IPMS Number
49715
Allan Murrell
Reviews By Author
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English Electric Lightning Genesis and ProjectsPublished: January 25, 2022 This book covers the story of the development of one of Britain most famous Cold war fighters The English Electric Lightning. I become fascinated by this beautiful Cold War Icon when I was a child, and this was the front-line fighter for the RAF. The book is a incredibly deep dive into the design and development from the very beginning of the idea of a two engine cold war fighter plane. … more |
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Stalin’s Armour 1941-1945 Soviet Tanks at WarPublished: June 7, 2021 This book covers the story if the Soviet introduction and use of Tanks in World War two and the battles and politics around them. Chapters
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Salvenmaschinenkanone SMK 18 TYP 2Published: May 24, 2021 This kit is a collaboration between Das Werks and Customscale and what a great little kit. The subject matter is a Rheinmetall experimental Flak Weapon with 8 barrels. There is one one example still around which is in a Moscow Museum. There is not official records or documents around anymore on this subject. The only reference I could find was an old “Nuts and Bolts” publication with a photo… more |
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10.5cm StuH42 / 7.5cm StuG III Ausf G with Zimmeritt 2 in 1 KitPublished: May 1, 2021 This is a re-boxing of the very good Dragon kit with addition parts and new decals for five different markings. Included in the kit is a very nice instruction manual by Das Werk. The kit can be built in to one of two different versions – the 10.5cm StuH42 or the 7.5cm StuG III Ausf.G. The kit contains
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Panthers – Modelling the Takom FamilyPublished: April 26, 2021 The Panther is an iconic German World War II tank and this book is a very detailed manual of how to model it using the various Takom kits currently on the market. The chapters are written by some of the best modelers in the world and they guide you through the process of building, painting and weathering the Takom kits. The book gives comprehensive cover of all the stages of… more |
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Kagero Super Drawings in 3D SMS DerfflingerPublished: March 29, 2021 The book provides great 3D style detail drawings of the German Battle Cruiser SMS Derfflinger. The Derfflinger was built in early 1910 and was considered to be the best of the Battle Cruisers up until the end of World War One. The book is pack full of amazing pictures of the ship from all angles and showing all the finer details of the ship’s make up. The details are fantastic and… more |
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Churchill Tank Light Cast Resin TracksPublished: March 25, 2021 This product is replacement resin tracks for any 1/72 Churchill Tank kit that you want to use the Light Cast tracks on. The set includes 6 light grey resin strips of track more than enough for a single tank. The detail is excellent and vey little flash and a breeze to cut of the runners. The tracks are easily formed using a hair dryer to apply heat then form the track… more |
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Churchill Tank Heavy Cast Resin TracksPublished: March 25, 2021 This product is replacement resin tracks for any 1/72 Churchill Tank kit that you want to use the Heavy Cast tracks on. The set includes 6 light grey resin strips of track more than enough for a single tank. The detail is excellent and vey little flash and a breeze to cut of the runners. The tracks are easily formed using a hair dryer to apply heat then form the track… more |
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Top Drawing 108 The German Night Fighter Heinkel He 219 UhuPublished: March 22, 2021 The book provides great detail drawings of the German WWII night fighter Heinkel He 219 Uhu, which was introduced in November 1942 to the Luftwaffe. The first interesting fact I found was that the He 219 was never officially ordered due to dislike of Heinkel by the Luftwaffe officials. So the 274 that saw service were all officially trail aircraft. I found the drawings in this book to… more |
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Vickers VC10 & Super VC10Published: March 22, 2021 The VC-10 has always been one of my favorite civil aircraft since I was a kid and watching them take off from Heathrow Airport. So, I could not miss the chance to review this book. Chapters
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