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MIM – Aug ’15 (52) – Published 16th July 2015

4 News
Military model product news

6 ‘TEN HUT!
Sixteen new military kits on parade

8 IT’S SHIZUOKA CITY SHOWTIME!
MiM flies out to Japan to attend the Shizuoka Hobby Show

14 ORDNANCE DEPOT
New and recent accessory sets and modelling materials

16 SPECIAL STURMGESCHUTZ
Angus Creighton builds Dragon’s 1:35 StuG.III F8

22 DEEPLY DETAILED ‘D
Tamiya visited the Netherlands to measure a real Panther, so it’s accurate!

24 AFGHANISTAN WARRIOR
Trumpeter’s excellent 1:35 BTR-60 from the 1979-1989 war in Afghanistan

30 A HELL OF A HELLENIC HOWITZER!
Meng’s 1:35 Panzerhaubitze 2000 in a Greek Army scheme

38 M1078 FMTV LIGHT UTILITY TRUCKS
References for the US Army’s M1078 FMTV

42 A TINY PHILISTINE WARRIOR
Adding crucial detail to Dragon’s tiny 1:35 Goliath demolition vehicle

50 MEANWHILE, IN NORMANDY…
US P-47 pilots examine a KO’d Panther in Normandy

52 CARRO ARMATO AT SIDI BARRANI
Building, painting and weathering Brach’s superb 1:35 M11/39

59 IF YOU’VE GOT THE LUCHS…
A look in the box of Takom’s new 1:35 SpPz 2 Luchs armoured car

60 BOOK REVIEWS
Military model-related book reviews

62 ORDNANCE DEPOT EXTRA
Even more new and recent accessory sets!

66 SIGN OFF
Dioramas to build before you die

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