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Pz.Kpfw.III (F) Ausf.M w/Schurzen Smart Kit

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Panzer IV/70(A)

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RU-8D "Seminole"

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B-17F Flying Fortress

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'71 Pontiac Firebird

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Fokker Eindecker III Late – Part 1

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British Vickers Machine Gun

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European Farmyard

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F-86A 'Advanced Kit'

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A-6 Intruder Egg Plane

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Saab JA-37 Viggen
Review Author
Tom Choy
Published on
Company
Special Hobby
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$37.50

Once known as MPM, Special Hobby is one of the premier model kit manufacturers in the Czech Republic. It is actually a collective of other well-known brands, such as Azur, CMK, Planet Models, and many more. Once known for its short-run kits of esoteric subjects, Special Hobby has now become a major powerhouse in the model kit industry, using cutting-edge steel molds to produce a diverse and well-engineered range of subjects.

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Fokker 100 Airliner Landing Gear
Review Author
Jim Pearsall
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Company
Scale Aircraft Conversions
Scale
1/144
MSRP
$8.95

The Aircraft

The Fokker 100 is a 100 passenger medium range airliner built by Fokker AG in the Netherlands. When it was introduced in 1987, sales were brisk, and it was a financial success. But by 1995 there were several competitors introduced, and sales were low. Fokker had to declare bankruptcy. They were bought by Deutsche Aerospace AG, but they also had financial problems, and production was ended in 1996. Most have been retired, but there are still a number flying in Australia and Iran.

The Revell kit was introduced in 1996, and has been re-released in 1996 and 2005 with new decals. There are also several aftermarket decal sets available for this kit.

The Scale Aircraft Conversions Set

You get two sets of gear parts in this set. This is very handy, because I have another Fokker 100 in my stash. The parts are all white metal, and they fit nicely in place of the kit parts.

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Tanks in the Battle of the Bulge
Book Author(s)
Steven J. Zaloga Illustrated by: Felipe RodrÍguez
Review Author
Michael Reeves
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Company
Osprey Publishing
MSRP
$19.00

What’s Inside

This exciting new volume in the New Vanguard series from Osprey gives the reader a new analysis of the tanks from both sides of one of the last and most intensive battles of the European Theater of Operations- the Battle of the Bulge. Who better to offer up the analysis than one of the most acclaimed authors in military history in the present day- Steven Zaloga. His book gives a thorough survey of the principal tank and tank variants that took part in the Ardennes Campaign from December of 1944 through January of 1945.

As per usual with the New Vanguard series, the book opens with an overview of the campaign including tables of Wehrmacht Panzerwaffe in the Ardennes (16 December, 1944) and US Armored Divisions in the Ardennes from the duration of the campaign.

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7th SS Mountain Division Prinz Eugen At War 1941-1943

Book Author(s)
Ian Baxter
Review Author
Allan Murrell
Published on
Company
Pen & Sword
MSRP
$22.95

The book is another in the great Casemate Images of War series. It is history of the 7th SS Mountain Division Prinz Eugen. This division was formed soon after the Germans invaded Yugoslavia. It was formed in late 1941 to combat the brutal guerrilla warfare that had broken out. The division was drawn from foreign volunteers for campaigns in Serbia and Montenegro.

Its name was from Prince Eugene of Savoy and outstanding military leader who liberated areas of Croatia from the ottoman empire.

In 1942 they added the Mountain Division title to their name.

The images in the book are excellent and inspire ideas for dioramas to me,

The book is full of amazing photos of the division through its history.

I recommend this book to everyone with an interest in WWII.

Thanks go to Casemate Publishing for providing this book to review and IPMS USA for allowing me to review it for them

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Napoleon’s Waterloo Army - Uniforms and Equipment
Book Author(s)
Keith Rocco
Review Author
Allan Murrell
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Company
Frontline Books
MSRP
$75.00

When Napoleon returned from Exile on Elba he wanted to rule France in peace but that was not to be. In the following weeks Napoleon gathered an army of 128,000 soldiers. This book gives all the details of the troops of the French Army under Napoleon at the battles of Ligny, Quatre-Bras, and Waterloo.

I was surprised at how much content this book held when it arrived for review, it is one heavy book (in weight)! The book's chapters are based on all the different divisions and corps within the army. The details within each of the chapters are incredible and shows how much research the author did to put this book together. I was amazed at the pictures of original equipment and uniforms. They make this book a great reference source.

I must say that the book is very in-depth which some may not like, and could make it heavy work for some. I myself loved the amount of information and lists included.