Military In Scale: April 2010

Military in Scale: April 2010
FEATURES

GRIZZLY BEAR
MIS welcomes Kristof Pulinckx to the list of authors as he describes how he built and painted a fantastic Brummbar in 1/35

FAST CAT
Mike Peters tells the story of the Cougar MPV using plenty of exclusive in-theatre photographs

WACHT AM RHEIN
Dioramas don’t need to be large or complex to be attractive. Ricardo Merino proves the point as he builds one around a tiny 1/72 Jeep…

THE FORGOTTEN SCALE
Arthur Ward tells the story of the Airfix 1/32 military range, and how it lost out to the juggernaut that was 1/35…

BRDM – BATTLEFIELD TAXI
Luciano Rodriguez takes a break from 1/48 WWII vehicles to build something a little more up-to-date!

THE MIGHTY ANTAR
One of Accurate Armour’s most complex kits to date, the huge Antar is a fantastic subject for a miniature. Nick Shuttleworth tackles the kit in the first half of a special two-part feature

MASSIVE MAZ
Ready for a kit build that will be published next month, Zachary Sex describes the huge MAZ prime-mover using plenty of detailed reference shots

SHOWTIME
Alan Firbank visits the Museum of Army Flying Annual Aviation Fare and Model Show 2009

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MMI 48

Model Military International: Issue #48

Issue 48 – published on 4th March 2010

» THINK TANK
Sherman Camouflage in the Middle East by Mike Starmer.
» BAPTISM OF FIRE PART ONE
Brett Green starts work on Tasca’s 1:35 scale Sherman II Direct Vision.
» FROM THE FRONT LINE
Joel Russ presents Bulgarian Guardian photos from Afghanistan.
» PREVIEW
Trumpeter 1:35 scale Guardian by Brett Green.
» ANIMAL KILLER PART TWO
Sam Dwyer paints and weathers Tamiya’s new 1:35 ISU-152.
» THINK TANK LITE
ZTZ-99A by Stuart Ransley.
» CHINESE HYBRID
Andrew Judson builds Hobby Boss’ 1:35 scale ZTZ-99A straight from the box.
» THE ROTTEN RED FENCE
CMK’s 1:35 scale 1:35 scale LT vz.35 light tank by Jose Brito.
» TECH GUIDE
Finishing School Part Six by Brett Green.
» CHERBOURG 1944
Part One of a small scale diorama by Justo Mira.
» PREVIEW
Dragon 1:35 Wirbelwind.
» RANDOM REFERENCE & PREVIEW
AFV Club’s 1:35 Sd.Kfz.251/3 Ausf. C previewed by Stuart Ransley, plus Reference photos.

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MMI April 2010

Military Modelcraft: April 2010
Back to Lebanon. Adam Wilder models a Syrian T-55.
Flying Flea! Motorbiking With a Difference.
Cold War Marksman. A prototype Cold Warrior with the help of Accurate Armour.
Bren Gun Carrier! Modeling a Canadian Universal Carrier Mk. II in Tunisia

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Fine Scale Modeler

FineScale Modeler: April 2010
FineScale Modeler magazine is the essential tool for modelers of all skill levels.

Airbrushing & Finishing: It’s olive drab, but more than one color By Mark Hembree
Livening up a monochromatic scheme

Soldering basics, step by step By Rick Lawler
A sensible skill for photoetched metal

Showcase: Brett McDonald’s snow plow
This county truck scoops up trophies!

Waffling and detailing a StuG By Bill Plunk
Resin Zimmerit and photoetched metal stoke up an old kit

Canadian Forces LAV III By James Wechsler
A straightforward conversion

Reviews:
Italeri Kfz 385 Tankwagen
Trumpeter M1117 Guardian ASV
Tamiya JSU-152
Tamiya 11CV Staff Car

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Military Modelcraft: March 2010

Military Modelcraft: March 2010

Mike Rinaldi paints the 1/35 Tamiya ISU-152 with the ‘hairspray technique’
Murat Ozgul builds and paints the stunning 1/24 Tasca Panzer II
Lars Richter tackles a Quarterscale Sherman
Chema Cabrero presents the Jordi Rubio 1/35 Rolls Fordson armoured car
Harvey Low details the 1/16 Heng Long Panzer III
Steve Shrimpton builds the Revell Braille Scale Hummel
David Grummitt’s builds the 1/35 Finemolds Type 5 ‘Chi-Hi’

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AFV Modeller 51

AFV Modeller: Issue #51

King Tiger
Diego Quijano describes the techniques he used on his 1:48th scale King Tiger

Panzer IV E
Dragon’s original new breed Panzer IV kit modelled by Xavier Lena

Dutch Armour on Exercise
Dutch Leopards in the mud – Alex van Riezen presents a photo report of Dutch armour on exercise

Spähpanzer 2 Luchs A1
Christoph Oerleke describes his impressive upgrading of the 1:35th Revell kit

Sherman Up Close
David Doyle continues his series looking in detail at the Sherman variants

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Saumur Panther
Phillippe Gondard’s recreation of the Saumur Tank Museum’s Panther restoration

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Scale Military Modeller: Issue 40

Scale Military Modeller: Issue 40.

- Build for Battle Sponsored by Airfix
Part VIII: One Tonne Trucking by Peter Hilton
Builds a pair of 1:76 Land Rover 1 Tonne FC Trucks using Airfix kits of the G.S. Body & Ambulance

- Fighting Colours XSponsored by Revell
BMP-2 Schützenpanzer by Hadleigh Mead
Builds the 1:35 Revell BMP-2 Soviet Amphibious Fighting Vehicle, while Andy Evans looks at its background and provides colour profiles

- Soviet Self-Propelled Shooter by Marcin Kardaszewski Builds the Tamiya 1:35 SU-122

- Modellers Masterclass Part VIII by Steve Palffy Brute Force in Bratislava Trumpeter’s Russian T-62 Mod.1962 1:35 kit With Hobbylink Japan

- Maintenance Manual The British Mk.V Heavy Tank in association with The Tank Museum

- Dio-Armour Bail Out! by Rob Liles Brings together the 1:35 Zvezda Sd.Kfz.101 Panzerjäger I, Legend Productions stowage and Jaguar figures to produce a desert scene in association with Lucky Model

- Three Fingers of Death by Andy Renshaw Gives Trumpeter’s 1:35 2K12 Kub, SA-6 ‘Gainful’ an ‘in service’ look

- Marking Time Hungarian Military Vehicle Markings Part 1 by Andrew Telford Looking at the operations and equipment of the Royal Hungarian Armed Forces – The Magyar Királyi Honvédség – 1940-1945

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Military In scale: March 2010

Military In scale: March 2010

IN DETAIL…
John Norris takes a look at a wonderfully restored Sd.Kfz. 7 half-track in words and pictures

SAHARAN VAN
Stewart Meikle builds a classic Italian armoured car in 1/72

BISON
Dai Williams takes a look at Dragon’s intriguing 1/35 sIG 33(Sf) Pz.kpfw1 Ausf B

DOWN AND OUT
Julian Yapp builds a wonderfully compact 1/35 World War Two diorama around a knocked-out and thoroughly burnt-out, Hetzer

FLAKPANZER
Military In Scale welcomes Staf Snyers to its ranks with the publication of a feature on his fantastic Dragon 38(t) variant – from construction, to painting and beyond!

HEAVY HITTER
Pat Johnston loves the Sherman especially in 1/48. This month he adds another to the list of models that he has already built with a wonderfully detailed Sherman Vc Firefly

OUTSIDE CAEN
Another new author joins the MIS team! Johan Augustsson builds a very fine little vignette around an off-the-shelf set of Dragon figures. A little scratchbuilding helps set the scene…

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