SUMMER 2019 BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE Hundreds of kits ahead to make your summer sizzle! Purchase the HobbyBoss M4 High Speed Tractor Kit, (SQC82408) and enjoy our NEW True Details Canvases SPECIAL OFFER! & Tarps Accessories FREE! See details on page 3. BOOKS ACCESSORIES PP. 20-21 PAINT PP. 56-57 P. 2 FW190 SMOOTH CHECK OUT THREAD THE BEST WHEEL SET VALLEJO P. 21 PAINT SETS! SQUADRON SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS BACK IN STOCK! GREAT KITS FOR SUMMER NEW! S.T.E.M. Kits for ALL AGES - P. 63 See back cover for full details. Order Today at WWW.SQUADRON.COM or call 1-877-414-0434 Not sure what you need? Call us — we can help! 877-414-0434 Dear Friends – With the heat of the summer now upon us, what better time to start a new model project? Even better yet – get those kids and grandkids started on a hobby that will follow them the rest of their lives. Be sure to check out our STEM products p. 63 – one of the biggest trends in education today are STEM programs (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). Building a model reinforces all these categories of learning. Do your kids a favor and expand their brains while giving them something really fun to do this summer – what better legacy could there be?! Ahead these pages are filled with kits and accessories to make your modeling experience the best it can be. If you don’t see what you want, visit Squadron.com and you are sure to find it there. Call us at 877-414-0434 if you cannot find what you need and we will locate it for you. Back in stock are two of our popular Squadron Books – USS Iowa-Class Battleships In Action (SS26007) and the F-104 In Action (SS10244). You will find them below, with many more titles available throughout this catalog and at Squadron.com. Build up your library today! With the heat of summer, there is nothing like enjoying a bit of automotive history with building a car model. Don’t miss out on our expanded selection on pp. 54-55 and our tribute to the Fabulous Fifties on the back cover. Check out the great free gift of our new Armor Accessories with the purchase of the Hobby Boss M4 High Speed Tractor Vehicle (SQC82408) as featured on the cover! Get yours while supplies last on p.03. Finishing your model is where creativity can have its greatest impact. Be sure to take a look at the many Vallejo paint sets we have included in this month’s flyer (pp. 56-57) and visit Squadron.com to find more. Our finishing supplies will help you preserve the “Moment in Time” with your model – made even more special with one of our custom bases found on the display pages in Aviation (p. 19) and Armor (p. 47). Finally, it wouldn’t be July if we didn’t have some special “Christmas in July” savings for you. Check out p. 62 to learn more! If there is anything we can do to enhance your modeling experience, let us know. Call (877-414-0434), email ([email protected]), or post to us on Facebook. We love to hear from you. Thanks for choosing us! Gwynne Gorr Chief Executive Officer Check us out and LIKE our Facebook page. SQUADRON SHOP See more IN-STOCKNOW IN-STOCKNOW Magazines on p. 32. NEW IOWA-CLASS BATTLESHIPS ON DECK (SC) Doyle. The Iowa-class battleships were America's and the F-104 STARFIGHTER IN ACTION (SC) world's last active battleships. Back in the World War II Doyle. The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter first flew in 1954, era, six of the class were ordered, and four completed: Starfighters then broke the world altitude record in May NEW! MODEL MILITARY INTERNATIONAL Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri and Wisconsin. Each armed 1958 and the world air-speed record nine days later. It MAGAZINE #159 JULY '19 (SC) with nine 16-inch rifles able to hurl 2,700-lb shells more was the first aircraft to hold both records simultaneously. 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