Issue 105 contents are as follows:

Newsdesk (page 4)
This section has news of Industry events, and breaking news on new releases, this issue has a report on the Tamiya releases announced at Shikuoka Hobby Show.

AFV Kit Review
Leopold K5(E) Railway Gun by Bernhard Lustig (pages 6-10)
This review details the building of the Dragon Leopold with the inclusion of some minor detailing. Images of the model during construction and the nicely weathered painting are supplemented some pics of the preserved Calais K5(E).

Diorama Feature
Bloody Omaha by John Murphy (pages 16-19)
On the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings John builds an impressive diorama of a section of Omaha Beach Dog Green Sector from the shoreline to the sea wall which offered the first cover from the murderous small arms fire. The diorama has 18 well painted figures with some GIs seeking shelter behind the 'hedgehog' obstacles, others making a run for it while others have already made the sea wall as well as some that unfortunately didn't make it. The waves lapping the water's edge are especially well done and the attention to detail extends to some dead fish washed up on the beach. The detail is also evident in the figures and beach sand to the sea wall with realistic blown section for an overall visually striking diorama that portrays well the hell of the day.

Aircraft Superdetailing Feature
Rebirth of White Seven by John Quint (pages 22-25)
This article portrays a well detailed and painted Hasegawa 1/72 Fw-190F-8. From the details included and the well painted cam to the subtle weathering it's hard to tell this is actually a 1/72 model without reading the text.

Superdetailing Feature
Master Modeller by Bil Attridge (pages 30-36)
The Tamiya 1/12 McLaren MP4/6 featured in this article won the builder a Master Modeller award and while street cars are not my forte you have to admire the work gone into this extensively detailed and well painted model. There are numerous photos of the model during and after construction to fully illustrate the detailing as well as a full list of the additions.

Book Reviews (pages 38-41)
The usual run down on new books for the modeller with brief reviews and cover photos of the books featured.

New Releases (pages 44-53)
This section features new Kits and Accessories with a brief description of the item listed plus photos of the accessory kit contents and is one of the most useful sections of the magazine keeping you informed on what's new. The items listed cover the same themes as the magazine with Military and Civilian vehicles plus Aircraft and figures as well as tools and decals.

Submarine Kit Review
Magnificent VII by Marcus Nicholls (pages 54-59)
Marcus builds the impressive Revell 1/72 U-Boat Type VIIc with numerous photos showing the additional detailing of the 88mm deck gun, conning tower and around the hull as well as overall photos showing the subtle weathering of the paint finish. This is an impressive model and large enough to appeal to any modeller wanting to try their hand at something different and if you want to find a home for your U-Boat then check out the full Dry Dock released by Diorama Solutions.

Postbag
Some reader letters and feedback.

Last Word
Gives a brief rundown on the next issues contents and any late breaking news.

The issue continues the excellent trend of this magazine and one thing not mentioned above is that intermingled with the reviews and articles are 21 pages of vendor adverts, these are well worth looking through for info on new releases and where to get them.

Also note that as from Issue 106 TMMI will be published Monthly.

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