Monthly Archives: November 2010

December Releases from Alpine Miniatures

December 2010 Figure Releases from Alpine Miniatures: 35111 1/35th Waffen SS Grenadier Late War #1 Sculpted by Taesung Harmms / Boxart Painted by Sang Eon Lee 35112 1/35th Waffen SS Grenadier Late War #2 Sculpted by Taesung Harmms / Boxart … Continue reading

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Taisho German Motorcycle Riders

The Japanese company Taisho Modeling has released a resin 1/35th scale figure set for the Lionroar Zundapp motorcycle kit. YH35015WF: German Motorcycle Rider Set with Spare Heads (for Lionroar Zundapp KS750)  

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New Mid Tiger I

New “Mid” Tiger I announced from Cyberhobby — full name: Pz.Kpfw. VI Ausf. E Tiger I MID Command Version January ’44 Production.    

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7.92-mm Maxim Light Machine Gun MG 08

The following report on the German Maxim light machine guns was published in Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   7.92-mm Maxim Light Machine Guns MG 08/15 and 08/18 … Continue reading

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German Butterfly Bomb

A warning about the dangers of the WWII German “Butterfly Bomb” (Sprengbombe Dickwandig 2 kg or SD2) from Booby Traps, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Department, Washington D.C., 1944. German “Butterfly Bomb” The “butterfly bomb” is the German’s favorite bomb against … Continue reading

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Vehicle Paint Problems

Vehicle paint problems from Army Motors, Vol. 6, No. 5, August 1945. Dear Half-Mast, We’ve had a lot of trouble with gasoline-soluble paint, used to paint the large service command insignia on administrative vehicles and the national symbol on tactical … Continue reading

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Tail Warning Radar

Summary of Tail Warning Radar AN/APS-13 from Radar Observers’ Bombardment Information File, July 1945. Tail Warning Radar AN/APS-13 Radio Set AN/APS-13 is a lightweight radar set which gives an airplane pilot, or any other aircrew member who can see or … Continue reading

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Take the “HE” Out of Summer’s Heat

“Take the ‘HE’ out of summer’s HEAT!” from Army Motors, Vol. 6, No. 3, June 1945. Hot weather can stop your vehicle just as dead as a burst of hot steel—it takes a bit longer, that’s all. Summer-wise GI’s will … Continue reading

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XB-42 Experimental Bomber

A report on the Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster experimental high-speed bomber from the Air Force magazine Impact, Vol. III, No. 8, Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Washington, D.C., August 1945. EXPERIMENTAL BOMBER XB-42 is First in 400-Mile-per-Hour … Continue reading

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P-61 Black Widow Guns

Northrop P-61 Black Widow Gunnery Equipment from P-61 Pilot’s Flight Operating Instructions:  

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