Armor
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The days are getting shorter and the temperatures have dropped. One's mind starts to drift back to the work bench, as outdoor activities become more curtailed. A few months ago I was worried about the lack of new tank kits coming out in the 1999 DML Hong Kong and Shanghai catalogs. Also, Tamiya was not announcing a lot of forthcoming kits. Now the Ukraine and other Eastern European companies have come to us armor modeler's rescue. You can see inbox reviews of some of these in this issue by your's truly and several more besides mine. Our junior armor modeler Juho has provided build reviews on two Tamiya kits that he has recently built for your pleasure.

I have several new kits in the pipeline coming to whet your appetites in coming issues and my fears about new stuff have vanished. All kinds of new kits on the horizon... and I hope to give you all a good cross-section of them here through the winter months. So, be good and maybe Santa will put a few of these in your stocking.

- Ray Mehlberger

Feature Articles
Tamiya's 1/35 "Deuce and a Half" by Juho Ala-Jaaski	Tamiya's 1/35 Centaur by Juho Ala-Jaaski
Weathering Dark Colored Tanks & AFVs by Michael Benolkin

First Looks and New Releases

First Looks

DML/Shanghai Dragon's 1/35 Pontoon Bridge set by Ray Mehlberger
ICM's BM-21 "Grad" by Ray Mehlberger
ICM's 1/35 BS3 100mm Field Gun by Michael Benolkin
ICM's 1/35 Ural 4320 by Ray Mehlberger
Maquette's 1/35 SIG 33 AUF. PzKpw. I Ausf. B 'Bison' by Ray Mehlberger
RPM's 1/35 Renault FT-17/730(f) Tractor w/trailor by Ray Mehlberger
VM's 1/35 Sd.Kfz 140/1 by Richard Eaton