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Chelomey 16KhA Flying Target

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Aichi D3A1 Type 99 Bomber Model 11 Limited Edition

Luftwaffe Finished Top

Avia B.534 Early Series Dual Combo

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UH-60A Black Hawk, Defence intelligence of Ukraine

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Soviet Submarine Project 628

Insructions

Lysander Mk. III Profipack

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Star Trek U.S.S. Reliant NCC-1864

Painted Panther Left side profile

Panzerwaffe Steel Cats - Panther and King Tiger Ausf B

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Junkers J.1

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Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe with Universal Military Pod

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Blitzkrieg in the West - Then and Now
Book Author(s)
Jean Paul Pallud
Review Author
Orlando Reyes
Published on
Company
Casemate Publishers
MSRP
$89.95

The book covers a detailed account of the battle that took place between May 10 through June 24 in which 6 countries found themselves at war. This battle took place across 6 European nations. These nations were involved in a 45 day chaotic war that ended in one of the most unique military campaigns of modern times. The book is part of The After The Battle Series and is in its fourth printing.

The book is divided into 5 parts each describing a specific time during that war. From: "Peace in Our Time" through the collapse of the French Army the book accounts for the battles that took place. In addition, the book A section accounting for the photo credits; a Glossary and a 27 page Index divided into three areas- General section; localities section and Personnel section. The book is full of information and a wealth of photos for those interested in this battle, or in the history of WWII.

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Laffley V15T with Hotchkiss Machine Gun
Review Author
Gino Dykstra
Published on
Company
ICM
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$60.99

In my last review concerning this interesting French vehicle, I described how the prototype was developed in 1938 with some of the most advanced mechanical technology of the day. The distinctive look of the machine is based on a double set of “bumper” wheels placed both in the center and the front of the chassis, designed to make the vehicle far more capable in an off-road capacity. Overall, only about 200 of these vehicles were manufactured before the fall of France, with most of them never seeing combat. Those that survived were largely converted by the occupying German forces into utility and radio cars for the Wehrmacht.

The original kit consisted of 6 sprues of well-detailed parts as well as vinyl main wheels. This iteration includes an additional small sprue which contains a machine gun pintle, two different versions of the Hotchkiss machine gun dating back to World War One, and a single box of additional ammunition.

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Aero L-29 Delfin
Book Author(s)
Jakub Fojtík
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
Company
Guideline Publications
MSRP
$34.00

Guideline Publications Guideline Publications is the UK's leading publisher of modelling and hobby-related magazines. With a world-class portfolio of titles and an international Social Media presence, Guideline Publications has a dedicated readership that is constantly expanding into new areas.

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SM.03 Sazabi Custom
Book Author(s)
Mike Rinaldi
Review Author
Michael Reeves
Published on
Company
Rinaldi Studio Press
MSRP
$27.50

I was very pleased when I heard the news that Casemate was going to be carrying Mike Rinaldi's excellent books. This Single Model series differs from the original books in size and instead of covering a handful of different projects to highlight his techniques, they focus on obviously a single model- in this case a Bandai Sazabi Custom kit. Anyone who has ever watched a Mike Rinaldi seminar in person or on You Tube knows you are getting educated when you take the time to listen and absorb what he is teaching.

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Cruisers of the III Reich. Vol. 2.
Book Author(s)
Witold Koszela
Review Author
Luke R. Bucci, PhD
Published on
Company
Stratus
MSRP
$52.00

The author, Wikold Koszela, has written 25+ books on warships – mostly British, United States and German battleships/cruisers, and modern Polish and Soviet Navy warships. Twelve of his publications are in the Kagero Top Drawing series. For this and other books, Witold also supplied the line and color drawings, and they are top quality and very helpful for modelers. I could not find additional information on Witold.

What You Get

You get a hardbound book, 11.875 X 8.5 inches (A4 size), 136 pages – not counting the covers and blank pages fore and aft. Unlike the 1st Volume, there is no 3-D photos or glasses. Cruisers of the Third Reich Volume 2 is loaded with 141 B&W photographs, nine tables and 24 line drawings. The last two pages of the book have four color plates, showing starboard and overhead profiles of Nurnberg, Admiral Hipper, Blucher and Prinz Eugen. After one Title and Table of Contents page, the book is arranged by ships: