4 NEWS
Military scale-modelling news
8 SPOTTING LEOPARDS
Tamiya’s new 1:35 Leopard 2A7V, previewed
12 STRYKER, LIGHT!
The US Army’s M1128 Mobile Gun System in 1:72…
20 NUREMBERG TOY FAIR 2024
MIM reports from the biggest toy fair in the world
Cover story
28 REAP THE WIRBELWIND
A masterclass on the creation of a whitewash on
Dragon’s 1:35 Wirbelwind
38 THE BLACK SANDS OF IWO
JIMA, 1945
USMC LVTs on the beach
40 UKRAINIAN MUD MONSTER
1:35 BMR-2 mine-clearing vehicle made from
various kits
46 CALL AN AMBULANCE!
ICM’S 1:35 Sd.Kfz.251/8 Ausf.A
Krankenpanzerwagen, previewed
48 FERRET SCOUT CAR MK.2
Modelling walk-around references for the British
Ferret Scout Car Mk.2
58 BATTLE FOR PIVA TRAIL:
BOUGAINVILLE 1943
United States Marine Corps and Imperial Japanese
Army clash on Bougainville
60 ORDNANCE DEPOT
New and recently released accessory sets and
modelling materials
62 BOOK REVIEWS
Military modelling-related book reviews
66 SIGN OFF
A famous still-frame from the Battle of Normandy,
1944
