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November/December,
2004
- A
new page of photos has
been added to the Uniforms and Equipment section.
- Martin
Dogger offers a construction review of Italeri's M24
Chaffee (Early) and I take a look at Tamiya's "Frontline
Breakthrough" Sherman and review figures from Warriors
and Plus Model figures.
- The
keen eyes of one of the fans of this site caught some problems
with my reviews of Verlinden's paratroopers, kits #2069,
2082,
2091,
2106,
and 2108.
VP's box art has the jackets painted tan as with the M1942 jump
uniform. But the cuffs are the one-button arrow tab type found
on the OD M1943 jacket; there are no pleated pockets on the jacket's
thigh areas, and the collars are more fully cut than on the earlier
jacket. I'm usually pretty careful when giving VP figures the
once-over, since they are prone to inaccuracies, but I totally
missed these. Since I'm rounding up Normandy paratrooper figures
for an upcoming diorama, I guess wanted to believe the box art
more than the product itself! The reviews have been updated.
- Finally,
I'm going to be moving the site to another server in December.
I anticipate the transition will be seamless. Between that and
the holidays, I probably won't get new content up in December.
October,
2004
- Reviews
of two disappointing airborne figure sets from Verlinden.
- A
few photos of an M5
High Speed Tractor have been added to the AFV Photos gallery.
- A
couple new Pershing and Stuart tank crews have been added to the
Royal Models
listing.
September,
2004
This
month we take a look at three recent U.S. paratrooper sets from
Verlinden
and Warriors'
impressive 5-figure Marine Corps vignette. I've also updated product
lists for those two companies as well as a new figure and cab-over-engine
GMC from Masters Production.
August,
2004
After
a month off because of vacation and business travel, I'm back with
reviews of two new additions to the manufacturers line up, Alpine
Miniatures and Mustang
Productions (an offshoot of YANKS,
which once again is no more).
June,
2004
After
my first trip to the computer repair shop in 20 years precluded
adding new content last month, I'm back online this month with:
- An
interesting article
from Kurt Laughlin on different track types used by armored vehicles
of the Fifth Army in Italy
- Reviews
of two new figure sets from Warriors
- C.G.M.
Products has been added to the Kits and Reviews section
- Updates
to the product listings for Lincoln
County Line, Masters
Productions, PSP,
and Verlinden
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And Roy Chow provided some helpful websites that have been added
in bold to the Links page
Modelers
should also visit Track-Link
and check out the new contest theme for the month of June —
D-Day, honoring the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Europe.
Author Jonathan Gawne is offering a signed copy of his great book
Spearheading D-Day for the best Allied theme entry.
Finally,
I made the acquaintance this past spring with artist Britt Taylor
Collins, who has been researching the 155 howitzer. He's allowed
me to post an image of his painting "The Last Round" and
a second work in progress. Check out his artwork on my page on Building
Italeri's 155mm Howitzer and more at www.britttaylorcollins.com.
April, 2004
- A
stunning new book from Histoire
& Collections, Government Issue Collector's Guide by
Henri-Paul Enjames, is reviewed in the Figure
References section. This joins my list of "must have"
books for serious diorama and figure modelers.
- I
picked up Platoon's
four GI figures when they were released last year, and offer my
reviews.
March,
2004
- If
you've been curious about Tiger Model Designs' ammo trailers,
I've written a construction review on this little challenging
yet rewarding resin M10
trailer kit.
- Martin
Dogger contributes his construction review of Tamiya's M20
armored car.
- I've
updated the Rations article with new K-ration
boxes from DIOART and Jadar Model, as well as DIOART's revised
Menu 1 and Menu 2
cartons.
- Finally,
I added newly announced figures to the lists for Corpus, Hobby
Fan, Plus, and Warriors, as well as Ron Volstad's sketch to the
DML page
showing the upcoming 29th Infantry Division team charging Omaha
Beach. This looks like it will be a great set!
February,
2004
January,
2004
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to the New Year – which marks the 60th anniversary of the liberation
of Europe – and thanks to the 46,614 visitors who visited the
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