Category Archives: 3. All Reviews
Kit Review – Miniart Bantam 40 BRC British Staff Car With Crew
Miniart 35050 – Bantam 40 BRC British Staff Car With Crew One thing that amazes me is how hard it is to find good kits of the small utility vehicles like the Jeep, Kubelwagen, and Gaz. Tamiya and DML serve … Continue reading
Kit Review – Miniart British Soldiers Tank Riders
Miniart 35071 – British Soldiers Tank Riders It’s always seemed odd to me that for a few years now we’ve had kits of soviet troops riding on tanks, U.S. troops riding on tanks, and heaps of german troops riding on … Continue reading
Book Review – Osprey’s Battles Of World War II : Britain 1940, The Battle Of Britain
This book is the fourth in a series of books from Osprey that are being republished in hardcover and released as a fortnightly series that can be bought from your local bookshop with the first one costing $4.95 NZD, the … Continue reading
Kit Review – Dragon Models Panzer-Regiment 7 10.Panzer Division Smolensk 1941
Dragon Models 6655 – Panzer-Regiment 7 10.Panzer Division Let’s face it, there is no shortage kits out there providing various crew figures for your Panzer so a set needs to have more than just good detail, it needs to appeal … Continue reading
Kit Review – Italeri Demag With Nb.Wfr.42 Rocket Launcher
Italeri 375 – Demag With Nb.Wfr.42 Rocket Launcher I’m an unashamed fan of the German Half-tracks, with a particular fondness for the Sd.Kfz.250 series and their lesser known cousin the Sd.Kfz.10. Until DML’s recent release of their own Sd.Kfz.10 variants … Continue reading
Book Review – Michael Wittmann And The Waffen SS Tiger Commanders Of The Leibstandarte In WWII – Volume Two
Stackpole Military History – Michael Wittmann Volume Two Michael Wittmann, to those with a more than passing interest in WWII German armour the name should be as well known as as Montgomery, Patton or Rommel. A Panzer Ace who carried … Continue reading
Resin Accessory Review – Panzer Art WWII German 200L Fuel Drums
Panzer Art RE35039 – WWII German 200L Fuel Drums When it comes to finding something to stick in the back of a truck to give it a nice full load the ubiquitous oil/fuel drum always seems to be the go-to … Continue reading
Kit Review – Tasca U.S. Assault Tank M4A3E2 Sherman “Jumbo”
Tasca 35021 – U.S. Assault Tank M4A3E2 Sherman “Jumbo” Tasca is a Japanese manufacturer who specialise in Sherman variants as well as a few minor German armour offerings. They aren’t a prolific manufacturer but what they make are generally condidered to be … Continue reading
Book Review – Osprey’s Battles Of World War II : Denmark And Norway, Hitler’s Boldest Operation
This book is the third in a series of books from Osprey that are being republished in hardcover and released as a fortnightly series that can be bought from your local bookshop with the first one costing $4.95 NZD, the … Continue reading
Kit Review – Tamiya U.S. Army Assault Infantry Set
Tamiya 35192 – U.S. Army Assault Infantry Set Considering how many modellers must live in the United States it has always surprised me that there isn’t a much broader range of U.S. figure sets available. Tamiya produced several U.S. figure … Continue reading
Book Review – Osprey’s Battles Of World War II : France 1940, Blitzkrieg In The West
This book is the second in a series of books from Osprey that are being republished in hardcover and released as a fortnightly series that can be bought from your local bookshop with the first one costing $4.95 NZD, the … Continue reading
Kit Review – MiniArt German Street
MiniArt 36037 – German Street For those of you not familiar with Miniart one of the items they produce is an extensive range of full, partial, and destroyed buildings in vacuum formed plastic mouldings as well as a number of … Continue reading
