Dan Taylor Modelworks February Newsletter
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Dan Taylor Modelworks NEWSLETTER, February 2012-01-27
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NEW KITS FOR 2012! During the winter 'break' between shows we have focussed on finishing a few projects and getting them into production. This newsletter is dedicated, therefore to highlighting these additions to the range.
1:48 Fw 189A-1 Interior S.A. from Eduard
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1:48 Fw 189A-1 Interior S.A.
Eduard
Catalogue # 49578
Available from Eduard for €22,95
We recently reviewed the previous Fw 189 sets for the Great Wall Hobby kit here. The interior set listed for that review was for the A-2 variant, whilst this review deals with the A-1 set. The differences between the two versions, internally, certainly merited a separate release for the later GWH Fw 189A-1 night-fighter kit. It goes without saying that this particular machine had more armament, and the number of ammunition drums on this set testifies to this.
1/35 T-90 Russian Main Battle Tank by Zvezda
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1/35 T-90 Russian Main Battle Tank
Zvezda
Catalogue # 3572
Available from Creative Models for £24.99
Introduction
This is my first review of a Zvezda kit of any kind. I be honest and admit that as a 1/35 armour modeller I have in the past stuck strictly to the likes of Tamiya, DML and AFV Club. I avoided pretty much anyone else, fearing poor quality and a product that may be cheaper, but that was not really up to scratch. Some of Zezda's earlier offerings might well have fallen into this cheap but pretty average category, but since I had my "Tamiya blinkers" on, I wouldn't actually know.
1:32 Albatros D.V/Va 'Super Detail Set' from HGW
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1:32 Albatros D.V/Va 'Super Detail Set'
For Wingnut Wings Kit
HGW
Catalogue # 132044
Available from HGW for 616CZK (around £20)
If you've never heard of HGW, they produce a fine range of aftermarket products, such as decals, etch sets, seatbelt sets and numerous other modelling necessities. Based in the Czech Republic, these guys certainly are prolific, and cater very much to modellers of World War 1 aircraft, along with the rest of their extensive repertoire of products covering other aircraft genres, and even such things as decal setting solutions etc.
1/25 Porsche Carrera RS 3.0 from Revell UK
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1/25 Porsche Carrera RS 3.0
Revell UK
Catalogue # 07004
Porsche have had a long, successful history on both the racetrack and road. In motorsport, they hold a plethora of records and championships, most memorable of which are their 16 wins at the Le Mans 24 Hour Race. On the road, a number of successful sports cars have taken the spotlight over the years– but love it or loathe it, the Porsche 911and its derivatives is seen as the company's crowning glory. To readers under 40 years of age, the 911 (or whatever it was called at the time) can possibly be either a little bloated, has fat tyres, big wheel arches, contains lots of electronic aids or runs on every fuel imaginable. To older readers, the 911 in the mid 1960s when it came out, was a nimble, tail-happy road rocket that looked so much better – and the best of the best were the Carrera RS 2.7 and its derivative, the Carrera RS 3.0 (below).
1/35 Polizei-Kübelsitzwagen ab 1937 from MasterBox
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1/35 Polizei-Kübelsitzwagen ab 1937
German military car, WWII era
Catalogue # MB35101
List price about GBP 20.00 or Euro 24.00
See Master Box´s distributor list for availability in your area.
Kübelsitzwagen? I am German, but I am more familiar with the word "Kübelwagen", that means bucket car in English. But I learned that Kübelwagen is an abbreviation for "Kübelsitzwagen", or bucket seat car. So, doing reviews makes you smarter!
Reading Master Box´s labelling of this kit here this one is a bucket seat car used by the police. I could not find any information if this means just the civilian police or the military police but I guess it is the latter one for the subheading "German military car, WWII era" on the box.
Read more: 1/35 Polizei-Kübelsitzwagen ab 1937 from MasterBox
1:48 Propeller & Cowling sets from True Details
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1:48 Propeller & Cowling sets
For GWH P-61A Black Widow
True Details/Squadron
Catalogue #'s and prices: See inventory for details
Available from Squadron
The most obvious errors on Great Wall Hobby's recent P-61A Black Widow, reviewed here, were the cowl shape and the single piece propeller/spinner assemblies. I think this might even have been pointed out online by modellers when the initial CAD images were released. Luckily for us that have this kit, or wish to buy it, Squadron Products have released TWO sets to correct these issues, under their 'True Details' brand.
1/72 Jagdpanther from Armourfast
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1/72 Jagdpanther
Armourfast
Catalogue # 99002
Available direct from Armourfast for £7.50 for a pack of 2 vehicles
Often accepted as the epitome of the various tank destroyers produced by Germany during WW2, based on the Panther tank with its excellent suspension and carrying a high velocity 88mm gun, the Jagdpanther was a feared opponent wherever it was encountered. With a large sloping glacis plate, it was also more resistant to return fire than many of its counterparts (below). The facts are interesting in that it did not, in fact, have the best kill ratio of the German tank destroyers – that accolade, surprisingly, goes to the large, unwieldy Ferdinand/Elefant vehicles which averaged a kill ratio of around 13:1 compared to the Jagdpanther's 8:1 – but somehow, the Jagdpanther has become fixed in the minds of military modellers and historians as the tank destroyer that was the most effective for the German forces.
Tora! Tora! Tora! - Pearl Harbor 1941 from Osprey
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Tora! Tora! Tora! - Pearl Harbor 1941
Raid 26
Mark E. Stille
Published by Osprey for £11.99
ISBN 978-1-84908-509-0
Paperback 80pp Illustrated 24.9 x 18.5 x 0.8 cm
Pearl Harbour; the day of infamy, December 7th, 1941; the Japanese attack that brought the United States into WW2 and which ensured that the Allies would eventually prove victorious on every front. Is there anything left to write about this historic event?
Read more: Tora! Tora! Tora! - Pearl Harbor 1941 from Osprey
1/48 F-5E Tiger III (Chile & Morocco) from AFV Club
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1/48 F-5E Tiger III (Chile & Morocco)
AFV Club
Catalogue # AR48S02
Introduction
Today I have the pleasure of reviewing the Northrop F5-E Tiger III, as used by the air forces of Chile and Morocco. As you may tell from the kit's serial number, this is only AFV Club's second aircraft release in 1/48 scale, and follows on from their F-5E Tiger II which I believe was released in 2010. Although widely known for their 1/35 armour kits, AFV Club hit a winner with the Tiger II, and this kit shares most of its parts with that earlier release, so it should be good...
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1/72 T-34/76 and T-34/76 1943 Tanks from Armourfast
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1/72 T-34/76 and T-34/76 1943 Tanks
Armourfast
Kit Numbers 99005 and 99022
Available direct from Armourfast for £7.50 for a pack of 2 vehicles
The surprise and shock that the invading German troops rushing into Russia experienced when they first met the Russian T-34 and KV-1 tanks has been endlessly documented. With excellent cross-country performance, ability to operate in all temperatures and with armour immune to the standard 37mm Pak 36 anti-tank weapon (due to either its thickness or sloping nature) and, in many cases, the newer 50mm Pak 38 weapon, these tanks caused major problems for the Germans. If they had been used effectively, unlike in the 'pocket' nature in which they were initially employed, even greater damage and disruption could have ensued.
Read more: 1/72 T-34/76 and T-34/76 1943 Tanks from Armourfast
Japanese Experimental Transport Aircraft of the Pacific war from MMP Books
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Japanese Experimental Transport Aircraft of the Pacific war
Giuseppe Picarella
Published by Stratus
Available from MMP Books for £29.99
ISBN 978-83-61421-41-2
Hardback 248 Pages Illustrated 30.2 x 21.7 x 2.2 cm
As regular readers will know, I have a more-than-passing interest in the Pacific War, particularly the naval vessels and aircraft used by the Japanese in that conflict. When I learned, however, that Mushroom was to publish a book on Japanese transport aircraft used and under development for the theatre, I had to sit back and think. I very quickly realised that, despite my long standing interest, I knew almost nothing about the aircraft the Japanese actually used as transports, nor how they were used. Only one incident will loom large in most modeller's minds – the converted G4M "Betty" bomber that was used as a personal transport by the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet, Admiral Yamamoto, an aircraft in which he was shot down and killed in April 1943. But, beyond that, very little...
Read more: Japanese Experimental Transport Aircraft of the Pacific war from MMP Books
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