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AFV Modeller |
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AFV Modeller Magazine #17 |
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Reviewed By Jack Bruno, #25313 |
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MSRP $15.00 USD One of the great pleasures I get out of modeling is reviewing certain reference material that hits you right between the eyes like a power chord from a Ritchie Blackmore riff. AFV Modeller is that good. If you happened to read my last review, you will know that I'm a big fan of this magazine. Issue #17 keeps the train on the track with another artfully done 8 Chapters. The cover subject and most interesting build is a FAMO with a 10 ton crane. This is a labor of love by Darren Thompson and has to be looked at to fully appreciate the skill that this took. I might note here that as with all previous issues, all of the details of the build, along with supplies needed are listed so that the commoner, such as myself, can try to accomplish these vehicles. Great photo's illustrate the building process and carry on through the immaculate paint job and weathering stages. The 1/35 Faun Tank Transporter is built and painted by Andreas Gey. Great details can be learned from the various techniques used on this subject. The painting is of particular interest as it is the U.N. White. This is a great seller for Trumpeter Models and I would suggest getting this issue if you own the kit. Again, fabulous photos are taken giving you the feeling that you’re in your own workshop but much cleaner. On the heels of the Faun, we have an absolutely splendid build of an SdKfz 250 "Nue" mounting a 5 cm Pak. Rudi Meir makes this scratch/conversion look easy. Painted in a three-tone scheme and mounted on a base with rubble the kit presents itself beautifully as if the 250 lays waiting for its prey. The illustrations give you the step by step process of the build which required lengthening the hull. Outstanding work with figures to boot! Part Two of the Tom Cockle article on modeling a Panzer IV Ausf. E takes us through the painting and weathering process. Everything you ever wanted to know about presenting an early war German tank is right here. Done well, German panzer gray vehicles can be the focal point of any collection. The "E" is from the 11 Panzer "Ghost" Division. Moving on to a kit that I've built a few times is a Tamiya Egyptian JS-3. This kit is updated by Dave Bilek to a JS-3m version. Interesting to me, and comes off pretty good too, is that Dave chooses to exhibit the model as abandoned in the desert while the sand/elements has worn off the desert yellow paint to the original Russian green. Nice touch. Xtreme Detail is a section which gives us photo's of real vehicles on the loose. This issue the subject is the Challenger 2 tank and gets you very up close and personal. The Keeping Track section informs us of new products and some recent releases. More stuff here that will surely make the spouse throw you out!!! Mine's close!!! Finishing up this issue is a great little conversion of a 3 cm Flak 103/38 mounted on a Steyr 2000 truck. This is a very nice in-depth review and the build represents an SS unit on the Eastern Front in 1945. There you have it tread heads another fine issue of AFV Modeller. The only thing I am disappointed about is that I read the whole thing cover to cover in one sitting and having to wait for the release of the next issue! Very worth while to your modeling collection and thank you to John Noack and AFV Modeller for the review sample. Cheers and happy modeling! |
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