IPMS Number
2209
Jim Pearsall
Reviews By Author
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BTR-60 PU Soviet Armored VehiclePublished: September 12, 2020 The VehicleThe BTR-60 series was developed in the late 1950s to make the Soviet Infantry motorized, allowing the troops to keep up with the tanks as they advanced. The vehicle is amphibious, with an internal propeller. The BTR-60 series had dozens of versions. The BTR-60PU is the command vehicle version, which explains all those antennas on the top. The KitThe… more |
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HG Wells Little WarsPublished: September 9, 2020 The BookInside the front cover is a listing of other titles in Helion & Company’s “Paper Soldiers” series. Interested in the Civil War? Which one, American or English Civil War? They have games for both. Roman legions? American Revolution? Trafalgar? The Spanish Armada? It’s all in there. This book is based on H. G. Wells’ 1913 book which gives rules for movement and… more |
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Landing Gear for the Eduard 1/144 MiG-15bis/UTIPublished: August 17, 2020 The AircraftThe MiG-15 was the USSR’s first really successful jet fighter. The engines for the prototype were copied from Britain’s Rolls Royce Nene, with the cooperation of the UK government. The MiG-15 was used in the Korean War, with Chinese, Korean and Soviet pilots flying combat missions into “MiG Alley” in northwestern North Korea. There were many users of… more |
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Sd. Kfz, 251-8 AmbulancePublished: July 9, 2020 The Sd. Kfz. 251/8 was the ambulance version of the personnel carrier halftrack built by Hanomag. The vehicle was known in the Wehrmacht as the Krankenpanzerwagen, (armored ambulance). It could carry 8 “walking wounded” or 2 stretcher patients and 4 seated casualties. The KitThere are 4 sprues in the box, along with the decals and instructions. No clear parts. I pretty much… more |
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The Royal Dragoon Guards, A Regimental History 1685-2018Published: May 14, 2020 Lieutenant Colonel Peter Macfarlane served with the Royal Dragoon Guards. The Colonel of the Regiment commissioned this history to make it accessible to the public. Histories cover the facts, but there has to be a lot of research and digging to get the information which is presented here. Contents
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Ki-43 HayabusaPublished: May 13, 2020 The AircraftThe Ki-43 has been described as the “Army Zero”. The Hayabusa and Zero were contemporaries, and the Ki-43 was quite successful in the first part of WW2. The Allies code named the aircraft “Oscar”. But like the Zero, the Oscar had some design problems, mostly the lack of self-sealing fuel tanks, armor protection, and light armament. Nevertheless, it did well against the… more |
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Petsamo and Kirkenes 1944, The Soviet Offensive in the Northern ArcticPublished: May 13, 2020 This book covers a short but brutal campaign near the end of World War II where the Soviets took northern Finland from the Germans, pushing them back into Norway. Finland had capitulated in September of 1944, and the Germans were seriously considering leaving when the Soviet Army (and Navy) attacked in early October. The battles lasted from October 7 to November 5. Contents… more |
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3cm Flak Panzer IV KugelblitzPublished: May 12, 2020 OKB Grigorov produces resin kits and accessories. The kits are 1/700 submarines and 1/72 armor. The accessories are for 1/35 and 1/72 armor. The kits aim for great detail. This is one of those kits, and it hits the mark. The VehicleThe Flak Panzer IV Kugelblitz (fireball) is a Panzerwaffe ’46 model. There was an idea for a Panzer IV armed with anti-aircraft weapons,… more |
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P-47 RazorbackPublished: May 1, 2020 The AircraftThe Republic P-47 was one of two very successful fighters flown by USAAF pilots and were built at Farmingdale, Long Island in New York State. Until the P-51 came along, there wasn’t a more successful American escort aircraft and tactical bomber than the P-47. I’ve been a fan of the P-47 ever since I found a copy of Robert S. Johnson’s “Thunderbolt!” in my high… more |
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Fokker 100 Airliner Landing GearPublished: March 29, 2020 The AircraftThe 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… more |