the instrument panel. I applied these as I would for any other decal. The radio was painted using Humbrol enamels - the face should be painted in black although I opted to paint it in a dark grey. Knobs and buttons were painted in Humbrol Gloss Black 21 then the whole face of the radio was washed in Rembrandt Lamp Black oil paints. The radio was then dry-brushed lightly with Xtracolor Oily Steel X503. I added straps to all of the rifles using Tamiya Masking Tape, painted in Tamiya Khaki Drab XF-51 and dry-brushed with Humbrol Natural Wood 110. I found it easier to manipulate the tape into place with the rifles already glued in position. The shovels and pickaxes were painted in Humbrol Natural Wood 110 and then washed in Raw Umber oil paints. Metal parts were painted in Humbrol Matt Black 33 and dry-brushed with Xtracolor Oily Steel X503.

ABOVE:The trackguards were temporarily affixed so that the full suspension could be painted and weathered.

RIGHT: The secondary camouflage colour - Dark Green G4 - was applied by brush.

INSET: I masked off a triangle using Tamiya Masking Tape and airbrushed Tamiya Matt Black XF-1. The white triangle was added over the black from Archer Fine Transfers.

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Wartime photos of the Carrier with the armoured roof depict a two-tone camouflage scheme which would have been a base of Khaki Green G3 and camouflage of Dark Green G4. I had already applied the G3 so I opted to paint in the hard-edged camouflage pattern with DOAs Dark Green G4. However, the DOA paints turned out to be not so brush-friendly. It required several applications of the paint using a 00 brush to achieve a relatively opaque layer. But it was certainly easier to brush paint the G4 camouflage paint in several layers than it would have been to mask off such a small model and attempt to airbrush the camouflage.

Markings
There is very little in the way of reference material on the use of the armoured roof but I am aware that it was not a conversion that was produced in large quantities and Carriers with armoured roofs appear to have only served in the UK. Two different references suggest that such a Carrier was used by the 1 RGH Yeomanry Armoured Detachment. Although colours of markings from black and white wartime photos are difficult to decipher, David Fletcher suggests in his Osprey New Vanguard 110 The Bren Gun Carrier book that the AoS would have been a white number 51 in a green square. He also suggests that the white triangle on the right trackguard and side of the hull could represent X and Y Squadrons, 1st Gloucester Hussars. To depict the AoS, I masked out a square with Tamiya Masking Tape on the front left trackguard and airbrushed Tamiya Flat Green XF-5. The number 51 was added using Archer Fine Transfers. From photos, the white triangles appear to have superimposed on a darker colour - and a colour that appears darker than the G4. I chose to use black. For this, I masked off a triangle using tape and airbrushed Tamiya Flat Black XF-1 then added a white triangle from Archer Fine Transfer series. The WD numbers were added using Archer Fine Transfers.

ABOVE: After applying filters of Humbrol 76 Uniform Green and Ocher 83 and Winsor & Newton Raw Umber and Lamp Black oil paints for pin washes, I added pastels wet (mixed with Tamiya Thinners) along panels and joints mixed with 50/50 Testors enamel thinners.

The suspension was washed in various oil paints - Lamp Black and Raw Sienna.

The result once the washes had dried.

I added a light application of various earth colour pastels to the model. I was not intending to make this a heavily weathered vehicle so I kept the pastels and washes to a minimum.

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ABOVE: The authors finished 1:35 scale Universal Gun Carrier conversion is shown out on exercise somewhere in the English countryside courtesy of Photoshop. RIGHT: The authors completed model.

...more carefully placed scratches provided a slightly different worn appearance...

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Final details
With the markings in place, I attached the roof using Elmers regular white glue and applied a highly diluted mix of Tamiya Buff XF-57 mixed with 50% Tamiya Thinners. This was applied with an airbrush to the entire Carrier, the tracks and the roof. I followed this with a pinwash to the whole model using Rembrandt Sepia oil paint thinned down with Testors paint thinners. I added just a few scratches in various places using Humbrol Dark Grey 32. I applied a second light and highly diluted (with 60% Tamiya Thinners) application of Tamiya Buff XF-57 to the lower part of the Carrier. Two filters were applied using Humbrol Uniform Green 76 and Ocher 83 in two successions each mixed with 95% Testors Thinners and separately applied with the widest paintbrush to the entire model. This is a very quick process and once thoroughly dry, I applied a controlled wash using a mix of Raw Umber and Lamp Black oil paints from Winsor & Newton mixed with 50/50 Testors enamel thinners. This dark

wash helped enhance surface details such as partition lines, panels and rivets. A light airbrushing of Tamiya Flat Earth XF-52 heavily thinned down with Tamiya Thinners was applied to the lower half of the model. Once this was perfectly dry, a few more carefully placed scratches provided a slightly different worn appearance to the model. I was not looking to depict a highly worn and weathered vehicle so I kept the weathering to a minimum. To complete the weathering process I applied some pastels using the wet technique. This was done by first diluting a mix of brown and black pastels with Tamiya Thinners and applying the mixture along seams and panel lines. The last step was a light dusting of various earth colour pastels, primarily on the lower half of the model. The most success I have had with pastels is proceeding with small amounts at a time and working in small areas and sections. The pastels were applied with a soft round brush and placed in those areas that would typically have more dust and dirt accumulation.

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ABOVE: Photoshop image of the Riich model marked as a Canadian Carrier serving with the Loyal Edmonton Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Infantry Division, in Sicily 1943. LEFT: A wartime quality photo of the model courtesy of Photoshop.

A light airbrushing of Tamiya Thinners neat to the whole vehicle at 15dpis helps the pastels adhere to the surface of the vehicle.

Canadian Universal Carrier, Sicily 1943

Canada produced 857,970 military vehicles from 1st September 1939 to 1st September 1945 and included in this total was 28,992 Universal Carriers and 5,000 Windsor Carriers. To build a Canadian variant, all of the steps above were followed with the exception of adding the secondary G4 colour. Also, there are a few detail changes that would have to be made to the Riich offering to render a Canadian-made carrier (i.e. Canadian style headlights part E33). I used various decals from other models and Archer Fine Transfers to depict a Carrier belonging to the Loyal Edmonton Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Infantry Division, serving in Sicily. To weather this model, I did add several light washes of Rembrandt Sepia oils highly diluted in

Humbrol paint thinners and also added a heavy wash of Raw Umber from the Winton series of oil paints. To create a more dusted appearance, I applied dustcoloured MIG Pigments (dry) onto all of the panel lines and along joints. This was brushed in with a liner brush which is essentially a brush with long hairs and welltapered on the tip. With the pastels in place, the whole model was airbrushed with Tamiya Thinners to help the pastels adhere to the model.

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Conclusion
This is an outstanding offering from Riich. I cannot say enough about the quality and the level of detail that went into this model: no seams, quality moulding, crisp detailing, excellent fit, panels walls that are to scale, loads of optional details and a comprehensive engine. And the cost is very competitive. If you are not in a hurry to finish the model over a weekend, then this is a great little MM model to tackle.

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Tankfest 2013
Robin Buckland presents highlights from this years show held at the Tank Museum, Bovington.

ABOVE: This American M60A3 has been very nicely restored and is on display for us all to enjoy. BELOW: Tiger 131 was of course proud to be out on display once more.

y annual pilgrimage to Dorset for Tankfest was once again a great trip. I went down on the Saturday and it was very busy, and I suspect like many others the plan was to be a home on the Sunday for the Grand Prix at Silverstone. Looking at the numbers in the audience, with the viewing banks remaining full throughout the day, this year proved to be a popular event for the public to visit. Busier than last year was the impression I had. One of the first things I noticed, though still only in the building phase so not open to view, is the new Vehicle Conservation Centre. This huge new building will soon provide a new home for exhibits going through the conservation process, keeping many more under cover than leaving them outside to suffer at the hands of the elements until they can be tackled. Even once completed, they can remain under cover. Once up and running, it should also enable visitors to get a better view of the conservation process for armoured vehicles. On entry, it is hard to know which way to go first as there is so much to see. Trade stands occupy a good part of the showground and there are all sorts of things among them this year as there was clearly more as the show gains popularity and reputation and each year goes by. Modellers

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ABOVE: The inclusion of a T-34/85 with the Russian Living History team made a good photo opportunity.

ABOVE: A 25pdr behind this Monty lookalike made another ideal photo opportunity.

were well served with a number of traders offering interesting models and some equally good bargains in some cases as well. And no, I couldnt resist in a couple of cases, so yet more to add to the stash. Running around amongst us were the remote control tanks of Armortek. Not cheap by any means these large scale, metal remote control models, but my goodness they do look, and sound, very good indeed. To the right of the main entrance from the carparking field were the re-enactment camps. One or two groups, such as the Russians around a
Clear signage on the end of their latest building, the Vehicle Conservation Centre.

ABOVE: This re-enactor in early WW1 French Uniform was among the Living History display.

A ticket to Tankfest also gives access to the museum itself, where exhibits like this PzKpfw II Ausf L Luchs rest in one of the worlds finest collections.

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ABOVE: An M4A3E8 from the museum collection made a good accessory to the Living History display.

ABOVE: Another recent acquisition, the full-size replica of the WW1 German A7V, made an ideal companion to the Mk IV.

T-34/85, are regulars there along with other British and German WW2 camps. It was also good to see the WW1-era encampment, accompanied by the museums recent acquisitions of the British Mk.IV (from the film Warhorse) as well as their latest, the A7V replica that first appeared at Tankfest a few years ago and which they have now purchased. The re-enactors are always knowledgeable about the troops they represent and are very happy to explain their uniforms and equipment to visitors. For the modeller they also offer an opportunity to get great colour reference shots of uniforms and equipment, showing how it is actually worn, and adjusted for comfort. With the 100th Anniversary of WW1 coming up next year, then little wonder there was a growing interest in the period evident at the show this year. One of the highlights for me this year was on show outside the new Vehicle Conservation Centre. The well-known Rolls-Royce armoured car operated by the Tank Museum was there, but alongside was a second quite stunning example as an exhibit from the Curragh Museum in Ireland was visiting and it really is in an amazing condition. At one point they

The museums WW1 Mk.IV replica (as used in the film Warhorse) did the rounds.

Amongst the monsters that are Tiger, M60A3 and Challenger 2 (among others of course) the museums Matilda 1 makes an interesting contrast with its diminutive size!

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clockwise from top left: This very smart Kbelwagen was another in the vehicle park. The Supacat Jackal has proved a successful vehicle and makes for a good display This up-armoured CHRAAV is surprisingly fast and agile for such a huge machine. The new Scimitar 2 was out on show for once. The Canadian Grizzly is a great reference for those who have the Trumpeter 1:35 scale kit of it. BELOW: This privately owned late version of the SdKfz 7 is a restoration work of art, and had been coupled to the museums PaK 41 as well.

had the bonnet open and the engine running and it was so smooth you could hardly hear it. Magnificent for an armoured car over 90-years-old. It is the only other operational example of the type in the world, and has historical significance for having been involved in the convoy of Michael Collins when it was ambushed in Cork, in August 1922 and Collins was shot and killed. Amidst the show ground were three vehicles I was really pleased to see, all example of the mine protected patrol vehicles used by the British Army in Iraq and Afghanistan. The huge Mastiff was accompanied by the slightly smaller Ridgeback and the Husky. These are all surprisingly large vehicles and very impressive, the Mastiff in particular with all the extra bar armour around it. The only thing they didnt do was take these into the arena so only on static display. Adjacent to them was the main vehicle park for the arena show. This is open to browse around when nothing is running in the arena, though closed off when the vehicles are moved during the arena displays. In here were more modern British Army vehicles, including the Challenger 2 Megatron of

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ABOVE: Armortek had a large stand and some superb large scale remote control tanks on display.

Megatron, the Challenger 2 from the Armour Trials and Development unit at Bovington made another impressive appearance.

the Armour Trial and Development Unit at Bovington, plus CRAAV and Warrior Recovery vehicles with extra armour panels. New this year was the first time I have seen Scimitar 2, which mounts the 30mm armed Scimitar turret on the hull of a Spartan CVR(T) to create this new vehicle. This one was also covered in protective bar armour, painted in desert sand. One section of the display this year did of course allow for the arena circuit of both the WW1 replicas, the British Mk.IV and the German A7V. It provided an interesting comparison as they very slowly made their way around the arena track. Great to be able to see them on the move, but at a walking pace. That was in contrast to the sight and sound of the Tiger a little later, but even that pales into the ordinary when you see the size and the speed at which modern armour in the form of Challenger 2 can manage in throwing up clouds of dust as it charged around the arena and up onto the central mound. The weather stayed fine, although this did mean that the arena track stayed very dry and there were clouds of dust thrown up by the moving vehicles. This did obscure
This historic Rolls-Royce Armoured car from the Curragh Museum in Ireland joined the one from the Tank Museum, the only two running examples in the world, and in quite stunning condition. The engine ran virtually silently. BELOW: Husky makes for a larger vehicle than you might have imagined.

the sight and sound of the Tiger...

BELOW: Mastiff is a very large and impressive beast with all the bar armour around it.

A good opportunity to see all the control gear inside one of Armorteks large models.

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ABOVE: The restored PaK 41 was out on show after 6-years of work by the museum volunteers.

ABOVE: Walking in the main public entrance you are greeted by trade stands to the left, Living History displays to the right, the end of the new Vehicle Conservation Centre just ahead, and in the distance the high commentary tower used for the arena displays.

The museums Panzer III and Tiger 1, both in Afrika Korps colour schemes, make popular viewing at Tankfest.

These two Leopards were gifts to the museum from the Canadian Army and made an impressive opening element for the arena displays.

the one behind somewhat when they travelled a bit too close together in some displays. Amongst many of the museum vehicles that had been brought out for the show was a privately owned visitor, the beautifully restored SdKfz 7 which was first seen at the War & Peace show a few years ago, but this time they had coupled it up with the Tank Museums huge PaK 41 that had just come out of a 6-year restoration project. These two together made a great combination that is very rare to see. Add to that the famous Tiger 131 and the museums Panzer III meant that there were some good panzers to see running around, along with a Valentine, Comet and so much more. The finale was a battle scene as usual, along with noisy pyrotechnics, and considered the what if situation had the Cold War turned into

a shooting war over the plains of Germany. With contemporary Russian, British and American vehicles involved, this is a noisy and colourful conclusion to each day. What I havent mentioned is of course all the usual content of the museum, along with exhibition tables and traders spread amidst the museum halls, just so much to see and do to keep the visitor occupied. Have I missed anything? Well, other then remembering the food vendor area that was popular throughout the day, Ill let the photos give you a flavour of what was there. Thanks of course go to the team and the volunteers at the museum who make this event possible. Meanwhile we have a year to wait to look forward to Tankfest 2014 maybe Ill MM see you there?

One of the Russian re-enactors taking part in the Living History display provided some good colour uniform references.

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1. The unpainted resin flat. 2. Original 19th century painting of Roustam Raza.

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Graham Dixey paints a Napoleonic-era resin flat figure from Mil-Mart Miniatures.

lso known as Roustan or Rustan, Roustam Raza was born in Tblisi, Georgia in 1783 to Armenian parents. He was kidnapped and sold as a slave, in Cairo, at the tender age of 13. By some fate he was presented to Napoleon Bonaparte by the Sheikh of Cairo, during Napoleons unsuccessful Egyptian Campaign. He served the Emperor as a personal bodyguard until 1814, at which point their lives diverged, as Roustam refused to accompany his master into exile on Elba. Instead he married a Frenchwoman, Alexandrine Douville at Dourdan in France and, presumably, settled down to a more conventional married existence, having a child by this marriage. He died on the 7th December 1845.

The Model
This large scale resin flat (Photo 1) is apparently based on the painting (Photo 2) made by the artist Jacques-Nicolas Paillot de Montalbert (17711849) in 1806, who painted many personages of the Napoleonic era. The piece measures 70mm from waist to eye level (88mm to the top of his turban) so, appears to be equivalent to a full figure of about 140-150mm in height. There is plenty of engraved detail to satisfy the careful painter and the result can be extremely attractive, as may be seen in the example of the artwork supplied with the moulding (Photo 3). Resin is not a material that is usually associated with flat figures though, over the years, there have been a few attempts by various sculptors. However, the extensive Mil-Mart range is now well established and various finely

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3. Artwork supplied with the figure.

4. Flat primed with matt white enamel.

However, if one doesnt experiment one learns nothing!

5. Face and hand painted with acrylic flesh colour. 6. Basic flesh colour (Burnt Sienna/ white) applied. 7. Cheeks warmed up and lips painted. 8. Some fine shadow lines applied.

painted examples can be seen around the shows. It may not appeal to the purist but the large-scale resin flat, whether bust or full figure, should have an appeal to a wider audience. Certainly I, as a long established painter of flat figures, welcome these less traditional models onto the modelling scene.

Painting the model

As usual I shall start by painting the face but first, the flat was degreased in soapy water and, after drying off, was given an even coat of matt white enamel (Photo 4), in this case applied by airbrush. Once this was dry a smooth coat of Vallejo Model Color Medium Flesh acrylic paint was brushed onto the face and hand areas (Photo 5). This provided a solid basis for the oil paint mix that was to follow. However, it did produce one problem and that is because, being a plastic paint, it sealed the surface on which it was applied so that the subsequent application of oil paint was unable to sink into the white primer. Usually the latter primer absorbs some of the oil and reduces the shine, but not in this case. However, if one doesnt experiment one learns nothing!

The basic flesh colour was then mixed up from Burnt Sienna and Titanium White and brushed evenly over the face and hand areas (Photo 6). A medium shade was aimed for. At this stage the figure looks quite bland and lifeless. Some improvement is made in the next step where a little of the Burnt Sienna is blended carefully into the cheeks to warm them up. At the same time a little Alizarin Crimson was mixed with some flesh colour to produce a pale pink. This was used to paint the lips (Photo 7). To give the face a little more character and definition, a very fine sable brush was used to paint thin shading lines in various places. For this job I generally use a paint called Neutral Tint (from the French firm of Sennelier) but there are any number of dark colours that could be used. There are many places where this treatment can be applied to good effect, for example where there is a junction between the face and the clothing below the turban is one instance. Also the line between the lips, the various folds in the skin, the details of the eye-sockets are all crying out for attention. Any that are missed now can be added later as we approach the end of the job. The result appears in Photo 8.

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9. Sideboard and eyebrows painted: further lining carried out. 10. Highlights added to face and hand. 11. Further shadows added, especially under the chin and jaw. 12. Eyes painted and colour of cheeks enhanced.

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Apart from the left-hand sideboard, all of his hair is tucked away under his turban, so relieving us of one task. The sideboard and the eyebrows were added using Burnt Umber. Shading and lining were also added to the hand (Photo 9). The next stage is an important one in making the face appear to have some depth. That is to place highlights wherever the face has high points. These include the cheekbones, the bridge of the nose and the nostrils and also the chin and the jaw-line. Smaller details such as the folds of flesh around the eyes also need attention. Again, we can always come back to this job again later if we feel the need to. This stage is seen in Photo 10. Well on the way now, its worth going back to the subject of shadows and realise that the effect of depth will be greatly improved if we add a fairly deep shadow under the chin and jaw. At the same time other, smaller and subtler shadows can be blended in (Photo 11). In the final stages of painting the face, some touching up of the highlight areas was carried out and a little red was blended into the cheeks to give more life. Finally, the irises of the eyes were

carefully placed with Burnt Umber on the tip of a very fine sable brush; pupils were added in the centres (Neutral Tint again) and tiny dots of white added top left of each iris as a catch-light. The finished face is seen in Photo 12 with a close-up in Photo 13.

Painting the costume

As befits his position as Napoleons personal bodyguard, Roustam is quite richly attired. Colours are largely confined to red, white and black but there is quite a lot of fine gold embroidery work, which will require careful brushwork to make effective. For example, there is fine gold thread woven throughout the turban and waistband, as well as in other ornamental devices. I shall start with the darkest colour, namely black, and carefully paint this in with a medium sized sable brush. I shall add a little Burnt Umber to Ivory Black to create a black that is more interesting than plain black, which can look a little dead. I shall also ensure that as much oil as possible to removed from the oil paints by first squeezing them out onto paper

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13. Close-up of face.

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kitchen towel, which absorbs the excess oil. This will help to minimise the shine on the finished article. What I want is sheen not shine! The result appears in Photo 14. The next major colour, red, was added using Winsor & Newtons Cadmium Scarlet. Finally, to complete the blocking in of the major areas the turban and waist sash were given an even coat of white. Not just any old white, but a 50/50 mix of Titanium White and Iridescent White. The aim of the latter is to give a more silky appearance to the finish. We are now at the stage shown in Photo 15. The diagonal cross-belt is an item that needs careful attention. This is orange in colour, piped red and carries two brass ornaments. The orange was mixed from Winsor Red and Winsor Yellow and the piping was Winsor Red carefully lined with Alizarin Crimson. Shading was applied at the bottom end of the belt, using Burnt Sienna. The ornaments were painted with Burnt Umber as an undercoat for the gold finish to be applied later. Still at the same stage I started putting in some shading. This is a process not carried out by me as one stage but a

series of stages as the overall painting proceeds. Its just the way I like to work. I used Neutral Tint for some of this shading, putting a shadow under the pistol butt, in the sash, under the right-hand sleeve (which I had forgotten to paint earlier!) and anywhere I thought needed a fine line or two. This brings us to the state shown in Photo 16. In the next stage I am looking ahead to the areas of decorative gold embroidery and, for each of these, I applied a thin coat of Raw Umber. The latter is a very useful colour: when applied thinly over white it looks like a dull gold, so gives us a head start for the later work. This can be seen particularly well in the painting of the pistol butt (Photo 17). The two diagonal cords were lined out at this time also, using Neutral Tint. A number of smaller details were dealt with at this next stage. The pair of diagonal cords, picked out in the last stage, were painted Alizarin Crimson. The pistol butt was painted Ivory Black. The thin line of piping down the tunic was picked out in Winsor Yellow and small yellow dots were applied at the shoulders to be further worked on later. The end result is shown in Photo 18.

17. Raw Umber used to paint main areas of embroidery and pistol butt. 18. Various fine details added (see text).

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Its now time to deal with the turban, waist-sash and shirt collar. Since the initial white paint was well dry by now a second coat of the Titanium White/ Iridescent White mix was made up and applied. The reason for this was that I wanted the white areas to be wet when I applied the shading, so that blending could be carried out properly. For the blending colour I used Raw Umber, applying it in thin layers, gradually building up the density, using the original 19th century painting as a guide. We are now getting close to the final stages where the gold work will be realised. The model is now as seen in Photo 19.

Representing the gold embroidery

Painting flats is often considered as an art form and, for this reason, metallic effects are not usually represented by the use of metallic paints. The challenge is to make the relevant areas of the painted figure look as if they truly are metallic! Essentially there are two different types of metallic finish that the flats painter is likely to encounter and both of them occur in this particular model. They are: the polished metal surface (the pommel of the pistol butt) and the metallic thread-work (which is generously applied to this figure. Each requires a rather different approach and a slightly different use of colour and tone. I have tackled both types in Photo 20. The gold pattern on the tunic has been painted using tiny touches of Yellow Ochre, applied by the tip of a fine sable brush, a 000 in this case. Yellow Ochre seems to get a reasonable tone for this fine thread-work as there is no question of being able to shade and

19. Shading of turban and waist-sash carried out. 20. Metallic effects applied to pistol butt and front of tunic. 21. Gold thread-work on waistcoat added.

highlight such fine detail. The pommel of the pistol butt has been painted using just Raw Umber and white. The tones applied vary from full strength Raw Umber (around the butt) to pure white (in the highlights of the pommel), gradually changing the proportion of umber to white as we go along. In Photo 21 the gold thread-work on the waistcoat has been added, using just Yellow Ochre and white. The pattern was first laid on using the ochre and then touches of white were added to create highlights. We now come to the painting of the diagonal cross-belt and the pair of diagonal cords (Photo 22). The polished gold effect of the two ornaments was created using just Yellow Ochre and white for highlights. The pattern on the belt itself was painted on as a geometric arrangement of tiny dots using Yellow Ochre lightened with white. Finally, for this stage, the pattern on the twin cords was created with tiny marks made with Winsor Yellow applied with a 000 sable brush. Such small spots of colour really needed a brighter yellow, hence the use of Winsor Yellow. There is a lot of fine, almost invisible, thread-work in the sleeves, and this was added with a light mix of Yellow Ochre and white. The result is seen in Photo 23. Almost done now. Both the waist-sash and the turban are wound from a white material that has gold thread running through it. This means that, on the surface of the material, it appears as a series of gold dashes. This pattern was carefully painted in using Winsor Yellow. The model now appears as in Photo 24.

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A small addition
Barely seen in the original painting of Roustam is the fine pair of chains that link the ornaments on the cross-belt. In the picture supplied with the model (Photo 3.) a wire link has been added to represent this. I decided that it should be added also but I opted for a pair of fine wires, suitably shaped and super-glued into small holes drilled into the crossbelt. These were then painted Yellow Ochre with red stripes to produce a decorative effect. This then completes the model and the result is seen in Photo 25. It now only remained to mount the flat in a suitable frame and to provide it with a printed label. The finished flat can be seen in the header photo on the title page.

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Source for the model

For those modellers interested in this type of figure, these large scale resin flats, as well as other products, are available from Mil-Mart Miniatures. A visit to their website at www.milmartminiatures.co.uk is recommended. This is one of the more imaginatively designed websites, featuring as it does a moving display of their product range. These are taken from the genres of military, historical and fantasy and can be found as busts, MM figures and flats.

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A WW1-era bus, as used on the Western Front, a great reminder for the 100th anniversary of WW1 next year.

The V2 currently being restored, one from the main IWM site in Lambeth.

Robin Buckland presents highlights from this years event plus the MAFVA Nationals.

Duxford Military Vehicle Show

nce again Fathers Day allows many of us to get dispensation from the family and get a day out with tanks and models together. In reality it means a combination of four separate attractions, all in the same place. Duxford Airfield in Cambridgeshire is home to the Imperial War Museum, once home to the first Spitfire squadron, No.19, and an ex-Battle of Britain fighter station. At the same time it hosts their Military Vehicle Show, a Military Book Fair (within the 8th Air Force Museum building) and of course, the Miniature

This Bristol Fighter is just one of the WW1 exhibits found in the hangers.

Armoured Fighting Vehicles Association (MAFVA) Nationals. Couple all of that to some fine weather and the day was well set. On this occasion I also took my young nephew Daniel with me while he was staying with us, and it made for his first trip to Duxford. With such a huge venue, so much to see and my determination that he should get to see as much of it as we could, all I can say is that he really did sleep well that night! He was shattered by the time we left. While traders were still setting up in the MAFVA

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A Vietnam themed model in the competition, with the characteristic red earth colouring from the region.

A Snatch Land-Rover is now in the collection.

The original briefing model for the glider landing as Pegasus Bridge is on display.

The stands of the Military Book Fair sit amidst the aircraft in the US 8th Air Force Museum.

The marquee housing the MAFVA Nationals, alongside the 8th Air Force Museum building.

Inside the reconstructed WW2 Control Room of the air station.

A general view over the competition tables.

Marquee, I took young Daniel on a walk around the hangers. The super hanger at the far end houses some great aircraft to see, including Concorde of course, but also aviation classics such as the Vulcan, Sunderland, Swordfish, Harrier, Jaguar plus so many others well worth seeing, while support equipment, such as bomb trollies and refuellers etc., are nestled under their wings. When you visit this one, dont miss the Airborne Forces Exhibition which is in a room in the corner of the main hall. With exhibits like the original briefing models for the Pegasus Bridge operation, along with the Rhine Crossing, uniforms, weaponry, equipment

Gary and Heather Williams were on the MAFVA stand for the day, with Heather later presenting the prizes.

Craig Hiscocks class-winning FlaK 41 theres a detailed photo feature on our website for those who want to see more!

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A view of the figures entered in their class.

This large diorama with an He-162 in the corner of a hanger was impressive.

Richard Wilsons 1:24 scale Matador and 5.5 gun, both of which have featured in recent issues of the magazine were on show on the MM table at the show. They certainly look superb close up.

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The RAF operated Oshkosh tractor unit, complete with a full fit of extra bar armour.

Dan Taylors diorama with troops set to board a Horsa glider was very nicely done.

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird still looks sinister in its all black finish, and still an amazing aircraft. Such a shame they are no longer flying.

Jeeps were there aplenty, but this one in Royal Navy colours looked very smart.

and medals this has some great references for modellers. Aircraft restoration is going on in the hanger used by the resident restoration companies, and the quality of the work, and chance to see aircraft under maintenance is a great opportunity. Moving on you get to three old WW1-era hangers, each of which contain a quite fascinating series of exhibits. Far too many to try and list, but the highlight for me this year was a V2 rocket, largely dismantled while being restored for the IWM site in Lambeth. For those interested in WW1 then a truck mounted AA machine gun, a workshop truck body and a beautiful old General Bus accompany some equally fine WW1-era aircraft. Other exhibits include an MTB, a Miniature Submarine like the X7, along with some wreckage of the actual X7 recovered from the

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Andy Lang is presented with his Best of Show award by Heather Williams.

A sectioned Scud missile makes an interesting comparison, laid out alongside a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.

Norwegian Fjord where it attacked the Tirpitz and a really interesting selection of vehicles and aircraft. One of the recent additions lurking in one hangar was a modern British Army Snatch Land-Rover! Next is the modern 8th Air Force Museum, and amongst the array of US aircraft to be found in here, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird remains one of my all time favourites. This is also the venue for the Military Book Fair, where you can find books on the whole spectrum of military history, including books old and new. I have to say I was lucky to find two or three which I had been looking to get for ages! Alongside the 8th Air Force Museum though was the MAFVA marquee, organised once again by the Cambridgeshire branch. This followed the usual pattern, with the MAVFA Club stand as you come in, along with their Bring & Buy stall with

This winter Tiger was a nice entry in the competition, complete with crew.

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A 1:24 scale Ferret displaying an incredible amount of interior detail.

An immobile Panther emplaced as a powerful pillbox.

Snatch Land-Rovers are now appearing in private hands quite frequently, and this one was among the privately owned examples to be seen.

On one of the club stands, good to see these 1:35 scale WW1 tanks on display.

This Centurion AVRE, a Gulf War veteran is suffering a little from being kept outdoors, but is a great reference source for modellers.

AFVs on the www.militarymodelling.com club table.

This old Bullnosed Morris, complete with Home Guard signs rather captured the right mood and was also very well kept.

One of the older vehicles that was brought along, and in beautiful condition.

the competition tables in front of that. The rest of the centre section of the marquee is occupied by a series of club tables and display, among which I am proud to say was an excellent selection of models from the www.militarymodelling.com forum members. My thanks to Craig Hiscock for organising that, and helpers including Gary Radford, Ken Holland and Richard Wilson who all helped man it throughout the day (my apologies if I missed anyone!). It was a great opportunity to say hello to other members who were also visiting for the day and who stopped by the stand for a chat. Then around the sides of the marquee are the trade stands that can always be relied upon to support the show. Again, too many to list here but a great selection of models, tools, books, paints and so on to tempt us. It is always nice to put names to faces

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This Vampire provides a great reference for anyone building the new Airfix kit.

A flying example of the Hawker Osprey, the navalised version of the Hawker Hart, a resident at Duxford.

A Tiger striped Sea King rests in one of the hangers, another interesting marking scheme to think of trying.

of people we have regular contact with so that social element of the show is such an important part of the day to me. Outside the MAFVA Marquee is a grass area and that was as usual covered in privately owned military vehicles attending for the day. These offer more great photo opportunities and the owners have the chance to join in a parade driving around the airfield itself in the afternoon. Beyond that is the Land Warfare Hall, with their magnificent collection on display, albeit a bit dark in there, and a display arena at the far end which is used to run a few vehicles around mid-afternoon. One particular vehicle I did find parked outside the Land Warfare Hall though, the modern Oshkosh tractor unit used by the RAF in this instance, but with the full kit of bar armour around the cab this time.

As for the MAFVA competitions, the day is rounded off by the prize-giving and it was good to see some of our forum members among the prize-winners, notably Mike McLaughlin with some of his figures that have featured here in the magazine, Craig Hiscock with his Bronco FlaK 41 while Best of Show went to one of the regular members of the London MAFVA branch, Andy Lang for his marvellous 1:76 scale scratchbuilding skills. Ill make a special mention to Armourfast, who supported the prizes for the Junior classes once again this year, and to Nick Hickford for getting Junior Best of Show as well. Well done to Paul Middleton and the rest of the MAFVA team who put so much effort into making this another great show, and one which again seemed busier than the last one. Ill let the photos tell the rest... MM

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Merkava Mk.IV
Wouter Vrints strays from his comfort zone to tackle his first modern AFV kit build!
odern armour? Its not the most popular subject in the modelling world - and it sure isnt my main area of interest! I mostly prefer German AFVs and I have built only those. However, back in April I attended Moveleos Model Force show in Belgium with Emile, my brother in-law who, although he has no particular interest in tanks or AFVs, noticed the HobbyBoss 1:35 scale kit of the IDF Merkava Mk.IV (item

82429) on one of the stands. He said he liked the peculiar look of the Israeli Defence Force Merkava IV Main Battle Tank and a couple of minutes later, after a brief brainstorm session, he bought the kit. I then decided it would be a nice idea to build it for his birthday, three months hence, and thus began my first ever modern build!

The kit
HobbyBosss Merkava IV is a nice kit with moulded on, anti-slip surface on the turret and upper hull; something which makes life much easier for the modeller. Detail is very good and crisp, with only a little flash here and there. Some photo-etched parts are provided, as well as a piece of chain and some small balls for the dreaded ball and chain assembly for the back of the turret. (Ill be referring to these as bnc throughout the article.) There is a major issue with the kits suspension; HobbyBoss produced the kit with an offset suspension, pretty much like on WW2 German tanks, which had torsion bar suspension systems. In reality, the Merkavas suspension is not offset because it doesnt have torsion bars! I decided to leave it as is because there was a fair chance I would mess things up and probably not many people would notice the difference anyway. Im pretty sure I wouldnt!

Out of the box? Not quite!

A very nice model can be built straight out of the box no doubt, and originally I intended to do that, but the first thing which made me choose to use after-market goodies was the gun barrel. This is a two-piece assembly and no doubt other modellers can produce a very good-looking gun out of those two parts, but I wasnt too sure about my sanding

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and filling capabilities. Sadly though, there are no after-market metal barrels for the Merkava IV. I found an update set from the company Legend Productions, where some resin and photo-etched pieces are provided for the hull and machine guns, as well as a resin gun barrel lucky me! I didnt use most of the other etched and resin pieces of the Legend Productions kit, since the detail from the HobbyBoss kit was good enough. Just some smaller etched identification tags placed on both the turret and hull were used. Its a nice detail and wasnt provided in the plastic kit. Later on during the build I acquired some Friulmodel white metal tracks. Also, I found the bnc assembly presented by HobbyBoss a bit difficult, and the balls were a bit over scale as well, whereas Voyager Models on the other hand have a nice after-market set (item PEA172) for this.

Assembly
Construction began with the assembly of the suspension and wheels and no difficulties were encountered. The roadwheels have poly caps on their insides, which is an advantage because the wheels will sit nicely onto the axles, even if they are attached without glue. The lower hull has an extra spaced armour plate that was glued in place, and also have to add another to the lower front plate. The instructions suggest doing this in the preliminary stages of the build, but if you do so it will make life much more difficult later because you cant add the licence plate decal properly. I put the plate into position after the decal stage. When the lower hull assembly was finished I made a start on the upper hull and turret. First the gun travel lock was added to the front plate, although later I noticed that I had glued it the wrong way round; the handle on the side of the lock should be on the right instead of on the left! Glued firmly in place I left it as it was. This is one of those mistakes you make when you want to go too fast! Periscopes and other details were glued in place, as well as the photo-etched parts for the exhaust on the right side of the hull. At the back of the hull two baskets have to be attached and HobbyBoss provides two options; (1) you can construct them completely out of the plastic parts supplied or (2) you can use some of the provided etched-metal. I chose the latter because theyre a bit more in scale than the plastic parts

and look great. The baskets werent glued on just yet to make painting a bit easier. The same went for the complete upper hull assembly, which was dry-fitted and would be permanently attached much later to make it easier to fit the tracks. Constructing the turret is fairly straightforward. You need to fill a seam where the two turret halves meet and I used Mr. Surfacer 1000 brushed on for this, which when dry (after a couple of hours) sanded down to a nice smooth surface. Friulmodels cast white metal tracks were assembled and finished in a couple of hours. Detail is very crisp and they are much better than the kits plastic tracks, although these arent too bad at all, but I just love the Friuls! A bonus with Friulmodels metal tracks is that you get two white metal drive sprockets. A bit of cleaning up was necessary, but nothing the modeller cant handle. The instructions in the HobbyBoss kit suggest that you use 105 track links on each side, but if you do youll end up with a lot of sag on the upper track run. I discovered that 97 links looked much better.

ABOVE LEFT: Box top artwork for the HobbyBoss 1:35 scale IDF Merkava Mk.IV kit. ABOVE RIGHT: The offset nature of the suspension can clearly be seen here. The extra armour plating is in place as well. BELOW: Detail of Friulmodels metal tracks; there are some small markings on each link apparent, just like the full-sized ones.

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ABOVE: At the left, the scratchbuilt replacement part for the ball and chain assembly, with holes drilled using a 0.6mm bit. At the right, the supplied etched part with slotted openings, something which didnt work out for me. LEFT: The photo-etched supplied in the kit is a nice addition and the parts for the baskets is a definite big plus.

hook, before closing them with tweezers. Its quite a tedious job, but the result is very rewarding. Some of the etched parts for the bnc didnt work out for me, the slotted openings being too fragile so I decided to scratchbuild them. I used the original etched parts as template for making small pieces of strip styrene with holes drilled into them with a 0.6mm bit. It looks quite rough, but it does the trick. With all the bnc finally in place the build stage was finished.
A comparison between the kit-provided ball and chain assembly and the Voyager update. The Voyager balls are smaller than the HobbyBoss ones and the chain is a bit finer as well.

Painting
While surfing the Internet in search of the correct colour to use for the Merkava I found out that theres much debate going on about the correct IDF shade. To me, its not that important to use a 100% correct colour, especially since weathering can change much of the appearance of the initial paintwork. ModelMaster have a suitable colour for the Merkava - Israeli Armour Sand/Grey 2138, which is an enamel paint and I must admit that the world of enamels is a whole new one for me being previously used to acrylics. Vallejo Polyurethane Grey primer was applied and one of its advantages is that it dries very fast. The ModelMaster paint was thinned with that brands airbrush thinner (about 50-50) and sprayed on in very thin layers. This was left to dry for a day and unlike acrylics, the fumes given off by enamels can be quite nasty, so good ventilation in your work area is a must! Im a huge fan of the colour modulation style and the shape of the Merkava is ideal for this, so I mixed the base colour with Gloss White and sprayed highlights onto the upper areas of the hull and on its edges. A piece of cardboard was used to prevent any unwanted overspray. After a couple of days the paint was thoroughly dried and I commenced with painting details like the small caps on the roadwheel hubs (Vallejo Flat Red 957), the rubber wheels and lower side skirts (Vallejo Panzer Aces Dark Rubber 306), periscopes (Vallejo Panzer Aces Periscopes 309) and the antennae bases (Vallejo Off White 820). The tracks received a mixture of Flat Earth XF-52, Buff XF-57 and Hull Red XF-9. It seems that many people tend to think that chipping is something that doesnt occur on modern armour, but being deployed in desert areas I discovered that it is visible on these modern beasts. A very small amount of chipped

Ball and chain assembly in detail. A lot of work but definitely worth it! Note that not all etched-brass supports for the bnc had slotted openings. Quite strange that HobbyBoss opted for some with holes, and some with slotted openings.

Ball and chain time!

Last, but not least, was the dreaded bnc assembly, something I certainly wasnt looking forward to! Merkava turrets have a shot trap on the lower edge, and thats why they added the ball and chain skirts to protect these areas. These are called Searot Shulamit in Hebrew, which means Hair of Shulamit and intended to neutralize incoming RPG rockets and shells. I still dont understand why the Israeli designers continued to incorporate that same design flaw on every successive Merkava model! Tools used were two sets of tweezers, an Optivisor and a hobby knife. The small balls come with a pre-drilled hole in which a small, etched hook has to be glued. A link on the end of each chain has to be opened and slotted into the small

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Ready for paint.

paint was added using Vallejo Iraqi Sand 819 applied with a small piece of sponge, and a fine brush. Most paint chips were painted on the metal ring and the commanders hatch, and around some of the other hatches as well. The next move was to airbrush on several thin layers of Vallejo Gloss Varnish 510 and when this was dry, the decals were put in place. The one on the gun barrel especially was a challenge and lots of Micro Sol applications were needed. Micro Sol softens the decal and helps it set onto any irregular surface. Incidentally, the decal for the gun barrel is wrong, but I found out too late that it should be plain white instead of a white line with a small black line on its side. It would be probably much easier to paint the white line onto the gun barrel instead of using the decal provided.

The hull and tracks received their basecoat; note that the two hull halves arent glued together yet - hence the gap in front.

After an initial coat the hull received some highlights following the colour modulation style. I tried to keep things quite subtle.

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LEFT: Here the highlights are clearly visible, creating an artificial light effect. It looks quite unnatural, but things tone down during the weathering stages. CENTRE LEFT: Tracks and wheels after a treatment with AK Interactives Afrika Dust Wash. BOTTOM LEFT: Its clearly visible where the turpentine ate through the layers of varnish and paint, luckily there are side skirts on the Merkava!

Weathering
The lower hull was weathered first, together with the wheels and the tracks. I applied a wash using MIGs Brown Wash that darkens the treated areas somewhat and simulates grime and dirt. Then I sprayed on some undiluted AK Interactive Afrika Dust AK022. Half-an hour later I removed most of it using a flat brush dampened in turpentine and for the first time disaster struck! Although the model had received several coats of acrylic varnish prior to weathering, the turpentine seemed to eat through the layers of varnish, and since the paint used was enamel it started eating away the paint as well! On the wheels some small-unwanted pieces flaked off. Luckily, not much would be visible with the side skirts in place, nevertheless, it wasnt funny. The tracks were also given a coat of Afrika Dust, and then most of it removed again, leaving small deposits in the recesses of the links. The tracks were then put in place and finally the upper hull could be glued to the lower hull. Since Id experienced the turpentine issue on the wheels I didnt want to take any risks and I added some more coats of varnish. At this point, fellow modeller Jaymes Crowter suggested I should add some wiring to the coaxial MG on the turret as sometimes seen on Merkavas making it possible for the commander to fire the machine gun whilst looking out of the turret hatch. Jaymes provided me with some photos and all I had to do wascut up some very small brass wire and glue it in place. Later, a gentleman called Ricardo Santos sent me a personal message on the www. militarymodelling.com forum presenting his Portugal-based company, RMG Resin Models who produce resin and other after-market products for AFVs and he kindly sent me a set of tow cables for the Merkava. Detail is very good and the wire is easy to bend with crisp detail on the two resin hooks and they dont need much cleaning up. Also provided was a piece of heavy chain, which is often seen on the Merkava IV. These were painted and added to the hull during the later weathering stages. For the first steps in weathering I often use the oil dot method adding small dots of Winsor & Newton Burnt Umber, Titanium White and Abteilung 502 Faded Dark Yellow oil paint onto the hull. With a flat brush dampened in turpentine I began blending the oil paint on the flat surfaces. On the sides of the hull I dragged the dots downwards, creating a streaked effect.

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The Merkava with some of the details painted. BELOW: Very thin copper wire (Aber) was used for the wiring. BELOW LEFT: Chipped paint has been represented on the cupola area which is especially is clearly visible on the armoured ring. CENTRE: The RMG Resin Models tow cable, resin tow cable heads and, as a bonus, a piece of heavy chain. BOTTOM LEFT: The tow cable was painted with Vallejo German Camouflage Black Brown; the tow cable heads received some coats of Vallejo Iraqi Sand. BOTTOM RIGHT: The heavy chain was painted using Winsor & Newton Burnt Sienna oil paint, and while still wet, some MIG pigments were added to create interest. More details painted and the decals are in place. The coaxial MG received additional wiring for remote firing.

Using this technique you obtain a faded look and it also tones down the colour modulation a bit, thus looking less artificial. For the second time disaster struck! When applying this method to the side skirts I noticed that the paint was flaking off again I immediately stopped and just two tiny spots were slightly visible on the left side skirt. After this second debacle I decided not to apply this method of weathering to the turret. I still havent figured out how this could happen, maybe its because I didnt wait long enough for the varnish to fully harden, or the turpentine I used was just too aggressive. A day later I gave the model a wash with AK Interactives Wash for Afrika Vehicles. This gave the model a slightly darker appearance, and makes the detail pop out. By doing so I didnt need to add a separate pin wash. Photographs on the Internet made it clear that the Merkavas are often very, very dirty and it was this dirty, dusty look I wanted to obtain. AK Interactive Afrika Dust effects was airbrushed undiluted onto the model and half-an-hour later I removed most of it using a flat brush, dipped into turpentine. First, I held the brush against a piece of paper towel to get rid of most of the turpentine, with the brush very slightly damp thus preventing any further paint damage. On the flat surfaces the layer of dust was blended into the basic paintwork and when dry irregular dust deposits are produced. Very thin coats of heavily diluted Tamiya Flat Black XF-1 were applied by airbrush to the exhaust.

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LEFT: The streaking effects obtained by the oil dot method as well as the splattered dust are visible. Some grime and lubricant deposits are visible on the edges of the turret and next to the commanders position. The product used for this was AK Interactive Streaking Grime. BELOW: Weathering brings the anti-slip and other details to life.

Several days later I still wasnt satisfied with the look, so some Afrika Dust was brushed onto the lower sides of the side skirts and a flat brush was dipped into the AK mixture and, using my fingers, I created some splatter on the back and the front of the hull. About half-an-hour later I feathered the splattered mud a bit into the paintwork with a dry flat brush, toning down the effect and making it less harsh before adding some grime and oil with products from both MIG and AK.

Giving the chariot a base

As this was intended to be a birthday present, I felt that the Merkava needed a suitable base and decided that a cheap photo frame would be ideal for this. In its centre I added Polyfilla with Tamiya Flat Earth XF-52 mixed in and, whilst this mixture was still wet, I sprinkled on some fine sand from the garden. (Prior to using this sand I dried it in the microwave for a couple of minutes). I gently pressed the Merkava onto the groundwork and as the model has some weight, especially with the Friul tracks fitted, it sank a bit in the still wet Polyfilla, which ensured that it sat nice and comfortably on the base. When dry the groundwork was given another coat of Flat Earth XF-52, after which I dry-brushed some areas with Iraqi Sand. Afterwards several washes were applied, basically using the same colours as used on the vehicle. A nametag, provided by UKbased company NameIt! was added to complete the scene.

ABOVE: Tow cables received further dust treatment, and to create more interest I dry-brushed the tow cable heads using Vallejo Dark Rubber 306. The lenses of the headlights are courtesy of an SKP update set. RIGHT: Faded splashed mud, grime and sooth on the exhaust area.

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No tank without a commander!

I think a figure always adds a sense of scale to the model and D-Vision Toys have a set of modern IDF tank crew figures that are crisply moulded and nicely detailed, which makes painting a lot more fun and easier! The commanders tank suit was basecoated using Vallejo German Field Grey 830, and the gloves were painted with Iraqi Sand. For the flesh areas I used Andreas Flesh Tones set. The helmet was painted with the same enamel paint as used on the Merkava with weathering moderately applied and to make the figure blend in, I mainly used AK Afrika Dust. To finalise things I added a bottle of water (courtesy of Accurate Armour) next to the commander. Small details like this bring a model to life. The Merkava was glued diagonally onto the base with 5-minute epoxy, in a position that creates even more interest, especially with the turret turned at an angle. Just one detail addition remained - the radio aerials. Initially I added some styrene rod, but it turned out

that it was a bit over scale, (thanks for pointing that out to me Dick Francis!) so I ended up using very thin pieces of stretched sprue, which looked much better.

ABOVE LEFT: The commander really is a nice addition and well cast. Painting was a joy, although painting eyes still is very, very scary! ABOVE RIGHT: Some fuel stains were added around the fuel filler caps, for which I used MIG Productions Oil and Engine Grease for this.

Conclusion
People who may know me from the MM forum probably know that Im not a fast modeller. My first model was finished last year, and that took me nearly two years to complete! Since the Merkava had to be finished in three months it was quite a challenge and one day before my brother-in-laws birthday I managed to finalise the build. Luckily for me he actually liked it a lot! This kit has got me interested in doing more modern armour, though I dont think Ill be building a Merkava very soon again because of that bnc assembly! All in all I enjoyed this build a lot and I have to thank my brother-in-law Emile for that! Id also like to thanks Jaymes Crowter and Ricardo Santos, and everyone who followed the online blogs and supported and helped me out during the build. MM

All in all I enjoyed this build a lot...
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A Polish Campaign Panzer III

John Prigent builds a rare early-war Ausf B model in 1:35 scale from Brach Model.
he Panzer III was Germanys medium tank for the first part of WW2. The first four Ausfhrungs were only built in small numbers, as test vehicles, but some did see active service in the September 1939 Polish Campaign. They were armed with a 3.7cm anti-armour gun to take on other tanks as well as three machine guns. Their basic shape was established at the beginning with the Ausf A, but major changes were made to

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ABOVE: Heres a view of the basic hull with my added bulkheads. BELOW: These are the very neat sprockets and idlers. The sprockets are one-piece castings, so no worries over lining up their teeth! CENTRE LEFT: The roadwheels are also one-piece castings. Here are a pair of them showing both sides, one of the bogie arms, and an assembled bogie. CENTRE RIGHT: Here are front and back views of two spring units with their shock absorber arms fitted. BOTTOM: This shows how the spring units fit together with their bump stops. Note the angles of the bump stops.

the suspension until the familiar arrangement was finalised with the Ausf E. Minor changes were also tested in Ausfs A to D with improvements to their commanders cupolas, air intakes and brake access hatches, and the Ausf D had a longer engine deck overhang at the back. The 15 Ausf Bs built had a drum cupola with flat top hatches, and a suspension with eight small roadwheels carried on two bogies with leaf spring suspension instead of the five large roadwheels of the Ausf A. The springs were horizontal and a pair of horizontal, cylindrical shock absorbers were centred over each bogie. The brake access hatches in the hull nose were round, and the engine air intakes were on the tops of low housings rather like bay windows on either side of the engine deck. Ausfhrungs C and D were built to test different arrangements of the springs, but success only came when the leaf springs were replaced by the torsion bar suspension of the Ausf E. Brach Model of Italy has produced a resin kit of the Ausf B for early-WW2 fans like me. The casting is excellent, and even the separate track links are the snap-together type. The kit includes a turned metal gun barrel, a tow cable, a decal sheet with five marking options, and a photographic instruction sheet. Theres no list of parts, but its very easy to identify them by comparing them to the instruction photos.

Building the hull

The basic hull is made up from separate bottom, sides, rear plate and glacis. All of these just click together, with locating ribs and slots for ensure correct alignment. The resin is commendably well cast, and easy to remove from its casting blocks, but I did find a snag: its flexible without snapping. This may sound good, but I discovered that Id managed to warp my hull sides inward while supergluing them to the bottom and adding the glacis and rear plate. I only found this out when I offered the hull top to the assembly to get an idea of how it fitted and discovered that the hull sides didnt match the top. The solution was the simple addition

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BELOW: Some of the assembled bogies ready to mount on their springs.

of thick plastic card bulkheads to keep those sides upright. If you build this model just take care not to press the sides inward as you glue them, then my bulkheads should be unnecessary. Watch out, however, for the very thin bolting plates along both sides and across the rear plate - they would be very easy to trim off by mistake or break while handling. There is a difference of hull length with the plans

in Panzer Tracts 3-1, but all the wheels end up in the right places and I wouldnt care to speculate on which of the kit and plan are correct since theres no survivor to be measured. Moving on to the wheels and suspension, youll find that sprockets and roadwheels are one-piece castings to save a lot of trouble for the builder. Alas, my puppy discovered how to reach my desk and thought the roadwheels were doggy treats, so some of them were rather battle-damaged by his chewing! However, Luciano Brach gives superb customer service and replaced them for me very quickly. Those roadwheels fit onto bogie arms, which in turn fit to suspension units. These are single castings too, complete with their springs, so the only additions needed are the shock absorber arms. Check my in-progress photo to make sure you can tell which end of each arm goes at the top, as it isnt completely clear in the instruction sheet photo. When it came to fitting the wheels to the completed suspension I did find that lining them up wheels in three dimensions at once was difficult. The essential trick here is to add 9mm spacers under the hull. That way you only need to line them up in the usual two directions with the ride height preset.

Fitting the tracks

The snap-fit track links are very neat, but need care in cleaning up in order not to break them. They also have the usual problem of wanting to form a curve as you assemble them, but that isnt difficult to deal with since you need to form them around the wheels as you go. Like other snap-fit individual links this feature allows them to come apart, so the best approach is to assemble lengths, fit them to the wheels, and super glue them together and to the wheels before adding the next section - four sections for each side, as top and bottom runs and curves round the sprocket and idler. Leave the top run for last so you can use its sag to adjust the fit. I used my usual approach of painting earth on everything under the trackguards and adding a lighter earth wash before using Humbrol Polished Steel 27003 on the track links, all before adding the trackguards.

ABOVE & BELOW: This is the completed hull with wheels, tracks and superstructure.

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The trackguards are separate parts, with the hull top fitting on top of them and its bay window engine air vents helping to set it level. You can also add the silencers to the hull rear at this point the other hull rear parts are cast onto the plate. Individual tools and stowage are added to the trackguards, again very nicely cast and complete with their clasps theres no need to add etched ones, even the latches are cast on these clasps though theyre fragile so you do need to be careful cleaning out any flash from them. Head and taillights can be added now, together with the tow points and tow cable. The cable is in a nonfluffy thread, with separate ends, and its stowage brackets on the engine deck are very shallow this is correct, though the resulting insecurity may be why they were changed for later Ausfhrungs! Alas, I got the overlap of the cable ends the wrong way around - it should be the top one that is further across the deck, not the bottom one. Note the AA MG mount on the side, seen on Ausf B tanks in Poland, and the S-hook on the air intake. I cant confirm this position, but theres something in that place in at least one photo though unfortunately not clear enough to say what it is. The smoke candle holder was mounted horizontally, so dont angle it at 45 degrees as on later tanks.

Alas, I got the overlap of the cable ends the wrong way around

LEFT & BELOW: This is the completed hull with wheels, tracks and superstructure.

Now for the turret

This has the usual top and bottom and a separate front plate that takes the mantlet. This is neatly done to take separate pivot points on inserts, and they work well if youre careful with the super glue. I did need to trim the tops of the pivot plates slightly to get a good fit into the turret front, but other examples of the kit may not need this. The beautiful turned gun barrel and the machine guns simply fit into recesses in the mantlet. The cupola is also a separate part, keyed so it can only fit in the correct alignment. Its vision ports are cast with solid backs, but theyre deeply recessed so a touch of gloss black paint makes them look like glass. Like the turret, the cupola has no interior

The turret and mantlet are both assembled here, ready to fit together.

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detail so if you want the hatch open you really need to add a commander figure to hide this lack. I left my hatches open without one so you can see the hatch interior details provided.

Colours and markings

All Ausf Bs were built with the standard two-thirds grey, one-third brown camouflage of the time, and retained this until after the Polish Campaign and maybe later. I used White Ensigns ARC10 for the grey and ARB15 for the brown - the latter as the closest match available to me at that time.

And speaking of the ink - beware!

RIGHT: This tank was the mount of the commander of 2.Abt, 1.PzRegt in Poland in September 1939. As you can see, it had suffered damage which I didnt try to reproduce on my model! (Authors Collection)

The decal sheet gives markings for the tank of the 2nd Abt Commander of PzRegt 1 in Poland, September 1939, which I just happen to own a photo of so of course I chose those markings. The other options are for one in Poland with only white crosses and no turret numbers, one at the Putlos training ground with white outline crosses which would place it after the Polish Campaign though its labelled as 1937/38, one with tactical number 2 in three places and no crosses which I believe is pre-war though its suggested as Putlos or Poland, and one with tactical number 432 and white outline crosses which must also be after the Polish Campaign but is labelled as Putlos or Poland. All of them are suggested to be in plain grey, which as mentioned is incorrect for Poland but may be correct for the tanks at Putlos in 1940 or later. The transfers are printed at the correct size, though for some reason those on the sheet that shows their placement are smaller. They can be awkward to fit due to their placement over the hatch hinges etc, but Microsol and Microset dealt with their positioning over the hatch hinges and other obstructions so all I had to do was touch in parts of the yellow. I used a custom mix of Humbrol Trainer Yellow 24 with a dash of Linen 74 that turned out as a perfect match for the ink. And speaking of the ink - beware! The printing is

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perfect, but theres no protective varnish over it so any weathering is likely to damage the transfer. Guess how I found that out! Fortunately it was on the front-hull white cross, and there are two the same size on the sheet so I just replaced the weather-beaten one and protected all the decals with matt varnish before doing any more weathering. For this model I didnt follow the usual idea of painting tools with bare wood handles and black metal parts. My thought here is that they were made under a single contract for this small batch of tanks, and just given the standard overall finish of grey. The wire cutters had their red-brown bakelite handles with black jaws, but it appears from Polish Campaign photos that these tanks had their other tools painted in the base grey - at least, they appear to be the same colour as the tanks theyre on. I extended this to the bore-cleaning rods, with a grey-green cover for their head, and painted the fire extinguisher green which some writers have stated to be the pre-war colour.

This is an excellent kit of a rare earlywartime Panzer.

ABOVE: Here is an Ausf B of Panzer Lehr, seen before the war which is why it has no markings except PzLehrs rhomboid with an cursive capital L inside it. Note the track links hanging from the tow points. If you look carefully youll also see the two-tone grey and brown finish. (Authors Collection)

Conclusion
This is an excellent kit of a rare early-wartime Panzer. Very highly recommended to all modellers of the Polish Campaign! MM

OPPOSITE TOP & ABOVE: The final result is a very good replica of a real Panzer III Ausf B.

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The new Airfix RAF WW2 Bomber Re-supply set, full of useful items.

bodies, and two chassis plus the Standard Tilly in a separate set. It would be a great follow on from their two Bedford QLs which have been so popular and I would think they could sell a lot of them to small scale armour modellers and wargamers alike, those who dont need the bomb tractors, bombs etc. Back to the set itself, then you get examples of 8,000lb and 4,000lb bombs, plus 500lb and 1,000lb MC (Medium Capacity) bombs plus the Small Bomb Containers of incendiaries so you can get a good choice of bomb load for one of their new Lancaster kits. Add the scaffold maintenance tower, some wheel chocks, jerry cans, toolbox, bike, the neat Triumph motorcycle and the fuel bowser and youll see that this set is just packed with interesting bits and pieces. Also included are all the necessary transfers for both the bombs and the vehicles alike. Well done to Airfix for this one, one of my favourites for the year. Its on sale now and, if you want a bomber to go with it, well have a look at the equally new Airfix Lancaster B.II which is a beauty. My thanks to Airfix for our sample.

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Robin Bucklands monthly column for military vehicle modellers.
ell it has turned out to be a good summer here in the UK, with lots of things to keep us occupied and to tempt us away from modelling. Things like barbeques, gardening and all the other calls of family life. The manufacturers though manage to keep adding tempting new models to their ranges, in all scales, so we have plenty to either entice us back to the modelling bench, or to add to the stash to bring out in the winter months. Meanwhile, shows like Duxford, Tankfest and War & Peace have kept us occupied, while by the time you are reading this then for many of us thoughts will be turning to Euro Militaire again at the end of September. I cant believe how quickly the year seems to have gone by!

MMS
Staying with small scale, MMS have a good new release in their Classic series of 1:76 scale metal models. Barry has had a number of Sherman variants in the range for some time, but now he has added a Sherman Dozer to the list. The basic M4 is as per their original release, but with the additional parts for the fittings on the suspension unit, the hydraulics for the hull front and, of course, the dozer blade and supporting arms. Assembly instructions are included as ever, and the quality of the metal castings is excellent as we now expect from the MMS range.
The new MMS Sherman Dozer, seen assembled and primed.

Airfix
I thought Id start this month with news of a new kit from Airfix which I have been looking forward to from their list of new items at the start of the year. A really good combination for small scale armour modellers as well as 1:72 scale aircraft fans, all in one box. An RAF WW2 Bomber Re-supply set with a David Brown tractor, Bomb trolleys that can be built as different types (Type C and F), a variety of bombs, a 450-gallon petrol bowser, step ladder, oil drums, maintenance tower, bicycle, motorcycle, a Standard Light Utility and two body options for a Bedford MW. Only the one Bedford MW chassis provided (unfortunately from a personal view) but with two complete bodies, of either the GS body

(with tilt) for an MWD or a tanker body for the MWC. For an airfield diorama this is great, the sort of thing we have been waiting for years. For the vehicle modeller though, the inclusion of the Bedford MW trucks and the Standard Light Utility are very welcome indeed. In my personal view, Id love to see Airfix release these with the two

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Track units are cast in one piece, while separate parts are provided for hatches, lights etc. Smaller parts need to be removed from a casting feed sprue but once that is done it is basic clean up little different from a plastic kit prior to assembly. The suspension units are pre-drilled for the dozer arms and the armoured protection for the hydraulic mechanism on the front of the hull is very neatly done, and easy to assemble and get the placement right without any effort. Not a difficult one to assemble and a distinctive end result of course. As ever with a metal model, Id always suggest a coat of primer prior to painting and applying any markings. MMS are at PO Box 626, Folkestone, Kent CT20 9AF.

Box art for the Bronco Models US M22 Locust.

Bronco Models
Now on sale is the second version of the M22 Locust from Bronco Models, this time the US variant. Essentially the same as their earlier British version, it is just in detail fittings that they differ. The idler is a beautifully slide-moulded one-piece moulding, while the tracks are link and length style, with the sag in the top run of track moulded in place. Inside, there is detail within the crew compartment, and the turret basket is included as well. Vision devices and lights are supplied as clear plastic parts, while etched-brass is used for the exhaust guard and for bins inside the hull. Four options are provided for in terms of markings, though all are in a plain Olive Drab finish. These are illustrated with colour profiles within the instruction

booklet, and the box also contains a print of the box art, without all the text - ideal to pop into a clip frame for your study wall. There is a full-size example of one in British format at the Bovington Tank Museum, while I did also see the US type in the collection at Fort Benning when I was there. Thanks to Bronco Models for our sample, this is on sale now.

Trumpeter
Among a regular stream of all sorts of subjects, Trumpeter has been hitting the spot in recent months for fans of Cold War Soviet equipment. Weve seen the BTR-60P before, along with BRDM-2U, BTR-70 and others. Recently they have added two self-propelled artillery pieces, the 122mm 2S1 and the 152mm 2S3. Both machines we were used to seeing in photos, but after the Gulf War of 1991 we have seen the real thing appearing in museums, especially after some were captured in Iraq. I havent seen the kit of the smaller 2S1 to comment on, but the 2S3 is rather neat. This Russian SP gun entered service back in 1971

Box art for the Trumpeter Italian Puma 4x4.

and uses the same chassis as the 2K11 Krug SAM system. By 2007 over 1,000 were in Service with the Russian military, another 1,000 in storage while the Russian Navy had another 400 in service, and 600 in storage. So coupled with export models that have been widely used, built in large numbers. Roughly the equivalent of the US Built M109, but now rather outdated with the 152mm gun. No interior detail in this one, but the external detailing looks neatly done, along with some very well moulded individual link tracks, though there is a fair job to remove them from the plastic frames on which they are moulded, because there are a lot of them. Instructions are clear and colour and marking options are for one in plain green and the other in a multicolour camouflage scheme. With examples of the real thing on display at Duxford and other museum collections, you can find some full-size references here in the UK these days. Seeing captured examples from the Gulf War, a plain sand scheme would be another simple option. This one is in the shops now, and thanks to Pocketbond the importer for our sample. Another unusual subject from Trumpeter recently has been the modern Italian Puma 4x4 AFV. This is one of those vehicles I admit to knowing as good as nothing about before now. Built by an Italian consortium of Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara, it began to enter service with the Italian army back in 2001. Some 330 of these 4x4 configuration vehicles have been delivered, along with another 250 in a larger 6x6 configuration. This smaller 4x4version carries three troopers plus a driver, and the vehicles operate in pairs.

The larger 6x6 version carries four soldiers plus a driver and a gunner. It was originally planned to operate these alongside the larger Centauro wheeled tank destroyer, but these days they are used by most infantry regiments of the Italian Army. As for the kit, this is now typical of Trumpeters recent kits, neatly produced and carefully packed, with foam sheet around some of the detail parts of the sprues, to protect them during shipping. Unlike others of their kits, such as the BRDM 2 we looked at recently, this one doesnt have any interior detailing. The main hull though is a lovely one-piece moulding, with the angular shape very neatly done. Just the chassis/ belly plate to fit in for the first stage of the build. The next step is to add the drive train, axles and steering rods to give a welldetailed underside. Tyres are the hard black rubber they tend to use these days, with a good tread pattern on them. Then comes the rear plate and all the detailed fittings to go around the upper hull, tools, stowage racks etc. You also have the option of fitting the windscreen for the drivers position either up or down, while the commanders cupola mounts a modern version of what is instantly recognizable as effectively an MG42, as the basic design is difficult to improve on. With clear parts for the vision devices and light lenses, along with etched-brass detailing, this is a well-detailed model. There are colour guides for the camouflage and marking options provided for in the kit, with one as a white UN machine, and the other in a green/black/ red-brown camouflage of the Italian army. Trumpeter have made a nice job of this, and for those interested in modern armoured vehicles, this is another one that is just that bit more unusual.

Sgts Mess
Two useful 1:76 scale models have been added to their range, both variants on the Einheits diesel. Both are mixed-media kits, as the main body parts are resin castings, while wheels and other detail fittings are metal castings. One has the basic GS

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These tow cables are handy 1:35 scale accessories from Eureka XXL.

body but that in turn has a resin block to insert which has seating and cabinets along with cable reels, as a cable laying truck of course. Wheels, tilt for the cab, axles and all the other fittings are metal castings. An exploded assembly diagram is included as your assembly guide. The second one is similar, but this time with a flatbed rear body and a Bilstein crane. As with the previous model, the body and the crane body are resin castings, while the wheels, crane boom and other fittings are all metal cast. These make for something a bit different and good to see some engineering equipment that will look good in such as a maintenance diorama, while also being good value for money. Sgts Mess can be found at The Granary, Burley Lane, Ashe, Basingstoke, Hants RG25 3AG (Tel: 01256 770025) and they have a website at www.sgtsmess.co.uk

Box art for the new Revell Ford V3000s, is the ICM kit re-packaged.

Revell
A new release under the Revell label, though the kit itself is not new, is a German Ford V3000s truck in 1:35 scale. It is another of the very useful link-ups that we see between some manufacturers these days, and in this case another between Revell and ICM. This is in reality the ICM kit that we saw last year, but repacked and sold under the Revell label. With the extra retailers covering the Revell brand, that should make it easier to find for some. The kit itself is a detailed build, with the chassis, engine

and running gear all requiring assembly as there is plenty of detail involved. The bodywork for the standard open GS (General Service) body is nicely done, as is the steel cab. Fit of parts is good, so you will get a very good model from this kit. Some may remember Gary Radford building the original ICM kit when it was released, and finishing it in a winter finish over Panzer Grey. Well moulded, and little or no flash involved, this is well made and well presented in the new Revell packaging and instructions. Youll find this one in the shops now. There are four colour and marking options provided for, one from Russia in 1942 (plain Panzer Grey), another from the Herman Goering Div in Italy in 1944 (plain sand) and then two multi-colour schemes of sand/green/red-brown from Yugoslavia or East Prussia for 1945. Thanks to Revell for our sample. Revell model kits are available from all good toy and model retailers. Revell model kits are available from all good toy and model retailers. For further information visit www.revell.eu

The basic Asian pattern bicycle from Diopark is beautifully detailed.

Accessories
We looked at the British WW2 folding bike from Diopark not long ago, now we take a closer look at the second of their bicycle kits, a Classic Asia Bicycle. Once again we have the benefit of two kits in the box. Finely moulded parts as wed expect, plus etched frets so you can replace the thicker plastic moulded spokes in the wheels with etched-brass alternatives, which look so good. Still, for those who dont feel up to facing the use of the etched-brass replacements, you still have the all-plastic alternative. With a workbox to fit on the rear carrier, and the option of an advertising board as well, these will be good for many dioramas, but I suspect will be especially popular with those going for a Vietnam War-

A resin and metal wargamers model of the Einheits Diesel from Sgts Mess, seen built and primed.

era scene. I believe Hannants are the UK importers and that this is on sale now. My thanks to Diopark for our sample. It is always a pleasure to see something from a range of products I havent seen before, and to find them so neatly done. Tow cables are very much a necessity in terms of stowage on AFVs and hence useful to have. Eureka XXL was a new name to me, but here we have two sets from them, in this case for two British AFVs from WW2. The first is to go with the Archer, so ably done by Bronco of course, and the other is for the Valentine/ Bishop/Cromwell/Centaur/ Crusader, all of which are readily available in kit form these days. The eyes are beautiful resin castings, and these are combined with braided metal cable to make up the wire hawsers. Neatly produced, and supplied with instructions on how to make them up these make for a good-looking accessory to add to these British AFVs. Quite simple to do but the way they will look on the finished model will be well worth it. Thanks to David at Story Models, who kindly provided our samples. Available via their website at http://storymodels.com/en/

Armorpax
A new range to us here with large 1:6 scale accessories for Dragons kits to this scale. I found them on one of the stands at the War & Peace Revival Show and my thanks to Dave for a couple of pieces that will be fitted to the Dragon 1:6 European pattern SAS Jeep that I am slowly building. Very cleanly cast resin parts there are a wide variety of items in their range which is steadily growing. The items I have

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New Indian motorcycles on the way from Mirror Models.

are a spare box of the circular magazines for the Vickers K guns mounted on the Jeep. The box is cast in one piece, plus an additional magazine which can be fitted into the top of the box, or perhaps left off, and placed on the seat or wherever to demonstrate it has been taken from the box ready for use. Separate parts make up the strap to handle it by. There are petrol cans, fire extinguishers (complete with printed information plate to fit to it), all of which work with the European pattern Jeep. There are of course items in the range for other Dragon kits as well. My thanks to Dave at Armorpax. You can contact them at 34 Buckland Close, Waterlooville, Hampshire PO7 6EE (with an address like that, what more can I say than, no connection to me!) They are available via their website at www.armorpax.com

on the floor of the vehicle or thereabouts, these will make a very special touch to the finished model. My thanks to AFV Club for our sample.

Diecasts
A brief return to a ready-built model for a moment, from Warmaster. One of their recent kits is a 1:72 scale combination of the US M4 Artillery Tractor with a 155mm Long Tom being towed behind it, the barrel in the stowed position. I really like the painting of this new set and it makes for an impressive combination. I placed it on my generic Normandy Road base and rather like the way it looks. It attracted my attention after I saw a really nice example of a restored M4 at War & Peace this year. Imported by John Ayrey Diecasts, this one is available through www.modelenium.co.uk
The 10cwt trailer announced by Mirror Models.

A German Box wagon in 1:35 scale is coming from LZ Models.

AFV Club
Not actually new, but new to me, is a small accessory pack from AFV Club. To go with their SdKfz 251/21 kit, which is armed with triple 20mm guns, comes a set of empty shell cases in etched-brass. There are 20 of these tiny little brass shell cases in the pack and despite each one only being about 2mm long, the bands at top and bottom of the casings are turned into these tiny pieces. Scattered

Latest kit news!

Among the recent news of planned releases that we can expect over the next month or two are some great new 1:35 scale kits from Mirror Models. One is a kit of the US Indian 741B motorcycle, and whats more there will be two complete kits in the box, and the same is true with a 10cwt GS trailer. At the same time, Libor, the man behind Mirror Models, is also set to release a German WW2 box car in his resin cast LZ Models
Box art for the new 1:72 Berge-Panther mit Pz.IV Turm from Dragon.

range, a railway subject which was pretty much where he started from. Meanwhile, Dragon are planning an unusual 1:72 model, the Panther hull with a Panzer IV turret bolted to it. This was a real

life conversion used by Schwerer Panzerjager Abteilung 653 on the Eastern Front, and was a conversion they did to one of their Bergepanthers. An unusual and interesting combination. MM

The 1:72 scale Warmaster M4 and Long Tom.

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On Parade
Books, magazines and DVDs reviewed
The Editor welcomes publications for review. Unless a prior arrangement has been made with the Editor review samples WILL NOT be returned. All samples intended for review in On Parade should be sent direct to the Editor at the address listed under Editorial on the contents page.
DOOBI D9 Variants - D9 Bulldozers in IDF Service (IDF Armor Series No.7) by Michael Mass and Adam OBrien. Published by Desert Eagle Publishing, 9 Asirey Zion, Petach Tikva 49519, Israel. ISBN 978-965-91635-33. UK price around 25. www.deserteagle-publishing.com Military forces are faced with many natural and man-made obstacles that have to be overcome in order to carry out operations. They also need to create various ramps, holes and ditches for their own use. The modern way to do all this is to use heavy earthmoving equipment in much the same way as civilian builders or demolishers would. Many tasks can be done with the same vehicles as used in civilian organisations but military operations also need to be carried out while being shot at with anything from hand weapons to artillery. To enable their vehicles to be used in action the Israeli Defence Forces have developed a range of protected bulldozers. These are known officially as Dachpor but their operators refer to them by the affectionate nickname of Doobi or teddy bear. Several models used are based on the Caterpillar D9 series of vehicles. Following a brief overview of the IDF use of armoured bulldozers, two of the lighter types based on the D9L and D9N are described and shown using colour photos but the main focus of the book is the D9R. This is an impressive machine by any standards as can be seen when they dwarf accompanying Merkava tanks. Coverage is split into two sections again using colour photos, one showing them in action on exercise carrying out a variety of tasks with the second showing them in detail from as many angles as possible outside and inside. Most show them with the full set of bar armour in place with a few without it as well as covering standard fittings such as jerry can racks and machine gun mounting. As these vehicles get some very hard use, they quickly take on a rough appearance. Anyone want to depict serious

paint distress on a model will find inspiration here with the military paint worn down to the manufacturers trademark base scheme or even to bare, polished metal with or without rust, dust or mud. Some idea of what can be achieved is shown in the final short section which briefly describes the building of a model using a Balaton Modell kit. This resin kit includes photo-etched parts for the bar armour and the modeller has given it a well-used look. The end result would be impressive in 1:35 scale or larger and is little short of spectacular in 1:72 scale! (See this months AttenShun! for a review of the new Meng Model 1:35 scale D9R Armored Bulldozer, Ed) While not as obviously attractive as heavy armour, one of these machines would make an impressive model on its own or as part of a diorama. Thanks to this book modellers will have as much information as they will need, for which we all have to thank the author while I must thank Wendy at Aviation & Military Book Centre www. aviationbookcentre.com for sending me a copy to review. Peter Brown

1st Armored Division Vehicles of the U.S. 1st Armored Division in Germany 19712011 by Bjrn Weber. Tankograd American Special No.3019. Tankograd Publishing, Verlag Jochen Vollert, Am Weichselgarten 5, 91058 Erlangen, Germany. UK distributor Bookworld Wholesale, Unit 10 Hodfar Road, Sandy Lane Industrial Estate, Stourport on Severn, Worcestershire DY13 9QB. Price 13.99. [email protected] www.bookworldws.co.uk Affectionately known as Old Ironsides, 1st Armored Division has been in existence for some 70-years and spent over half that stationed in Germany. During that time its equipment changed and while it never fought in its intended role of countering a Soviet attack on Germany several of its units served in the

Balkans in the 1990s with the whole Division augmented by other units spending 15-months in Iraq in 2003/4. Changes in plans led to it returning to the USA after some 40-years. Its origins in the 1940s and later history is briefly covered in the introductory chapter which like all the text is dual German and English, but the main focus is

the period while in Germany including changes in organisation and composition. As with this series the main focus is on photos, with 17 black and white and 101 colour images showing the many vehicles of all types operated over the years. Coverage begins with wheeled vehicles, from the Gama Goat, M151 Mutt, M880 series, CUCV and Humvee through GOER, M35, M54 and M800 series 6x6 in many versions to HEMTT and HET transporters. Over the years many different M113based vehicles were used with some roles being taken over by M2/M3 fighting vehicles. Artillery support has come from M109 and M110 in different versions as well as MLRS plus M48 and M163 air defence vehicles. Heavy support for tracked vehicles included M88 and M578 recovery vehicles. Engineer units operated Mobile

Assault Bridge-Ferry vehicles for a few years before changing to the Ribbon Bridge System as well as the M728 variant of the M60 tank, M9 ACE and AVLB based on M48 and later M60. Heavy armour was initially M60s before these were replaced by M1 Abrams, the Divisions aviation assets including UH-1 and UH-60 for transport with OH-58, AH-1 and AH-64 for support and attack. With so much to cover it would be too much to expect that every type was shown in detail but the wide range of different equipment is well shown. Photographs are clear and printed large enough to show detail, mostly two or three per page with several full-page shots. Many show scenes on exercises offering lots of inspiration for models of single vehicles or dioramas. Peter Brown

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Scale Model Handbook, Figure Modelling 7. Mr Black Publications, PO Box 76341, 17102 Nea Smimi, Athens, Greece. ISSN 2241-1054. Price 14.95 Euros. Available in the UK priced 13.95 from Historex Agents, Wellington House, 157 Snargate Street, Dover, Kent CT17 9BZ. www.mrblackpublications.com www.historexagents.com I think the first question must be How? How does Stelios manage to put together so many good articles, and have variety of subject and context? Well, I dont know the answer to that one, but I do know that this seventh issue is very good indeed. I liked this one straight off (if you read my review of issue six Vol.43 No.6 then you know that I began with a few reservations). Were back to a WW2 German figure on the front cover, but its not as though that isnt a popular subject, and its of Claus Von Stauffenberg one of the leaders of the resistance movement who tried to get rid of Hitler. A full step-by-step article of how to paint this piece for the box artwork, and interestingly it begins from the main parts of the figure being painted completely black. The writer Man Jin Kim makes use of oils as well as acrylics and as a lead article it does well to both whet the appetite for the rest of the magazine, but also as something that makes for interesting reading and visuals. One article and 73 pictures cant be bad really, can it? A short piece from Grigoris Marmatakis follows, with a short introduction and cooking instruction text for

Son of Sherman Volume 1: The Sherman - Design and Development by Pat Stansell and Kurt Laughlin. Ampersand Publishing 2013. ISBN 978-0-9773781-1-1. Price $55. Back in 1999 a modeller named Pete Harlem tried to do something that many people wanted: to capture all of the basic models of the famous US M4 Sherman tank in one book along with models of each variant and the items available to make them. But he only had 118-pages to work with and also made a couple of decisions that came back to haunt all concerned. Pete knew there were differences and could highlight them, but at the time he was not aware that the US Army had ensured they were sorted out by using their blueprint or casting diagram numbers to identify each of the parts, as well as some other internal designations. While he correctly identified the differences, he simply gave them numbers and nicknames such as Type 5-B-1 glacis and hoods or Type G Hull. Many modellers took this as gospel and tried to pass them off as accurate, which was unfortunately not true. But in the intervening 14-years a lot more was discovered and published by people like Steve Zaloga, Joe Demarco and Kurt Laughlin. As a result, Pat Stansell (Military Miniatures in Review and Axis and Allied book publisher) teamed up with Kurt Laughlin to rework

this popular but now dated reference into a new and state-of-the-art one. They opted for two volumes: one on the actual vehicles and all of the research and development data that sorted out all of the options by their correct names, listed serial numbers, production numbers, registration numbers, and other items of concern to modellers, and a second volume on available kits, after-market parts, and how to assemble accurate models of each vehicle. On 19th April 2013 the first 110 copies of Volume 1 arrived at the AMPS 2013 show in Atlanta, Georgia, and within 24-hours less than five remained. (This was a special shipment and others were going to Ampersands offices in Florida.) The big question is is it worth it? The answer is you bet! The book now is broken down into a Cliffs Notes of Sherman variants in the foreword to explain what follows as well as a glossary

of terms. It then breaks down the examination of the tanks into factories, small hatch (56 degree hull) tanks, appliqu upgrades, large hatch (47 degree hull) tanks, final drive assemblies (e.g. bow shapes and sections), 75mm turrets, 76mm turrets, running gear, and appendices - Foundry Symbols, Registration Data, Large Hatch Tank Detail Changes, and Transportation (e.g. shipping and shipping codes) Each section is profusely illustrated with photos of the actual vehicles and the details in question, as well as documentation cited and the proper blueprints/ casting sheets for each part in question such as the D50878 and D78461 75mm turrets and the D82081 and 7054366 76mm turrets. Details are also displayed in both line drawings and tone paintings to illustrate specific variations and detail locations. Colour photos are used of restored or museum vehicles where appropriate and add a nice balance to the book. Overall, while the book may seem expensive it is a dedicated work and covers one of the most popular tanks among modellers in a depth that it richly deserved, and is now a reference that will stand up next to the Hunnicutt series, the Russian Top to Bottom looks at the T-34, and the Panzer Tracts coverage of German vehicles. Guess Pete hath no idea what he wrought! Cookie Sewell

the paint mixes. Ive never been a fan of this type of article, but I do see the value in that the salient points are put across, and if the writer is skilled, then he (or she) can give all the necessary information for what colours were used. I think it possibly needs a painter of middling skill or better to make use of the information, and in this case I think Grigoris has done a good job of putting across what hes done. The subject is a French Gentleman of around the 16th century. Ernesto Reyes Stalhuth returns with a bust article, I do

like his style of painting, and theres ten pages given over to how hes painted a German Officer Heinz Guderian. And I do rather like the handling of the flesh-tone blending, not to mention the warmth of the red areas of the uniform. Again this article is done as a step-by-step piece, with plenty of photos to show whats happening. Kazufumi Tomori gets my vote for the best article though okay maybe the subject is more attractive (Brunhilde of the Valkerie is what hes called her, but I just know it as the very attractive sculpt from

Alexandros Miniature). Why do I like this article so much, well, the piece is well painted, the female flesh-tones are particularly well handled, but most of all because Ive tried dry assemblies of this kit (yes, I have one) and its quite unprintable as to how difficult it is to get together. I think I needed to grow a second set of arms to hold the bits together. So I admire anyone whos won the Battle of Assembly with this piece, and produced a nice finish to boot. A really good article by Sergey Popovichenko is

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next, and this shows the different techniques of making interesting and multilevel groundwork bases. Again the use of step-by-step photos comes into play, and several different types of bases from Napoleonic winter, a fantasy desert, Vikings outside of a palisade to Conan in a dank, skull-filled dungeon. Oh, and a Celt at the edge of a forest enough variety? I think thats a fair yes on that one. Rounding of the magazine are two further articles one by Roman Navarro with a Verlinden 120mm offering of a US 82nd Airborne trooper from Desert Shield. The camouflage is well produced and its nice to see a Verlinden piece getting some attention. Finally, a fantasy piece from Javier Gonzalez (Arsies) with his version of a Pegaso piece Nokjagerin. Very nicely painted, and one I keep thinking I should buy, Javiers version Ive seen pictures of before, but getting an inside track on how it was produced is very beneficial. So, overall a very good issue, plenty of variety and plenty of information for how things were painted or made. No sculpting article this time, but I dont think the issue suffers for this what is taken away on one side, is more than made up for with things from the other so to speak. Its a good issue for the painters, with the ever-useful addition of some excellent groundwork ideas. Adrian Hopwood.

M7 Priest 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage (New Vanguard No.201) by Steven J. Zaloga. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-178096-023-4. Price 9.99. www.ospreypublishing.com Supporting fire from artillery is essential to many military operations. While most armies started WW2 with guns towed by trucks, mounting guns on tracked vehicles allowed them to keep up with tanks as well as allowing them to have some protection against the enemys artillery with the added advantage that the gun could be brought into operation quickly with having to unhook it from a towing vehicle, position it etc. Although some gun-carrying tracked vehicles had been tried before it was not until command of the then-new Armored Force passed to an artilleryman that work on a self-propelled gun was pushed ahead. A small number of guns were fitted to half-tracks but this was less than ideal so the standard 105mm howitzer was mounted onto a modified M3 Medium Tank chassis. With both gun and chassis already developed and in production it only took a relatively short time and a few detail changes before this was introduced as the M7 105mm

Howitzer Motor Carriage in early 1942. This was to be the main equipment of American Armored Field Artillery Battalions during the Second World War. Minor improvements such as carrying more ammunition and improved side protection were added along with different components taken from M4 Medium Tanks but the design was pretty much right first time. It was first used in British hands in North Africa where it was known as the Priest where it was an instant success. More were supplied to the Western Allies, serving in Canadian, South African and French units. By the wars end a better solution based on light tank chassis was being developed but they fought in Korea and were passed to other countries in the 1950s. Some were still in action in Israeli hands in 1967. The full story of the M7s design and development is covered here including details of the changes made during production and the -B1 series based on M4A3 Sherman tank components. How the guns were used including organisation and setting them up for action is covered. An unusual yet successful variant used Priests originally issued to units taking part in the assault on France on D-Day which were stripped of their guns and used to carry infantry units. More of these Kangaroos were converted later in Italy and led to other tank-based armoured personnel carriers.

Alongside this is the parallel story of the Sexton. As they already had the 25pdr gun in service, a self-propelled version suited British needs better than the M7. Originally a modified M7 type mounting the British 25pdr was proposed but the Canadian solution using their Ram chassis - itself based on the M3 - was produced first for their own use and then for British needs. Just as successful as its American equivalent these guns were used in British and Commonwealth service as well as by Polish forces, replacing Priests as the war continued. Not forgotten is the Australians own design SP gun known as Yeramba using a mix of M3 tank and 25pdr. As always with his books, Steve Zaloga includes a lot of information in a very readable form. Layout follows typical New Vanguard series practice with several period black and white photos including both record shots to show the development and in-action views of both series. Colour plates illustrate a selection of guns in service as well as the usual cutaway double-page spread showing where everything went. Unusually for the series I would add a small criticism in that Sexton is not mentioned in the title. Given the amount of space its story covers it deserves to be there, without it many will miss out on this part of the book. Apart from that this gives readers a lot of insight into an often-overlooked part of armoured warfare. Peter Brown

Air War Market Garden So Near And Yet So Far Volume 2 by Martin W. Bowman. Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 47 Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S70 2AS. Price 19.99. [email protected] www.pen-and-sword.co.uk The first thing to point out about this book is that it is the second in a series of four volumes which collectively aim to describe, in great depth, the story of the Allied airborne landings in and around Arnhem in September 1944. Consequently, it makes sense to have read Volume 1 first, subtitled The Build-Up

To The Beginning (see review of that publication in MM Vol.43 No.8 2013). Indeed, in this review I have made the necessary assumption that the reader is aware of the contents of that work. Volumes 3 and four are currently awaiting publication. The author has set himself the task in this 169-page book of telling the story of the first three days of the fighting from 17th to 19th September 1944. The format is similar to Volume 1 in that it contains a mixture of narrative and personal recollections - of combatants

and civilians - plus detailed timelines. The text is usefully supplemented by several maps and some 32-pages of contemporary black and white photos containing images of all aspects of the fighting, most poignantly including pictures of the holders of the five Victoria Crosses awarded for valour during this action. (Four of these awards were posthumous, the only exception being Major Robert Cain, later the father-inlaw of Jeremy Clarkson). The book opens with a full-page map that proves indispensible to the

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The Sailing Frigate - A History in Ship Models by Robert Gardiner. Seaforth Publishing, 47 Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S70 2AS. ISBN 978-1-84832160-1. Price 25. [email protected] www.seaforthpublishing.com For any potential purchaser of this book the key to its contents lies in its subtitle: A History in Ship Models . The ship in question is the sailing

frigate, from its inception around 1600 to its redundancy upon the advent of steam in the 1850s. This publication, glossily illustrated throughout its 128-pages, has hundreds of colour photos of sailing frigate models, nearly all of which are currently on display in the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. The text, short but well written and informative as it is, serves primarily to link the excellent work of the camera. The authors justification for his heavy reliance on the visual, rather than the written, is that the quality and threedimensional detail of the models photographed enables the reader to discern with unrivalled clarity the detail and design to which the text refers. His is a view with which, in this context, I would not demur.

The book itself is split into six chapters covering, in chronological order, the major developments in sailing frigate design. These run from its inception at the beginning of the 17th century under First Lord of the Admiralty, Lord Torrington, to its consolidation at the turn of the 18th century under Lord Danby, to its next three stages of further development throughout the 18th and into the 19th century up to the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, through to its last generation which lasted another 35-years or so until the manifest advantages of steam and the screw propeller inevitably condemned this type of vessel to the naval scrapyard. In an interesting Postscript the author highlights in word and photos the iron-hulled, armourclad and propeller-driven vessel

Warrior which was the first of the new generation of frigates which formed an important link in the chain of naval design from one Elizabethan era to another. (Naval enthusiasts will no doubt be aware that Warrior herself is on permanent display in the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard). I can recommend this book, not only for its visual appeal, but also for its clarity in explaining and highlighting the rationale behind the many and varied developments in sailing frigate design, size and firepower over the 250-years of its service. The author also ensures that the historic context to these advancements, in the form of the wars against primarily but by no means exclusively France, is appropriately highlighted at all times. Fred Ledden

German Armoured Formations in the OZAK by Stefano Di Giusto. Tankograd Wehrmacht Special No.4019. Tankograd Publishing, Verlag Jochen Vollert, Am Weichselgarten 5, 91058 Erlangen, Germany. UK distributor Bookworld Wholesale, Unit 10 Hodfar Road, Sandy Lane Industrial Estate, Stourport on Severn, Worcestershire DY13 9QB. Price 13.99. [email protected] www.bookworldws.co.uk The Operationszone Adriatisches Kstenland was created following Italys

armistice with the Allies in September 1943. Covering the area of the Adriatic coastline from Northern Italy including parts of modern Slovenia and Croatia, its military function was to protect communications between Italy and the German Reich. With partisan groups active in the region several Wehrmacht, Ordnungspolezei and Waffen-SS formations were deployed and many used armoured vehicles. This book covers the many and varied vehicles they had. Following details of each formation including when it was active, their vehicles are

understanding of the highly complex series of events that are then described. The map shows the three separate drop zones for the 101st US Airborne Division, the US 82nd Airborne Division and the 1st British Airborne Division, stretching in a northeasterly direction from Eindhoven to Nijmegen and on to Arnhem. The starting position of XXX Army Corps, south of Eindhoven, whose task was to reinforce the respective Airborne Divisions once they had captured their respective target bridges, is also highlighted. As the narrative unfolds it

becomes clear that, due to a combination of bad luck and over optimism, both the plan and its timetable come under intolerable pressure. A second and then a third airdrop is carried out and although - as this volume ends the US 101st and 82nd Airborne divisions are more or less holding their own, the position of the 1st British Airborne Division at Arnhem is desperate, with XXX Army Corps unable to reach them. Without control of all of the bridges the Allied plan to cross the Rhine in sufficient numbers to end the war quickly will not work. At the end of day

three the Allies are indeed so near and yet so far. This volume describes in detail all the action of these first three days not only as seen by the writer - who has the benefit of historical perspective - but also as experienced by those directly involved at the time. For someone coming new to the subject, this series presents a challengingly detailed study, but for anyone looking for an indepth analysis of this significant episode in World War Two this second volume follows on well in the footsteps of Volume 1. Fred Ledden

shown unit by unit using over 130 period black and white photos. These came from a variety of sources, many were older-type German vehicles, others were taken over from Italian stocks and there were even captured Soviet types. Supporting them was a similarly varied range of softskin vehicles. Included are Marder III and II , PzKpfw 38(t) , PzKpfw III and IV of several types, Sturmgeschtz, SdKfz 250 and 251 plus a few PzKpfw II Ausf J , ex-Austrian ADGZ armoured cars, Italian L3, L6, M15 and P40 tanks and Semovente of several models, AB41 and A43 with even a few old Lancia IZM armoured cars as well as an assortment of T-34 including a turretless recovery conversion. Supporting vehicles range from VW Kbelwagens through Italian cars and trucks with some unusual conversions. Although this was not an area which saw large armoured battles, the variety of equipment was greater than in many theatres of war. A lot of effort has gone into identifying units and including details of colour schemes and markings which makes the photos even more useful as a source of information for modellers. Peter Brown

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Dragon Models Ltd

M4A3(105) Howitzer Tank in 1:6 scale Its rare these days to be shocked or surprised by anything, but recently I was very pleasantly surprised, when the Editor contacted me to ask if I would like to build Dragons Massive M4A3 Howitzer Sherman! Of course I didnt have to think for more than a nanosecond to give him my reply, and very soon I became like an expectant father waiting for the birth of his first baby! As it would turn out a pretty Big baby at that! To illustrate how large this kit really is meant that special arrangements had to be made between the Editor and myself for me to collect the massive kit and so avoid the possibility of damage in transit from using a courier or the postal service. We therefore met in a car park in Chorleywood on neutral ground. Looking a tad like a Shady deal was taking place, the large brown cardboard box (38 x 19 x 17) was taken from the editors Honda Jazz and loaded into my seemingly

miniscule VW Beetles boot. It looked like millimetres or fractions of an inch would be critical, but it just fitted with barely enough room for a cigarette paper to fit between the parcel and my Bugs compact boot! As a loyal fan and collector of Dragons 1:6 scale Action Figures from the very start, and having just enjoyed building their 1:6 scale Schwimmwagen (see MM Vol.43 No.3), I was more than curious to open the box to see just what it was like and how Dragon had approached the subject. As the weather was fine, I chose to take the box outside and open it up. I was not disappointed, the brown cardboard box with a colour printed label is unlike their previous release the Panzer II which had a full colour printed carton in the style of a more regular plastic kit, but obviously the most important concern was the contents. Anyone who builds Dragon kits would recognise their familiar pale grey polystyrene

plastic as I took my first peek of the contents, the box was crammed to the brim with familiar parts, except produced on a much, much larger scale. As someone who has built Verlindens big 1:15 scale Tiger 1 many years ago, then Tamiyas 1:16 scale Tiger 1, Sherman, Pershing and Panther etc. I wasnt truly aware of just how big the M4A3 Sherman would be. However, as I started to take the parts out it all began to sink in! The first thing I looked at was the instruction sheet, and the amazing thing is that it looks just like a 1:35 scale set of instructions, with the usual breakdown and procedure of the sub-assemblies, and a colour guide on the back page. Despite

the magnitude of this project I found this comforting and not quite so intimidating as some other large kits. There next to the instructions was the first shot of reality, the white allied star waterslide decals which are massive, and then my first proper glimpse of the sprues, just like a 1:35 scale Dragon kit but bigger, much bigger. Unless you have built an AFV in this scale before, I cant convey how odd it is to see these familiar components but so much larger! As the parts were taken out of the box, I was impressed that it had been possible to recreate this vehicle in a straightforward and familiar way. I suppose

The large box was packed to capacity with parts and was pretty heavy, I just hope when the model is built that I can actually lift it!

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Theres nothing like a good photo for inspiration, and the kits label has some nice photos of the completed model, all it really needs is some clutter and a crew! The rear deck will look good when painted and has depth which will respond well to a dark wash.

Major parts of the bogies, are substantial and will look great when textured and even better when painted and weathered in the nooks, and crannies, some casting numbers may be added too.

the fact that it is a static model removes a great deal of difficult engineering problems in the manufacture of the hull and running gear etc., but there doesnt seem to be any serious compromises in its overall realism. The most recognisable part, the turret moulding, is truly impressive and has a foundry cast serial number. This is just as well as several areas will benefit from adding more rough cast texture from Mr.Hobby Mr Surfacer or similar.

The suspension all seems to be well-moulded and will doubtless fit together nicely and, as with their Panzer II, it may require the addition of a bolt or rivet here and there. I noticed the big solid style bogie wheels would have rivets which hold the tyre onto the rim but these are absent, and the back face of the roadwheels is open, although they will be largely unseen once in position. These are just some of the time-consuming jobs which I will doubtless encounter during the build, but the extra effort will be more than worth the final result.

WOW that is big! The authors hand shown for size comparison - this will look great with a little added cast texturing from Mr Surfacer or similar.

Well cushioned with packing at the bottom of the box were the upper and lower hull mouldings and these are immense! I wonder how long it will be before an after-market company produces a full interior for the kit? Details such as the casting foundry marks are moulded on as well as most of the main weld seams of the main structure. There is even bolt and panel detail under the hull which is pretty impressive. The hatches and cupola can be populated with some realistic crew figures and stowage, and its the personalisation which will add so much to this model. I therefore intend to gather my reference books and photos to add all the welds, rivets and fine details. The Dragon M4A3 (105) Howitzer Tank is a stunning kit providing the parts to build a fantastic static model straight from the box, but with a little more research, texturing, painting, weathering and finishing it should make a superb centrepiece for any armour modellers collection. Its my intention to build this kit over the next few months, exploring exactly how it all goes together, and to also find out just how much paint it will require - I may be gone for some time! Rob Henden Price 475 Dragon Models Ltd., Kong Nam Industrial Building, 10/F, B1, 603-609 Castle Peak Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong. Tel: 2493 0215. Fax: 2411 0587. [email protected] www.dragon-models.com UK distributors, The Hobby Company, Milton Keynes MK5 8PG.

The hatches include the spring mechanism which keeps them closed moulded as an integral part, these are beautifully moulded but may be removed in favour of real springs for greater realism.

ABOVE: The pioneer tools are all represented and will respond well to surface texturing work and the retaining clamps and fixtures reviewed, this pick handle needs drilling out for instance. BELOW: Detail of the track links, the five parts were simply clicked together for this photo, but the two halves of the blocks will require assembling with a strong glue. Only time will tell how the moulded clips will fair when they are all clipped together.

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Tamiya
Tiran 5 in 1:35 scale Okay, let me start by saying I am a fan of Tamiyas kit of the T-55. Even more good news then that following on from their two recent Israeli Shermans, they have now produced the Israeli version of the T-55, the Tiran 5 (item 328). A case where kit echoes life I guess, as the Israeli engineers used captured AFVs, built as T-55s and they made changes to convert them to make the Tiran 5. Pretty much exactly the same as Tamiya have done to convert their original Russian T-55 model into the new Israeli one. It brings back memories for me of when I first saw one of these in the flesh. It was in the Budge Collection when they held their open days back in the late 1980s, and the battered and very worn tank had been brought over from the Lebanon, where it had been used by the Christian Militia. Plenty of rust and peeling paintwork aside, it still sported the remains of the pale blue colour used by the Militia, but clearly with older colours now exposed as the paint chipped off. The Israelis used the many captured tanks by replacing the old Soviet 100mm gun with a western 105mm L7

gun, and changing the engine for a western made diesel instead. With the addition of new external stowage bins on the turret as well, these went into service as the Tiran 5. Used by reserve units, they were eventually taken out of service and sold on to many other foreign users. Of course it uses the basic T-55 kit parts from the original model, but now with the addition of the changes need to create this Tiran 5 variant. So the new gun barrel, and the extra stowage bins around the

turret make for fairly instant recognition features. The tracks are well detailed, but are the single piece vinyl tracks that some modellers like, and others dont. You can but alternative single link tracks from other manufacturers, either in metal or plastic. With the distinctive track sag on the T-55 running gear, this is a case where I think the idea of using metal Fruil track is most effective. Only the one set of markings is provided for, along with an Israeli sand finish. One in use

by the IDF (Israeli Defence Force) in the Negev Desert, in the 1980s. As there is now a good set of acrylic colours for Israeli equipment available from Lifecolor these days, it makes this a good one to go with for the model. Our thanks to The Hobby Company, who are the UK importers. Robin Buckland Price 45.99 UK distributors, The Hobby Company, Milton Keynes MK5 8PG.

Lifecolor
IDF Uniform Colour set Bearing in mind the recent release of not only two Israeli Sherman kits by Tamiya, but also their more recent Tiran 5 (reviewed above), then this set of three Uniform colours for use on Israeli IDF (Israeli Defence Force) uniforms is well timed. There are three shades of green (Dark, Medium and Light), and to give some extra guidance, there are photos of three different IDF uniform shirts to indicate how these match the real thing. Useful then for your crew figures and any accompanying infantry figures you might add. Also good that you can get some variation in shades between a number of figures that you group together in a scene. This new set is now on sale. Thanks to the Airbrush Company who are the UK importers. Robin Buckland

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Dragon Models Ltd

StuG.III F/8 Early Production Italy 1943 in 1:35 scale As I noted when the winterized Ausf F/8 kit was released (item 6644) this model of the Sturmgeschtz III series appeared in the fall of 1942 and added to the upgrade in the vehicles armament provided by the base Ausf F (the long-barrelled L/48 gun) by a redesign and uparmouring of the hull. Other parts were either simplified or strengthened. Around 250 were built before production changed over to the Ausf G which would become the most widely produced. This kit (item 6620) either modifies or replaces a number of sprues from that kit and also switches to the DS Plastic track runs in place of the Magic Track single links. I think modellers are pretty much split on which one is better, so while making many happy Dragon will disappoint others. You cant win (unless you provide BOTH sets in one box!) As with all kits in this series it comes with many of the accoutrements seen on kits like the Dragon Tiger I and Panther, starting with individual torsion bars and roadwheel arms as well as all of the external details on the lower hull such as shocks and bump stops. Each idler wheel consists of five parts with twin brass inserts between the plastic

castings. All wheels are detailed to the point of having the rubber tire manufacturers data readable! Etched-brass is provided only for those bits where plastic cannot do the job, such as the aforementioned wheel rims (which are now provided in sections and not single pieces) and the air intake and exhaust grilles on the engine deck. All trackguard details are separate and go on in sub-assemblies. In

point of fact, most of this model consists of sub-assemblies, which is how it gets its tremendous level of details. This also shows in the sprues, as for example the A wheel sprue actually consists of seven subsprues, so future kits can be done by gating off or ungating other sections of the master sprue to meet the need of those kits. The kit comes with a high level of interior parts, including

the gun, commanders cupola assembly, floor, and the radios and stowage racks for various bits on each side of the casemate. This kit adds new radio sets and other changes plus the twin hatch (vice commanders cupola) casemate roof and details. There is also a choice between a plastic or etched-brass guard for the gunners sight (parts R12 or MB1/ MA8/R23) but the instructions are not very clear on how these assemblies install. Also, whereas the 6644 kit had the brass cover preformed, here you have to make it up on your own and it is provided flat. The kit comes with a new engine deck that like previous kits consists of several sub-assemblies combined to form the deck. Note that every hatch on this vehicle can be opened for display of the interior, but there is no engine or transmission provided. While the kit comes with the prominent machine gun shield and mount, no machine gun is provided in the kit. Four finishing options are provided: Pz.Div. Hermann Goering, Sicily 1943 (3-colour upper hull, black crosses); StuG Brigade 243, Stalingrad 1942 (3-colour upper hull, crosses, charging knight insignia); StuG Brigade 203, Stalingrad 1942 (whitewash over sand with black crosses); and StuG Brigade 904, Kursk 1943 (sand with green overspray, black crosses). Directions cover the changes needed for the HG variant inside the sheet. A small sheet of Cartograf decals are provided for these options. Overall, this is the base F/8 and will be popular with StuG fans, but overall Dragon has over-saturated the Sturmgeschtz market and many modellers note confusion with the slight differences in variants. Cookie Sewell Price 49.99 Dragon Models Ltd., Kong Nam Industrial Building, 10/F, B1, 603609 Castle Peak Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong. Tel: 2493 0215. Fax: 2411 0587. [email protected] www.dragon-models.com UK distributors, The Hobby Company, Milton Keynes MK5 8PG.

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AFV Club
Bofors British QF 40mm Mk.III Anti-Aircraft Gun Late Type in 1:35 scale After WW1 it became obvious that the next war would see a dominating role by aircraft, and therefore protection against them was going to be a priority. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, Bofors of Sweden and Krupps of Germany partnered to research a new design of light AA weapon. In 1934 this culminated in Bofors producing the Model 1934 40mm ground version of the weapon. It used a simple cruciform carriage with folding side arms and removal axle bogies for transport, was light, handy, and possessed a rate of fire of 120-140 rounds per minute. It soon spawned a plethora of other versions, most importantly twin naval mounts. The US, the UK, France and a number of other countries either bought weapons from Bofors or manufacturing licenses. During WW2 it was the most important light AA gun used by the US and the Commonwealth, and while their guns were essentially the Swedish design with few modifications both groups had variations to their guns. Visually the Commonwealth guns had different

wheels and tires and modified seats for their gunners; they both used different sights as well. The history of the British guns begins in 1937 when they decided this was a more desirable weapon for the army than the competing 2pdr Vickers naval weapon. A total of 279 had been obtained by the end of 1939. By the end of the war thousands had been built in some 17 different versions and subvariants. The primary version was the Mk.III, the subject of this kit (item AF35187), which had been redesigned to require only 1,500 man-hours to produce compared to 2,420 for the Mk.I. This basically focused on simplifying the carriage and other less essential items of the system. AFV Clubs kit provides most of the differentiated Commonwealth features on two new sprues, with the rest of the

kit coming from two previous AFV Club kits of the Bofors (AF35163 and AF35186) and one sprue from the 40mm accessory and ammunition set (AF35189). The kit claims to provide three different kinds of gun sights but from references only appears to use the later Stiffkey sighting system. The model does offer parts to make either a manually operated gun or one with electric assist, and suitable parts are provided for each option. It also comes with a choice between turned aluminium or styrene barrels and steel or styrene recoil springs. The suspension elements are designed to clip on to the cross with vinyl keepers and working options permit the model to be posed in either travel or firing positions. Etched-brass is kept to a minimum but covers things such

as the traversing tracks on the carriage base and the speed ring parts of the gun sighting system. While the model offers a steel spring, in this case the barrel is used to trap it under compression to the breech and it does not work as with some past kits. The model as noted has a large number of (scale) working features, such as the carriage traverse, elevation, travel lock, towing tongue, suspension arms, wheels, and sights. It comes with six four-round clips, three empty clips, a spare barrel case, two US style ammunition cans, two UK style crates, two US style ammunition crates, and a British 24-round ammunition case. Decals are provided for those items. Finishing is simple - paint the entire gun khaki green, but I think there are a number of other options modellers will find. Overall, when compared to the earlier Italeri Bofors 40mm kit, this kit has over twice as many parts, no crew, but far better value for nearly the same price and accuracy to a specific prototype rather than a combination of features. Cookie Sewell UK distributors Pocketbond, PO Box 60, Welwyn, AL6 0ND.

Revell
Junkers Ju 88 C-6 Z/N in 1:72 scale Revell are producing some really very nice kits recently, and offer good value for money. One of their recent

releases is this one, the Ju 88 C-6 Z/N, a solid nosed, radarequipped night-fighter (item 04856). With the bulbous glazed cockpit, the detail of the crew compartment is quite visible,

so good to see some really good detail included inside that crew compartment. Even the radar operators equipment is included in the back of the crew compartment, with the crew seats also neatly done. Panel lines are neatly engraved, flame dampers are included for the engine exhausts and overall very neat. The radar aerials on the nice are moulded with the uprights as a single piece, though the correct pattern can be seen in the box art. Done for ease of moulding and assembly rather than have very small and fragile parts I would guess, but if you want to you could remove the parts to leave the gaps between them. Just follow the box art for more guidance. Two sets of markings are provided for, and while one has a more complex camouflage, if you dont fancy trying that, then the second option goes for a much simpler scheme.

Transfers are good quality, as we expect from Revell these days. They also include a whole load of small stencils for the airframe so take some time and be prepared for lots of these to be applied to your chosen scheme. Fortunately the instructions give clear placement guidance. The options are for a camouflaged machine of Stab4/ NJG 5 at Orel in the Soviet Union, during the Spring of 1943. The other is from 6./KG(Z)3 at Poltawa, also in the Soviet Union, in April 1943. Nice to see a good kit of this famous night-fighter, and one I think Revell have made a good job of in this scale. Robin Buckland Price 16.99 Revell model kits are available from all good toy and model retailers. For further information visit www.revell.eu

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Meng
D9R Armored Bulldozer in 1:35 scale Combat Engineering is an essential part any defensive or offensive military operation. Bulldozers provide the combat engineer with serious muscle as they provide the ability to create obstacles and to clear them. With the addition of armour plate, and slat armour, they offer the operators a greater level of protection. Once again this kit release (item SS-002) has been aided by collaboration with Desert Eagle Publishing. The model depicts a D9R, and although there is no mention of Caterpillar on the sprues, it is based upon this particular manufacturer. This vehicle has been used by both the US Military, in Iraq, and by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF). The IDF have nicknamed the vehicle Doobi which translates to teddy bear certainly an unusual name for an armoured vehicle, the IDF also use a remotely operated D9T that has the nickname Pooh Bear! This kit has certainly been one of Meng Models more eagerlyawaited releases. It caused a stir when a false rumour spread about the cancellation of this kit. First things first, the kit box is one of the largest I have come across for some time. Within its impressive dimensions are 17

tan and five black sprues, one clear and a blue tinted sprue to represent armoured glass, a sheet of photo-etched metal, a single decal sheet, four poly caps and a small length of vinyl tube. The instructions are in a single A4 booklet, comprising of 39 stages, with a separate sheet for the three colour schemes. The instructions comprise of a short history and a number of line drawings of each type of D9, with all colour references to the Vallejo Model Colour range of paints. The modeller begins with the body and engine compartment (no engine is supplied) and moves on to the large rear mounted ripper blade. Care should be taken with this latter item as it is intended that this assembly should remain moveable. The modeller is also provided with a number of screw heads to add to the ends of the hydraulic arms for the ripper blade, this is due simply to a moulding limitation. Construction moves on to the well-appointed cab, although a large vehicle the crew comprises of an operator and commander. Once the cab interior is complete the build moves on to the exterior cab armour and continues to add the myriad of small, and not so small, details including the maintenance platforms which are all depicted as stowed. The first

set of hoses are attached during Stage 20 to part number F4 and this is not readily apparent in the instructions so you have been warned! The cab is in completed by adding the optional FN Mag machine gun and the jerry can racks, before attaching the completed cab to the previously completed body. The very distinctive running gear is tackled next with its characteristic high mounted drive sprockets. The large track links comprise of separate links and each link comprises of two sides per link with a flat plate added. As these tracks are designed to be moveable the modeller should carefully consider what cement to use during this aspect of construction. With the tracks complete construction moves onto the lighting and the air intake assembly and the exhaust. Curiously the exhaust outlet does not feature a separate hinged cover often seen on large diesel engines. The later part of the construction moves on to the hydraulic rams for the blade with options for standard or armoured versions. The final stage of assembly move on to attaching the massive front blade, this measures an impressive 120 x 48mm.

Markings are proved for three versions: United States Marine Corps, Iraq 2004; Israeli Defence Force 603rd Combat Engineers Battalion July 2006; Israeli Defence Force Combat Engineers School August 2008. Once completed and then painted the modeller is faced with weathering this large model. This type of machine is often seen in dirty environments and this could prove very tricky to replicate. The big blade will certainly draw attention and this is perhaps where the most interest will fall. There are a number of photos which show the original yellow paint under the IDF paint so this would be an interesting finish to replicate. Meng Model should be applauded for this welcome release as it is certainly different and very eye-catching. The model has lots of fine detail and a number of large components, though the lack of an engine may be seen by some as a disadvantage. However, it is quite likely that this may appear from one of the many after-market producers out there. Highly recommended for all IDF, modern and combat engineer fans. Brian ODonoghue www.meng-model.com Available in the UK from Hannants www.hannants.co.uk

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Dragon Models Ltd

Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H w/Schrzen in 1:72 scale Two years since their last 1:72 scale Panzer IV Dragon has now released a nice new kit of the Ausf H with a complete set of schrzen shields (item 7497). While there is no etched-brass provided, Dragon has used a variation on their thin shield moulding so that the shields look very close to scale while being thick enough to use. This kit is new but uses parts from their Brummbr and self-propelled 8.8cm on the Panzer IV chassis kits as well.

The rest of the kit mirrors the construction of the larger 1:35 scale Smart Kits but with some assemblies either simplified or combined, as that makes better sense in this scale (in 1:35 scale some of the PzKpfw IV variants have upwards of 800-900 parts!). Each bogie assembly here consist of five parts: carrier, roadwheel pairs, and roadwheel centres. Oddly the centres also appear to carry part of the tyres, so other than moulding fidelity it does not seem to offer any assistance for painting. Detail, however, is outstanding in this scale.

The lower hull is in one piece (part B) but requires a separate bow plate appliqu and two-part stern plate. However, no track links or mounting are provided for the bow of this kit. The upper hull has all hatches fixed. Only the front upper glacis is provided as a separate part. The trackguards are separate assemblies and attach in Step 5. The turret is pretty detailed in this scale but uses a simplified gun assembly consisting of only eight parts; the barrel is slide moulded with a hollow muzzle brake in one piece and inserts directly into recoil housing; note that even the machine gun barrels are slide

moulded (as is the exhaust pipe on the muffler) so the modeller does not have to open them up. The commanders cupola consists of only two parts and has the hatches sealed; ditto the side hatches. Unlike other recent Dragon 1:72 scale kits no information is provided for the kits track length or if they need to be stretched or clipped to fit. Five different finishing options are provided along with a targeted sheet of Cartograf decals: Unidentified Unit, Eastern Front 1943 (3-colour, black crosses); Unidentified Unit, Vistula River, Poland 1944 (3-colour, black 923); 3rd Panzer Division, Ukraine 1943 (green spray over sand, crosses, red 624); 2nd Panzer Division, Normandy 1944 (3-colour, white 802); 2nd Panzer Division, Normandy 1944 (3-colour, white 823). Overall this is a good kit but some modellers may be disappointed at the lack of etched-brass and the fixed hatches. Cookie Sewell Price 21.99 Dragon Models Ltd., Kong Nam Industrial Building, 10/F, B1, 603609 Castle Peak Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong. Tel: 2493 0215. Fax: 2411 0587. [email protected] www.dragon-models.com UK distributors, The Hobby Company, Milton Keynes MK5 8PG.

MB Models
German Infantry Defense, Eastern Front figures in 1:35 scale A new figure set from Master Box, and this time one full of action. There are actually five figures included in the set, though you cant see the

loader for the MG34 in the box art illustration. He is also lying down, on the left side of the gunner. In the box youll find two sprues, one with the parts for the five figures on, and the other with a good selection of nicely done weapons to

choose from. Set in the early period of the war on the Eastern Front, these chaps are still wearing jackboots and a summer uniform with sleeves rolled up. Armament is the MG34, a Kar 98k and a captured Russian Ppsh 41 if you follow the box art.

These, and alternatives, are all included on the weapons sprue. Unlike many figure sets, these are very much in action poses, so very useful in telling a story within a diorama. My thanks to Master Box Ltd for our sample. Robin Buckland

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Young Miniatures
Wild Wild West bust in 1:10 scale One of Young B. Songs 1:10 scale busts for his Young Miniatures range is titled Wild Wild West, and I must confess that I dont know what this one is about. Is it supposed to be based on a known film/TV theme? Is if from The CBS TV series The Wild Wild West perhaps? Or its later TV movie sequel, Wild Wild West Revisited? Or, indeed, the fairly recent movie retaining the name of the genre? These dont appear to have anything to do with this bust as far as appearances go. However, there is a special thanks tribute on the box top to Hyeun Mok Son, who I assume is the Korean film director. The kit (item YH1835) has five parts that assemble into a character wearing a buckskin jacket with a cartridge belt worn bandoleer fashion supporting what looks like a scabbard holstering a Winchester type rifle. Other than that, Im afraid I cant pin it down to any TV or film Western, not that it makes any difference, and this is just a straight build and paint model. Its well up to Youngs high standard, and a model that offers lots of potential where detail

additions or changes are possible and more easier than with some fixed theme subjects. Let your imagination run wild. Its available along with the rest of the Young Miniatures range in the UK, plus p&p, from Historex Agents, Wellington House, 157 Snargate Street, Dover, Kent CT17 9BZ.

[email protected] www.historexagents.com Ken Jones Price 38 Young Miniatures, 693, Un-Dae 1ri, Seo-Myeon, Gyeong-Ju, Gyeong-Buk, Korea. [email protected] www.young-miniatures.com

Bison Decals
Some of the latest decals released by Bison for various subjects in the popular 1:35 modelling scale have been received for review. These decals are clearly printed by Begemot with the markings in a matt finish though the backing film is glossy. Instructions are on an A4 sheet with black and white drawings giving the basic appearance of each vehicle to show where each marking goes are to be placed. In addition a map showing a layout diagram to the sheet with keys to identify each item on a separate smaller sheet. Instructions in colour can be downloaded from the Internet address given with the decals. 1:35 scale set BD35195: GAZ-69 - Poland, Czech, USSR, Israel, Syria UK price around 3.99 The GAZ-69, or UAZ-69, depending on which factory built them, was produced in large numbers from the early 1950s and widely used by the former Soviet Union and many nations supplied by them. This

model form but Bison are starting a series of decal sets on them with one. First release covering Somalia has decals for three different T-34/85, a T-54 in multi-coloured camouflage with alternative call signs, a T-55 and a BTR-60PB armoured personnel carrier which offers some unusual schemes for readily-available kits. 1:35 scale sets for Finnish tanks in WW2 UK prices are around 3.99 for BD35199 and 4.99 for BD352000 Finland used many tanks captured from the Soviets during WW2 and these two new sets cover several of them Set BD35199 Finnish Tank Mix No.4 covers various KV-1 models with decals for two different uparmoured KV-1 in multi-coloured camouflage and two plain and

set provides markings for nine vehicles from a variety of them. Included are three Soviet vehicles, one seen in Prague in 1958 and two used later in Afghanistan, two Polish options for an airborne unit and an allwhite vehicle in UN service in the Sinai in the 1970s and a Czech ambulance version. Two Syrian and one Israeli vehicles from 1973 complete the set. 1:35 scale set BD35196: T-54 and T-55 in Cold War Europe UK price around 4.99 Probably the most numerous series of tanks the world will ever see, the T-54 and T-55 have been used by many countries. A

total of 10 different vehicles can be modelled using this set. Of these four are T-54, one Polish in Czechoslovakia in 1968, two Czech in different camouflage schemes and one Finnish with alternative serial numbers. T-55 options are two in Soviet Army use with one in winter whitewash camouflage, two different Romanian options including one from the revolting anticommunist forces, one Czech and one Finnish. 1:35 scale set BD35197: African Wars No.1 Somalia UK price around 3.99 Many African nations have been involved in conflict including many civil wars. These may not be everyones choice to depict in

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Dragon Models Ltd

5cm PaK 38 (Sf) auf Zugkraftwagen 1t in 1:35 scale Continuing with its production of one-off and short production run vehicle kits, Dragon has now released a field conversion of the SdKfz 10 chassis with a 5cm PaK 38 anti-tank gun mounted on it (item 6719). According to what information I have, a number of these were converted late in 1941 to provide Waffen SS units in Russia with mobile anti-tank firepower. As usual it combines proven components from their single sprue 5cm PaK 38 kit with the running gear from their line of SdKfz 250 light armoured halftracks and previous SdKfz 10 Demag kits. The new sprues (oddly enough all labelled as 250 parts!) cover ammunition cans and the mounting rails and locks for the PaK on the Demag chassis as well as the armour plate added to the grille, hood and windscreen. No clear parts are provided with this kit as they are all either removed or replaced.

The kit retains the hull pan with individual torsion bars for the suspension and a complete engine and transmission assembly. The modeller has a choice of either new street tyres (two-part types) or the five-piece grooved variants from the later 250 kits. In point of fact the first eight steps of construction cover the chassis and engine components. Note that due to the new mounts holes must be drilled in the floor pan to accept the new gun mounts. The hood and grille are still impressive as all vanes and louvres are moulded open and clear, with the ones on the hood being very petite and neatly done. But as the armour plate covers them, all of that detail disappears (not Dragons fault, blame the Germans in 1941!) Storage racks

for four Kar 98K rifles mounts are provided, but apparently are not used on this variant (and no rifles come with the kit either). The armoured parts are simple a grille cover with big louvres, the hood plate, and the windscreen. The basic 5cm gun is a familiar Dragon item and comes with a full if unused carriage for the spares box in this kit. No ammunition (single rounds) are provided but it comes with three fourround ammunition cans, one of which can be modelled in the open position. Crew seats are not used but for some reason (probably prototype) the model comes with a folded canvas tilt and bows at the end of the body. The model still uses the tiny Magic Track links of two parts

each. While they are nicely done and accurate, they are smaller than many 1:72 scale kits and very tedious to assemble. Two different finishing options are included: Unidentified Unit, Eastern Front 1943 (whitewash over grey, no markings); SS Panzergrenadier Division Liebstandart Adolf Hitler, Kharkov 1943 (3-colour, registration SS-374983). A number jungle of registration plate codes is included along with split SS runes, all on a sheet of Cartograf decals. Overall this kit is an interesting diversion and a different approach to the one-tonner. Cookie Sewell Price 49.99 Dragon Models Ltd., Kong Nam Industrial Building, 10/F, B1, 603609 Castle Peak Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong. Tel: 2493 0215. Fax: 2411 0587. [email protected] www.dragon-models.com UK distributors, The Hobby Company, Milton Keynes MK5 8PG.

camouflaged finishes for one Model 1942 with an option for a third in three-colour finish. BD352000 gives markings for five T-28s in plain green, multi-coloured and winter whitewash finishes. 1:35 scale set BD35201: Hungarian Fiat-Ansaldo CV.35 in WWII UK price around 3.99 Half-a-dozen options for the Italian CV.35 series are covered in this set. All mounted 24/37M Gebaur machine guns, they were in a variety of plain green and threecoloured camouflage schemes and the style of national markings varied over the period covered giving the modeller a good range of different results. Options include vehicles with 1 Recce Battalion in 1939 and 1940 with skull and crossbones markings, a 14th Cyclist Battalion in 1941-42 with a skull and lightning

bolt, one from 2 Mechanised Brigade with lightning bolt, one from an unidentified unit and a command tank with raised cupola with 13th Cyclist Battalion in 1941. 1:35 scale set BD35202: US Amtracs in the Pacific, LVT(A)-1 UK price around 4.99 The LVT(A)-1 was the LVT-2 amphibian carrier fitted with armour and a small turret mounting a 37mm gun. Six different vehicles plus some options can be modelled using this set. Not all the units covered have been identified but markings are based on photos and film footage. X2 Natural was used by an unknown unit was on Guadalcanal in 1944 and had dice painted on

its turret while another vehicle without name was seen in the same area and time. Two options are provided for the US Marines 1st Armoured Amphibian Battalion, A16 The Saint complete with stickman logo and D15 Hi de Ho is listed as being on Kwajalien/Namur in early 1944. The Bloody Trail was with the USMC 3rd Armoured Amphibian Battalion on Peleliu in 1944 and tac signs for other vehicles are include. Finally, comes a US Army vehicle on Okinawa in April 1945 which used green Shamrock markings. 1:35 scale set 35203: Sherman Crab & Sherman Mk.V Mine Flail Tanks UK price around 4.99 Crab flails were used by several units of the British 79th Armoured Division in the North-West Europe campaign. Bisons new set provides markings for three tanks: 22nd Dragoons call sign 94/2H on Sword Beach on D-Day plus one, this tank had the remains of its wading gear. 1st Lothian and Border Horse call sign 87 Goose Gibbie near Caen in August 1944. 1st Lothian and Border Horse call sign 20 Rhoderick Dhu on Walcheren island in October 1944. Partial wading gear was fitted with 4 Apple on the rear. Full markings including white stars and arm-of-service markings with separate numbers and background squares are included. Print runs on Bison decal sheets is limited to 250 sets. Several shops and mail order companies stock Bison decals and their website www.bison-decals.com has details of them and instructions for those who want to buy direct. Many thanks to Johan Lexell for sending sets for review. Peter Brown

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15cm Sturminfanteriegeschtz 33 in 1:35 scale For reasons best known to themselves, Dragon has taken their s.IG.33 auf Fgst.Pz.Kpfw. III(Sfl) kit (item 6713) and have redone it completely as a 15cm Sturminfanteriegeschtz 33 (item 6749). This is in line with the late Tom Jentz research on the vehicle. As before it comes with a slide moulded casemate and uses bits from their PzKpfw III Ausf J Early Production, StuG III Ausf F/8 and later, and s.IG.33 kits with 171 new or changed styrene parts. The fighting compartment is provided with the gun, radio sets (from the StuG III), and other details; however, there are neither drivers compartment nor any engine compartment

components provided in the kit. In the case of the former there are three reasonably large hatches on the top and rear which are optional and the viewers and hatches at the front, but for the most part the gun blocks out a view of the drivers compartment area. The 15cm howitzer comes with a new B modification sprue of parts to adapt it to this mounting, and the entire thing is designed to fit in the StuG III compartment (as did the actual gun with a few modifications). No ammunition is provided nor ammunition stowage; whether the information was not available or Dragon simply ignored it is an unknown factor. Construction follows the Smart Kit PzKpfw III/StuG III kits. The kit comes with individual

torsion bars and roadwheel arms as well as all of the external details on the lower hull such as shocks and bump stops. Each idler wheel consists of five parts with twin brass inserts between the plastic castings. All wheels are detailed to the point of having the rubber tyre manufacturers data readable. The brass is provided only for those bits where plastic cannot do the job, such as the aforementioned wheel rims and the air intake and exhaust grilles on the engine radiator air exhaust vents. All trackguard details are separate and go on in subassemblies. In point of fact, most of this model consists of sub-assemblies, which is how it gets its tremendous level of details. This also shows in the

sprues, as for example the A wheel sprue still consists of seven sub-sprues. The kit comes with a high level of interior parts, including the gun, commanders cupola assembly, floor, and the radios and stowage racks for various bits on each side of the casemate. Likewise the engine deck consists of several sub-assemblies combined to form the deck. Note that every hatch on this vehicle can be opened for display of the interior, but there is no engine or transmission provided. The kit now includes the DS Plastic track runs which are most popular with modellers short on time or not interested in the time required to assemble single link Magic Track runs. Dragon does not indicate the proper length for these tracks as they do with their 1:72 scale Armor Pro line so there is no way to determine if they are short or long. Final assembly again has a number of different modules combined into one final assembly lower hull, trackguards, engine deck, interior, gun, casemate, and tracks. Oddly enough, while the radios and antenna bases are supplied, there is still no comment made about antennas for them! Two finishing options are provided which cover the two companies which used these vehicles: StuG.Abt.177, 1942 (grey with whitewash and crosses); Pz.Rgt. 201, 23rd Panzer Division, Eastern Front 1943 (3-colour large patches over sand - red G2). A small targeted sheet of Cartograf decals is provided. Overall, while I had not heard any massive complaints about the first release of this model Dragon has provided a complete reboot of the kit. Cookie Sewell Price 49.99 Dragon Models Ltd., Kong Nam Industrial Building, 10/F, B1, 603609 Castle Peak Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong. Tel: 2493 0215. Fax: 2411 0587. [email protected] www.dragon-models.com UK distributors, The Hobby Company, Milton Keynes MK5 8PG.

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