Item Tag: Aircraft

SABWM001 SABOT/Verlinden Publications Warmarchines #1: M1 Assault Breacher

By Chris Mrosko & Brett Avants64 pagessoft coverWarmachines 01 is a visual reference of the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps M1 Abrams-based assault breacher vehicle. This is the first book in the Verlinden Publications relaunch of the Warmachines series of photo-reference books. It contains 64 pages of full color, large format photos of the ABV in combat and training environments. Includes walkaround detail shots as well as weathering shots of the ABV with the full-width mine plow and the combat dozer blade.

VER0004 Verlinden Publications – The Verlinden Way Volume IV – Scale Models and

The articles in this book feature several in-progress photos showing the scratchbuilding ingenuity of the master himself, Francois Verlinden. Built in the days before the days of fancy resin & photo-etched aftermarket products, this book offers a unique insight into the real work involved in the creation of model masterpieces. See how to detail a 1/48th scale F-16A and F-4EJ, and take a look at a fully detailed 1/16th scale F-16 cockpit. Several classic dioramas & vignettes are featured: On the double!, a Desert Rats barracks, Brief Encounter displays the Tamiya M1 Abrams passing the massive Sgt. York AA gun system, Paradise by the Desert side also describes the Sgt. York in detail, Chariot of Fire displays the Israeli Merkava tank from Tamiya, Breach to Victory with a Tamiya M5 Stuart passing through the dragons teeth of the Siegfried line, Commander’s Delight in the Italeri M109 SP howitzer, and Knocked Out! with a mean Mini in the repair shop in 1/24th scale. A special article features Heavy Weight Centipede, a Belgian Army DAF heavy tank transporter converted by Eddy Janssens. German military vignettes include The Ignorant D-Day minus one, with some Germans relaxing at a Tobruk pit, and Temporary Residence is a shadowbox with German soldiers at rest. This classic book promises to continue the VP tradition of inspiration to all modelers, as well as military enthusiasts & historians around the world.

SABWM002 SABOT/Verlinden Publications Warmarchines #2: Stryker MGS

By Chris Mrosko & Brett Avants 64 pages soft cover Warmachines 02 is a visual reference of the U.S. Army Stryker-based Mobile Gun System. This is the second book in the Verlinden Publications relaunch of the Warmachines series of photo-reference books. This book is 64 pages of full color, large format photographs of the MGS in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as in several European training exercises. It contains both walkaround detail shots as well as weathering and environmental photos of the vehicle in a combat and training situations.