Andy Taylor
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German Tank ToolsPublished: February 10, 2024 Tools are ubiquitous with armored vehicles, especially tanks. For those braille scale modelers who wish to have separate tools and brackets, this is the set for you for to replace the molded-on tools that come on a majority of the German armor models. The tools are very tiny and well detailed.The instructions are simple, which is great as this set is an eye exam and will test your… more |
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Liberation of Nazi Concentration CampsPublished: February 6, 2024 Ian Baxter has done it again. Not only is he an amazing, captivating author, he once more approached a very difficult topic, and did it well, presenting the horrifying facts in a manner that honors the dead, but doesn’t sugar coat it. This book follows the familiar Images of War format with brief introductions for each chapter followed by a lot of photographs to complement his topics. … more |
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War in Ukraine, Volume 3: Armed formations of the Luhansk People’s Republic 2014–2022Published: February 3, 2024 This is the third book in the War in Ukraine series (currently at five volumes). The previous two volumes were reviewed by Orlando Reyes of the IPMS/USA Review Corps:
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"Always the First" - Air Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of UkrainePublished: January 28, 2024 Reference from the ICM website:
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The Soviet Infantryman on the Eastern FrontPublished: January 20, 2024 Having just reviewed the previous book in the Casemate Illustrated Series (No. 37 – The German Infantryman on the Eastern Front), I expected this book to follow the same format. While the outline of the book and its chapters are the same, the content differs vastly, and in a good way, especially for modelers. This book has a lot more focus on the Soviet Infantryman through re-enactor… more |
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The German Infantryman on the Eastern FrontPublished: January 20, 2024 From the book’s conclusion,
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German Leopard 2A6 MBTPublished: January 19, 2024 From the Trumpeter and MRC websites,
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German King Tiger "Henschel Turret"Published: January 19, 2024 The King Tiger, Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B (Sdkfz. 182 (Sdkfz.267 and 268 for Command Variants)), often shortened to Tiger B, Tiger II, or Königstiger (German for Bengal Tiger or "King Tiger"). Allied forces usually called it the King Tiger or Royal Tiger. In early October 1942, plans for production of the VK 45.03 were issued for a successor to the Tiger I. Initially two designs… more |
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M1A1 BazookaPublished: January 12, 2024 The M1A1 2.36-inch AT Rocket Launcher (aka ‘Bazooka’) is a smooth-bore, breech-loading, electrically operated shoulder weapon of the ‘open’ steel tube type. It is fired from the shoulder in either standing, kneeling, sitting, or prone position. The Rocket Launcher is used to launch high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) rockets against tanks, armored vehicles, pillboxes, and other emplacements. The… more |
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M1917 US Machine GunPublished: January 12, 2024 The M1917 Browning is a crew-served, belt-fed, water-cooled heavy machine gun used by the United States armed forces in World War I and World War II, through the Korean War (National Guard and Reserve units had them in their inventory through the 1970s). It was also employed by over a dozen foreign militaries. The M1917 had a long life and modelers have a plethora of options for a model of… more |