December

• We keep the 105mm action going with a review of Warriors' M7/M7A1 Priest Crew #2.
• Alpine continues to offer marvelous figures, and WW2 U.S. Tank Crew #1 and WW2 U.S. Tank Crew #2 would not be out of place in a Priest crew.
• Finally, Neograde has a couple bountiful boxes of doodads that merit consideration: U.S. Willys Jeep Accessory Set and U.S. 2 1/2-ton Cargo Truck Accessory Set.

• Kurt Laughlin brings his research gravitas to us this month with an extensive examination of 105mm howitzer ammunition. I bring up the rear with a comparison of 105mm ordnance kits on the market and a listing of related AFVs, upgrades, and accessories.
• Unfortunately, this research points out some problems with Resicast's Priest Ammunition, Crates, and Spent Ammo Cases, and I've revised my review from September accordingly.
• I continue the 105mm mania with reviews of Resicast's new U.S. Priest Stowage #1 and Warriors' M7/M7A1 Priest Crew Set #2.
• And if your Priest crew is wounded in the line of fire, they can be tended to by the U.S. Combat Medic ETO 1944-1945 from Helos Miniatures.

• Cookie Sewell reports in with a first look at the new M16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage from DML.
• As promised, I have a construction review of Resicast's smartly detailed 75mm M8 Pack Howitzer.
• As a comparison, I finally peeled open the shrinkwrap on Tamiya's old white metal 75mm Pack Howitzer to build alongside the Resicast kit.
• Neo Grade is a newer company from South Korea that has some nice resin upgrades, including a Sherman Accessory Set and Sherman Armor Set (Europe War–02).
• Finally, Mark Corbett sent me photos of his excellent 57mm M1 anti-tank gun from Resicast, which I had missed photographing at AMPS. I've updated my construction review of this kit with his photos and a few of my in-progress shots.

September

• Graham Sellar of Resicast kindly sent me a few items, including the new Priest Ammunition, Crates, and Spent Ammo Cases. Next month we'll look at the 75mm Pack Howitzer.
• To complement the above review, I've uploaded photos of the 105mm Howtizer M2A1 from the Victory Museum in Auburn, Indiana.
• One of the first kits I built when I got back into the hobby was Italeri's M24 Chaffee. Someday, when I build it again to my improved skill level, I'll be sure to use Chris "Toadman" Hughes' excellent Light Tank M24 Photo Detail CD as a guide.
• Rounding out the reviews are a collection of four Warriors figures: U.S. General Europe 1944-45, U.S. 2 ½ Ton GMC Crew, U.S. Officer with Walkie Talkie, and American Tanker Officer.

August

• Gary Binder has written up Modeling the WWII Sherman Tank which he kindly shares with us here.
• Gary also provides the start of a Glossary of the Sherman Tank, which we invite readers to add to.
• While I await my order of the new DML Tank Riders to arrive, I reach back into the shelves to review some oldies but goodies from Verlinden: Soldier at Rest, Sleeping Soldier, Mechanic #1, Mechanic #2, Mechanic #3, Shaving Soldier "Long John," and Wounded GI & Medic.

• Cookie Sewell reviews DML's M4A3 76mm(W) "Premium Edition."
• Martin Dogger offers his Observations on Building the AFV Club M5A1.
• Speaking of AFV Club, I've written up reviews of their M4 Sherman VVSS T51 Track and the M4 Sherman VVSS T48 Track.
• Finally, I've posted some photos of the WC54 Dodge Ambulance that is in the Victory Museum collection that I visited during the 2008 AMPS convention in Auburn, Indiana.

• Chris "toadman" Hughes kindly sent me a trio of recent CD releases, and I examine Toadman's 105mm H.M.C. M7, M7B1, and M7B2 Photo Detail CD and Toadman's M2A1 Half-track Photo Detail CD this month.
• John Williams (likely not the composer) shares some photos of what's inside the box of the old 1976 Airfix M3 Lee.
• And we conclude the update with reviews of four figures from Warriors: U.S. Tanker with Bazooka, G.I. Walking with Jerry Can, U.S. Infantryman Europe 1943-45, U.S. Tanker with Machine Gun.

• It's Stuartmania this month! We have reviews of the new AFV Club Stuart M5A1 Early Production from Cookie Sewell as well as Kurt Laughlin, who has just published A Field Guide to the M5 Series Light Tanks and the M8 Howitzer Motor Carriage, available through Formations.
• While at the AMPS show last month, Kurt and I combined our photographic abilities and his wet-weather tank-scaling skills to produce this walk-around of a Stuart M3A3 in Warsaw, Indiana.
• Speaking of AMPS, I picked up a pair of U.S. Army Wounded Tankers from Chris Mrosko's New World Miniatures. You'll like these guys.
• Saul Garcia has reviews of Tank Sides 3 Board Sherman Marine, a new laser-etched microboard product from GCLaser, and the new Tasca U.S. Medium Tank M4A1 Sherman (Late Production).

• I'm squeeeeking in a pre-AMPS peek at the final stages of my just completed "Mail Call for the Sons of Thor." These are still in-progress photos. I'll shoot some better photos of the finished diorama and post them soon.
• And here is my report back from AMPS 2008. It was a great show!

• Saul Garcia reviews two new items from Formations: Riveted Sherman Lower Hull and M4 Direct Vision Upper Hull.
• Last fall, GCLaser introduced some 1/35 wooden boxes and containers—made of real wood! I review four of their new products.
• Master Box came out with three new sets of GIs last year, and I posted a review of one before my site went down. Here are reviews of U.S. Infantry July, 1944 and D-Day June 6, 1944.
• Martin Dogger has sent along some photos of his build up of the M4A3 Sherman 105mm Howitzer (Assault Support) from Tamiya.
• Finally, I've updated the Links of Interest and added some great armor links to the Sherman Corner.

January — Happy New Year to One and All

• Well, we got the wheels back on this thing and the engine tuned up and ready to roll into our sixth year. I thank you all for your support and if you're interested in contributing a review or article, shoot me an email.
• Academy's M7 Priest has been out a few weeks and you can read what Saul Garcia and Cookie Sewell think of it.
• Saul sent me a copy of Dodge Trucks in Detail by Koran and Mostek and it's a fine addition to my recommended vehicle references.
• Steve Malikoff kindly sent some great TM images of the M12 Welding Truck,
• I've added three new entries to the Kits and Reviews section: Hobby Boss, which has issued two versions of the M5 High Speed Tractor; Real Models, Miloslav Hraben's unique line of resin vehicles; and New World Miniatures, a new figure company from Warriors and VLS veteran Chris Mrosko.

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