Friday, August 25

The best & latest in modern military & models in the latest Abrams Squad #41...

Always the best in modern warfare is on show in the Abrams Squad series of magazines. We have the info & images of what to expect in issue #41 in our preview...

The best & latest in modern military & models in the latest Abrams Squad #41...

Abrams Squad 41
96 Pages
Available in English & Spanish
ISSN2340-1850
Price:15€
Abrams Squad is THE magazine is for modern warfare vehicle enthusiasts and fans of great works. It is the first to take on this genre and probably the best source around devoted to modern warfare, the vehicles and people that fight in them from around the world. Here you will find the most engaging articles by the best modellers and writers in the world. Step by step articles, painting techniques, building techniques, illustrated reports, news, reviews and much more.

Contents:
4.- Commander's Display Unit brings you news and reviews from all of the latest products on the market right now...

8.- RTS: Bergepanzer 3 Büffel - One of the best sections of this magazine, a straight model build in comparison with photos of the real thing. This new 1/35th scale Hobby Boss kit is the subject under investigation and comparison this issue...
20.- “The Goatherd’s Trail”, Afghanistan 2001 - A diorama made by our friend Shimpei Nohara, it features a rugged track for a herder and his goats through the heights of Afghanistan. The T-62 from Trumpeter is "under new management" in this section. We see how he got the scene looking so good in his article.
32.- “Maple Resolve” Canadian Army Exercise  - another in the series of "References" from the Abrams Squad team. This photo & text article follows the “Maple Resolve” Canadian Army Exercise that features approximately 2,500 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and partner military personnel took part in Wainwright, Alberta. Exercise “Maple Resolve”  is the Canadian Army's largest and most complex training exercise of 2023 with heaps of modern military machines on show here.
40.- Scimitar Mk. II “Operation Cabrit, Estonia”, features the Gecko Models kit by another great modeller in Jaffe Lam. It features a British machine and her tankers in Estonia on operational readiness practice.
54.- M931A1 Tractor & M127 Semitrailer. Featuring a conversion of the I love Kit model in 1/35th scale. Uwe Kern gives us his take on the truck and trailer hauling much needed relief to the front.
68.- “Clearing Beast” BMR-3M features the Meng kit in 1/35th scale. Jiasheng Wu ads plenty of extras to this and shows us his painting & weathering skills to the maximum on such a vehicle that would take the worst that the environment & man can throw at it..
78.- “Under New Management" K17 Boomerang . One of the nicest & most talented modellers, Stan Spooner takes the Zvezda/Panda model of the K17 Boomerang and displays it under new owner's command, namely the Ukrainian Army. This build was the product of a lot of research & kit surgery & Stan gives us some great insight in his article of the "cover girl".
88.- “Armored News". In another of the "References" chapters from the Abrams Squad team, we learn about the latest machine popping up all around the world in the best place to see them - THE magazine that features just modern machines of war.
96.- Turret Basket section always previews the next volume of Abrams Squad and the newer kits are on the way...

This new great edition is now available from the Pla Website...