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January 2018 BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE Kits & Accessories SnowingSnowing Outside?Outside? ModelModel Inside!Inside! Books & Magazinesg ToolsToool & PaintPaint DVDD Documentaries Over 150 NEW Kits, Accessories and Books Inside These Pages! SeeS bback cover for full details. OrderO Today at WWW.SQUADRON.COM or call 1-877-414-0434 DearDDearF FFriendsriei ndsd It’s January! Can you believe this! Another year swung by and before I could grasp it, it was gone! However, January also embraces a new start. A new outlook and more important, New Year’s resolutions! Here at Squadron, we commit ourselves to make 2018 a year of innovation and creativity in our hobby. 2018 also has a special meaning to us. 50 Years ago, Mr. Jerry Campbell had a vision that mail order would play a major part in the future - even for scale modelers. And how right he was! Proof of this is that Squadron, after half a century, still continues, being a leader in the hobby industry and we hope you will join us in celebrating this anniversary throughout the year. To kick off the next twelve months, Squadron is announcing an array of new items carrying our brand name. First ones are two new releases from our “Moments in Time” line. This highly detailed display bases are becoming very popular amongst modelers because of their quality and detail. TDD32002 is the 1/32nd version of the Marston mat. This 13.5” x 13.5” platform will be perfect for your 1/32nd WW2 or Korean War fighter. We also have TDD48003, 13.5” x 13.5” Marston mat. This base is a larger section PSP airfield in 1/48th scale which will accept a 1/48th medium bomber or 2 fighters. Be sure to check out my article on page 49 to learn more. In the spirit of the winter season, we are also bringing back our “snow” TDD90001 that can be used to make a winter weathering look to any of your model projects. Check it all out on pages 10-11. In our tool and product line we are releasing item SQPS004 - a 3-sheet variety combo of our styrene 6” x 12” sheets. Sizes are .010”, .020” and .030”. The January edition for Squadron Signal Publications is SS12061 - 155mm Long Tom Gun in Action, by David Doyle. The “Long Tom” - or more properly, the “155mm gun M1A1 with M1A1 carriage and M5 limber,” and the related 8-inch howitzer M1 formed the backbone of the U.S. Army’s hheavyeavy fieldfield artilleryartillery during World War II and Korea. This 80-page book documents the development and deployment of these iconic weapons, as wwellell as theitheirr prime movers and caissons through 227 archival photos of which many are in color. Over 80 brand new kits will be found in the pages ahead. Some of my favorites include the 1:48 Airfix Walrus (AX091833 oonn ppg.g. 3), the 1:35 Tamiya Archer Anti-Tank Gun (TM35356 on the back cover), the 1:35 MiniArt T-60 Tank (MA35241 on pg. 25)5), and the 1:48 ICM Heinkel He 113H-3 (ICM48261 on pg. 6). Don’t miss out on these hot items. Also, please don’t forget to check out ourour website at www.Squadron.com for regular updates and new arrivals. Furthermore, I would like to extend in name of the whole Squadron team, our sincere best wishes for the new year to you, yourur familiesfamilies and friends. That you may prosper and for wonderful things to happen! We’d like to thank you once more for last year’s patronage and hope that we might continue our relationship for another 50 yearars!s! Cheers! Jef Verswyvel - Chief Modeler at Squadron NEW NEW Styrene Sheet Variety Pack (3pcs) Includes 1x 0.25mm – 010”, 1x 0.50 – 020” and 1x 0.75mm - 030” high quality 6” X 12” Styrene sheets (3pcs). Will adapt to all plastic cements and Superglues. 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