Monthly Archives: December 2010

Sturmgeschütz at Cassino

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Photographs of German Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III) captured near Cassino, Italy, from Report of the New Weapons Board, Office of the Commanding General, Army Service Forces, Washington, D.C., April 1944. Italian Fifth Army Area — Ordnance Materiel  

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Valom What-If: Me 1101 vs. Ta 183

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Valom has announced a new 1/144th scale model kit depicting a what-if scenario from 1946 where a Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Me 1101 flies against a Japanese Focke-Wulf FW Ta 183.

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New ACE WWII Kits

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New kits from ACE. Kfz. 21 with Rommel figure (Kit #72289) 1/72nd scale “Desert Fox’s” Kfz. 21 with Rommel figure from Ace. (Ace also produced an earlier 1/72nd Kfz. 21 with markings for other theaters.)  

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Tank New WW2 Figures

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Tank has announced several new 1/35th scale resin WW2 figures focused on the Eastern Front.

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Kagero Aircraft Aces

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Kagero “Aircraft Aces” book + decal series covering the aircraft of famous Luftwaffe aces.

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B-24 Nose Art

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

WWII B-24 Liberator nose art from 864th, 865th, and 866th Bombardment Squadrons of the 494th Bombardment Group and 392nd Bombardment Squadron of the 30th Bombardment Group. Source: U.S. Air Force photographs.

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Fortress of the Sky

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Boeing color film from 1943 telling the story of the B-17 Flying Fortress. “Here is the story of the B-17. THE FLYING FORTRESS. The research, engineering and production genius which built this airplane has since given America its great new … Continue reading →

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Swedish B-17 Flying Fortresses

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Swedish Fortresses, a new book on the B-17 in Sweden, has been announced by MMP Books.   Swedish Fortresses: The Boeing B-17 Fortress in Civil and Military Service Author: Jan Forsgren Illustrated by: Teodor Liviu Morosanu and Nils Mathisrud ISBN: … Continue reading →

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New Voyager Model Sets

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New PE and barrel sets from Voyager Model for December 2010.

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German Air Tactics Against Ground Targets

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Statistical analysis of Luftwaffe air attacks on ground targets in the Third U.S. Army from Antiaircraft Artillery: A Brief History of Operations in Europe, 1 August 1944 to 8 May, 1945, Third United States Army. German Air Tactics Against Ground … Continue reading →

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