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German 7.62 cm Pak36(r) Anti-tank Gun

Published: April 26, 2011
Company: Bronco Models

Sprues

  • A – This sprue contains the barrel, shield, and gun cradle
  • B – This sprue contains the ammo and ammo crates
  • C x 2 – Tires
  • E – This spure contains the tubular ammo cases
  • G – This sprue… more

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British Royal Engineers

Published: April 25, 2011
Company: MiniArt

This set consists of 4 figures all conducting land mine removal.

The figures come on two sprues with 67 parts, the bulk of which are the odds and ends that the soldiers are carrying. The box art and instructions on the back of the box show the figures as completed. The first figure is using a probe to find mines, the second is digging with a spade, the third is removing (or placing) a… more

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Soviet 122mm Ammunition

Published: February 22, 2011
Company: MiniArt

This kit consists of a set of 122mm ammunition and their transportation crates. Included in the kit are 6 identical sprues with one set of decals for the markings on both the ammo and the crates. You can make either a BR-471 APHE shell and its corresponding crate or OF-471 High Explosive fragmentation shell and its crate. You can make all of one type or a mixture of both. I built 3 of each… more

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Soviet Medium Tank T-34/76 Mod 1943 (Snap-fit)

Published: November 28, 2021
Company: Zvezda

This kit is listed as “My First Model Kit” and I wanted to get my grandson into modeling, so I thought this should be a good kit to introduce the hobby to my just turned 6 grandson. Well, things did not go as I had hoped. There are no age recommendations on the box, but most of the other kits on the shelf state 8 years old or older even for the snap tight kits. Now I know why. My grandson’s… more

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Stu.Pz. IV Brummbar Early Production with Zimmerit

Published: February 10, 2020
Company: Dragon Models

Most Dragon models today are a collection of old sprues and new sprues added to create a new kit variant. In this case, Dragon has done so and in this case, redid the areas that had zimmerit applied. This being said, you have many options that need to be reviewed and decided on before you start this kit.

Steps 1, 2, & 3 - Lower Hull

As with most armor kits… more

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German Br 57 Armored Locomotive

Published: December 9, 2010
Company: Trumpeter

Roadbed parts come in a separate box and will make a roadbed long enough to hold the completed model.

This kit is a representation of the Br 57 Armored Locomotive. There was extensive use of armored trains by the Germans to provide rail security and to suppress partisan activities. Trumpeter has produced almost everything required to assemble an armored train except the tank carrier.… more

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Schwerer Plattformwagen Typ SSY and Pz Bef Wg III Ausf K - Part 2 - The Panzer

Published: October 13, 2010
Company: Cyber-Hobby

The Kit

The Orange Box Series from Dragon are basically previously released models that have been repackaged. This particular kit is a combo of the Dragon 6069 Schwerer Plattformwagen Typ SSY railcar flat top and the Dragon Kit # 9018 Pz Bef Wg III Ausf K

The sprues for this kit are an assortment from different kits needed to piece together a Ausf J Pz III

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The Roer River Battles, Germany’s Stand at the Westwall, 1944-45

Published: October 12, 2010
Book Author(s): David R Higgins
Company: Casemate Publishers

This book describes the battles of the US First and Ninth Armies between the breakout of Normandy and the final crossing of the Roer River ending in late February of 1945. These two armies were located south of the British Army in the general area where Holland, Belgium and Germany meet.

The book is divided into 15 chapters with an introduction, 1 appendix, a Bibliography and Index:… more

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Soviet 76.2mm M1936 (F22) Divisional Gun

Published: October 12, 2010
Company: Bronco Models

Sprues

  • G – This sprue contains parts for the gun, shield, and gun cradle
  • H x 2 – This has the wheel and hand wheels
  • J – This has the ammo box and 3 shells
  • N – This has the trails and associated bits
  • P – Photo Etched parts

This kit is a representation of a Soviet “Divisional Gun” that was to fill the role… more

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Panzerspahwagen BA-64[r] w/Crew

Published: October 12, 2010
Company: MiniArt

This kit is a re-box of the Vision model 35002 WWII Russian BA-64 Armored Car with new decals to depict a captured armored car in German service. Plus the addition of a MiniArt figure set that calls them the “crew”.

Step

  1. is the assembly of the transmission with the gearshift levers in place and painting it a steel color.
  2. builds the frame and… more