Monthly Archives: November 2012

Zvezda British 6 pdr Anti-Tank Gun

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New 1/35th-scale kit from Zvezda of the British Anti-Tank Gun QF 6-PDR MK-II (Item No. 3518).

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P-39Q Airacobra: General Arrangement

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

General arrangement of the major components of the Bell P-39 Q-1 Airacobra fighter/ground-attack aircraft: Source: Pilot’s Flight Operating Instructions for Army Model P-39Q-1 Airplane.  

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Loading a Ju 87 Stuka on a Railcar

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Diagams showng the proper method of loading the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive bomber of a railroad trailer. Source: Ju 87 B-2 Betriebsanleitung, June 1940.

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Panzerwrecks 14: Ostfront 2

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Panzerwrecks 14: Ostfront 2 is scheduled for release in December 2012. Feature sections include “Odd StuGs: Ostfront Edition”, “Tehumardi Wrecks”, “Wrecks of Operation Bagration”, and “Panzer Wrecks in the Woods”. Oddities and rare vehicles pictured include Sturmgeschütz III and IV … Continue reading →

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Nurse Gets Legion of Merit

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Miss Ann A. Bernatitus, the only U.S. Navy nurse to escape from Bataan, becomes the first member of the U.S. Navy to receive the Legion of Merit decoration. Miss Ann A. Bernatitus was one of the group of nurses known … Continue reading →

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Military Courtesy to Ladies

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“Courtesy to Ladies” from Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, (“All Hands Magazine”), August 1944. PROPER GREETING TO LADIES IS SALUTE WHEN TALKING WITH A LADY ON STREET, REMAIN COVERED IN WALKING TAKE POSITION TO LEFT OR OUTSIDE WITH TWO … Continue reading →

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BB in Port

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

BB in Port, All Hands Magazine, August 1944. (U.S. Navy Photo.)

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New 1/35th Kits from Verlinden

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Two new 1/35th-scale kits of WWII German subjects from Verlinden: #2748: 1:35th Scale SWS Ammo – Crew – Stowage Panzerwerfer 42 and #2752 1:35th Scale Fallschirmjager at Cassino Vignette:  

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32 cm Wurfkörper Flamm

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Diagram of the 32 cm Wurfkörper Flamm incendiary rocket for the German Nebelwerfer from the German manual D 444/2839: Die Munition des 28/32 cm Nebelwerfers 41, Schweren Wurfrahmens 40 am gep Zgkw, Schweren Wurfgeräts 40, Schweren Wurfgeräts 41, 1943.  

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Krupp/Ardelt Waffenträger Kits

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Modell Trans has released two new 1/72nd resin kits of different versions of the Krupp/Ardelt Waffenträger.

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