IPMS Number
46437
Andy Taylor
Reviews By Author
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WWII German 5 Litre Oil Cans (6pcs)Published: July 20, 2023 POL (Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricant) containers are ubiquitous on military vehicles in the field. Now braille scale German WW II ground vehicle models can have 5 liter oil cans in their scale. This is a new release by Hauler that joins their 1/35 and 1/48 scale brethren. These are tiny but very well-detailed. Manufactured by Jan Sobotka, this package comes with one pour block (1” long… more |
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P-47D Thunderbolt Series Southwest Pacific 1943-1945Published: July 20, 2023
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Polish Vickers E – Single Vehicle No. 07Published: July 15, 2023 This is the seventh book in the MMP Books Single Vehicle Series (as it is a Polish company, it isn’t surprising that three books are dedicated to Polish vehicles, 7TP single and twin-turret and Vickers E), two vehicles operated by Polish forces (SU-76M and T-72M1), and Type 5 Ha- Gō). The Single Vehicle series are short books, between 24 and 28 pages, and focus on that vehicle. This is not a… more |
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NOTEK Lamp for German AFVPublished: July 9, 2023 Notek lights were blackout drive lights used by German military vehicles in WWII. They were named after the Munich-based company that produced them, Nova-Technik GmbH. The unit consisted of a 35-watt bulb under the hooded housing that shined backward against a mirror. The reflected light illuminated the ground ahead of the vehicle from under the helmet-like hood. The Notek light… more |
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World Dust Liquid Pigments SetPublished: July 9, 2023 Green Stuff World is a Spanish company that supplies paints, weathering products, and scenery effects. They are among the newest hobby companies to provide IPMS/USA review samples. As such, I was eager to use and review this new product. According to the Green Stuff World website, the liquid pigment sets (Earth, Rust and Dust) were “especially designed to create weathering effects similar to… more |
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Rotational Paint ShakerPublished: July 9, 2023 Green Stuff World is a Spanish company that supplies paints, weathering products, and scenery effects. They are among the newest hobby companies to provide IPMS/USA review samples. As I recently visited their webpage and looked at a few items, including their rotational paint shaker that I placed in my shopping cart, when the opportunity came along to review it, I jumped on it and the… more |
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Terror and Response - The India-Pakistan Proxy War 2008-2019Published: July 9, 2023 “To call the relationship between India and Pakistan of the early 21st Century “fraught” would be an understatement. Much of this was attributed to religious differences – India being 78-80 percent Hindu and Pakistan being well over 95 percent Muslim – and to differences over the ‘ownership’ of the Kashmir region. However, this was not only simplistic: it was almost entirely wrong; indeed,… more |
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Hunting the Viet Cong, Volume 2: The Fall of Diem and the Collapse of the Strategic Hamlets 1961-1964Published: July 6, 2023 This is the second of a two-book series on the American counterinsurgency against the Viet Cong. Here is the review for… more |
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2 cm Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38Published: June 26, 2023 Alan Ranger is a former British Royal Engineer, collector of World War II militaria and original period photographs, and prolific author. Alan started his publishing days with Model Art of Japan, this is his 29th book in the Camera On series (he already has another three in production), typically focusing on weapon systems and vehicles. The beauty of this book is the photos were taken by… more |
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The Armour of Hitler's Allies in Action, 1943–1945Published: June 25, 2023 Ian Baxter is a prolific author and has an impressive collection of photographs, many previously unpublished. The book follows the familiar Images of War format with brief introductions for each chapter followed by a lot of photographs to tell the story. While a plethora of books have been written about German armor, Ian’s latest book focuses on Germany’s allies Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria,… more |