Military reviews
FOLDED-CANVAS CARRIER
Efforts to standardise the motorised sections of the German Wehrmacht resulted in the Leichter Gelände Einheits Personen-Kraftwagen (Light All-Terrain Personnel Carrier), replicated in 1/35 scale by this ICM offering.
GENERAL'S FIELD GUN
Here’s an ideal introduction to model kits and Napoleonic-era history in a single package, with MisterCraft’s re-boxed Směr 1/18 wheeled artillery piece.
WIRELESS 'ON THE DOUBLE'
ICM has sprung another ‘combo’ product on modellers as part of its Diorama Series, this time focusing on German radio trucks.
SIMPLE STANDARD
The ubiquity of the Sherman tank during World War Two makes it a popular subject with small-scale armour modellers and wargamers alike, and this 1/72 Forces of Valor kit is ideal for both purposes thanks to its easy construction, large locating pins and pre-coloured Olive Drab styrene.
CHARMANT HOMELAND DEFENDER
Tamiya’s new-tool 1/35 Renault R35 tank is a charming representation of this French inter-war design, combining just four styrene runners with neatly moulded detail – parts exhibit fine panel lines, delicate rivets and convincing representations of cast metal surfaces.
AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT
Here’s a return for Airfix’s 1/76 Landing Craft, Mechanised Mk.III (LCM3) and M4A2 Sherman tank combined offering – a pairing first released in 1966.
Command on the move
ICM’s ZiL-131 is back in its command vehicle configuration, but this time with the inclusion of two figures from its Soviet Drivers set (35641).
Tracked Cats and Storms
It’s Airfix’s turn to re-box Academy’s 1/35 M10 Tank Destroyer, following an Italeri-branded version in 2010.
Soft-Top Truck
This version of Polish manufacturer IBG Models’ 1/35 3Ro truck depicts the Lancia-built vehicle with a canvas-covered transport section and with markings to represent vehicles in service with the German Wehrmacht.
Mortar Assault
Italeri’s Sturmmörser Tiger may be more than 20 years old, but still manages to surprise.