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WWII German 12.8cm FlaK 40 Zwilling (designed to be used with Takom kits)

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WWII German Early War AFV Markings

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Pz.Sp.Wg.AB 41 201(i) (Part 2) AB 41 armoured car is one of the many non-german AFVs utilised by Wehrmacht and Waffen SS in their campaigns during WWII. Given it's rather intimidating, bullish appearance, coupled with camouflage paint and interesting markings, it can be a very interesting subject to model after. This set covers one uniquely marked vehicle - with a figure head caricature of "Satan" which is placed all over the vehicle. Next comes a vehicle from an SS Police Regiment unit "Bolzano", with a stylised name across the hull front, above the vision cover. Another unit (unidentified) used predominantly card shapes, marked on the front fender and turret rear. Coupled with interesting 3 tone pattern, it would make an appealing subject.

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German Fire Extinguisher Labels of WWII (Part 2) Finely printed, down to the exact fonts seen on actual examples. Each label is produced from an larger, more refined format down-scaled to 1/35. Whilst most text can't be seen at this level, one is assured of the highest integrity when it comes to form. A number of labels on this set used gold or silver pigments. Finally, the set also includes a smaller yellow label (never produced in this scale before), which is often placed on the sides of the extinguishers. Each set comes with 20 labels, divided over 5 styles. Spare smaller yellow labels included.

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Military Illustrated Modeller (issue 74) June '17 (AFV Edition) WAS £6.50. TEMPORARILY SAVE 1/3RD!!! 4 NEWS Military model product news 6 SUBSCRIBE AND RECEIVE A FREE TOOL SET! A very special MiM subscription offer! 8 ‘TEN HUT! Eight new military kits on parade 10 ALONG CAME A SPIDER… Adding extra details to Hobbyboss’s SS-23 Spider Tactical Ballistic Missile 16 ONE CAREFUL OWNER Using a DEF Model conversion to create a Wehrmacht T-34-85 18 PANZER-KILLER IN 1:35 A Sherman Vc Firefly ‘Belvedere’ of the Staffordshire Yeomanry, Normandy, July 1944 24 ORDNANCE DEPOT New and recent accessory sets and modelling materials 26 BATTLE OF NORMANDY A US column passes through the hamlet of Le Theil, in the Orne département 28 FLAK IN THE BOCAGE Dragon’s 1:35 Marder Flakpanzer in a Normandy bocage diorama 38 MINE, ALL MINE! Takom’s magnificent 1:35 Minenräumer S 43 TIGER ASSAULT! The mighty 38cm assault mortar joins Tamiya 1:48 armour line-up 44 RENAULT FT-17: AN ADVANCED, WORLD-WIDE WARRIOR Photo-references for the Renault FT-17 light tank 50 BRITAIN’S BATTLEFIELD BUS Takom have released an all-new, fully detailed 1:35 FV432 in injection-moulded plastic 52 AUTOMITRAILLEUSE DE DECOUVERTE Building the 1:35 Panhard 178 AMD-35 of ICM 58 BATTLE OF NORMANDY Destruction at the hands of the Panzerdivision Hitler-Jugend 60 TAKOM’S SUPER-HEAVY: TWICE AS MICE! Takom have introduced two, all-new 1:35 kits of the mighty WWII German Maus 62 BOOK REVIEWS Military model-related book reviews 66 SIGN OFF A StuG.III, KO’d At Sainte Mère Église

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Messerschmitt Me-210/Messerschmitt Me-410B-2/U4 colours and markings. Designed in accordance with the 'Zerstorer' (heavy fighter-bomber) concept just prior WWII, the Me 210 was, however, a failure in terms of flying characteristics. Following extensive modifications, its successor, the Me 410 Hornisse (Hornet), was produced in substantial numbers and many variants and saw operational service in Italy and North Africa, and over Germany and Central Europe. The improved Me 210 was also licence-built in Hungary. The publication has 28 pages, including a total of 49 overall and detailed photographs, 12 pages with colour camouflage schemes and their description. Text in English. A comprehensive decal sheet is added for modellers' convenience. Following aircraft are depicted on each decal sheet: Luftwaffe (7x), Royal Hungarian Air Force (1x), Royal Air Force (2x), Soviet Air Force (1x) and Imperial Japanese Army Air Force (1x). Messerschmitt Me-410 Hornisse

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HOTCHKISS H35 & H39. THROUGH A GERMAN LENS Authors Alan Ranger Format A4, 72 pages This new photo-album in the ""Camera On"" series contains over 90 photographs of the French cavalry tank developed prior to WWII. The Hotchkiss H35 or Char leger modele 1935 H was a slow but well-armoured light infantry support tank but was rejected by the infantry and instead adopted by the cavalry. From 1938 an improved version was produced with a stronger engine, the Char leger modele 1935 H modifie 39, which from 1940 was also fitted with more powerful 37 mm gun. Over 500 Hotchkiss tanks were captured and used by the Germans as Panzerkampfwagen 35H 734(f) or Panzerkampfwagen 39H 735(f), most of them for occupation and assigned to police units or second line logistic support troops.

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Staff cars in Germany WWII volume 2 Format A4 paperback, 80 pages This latest photo-album in the ""Camera On"" series contains 150 more photographs of private cars adapted for military use by the German forces during WWII. The remainder of the Opel motor company major production types are covered - the car types that were not covered in volume 1 - such as the Opel P-4 that was also used as the basis of many of the pre-war mock-up training tanks used by the German army due to the lack of real tanks to train with. The "Opel Kadett" (cadet), the Opel Supper 6, the "Opel Kapitan" (Captain) and at the top of the range, the luxurious Opel Admiral. In this volume the author provides a detailed impression of these vehicles through original photographs, taken both during and before the war by the normal German soldiers who both used and served with these now classic automobiles.

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Curtiss XP-55 Ascender By Gerry Balzer, 72-pages, 148-b&w photos, 4-color photos. The Curtiss XP-55 Ascender was a tailless swept-wing WWII pusher fighter design born out by the USAAC 1940 fighter competition. The USAAC was looking for a fighter to counter the threat of the German Bf-109 and the Japanese 'Zero' and replace the obsolete P-35s, P-36s and the front line P-40s just entering service. From this competition three unusual pusher prototypes were ordered, the Consolidated XP-54, Curtiss XP-55, and the Northrop XP-56. A low powered full scale flying model (model CW 24B)was built out of wood and cloth to substantiate the flying qualities, and was first flown on 2 December 1941. The XP-55 mock-up was completed in August 1942, and the first of three XP-55s was completed on 26 June 1943 with its first flight being conducted on 13 July 1943. The first aircraft was destroyed on 15 November 1943. Changes deemed necessary were incorporated in the second airframe in which performance testing began on 16 September 1944. Although the much more capable P-38, P-47, and P-51 had entered service, research into the XP-55s unusual design continued. The third XP-55 had entered flight testing in April 1944 and was used at Eglin Field for armament tests before being lost during a war bond rally display on 27 May 1945. By then the program had been terminated. Today, the second XP-55 presides in restored condition at the Kalamazoo Air Museum.

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German (WWII) military uniform insignia 1:35 AND 1:16 decals on the same sheet (designed to be used with Dragon, Italeri and Tamiya kits)

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