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Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Warpaint Special No.7 116 Pages
The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was one of those aircraft that was either loved or hated- there was no middle ground. Forged in a hurry for the forthcoming war the Helldiver was designed in a hurry, built by mostly by under skilled personnel while being bombarded by the customer with their extra changes and demands. Even under this pressure Curtiss managed to produce a prot...
Handley Page Night Bombers 0/100, 0/400 & V/1500 Author: W.A. Harrison
By William Harrison
The Handley Page 0/100, 0/400 and V/1500 were the first true heavy bombers of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force during the First World War, giving Britain the long-range striking power needed for strategic bombing deep into Germany. Designed initially with a 114ft wingspan (later 100ft), folding wings, armour protection an...
Hawker-Siddeley 748 & Andover in Military Service. Author Adrian Balch 56 pages
Making its first flight on 24 June 1960 the prototype AVRO 748, G-APZV, became a very successful rugged replacement for the many DC-3 Dakotas flying around the world. In production, it became the second most successful British turboprop transport aircraft and was only superseded in numbers produced by those of the Vickers Viscount.
A total o...
Aero L-39, L-59, L-139 & L-159 Albatros
By Jakub Fojtik Ph.D.
This latest Warpaint title covers the Aero L-39 Albatros, a a Czech-designed jet trainer and light attack aircraft developed by Aero Vodochody during the 1960s as a successor to the L-29 Delfin. It first flew in 1968 and entered service in 1972, becoming the standard jet trainer for Warsaw Pact nations. With over 2,900 units built, the L-39 became one of the mo...
Dassault Mystere & Super Mystere
By Andy Evans
40 plus 4 pages
The Dassault MD.452 Mystere was a straightforward development of the successful Dassault Ouragan with a 30-degree swept wing and modified tail surfaces. The aircraft saw extensive service with the French air force, evolving first into the Mystere IVA, and the Super Mystere, which was the first Western European supersonic aircraft to enter mass production. B...
Henschel Hs-129B-3 Ground Attack Aircraft
NEW TOOLING
- with interior and bonus clear wing & fuselage parts!
The Hs 129 B-3 was essentially a modified B-2 fitted with a powerful 75 mm BK 7.5 cannon, making it one of the most heavily armed ground-attack aircraft of the war. However, its increased weight and complexity limited performance and production, and it saw only limited frontline service compared to the standard B-2.
...
US Army M4A1(76w) Sherman HVSS Medium Tank
The M4A1(76)W HVSS was a late-war variant of the U.S. Sherman medium tank, combining several key upgrades to improve firepower, survivability, and mobility.
- M4A1: Cast hull design, giving it a rounded appearance.
- 76mm gun: Replaced the earlier 75mm, offering better anti-tank performance.
- "W": Denotes wet stowage of ammunition, reducing fire risk from hits.
- HVSS (Horizonta...
RE-RELEASED!!! Dassault_Mirage IIIC 'Armee de l'Air' The Mirage IIIC was the first jet produced in Western Europe to break the double speed of the sound in the level flight. The type was the very first of te whole family of Mirage fighters IIIC, IIIE and 5 some of which keep flying even until these days. The Mirage IIICJ was the epitome of the Israeli air supremacy in the wars with the neighbouring Arab countries during the Wa...
NEARLY GOOD AS NEW!!!! CASA C-212-100 In the late 1960s, the Spanish Air Force, or Ejercito del Aire, was seeking a new transport aircraft type which was to replace outdated types such as the three-engined Ju-52, which had been used since the 1930s, so specifications for the new transport and multi-purpose aircraft were issued. In order to meet the air force's needs, Spanish company CASA (Construcciones Aeronauticas SA) propos...
RE-RELEASED!!! Fairey Barracuda Mk.II 'Pacific Fleet' The Barracuda model kit is produced using three metal moulding tools and consists of grey injected styrene sprues and one clear plastic sprue. A torpedo replica or a 1600lb bomb can be fitted beneath the fuselage, the model also has wing armament racks. The kit offers four scheme options with various types of national markings. These Barracudas saw service fighting the Japa...
Pfalz E.I Pfalz Flugzeugwerke GmbH was established in Speyer in the then Kingdom of Bavaria in 1913 by Alfred Eversbusch, his brother Ernst and several other investors. The first types to be produced by the new company were licence-built Otto biplanes, but production rights for Morane-Saulnier monoplanes were bought before the Great War, namely the Type L parasol-wing two-seat monoplane and Type H mid wing single seater. The l...
Sd.Kfz.250/1 Ausf.B (Neue Ausfuhrung). The Sd.Kfz.250 was developed to the Wehrmacht requirements to increase the numbers of German half track vehicle units. To speed up the development, the chassis of already existing non-armoured Demag D7 (Sd.Kfz.10) vehicle was used for which the Bussing company designed a new armoured hexagon-shaped hull, consisting of armoured plates joined at rather significant angles. The first prototyp...
kanon 3,7 cm KPUV vz.37M / 3,7 cm Pak M 37 (t) In the 1930s, the Skoda development department came up with a design for a modern 37mm A3 anti-tank gun, which was later accepted by the Czechoslovak army and used under designation 3,7cm KPUV vz.34, (KPUV standing for Kanon Proti Utocne Vozbe, or Anti-Tank Gun). The Skoda design team did not lie back on their laurels and developed a modernised type known as the A4 which gained ex...
The McDonnell F-4A/F-4B/F-4N/F-4J/F-4S & RF-4B Phantom US Navy and Marine Corps Versions By Andy Evans
84 Pages
Full Colour
The iconic F-4 Phantom is one of the most recognisable aircraft ever produced. Initially built for the US Navy, its multi-role abilities as an interceptor, fighter-bomber and reconnaissance platform were quickly adopted by the Marine Corps and first entered service in 1961. So impressed with the ...
Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter_decals Part 1
1. The French-built Sopwith 1.A2 served in early March 1918 with Escadrille Sop. 24 in Toul. Some Strutters of this unit also carried a third Lewis machine gun above the upper mounting surface. It is possible that this aircraft also carried the armament of three machine guns at some period of its service. The unit was re-equipped with Salmson 2.A2 aircraft on March 14, 1918, and the uni...
Grumman J4F-1/2 Widgeon/Gosling
By Steve Ginter
40-pages, 126 b&w photos, 5-color photos, 18-drawings.
ISBN: 979-8-9899509-7-3
Grummans success with its famous JRF/G-21 "Goose" was so great that Grumman saw the need for a less costly, smaller version that targeted smaller companies, executives, celebrities and sportsmen. This became the G-44 "Widgeon". It cost about $30,000, which was 1/2 the price of a "Goose". Th...
M3 Stuart Light Tank Late Production (with Interior kit) The British Stuart Mk. I Late Production was an early variant of the American M3 light tank, supplied to the UK through Lend-Lease. Fast and reliable, it saw action in North Africa, Europe, and the Far East, serving mainly in reconnaissance and support roles. This 1:35 scale kit features a fully detailed interior, including driver's and fighting compartments, engine, and...
Gloster Gladiator Mk.II Gallant Warrior (decals RAF, Portuguese AF, Swedish AF)
The Gloster Gladiator was a British-built biplane fighter developed from the Gauntlet and its prototype, designated SS.37, flew in September 1934. The first production model was the Mk.I, which became operational in January 1937. An improved Mk.II version followed in 1938 and eventually 270 aircraft of this Mark were built.
The Gladiator Mk.II...
Mohawk IV/H-75A-7 'Overseas Service' (2in1 = 2 kits in 1 box) (RAF, NEIAAF, Portuguese AF)
The Curtiss H-75 was the export version of the American P-36 Hawk (Curtiss Model 75) fighter of the mid-1930s. The biggest foreign customer was France, taking deliveries of aircraft designated the H-75A-1, 2, 3 and 4, with the first planes entering service in the spring of 1939. They were modified for French Air Force usage and fitte...
Military Illustrated Modeller (issue 122) November 2021 (AFV Edition) WAS £6.75. BEING CLEARED!! SAVE 1/3RD!!!
'All Roads Lead to Rome - A rebellious Stuart crew might have met their match...'
4 NEWS
Military modelling news
8 DAREDEVIL IN WARSAW
A scene from the 1944 Warsaw Uprising featuring captured
Hetzer "Chwat"
16 APPROACH WITH CAUTION
A wrecked Sd.Kfz.251 Ausf.D is inspected by a US GI
18 THE POINT OF NO RET...
Building the Republic P-47D Thunderbolt. The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Big, powerful, and truly a juggernaut of an aircraft, resulting in its appropriate nickname 'Jug', the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was one of the really great warplanes of its generation. Alongside the superlative North-American P-51 Mustang and the twin-engined Lockheed P-38 Lightning, it was one of the three principal fighter types which the US Army Air Fo...