SMMI - February

Scale Military Modeller: February Issue

from the editorial team:

The best just got bigger! SMMI is now 100 pages!!!

Now, not only do we now have scope to bring even more military, figure and warship modelling, we have also had a ‘make-over’. So look out for our new innovative ‘SMMI Centre’ where you will find all our regular News, Previews, Reviews, Books and Events in in one easily accessible centre-section section, and also watch for some new features, and the first of our ‘SMMI Specials’!

First Look – The incredible HobbyBoss ‘Dora’ railgun reviewed

SMMI Special #1 – ‘Pattons Pattern’ a detailed look at the M-47, M48 and M60 with model builds, full size references and colour profiles.

Modellers Masterclass – Build and Convert Series – ‘Special Operations Hummer’. Keith Forsyth converts the Tamiya kit with the help of the new Legend ‘Dumvee’ conversion set

Fighting Colours -Battle Lines – ‘Vietnam’. Jan-Willem Fischer builds the Revell M48 and the T-34 as they would have looked on opposing sides in the war in South East Asia

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Warship – ‘Doolittle Raiders’ – Kostas Katseas builds a stunning diorama of the USS Hornet en-route to launch her famous raid on the Japanese mainland

Armour World – Historian and photographer Roy Stevenson guides us around military collections across the United States – and his first stop is

The American Military Museum and Restoration Centre at El Monte, California

Build For Battle – ‘Canadian Light Hauler’ Tom Cole builds the Airfix 1:76 Bren Gun Carrier, turning it into a Canadian version

Dio-Armour – ‘Dicker Max’

Airbrush Armour – Desert Valentine – how to produce a hot climate finish

‘Step-By-Step’ – Bill Plunk guides you through building and detailing the 1:35 Dragon Sd.kfz.167 StuG IV

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Operation Bluecoat – Wayne Craddock looks at Anglo-Canadian Armour

A Winter Puma – Kevin Potts builds a Cold Weather Nashorn

The Two-Wheel Army – Steve Palmer looks at the work of the motorcycle at war

Soviet Tank Commander – Mark Dollery details the Young Miniatures bust

Canadian Light Hauler – Tom Cole and the Airfix Windsor Carrier

Plus much, much more!!!