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November 17, 2012 During my visit to The Tank Museum last week I interviewed historian and author David Fletcher. Simply follow this link to listen to the MP3 format , 5.4 MB, 8 minute 55 second recording. There was a good presence of military model accessory companies and retailers at last weekend's ScaleModelworld, the 2012 IPMS UK Nationals. Military models and dioramas were also well represented in the new competition room. Meng Model's announcement of a forthcoming all-new 1:35 scale AMX-30B tank, along with the presence of a full-sized example, caused quite a buzz too! We have Preview images of test shot sprues and some build-ups of Meng's forthcoming 1:35 scale AMX-30B tank that were on their tables at ScaleModelworld 2012. Cookie Sewell reviews two new releases: ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. November 4, 2012 In the Gallery, Chris Wauchop presents four images of his 1/35 scale Tamiya M51 Super Sherman. This model will feature in a detailed article in Issue 81 of Model Military International magazine. We have Preview images and informtion on Inside the Armour's forthcoming 1/35 scale Centurion 5/6 (NATO) Turret. This wil be available this coming weekend at Telford, and subsequenty from ITA's website. Cookie Sewell reviews Dragon's 1/72 scale Armor Pro Series Sd.Kfz. 261 Kleine Panzerfunkwagen. An image of the box top is included. ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. October 28, 2012 We have a Preview image from the box art of Meng Model's first figure set release - "Middle Easterners". We also have Preview images and information on KFS Miniatures' first 120mm figure, a modern US soldier. ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. October 21, 2012 Cookie Sewell reviews a batch of new releases:
..and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" October 14, 2012 Brett Green presents three images of his completed 1/35 scale Tamiya Elefant. The painting and weathering of this model will be covered in detail in Issue 81 of Model Military International magazine. ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. October 7, 2012 Brett Green reviews Tamiya's brand new 1/35 scale Simca 5 Staff Car. The review also includes two images of Brett's completed model, 15 images of the kit contents and some notes on construction. We have Preview images and information on KFS Miniatures' 1/35 scale Soviet Rocket Guntruck “Broom” update and Libyan Rocket Pickup conversion. Seven images of the resin parts and the completed conversions are included. Oliver Publishing has announced that ADH Publishing will be publishing, printing and distributing their books worldwide, and that their new titles will include more colour pages. The first of these titles, Viking Summer: 5.SS-Panzer-Division in Poland, is available right now, and may be ordered by following this link ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" September 29, 2012 Al Bowie reviews the new 1/35 scale Tasca Sherman Mk.Ic Firefly Hybrid, including 21 images of the kit parts, decals and box top. Brett Green examines J’s Work's 1/35 scale Modern City Check Point set, including images of the box top, and the two sprues. ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. September 17, 2012 Steve Zaloga presents five images and a description of his brand new 1/35 scale Hungarian Zrinyi 105mm Assault Gun from Bronco. Brett Green reviews three new sets of 1/35 scale packs and crates from new company Value Gear. Images of the resin stowage and the packaging are included. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" September 9, 2012 Cookie Sewell reviews a stack of recent and forthcoming releases:
...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. September 2, 2012 Tonight I review Meng Model's brand new 1:35 scale British Heavy Assault Tank, A39 Tortoise. 25 images of the kit's pastic parts and box art are included. We also have three images of Anthony Sheedy's Meng Model 1:35 scale Merkava Mk.3D Early in the Gallery. This model is the subject of a detailed Feature Article in Issue 78 of Model Military International magazine, available this week on newsstands and online. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" August 17, 2012 Luke Pitt reviews five J's Work 1/35 scale self-adhesive die cut camouflage masks for Hetzer and King Tiger models. Cookie Sewell examines several recent releases:
In June I visited the Squadron EagleQuest 2012 show at Dallas. Testor's ScaleWorkshop Video No. 94 is a Postcard from Squadron EagleQuest 2012. To view this 2 minute video, simply click the play button on the screen below:
...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. August 11, 2012 Steve Zaloga presents five images and a description of his brand new 1/35 scale Hungarian 38.M Toldi I tank from HobbyBoss. Luke Pitt reviews Tamiya's brand new 1/48 scale Matilda Mk.III/IV. 17 images of the model's plastic parts, decals and box art are included. Meng Model has information and a box art image of its next release - the British A39 Tortoise Heavy Assault Tank in 1/35 scale. This should be a spectacuar model! Click here for more details on a Preview page. Our 93rd Testor's ScaleWorkshop video is a tour of the 2012 Western Canadian Regional Model Contest, held in Edmonton Alberta during June. You'll see Spencer Pollard during one of his live demos, Tom Cockle, Ron Volstad, Mark Proulx and more as we walk around the aisles. Simply click the "play" button on the screen below to view the 3 minute 42 second YouTube video.
...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" July 29, 2012 Cookie Sewell brings us three new reviews:
Alpine Miniatures has three new releases that are available now:
For more info and images, check out Alpine's website. MMiR #57 has just been released. You can see the cover and a list of contents right now on Ampersand Publishing'a website. Alllied-Axis No. 28 is also available now. Once again, details are available on the website. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" July 23, 2012 We have six new reviews from Cookie Sewell tonight:
...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. July 15, 2012 Tonight I review Meng's all-new 1:35 scale Merkava Mk.3D Early. 38 images of the kit's plastic parts, decals and box top are included. I also review Spencer Pollard's "Workbench Miniatures" Modern Skip Set. Five images of the resin parts, the packaging and two skips built by Spencer are included. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" July 8, 2012 Marcus Nicholls has wasted no time building Tamiya's forthcoming 1:35 scale Elefant. Four images of his model have been posted to the Gallery. This model will be featured in Issues 202 and 203 of Tamiya Model Magazine International. Tonight I review Tamiya's 1:35 scale German Heavy Tank Destroyer Elefant and the optional self-adhesive zimmerit set. 33 images of the kit parts are included. ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. June 28, 2012 I apologise for the lengthy gap between Missing-Lynx updates in June. This month has been packed full of travel - international and local - and punctuated with a nasty bout of flu. With a little luck, we'll be back to normal programming now:
...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" June 3, 2012 If you can see this message, then you are viewing Missing-Lynx on the new server. It may take a few days for the transfer to be complete worldwide. June 2, 2012 Missing-Lynx, HyperScale and all of their associated websites are about to move to a new server. All content has already been copied to the new server, and we will be transferring the domain names in the coming days. For the period of the transfer - anywhere from a couple of days to the end of the week - I will not be posting new updates in order to mirror the content the same on both the new and old servers. Please note that this move should not result in any change to functionality to either the main site or the Forums. May 20, 2012 We have a new batch of reviews from Cookie Sewell:
MMiR #56 has just been released. You can see the cover and a list of contents right now on Ampersand Publishing'a website. They are also having a summer blowout sale with selected book and magazine titles at 50% off. Once again, details are available on the website. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" May 14, 2012 Cookie Sewell reviews some new releases: ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. May 8, 2012 Tonight I review Tasca's brand-new 1/35 scale U.S. Tank Recovery Vehicle M32B1, including 17 images of the kit's plastic parts, multimedia content, decals and box top. I have posted a brief description of my visit to the 2012 NSW Scale Model Competition and Expo last weekend, with 30 pictures of some of the military models on the tables. Paul Handel has added information to his Anzac Steel "Humber 1 ton CT Truck in Australian Service" article with the identification of the vehicle in the final photo. Thanks to Richard Coutts-Smith and Barrie Wilson for filling in the gap. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" April 25, 2012 On ANZAC Steel, Paul Handel brings us a new reference article, "M113A1 Fire Support Vehicle". Ten images are included. April 14, 2012 Kirk Olsen's Gallery entry descrbes two methods for applying Zimmerit, using Testor's 1/35 scale Elefant and Tamiya's Brummbar as examples. Brett Green reviews Inside the Armour's new 1/35 scale Churchill ARV Mk.II conversion, including six photos of the parts. Rob Baumgartner reviews Kagero's Mini-Topcolours 8 "Barbarossa", which comprises a 20 page book plus decals for 18 vehicles in 1/72, 1/48 and 1/35 scales. ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. April 8, 2012 Frank de Sisto's "Time on Target" product review Forum on Missing-Lynx has just hit the 1,000 review mark. Congratulations to Frank on this milestone. Cookie Sewell reviews several new releases:
...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. April 1, 2012 Brett Green reviews Tamiya's brand new 1/48 scale Russian Heavy Tank JS-2, including 18 images of the kit's parts, decals and box top. Harvey Low presents his Pit Road 1/35 Japanese Army Type 92 Heavy Armoured Car (early version) in the Gallery. Ted Taylor has a new article on Italeri's 1/35 scale ELCO 80 ft Torpedo Boat PT596X Ted has provided a description plus 32 photos of the model under construction and completed on his "Ted's Modelworks" HobbyVista site. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" March 18, 2012 Is it ordnance? Is it a plane? Well, at least it is 1/35 scale! Brett Green presents five images and a description of Bronco's 1/35 scale Fieseler Fi F- 103 RE-4 Piloted Fying Bomb in the Gallery. Brett Green reviews MMP Books newest military release, "Into the Valley – The Valentine Tank and Derivatives 1938-1960" by Dick Taylor. Images of the cover plus six sample spreads are included. Cookie Sewell examines three new small scale releases: ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. March 11, 2012 Brett Green reviews Tamiya's new 1/35 scale T-55 Enigma, including eight images of the kit parts, decals and box top ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" March 4, 2012 Brett Green presents four images and a description of his 1/35 scale BT-7M Model 1937 based on Tamiya's kit with Rhino Armour Models' conversion. Cookie Sewell reviews two forthcoming releases:
...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. February 19, 2012 Brett Green reviews Tamiya's 1/35 scale British BSA M20 Motorcycle with Military Police Set, including eight images of the kit parts, decals and box art. Kirk Olsen's latest submission is four composite images of his 1/35 scale Dragon E-100 in the Gallery. Cookie Sewell examines Zvezda's new 1/35 scale T-90 Russian Main Battle Tank, including images of the box art and a completed kit. ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. February 11, 2012 Steve Zaloga brings us an article and five images of his new 1/35 scale Bronco M24 Chaffee "Early Production, US Army". Brett Green reviews Inside the Armour's 1/35 scale Covenanter Mk.I/II/IV, including images of the kit's resin and turned metal parts. Tim Bumb's latest artwork is a British Valentine tank. Cookie Sewell examines Trumpeter's new 1/35 scale Russian BTR-60PB APC. Images of the cover art and colour schemes are included. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" February 4, 2012 Tonight Brett Green reviews Kinetic's brand new 1/35 scale M-ATV, including 32 detail images of the kit's plastic and photo-etched parts, decals and box top. Kirk Olsen's latest composite image is an M26 Pershing and an Sd.Kfz. 7 in the Gallery. Cookie Sewell reviews cyber-hobby.com's 1/35 scale Pz.Kpfw. III (3.7 cm) Ausf. F “Operation Seeloewe” -Smart Kit. An image of the box top is included. Alpine Miniatures has three new releases that wil be available for shipping from Monday:
For more info and images, check out Alpine's website. ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. January 22, 2012 Kirk Olsen's latest composite image features a Dragon 1/35 scale Tiger II and Brummbar in an urban setting. Cookie Sewell reviews two new releases from Dragon: ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. January 14, 2012 Kirk Olsen presents a composite image of his 1/35 scale Dragon Panther II in the Gallery. Luke Pitt examines Model Victoria' full 1/35 scale kit of the Carro Veloce C.V.33. Images of the resin and photo-etched parts, the figure, decals and box are all included. Cookie Sewell reviews two forthcoming releases from Dragon. A poster of the kit parts plus images of the completed models accompany Cookie's review text: ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" January 1, 2012 Happy New Year to all of Missing-Lynx's visitors. Kinetic has sent three Preview CAD images of a second forthcoming 1:35 scale MRAP kit, this one with a full interior, to be released during 2012. These have been added to the Preview page. We will have more information on this kit and its release date in the coming weeks. David Hay from Firestorm Models has sent images of three 1/35 scale figures in a new range, "Callsign". Information on other future releases is included too. ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. December 24, 2011 Brett Green reviews Tamiya's brand new 1/35 scale Israeli M51, including 14 images of the kit contents and three photos of Brett's model under constructon and completed. Tim Bumb's latest artwork in the Gallery is entitled "Desert Crusader". ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" December 18, 2011 Britt Taylor Collins presents a Tamiya 1/35 scale Tiger I Ausf. E in a scene entitled "Predator's Perch". Jamie Haggo brings us four images of his 1/35 scale Tamiya T-55 in the Gallery. Cookie Sewell reviews Dragon's forthcoming 1/35 scale 25-pdr Field Gun Mk. II w/Limber & Crew - Smart Kit. An image of the box art, a poster showing detail from the kit plus three reference photos are included. The new website for Inside the Armour is now up and running. Take a look for the latest news on new and forthcoming releases. On HyperScale, we have some Preview information and an image of Shesto's Lightcraft Task Lamps. ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. December 11, 2011 Cookie Sewell reviews a number of new and recent releases:
...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" December 4, 2011 Steve Zaloga presents a new article on his 1/35 scale Brach Model resin kit BM 073 Selbstfahrlafette fur 7.5cm PaK40 auf Somua MCG S307(f). Five images are included. Brett Green reviews the new Tasca 1/24 scale Zundapp KS.750 motorcycle and sidecar, including 12 images of the kit's plastic and multi-media parts, decals and box top. Joe Brown from ADH Publishing has posted a 50 minute video, the full talk from IPMS ScaleModelword at Telford with Scott Hards interpreting for Mr Kunihiro Suzuki, owner of Finemolds. Tim Bumb's latest artwork is entitled "Merkava". ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. November 28, 2011 Brett Green examines Showcase Models Australia's new 1:35 scale Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle. 12 images of the kit parts, decals and box top are included. ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. November 14, 2011 Brett Green reviews Kit Form Services 1/24 scale Ferret Mk.2./3. 19 images of the kit parts are included. Pedro Chiappe presents his artwork, "Infantry Regiment Grossdeutschland in Barbarossa, Summer 1941", in the Gallery. Andrew Judson examines the latest title from Landser Books, "German Army Grenadier 1944-45" by Stephen Andrew. An image of the cover plus three sample spreads are included. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" November 6, 2011 Brad Fallen presents an article on his 1/48 scale Tamiya Crusader Mk.I. 15 images are included. Pedro Chiappe presents his artwork, "Luftwaffe Troops in the Battle of Kiev, 1941", in the Gallery. ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. October 29, 2011 Kinetic has sent 12 Preview images of their forthcoming 1:35 scale M-ATV (MRAP). These have been added to the Preview page. We will have more information on this kit and its release date in the coming weeks. Kinetic's next release will be an M109A2 Self-Propelled Howitzer, due for release around February 2012. We have box art of this forthcoming kit on a Preview page. Brett Green reviews Fighting 48th!'s fabulous new 1/48 scale multimedia British Cruiser Tank A34 Comet. Ten images of the kit's box top, parts and decals are included. ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. October 23, 2011 We have four images and a description of Brett Green's Bronco 1/35 scale Hotchkiss H39. A detailed article on this model will appear in Issue 68 of Model Military International magazine, available in early November. Jack Lee presents four images of his Dragon 1/35 scale M4A3(76)W Sherman in the Gallery. Tim Bumb's latest artwork is a Sherman tank entitled "Waiting for the Bad Guys". Brett Green reviews the newest book from the Oliver Publishing Group, Workhorse: The Panzer III In North Africa by Claude Gillono. Images of the front and back covers and three sample spreads are included with the review. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" October 15, 2011 Steve Zaloga presents his 1/35 scale 4.7cm(t) Panzerjager auf 35R(f) based on the old Hellr kit with elements of the Ironside conversion and a lot of scratch building. Six images accompany Steve's text. On HyperScale, Frank Dargies concludes his series on building his superdetailed Revell 1/72 scale Type VIIC as U-564. 43 images of the model under construction and completed, inside and out, accompany Frank's article. ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. October 9, 2011 Brett Green reviews Tamiya's 1/35 scale BT-42 Finnish Army Assault Gun, including 12 images of the kit's parts, decals and box top. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" October 2, 2011 We have five images and a description of Brett Green's Vulcan 1/35 scale Vickers Mk.VI B Light Tank Mk.VI B. A detailed article on this model will appear in Issue 67 of Model Military International magazine, available on 6 October. Mark Woods presents his artwork of a Land Rover Defender WMIK, Salonika Company, 7 Rifles, Helmand Province, 2010. Cookie Sewell reviews two recent releases:
...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. September 11, 2011 Great Models Webstore is conducting a survey on their ordering and stock update systems. You can complete this simple six-question survey by following this link. No personal details or contact information is required or recorded for this survey. Cookie Sewell reviews a number of new releases this week:
...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" August 31, 2011 Our 89th Testor's ScaleWorkshop video is a tour of the 2011 Scale Models Expo and IPMS New Zealand Nationals. Simply click the "play" button on the screen below to view the 5 minute 12 second YouTube video.
August 22, 2011 Steve Zaloga presents six images and a description of his 1/48 scale scratchbuilt and kitbashed amphibious Sherman, the T6 Device. This weekend we attended the 2011 Scale Models Expo and IPMS New Zealand Nationals this weekend, and on HyperScale I have posted a report and 85 photos of scenes from the show, and aircraft and armour models. Tim Bumb's latest artwork is a PaK 40 7.5cm gun in a piece entitled "Hit and Run". ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. August 14, 2011 Al Bowie reviews Vulcan Models' new 1/35 scale Light Tank Mk.VIb. 20 images of the kit parts, decals and box top are included. Richard Woods' new artwork this week is a crew member from a self propelled sIG or PAk within a Jager Regiment. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" August 6, 2011 We have Preview information and CAD images of Kinetic's debut military vehicle, a new M-ATV (MRAP) in 1:35 scale, due for release in Novermber 2011. Richard Woods' new artwork this week is a StuG crew member. ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. Pat Johnston joins Lu Rodriguez as a new Moderator of the Missing-Lynx 1/48 scale Forum. I am sure that Pat's magnificent work in this scale will be known to most of you, and it is a pleasure to welcome him to this new role. July 31, 2011 Bill Watt reviews Tristar's new 1/35 scale Panzer IV/70(A) Sf.Kfz. 162/1. Eleven images of the kit parts and box top are included. Richard Woods' artwork this week is a crew member from a SiG or PaK in a Jager Regiment. David Doyle's latest book from Squadron Signal Publications, "K5(E) Railgun Detail in Action", is now available from Squadron. More details are available by following the link. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" July 24, 2011 Mike Rinaldi presents a detailed and lavishly illustrated tutorial entitled "Oil Paint Rendering - an Introduction". 31 captioned step-by-step images accompany Mike's text. We also have a big Constructon Feature by Rob Schaepe on Great Wall Hobby's 1/35 scale Krupp 12.8cm Pak 44 Anti-Tank Gun. Eleven images are included. Missing-Lynx welcomes Richard Woods with his artwork of an officer of 11 Pz Div, 1943. Cookie Sewell reviews a number of new releases: ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. July 17, 2011 Steve Zaloga presents six images and a description of his Dragon 1:35 scale Imperial Japanese Navy Type 2 Ka-Mi amphibious tank. Glen Porter reviews Revell's 1/72 scale 8.8cm Flak 36 Plus Kommandogerat 40, Sd.Ah.52 and Sd.Ah. 202 trailer. Ten images of the box art and kit sprues are included. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" July 2, 2011 Good news for Android device users - ADH Publishing's maazines, including Tamiya Model Magazine, Model Airplane International and Model Military International, are all now available in Android format. To download an issue or subscribe, just follow the above links. We have three images of Luke Pitt's 1/48 scale kitbashed Tamiya and HobbyBoss T-34/76 in the Gallery. Tim Bumb's latest artwork is a Panther being inspected by British troops entitled "What Have We Here?" ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. June 18, 2011 Steve Milstone-Turner presents seven images of his 1/35 scale Dragon Panther Ausf. G in the Gallery. Stephen Armstrong brings us four images of his 1/35 scale Dragon Karl Morser. Saul Garcia reviews LionMarc's 1/35 scale Skoda UV vz. 34 37mm Barrel for Panzerkampfwagen 35 (t). Images of the resin and metal parts as well as two reference photos are included. Cookie Sewell examines several new releases: ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" June 12, 2011 Cookie Sewell reviews a number of new kit releases:
Tim Bumb's latest artwork is a Panzer II. Alpine Miniatures has three new releases for June, 2011:
For more info and images, check out Alpine's website. ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. June 4, 2011 We have been having a few technical problems that meant that today's "What's New" items would not upload, and I could not change the "What's New" page itself. We seem to have it fixed now though, so you will be able to view Steve's Semovente and Al's Tasca Easy Eight review: Steve Zaloga brings us five images and a description of his 1/35 scale Italeri Semovente 47/32. Al Bowie reviews Tasca's new 1/35 scale M4A3E8 Sherman “Easy Eight” (Korean War). Eleven images of the kit parts, the box top and the decals are included. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" May 28, 2011 Last night Luke Pitt brought around a test shot of the forthcoming Dragon 1/35 scale Type 2 Ka-Mi Japanese Amphibious Tank. I have posted a Preview including close-up photos of the parts and some early observations. Jaroslaw Kieliszek presents five images of his 1/35 scale scratch built Polish 10TP Cruiser Tank Prototype in the Gallery. Tim Bumb's latest artwork is entitled T-34 Burning. Cookie Sewell reviews Dragon's 1/35 scale Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H Mid Production Autumn 1943 - Smart Kit ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. May 15, 2011 Marcus Nicholls' first AFV edition of Military Illustrated Modeller magazine has arrived at the office and should be available this week. We had a Preview of content last month - check it out if you missed it first time around. Brett Green brings us three images of his new 1/35 scale HobbyBoss M3A1 White Scout Car in the Gallery. Julian Seddon has sent six images and a description of his newly finished Resicast 1/35 scale A34 Comet, with full interior detail. Tim Bumb's artwork this week depicts a wrecked Panzer IV and is entitled "Tunisia '43". ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" April 30, 2011 Marcus Nicholls has provided some photos of his recently completed HobbyBoss 1/35 scale 152mm ShkH DANA vz.77, which will appear in the first AFV Edition of Military Illustrated Modeller magazine. Three images are included. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is entitled "Blew Lagoon". On HyperScale, Stephen Shaner has a new Feature Article on his Bronco Models 1/35 scale Seehund XXVIIB/B5 midget submarine. 13 images are included. MMiR #53 has just been released. You can see the cover and a list of contents right now on Ampersand Publishing's website. ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. April 25, 2011 Today is ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand, so on ANZAC Steel, Paul Handel presents a new article, "The Humber 1 ton CT Truck in Australian Service". Seven images are included. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" April 17, 2011 Huang He brings us seven images of his 1/35 scale AFV Club WC56 Command Car, upgraded using Blast resin parts. Gaomubaobao presents five images of his 1/35 scale Dragon 18cm s.FH 18 howitzer in the Gallery. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is entitled "Cornered", depicting an M18 Hellcat. Al Bowie reviews Dragon's 1/35 scale M4 (105) Howitzer Tank, including 14 images of the kit's parts and box top. Glen Porter examines Dragon's 1/72 scale Tiger I Initial Production s.Pz.Abt.502 Leningrad Region 1942/43 Cookie Sewell reviews Trumpeter's 1/35 scale T-72 individual track links, including an image of the box top. ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. April 9, 2011 We have a Preview of the debut AFV Edition of Military Illustrated Modeller magazine, including images of three of the superb models that will be featured. The AFV Edition will be available next month, and may be ordered now from ADH Publishing. Gaomubaobao presents five images of his 1/35 scale Dragon 88mm Flak 37 in the Gallery. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is an M3 Stuart tank entitled "Somewhere in the Pacific". Cookie Sewell reviews Dragon's new 1/35 scale Flakpanzer IV Ausf. G “Wirbelwind” Early Production - Smart Kit. Images of the completed model plus box art are included. Alpine Miniatures has three new releases for April, 2011:
For more info and images, check out Alpine's website. Figure modellers may be interested to see Floyd Werner's review of Ultracast's 1/32 scale Battle of Britain RAF Pilot, including images of the resin parts and the packaging. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" April 3, 2011 I am pleased to welcome Creative Models Australia as Missing-Lynx's newest sponsor. Creative Models Australia offere a wide range of accessories and kits via its online store. Andrew Argent presents eight images of his 1/35 scale Tamiya King Tiger finished in the modulation style in the Gallery. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is a Panzer IV entitled "Backbone of the Panzer Korps". Cookie Sewell examines cyber-hobby.com's new 1/35 scale Neubau-Fahrzeug - Rheinmetall-Fahrgestelle und Krupp-Turm Geaenderte MG-Turm. Seven images of the box art and the assembled kit are included. Glen Porter reviews Dragon's 1/72 scale Sd.Kfz. 171 Panther Ausf G w/ Steel Road Wheels. Seven images of the kit's parts and box top are included. The IPMS USA Nationals are rapidly approaching. This year's big show will be held in Omaha Nebraska from 3 to 6 August. This year's theme is "Omaha By The Sea" Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Naval Aviation. The Vendor's area is already fully booked and there will be plenty of interesting presentations over the course of the show. You can book your tickets now and check out information on the 2011 event on the website right now. Watch here for news and updates. ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. March 20, 2011 Tim Bumb's artwork this week depicts a Panther, and is entitled "Taking a Closer Look". Cookie Sewell reviews ModelMakerZ Acrylic Paints and Finishing Powders. Three images of the packaging and one of the products in action are included. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. February 27, 2011 We have three images of Brett Green's 1/35 scale Dragon M7 Priest in the Gallery. ADH Publishing magazines, including Tamiya Model Magazine, Model Military International and Model Airplane International, are now published each month as digital magazines that you can read on your PC or Mac home computer. This means it is less expensive, and that the issues are available easily on day of publication the World over. To subscribe or buy single issues each month just go to www.pocketmags.com and register with an email address and password. You will find the magazines under the section ‘Leisure Interests’ and then ‘Scale Modelling’. Here you may buy back issues or a subscription. The prices are much lower than the paper edition and you get the magazine instantly. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is entitled "Ferret on Patrol". Cookie Sewell reviews Dragon's 1/35 scale 105mm Howitzer M2A1 and Carriage M2A2 w/USMC Crew - Smart Kit. ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. February 19, 2011 Marcus Nicholls brings us three images of his Fine Molds 1/35 scale Type 89 Japanese Medium Tank. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is entitled simply "Panzer I". Cookie Sewell reviews cyber-hobby.com's 1/35 scale Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. L Vorpanzer - Smart Kit. Alpine Miniatures has three new releases for February, 2011:
For more info and images, check out Alpine's website. I have spent a bit of time bringing the Testor's ScaleWorkshop "What's New" page up to date with the 15 Testor's ScaleWorkshop videos that were made between May and November 2010. These covered the Shizuoka Hobby Show, Squadron EagleQuest in Texas, IPMS ScaleModelworld in the UK and more. If you want to see all these in the one place, just follow this link! MMiR back issues are now available for $5.00 plus postage, except for 42/3, which is 10.00. In addition, Allied-Axis Back Issues remain on sale until further notice for only $10.00 each. These are available from the Ampersand Publishing website, e-bay and amazon. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. February 12, 2011 Steve Zaloga presents six images and a description of Fine Molds' 1/35 scale Type 89 Japanese Medium Tank. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is entitled "Nashorn on the Eastern Front". On HyperScale, Brett Green reviews Waldron's Precision and Sub-Miniature Punch and Die sets, now available from Roll Models. ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. February 6, 2011 We have three photos of Andrew Judson's 1/35 scale M88A2 HERCULES built using Revell's M88 and Legends' multi-media conversion. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is entitled Soldaten 2. Cookie Sewell reviews several new releases:
Accurate Armour has released four new 1:48 scale airfield vehicle kits. The most unusual is the classic Thompson 3-wheeled Refueller, and the largest is the imposing AEC Coles EMA Crane. Accurate Armour has also released the AVTUR refueller and petrol tanker versions of the Bedford QL. All are available online now from Accurate Armour. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. January 23, 2011 Tim Bumb's artwork this week depicts a Wehrmacht soldier with an StG 44 Assault Rifle entitled "One Shot, One". Graeme Davidson reviews Real Model's 1/35 scale LAV III LORIT conversion, including 19 images of the kit's resin, photo-etched and paper parts. ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. January 15, 2011 Miki Shimizu presents his 1/35 scale US Marine Sniper in Vietnam, heavily modified from a Dragon figure and set in a jungle scene. 17 images are included. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is is an Elefant. Cookie Sewell examines Osprey Publishing's latest book in the Duel series, "M60 vs. T-62; Cold War Combatants 1956-1992" An image of the cover is included. Cookie also reviews Dragon's 1/35 scale Sd.Kfz. 265 kleine Panzerbefehlswagen I Initial Production 2-in1 kit - Smart Kit. Images of the completed kit, box top and a poster of the parts are included. On HyperScale, Mark Davies reviews eight new diorama accessories from Brengun in 1/72 and 1/144 scales. Images of the resin and photo-etched parts, as well as the instructions, are included. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. January 9, 2011 Cookie Sewell reviews three new and forthcoming releases:
...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. January 2, 2011 Our first review for 2011 is Tasca's brand new 1/35 scale M4A3E2 Sherman Jumbo. Images of all the new parts, decals and box top are included. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is entitled "Belgium 1944". ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. December 27 , 2010 Cookie Sewell reviews CyberHobby's brand new 1/35 scale Opel Blitz 4x2 truck, including images of a completed model. If you build aircraft models, you might like to vote in the HyperScale Model Aircraft Manufacturer of 2010 survey. Follow this link to the survey page, then simply select your favourite model company for 2010 from the list of manufacturers. Only one vote will be accepted per person, so choose carefully! The survey will remain open until mid-January 2011, and results will be published shortly thereafter. We will be running a Military Model Manufacturer of 2010 in the coming weeks. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. December 19 , 2010 We have three images of Tasca's recent 1/35 scale M4A3(76)W Sherman, built by Sam Dwyer and painted by Brett Green. Tim Bumb's latest artwork is entitled "Landing Craft - Italy 1943". Cookie Sewell examines several new releases: Ampersand Publications has announced a holiday sale, available until 31 December:
*U.S. subscriptions only. International subscribers, check out publication pages for details. ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. December 12 , 2010 Steve Zaloga presents his US Marines M4A3 Sherman conversion based on Dragon's 1/35 scale kit. Four images are included. Tim Bumb's latest artwork is entitled "Counterattack in Ukraine". Brett Green reviews the newest book and first hard cover title from Panzerwrecks, "Repairing the Panzers Vol. 1". Images of the cover and three sample spreads are included. ....and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. December 5 , 2010 Brett Green presents three images of his 1/35 scale Trumpeter M1117 Guardian in the Gallery. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is entitled "Flammpanzer III". ADH Publishing has advised that two new books have just come into stock - Attack on Pearl Harbor by Bert Kinzey; and Tiger I in Action by David Doyle. Both books are available for order now from ADH Books. Cookie Sewell reviews several new releases: ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. November 20 , 2010 Our latest video interview is with Graham Sellar from Resicast in which he discusses some of Resicast's new releases. Simply click the play button to view the video.
November 17 , 2010 Today we have a video interview with Derek Hansen from Accurate Armour. Derek discusses some of Accurate Armour's new and forthcoming releases. Simply click the play button to view the video.
October 27 , 2010 We have just received news of a forthcoming release from Great Wall Hobby - the Krupp version of the 1/35 scale 12.8cm PaK 44 L/55 anti-tank gun. Images and information have been posted to a Preview page. October 24, 2010 Steve Milstone-Turner brings us six images of his 1/35 scale Dragon USMC M4A1 Sherman in the Gallery. Harvey Low presents four images of his 1/72 scale Modelkrak + scratch T-35 Soviet Heavy Tank in the Gallery. Tim Bumb presents artwork of an M5 Stuart in the Gallery entitled "Smoking Gun". Cookie Sewell reviews several recent Dragon releases this week: Ampersand Publications is offering big discounts on subscriptions to MMiR magazine and the Allied/Axis reference series, including back issues. Follow this link to the Ampersand website for more details.
....and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. October 16, 2010 Steve Zaloga kicks us off this week with a new article on his Fine Molds 1/35 Type 3 Ho-Ni 3 Gun Tank. Five images accompany Steve's descriptive text. Tim Bumb presents a new piece of his artwork in the Gallery entitled "Off to the Front". Cookie Sewell reviews a few new releases:
Alpine Miniatures has five new releases for October 2010:
For more info and images, check out Alpine's website. ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. October 10, 2010 Brett Green has three images of his 1/48 scale Sherman VC Firefly, a combination of Tamiya's Firefly IC and Fighting 48th!'s conversion. ....and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. October 2, 2010 Brett Green reviews the new book from AirConnection, KV Technical History and Variants by Neil Stokes. Images of the front and rear cover plus two sample spreads are included. Brett also examines 13 recent 1:35 scale detail set releases from Voyager Model, including updates for Tiger kits, Panzer IIIs, Academy's Ontos and many more. ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. September 19, 2010 Detlef Frohlich presents four images of his 1/35 scale Dragon StuH 10.5 Ausf. H in the Gallery. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is entitled "Hunting Panther". Cookie Sewell reviews a number of new-release kits:
Rhino Armour Models has released a BT-7M Model 1937 conversion for the Tamiya 1/35 scale BT-7. You can find images and availability information on the HyperScale Preview page. ...and while we are still talking about HyperScale, ship fans might like to check out Glen Porter's review of the Kagero War Camera Photobook No. 2 Heavy Cruisers of the Admiral Hipper and the Prinz Eugen class. ....and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. September 12, 2010 Steve Zaloga kicks us off this week with a new article on his 1/35 scale Bishop, based on MiniArt's new Valentine tank plus the Tamiya 25pdr and a lot of sheet plastic! Kamil F. Sztarbala presents five images of his 1/35 scale Tankmaster resin 2K11 Krug / SA-4 Ganef in the Gallery. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is entitled "Found Lynx" and depicts, perhaps not surprisingly, a Lynx. We have Preview images and information about the next book from The Oliver Publishing Group, First Blood, The US 1st Armored Division In Tunisia by Claude Gillono. Cookie Sewell reviews the following new kit releases: ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. September 5, 2010 Tonight Brett Green reviews Tasca's brand new 1/35 scale M4A3E8 "Easy Eight" Sherman with HVSS suspension and individual link T66 tracks. Eleven images of the kit's box, decals and new parts are included. Cookie Sewell examines Tamiya's new 1/35 scale BT-7 Model 1935, including 22 images of the kit parts, decals and box top. In the Gallery, Dave Goddard presents four images of his 1/16 scale Tamiya full-option radio control M4A3E8 "Easy Eight" Sherman conversion. Tim Bumb's new artwork this week is entitled "A German Tanker's Best Friend", depicting an 88mm gun. We have Preview information on the first hard cover book from Panzer Wrecks, 'Repairing the Panzers Vol.1,' by Lukas Friedli. ....and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. August 31, 2010 We have Preview CAD images and the artwork from the box top from Showcase Models Australia's 1/35 scale Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle, due for release in November. Stay tuned for more details. ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. August 22, 2010 Brett Green reviews the new GreatWall Hobby 1/35 scale Rheinmetall 12.8cm K44 L/55 High Velocity Anti-Tank Gun, or PaK 44 if you prefer less of a mouthful. Ten images of the kit's plastic, photo-etched and metal parts are included. Cookie Sewell examines Academy's brand new 1/35 scale CV9040B Swedish Infantry Fighting Vehicle, including images of the completed model plus the photo-etched fret, metal barrel and track arrangement. Maza Takahashi presents five images of his 1/35 scale Dragon Sd.Kfz.7/1 in the Gallery. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is entitled "Soldaten". ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. August 15, 2010 Brett Green presents three images of his 1/35 scale Panhard VPS Special Forces based on the Revell Mercedes Wolf and ADV/Azimut's conversion. Brett also reviews the new 1/35 scale Tristar Sturmpanzer IV Early Version (Mid Production) With Interior. 16 images accompany the text. Pedro Chiappe presents artwork of an Sd.Kfz. 250 in Southern Russia in the Gallery. Cookie Sewell reviews two new kits:
Alpine Miniatures has three new releases for August 2010:
For more info and images, check out Alpine's website. ...and don't forget to check out the outstanding work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. August 8 Steve Zaloga builds ADV/Azimut's 1/35 scale resin M29 Weasel in a new submission with four images. Dennis Oliver brings us artwork of a Sherman V of A Squadron, 19th King George’s Own Lancers photographed in Burma in early 1945. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. July 25 Mark Davies presents a new Feature Article on building Trumpeter's 1/72 scale Char B1 bis. 13 images are included. Dennis Oliver brings us artwork of a Tiger I Ausf. E, attached to 1 Kompanie, schwere Panzer-Abteilung 510 in Lithuania, autumn 1944. Glen Porter reviews the two debut injection moulded kits from MK 72, a 1/72 scale Demag D7 (Sd.Kfz. 10) Europe and DAK. Images of the kit parts, box tops, decals and marking schemes are included. Cookie Sewell examines Dragon's 1/35 Scale ‘39-‘45 Series Kit No. 6572; Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. B - Smart Kit. Naval history fans will be interested in Joe Lyons' latest article in HyperScale's Reference Library, "HMS Glorious and Embarked Aircraft - 8 June 1940". Joe's reference article also includes models of Glorious in 1/700 scale, plus a 1/48 scale Hurricane, Gladiator, Swordfish and Sea Gladiator. ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. July 18 Steve Zaloga presents an article on his 1/35 scale BT-42, based on the new Tamiya BT-7 plus JS Models' resin conversion (plus a few other bits and pieces). Brett Green reviews Tasca's new 1/35 scale M4A1(76)W Sherman, including 15 images of the kit parts, decals and box top. Marc Weismann brings us four images of his Dragon 1/35 scale King Tiger in the Gallery. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is entitled "The End is Near", featuring a Sherman. Cookie Sewell reviews Dragon's 1/35 scale Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. N w/Winterketten s.Pz.Abt. 502 Leningrad 1943 - Smart Kit. An image of the cover art is included. On HyperScale, Glen Porter reviews Osprey Publishing's New Vanguard 166, "British Motor Gun Boats 1939-45". An image of the cover is included. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. July 11 Brett Green provides three images and a short description of his new Tamiya 1:35 scale BT-7 Model 1935. Cookie Sewell reviews Dragon's soon-to-be-released 1/35 scale M7 Priest Mid-Production. Images of the kit sprues and a built up test shot are included. Brett Green examines 17 new 1/35 scale releases from Voyager Model. Images of the photo-etched and resin upgrades are included. Tim Bumb's latest artwork in the Gallery is a Tiger I entitled "Waiting for the Brits". ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. July 3 I have posted a report on last week's Squadron EagleQuest XIX, including 51 images of models in competition, to Missing-Lynx's Gallery. June 30 I am just back from the USA, and I have put together a video covering some of the activity at Squadron's EagleQuest XIX held at the Embassy Suites Resort near Dallas Fort Worth airport. Our report covers the setup, the Squadron Open House shopping spree, the Seminars and one of the evening functions. I will be posting a Gallery of some of the models from the tables in a few days. This Testor's ScaleWorkshop video is 6 min and 7 sec in duration, and may be viewed simply by pressing the "play" button on the screen below.
June 16 , 2010 I am just back from the Melbourne Model Expo 2010, where a new company has announced a 1/35 scale injection-moulded kit of a Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle, due for release around October this year. In this Testor's ScaleWorkshop video, I interview John from Showcase Models Australia about this exciting new release. To view this YouTube format video, simply click the triangular "play" button on the screen below. A ten minute video with more interviews may be found on HyperScale's "What's New" page.
June 6 , 2010 Cnontos Anastasio presents 20 images of his Greek 1/35 scale M48A5 MOLF converted from Academy's kit. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is simply entitled "Sherman". Cookie Sewell reviews Dragon's new 1/35 scale Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H Late Production ith moulded-on Zimmerit. Alpine Miniatures has three new releases for June 2010:
...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. May 31 , 2010 Chris Wauchop brought his new 1/35 scale Dragon Sd.Kfz. 251/22 Ausf. D around for photography last week. Four images have been posted to the Gallery. Tim Bumb presents artwork of a Panzer IV in the Gallery. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. May 23 , 2010 Ken Tan presents eight images of his 1/35 scale Italeri M4A1(76) Sherman in the Gallery. Shigeyuki Mizuno brings us 16 images of his 1/35 scale diorama entitled "Duo" featuring a Jagdtiger and something even more unusual... Tim Bumb's artwork this week is an Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf. D entitled "Routine Maintenance". We have just received news of a forthcoming release from Great Wall Hobby - a 1/35 scale 12.8cm K44 L/55 anti-tank gun. Images and information have been posted to a Preview page. Al Bowie reviews a recent book, MUD & DUST Australian Army Vehicles & Artillery in Vietnam by Michael K Cecil. An image of the cover plus six sample pages are included. Cookie Sewell examines several new kits: ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. May 16 , 2010 Our final Testor's ScaleWorkshop video from the Shizuoka Hobby Show 2010 reports on the new and forthcoming military models on display.
May 14 , 2010 Testor's ScaleWorkshop presents a short video of the opening ceremony at the 49th Shizuoka Hobby Show 2010. We'll be bringing you videos covering new and forthcoming releases of military vehicles over the next few days, but some of the interesting new items have included an all-new 1/35 scale M7 Priest from Dragon (who also had a nice new 1/35 scale Jagdpanther with Zimmerit), two new six-wheeled Japanese trucks from Fine Molds (Fine Molds is also releasing a 1/12 scale WWII metal milling machine!), a 1/35 scale late Panzer IV Ausf. H with zimmerit, and several big ship releases from Dragon including a 1/350 scale Scharnhorst and USS Pennsylvania. More on these in the coming days.
May 8 , 2010 Brett Green provides three images and a short description of his new Tamiya 1:48 scale Komatsu Bulldozer. Chulho Yoo brings us four images of his 1/35 scale Dragon Sd.Kfz. 234/4 in the Gallery. Myoung Bo Ryu presents seven images of his 1/35 scale Trumpeter E10 in a small diorama setting. Tim Bumb's artwork in the Gallery this week is entitled "Panzer IV Ausf. H Late Production" Al Bowie undertakes a detailed review of HobbyBoss' 1/35 scale M26 Pershing tank. 14 images of he kit parts, decals and box top are included. Cookie Sewell reviews two new kits:
...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. April 30 , 2010 Steve Zaloga presents a new piece on his rather exotic 1:35 scale Romanian TACAM R-2 Tank Destroyer from CMK. Five images are included. On ANZAC Steel, Paul Handel brings us a new reference article, "A Centurion Returns to Puckapunyal". Seven images are included. ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. April 17 , 2010 I finally managed to make some time to finish my Zvezda 1/35 scale ISU-152. This was the first time I have tried using the hairspray technnque for a distressed winter whitewash. Three images have been posted to the Gallery. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is an Sd.Kfz. 10/5. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. April 3, 2010 Tamiya's brand new 1/35 scale Austin Tilly is in the Gallery tonight. The model, built by Brett Green, will appear in a detailed Construction Feature in Issue 49 of Model Military International magazine. David Porter brings us a new Article on his 1/35 scale diorama, "Broken Bridge", featuring AFV Club's 1/35 scale Stryker. Detlef Frohlich presents eight images of his 1/35 scale Dragon StuH 42 Ausf. G in the Gallery. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is entitled "The Russians are Coming!" Alpine Miniatures April releases include a new range of 1/48 scale Panzer Crew figures. These are limited to 300 sets each. Three new Panzer crew sets in summer uniforms are also available this month. Forr further info and pics, visit Apine Miniatures' website Cookie Sewell reviews several new releases:
...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. March 29, 2010 Jeremy Moore presents six images of his 1/35 scale Sherman III based on Academy's M10 and the Formations conversion. Huang He returns with 14 images of his 1/35 scale Dragon Panzer I Ausf. B Panzerbefehlswagen. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is entitled "Tiger on the Edge". Al Bowie expands the conclusion in his Tasca 1/35 scale Sherman III Mid Production (w/Cast Drivers Hood) review from last week. Cookie Sewell reviews Dragon's 1/35 scale M4 81mm Mortar Carrier - Smart Kit ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. Make sure that you look for Mig Jiminez's 1/24 scale Tasca Panzer II while you're there. March 13, 2010 Steve Zaloga kicks us off tonight with Academy's 1/35 scale M50A1 Ontos. Five images and a decscription are included. Valentin E. Bueno presents a new Construction Feature on his 1/35 scale AFV Club M5A1 Stuart. 12 images are included. Yufei Mao brings us five images of his 1/72 scale Revell T-72M in the Gallery. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is entitled "Wounded Panther". ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. March 6, 2010 Robert Doepp presents six images of his big 1/16 scale Tamiya Panther Ausf. G in the Gallery. This model will be described in detail commencing in the May issue of Tamiya Model Magazine. Over on HyperScale, Bruce Salmon presents a new Feature on building Bronco's 1/35 scale Fieseler Fi 103 A-1 V-1. Seven images are included. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is simply entitled "Panzer III". Cookie Sewell reviews a new book entitled "The T-62 in Israeli-Arab Wars: The Complete Guide to the T-62 in Wars Against Israel” Volume 1 by Dr. Robert Manasherob. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. February 21, 2010 It is not a tank, but it does have guns and armour! Last week I posted four photos of Chris Wauchop's 1/35 scale Schnellboot S-100-Klasse on HyperScale. This one will feature in a big article in Issue 50 of Model Military Internationa magazine. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is a Tiger I crew awaiting orders to advance entitled "Waiting to Go". Graeme Davidson examines a new set of 1/35 scale resin continuous tie-down loops from Arms Corps Models, including images of the parts in action. Glen Porter reviews MK 72's jewel-like 1/72 scale Humber Scout Car Mk.I/II, including images of all the kit parts and the box top. Cookie Sewell reviews several new releases: Alpine Miniatures has three new releases for Feb. 2010.
For more info and images, check out Alpine's website. ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. February 14, 2010 Steve Zaloga kicks us off this week with his 1/35 scale Trumpeter Soviet B-4 203mm Howitzer. Four images and a description are included. We have four photos of Sam Dwyer's 1/35 scale ASLAV, based on Trumpeter's kit and using Mouse House parts. This model is featured in the latest issue of Model Military International magazine. Tim Bumb's latest artwork is a Panther G entitled "Wounded Cat". Out just in time for Tamiya's forthcoming 1:35 scale Austin Tilly, Mike Shackelton has released a new book, "Tilly Colours". This 80 page title highlights the many and varied colour schemes applicable to Tillys during the war years. Indeed, the general colours here are equally applicable to other British military vehicles of the period. You may purchase "Tilly Colours" online by following this link to Blurb.com I review five new 1/35 scale British Empire Ammunition Boxes from Ultracast, including images of all the parts. Cookie Sewell examines some of the latest kit releases: ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. February 7, 2010 Tonight we have four photos of Luke Pitt's 1/35 scale Fine Molds Type 97 Japanese tank kit. This model is featured in the latest issue of Model Military International magazine. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is a Sheriden. ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. January 24, 2010 Steve Zaloga presents a new article on his 1/35 scale Dragon 8.8cm PaK 43/3 mit Behelfslafette as part of a revetment scene. Four images are included. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is entitled "Tigers Forward!" Al Bowie reviews the latest title from The Oliver Publishing Group, Onslaught - the German Invasion of Soviet Russia. Images of the title and three sample pages are included. Glen Porter examines Revell's 1/72 scale Sd.Kfz. 251/1 Ausf. C With Wurfrahmen 40, including images of the box top, plastic parts and decals. Cookie Sewell reviews cyber-hobby.com's 1/35 scale StuG. III Ausf. G Initial Production. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. January 17, 2010 Tim Bumb's artwork this week is a Tiger II with Henschel turret, in glorious colour! Jose Brito has put together a video portfolio of some of his many models in various scales, accompanied by a rousing soundtrack. You can see Jose's video by following this link. ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. January 9, 2010 Steve Zaloga kicks off 2010 with his new 1/35 scale AFV Club T-34/85, cut open to reveal the detailed interior. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is a Panzer II. Jason Woollett presents six images of his 1/35 scale SU-76 based on Tamiya's Panzer III with Aires' conversion, back in German markings. Cookie Sewell reviews the following new kits:
...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. December 14, 2009 Brett Green reviews two brand new kits this week:
Alex van de Wetering presents a new article on building his 1/35 scale Ram Kangaroo built using parts from Tamiya and Academy plus the resin Verlinden conversion. Tim Bumb's latest submission to the Gallery is a colour artwork entitled "Tiger I". Cookie Sewell examines Dragon's new 1/35 scale Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. J Mid Production (August-September 1944) - Smart Kit. An image of the box art is included. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. November 29, 2009 Miki Shimizu presents his 1/35 scale diorama entitled Reconstruction, featuring Tamiya's Marder III and Schwimmwagen. Tonight we have several photos of Brett Green's new 1/35 scale Tamiya ISU-152 and old Zvezda kit. These are both featured in the latest issue of Model Military International magazine. Tim Bumb's latest artwork in the Gallery is an M3 Stuart. Cookie Sewell has been busy with new product reviews lately:
...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. November 12, 2009 Steve Zaloga kicks us off with Trumpeter's brand new 1/35 scale T-62 Model 1962. Four images of the model both under construction and completed are included. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is a Panther G (early), in a piece entitled "Nuts!" Cookie Sewell reviews two new kits:
...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. November 8, 2009 Carlos Alberto Ventura brings us eleven images of his ambitious 1/35 scale Bradley M4-C2V converted from Dragon's M270 with MLRS. Peter Vo presents four images of his scratch built 1/35 scale T-60 Soviet light tank in the Gallery. Tim Bumb's latest artwork is an IS-3 entitled "The Mighty Joe". ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. October 24, 2009 We have several photos of Luke Pitt's 1/48 scale AFV Club Sd.Kfz.251 Ausf. C and Brett Green's 1/48 scale Tamiya Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf. D in the Gallery. These models will feature as detailed articles in Issue 44 of Model Military International magazine, along with a Think Tank reference piece on early 251s by Bruce Culver. Tim Bumb's new artwork this week returns to a previous theme - "The Desert Fox". ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. October 17, 2009 Mark Davies presents a new Construction Feature on his 1/72 scale Roden IS-3 tank. Seven images are included. Tim Bumb's has some colour artwork for us this week, entitled "The Road to Leningrad". Al Bowie reviews Steve Zaloga's newest book, "Modeling US Armor of World War 2 Master Class". An image of the cover plus seven sample pages are included. Cookie Sewell examines Dragon's new 1/35 scale Sd.Kfz.7 initial production half-track including an image of the box top. Alpine Miniatures has announced three new releases - 35090 WW2 Russian AFV Crew #1, WW2 Russian AFV Crew #2, and WW2 Russian AFV Crew Set. These are all available now. More information and images may be found on Alpine Miniatures' website. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. October 12, 2009 Steve Zaloga presents a new article on his 1/72 scale Retrokit 9P129 Tochka (SS-21 Scarab). Four images are included. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is a portrait of Rommel in the Desert. ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. October 4, 2009 Mark Davies brings us a Construction Feature on his UM 1/72 scale BT-42 Finnish self-Propelled Gun. 16 images, including construction photos, accompany Mark's text. John Hsu presents five images of Dragon's 1/35 scale Panzer III Ausf. N in the Gallery. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is a Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer. Al Bowie reviews the new book from Mushroom Model Publications, WARPAINT – Colours & Markings of British Army Vehicles 1903-2003 Volume 2. Cookie Sewell examines Dragon's 1/35 scale Sd.Kfz. 166 Stu.Pz. IV “Brummbaer” Mid Production w/Zimmerit - Smart Kit ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. September 28, 2009 Carlos Blanco brings us 16 images of his 1/35 scale Tamiya Char B1 bis. Andreas Stanislawiak presents a 1/35 scale diorama entitled "Lotna - 1 September 1939" featuring the Dragon / Alan Panzer II and a Polish cavalryman. Tim Bumb's artwork in the Gallery this week is a Japanese Type 97 Chi Ha tank. Cookie Sewell has two reviews this week:
...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. September 20, 2009 Missing-Lynx has a new Group Build Forum, hosted by Nick Cortese. The first topic is British and Commonwealth Vehicles of WWII. This topic will run until February 2010, so you will have plenty of time to finish your British and Commonwealth vehicles. You can choose a tank, SPG, truck or car in any scale. We will all look forward to seeing progress on your British and Commonwealth Vehicles over the course of this new Group Build. We have several photos of Tamiya's 1/35 scale LRDG Chevy 30 CWT converted to a Breda gun truck built by Brett Green and painted by Chris Wauchop. This model will appear as a detailed Construction Feature in Issue 43 of Model Military International magazine along with a Think Tank reference article by Tobias Gibson. Tim Bumb's latest artwork is a Panther Ausf. A entitled "Headquarters". Cookie Sewell has been busy with reviews:
...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. September 13, 2009 Steve Zaloga returns with four images and a description of his brand-new 1/35 scale Dragon Panther Erzatz M10. Tim Bumb's artwork today is entitled "Finnish Spearhead", featuring a Vickers 6 Ton Tank. Two new Group Builds are now running on Missing-Lynx's 1/48 scale Forum - The Pacific Group Build dedicated to any vehicle used in the PTO and the HanoMania Group Build dedicated to the Hanomag 250 - 251 series and celebrating the release of the new Tamiya SdKfz 251 Ausf D kit. Both will run from September 1 to December 31 2009. ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. August 29, 2009 Steve Zaloga kicks us off today with his 1/35 scale Italeri / Peerless-Max M3A1 finished as Patton's Scout Car during Operation Husky. Five images are included. We have several photos of Brett Green's 1/35 scale Tamiya 11 CV Staff Car in Free French markings. This model will appear as a detailed Construction Feature in Issue 42 of Model Military International magazine. Dennis Brandle brings us six images of his 1/35 scale Dragon "Smart Kit" Panther G in the Gallery. On HyperScale, Tony Bell has posted 72 photos of military models in competition at the IPMS USA Nationals 2009 last week in Columbus Ohio. Tim Bumb's artwork tonight is entitled "Another Hot Day in Paradise" featuring a Valentine tank. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. August 23, 2009 Tim Bumb's artwork this week is an M1 Abrams. Al Bowie reviews the latest book from the Oliver Publishing Group, Cromwell and Centaur - Combat Camera 1 by Ian Carter. An image of the cover and a sample page are included. ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. August 15, 2009 Carlos Alberto Ventura bings us six images of his 1/35 scale AAVC7A1, converted from Academy's AMTRAK kit. Ken Tan presents five images of his 1/35 scale Dragon Sturmgeschutz III Ausf. F in the Gallery. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is a Jagdpanther. Al Bowie examines the debut publication from The Oliver Publishing Group, "Panzers in the Bocage". The review includes images of the cover and three sample pages. Domingo Hernandez reviews Gaso.Line's new 1/48 scale Buffalo Mine Protected Clearance Vehicle MRAP, including eight images of selected parts. Cookie Sewell has been busy with reviews this week:
Alpine Miniatures has three new releases, available now: 35087 German Panzer Commander (1/35); 35087 German Panzer Commander (1/35); 35088 German Panzer Crew with Puppy (1/35). More details and images are available on Alpine's website. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. August 2, 2009 We have several photos of Brett Green's 1/35 scale MiniArt Bantam, finished in British desert colours. This model will appear as a detailed Construction Feature in Issue 40 of Model Military International magazine. The MMI website has also been upgraded with two new features - a Gallery and a Downloads section. The Gallery will feature additional photos of one of the models that appears in that issue of the magazine. This months Gallery is 30 images of Mick Capell's completed Trumpeter Centauro. The download for Issue 41 is decal artwork for an Australian Matilda tank. Nicola Del Bono presents five images of his scratch built 1/35 scale P43 Italian Heavy Tank in the Gallery. Tim Bumb's artwork this week is a Kettenkraftrad entitled "Tiny Tractor". Al Bowie reviews Trumpeter's 1/72 scale M46 Patton Medium Tank, including images of the kit parts, decals and box top. Andrew Judson examines Trumpeter's 1/72 scale M2A2 ODS/ODS-E Bradley Fighting Vehicle, including images of the kit parts, decals and box top. Cookie Sewell reviews Dragon's 1/35 scale Erzatz M10 Panther, including an image of the box art. ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. July 19, 2009 Al Bowie offers a comprehensive review of Tasca's new 1:35 scale Tasca British Sherman III. 28 images of the two kits' contents are included. Glen Porter examines Italeri's 1/72 scale Panzerjager I mit 4.7cm Pak, including images of all the kit parts, box top and decals. Cookie Sewell reviews Dragon's 1/35 scale Dragon's 1/35 scale Sd.Kfz. 7/2 3.7 cm Flak 37 w/Armor Cab - 2-in-1 - Smart Kit ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. July 11, 2009 Steve Zaloga presents an article featuring Tamiya's brand new 1/35 scale Matilda modified to Operation Crusader standards. Four images are included. Brett Green brings us three images of Tamiya's old, 1973 1/35 scale Matilda updated and converted to an Australian Frog Flamethrower. Xavier Lena has sent four images of his 1/35 scale Dragon Sd.Kfz.251/22 with Pak 40 anti-tank gun. Tim Bumb's latest artwork for the Gallery is in colour tonight, and is entitled "Tiger I, Italy 1944". Cookie Sewell reviews a number of the latest releases: ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. June 28, 2009 Tamiya's brand new 1/35 scale Matilda is in the Gallery tonight. The model, which has been built by Brett Green and painted by Chris Wauchop, will appear in a detailed Construction Feature in Issue 40 of Model Military International magazine. Artur Oslizlo presents his very first armour model, Zvezda's (Dragon's) 1/35 scale BMP-1. Ten images are included. Tim Bumb's latest artwork in the Gallery is entitled "IS-2 Down". Glen Porter reviews IBG Models' 1/72 scale 72015 CMP C15A Aust. Pattern Wireless/Signals truck. Images of all the kit parts are included. Cookie Sewell examines a couple of new releases: ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. June 21, 2009 Aleksandar Mladenovi presents five images of his heavily modified Zvezda 1/35 scale Soviet M-30 Howitzer finished in post-war Yugoslav colours. Tim Bumb's latest artwork in the Gallery is a KV-1 entitled "Fresh from the Factory". Erland Jansen has five images of his 1/35 scale Tamiya FAMO in the Gallery. Glen Porter reviews Special Armour's 1/72 scale Sd.Kfz.11/2, including images of all the kit parts, decals and the box top. Cookie Sewell examines AFV Club's new 1/48 scale Sturmtiger. I have added images of the kit's plastic and photo-etched parts, tracks and box top to Cookie's text. Cookie reviews a couple of new 1/35 scale releases too:
On HyperScale, I have reviewed RB Productions' 1/32 scale Romanian Pilot Figure, Alexandru Serbanescu, including images of the resin and photo-etched parts, and the completed and painted figure. ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too. June 14, 2009 Mike Rinaldi presents a fantastic guide to Modulation Painting techniques with a big new article. Mike uses Dragon's Ferdinand as a step-by-step case study of painting and weathering a vehicle using half a dozen essential techniques. More than 20 images illustrate the detailed text. 13 "Beauty Shots" of Mike's completed Ferdinand have also been posted to the Gallery. Tim Bumb's latest artwork in the Gallery is entitled Dead Tiger. Cookie Sewell has been busy with new reviews lately:
...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. May 31, 2009 Steve Zaloga presents his latest project, Dragon's new 1/35 scale 105mm M2A1 Howitzer, in a short new article with four images. Brett Green presents both Tamiya's and Accurate Armour's 1/48 scale Tilly kits, which will appear in a detailed Feature Article in Issue 39 of Model Military International magazine. Tim Bumb's latest artwork depicts an M8 armoured car entering Paris. Brett Green reviews MR Models' 1/48 scale Crusader Mk.I early conversion, CS conversion and Rotatrailer. Images of all the resin parts and included, and the Rotatrailer has been built for the review too. Over on HyperScale, Steve Zaloga reviews Mushroom's latest book, "Japanese Special Attack Aircraft & Flying Bombs". An image of the cover is included. ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too May 17, 2009 Tim Bumb's latest artwork is a knocked-out T-34 amongst the fighting on the Eastern Front. Al Bowie reviews a book entitled "Arms of the Spanish Republic. A Nationalist Overview, 1938". An image of the cover is included. In addition to their all-new 1/35 scale Matilda, Tamiya has also announced the following forthcoming releases at the recent Shizuoka Hobby Show 2009:
Tamiya’s 1:35 scale L.R.D.G. Chevrolet truck will be re-released, this time towing a 20mm Breda AA Gun. More details will be published as they come to hand. Accurate Armour advises that they have just released the Royal Ulster Constabulary HOTSPUR Armoured Land Rover in 1/35 scale. More details and images may be seen on their website. Strictly speaking it is aviation, but if we really stretch the definition it might be seen as a large artiller shell... on HyperScale, Steve Zaloga continues his attack plane oddysey with a new article, Modeling the Ohka 22 in 1/72 and 1/48 scales. The pictures include a striking composite image. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. May 10, 2009 Detlef Frohlich has sent nine images of his 1/35 scale AFV Club 88mm Flak 18, and Tamiya's venerable Sd.Kfz.7 Half Track. Tim Bumb's latest artwork is entitled "Dead Panther". Luke Pitt examines three new releases from Gaso.Line - a steel cab and winch for Tamiya's 1/48 scale GMC "Jimmy" truck, and a four man US Tank Crew. Images of all the parts are included. Andrew Judson reviews Trumpeter's 1/35 scale Sd.Kfz.7/1 Early Version, including images of the kit parts, decals and box top. Al Bowie reviews a new book from Concord, "British Armor in North West Europe Volume 1" by Dennis Oliver. Six images of the covers and sample pages are included. ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too May 3, 2009 Huang He presents 18 images of his 1/35 scale AFV Club M1130 Stryker CV & TACP. Greg Kostulski brings us five images of his 1/35 scale Italeri Chevrolet 15 CWT truck. Tim Bumb's latest artwork in the Gallery is a Comet tank. Al Bowie reviews Dennis Oliver's latest book, Jungle Armour – British and Indian Army Shermans in the Far East, which includes an image of the cover and three sample pages. Al also examines Trumpeter's 1/72 scale T26E3 Pershing, including images of the kit parts, decals and box top. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. April 25, 2009 On Anzac Steel, Paul Handel takes us to the 29th and 30th Annual Corowa Military Vehicle Rally, with 25 images of the large number of vehicles on show. Frank De Sisto has seven new reviews of armour kits and books in the "Time on Target" Forum. April 19, 2009 Wayne Bowman presents a new piece on his Trumpeter 1/72 scale JGSDF Type 74 tank, including eight images. Andrew Judson brings us a short article on his 1/35 scale Trumpeter M1A1 Abrams with Mine Plow. 15 images are included. Tim Bumb's latest artwork in the Gallery is entitled "Dieppe Churchill". Steve Kubik reviews Dioramas Plus' 1/35 scale "Stone Ruins" set, including images of the parts. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. April 12, 2009 Steve Zaloga makes it two in a row with his new article entitled "Concrete Panzer", depicting one of the T 3001 panzerturm in WN68 in La Ruquet ravine, part of Srongpoint St. Laurent at Normandy. Wayne Bowman presents a detailed Construction Feature on his 1/72 scale Trumpeter Ariete Main Battle Tank. 13 images are included. Tim Bumb's latest artwork in the Gallery is an M1 Abrams entitled "The Business End". Al Bowie reviews Hobby Boss' 1/35 scale AAVP-7A1 RAM/RS, including images of all the kit parts, decals and box top. Cookie Sewell examines two new releases from Dragon: Alpine Miniatures has announced four new releases, all available now - 35081 German Infantry Officer (1/35): MSRP $16.50 USD 35082 German Infantry NCO (1/35): MSRP $16.50 USD 35083 German Infantry Set 2 Figs (1/35): MSRP $32.00 USD 1/16 16006 WSS Panzer Crew "LSSAH" (1/16): MSRP $50.00 USD For more info and pics, please visit the website at: http://www.alpineminiatures.com/ I have added the Italian modelling website, Zimmerit, to the Links page. Well worth a look! ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too April 4, 2009 I apologise for the service problems over the last few days. My hosting company inexplicably decided to change the DNS server details on Missing-Lynx's and HyperScale's servers while they were doing maintenance on Wednesday morning. However, they neglected to tell me about it, so all the sites on both servers winked out of existence. After the third time they suggested that there was no problem and the servers were working perfectly, they finally told me about the altered DNS. I changed the DNS settings on all the domain names to match the servers yesterday morning. It seems that most people can see most of the sites again now, but it might take another 12 hours or so for the information to propagate everywhere. Steve Zaloga presents a new article and four images of his new 1/35 scale Bronco CV3/33 Serie 2. Tim Bumb's latest artwork in the Gallery depicts a Bren Gun Carrier. Al Bowie reviews Trumpeter's 1/72 scale M1A1 Abrams, including images of all the kit parts and box top. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. March 28, 2009 I am pleased to announce that I have been appointed Editor of Model Military Internatonal magazine. Please be assured that I remain committed to my duties on Missing-Lynx and HyperScale as well. You can find out more about Model Military International magazine by following this link. Steven Milstone-Turner presents five images of his 1/35 scale Tasca Luchs in the Gallery. Tim Bumb's latest artwork depicts an M4A1 Sherman in a piece entitled "Another Hot Day in Africa". Cookie Sewell has been busy recently. Tonight he reviews:
...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too March 15, 2009 After the highly successful "Marder Mania" on Missing-Lynx's 1/48 scale Forum, Lu Rodriguez announces a new Group Build, "Allied Power", dedicated to any vehicle in use by Allied forces during WWII. Post your progress to the 1/48 scale Forum, or check out the other great models there. Carlos Alberto Ventura presents ten images of his 1/35 scale Tamiya Type 97 Chi Ha tank in the Gallery. Dr Hilton de Mello e Oliveira brings us four images and a description of his 1/48 scale Gaso.Line Horch 1A. Tim Bumb's latest artwork in the Gallery is an Sd.Kfz. 222 on patrol. Lynn Ritger reviews Dragon's 1/72 scale Tiger I Initial Production S.Pz. Abt. 502, Leningrad 1942, including images of the kit's plastic parts, tracks, photo-etch and box top. On HyperScale, I have reviewed Ultracast's 1/48 scale WWII USAAF Fighter Pilot, including images of the resin parts and a painted example. Andrew Judson examines the new book, "Imperial Armour Model Masterclass Vol One" from Forge World. Although the subjects are Warhammer models, many techniques will be useful to military and figure modellers too. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. March 8, 2009 Noh Yeong, Park presents five imagaes of his 1/35 scale Resicast Sherman Mk.II DD in the Gallery. Peter Hoskins brings us six images of his 1/35 scale Fehrmann Tiger I from Cyber Hobby. Tim Bumb's latest artwork is entitled "Desert Storm Abrams". Andrew Judson reviews Crossdelta Decals 1/35 scale uniform camouflage decals, including images of the products. Tonight I examine two new 1/35 scale releases from Ultracast - "Canadian / British Tank Crewman All Theatres - Summer 1939-1945" and "WWII British Empire Steel Munitions Boxes C.224 Mk.I", Images of both releases are included. DC Shoemaker reviews a resin kit from IMA, a 1/35 scale Vickers Mk.VI Type B Light Tank, including four images. Monroe Purdu Studios has released an innovative etched-paper Zimmerit set for Tamiya's 1/35 scale Panther G Early Version. Images and information have been posted to a Preview page. Cookie Sewell reviews AFV Club's 1/48 scale Sd.Kfz. 251/1 Ausf. C Half Track, including an image of the box art. Dan Mouritzsen's reference article "Feuergefährlich - Rauchen verboten! German Army Fuel Transport in the Second World War" has been moved to Missing-Lynx's "Think Tank". ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too March 1, 2009 Dan Mouritzsen brings us a new "Think Tank" reference article on wood gas generator use by Germany in WWII entitled "The heat is on! Holzgasantrieb". 14 images are included. Andrew Judson presents his 1/35 scale Pupchen diorama featuring Dragon's kit and figures, YS Masterpieces' base and Signifer's artificial snow. Five images are included.. Tim Bumb's latest artwork is an abandoned Afrika Corps Panzer III. Andrew also reviews Trumpeter's new 1/35 scale German VK3001(H) PzKpfw VI (Ausf A), including images of all the kit parts, decals and box top. Cookie Sewell reviews several new releases:
...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. February 22, 2009 The Braille Scale Forum team has organised a group build. The 'Theme' for the group build will be Panzer IV, including all vehicles built on the PzIV chasis. Check out details of the group build on Missing-Lynx's "Braille Scale" Forum. I review the brand new 1/48 scale Tamiya Austin Tilly, including images of all the kit parts, decals and box top. This will be a popular choice for both military and aircraft modellers. Andrew Judson reviews Trumpeter's 1/35 scale German WR360 C12 Locomotive, including images of the plastic and multimedia parts, box top and railway tracks. Luke Pitt examines three recent Voyager 1/35 scale multi-media upgrade sets for Trumpeter's Russian MAZ-537G Tank Transporter & Trailer. 15 images of the sets in place are included. Glen Porter reviews Italeri's 1/72 scale M4A1 Sherman Calliope, including images of the kit parts and box top. Tim Bumb's latest artwork is an M3 Lee undergoing some maintenance. ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too February 14, 2009 Steve Zaloga presents his 1/48 scale UM GAZ-AAA truck with Rest's 4M anti-aircraft mount and crew. Four images accompany Steve's text. Robert Schatton has sent two images of Dietrich Wolf's 1/35 scale Schatton Modellbau DB 4500 A gepanzerte Kabinenausführung mit 5cm Flak 41. Ian Murray brings us eight images of his 1/35 scale Elite Buffel 3 in the Gallery. Tim Bumb's latest artwork in the Gallery is a Panzer IV. Andrew Judson reviews an Artificial Snow product from Signifer. An image of the contents is included. Alpine Miniatures has just released four new figure sets - 16005 WSS Gebirgsjger "Prinz Eugen" (1/16): 35078 British Armoured Crew #1 (1/35): 35079 British Armoured Crew #2 and Puppy(1/35): 35080 British Armoured Crew Set and Puppy(2 figures 1/35). For more info and pics, check out Alpine Miniatures' website. Cookie Sewell reviews three new releases:
Steffan Arndt has posted more images from Nuremberg 2009. The latest news of new releases may also be found by following this link (figures and military releases follow the aircraft listing). ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum, now including images of the review products. February 8, 2009 Tonight I present three images of my new Tamiya 1/35 scale Jagdtiger to the Gallery. A full article on this build will appear in a future issue of Model Military Intrnational magazine. Andrew Judson brings us a short article on his 1/48 scale Tamiya Steyr 1500A-01, including seven images. Tim Bumb's latest artwork in the Gallery is an M4A1 Sherman. Andrew Judson reviews Signifer's 1/35 scale replacement front suspension set for Tamiya's Sd.Kfz. 7 family, including images of the resin parts. I examine Empire City Decals' recent release, "Stalin's Diplomat: T-34 Tank", including images of the cover and the decal sheet. IPMS Deutschland has posted the first batch of news of new releases from Nuremberg 2009. A page of mainly armour-related images has been posted too. Cookie Sewell reviews three recent releases:
...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too February 1, 2009 Huang He presents eleven images of his Skybow 1/35 scale WC57 Command Car in the personal markings of General George S. Patton. Tim Bumb's latest artwork in the Gallery is a Normandy Tiger I. Andrew Judson rounds up some recent Voyager Model 1/35 scale photo-etched detail set releases -a WWII PZ.Sfl.Ivb German 10.5cm le FH. 18/1 Barrel W/mantlet for Dragon kit; WWII German 105mm Heuschrecke IVb "Grasshopper" Barrel w/Mantlet; Modern US Army M1A1, M1A2 side skirts; Modern US Army M1A2 TUSK Slat Armour; and a WWII German 20L Jerry Can Upgrade Set. Glen Porter reviews Dragon's 1/72 scale set "Achtung Jabo", featuring a German tank crew in Normandy and a Panther Ausf. G with Zimmerit. Images of the figures, the kit parts and box top are included. Cookie Sewell examines two recent releases: ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum, now including images of the review products. January 25, 2009 Andrew Judson presents a new article on his Academy 1/35 scale M551 Sheriden "Desert Shield". Eleven images are included. John van Hooijdonk has five images of his Dragon 1/35 scale M4A3E8 Sherman in the Gallery. Norman Lim brings us ten images of his Dragon 1/35 scale Jagdtiger in the Gallery. Tim Bumb's latest artwork is a Waffen SS Half Track I review Gaso.Line's 1/48 scale US M20 Armoured Car Winter Upgrade, including images of the nine resin parts. Glen Porter examines Italeri's 1/72 scale Hetzer, including images of the kit parts and box top. ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too January 18, 2009 Carlos Alberto Ventura presents eight images of his 1/35 scale IDF Magach 6B Gal in the Modern Gallery. Tim Bumb's latest artwork in the Gallery is a Marder III. I review Gaso.Line's 1/48 scale Panther and StuG III crew sets, and I also assemble the StuG II figures to pose them with my completed but unpainted model. Andrew Judson examines four new detail sets from Voyager Model - Opel Blitz / shallow cargo bay; German 200L fuel drum covers; Tiger I Barrel, mid/late and weld seams Cookie Sewell reviews two recent 1/35 scale releases from Dragon: ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum, now including images of the review products. January 11, 2009 Carlos Blanco has sent seven images of his 1/35 scale Dragon M2A1 Half Track for the Gallery. Taejoon Yang brings us 12 photos of his 1/35 scale Trumpeter E25 in a vignette setting. Tony Clark presents seven images of his 1/35 scale Trumpeter E100. Tim Bumb's latest artwork is a Priest self-propelled 25 Pdr gun. Andrew Judson examines Trumpeter's 1/16 scale WWII Soviet Officer Vol. 1, including an image of the box art. Luke Pitt reviews the latest 1/35 scale Voyager multi-media detail sets for Panzer II, Kubelwagen & Brummbar kits. Images of the photo-etched, resin and metal parts are included. Luke has also added links to some helpful reference in his Gaso.Line 1/48 scale AMX 10 RC Armoured Car review from last week. Check it out! Cookie Sewell reviews two of the latest kit releases: ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too January 2, 2009 Steve Zaloga kicks off Missing-Lynx's 2009 with his brand new 1/35 scale AFV Club Churchill Mk.III finished in Soviet colours. Four images accompany Steve's text. Tim Bumb's artwork tonight is a Hummel. Luke Pitt reviews Gaso.Line's new 1/48 scale AMX 10 RC Armoured Car, including images of all the resin parts. Tonight I examine two new 1/35 scale Canadian/British Tank Crew figures from Ultracast. Images of the resin parts are included. Al Bowie reviews Trumpeter's big new 1/72 scale JMSDF Landing Craft Air Cushion LCAC including images of all the kit parts, decals and box top. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum, now including images of the review products. December 28, 2008 Carlos Alberto Ventura presents eight images of his 1/35 scale Tamiya M42 Duster and scratch built M332 ammunition trailer. Josep Vazquez Reyes has sent five images of his 1/35 scale Dragon Panther Ausf. A for the Gallery. Tim Bumb's latest artwork is an steel-wheel Panther Ausf. G. Luke Pitt reviews three Voyager detail sets for 1/35 scale King Tiger, Staghound & PT-76 kits, including images of the contents for all the sets. Derek Hanson has sent imformation and images of Accurate Armour's latest three releases - the Mk-2 Alvis STALWART 6x6 HMLC as G.S., Royal Artillery Limber, and REME Fitters vehicles. These have been posted to a Preview page Cookie Sewell has been busy with reviews of the latest releases:
...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too December 21, 2008 Cesar L. Martinez, M.D. presents a QuickLook Preview of Trumpeter's forthcoming 1/35 scale VK-30.01, including a detailed description and two images of the kit parts. Taesung Harmms has announced the release of three new figure sets - 35075 Joachim Peiper in the Ardennes (1/35) MSRP $16.50; 35076 LAH NCO in the Ardennes (1/35) MSRP $16.50; and 35077 LAH Officers in the Ardennes (1/35) MSRP $32.00 December 17, 2008 I am pleased to report that the cutover to Missing-Lynx new server is now fully complete and that I can now upload new Galleries and Reviews. We lost the last update when the transfer took place a week or so ago, so I have restored these files. We will have an all-new update on the weekend, but my submissions@missing-lynx email is still not working. In the meantime, if you have sent an email to this address in the last two weeks, would you please send it again to btgreen@optusnet.com.au November 30, 2008 Ross has sent five images of his brand new 1/48 scale Tamiya Marder III for the Gallery.
Tim Bumb's latest artwork is a British M4 Sherman. Cookie Sewell reviews AFV Club's brand new 1/35 scale Churchill Mk.III, including images of the box top and the cover for the separate track link offering. Luke Pitt examines Voyager's 1/35 scale accessories for the Nashorn, Panzer III ausf. L and T-34/76. Images of the parts are included. Pierre Piveteau reviews Gaso.Line's 1/48 scale French AIFV "VBCI", including images of the kit's resin and metal parts. Andrew Judson reviews YS Masterpieces' 1/35 scale Flak / Pak Emplacement resin base, including images of the parts. I have archived the video interview with Tamiya Model Magazine's Marcus Nicholls to its permanent home on Testor's ScaleWorkshop. You may view it in the future any time there. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum, now including images of the review products. November 23, 2008 Detlef Frohlich has sent eleven images of his 1/35 scale Trumpeter MAZ-537 Tank Transporter for the Gallery. Mark Davies brings us a new article on building the 1/72 scale Italeri IS-2. Nine images are included. Roel Vera presents five images of his 1/15 scale Bandai Panzer IV E Vorpanzer conversion in the Gallery. Tim Bumb's latest artwork is a late version Panther Ausf. G. Luke Pitt reviews four gorgeous new 1/48 scale figure sets of German Fallschirmjager (plus a donkey!) from YS Masterpieces. Images of the parts and box tops are included in Luke's review. Glen Porter reviews three 1/72 scale resin bases from YS Masterpieces, including images of the parts. Adam O'Brien examines the Voyager Model detail set for AFV Club's 1/35 scale Shot Kal Centurion. Five images of the set contents and samples in place on the model are included. Mike Starmer reviews a new book, ‘Army Wheels In Detail’ AW 05. STUDEBAKER US-6. ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too November 16, 2008 I am in the UK at the moment, having spent the weekend at ScaleModelworld, the IPMS UK Nationals 2008. During the show Marcus Nicholls, Editor of Tamiya Model Magazine, shared his impressions of the big new Italeri Schnellboot and announces a new book. I have posted several other videos from the show on HyperScale's "What's New" page too. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum, now including images of the review products. November 7, 2008 Steve Zaloga kicks us off again, this time with Bronco's brand new 1/35 scale A13 Cruiser tank. Four images of the model accompany Steve's text. Andrew Judson presents a new article and 16 images of his 1/35 scale MB Models Marder I. Mark Davies brings us an article on building his 1/72 scale Emhar Whippet. Seven images are included. Tim Bumb's latest artwork is an Sd.Kfz. 234/4 armoured car. Andrew Judson reviews Trumpeter's recent 1/35 scale Heuschrecke IVb SPG, plus two Voyager photo-etched sets designed for this kit. Images of the kit parts, box top and Voyager photo-etched parts are included. Tonight I examine Schatton Modellbau's 1/35 scale machined brass German Bundeswehr 2 cm Rh.202 gun barrel for Revell's Marder 1A3 and Luchs, and AFV Club's Wiesel. An image of the barrel is included. Cookie Sewell reviews cyber-hobby.com's 1/35 scale Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. D “Vorpanzer”, including an image of the box top. Figure modellers may be interested in my review on HyperScale of Alley Cat's 1/48 scale WWII Fleet Air Arm pilots - one dressed for a hot climate and the other cold. Images of the resin parts are included. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum, now including images of the review products. October 25, 2008 Steve Zaloga presents a short article on Dragon's new 1/35 Scale M3 75mm GMC Tank Destroyer. Four images are included. Merlo Lucio has a short article and 13 images of his 1/35 scale Academy Merkava 3. Peter Hoskins brings us six images of his 1/35 scale Cyberhobby Fehrmann Tiger I. Tim Bumb's latest artwork is a Ferdinand. Tonight I review Fighting 48th's 1/48 scale M4 Sherman T48 Track with Paddle End Connectors, including images of the resin parts. While we are talking about 1/48, on Missing-Lynx's 1/48 scale Forum, Luciano Rodriguez is hosting a Marder III Group Build - MarderMania! We already have a number of high profile modellers lined up and ready to go. Well look forward to seeing progress on your Marder too. The kit is due for release in Japan in the next week or so. Al Bowie examines Steve Zaloga's newest book, Armored Thunderbolt - The U.S. Army Sherman in World War II. Images of the front and back cover plus a detailed description of the contents is included. Cookie Sewell reviews Zvezda's 1/35 scale KV-1 Soviet Heavy Tank mod. 1940 with L-11 Gun, including an image of the box art. ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too October 19, 2008 myoung bo Ryu presents eleven images of his 1/35 scale diorama featuring a British Stuart tank entitled "Thanks". Nicola Del Bono brings us five images of his M14/41 Italian tank, converted from Tamiya's 1/35 scale M13/40, in the Gallery. Tim Bumb's latest artwork is an M24 Chaffee Luke Pitt reviews CMK's 1/48 scale Steyr 1500 Cargo Truck Wood Cab conversion, including images of the resin and photo-etched parts. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum, now including images of the review products. October 11, 2008 Lucio Merlo brings us ten images of his Tamiya 1/35 scale Operation Desert Shield M60A3 in the Gallery. Carlos Alberto Ventura has sent five images of Dragon's 1/35 scale Panzer III Ausf. J in winter camouflage. Dario Risso presents four images of his 1/35 scale Tamiya M8 Greyhound armoured car. Tim Bumb's latest artwork is a Wespe. This week I review Fighting 48th's 1/48 scale waterslide decals for 1/48 scale British and Commonwealth armoured vehicles. Images of the eight decal sheets are incuded. Luke Pitt examines three sets of Voyager Model's 1/35 scale US Army WWII armour stencil templates. Over on HyperScale, I have reviewed a 1/48 scale PG 117 Soviet Assault Boat from YS Masterpieces. Five images of the resin parts plus box art are included. Cookie Sewell examines cyber-hobby.com's 1/35 scale Sturmgeschutz III mit Fluessiggas Antreib ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too October 3, 2008 Spencer Pollard presents three images of his 1/35 scale Dragon T-34 "Factory 112" in the Gallery. Andrew Judson brings us a short article and eleven images of his 1/35 scale Panzer IA diorama, "Libya 1941", featuring Dragon's kit and Tristar figures. Tim Bumb's new artwork tonight is entitled "Panther on the Prowl". Andrew Judson reviews Trumpeter's 1/35 scale Geschutzwagen lV b Fur 10.5cm Lefh 18/1. Images of the kit parts, decals and box top are included. J.B. Wholesalers has supplied 16 photos of assembled and painted test shots from their forthcoming 1/16 scale King Tiger kit. These have been added to the Preview page. Luke Pitt reviews Voyager Model's 1/35 scale Update Sets for Marder III, Panzer IV, E-100 & Flakpanzer 38T Detail Sets. Images of all these sets are included. Cookie Sewell examines two new releases: ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum, now including images of the review products. September 14, 2008 David Porter brings us a short article and five images of his 1/35 scale M1A2 SEP built using Dragon's Abrams and Tamiya's mine plough. Lars Richter presents six images of his Dragon 1/35 scale Marder III Ausf. M in he Gallery. Tim Bumb's new artwork tonight is of a Jagdpanzer IV L/70. I know it is an aviation subject, but some of you might be interested to see Steve Zaloga's composite artwork entitled "Operation Flashlamp Lancaster" over on HyperScale, depicting a night time bombing mission. Steve's artwork features A-Model's 1/144 scale Lancaster. Cookie Sewell examines cyber-hobby's 1/35 scale Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. J Command Tank and Borgward IV Ausf. B ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too September 6, 2008 Jeremy Moore has sent six images of his 1/35 scale Free French M4A2 based on Dragon's Sherman III kit for the Gallery. Penzes Tamas presents five images of his 1/72 scale Dragon Su-100 in German markings. Tim Bumb's new artwork tonight is entitled "Elefant". Luke Pitt reviews five recent Voyager Model Update Sets for Nashorn, Flakpanzer 38t, and the Sd.Kfz. 250/1 Neu. Images of the detail sets are included in Luke's review. Al Bowie examines the new book from AJ Press, Churchill Vol.1, including images of the cover plus four sample pages. Cookie Sewell reviews Dragon's 1/35 scale Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. E Tauchpanzer w/Betriebsstoffanhaenger - Smart Kit J.B. Wholesalers has sent detailed information about Trumpeter's forthcoming 1/16 scale King Tiger release. Over on HyperScale, the current topic on the Theme Pics model photo posting Forum is "Blitzkrieg". This is open to armour and figure models as well as aircraft. Let's see your Blitzkrieg tanks and trucks and armourd cars for this theme! ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum, now including images of the review products. August 31, 2008 Tim Bumb's new artwork is entitled Eastrn Front Sd.Kfz. 251. Luke Pitt reviews five gun barrels for Pak 40s, Tiger I and 150mm from Voyager Model in 1/35 scale. Images of the turned metal and resin parts are included. Glen Porter reviews Trumpeter's new 1/72 scale Jagdtiger (Henschel Production), including images of the kit parts, decals and box top. Andrew Judson examines two recent releases from a new figure manufacturer, AC Models. These are a bust of a Kursk Veteran, plus a US Navy Corpsman with Casualty. Images of the box art and the large scale resin parts are included. Taesung Harms has announced several new WWII and Modern 1/35 scale figure releases from Alpine Miniatures. Check 'em out! ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum, now including images of the review products. August 16, 2008 Andrew Judson builds and reviews Trumpeter's new 1/72 scale Sd.Kfz. 9/1 Famo with Bilstein crane. 41 images of the kit sprues, construction photos, plus shots of the finished model are included. Andreas Stanislawiak presents six images of his 1/35 scale winter camouflaged Dragon Tiger I in the Gallery. David E. Bright has a composite photo of his 1/35 scale Italeri Jagdpanther "On the Prowl" in the Gallery. Tim Bumb's new artwork is entitled simply "Stuart". Rob Baumgartner reviews Osprey Publishing's new book, "Modelling Scale Figures" by Mark Bannerman. Images of the cover and a sample page are included. Cookie Sewell examines two new releases: ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too August 10, 2008 Steve Zaloga makes it two in a row with his 1/48 scale Sherman Crab Mk.I, based on Tamiya's kit with Fighting 48th's conversion. Four images accompany the article. Tonight I review Tamiya's brand new 1/35 scale Panzer II Ausf. A/B/C, inluding images of the kit parts, decals and box top, plus thee photos of constructon progress. ...and if you want to see what the model looks like when it is finished, check out Marcus Nicholls' Tamiya Panzer II on Constructive Comments. This model will feature in a future edition of Tamiya Model Magazine International. Ohjinwoo presents five images of his 1/35 scale Panther diorama entitled "Wohin gehen Sie". Detlef Frohlich's latest model in the Gallery is Eduard's 1/35 scale Hetzer. Tim Bumb's new artwork is entitled "Afrika Korps Panzer IV". Andrew Judson examines Trumpeter's 1/35 scale Sd.Kfz.7 Early Version half track, including images of the kit's plastic, vinyl and photo-etched parts, decals and box top. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum, now including images of the review products. August 3, 2008 Steve Zaloga has sent an article on his 1/35 scale Dragon M16 MMGC Half-Track, including four images. Maza Takahashi presents eight images of his 1/35 scale Tamiya Panzer IV Ausf. H in the Gallery Tim Bumb's new artwork is entitled "Hung Up Panzer III". Mick Evans reviews Trumpeter's 1/72 scale LAV-25, including images of all the kit parts, decals and box top. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum, now including images of the review products. July 27, 2008 I have enabled the "Revise" feature on Missing-Lynx's 1/48 scale Forum. This means that if you make a mistake or wish to revise your message text or heading after you have posted, you may open your own messages on the Forum and edit them. This feature should already be available on the other Forums. I have also added a link to the 1/48 scale Forum to the navigation links at the bottom of each Forum page. Detlef Fröhlich presents seven images of his Tamiya Sd.Kfz. 7/2 with 3.7cm Flak in the Gallery. Massimo Benedetti has sent five images of his 1/35 scale Italeri Chevrolet 15 CWT in desert markings. Tim Bumb's new artwork is entitled "Captuted Panther Part Two" Andy Lang examines a new book, "DAF Pantserwagens Voor de Regimenten Huzaren" by J A Bom, and published by the Dutch Cavaleriemuseum. An image of the book's cover is included. Cookie Sewell reviews two new releases:
...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too, including progress on Marcus Nicholls' new Tamiya Panzer II and David Parker's Char B. July 20, 2008 Andrew Judson builds Italeri's 1/35 scale DUKW, reviewed on Missing-Lynx recently. Five images are included. Detlef Fröhlich presents five images of his 1/35 scale LAV-25 from Revell. David Bright has sent a Photoshop image of his 1/16 scale WSN Tiger I Mid Production for the Gallery. Tim Bumb's new artwork is entitled "Eastern Front Tiger I" Over on HyperScale, Tony Bell and Wayne Bowman have sent 128 images of the winners from May's TORCAN 2008 Model Show in Toronto, including some impressive arrmour entries. Al Bowie reviews Mushroom Model Publications' newest armour title, "WARPAINT – Colours & Markings of British Army Vehicles 1903-2003 Volume 1". Al has included images of the cover plus three sample pages in his review. Also on HyperScale, figure and vignette modellers may be interested in Andrew Judson's review of Trumpeter's new 1/35 scale CH-47A Crew in Vietnam, including images of the kit's plastic parts and box top. Cookie Sewell examines two new releases:
...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum, now including images of the review products. July 13, 2008 Huang He brings us eleven images of his 1/35 scale Tamiya Panzer III Ausf. L. Detlef Fröhlich is back with 13 images of his 1/35 scale AFV Club Sd.Kfz. 251/21 Drilling. Tim Bumb's new artwork tonight is entitled "Tiger Maintenance". Andrew Judson reviews Italeri's reissued 1/35 scale M13/40 Italian tank, including images of the kit parts, decals and box top. Cookie Sewell examines two of Dragon's latest releases: ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too July 5, 2008 Donghyun Jung brings us five images of his 1/35 scale Tamiya Jagdpanther Late Version. Detlef Fröhlich returns with 11 images of his 1/35 scale Dragon 8.8cm Flak gun in the Gallery. Tim Bumb's artwork for tonight is a captured KV-1. Tonight I review CMK's 1/48 scale GMC 353 Clubmobile conversion, including images of the kit's resin and photo-etched parts, decals and box top. Andrew Judson examines six pre-painted resin vignette bases from Sunix World, including images of the assembled bases. Glen Porter reviews Dragon's 1/72 Tigergruppe Fehrmann Tiger I (Early/Late Comp) (7303) Images of all the kit parts are included, plus comparison photos of the new hull and turret parts with the older versions. For those interested in Warhammer, IPMS Stockholm has just posted an article on a Warhammer Bridgelayer by Stellan Englund. ...and don't forget to check out the latest great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too June 27, 2008 Tim Bumb's artwork for tonight is a White Half Track. Rob Baumgartner reviews Special Armour's 1/72 scale Sd.Kfz.11 Nebelkraftwagen, including images of the kit's plastic parts, photo-etch, markings and box top. I examine CMK's replacement wheels for the Humber Mk.I Scout Car, suitable for the SKP or Bronco kits. Images of the parts are included. Cookie Sewell reviews Dragon's new 1/35 scale German Antitank Team w/Panzerschrek - Gen2, including an image of the box top. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum, now including images of the review products. June 22, 2008 Guido Adorno has sent 15 images of his 1/35 scale T-72 BM built using Miniarm's conversion on Tamiya's kit. Andrew Judson presents seven images of his 1/35 scale Tamiya Wespe, finished with a Verlinden detai set and Resination figures, in the Gallery. Tim Bumb's artwork tonight is a Sturmgeschutz III Ausf. G. Andrew Judson examines Italeri's 1/35 scale Jeep, including images of the kit parts and box top. Peter Mitchell examines Italeri's 1/72 scale Opel Blitz Ambulance, a re-release of the old ESCI kit, including images of the kit box top, parts and decals. Cookie Sewell reviews two new and forthcoming releases:
...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum, now including images of the review products. June 14, 2008 Steve Zaloga presents a new article on his 1/48 scale Tamiya Wirbelwind and Jeep Vignette. FIve images are included. Henry Liu brings us 32 images of his new 1/35 scale diorama, "Accident", featuring Tamiya's Char B.1 and Tristar's Panzer I. Tim Bumb's new artwork for the Gallery is a wrecked Panzer IV. Andrew Judson reviews Italeri's new 1/35 scale LVT(A)-2 "Saipan" including 11 images of the kit parts, box top and decals. Luke Pitt examines Voyager's 1/35 scale photo-etched detail sets for IS-2, M5 and Marder III kits. Images of the detail sets are included in Luke's review. Cookie Sewell reviews several new releases: ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too June 7, 2008 Spencer Pollard presents two images of Tamiya's brand new 1/35 scale Opel Blitz truck in the Gallery. Vladimir Demchenko brings us tem images of his strking 1/35 scale Stalingrad diorama, "Angels of Death". Michael Wandas has sent seven images of his 1/35 scle AFV Club Pak 43/41 88mm Anti-Tank Gun for the Gallery. Tim Bumb's new artwork for the Gallery is an M26 Pershing. Derek Hansen has sent information and images about several new Accurate Armour releases, including the INDEPENDENT heavy tank of 1926 (K086), and 3 new LandRover Series-III 109 kits. The text and images may be seen on the Preview page. Andrew Judson reviews Trumpeter's new 1/35 scale LAV-AT Light Armored Vehicle - Anti-Tank. Andrew's images includes images of all the kit parts, box top and decals. Cookie Sewell examines several new releases: Over on HyperScale, figure modellers might be interested in Rob Baumgartner's review of Alley Cat's new 1/48 scale WWI Pilot figures - RFC, RNAS and French. Images of the parts and the completed figures are included in Rob's review. ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too June 1, 2008 Andrew Judson builds Trumpeter's new 1/35 scale LAV Command Vehicle with two Hornet figures in a new article with ten images. Ian Murray presents four photos of his 1/35 scale Berlin Brigade Chieftain Mk.9c based on Tamiya's kit with additional parts from Castoff. Henry Liu has sent 16 images of his 1/35 scale Dragon T-34/85 for the Gallery. Tim Bumb's new artwork for the Gallery is entitled "Captured Panther". Glen Porter reviews two new kits in Italeri's "Fast Build" wargamers' series, a Tiger I and a Panther. Images of the kit parts, box top and instructions are included. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. By the way, Frank is now including images of the review products. May 24, 2008 Andrew Judson builds Trumpeter's new 1/35 scale PT-76B Amphibious Tank in a short new article with ten images of the model, both completed an under construction. Huang He has sent six images of his 1/48 scale Tamiya KV-1 for the Gallery. Tim Bumb joins us with the first in a series of artworks, an Sd.Kfz. 7/1 with Quad 2cm Flak 38 anti aircraft guns. Although it is not strictly armour related, Missing-Lynx visitors might be interested to see Steve Zaloga's 1/700 scale USS Texas from Niko, posted recently on HyperScale. ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too May 17, 2008 Luis Valda brings us three imagesof his 1/35 scale Italeri AS-42 Sahariana in the Gallery. Petr Sobisek has sent six images of his 1/35 scale Soviet GAZ 61-471 Gun Tractor from Plus Models. Nicholas Gohin offers another of his profiles, this time a Japanese Type 94 tank. Hubert Ortinger presents five images of his 1/48 scale vignette, "Somewhere in Normandy". Luke Pitt reviews CMK's new 1/35 scale GMC Airfield Fuel Tanker conversion, including images of the resin parts, photo-etched fret, decals and box top. Glen Porter examines Italeri's 1/72 scale Sd.Kfz. 234/4 armoured car, including images of the kit parts, colour schemes and box top. Cookie Sewell reviews cyberhobby's new 1/35 scale Sd.Kfz.138 Marder III Ausf. M Initial Production w/Stadtgas, including an image of the box top. ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum. May 4, 2008 We have six images of Barry Smith's diorama of the Australian counter offensive on the Kokoda Track in October 1942 entitled "Toward Owen's Corner and Imita Ridge". The diorama was photographed at this weekend's NSW Model Expo. Nicholas Gohin has sent artwork of a Japanese Type 89 tank for the Gallery. Luke Pitt reviews four new releases from Voyager Model: PE35229: Jagdpanther G1 Early Version (for the Dragon kit); PE35213: M1A2 Abrams reactive armour module; PE35217: IDF Shot Centurion Kk5/1 (for the AFV Club Kit) and PE35207: Sfh-18 105mm Howitzer (for the Dragon Kit) ...and don't forget to catch the latest book, accessory and kit reviews from Frank De Sisto on Missing-Lynx's "Time on Target" Forum.
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