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LATE SUMMER 2018 BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE YOU ASKED FOR IT WE HAVE IT! CHECK OUT OUR SPECIAL ORDER KITS ON SQUADRON.COM M4A3E8 SHERMAN EASY EIGHT, P.3 BOOKS P. 52-57 GIFTS P. 62 TOOLS P. 58-60 NEWLY P. 62 P. 58 IN STOCK BRONZE PREMIUM SEE P. 2 EAGLE PLIER SET CHECK OUT OUR SPECIAL DEALS ON PP. 32-33 —THERE’S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE! See back cover for full details. Order Today at WWW.SQUADRON.COM or call 1-877-414-0434 Dear Friends, It is already August and anyone who knows a little bit about Texas heat will understand why everything is bigger in Texas. Even temperatures! Squadron just returned from the IPMS National Show in Phoenix AZ. Another great event with modelers from around the world. We also just hosted Eagle Quest 27 in June, and I had the opportunity to “meet and greet” with a bunch of great people. The show was, once again, a huge success and constantly growing. More on this on page 31. Now that we crossed the mid-year marker, Squadron is preparing for the second half with some interesting items in the pipeline. Meanwhile for this month, we have the following new additions. Continuing to grow our True Details Premium line of accessories, check out TDP32214, TDP48214, and TDP72214 shown below. These new wheel sets for the F-15 Eagle are exact resin copies from highly detailed 3D patterns. Also shown below, Moments In Time released a new display base, TDD35003 - WW2 Machine Gun Bunker Display. This 11”x 11” resin base depicts a German/Polish MG Bunker emplace- ment that will be the perfect backdrop for any 1/35th scale German, Polish or Russian WW2 subjects, either figures or small armored vehicles. The detail is incredible! In our Squadron Tool Line, we have introduced SQ10266 - 6 pc Mini Screwdriver Set on pp 58. This set of 6 miniature screwdrivers is perfect while doing small repairs on jewelry, RC, scale modeling or anything involving tiny screws. Squadron Signal Publications, on special request, has reprinted two of its most popular titles written by renowned author David Doyle. SS10221 B-25 Mitchell, below and on the back cover SS2048 The Sherman Tank in Action is documented with nearly 200 period photos, many of them in rare original color, several line drawings illustrating the subtle variations in hull, turret, and weapons used on these famed armored fighting vehicles. Includes color profiles; 80 pages. Don’t forget to keep visiting our website regularly at www.Squadron.com for daily updates on new and restocked items, videos or special discounts. As always, I would like to extend a well deserved thank you to all our customers for considering us to be your one-stop-shop for all your modeling needs. Keep up the good work! Cheers! Jef Verswyvel - Chief Modeler at Squadron we're helping your hobby take flight! NEW! WW2 CONCRETE GERMAN MACHINEGUN BUNKER 11” sq. resin base, including a German MG fortification. Beautifully rendered in high quality resin with minute true-to-scale detail. TDD35003 $49.99 $44.99 NEWLY BACK IN STOCK! B-25 MITCHELL IN ACTION (SC) David Doyle. The North American B-25 Mitchell was one of the premier US warplanes of World War II. It NEW Comes ready to paint. gained immortality early in the United States involvement Display your modelling in the war when a small group of B-25Bs under Lt. masterpiece with pride! Col. Jimmy Doolittle took off from the deck of the USS Hornet and executed a surprise attack on military NEW targets on the Japanese island of Honshu. Subsequently, NEW! F-15 C/E EAGLE WHEEL SET Mitchells would see service in every theater of war, Resin replacement wheel set (3 pieces) for the doing duty as a tactical bombers, coastal patrol aircraft, F-15 C/E Eagle. Beautifully rendered detail and photo-reconnaissance and photo-mapping planes, and, copied from 3-D patterns, these wheel sets are a true when fitted with additional guns and rockets, as a superb representation of the real deal. Wheels will adapt to ground- or shipping-attack platforms. Eight all-new pages any brand name F-15. of photos and information fill out this latest edition. 1/32 SCALE TDP32214 $10.99 Illustrated with 225 photographs, more than 80 of them 1/48 SCALE TDP48214 $9.99 rare period photos in original color, 80 pages. 1/72 SCALE TDP72214 $8.99 SS10221 $19.95 $17.99 WWW.SQUADRON.COM 2 TOLL FREE: 1-877-414-0434 ALL-NEW! HOT PRODUCTS 1:700 SCALE AIRCRAFT CARRIER DDV192 IBUKI Model kit of the Aircraft Carrier Ibuki, a heavy cruiser built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. DDV192 Ibuki is a fictional aircraft carrier from the comic Kubo Ibuki penned by Kawaguchi Kaiji (with support from Eya Osamu), which was first serialized from the December 2014 issue of Shogakukan publication Big Comic. Kit has single piece waterline hull, detailed superstructure, bridge windows, ships boats and hanger, gangway storage, deck edge elevator, SeaRAM and Phalanx, catwalks, ski-jump take off ramp, port sponsons, masts and antennas. Central deck elevator can be assembled in two positions, blast fences, deployed and flush aircraft blast fences, helicopters with rotors deployed or stowed, towing tractors, helicopter tow dollies, rescue vehicles. TM25413 $57.00 $45.99 ALL 1:48 SCALE NEW NEW! HE 111H-6 WWII GERMAN BOMBER NEW! TYPHOON MK.IB LIMITED EDITION Plastic model kit of the Heinkel He 111, a German NEW! BERGEPANTHER AUSF.D UMBAU SEIBERT The Hawker Typhoon was one of the worst British aircraft designed by Siegfried and Walter Gunter at Plastic model kit of the 1945 Bergepanther Ausf.D, a tank fighters of World War II in service, some people say. But, Heinkel Flugzeugwerke in 1934. Through development recovery vehicle based on the Panther medium tank, and as they do not forget to add, it was one of the best ground it was described as a wolf in sheep's clothing. Due to produced to solve a problem caused by the ever-increasing attack aircraft of its time. The first production Typhoon restrictions placed on Germany after the First World War weight of German tanks. Kit has multi-part lower Mk.I flew for the first time on May 26th, 1941. Armed prohibiting bombers, it masqueraded as a civil airliner, hull, upper hull with separate engine cover and upper with 12 Brownings it mostly served as the platform for although from conception the design was intended to platform, drivers interior, separate hatches and on-vehicle operational tactics development. provide the nascent Luftwaffe with a fast medium bomber. equipment, detailed engine, exhaust, transmission, rear EU11117 $64.95 $51.99 ICM48262 $105.99 $84.99 hull armor plate, crane, chain, brass wire cable, 7.92mm MG, photoetch engine grilles, running gear. Decals and 1:35 SCALE painting reference for 4 tanks (Siebert Factory, 1945). TAK2102 $69.99 $55.99 BEGINNER MODELLER SNAP-FIT KIT NEW! US MEDIUM TANK M4A3E8 NEW! DELTA FORCE FAV SHERMAN EASY EIGHT KOREAN WAR Formerly called the Fast Attack Vehicle (FAV), this is Kit has upper hull with separate engine cover, turret and a high-speed, lightly armored sandrail-like vehicle first hatches, updated engine deck and gun travel lock, multi- used in combat during the Gulf War in 1991. Due to part lower hull, late type deflector, light guards, separate their dash speed and off-road mobility, the DPVs were on-vehicle tools and equipment, 76mm gun barrel, gun used extensively during Operation Desert Storm. shield canvas cover, 7.62mm M1919A4 machine gun, NEW! M4A1 SHERMAN WORLD WAR TOONS Kit has multi-part frame, detailed interior with bucket detailed rear panel, transparent vision ports and lights. Features rotatable turrets and elevatable gun barrel. seats, rear-mounted engine and assemblies, roll bar, Gaz kit has multi-part frame, detailed interior with Snap-fit design doesn't require the use of glue during antenna, detailed driveline with rubber tires. 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