Monthly Archives: November 2013

Dragon Tiger I Mid-Production with Zimmerit

New 1/35th-scale kit announced by Dragon Models: 1/35 Sd.Kfz 181 Pz.Kpfw. VI Ausf. E Tiger I Mid-Production w/ Zimmerit (No. 6700).  

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P-38 Instrument Panel

Diagram of the P-38 Instrument Panel from Pilot’s Flight Operating Instructions for Army Models P-38H Series, P-38J-5 and F-5B-1, T.O. No. 01-75FF-1, September 1943. Labels: 1. Directional gyro; 2. Gyro horizon; 3. Compass indicator; 4. Fuel pressure gages; 5. Altimeter; … Continue reading

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Battleship’s Main Battery Directors

Illustration of U.S. Navy WWII battleship’s main battery directors. Source: Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May 1944.

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P-51 Mustang in Full-Scale Wind Tunnel

A full-size P-51 Mustang in the Full-Scale Wind Tunnel at Langley Aeronautical Laboratory. (NASA Photograph.)

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Takom St. Chamond Heavy Tank

Takom has announced a new 1/35th-scale model kit covering the French St. Chamond heavy tank: #2002 – 1/35 French Heavy Tank St. Chamond Early Type with Iron Mask Man.  

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QF 6 Pdr Mk. IV Anti-tank Gun

New 1/35th-scale WWII release from Riich.Models: RV 35018: British Ordnance QF 6 Pdr Mk. IV Anti-tank Gun The kit includes a metal gun barrel.

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Meng Model Char 2C French Tank

Meng Model has announced a huge new 1/35th-scale kit in their “Tyrannosaurus Series” — Kit No.TS-009: Char 2C French Super Heavy Tank. The French Char 2C (known as the FCM 2C) heavy tank was the largest operational tank ever created. … Continue reading

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Dragon Sd.Kfz. 10 with 5cm Pak 38

New WWII kit release from Dragon Models in the ’39-’45 Series — No. 6732: Sd.Kfz. 10 Ausf. A w/ 5cm Pak 38.  

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