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MiniArt's T-34/85 Composite Turret with Full Interior!

Discover the splendour that's inside MiniArt's latest 1/35 T-34/85 kit - depicting a vehicle with Composite turret from the 112 plant - in AMW's review of the kit.

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ICM's Newly Tooled 1/35 Laffly V15T Review

Continuing a theme of 1/35 French armour subjects, ICM has released a kit of the unusual Laffly V15T light artillery tractor. Discover more concerning this strange World War Two design and its scaled-down representation here.

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Zvezda 1/72 SU-122 Snap-Fit Kit Review

Here’s another addition to Zvezda’s range of exceptionally well-engineered and detailed snap-fit starter sets, depicting a Soviet SU-122 in 1/72 scale. Find out more in our detailed kit review.

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Italeri 1/72 Italian 90/53 Gun with Crew Review

Released as part of Italeri’s wargaming range, this superbly detailed small-scale Cannone 90/53 and crew is equally suitable for modellers - learn why in Airfix Model World's full review of the kit.

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ICM 1/35 BM-13-16 on G7107 Base Review

With MiniArt having previously released the Chevrolet G7107 truck and BM-13-16 rocket launcher system, it was just a matter of time before the two were combined. Find out more about this Soviet self-propelled artillery platform in this kit review.

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Revell 1/72 Sd.Kfz. 138 Marder III Ausf.M Review

Having acquired moulds from defunct firm Toxco, Revell has set about releasing a new range of 1/72 armour kits, including this Marder III Ausf.M. Discover our verdict on the kit in AMW's review.

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MiniArt Austin Armoured Car Indian Pattern Review

This seventh version of MiniArt’s 1/35 Austin armoured car depicts use in India during the 1920s - discover what's different in this iteration in this full review.

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OPEL TRIPLE PACKAGE

ICM has released another diorama set combining several 1/35 kits: its trio of Opel saloons, 35742 Admiral, 35475 Kapitän and 35478 Kadett K38, in the guise of World War Two-era German staff transport cars.

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ROOFED TROOP CARRIER

Chinese firm Toxso may be no more, but it’s great that Revell has re-boxed the former’s 1/72 armour kits, with a recent offering being a BTR-50PK (the K means krisha – roof) armoured personnel carrier.

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UNCOMMON FLAK

Germany-based 16.02 is a new firm to AMW, and if its first kit – of the little-known 5.5cm Flak (VG2) Gerät 58 (which reached just prototype status) – is anything to go by, then it’s going to be popular with military modellers.

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STANDARD CHALLY 2

RyeField has taken an unusual approach with its Challenger 2 kits, first releasing the TES ‘Megatron’ variant with all the urban-defence ‘bells and whistles’; with this standard variant being a recent addition.

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ARMOURED ESCAPADE

Following a newly tooled 1/72 depiction of the Australian-built Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle, Dragon has catered for a British Special Forces version – known in service as the Escapade.

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DOOR-KNOCKING GUN

Special Armour has produced a newly tooled 1/72 PaK 36 anti-tank gun – nicknamed the ‘doorknocker’ when facing heavier armour.

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BEST EVER PZ. IV?

Having whetted appetites with ‘baseline’ Panzer IV offerings, MiniArt has recently released an Interior Kit version of the Ausf.J.

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BORDER’S DESERT CRUISER

Looking to expand your collection of British World War Two armour? Then why not plump for Border Model's excellent 1/35 Crusader Mk.III.

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GREAT VALUE KATYUSHA COMBO

ICM has made a name for itself with its ‘all-in-one’ Diorama Sets, but the WWII Red Army Rocket Artillery package elevates this to a whole new level in terms of content, presentation and value for money.

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PaK-ING A HEAVY PUNCH

Newly tooled by Special Armour is this 1/72 depiction of the German 7.5cm PaK 40 anti-tank gun.

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INVASION FILLER

IBG’s reputation as a producer of small-scale gems is only to be enhanced with this splendid new version of its 1/72 Chevrolet C60S, which features newly tooled parts for a petrol tanker.

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TAME A TIGER

In a similar vein to its Sherman Firefly starter set, Airfix has trimmed its newly tooled 1/72 Tiger tank to just three runners – forming a beginner’s package with a tube of poly cement, three acrylic paints and a brush.

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AMERICAN HEAVY

Released to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the Korean War, Dragon’s M26A-1 Pershing is unchanged from its original 1994 configuration.

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COLD WAR PRECURSOR

With modellers’ appetites for T-34 and T-54/55 arguably sated, MiniArt is filling the gaps in between – notably with the former’s immediate successor, the T-44.

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TROOP TRANSIT

Wargamers or modellers who favour 28mm figures will want to examine Rubicon Models’ range of 1/56 vehicle kits (the scales are aligned), which includes this Bedford QLT as part of its British World War Two selection.

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TAMIYA PANZER IV FAMILY ADDITION

Tamiya's updating of it's 1/35 Panzer IV tooling, to Ausf.G early production format, is a welcome addition to the range, as CHRIS CLIFFORD discovers

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SILVER-SCREEN STARS

Two versions of the war film Sahara have been released: the original 1943 production starring Humphrey Bogart and a 1995 remake with James Belushi in the primary role: these are the basis for MiniArt’s latest 1/35 M3 Lee release.

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FROM AGRICULTURE TO AIRFIELDS

Released under the Planet Models Military Vehicle banner, this delicate 1/72 resin kit has been produced by CMK and represents fellow Czech company Zetor’s 15 tractor.

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WHEELED UTILITY

Here’s another great 28mm (1/56 scale) wargaming product from Rubicon, which offers the choice of building either a WC51 or WC52 ¾ ton truck, with additional options for an open or covered cargo deck, plus three figures and a pintle-mounted .50 cal machine gun.

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DESERT CARRIER

Dragon’s M2A3 Bradley makes a welcome return, with the original 2007-vintage parts augmented by a new frame that provides rucksacks and a rolled tarpaulin for external stowage.

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REMOTE RADIO

Military modellers who favour 1/48 – or those wishing to trial quarter-scale modelling for the first time – will find ICM’s Sd.Kfz. 260 Kleiner Panzerfunkwagen (small armoured radio car) of interest.

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WOODEN-WHEELED WEAPON

Having reworked its 1/35 Skoda Wz. 14/19 100mm howitzer to represent Polish Motorised Cavalry artillery (35060, featuring large tyre-shod wheels), the firm has tweaked the contents again to replicate the country’s horse-drawn weaponry.

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GAS-BAG TOWING

Having started with conventional Male and Female versions of the Mark IV tank, Brengun has taken a decidedly left-field approach for its latest offering, that of an airship mooring post/tug as used with either 23- or R23X-class British airships.