Monthly Archives: November 2012

9-mm Pistol M12 Steyr

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following report on the Austrian 9-mm M12 Steyr Pistol was published in Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   9-mm Pistol M12 Steyr (PISTOLE MOD M12 STEYR)  This … Continue reading →

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Sd.Kfz.3a Maultier Half Track mit 3.7cm FlaK 37

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

November 2012 release from Cyber Hobby: 1/35th Sd.Kfz.3a Maultier Half Track mit 3.7cm FlaK 37.

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1/72nd Snap Together Panther Kit

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Recenlt announced 1/72nd-scale snap-together kit from Zvezda of the Panzerkampfwagen V Panther Ausf. D.

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Low Banks Ain’t Healthy

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Good advice from the Consolidated B-24D Liberator Pilot’s Manual.

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Stars and Stripes’ G.I. Stories

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Near the end of WW2, Stars and Stripes published a series of “G.I. Stories” of the Ground, Air, and Service Forces in the European Theater of Operations. Each booklet was approximately 32 pages in length and small enough to fit … Continue reading →

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The Wheels Struck the Water!

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber is forced to ditch after a long-range operation, from Naval Aviation News, Aviation Training Division, Office of Chief of Naval Operations and Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department, Sept. 15, 1944. The wheels struck the water! “Mission … Continue reading →

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USAAF B-26 Marauder Recruiting Poster

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Dynamic WWII U.S. Army Air Forces recruitment poster featuring the Martin B-26 Marauder.

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New Zvezda 1/100 Scale Kits

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Four recent 1/100th-scale kit releases from Zvezda.

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Flying Tigers Releases from King & Country

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

King & Country has announced an upcoming series of toy soldier releases of the “Flying Tigers” from World War II.   Item No.: AF018Name: Curtiss P-40 Flying TigerDesc.: Originally intended to be part of very large order going to the … Continue reading →

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EagleCals Covers the B-25J Strafer and He 219

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Recent decal releases from EagleCals cover the B-25J Strafer and He 219.   EC#145-32 and EC#145-48 B-25J 345th BG Air Apaches: “Fatso” B-25J-22; “199” B-25J-11; and “Betty’s Dream” B-25J-32. EC#147-32 and EC#147-48 He 219s: He 219 A-0 G9+FK flown by … Continue reading →

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