Model Art Co Ltd

Model Fibel WWII Heavy Tanks & 10.5cm Self-Propelled Gun, No. 751

Reviewed By  Chris Mobley, IPMS# 42891

MSRP: ~$20.00 ISBN: 4910087340684 Publisher: Model Art Co www.modelart.jp Imported by Dragon USA (www.dragonmodelsusa.com The first thing I noticed about the issue was I was not sure if to think of it as a magazine or a book. It contains 144 pages of thick glossy color pages of very nice photos. The text is in Japanese but the photos are presented well enough that you can get the idea behind a lot of the techniques being shown. There is a small English translation section in the back that does not cover the entire content. It is a little tricky to flip back and forth putting the parts to the translation. The subjects contained in the issue include the T-35, JS-2 1944 ChKZ, Char B1 bis, King Tiger, Matilda II , M26 Pershing , a nice scratch built 10.5cm le.FH.18/40/2 , KV-1, Wespe , Tiger 1 Late, Heuschrecke IV b , Churchill Mk. VII and M7 Priest. Very nice selection of some of the heavy players of WW2. Along with the model features there are also some nice detail photos of the actual subjects. I can recommend this issue for anyone that appreciates looking at build ups of nicely detailed models, even if it is a bit hard to read most of the text. The reference photos alone could be worth getting the book.

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