Tag Archives: crew

TBM-3 Avenger: Movement of Personnel

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

TBM-3 Avenger: Movement of Personnel. (Source: Pilot’s Handbook of Flight Operating Instructions, Navy Model TBM-3 Airplane, November 1945.)  

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Don’t Be A Dope V

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Always check the oil! An angry tank crew stars in another “Don’t Be A Dope” training poster from Aberdeen Proving Grounds.   The tank crew is sore as a boil For it ain’t according to Hoyle      To get caught in … Continue reading →

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German StuG Crew

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New 1/35th German Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III) assault gun crew from Evolution Miniatures. The panzer crew figures in winter uniforms are designed to fit either the StuG III Ausf. F and StuG III Ausf. F/8.

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Soviet Artillery Crew Figures

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Tank has announced two new 1/35th-scale WW2 figure kits focused on the Eastern Front — T-35134: Soviet Artillery Crew I (Winter 1941-43) and T-35135 Soviet Artillery Crew II (Winter 1941-43).   

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Words from the Wing Wise

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Tips from bomber gunners to prevent guns and gunners from freezing during missions from a special edition of Army Talks, “Stars over the Reich,” published for the officers and men of the Eighth Air Force.   WORDS FROM THE WING … Continue reading →

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New German Figures from Alpine

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New 1/35th and 1/16th figure releases from Alpine Miniatures.    35130: German Panther Commander #1 – 1/35th Scale Sculpted by Taesung Harmms / Boxart Painted by Man-Jin Kim   35131: German Panther Commander #2 – 1/35th Scale Sculpted by Taesung … Continue reading →

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Alpine Miniatures October Releases

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

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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B-24 “Tidewater Tillie”

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Captain Jack Shaw and the crew of B-24 “Tidewater Tillie” are congratulated after sinking a German submarine by Brig. General Larson, commanding General of the Antisubmarine Command in England. (U.S. Air Force Photo)  

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Hobby Fan Nashorn Crew

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New 1/35th figure set from Hobby Fan. HF703 – German Nashorn Crew Eastern Front

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Bombardier Duties

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

From Bombardiers’ Information File, War Department, March 1945: BOMBARDIER TO CREW Cooperate with pilot: Explain to him the principles of the bombing problem. Emphasize importance of not changing altitude or airspeed radically during bombing run and of informing you before … Continue reading →

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