Review by Terry Ashley

Issue No.1 contents:

Tiger IE Sch.Pz.Abt.509 by Carlos de Diego Vaquerizo (pages 2-18)
A brief history of Sch.Pz.Abt.509 is followed by a detailed article on the building of the Tiger IE combining two Tamiya Tiger I kits plus Aber etched sets, Rubio barrel, Model Kasten tracks and various accessory sets to produce an exceptionally detailed model.
The detailed text is accompanied by clear close up photos of the model during construction as well as of the finished model highlighting the subtle weathering applied to the model.
The building of the three crew figures are also described in detail with images during and after their construction and full details of the paints used for the figures and model are listed including paint chips of the various RAL colours.
To finish off the article are several side profile drawings showing different cam schemes of Sch.Pz.Abt.509 Tigers as well as an internal cutaway diagram showing the hull and turret internals for a very complete article of what is a well built and attractively finished model.

A22 Churchill Mk.VII by Felipe Moreno Medrano (pages 20-28)
This article describes the building of the Tamiya Churchill Mk.VII with detailed text and numerous photos of the finished model showing in detail the various sections of the model. There are also four pages of reference photos with wartime photos and of a preserved Mk.VII for immediate reference.

Skoda Typ 952 Kabrio by Juan Luis Macone (pages 30-39)
The building of the Plus Model resin kit of the Skoda Typ 952 Kabrio is described with text and in progress construction shots as well as images of the completed scene.
The clear construction images show the additions as well as placement of the various components and would be a great help to anyone building this kit.

GMC Dumper by Javier de Luelmo (pages 40-46)
Based on the Italeri GMC with a scratchbuilt dumper tray the article has detailed text of the construction along with images of the completed model, there are also a couple of pages of images of an ex Spanish Army GMC.

Pz.Kpfw.II (Flammpanzer) by Cristóbal Vergara Durán & J.C.Cabos Gómez (pages 48-53)
This article describes the building of the Ironsides Flammpanzer II with the addition of Modelkasten tracks and road wheels.There are numerous photos of the model during construction as well as of the painting process and completed model which also describes applying the hand painted markings.

Schwere Wehrmachtschlepper SWS by Javier Franco Manzano (pages 54-59)
Another fine article describing the construction of the Italeri SWS with Friulmodel tracks and drive sprockets plus additional detailed bits from Eduard and Aber that includes detailed construction photos as well as images of the finished model with detailed text on the construction and painting.

Modeling Seminars - Compressors by Carlos de Diego Vaquerizo (pages 60-62)
This final section is a brief guide to the use of compressors with photos illustrating the setup and mainenance of a typical compressor setup.

Highly recommended.

"Panzer Aces" is distrubuted in the UK by Historex Agents, while the North American Edition "Armor Models" is distributed by Squadron Mail Order as well as from good hobby shops.

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