Lone Sentry Blog » news http://www.lonesentry.com/blog World War II Photographs, Documents, and Research Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:29:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 New 1/72nd Armor Kits from Dragon http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/new-172nd-armor-kits-from-dragon.html http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/new-172nd-armor-kits-from-dragon.html#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:55:27 +0000 Lone_Sentry_Admin http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/?p=8738 New 1/72nd German and Japanese WWII armor kits from Dragon:

Dragon Armor #60432: IJA Type 97 “Chi-Ha” Early Production, Co. 4 34th Tank Regiment, North China, 1945 Dragon Armor #60547: Panther G with Steel Road Wheel, Pz.Div. Münchenberg, Berlin Sektor, 1945 Dragon Armor Pro #7386 Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. N DAK

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  • Dragon Armor #60432: IJA Type 97 “Chi-Ha” Early Production, Co. 4 34th Tank Regiment, North China, 1945
  • Dragon Armor #60547: Panther G with Steel Road Wheel, Pz.Div. Münchenberg, Berlin Sektor, 1945
  • Dragon Armor Pro #7386 Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. N DAK

IJA Type 97 Chi-Ha Early Production Panther G Steel Road Wheel Pz Div Munchenberg Berlin 1945 Pz Kpfz III Ausf N DAK Dragon
 

]]> http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/new-172nd-armor-kits-from-dragon.html/feed 0 New German Figures from Alpine http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/new-german-figures-from-alpine.html http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/new-german-figures-from-alpine.html#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:26:03 +0000 Lone_Sentry_Admin http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/?p=8699 New 1/35th and 1/16th figure releases from Alpine Miniatures.

  35130: German Panther Commander #1 – 1/35th ScaleSculpted by Taesung Harmms / Boxart Painted by Man-Jin Kim35131: German Panther Commander #2 – 1/35th ScaleSculpted by Taesung Harmms / Boxart Painted by Man-Jin Kim35132: German Panther Crew Set (2 Figures) – 1/35th ScaleSculpted by Taesung Harmms . . . → Read More: New German Figures from Alpine]]> New 1/35th and 1/16th figure releases from Alpine Miniatures.

German Panther Commander  35130: German Panther Commander #1 – 1/35th Scale
Sculpted by Taesung Harmms / Boxart Painted by Man-Jin Kim
German Tank Commander Snowsuit35131: German Panther Commander #2 – 1/35th Scale
Sculpted by Taesung Harmms / Boxart Painted by Man-Jin Kim
German Panther Crew35132: German Panther Crew Set (2 Figures) – 1/35th Scale
Sculpted by Taesung Harmms / Boxart Painted by Man-Jin Kim
Kurt Meyer 1-16th Model Figure Alpine16015: Kurt Meyer LSSAH 1941 – 1/16th Scale
Sculpted by Alfonso Gozalo / Boxart Painted by Sang-Eon Lee
 

]]> http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/new-german-figures-from-alpine.html/feed 0 Alpine Miniatures October Releases http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/alpine-miniatures-october-releases.html http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/alpine-miniatures-october-releases.html#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:45:08 +0000 Lone_Sentry_Admin http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/?p=8709 New October 1/35th and 1/16th WWII Russian and German figure releases from Alpine Miniatures.

 35127: 1/35th WWII Russian Scout #1Sculpted by Alexander Zelenkov / Boxart Painted by Calvin Tan

35128: 1/35th WWII Russian Scout #2Sculpted by Alexander Zelenkov / Boxart Painted by Calvin Tan

35129: 1/35th WWII Russian Scout Set (2 figures)Sculpted by . . . → Read More: Alpine Miniatures October Releases]]> New October 1/35th and 1/16th WWII Russian and German figure releases from Alpine Miniatures.

Alpine Miniatures October Figure Releases 35127: 1/35th WWII Russian Scout #1
Sculpted by Alexander Zelenkov / Boxart Painted by Calvin Tan

35128: 1/35th WWII Russian Scout #2
Sculpted by Alexander Zelenkov / Boxart Painted by Calvin Tan

35129: 1/35th WWII Russian Scout Set (2 figures)
Sculpted by Alexander Zelenkov/ Boxart Painted by Calvin Tan

16014: 1/16th Werner Mälders Luftwaffe Ace
Sculpted by Mike Good / Boxart Painted by Ernesto Reyes


 

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Italian AFV Officer: #35123Sculpted by Taesung Harmms / Boxart Painted by Man-Jin Kim Italian AFV Crew Set (2 Figures): #35124Sculpted by Taesung Harmms / Boxart Painted by Man-Jin KimGerman DAK Fallschirmjäger #2: #35125Sculpted by Taesung Harmms / Boxart Painted . . . → Read More: August Releases from Alpine]]> New 1/35th figures covering Italian and German forces in North Africa released by Alpine Miniatures.


35123 Italian AFV OfficerItalian AFV Officer: #35123
Sculpted by Taesung Harmms / Boxart Painted by Man-Jin Kim
35124 Italian Tank Crew Set WW2Italian AFV Crew Set (2 Figures): #35124
Sculpted by Taesung Harmms / Boxart Painted by Man-Jin Kim
35125 German DAK FallschirmjagerGerman DAK Fallschirmjäger #2: #35125
Sculpted by Taesung Harmms / Boxart Painted by Man-Jin Kim
35126 DAK Ramcke Brigade SetDAK Ramcke Brigade Set (2 Figures) #35126
Sculpted by Taesung Harmms / Boxart Painted by Man-Jin Kim

 

]]> http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/august-releases-from-alpine.html/feed 0 Pilot Flew Goering to Captivity http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/pilot-flew-goeringto-captivity.html http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/pilot-flew-goeringto-captivity.html#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:03:58 +0000 Lone_Sentry_Admin http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/?p=7282 Associated Press has published an interview with Mayhew “Bo” Foster, the U.S. pilot who flew Nazi leader Hermann Goering to the 7th Army’s headquarters for interrogation in a Piper artillery spotter plane: Pilot Recalls Nazi Leader’s Capture.

It was May 9, 1945, the day after World War II ended in Europe. Goering, Foster and . . . → Read More: Pilot Flew Goering to Captivity]]> Associated Press has published an interview with Mayhew “Bo” Foster, the U.S. pilot who flew Nazi leader Hermann Goering to the 7th Army’s headquarters for interrogation in a Piper artillery spotter plane: Pilot Recalls Nazi Leader’s Capture.

It was May 9, 1945, the day after World War II ended in Europe. Goering, Foster and officers from the Army’s 36th Infantry Division gathered on an airstrip outside Kitzbuhel, Austria, to transport the war prisoner back to Germany in a two-man reconnaissance plane….

Goering, 52, had surrendered to the U.S. Army’s 36th Infantry Division the day before, and was now being delivered to Foster for transport….

The main problem, Foster said, was getting the two of them off the ground. Goering weighed 300-plus pounds, and the nimble, lightweight Piper L4 that Foster piloted in his artillery spotting missions wouldn’t support both him and Goering.

They’d have to upgrade to an L5, a slightly larger aircraft Foster hadn’t flown in years….

There was just a single jeep at the airstrip to meet the arriving flight. Foster rode with Goering to the gates of the 7th Army Headquarters and formally turned him over to the intelligence officer without ceremony.

 

]]> http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/pilot-flew-goeringto-captivity.html/feed 1 B-17 “Chuckie” Moves to Military Aviation Museum http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/b-17-chuckie-moves-to-military-aviation-museum.html http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/b-17-chuckie-moves-to-military-aviation-museum.html#comments Sun, 23 Jan 2011 20:32:57 +0000 Lone_Sentry_Admin http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/?p=7179 The B-17 Flying Fortress “Chuckie” is moving from the Vintage Flying Museum in Fort Worth, Texas to the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The B-17 “Chuckie” was used for cropdusting until 1979. Owned by Chuckie Hospers, the B-17 was purchased by Don Anklin for permanent display at the Military Aviation Museum. The . . . → Read More: B-17 “Chuckie” Moves to Military Aviation Museum]]> Chuckie B-17 Flying FortressThe B-17 Flying Fortress “Chuckie” is moving from the Vintage Flying Museum in Fort Worth, Texas to the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The B-17 “Chuckie” was used for cropdusting until 1979. Owned by Chuckie Hospers, the B-17 was purchased by Don Anklin for permanent display at the Military Aviation Museum. The museum plans on sending the aircraft to American Aero in Florida for restoration work after which the B-17 returns to the museum.

See: Rare WWII Bomber Finds New Home in Virginia Beach

 

]]> http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/b-17-chuckie-moves-to-military-aviation-museum.html/feed 1 New Book: Panzer III in North Africa http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/new-book-panzer-iii-in-north-africa.html http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/new-book-panzer-iii-in-north-africa.html#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:40:26 +0000 Lone_Sentry_Admin http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/?p=4496  New book release from Oliver Publishing.Battleline I: Workhorse—The Panzer III in North Africaby Claude GillonoOver 50 black-and-white photographs and 5 pages of full color illustrations. Part of the Firefly . . . → Read More: New Book: Panzer III in North Africa]]> Workhorse Panzer III in North Africa in WW2 
New book release from Oliver Publishing.

Battleline I: Workhorse—The Panzer III in North Africa
by Claude Gillono
Over 50 black-and-white photographs and 5 pages of full color illustrations. Part of the Firefly Collection.
 

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MB 3580: British Infantry, North Africa, 1941-1943. Desert Battles, Kit 2.

MB 3565: “Operation Milkman” . . . → Read More: New Master Box Figures]]> New 1/35th figure kits from the Ukranian company Master Box.

MB 3580: British Infantry, North Africa, 1941-1943. Desert Battles, Kit 2.
WW2 British Infantry North Africa 1941-1943

MB 3565: “Operation Milkman”
Operation Milkman Master Box Diorama Figures
 

]]> http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/new-master-box-figures.html/feed 0 New WWII Dragon Kits http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/new-wwii-dragon-kits.html http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/new-wwii-dragon-kits.html#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 03:11:12 +0000 Lone_Sentry_Admin http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/?p=3566 Three new WWII model kit announcements from Dragon for release in December 2010: 1/35th Gebirgspioniere, Metaxas Line 1941 (4 Figures Set) — DRA65381/35th M4 (105) Howitzer Tank — DRA65481/350th U.S.S. Chevalier DD-805, 1945, Gearing Class Destroyer — DRA1046 . . . → Read More: New WWII Dragon Kits]]> Three new WWII model kit announcements from Dragon for release in December 2010:
  • 1/35th Gebirgspioniere, Metaxas Line 1941 (4 Figures Set) — DRA6538
  • 1/35th M4 (105) Howitzer Tank — DRA6548
  • 1/350th U.S.S. Chevalier DD-805, 1945, Gearing Class Destroyer — DRA1046

Gebirgspioniere Metaxas Line 1941 U.S. M4 105-mm Howitzer Tank USS Chevalier Destroyer
 

]]> http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/new-wwii-dragon-kits.html/feed 2 Tommy Macpherson http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/tommy-macpherson.html http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/tommy-macpherson.html#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 02:29:42 +0000 Lone_Sentry_Admin http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/?p=3345 The Daily Mail tells the fascinating story of British war hero Tommy Macpherson in “The hero in a kilt who tackled a Panzer division on his own! (and then accepted the surrender of 23,000 German soldiers)“.  

]]> The Daily Mail tells the fascinating story of British war hero Tommy Macpherson in “The hero in a kilt who tackled a Panzer division on his own! (and then accepted the surrender of 23,000 German soldiers)“.
 

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