Kagero
have kept the pace with their own prolific standards and sent us the details of
their December releases – we have some images to show you to give you an idea
of what’s on the way..
December Releases from Kagero
Five new publications from Kagero will hit the market
in mid-December 2012. They include the following books:
Two
big decal sheets with 1:72, 1:48 and 1:32 individual markings for 8 P-38
Lightnings. The decal sheet was printed by Cartograf. Each painting scheme is
depicted on beautifully drawn 4-view colour profiles and described in the 20
page guidebook with English and Polish text. The selection contains the
following aircraft:
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P-38G-13-LO, probable s/n 42-2197, 'Nulli Secundus' / 'X-Virgin', flown by Lt.
Kenneth G. Ladd of 80th FS / 8th FG, Dobodura, New Guinea, winter of 1943/1944,
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P-38J-15-LO, s/n 42-104107, 'Jewboy', coded '47', flown by Lt. Philip M.
Goldstein of 49th FS / 14th FG, Triolo, Italy, May 1944,
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P-38J-10-LO, s/n 42-67916, 'California Cutie', coded (KI)- 'S', flown by Lt.
Richard O. Loehnert of 55th FS / 20th FG, RAF Kings Cliffe, England, June 1944,
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P-38J-15-LO, s/n 43-28444, 'Vivacious Virgin II', coded 'E6-T', flown by Lt.
Ian B. Mackenzie of 402nd FS / 370th FG, Florennes/Juxaine, Belgium, winter of
1944/1945,
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P-38L-1-LO, s/n 44-23852, 'Beautiful Bitch', coded 'B7', flown by Lt. John J.
Kane of 96th FS / 82nd FG, Vincenzo,
Italy, March 1945,
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P-38L-5-LO, s/n 44-26176, 'Vagrant Virgin', coded 'A', flown by Lt. L. V.
Bellusci of 36th FS / 8th FG, San Jose,
Mindoro, late 1944/early 1945,
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P-38L-5-LO, s/n 44-26176, 'Vagrant Virgin', coded 'A', flown by Lt. Peter
Macgowan of 36th FS / 8th FG, Ie Shima,
September 1945,
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P-38L-5-LO, probable s/n 44-26568, 'Wicked Woman', coded 'W', flown by Lt.
Richard C. Livingston of 36th FS / 8th FG, Ie Shima, August-September 1945.
The
second title in the 'Units' series is devoted to the famous Jagdgeschwader 54.
The 32 page book with English text includes a chronological overview of the
unit’s history supplemented with 49 photos; tables of top scoring pilots, unit
commanders, and planes; and colour profiles of 4 aircraft. A decal sheet
printed by Cartograf contains 1:72, 1:48 and 1:32 individual markings for the
latter. The selection includes the following planes:
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Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2; 'White 9', flown by Oblt. Hans Philipp,
Staffelkapitän of 4./JG 54, Mal. Owsischtschi airfield, 10 August 1941,
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Bücker Bü 131 D-2; W.Nr. 1683, coded 'KG+GB' of 2./JG 54, Krasnogvardeysk
airfield, Russia, late March 1942,
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Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-2; 'Blue 5' of 7./JG 54, probably Isotscha airfield in
Smolensk area, Russia, winter of 1942-1943,
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Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5; W.Nr. 0150 1501, 'White 4', flown by Oblt. Walter
Nowotny, Staffelkapitän of 1./JG 54, Russia, summer 1943.
MONOGRAPHS SPECIAL EDITION 01 - Messerschmitt Bf 109 F. The Ace Maker
Marek J. Murawski
The special edition of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 F
monograph gives a great value for reasonable price. The 184 page, A4 size book
contains 221 archive photos, colour profiles of 44 aircraft, 19 sheets of
aircraft manual reprints with detailed views of the construction, 20 sheets of
1/48 and 1/72 scale drawings, and a folded A2 size sheet printed on both sides
with 1/32 scale drawings.
MarekJaszczołt, Jacek Pasieczny, Sławomir Zajączkowski
A big decal sheet with 1:72, 1:48 and 1:35 individual and national markings for 11 Pz.Kpfw. IV tanks and 5 other vehicles built around the Panzer IV hull. The decal sheet was printed by Cartograf. Each painting scheme is depicted on beautifully drawn colour profile and described in the 20 page guidebook with English and Polish text. The selection contains the following vehicles:
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Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. F2 (G) coded 1233 of III./Pz.Rg.24, 24th Panzer Division,
southern Russia, summer 1942,
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Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. F2 (G) coded B11 of Pz.Rgt.29, 12th Panzer Division,
Ssinjawino, Russia, spring 1943,
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Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. G coded 623 of II./Pz.Rgt.15, 11th Panzer Division,
the battle of Kursk, Russia, July 1943,
- Befehlswagen
IV Ausf. G coded 055 of Stab/SS-Pz.Rgt.1, 1st SS Panzer
Division LSSAH, tank commander: SS-Ostubaf. Joachim Peiper, Zhitomir area,
Ukraine, November 1943,
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Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H/J coded 715 of the 7th company, II./Pz.Rgt. Hermann
Göring, 1st Fallschirm-Panzer-Division Hermann Göring, Italy, spring 1944,
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Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H/J coded 511 of II./Pz.Rgt. Großdeutschland, tank commander:
Oblt. Hans-Joachim Jung, the battle of Târgu Frumos,
Romania, April-May 1944,
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Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H coded 813 and named ‘Germaine’ of II./Pz.Rgt.26,
26th Panzer Division, Lanuvio area, Italy, May 1944,
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Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H coded 821 and named ‘Gisela’ of an unknown unit,
Eastern Front, 1944,
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Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H coded 531 of II./Pz.Rgt.16, 116th Panzer Division,
Normandy, August 1944,
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Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. J coded 732 of II./SS-Pz.Rgt.3, 3rd SS Panzer Division
Totenkopf, Warsaw, early August 1944,
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Sturmpanzer IV coded 8 of Stu.Pz.Abt. 217, Aachen area, autumn 1944,
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Panzer IV/70 (A) coded 223 of II./Pz.Rgt. Großdeutschland attached to the
Führer-Begleit-Brigade, Trier, Germany, January 1945,
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Sturmgeschütz IV coded 214 of an unknown unit, Eastern Front, winter of
1944-1945,
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Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. J coded 831 of II./ Pz.Rgt.31, 5th Panzer Division,
Königsberg area, East Prussia, March 1945,
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Panzer IV/70 (V) coded 522 of an unknown unit, Germany, May 1945,
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Befehlswagen Panzer IV/70 (V) coded 101 of s.H.Pz.Jg.Abt. 655, Oldenburg,
Germany, May 1945.
SUPER
DRAWINGS IN 3D 17 - The Battleship Richelieu
Andrzej Sobucki,Mirosław Skwiot
A4 size, 80 pages, 140 renders, double B2 size sheet
with drawings (680×480 mm)
All of these books are available from Kagero’s Site
directly or through a decent bookshop near you.
