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Squadron Proudly Welcomes Decemberddeececemmbbeerr 20162200116 BRINGING HISTORY to LIFE Squadron Proudly Welcomes DecemberDDeececemmbbeerr 20162200116 BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE PLASTIC MODELODELODELD E L KITS KKITKI TST S • MODEL ACCESSORIES See back cover for full details. BOOKS & MAGAZINES • PAINTS & TOOLS • GIFTS & COLLECTIBLES Order Today at WWW.SQUADRON.COM or call 1-877-414-0434 DearDDear FriendsFriiendds SQUADRON As we look forward to the holidays, it is hard to believe another year has come and gone. Bringing on several new product lines and welcoming new customers PRODUCTS has kept our entire team busy. We are looking forward to 2017 with many great NEW things planned - including launching Squadron Models; with our first brand- new tooled kit. More about this exciting announcement will be coming soon. Visit www.squadronmodels.com to keep up to date. Don’t miss our newly published book featured in this flyer - Squadron Signal # SS10244, The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. Written by David Doyle, this book reveals the history and development of the “Missile-with-a-man-in-it”. An 80- page publication with over 160 carefully curated vintage photos of which many in color, numerous color profiles and an array of line drawings. A book not to miss! In our Warriors and Heroes line, this month’s newly released figure on Page 4 represents a WWII US Tanker with Bazooka. #WAH35519 is a beautifully rendered resin production piece in 1/35th scale, complete with a small groundwork base. As you will read in my article a few pages ahead, figures are one of my favorite subjects in modelling. Join me in the fun and try one this month! Check out our most recent addition to Squadron Tools - #SQ10262 - a Mini Pin Vise Set, contain- ing four different sizes of small hand held pin vises that will adapt any miniature drill bits. It’s a great time to stock up on of our tools and accessories as your modeling time increases with the weather turning wintery. We are thrilled that our selection keeps growing with new product lines; and will continue to do so in NEW 4 Piece Mini Pin Vise Set 2017! This month we are proud to announce our newest line; Abeitlung 502 Oil Paints (Page 58). Set comes with 4 individual sized As the first oil paint line we have offered, we are looking forward to your feedback as you give these small pin-vises. These pin vises fine colors a try. will come in handy when using For an even greater selection of the best in kits, accessories, R/C, books and militaria, don’t forget to visit us at www.Squadron.com. There is always something exciting to see on our website. miniature drill bits and are sized to adapt any sub miniature bit, Most importantly and in name of the whole Squadron team, we would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas, a prosperous New Year and a really big thank you for all the patronage you ranging from 0 to 3/16”. They have given us over the years. Happy Modeling! feature non-slip knurled handles Cheers! for steady gripping. Jef Verswyvel SQ10262 Chief Modeler at Squadron $15.98 $14.38 NEW F-104 Starfighter In Action Book Doyle. The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter first flew in 1954, Starfighters then broke the world altitude re- cord in May 1958 and the world air-speed record nine days later. It was the first aircraft to hold both records simultaneously. The F-104 was born from combat against Communist MiG-15 jet aircraft during the Korean War. During its 50-year career, it was used by no less than 15 nations from Jordan to Taiwan, Italy finally retired its fleet in 2005. Through more than 160 vintage photos, numerous line drawings and new NEW color profiles, this new volume chronicles the remark- able military career of this aircraft. 80 pages. SS10244 $19.95 $17.99 WWW.SQUADRON.COM 2 TOLL FREE: 1-877-414-0434 Small, Small World As far back as I can remember, airplane models have always been my favorite. At a very young age I was infatuated with everything that flew and that was man-made. I kept this fascination with airplanes going for most of my early modelling years and swore I would never build anything different if it didn’t include wings or rotor blades. That is…until one day when I was in my early teens and passed by the storefront of a hobby shop. For the first time, I saw a “mini landscape” (didn’t know the concept of dioramas back then) on display. It was Tamiya’s Flak 88 and Halftrack. The model was placed on a styrofoam base and was sprinkled with beach sand. I remember that vividly because the builder didn’t sift the sand so pieces of sea shells were visible while the diorama depicted a scene from the Belgian Ardennes! But what really intrigued me were the figures. Sure, like most kids from my day, I used to play with toy soldiers - but those were made like someone had chewed bubble gum, spat it out and molded the glop into a form, holding a toothpick for a rifle. The figures I was looking at were well sculpted and detailed. It captivated me. Was it possible that I could extend my boyhood play in to my adult hobby and continue to handle these mini-men without scrutiny or worse, becoming a Debilities Mentis of society? I walked in the store and five minutes later, walked back out with a Tamiya figure set under my arm. I found a new purpose in life! Painting figures. Well, let me tell you, didn’t go all that well! I was not very good at it and several bicycle trips to the store followed as I tried to refine my initial work. I left, to the shop owner’s dismay, many sweat prints on the glass door where I had pressed my nose and left eye against his window so I could have a “closer” look and study the exhibited figures. White metal figurines started to appear on the market and shortly thereafter, the “Verlinden era” made its entrance where I was personally in- volved for many years in producing resin figures. Since then there has never been any shortage to complete your diorama, no matter the subject. Figure painting is still considered difficult by many modelers and it scares many more away from trying. I am telling you - There is no need to be afraid to give it a try. Assembling and finishing figures is a process, just like any other modelling project. Once you painted one, good or bad, you learn and the next one will be better. There are many popular brands of figures that have been around for years, with Warriors as one of the leaders for quality resin figures with sculptors like John Rosengrant, Mike good, Rendall Patton, James Rice and Brian Stewart to name a few. Regardless of the talents of the sculp- tor, however, it’s in the finishing process that the real personality of each figure comes to life through the hands – and the soul – of the painter. No better way to bring a model to life than with the addition of one of these hand-painted pieces of art. When I look back, this industry has evolved into something fascinating where one can creatively express him or herself, capture history and project it onto a tiny platform with the help of figures. Figures also inject life into dioramas and last but not least figure painting is an art form and that by itself can be very rewarding and fun. For myself, I have evolved as a figure modeller and with time the bicycle trips gradually stopped. I will never forget the experience of discovering into something new a long time ago through his guiding hand that made me realize that there is so much more in this hobby that will give you satisfaction if you just give it a chance. So learn from my experience - go ahead, paint one! I did! Cheers! Jef Verswyvel HEROESE & WARRIORS - RESINRESIN FIGUREFIGURE LINELINLINE 1:351:35 ScaleScale SQUADRONSQUADRON PRODUCTSPRODUCP TS Heroes & WarriorsWarr ors German Trench Raider WWI Finely molded resin Ger- man WWI infantry soldier in hunkered down position carrying a WWI Mauser K98, wearing a standard M1910 wool uniform and Stahl Helmet. Waffen SS Pair, Kharkov One figure dons a Wehrmacht WAH35509 $15.98 $14.99 issued sheep skin vest, wearing M1944 helmet and carrying Screaming Eagles Vignette Unassembled and an MP40. The second figure wears the long reversible grey and unpainted resin vignette, base plus part ruined wall with 3 white parka with hood and carries a K98 Mauser. “Kursk”! Vignette Unassembled and unpainted resin WAH35516 $29.99 $26.99 figures, depicting a scene during D-DAY June 6 1944. Set vignette representing a German dugout near the battlefield comes with two 101st Airborne Troopers, one standing and one Wounded SS Tankers of Kursk, July 1943. Contains base and three figures with WW2 Finely molded kneeling aiding a wounded German soldier. weapons of the Waffen SS, dressed in M37 field uniform and WAH35510 $39.955 $35.99$ 5.99 two figure vignette Tarnjacke.Tarnja depicting two German WAH35511WA $34.95 $31.99 U.S.U.S. Sniper in France 1944-1945 Tankers supporting each WAH35508WA $19.98 $17.99 other while wounded. SS TankerTa Winter Dress Included is a small base BeautifullyBeaut detailed resin figure molded with detailed ground inin greygre color. Figure is wearing the work. WAH35517 typicaltypica SS black Panzer wrap, Alpine $24.99 $22.99 Cap anda SS Autumn Oak A Camouflage German Soldier WW2 ReversibleRever Winter uniform Trousers.
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