News from 'Inside The Armour'
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- Published on Wed, 22 Feb 2012
BIG News from Inside the Armour
News of the last two big releases for inside the armour for you:
1/72 Kamov Ka-56 "Osa" (Wasp) from Armory
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- Published on Wed, 22 Feb 2012
1/72 Kamov Ka-56 "Osa" (Wasp)
Armory
Catalogue # AM72102
Available in the UK from Hannants for £15.99
Only occasionally does a reviewer receive something that is genuinely different, that makes them sit up and realise that they have something ground-breaking in their hands. I think the only time it has previously happened to me in the 18 months I have been writing for this site was when Eduard released their first 1/35 pre-coloured etched plants for diorama builders. Now, sitting in front of me is a subject hat I never thought would be kitted in any scale, let alone 1/72nd......
1:35 PLA ZSD89 APC from HobbyBoss
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- Published on Tue, 21 Feb 2012
1/35 PLA ZSD89 APC
Hobby Boss
Catalogue # 82472
Available from Creative Models for £24.99
If one family of armoured vehicles can be said to have come to the fore since WW2 came to its end, then it has to be the Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) and its descendent, the more heavily armed and armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle. Prior to the APC, troops entered the battlefield on foot, inside soft-skin vehicles or open-topped half-tracks, or riding on the back of tanks. Only the RAM Kangaroo could be said to be a true APC of all the vehicles developed during the war. When the USA developed and brought into service the fully tracked M113 and the Soviet Army adopted a long running series of BTR 8-wheeled APCs did the vehicle find its true place on the battlefield. These were followed by Britain's tracked FV 432, France's wheeled VAB and the Dutch/German wheeled GTK Boxer. Of course, today's armies have descendents of these vehicles in the form of Infantry Fighting Vehicles such as the US M2 Bradley, German Marder, Soviet BMP and Britain's Warrior. One vehicle that is often forgotten is China's Norinco Type 89 APC, or ZSD89 to give it the correct title (below).
Coming soon: Merkava Mk.3D Early, from Meng Model
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- Published on Tue, 21 Feb 2012
NEWS, from Meng Model
1:35 Merkava Mk.3D Early
Meng Model have announced that their next release will be the amazing Merkava Mk.3D Early. Meng Model have only had a handful of releases so far, but look to be one of the most exciting up and coming model companies of recent years, with their unusual VsKfz 617 being reviewed here recently. Below if the specification of their forthcoming Merkava:
Read more: Coming soon: Merkava Mk.3D Early, from Meng Model
1/24 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Cabriolet A from Revell UK
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- Published on Tue, 21 Feb 2012
1/24 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Cabriolet A
Revell UK
Catalogue # 07001
There is no doubt that the Mercedes-Benz 540 K holds a very special place amongst classic and vintage car aficionados. Of the many standard production cars built in the 1930s, it is amongst the elite of the breed along with the Jaguar SS100, Packard 12, Alfa Romeo Tipo 8C 2900B, Duesenberg SJ, Auburn 851, Aston Martin Le Mans and my personal favourite, the Cord 810/812. "Standard production" of course meant something different in the 1930s than it does now; in our modern terms, the Volkswagen Beetle was the most important standard production car in the world in that decade; but back then it meant unaffordable style, speed and glamour that could be bought by the wealthy few straight off the production line.
Read more: 1/24 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Cabriolet A from Revell UK
1:32 Junkers J.1 from Wingnut Wings
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- Published on Mon, 20 Feb 2012
1:32 Junkers J.1
Wingnut Wings
Catalogue # 32001
Available direct from Wingnut Wings for $79.00 with FREE worldwide delivery
The Junkers corrugated skin style became well known with the production of the Junkers F13, and then mainstream with the Junkers Ju 52 transport aircraft. However, before these machines, Junkers was already using a more or less all-metal construction technique with the design of the Junkers J.1 biplane. At the time, this was a totally revolutionary concept as the J.1's structure was internally braced and included expansive elements of armour plating. You could blow holes in this machine, and it would still fly. For this, the slow but rugged J.1 was much liked by its crews, and records show that not a single one was lost to enemy fire, from ground or air. Primarily used as a ground attack aircraft, the J.1 became known as the Flying Tank, or Removal Van and development even continued after the Armistice.
1/32 Decals: Harriers Over Albion – GR.7 in RAF Service by Zotz
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- Published on Sun, 19 Feb 2012
1/32 Harriers Over Albion – GR.7 in RAF Service
Zotz Decals
Catalogue # ZTZ32-046
Available from Zotz Decals for $25.00
Introduction
Today I have pleasure in reviewing a set of decals from Zotz. Over the past few years they have made decals covering a wide variety of subjects in differing scales – everything from 1/72 Lancasters to 1/32 MiG-21s. Their decals are often extremely colourful and esoteric, and whilst the Harrier in RAF service is fairly mainstream, Zotz have put together a set with some excellent nose art and squadron insignia.
Read more: 1/32 Decals: Harriers Over Albion – GR.7 in RAF Service by Zotz
1/72 Panzer IV Ausf.D from Armourfast
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- Published on Sat, 18 Feb 2012
1/72 Panzer IV Ausf.D
Armourfast
Catalogue # 99028
Available direct from Armourfast for £7.50 for a pack of 2 vehicles
I have previously written on the site about the Sd.Kfz.161, the Panzerkampfwagen IV, the only German tank to remain in production throughout the whole of the war (albeit in a myriad of different marks and as the basis for tank destroyer, Sturmgeschutz, self propelled artillery, anti-aircraft vehicles and command tank variants). It can definitely said to have been the backbone of the Panzer forces for several years and was even fighting, albeit with lessened effectiveness, right up to the moment of defeat.
Objective: The Caucasus from Kagero
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- Published on Sat, 18 Feb 2012
OBJECTIVE: THE CAUCASUS
The Luftwaffe operations in the southern sector of the Eastern Front: May – August, 1942
Air Battles Series Number 18
Marek J. Murawski
Published by Kagero and distributed through Casemate UK for £15.99
ISBN 978-83-62878-03-1
27.5 X 20.5CMS Full Colour semi-gloss card cover with 72 pages including:
99 mono photographs and 5 pages (including rear cover) of full colour profiles of Bf 109 F-4 and G-2's and a Ju 88 A-4
This is an action packed book with many graphically described air battles, the text of which has been obtained by the author from official reports submitted by the pilots and crew of both German and Russian aircraft. Marek J. Murawski, an author not unknown on this site for his excellent book of the Ar 196, pulls no punches, and the opening sequence is an indication of how this book will develop.
1/72 Gloster Meteor Mk.4 from Revell UK
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- Published on Fri, 17 Feb 2012
1/72 Gloster Meteor Mk.4
Revell UK
Catalogue # 04658
The Gloster Meteor was Britain's first operational jet aircraft. Entering service as the Meteor F.1 in with 616 Squadron in July, 1944, they spent the rest of the year acting as anti-V1 flying bomb aircraft and practicing new jet fighter tactics. The Meteor F.3 model, with longer engine nacelles and more powerful engines, arrived in December 1944 and in mid-January the squadron relocated to mainland Europe and subsequently saw a small amount of operational flying before the War's end.
1/35 Panzerfaust 60 and QF 2pdr Barrel by RB Model
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- Published on Thu, 16 Feb 2012
1/35 Panzerfaust 60M and QF 2pdr Barrel
RB Model
Catalogue #'s 35A18 and 35B02 respectively
Introduction
RB Model of Poland make a wide variety of accessories and upgrades for armour, aircraft, rail and ship kits. Established in 1988, they produce everything from wheels and buffers for trains, to capstans and port holes for ships, mainly in turned brass, but also in resin and wood.
Read more: 1/35 Panzerfaust 60 and QF 2pdr Barrel by RB Model
Metal Burnishing Fluid from AK Interactive
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- Published on Wed, 15 Feb 2012
Metal Burnishing Fluid
AK Interactive
Catalogue # AK 159
Available from AK Interactive for €9,95
I have no shame in saying that I'm not primarily an armour modeller, but when I do dabble in the 'dark art', there are a whole new set of techniques I have to remember. Any armour modeller worth their salt knows that the best tracks that money can buy come from Fruilmodel. I've used these on a couple of projects previously as their easy to assemble and rugged style appeals to me, plus they hang with a naturally, heavy sag which is authentic to the vehicle being modelled (once you've set the idlers correctly!).
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