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. Perfect for scratch-building and conversion projects. Easy to cut, sand and paint. SQPS004 $4.19 Styrene Sheet 0.25mm - 010” NEW 6” X 12” Styrene sheets (4pcs). SQPS001 $4.19 NEW 155mm Long Tom Gun in Action Book (SC) David Doyle. The “Long Tom” - or more properly, the “155mm Styrene Sheet 0.5mm - 020” gun M1A1 with M1A1 carriage and M5 limber,” and the related 8-inch howitzer M1 formed the backbone of the U.S. Army’s 6” X 12” Styrene sheets (3pcs). heavy field artillery during World War II and Korea. These towed artillery weapons initially used the Mack NO 7½-ton 6x6 as a SQPS002 $4.19 prime mover, which was augmented by the M4 high-speed tractor during the later stages of the Second World War. With ranges Styrene Sheet 0.75mm - 030” of just over 14 miles for the gun, and 10½ miles for the howitzer, the duo served for many more years - with an associated 6” X 12” Styrene sheets (3pcs). change in the prime mover, to the M125 10-ton 6x6. This book documents the development and deployment of these iconic SQPS003 $4.19 weapons, as well as their prime movers through 227 archival photos. 80 pages. SS12061 $19.95 $17.99 WWW.SQUADRON.COM 2 TOLL FREE: 1-877-414-0434 HOT PRODUCTS 6FDOH 6FDOH 6FDOH NEW+DZNHU7HPSHVW0N9+L7HFK Kit has engraved panel lines, highly detailed cockpit with forward NEW$UFKHU%ULWLVK6HOI3URSHOOHG$QWL7DQN*XQ %RHLQJ%')6WUDWRIRUWUHVVKit has engraved fuselage interior, transparent accents (canopy, hardpoints and Kit has multi-part frame, drivers interior, open top fighting and recessed panel lines, canopy for cockpit and tail gunner other glazing’s), die-cut wheel and canopy mask, separate compartment with detailed interior, three-full unassembled station, separate trailing edge flaps, choice of (D or F engines), (propeller blades and control surfaces), detailed (wheel bays, figures (Commander, gunner and loader), single piece 76.2mm optional landing gear, tail gun barrels, ejector racks and radial engine and assemblies), optional undercarriage, bombs, gun barrel, shells and racks, smoke dischargers, Bren light ma- bombs, SRAM AGM-69, ADM-20 Quail, AGM-28 Hound Dog rockets and drop tanks, photoetch, resin (wheels, cockpit seat, chine gun, periscope, separate on-vehicle tools and equipment and display stand. fuselage, engine and assemblies, cowling and other accents). MI14734 $44.99 $35.99 including (storage tool boxes w/bolt and latch detail, radio and SO32070 $114.80 $91.99 much more), track links and lengths. 6FDOH 6FDOH TM35356 $66.00 $52.99 6FDOH From Germany NEW8662ULVNDQ\Plastic model kit of the ‘Mighty O’ USS Oriskany, went to sea in 1950 after being launched in NEW 1946 and then suspended as it became clear she wouldn’t be 6SLWÀUH0N,;H3URÀ3DFNKit has engraved panel NEW7 3ODQW1R6WDOLQJUDG ,QWHULRU.LW needed for WWII. Her aircraft really chewed the landscape and lines, detailed cockpit and forward fuselage, separate trailing Kit has multi-part frame with rivets, fully detailed (drivers earned her a Presidential Unit Citation. Kit features full hull, edge flaps and other controlled surfaces, wing machine guns, and fighting compartment interiors, GAZ-202 engine and display stand, four types of aircraft, separate elevator panels, choice of elliptical or clipped wingtips, detailed wheel wells and assemblies, turret interior), hinged hatches, separate turret, and full decals. optional undercarriage, single-piece propeller with separate 20mm TNSh cannon and gun assemblies, 7.62 mm coax DT RM0318 $26.95 $21.99 spinner, optional canopy and door, 250 lb. or 500 lb. bombs. machine gun, injection molded tow cable, separate on-vehicle EU70123 19.99 $14.97 tools and equipment, storage boxes with bolt and latch detail, 6FDOH detailed suspension (road wheels, idlers, sprockets, individual 6FDOH track links), transparent lights, photoetch. MA35219 $46.99 $37.99 NEW6XSHUPDULQH:DOUXV0N, Kit has detailed panel lines with fabric over frame effect, detailed cockpit (pilot and NEW navigators stations, fuselage interior, floats), optional frontend &RFD&ROD9HQGLQJ0DFKLQH6KRZ5RGKit has gunner station (open/closed), frontend winch, two-piece four- multi-part frame, custom interior, vending machine door, NEWFP.389Y]An anti-tank gun produced by rear pop cooler, bottle tail lights, detailed 327 Chevy engine, blade propeller, optional canopy and other glazing’s, Bristol Pegasus VI radial engine, 3-piece cowling, separate (rudder, the Skoda Works that saw service in World War II Kit has de- antique radiator, detailed suspension and chassis, long wild elevators, ailerons and flaps), optional extended or folded tailed (gun, carriage), gun shield with detail, injection molded exhaust, mag wheels, printed rear tires, option of transparent wings, optional undercarriage, rear wheel cover, Vickers K ma- gun barrel, optional tires, fine controls and laying mechanisms, clear or orange tinted windows and lights, molded in white chine guns, optional bombs or depth charges, rigging diagram. carriage with pivoting split trails allowing display in firing and with chrome plated parts. Decals for Coca-Cola, Enjoy Coke its transport configuration. the real thing and sticker for The Vending Machine door. Decals and color painting reference for (3) aircraft. SOA35004 $13.50 $10.99 MPC871 $29.99 $23.99 AX09183 $42.99 $37.49 WWW.SQUADRON.COM 3 TOLL FREE 1-877-414-0434 ALL NEW AIRCRAFT 1:144 Scale 1:72 Scale NEW Curtiss Tomahawk Mk.IIB Kit has engraved and recessed panel lines, detailed cockpit, optional seated pilot, chin intake, optional cowling flaps, single piece propeller with separate spinner, separate trailing edge flaps, wing and cowling machine guns, optional undercarriage, transparent (canopy, side windows). Decals and color painting reference for Squadron Leader Peter Wykeham Barnes, No.73 Squadron, Royal Air Force, El Gamil, Egypt 1941 - inlcudes instrument panel. AX01003A $8.99 $6.74 NEW AC-130A Gunship Kit has recessed panel lines, cargo interior, single piece (nacelles, propellers with spinners), engraved canopy glazing and landing lights, optional external fuel tanks, optional undercarriage, cargo hatch with detail, optional beaver tail (early/late), clear display stand.