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Military Illustrated Modeller (issue 70) February '17 (AFV Edition) 4 NEWS Military model product news 8 "TEN HUT! Sixteen new military kits on parade 10 SCALE MODELWORLD 2016 MiM reports from the IPMS Nationals at Scale Modelworld 2016, Telford 18 ORDNANCE DEPOT New and recent accessory sets and modelling materials 20 END GAME, 1945 A slightly different approach to a JS-2 in Berlin, 1945 26 NEW ARMOUR FROM TAMIYA Three new kits on the way from the big T 28 ZAPPING THE Z"NDAPP PT.2 Robert D"pp describes how he painted and weathered Revell"s 1:9 Z"ndapp KS 750 38 IT"S TINY TANK TIME! Stan Spooner sets to work on Flyhawk"s magical 1:72 FT-17 44 BMP-2 MICV A photo report on the Soviet-designed BMP-2 MICV mechanised infantry combat vehicle 50 FOUR WHEELS GOOD: EIGHT WHEELS BETTER! Getting to grips with Takom"s 1:35 Luchs A1/A2 armoured car 56 LET THE TRAIN TAKE THE STRAIN An eye-catching way of presenting Dragon"s 1:35 Panther Ausf.G 62 BOOK REVIEWS Military model-related book reviews 66 SIGN OFF GMC trucks crossing on a treadway steel bridge

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Military Illustrated Modeller (issue 88) August '18 (AFV Edition). Elefant in the Room. 4 NEWS Military model product news 6 SUBSCRIBE AND RECEIVE A FREE TOOL SET! A very special MiM subscription offer! 8 SHIZUOKA SHOW TIME! MiM visits the home of model kits to report from the Shizuoka Hobby Show 2018 14 ORDNANCE DEPOT New and recent accessory sets and modelling materials 16 LOADED UP AND READY FOR ACTION! The classic Dragon M1A2 kit with some realistic paint and weathering styles 24 QUALITY MODELLING IN DUBLIN MiM visits Ireland to report from the Irish Model Soldier Society’s 60th anniversary show COVER STORY 30 THE ELEFANT IN THE ROOM Dragon’s 1:35 Elefant tank-destroyer kit with zimmerit and photo-etched track-guards 40 IN THE BLAZING THERMOBARIC HEAT The Russian-built TOS-1A in Iraqi service 46 WHO YOU GONNA HAUL? Photo-references for the Sd.Kfz.179 BergePanther 52 BIG IN JAPAN Tamiya’s 1:35 Japan Ground Self-Defence Force Type 16 Manoeuvre Combat Vehicle, previewed 54 OH WOT A LOVELY KIT! Making some subtle changes to Plus Model’s 1:35 Fordson WOT truck 60 IT IS I, LECLERC… Tamiya’s 1:35 2005 Leclerc Series 2, previewed 62 BOOK REVIEWS Military modelling-related book reviews 66 SIGN OFF An interesting collection of dangerous ordnance

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SCHWERER GELÃ"NDEGÃ"RGIGER PERSONENKRAFTWAGEN AND SUCCESSORS Camera On series #27 Alan Ranger This latest photo-album in the "Camera On" series contains 140 photographs of a broad selection of Germany's heavy off-road passenger vehicles in operation with the Wehrmacht during World War II. It includes both the Schwerer Geländegängiger Personenkraftwagen and its successors, the Horch 108 type 1 and its licensed-built Ford type EG equivalents as well as the heavy cars built on light truck chassis such as the Styer 1500 and Mercedes 1500A & S types. This book contains over 140 images of German heavy passenger cars photographed in operation in the conditions they had to work in. This volume illustrates these vehicles as the soldiers themselves viewed them in both their working environment and indeed in many cases the homes they had to live in, not the highly polished and sanitized views of the official photographers. The result is an invaluable reference for military historians and modellers * Camera On: a new series of books on the equipment and operations of the German Wehrmacht in WW2.

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Douglas F4D/F-6 Skyray and F5D Skylancer by Tony Butler. The Douglas F4D Skyray (always known as the 'Ford' because of its designation) was intended to be the US Navy's first supersonic fighter, though in fact it was really a transonic aircraft. A very handsome machine it had a relatively short career but equipped quite a number of units both with the Navy and the US Marines. It was flawed and fell short of being a true all-weather fighter, but it had excellent manoeuvrability and an impressive rate of climb and it provided many pilots with their first experience of jet aircraft. The altogether sleeker F5D Skylancer was a true supersonic successor and provided a considerable advance over the Skyray, but it fell victim to cost cutting and only a few examples were completed, some of which were used for research. This book is written by Tony Buttler and is superbly illustrated by Richard J.Caruana.

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Building the Wingnut Wings Sopwith 5F.1 Dolphin and Pfalz D.IIIa BUILDING THE DOLPHIN AND PFALZ D.IIIA FOR our seventh Wingnut Wings modelling Special, Ray Rimell, one of the World's most experienced WWI aeroplane modellers, turns his attention to the Sopwith 5F.1 Dolphin and Pfalz D.IIIa. With a compelling combination of modelling know-how and unique archive material, the book includes 100 exclusive colour close-ups, over a dozen all-new Ronny Bar colour profiles and more than 205 model images in the extensive build logs for both kits. Hyper-detailed step-by-step guides backed up by over two dozen contemporary photos, drawings and a unique photographic 'walk- around' of the RAF Museum's restored Dolphin, provide invaluable insight into cockpits; armament; interior details; powerplants, finishing and rigging. Ray takes the reader through the entire building operation, from initial pre-painting to final addition of laminated wooden airscrews, with suggestions on painting ,decal application, addition of extra detail and improvements inside and out all supported by scores of carefully-chosen images at each and every stage. Together with comprehensive bibliographies for both subjects, an extended Jargon-Buster, as well as listings of relevant accessories and decals, our latest Special is laden with top-notch material including a superb wartime centre-spread Dolphin portrait, original Dolphin rigging notes and invaluable airframe close-ups of the RAFM 5F.1 during restoration at Cosford. Although the 64 page book is aimed at modellers of the 1:32 Wingnut Wings kits, it has broader appeal for those working in other scales since a great deal of the content is pure documentation providing an unrivalled in-depth resource for anyone building either of these classic WWI biplane fighters. Published in November 2018.

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