B RESIGHT THE AMPS MEMBERSHIP MAGAZINE | SAMPLE ISSUE In this issue: Trumpeter Soviet KV-8 Flamethrower U.S. M42 Duster Walk Around Trumpeter Soviet BTR-50PK Tracked APC The Hobby Shop That Never Closes ® 1:35 Scale M1070/M1000 HETS Modern Oshkosh M1070 truck tractor paired with Systems & Electronics M1000 Heavy Equipment Transport semitrailer - a military logistics vehicle system intended to transport, deploy, and evacuate tanks, armored personnel carriers, self-propelled artillery, and other heavy vehicles. M1070 features highly detailed chassis with intricate driveline, posable 1st and 4th axle wheels, full cab interior, pivoting 5th wheel coupling and excellent winch with control panel. M1000 sports detailed frame, multi-part subsystems, extensive hydraulic plumbing, pivoting loading ramps, movable platform, adjustable support legs and functional sprung suspension. The set also includes metal chain, photo-etch detail parts (cab roof, grille, brackets, heat shields, wheel chocks and mud flaps), metal axles and springs, plus vinyl tires and suspension dampers - in all, over 1447 parts! The perfect companion kit for your ultimate M1 Abrams project. 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John Robinson Editor, Boresight If you do come to Auburn, as an AMPS member, you are [email protected] granted the right to attend the AMPS General Meeting, meet your AMPS officers and take part in the decisions that shape AMPS. You’ll also have a say in the selection of the next convention’s theme. You can even let me know in person what you think of Boresight! --- In this issue we have two features that come from kits released in the past few months. Neil Stokes takes you step-by-step through building the Trumpeter KV-8 Flame- thrower, and provides excellent historical research along the way to help you make yours as accurate as it can be. Next, I review the Trumpeter BTR-50PK APC. In addition to the basic build, I guide you through a few weathering tech- niques that you may want to try on your models. Lastly, we have a short reference feature on the M-42 Duster, a model that AFV Club is just now releasing to eager fans. BORESIGHT | SAMPLE ISSUE | 03 AMPS Review Crew News www.amps-armor.org As I write this, we’re just a bit over three maintain is a full build review posted on weeks out from the biggest AMPS event the website (or in the pages of Boresight) of the year, the annual International within 90 days of the reviewer receiving Convention. Hopefully, this issue will be a kit for review. Simple, huh? Well…not in your hands before the convention. If it really. Life usually figures out how to get is, it will be the result of a LOT of effort on in the way. the part of your Boresight team headed up by Chief Editor John Robinson. Reviewing products isn’t as quick or easy Thanks to a lot of time and effort com- as it may look at first glance and any vet- mitted by his team, Boresight has never eran reviewer will tell you that the “free” looked better, nor had better content, nor stuff is nowhere near free. Reviewing been this close to being on schedule. isn’t for everyone; we work to guidelines and I can be a real pain if you’re long Not only do all of these factors result in overdue with a project. That said, I’d like a publication that AMPS members can to add a couple of more reviewers to the enjoy with pride, but also a bigger, better Crew. Please look me up in Auburn if Boresight is more attractive to industry you’re interested, I’d be happy to discuss businesses, who are far more receptive the Review Crew with you. to purchasing advertising in Boresight, which makes a bigger and better Bore- Some recent reviews that you find of sight even easier to produce! Funny how particular interest include: that all ties together… If you happen to Tamiya Iraqi Tank T-55 “Enigma” by cross paths with John, Matt Deck, or any John Charvat of the Boresight team in Auburn, please consider saying “Thanks!” I know I sure Wespe Models ZIS 42 Soviet Half will. truck by Jeff Sheehan While I’m on the topic of this magazine, Trumpeter Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer please consider supporting it with the Starr by Frank Berkley-Yokie submission of an article. It’s far easier AK Interactive AFV Acrylic Tech- than it may look at first. John has placed niques DVD by Chuck Willis some simple tips and guidelines on the AMPS website (in the menu, “Boresight” Military Illustrated Modeller Feb ’12 then “AMPS Boresight” on the drop down issue by Neil Stokes submenu). These well-written and easily understood tips and guidelines will have These and many, many more fine re- you constructing an article in no time! I’m views are waiting for you at www.amps- the guy they modeled those cavemen armor.org! on the TV commercials after and if I can As always, please don’t hesitate to produce an article, so can you! contact me with questions, comments or A lot of the finest new armor modeling concerns you have regarding the AMPS related products continue to flow into Review Program. We work for you. the hands and onto the work benches of Safe travels, good luck with your entries, your AMPS Review Crew. We are busier and see you in Auburn! than ever bringing you all unbiased, objective and thorough reviews. This Chuck Aleshire takes time and a solid build/review of a AMPS kit can easily take a couple of months to 1st Vice President do it justice. Our standard that we try to Reviews Coordinator 04 | BORESIGHT | SAMPLE ISSUE BORESIGHT | SAMPLE ISSUE | 05 began experimenting with flamethrower latest offering in its KV series represents The Red Army tanks in the 1930s, beginning in 1933 Trumpeter’s one of the initial 102 series production with the KhT-26 based on the T-26 Light Tank. Several ad- KV-8s based on the KV-1 Model 1942 hull with the 90mm ditional variants were developed between 1933 and 1939, all up-armored welded turret. Like the real vehicle, Trumpeter’s based on the T-26 chassis, and all suffered from the same kit borrows many components from its earlier KV-1 kits with drawbacks; their flame projectors had a very limited range some new parts for those features specific to the KV-8.