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Alpine Miniatures October Releases

New October 1/35th and 1/16th WWII Russian and German figure releases from Alpine Miniatures.     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 … Continue reading

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August Releases from Alpine

New 1/35th figures covering Italian and German forces in North Africa released by Alpine Miniatures.   Italian AFV Officer: #35123Sculpted by Taesung Harmms / Boxart Painted by Man-Jin Kim   Italian AFV Crew Set (2 Figures): #35124Sculpted by Taesung Harmms … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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B-17 “Chuckie” Moves to Military Aviation Museum

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 … Continue reading

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New Book: Panzer III in North Africa

  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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New Master Box Figures

New 1/35th figure kits from the Ukranian company Master Box.

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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 … Continue reading

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Tommy Macpherson

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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NY Divers Discover Lost WWII-era Shells from USS Bennington

Divers in New York have found over 1,500 live naval ammunition shells in the waters under the Verrazano Bridge in New York. The WWII-era copper shells are believed to have fallen overboard during an accident offloading ammunition from the aircraft … Continue reading

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7.62 cm Pak 36(r) — New Bronco Kit

Bronco Models has announced a new 1/35th scale kit of the German 7.62 cm Pak 36(r) antitank gun which was based on modified Russian guns captured in large quantities by the Germans. CB35056 1/35 German 7.62 cm Pak 36(r) Anti-tank … Continue reading

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