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Regulars p 4 NEWS What’s new in the world of military modelling p 46 BOOK REVIEWS A look at the latest titles on our doostep p 48 LETTERS Model Military International’s visitors have their say p 53 DIARY DATES A listing of upcoming worldwide models shows and events p 54 1:48 SCALE Luke Pitt explores 1:48 scale military models, figures and accessories. p 56 SMALL SCALE News and reviews in 1:76 and 1:72 scales p 58 INCOMING MMI’s thoughts on the latest kits and accessories p 61 FIGURES A round up of the latest figures to hit the market p 66 LAST POST Late breaking news and ramblings of the Editor FEATURES p 5 PREVIEW Al Bowie examines the contents of Tasca’s two 1:35 scale early Sherman IIIs. p 6 THINK TANK Robert Notman describes the Bantam BRC-40 p 14 THE JEEP THAT ALMOST WAS The Editor builds MiniArt’s 1:35 scale Bantam as a Scout Car in service with the British 1st Armoured Dovision. p 20 TOO LARGE, TOO LATE Anthony Sheedy drops everything to build Tamiya’s all-new Jagdtiger. p 25 PREVIEW Anthony Sheedy checks out Zvezda’s 1:35 scale Mercedes L4500A heavy German truck. p 26 TITANIC T-34 Frank Helmling reduces Trumpeter’s big 1:16 scale T-34/85 to a wrecked state using after market parts plus some judicious painting and weathering. p 31 FROM THE FRONT LINE Joel Russ in Afghanistan runs into a few 6 x 6 LMTV trucks. p 32 CENTAURO, SPANISH STYLE Trumpeter answers Mick Capell’s prayers with a new 1:35 scale injectionmoulded Spanish VRC-105 heavy armoured car. p 36 PREVIEW The Editor previews two 1:35 scale kits from Tamiya – the all-new Citroen 11CV Traction, and the rereleased LRDG Chevy. p 37 JUNGLE FROG PART TWO The Editor finishes Tamiya’s 1973 vintage Matilda with a combination of paints and pigments. p 42 FULL SIZED REFERENCE Photos of a full-sized Matilda Frog, and artwork by Oliver Peissl. p 50 TECH GUIDE Building a Display Case