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Soviet Armor in Foreign Wars Book Review

Soviet Armor In Foreign WarsEgypt – Iraq – Libya - Vietnam - AfghanistanInside The Armour PublicationsReviewed by Glen BromanNormally I’m not a big fan of junkies. They lure you in with something that makes you feel good, start feeding that Jones with ever better stuff and boom, you’re hooked. I say normally I’m not a [...]

The Weathering Special - How to Paint 1:72 Military Vehicles

Oh Lord, I’ve died and gone to Heaven. A whole book dedicated to painting and weathering 1/72 armor. If you have misspent your life building armor in pipefitters scale, AKA 1/35, you should reject the Dark Side and come over to the Light side, we have milk and cookies. So let’s talk small scale advantages, do you [...]

Inside the Armour Modelling Churchills #1 Book Review

Most of you that know me understand my unhealthy fascination with large green British Infantry tanks named after famous British Prime Ministers. We have our own support group and everything. “Hi, my name is Glen and I build Churchills.” A lot of them, so sue me. Like junkies feeding my habit the guys at ITA Publications produced another of their [...]

Modeling the Gulf War 1991

Modelling the Gulf War 1991By Abrams Squad Reviewed by Glen BromanI’m convinced that many of the publishing houses that are catering to the modelling crowd these days have discovered a way to electronically monitor my purchases and observe what books I have on my shelves from a satellite in geosynchronous orbit over my house. I’m convinced [...]

David Parker's B-17G Big Bird Modelling Guide

Have you ever been asked, “What is your favorite aircraft?” I have a feeling we all have been asked that many times and many of us have answered, “The Boeing B-17 Fortress”. I've been to airshows and have seen the B-17 doing flyovers and loving the sound of those beautiful radials. I've paid my $5.00 and moved throughout the aircraft, [...]

Scratchbuilding Masterclass Book Review

Product Review“Scratchbuilding Masterclass”David Parker, Alex Clark, Stephen Tegner George Moore, Chris MeddingsPublished by Inside the Armour PublicationsReviewed by Glen Broman“Wow”.This qualifies as my shortest review ever. When I picked up this book from Dave Youngquist at Last Cavalry and told him I would write a review on it, I think he was expecting something a little more [...]

Vallejo FC Model Tips Book Review

Product ReviewFC Model tips Volume 1By Federico Colada Reviewed by Glen BromanChristopher Walken loves cowbells. Robert Duvall loves the smell of napalm in the morning. Gunnery Sergeant Hartmann loves his Marine Corps. Me, I love modelling technique books. I also love the smell of napalm in the morning, but that’s a story for another [...]

Vallejo Paint Stand and iModelkit Review

Ok, we're now in the beginning of a new year and it is the time for renewal, commitment, and organization. So I have taken that to heart with one product that I have found online and one that we now carry on the website.The first product is a great new paint organizer from Vallejo. The organizer comes in [...]

Modelling the BTR Eight Wheeled Abrams Squad Review

Modelling the BTR Eight WheeledPublished by Abrams SquadReviewed by Glen BromanThis is another Abrams Squad Special, following on the heels of their recent Abrams project. The title may leave one in suspense, “Modelling the BTR Eight Wheeled”. “Eight Wheeled “what? The Grammar Nazi in me is screaming for another noun, but the Modeler in me is screaming “who cares, [...]

AK Interactive - Modelling Full Ahead 1, Knox & Baleares Class Review

This is a new series by the folks from AK Interactive aimed at the wheelhouse of ship modelers. My modeling tastes have been described by my friends as somewhat psychotic, bouncing from tanks, to planes, to ships with the odd Zeppelin thrown in. Well, I went and got a new set of friends and they now call [...]

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