Back on deck, almost

Hi Guys,

It’s been a while since my last posting; the time just seems to get away from you these days.

As you may have noticed I’ve posted some new reviews recently, a few from book reviews from Peter Brown (thanks Peter) and the new 2cm Flak 38 barrels from Voyager. I also have another new 2cm Flak 38 barrel from US Company Alliance Model Works which I’ll post shortly as well as updating the 2cm Flak 38 barrel comparison with the new barrel sets.

I have a few reviews which were almost done before the down time and so long as people don’t mind reviews of kits that have been around for a while, as well as some books I’ll try and get those posted also.

The torrent of new releases just doesn’t slow down and while loath to predict exactly what will be reviewed I am hoping to do full comparison reviews of the AFV Club and DML 15cm s.IG.33 Infantry Gun, the 2cm Flakvierling 38 kits from AFV Club, Bronco, DML and Trumpeter as well as the M1132 Stryker ESV from AFV Club and Trumpeter when they are all available.

As I said things may change depending on what new kits are announced like the two Valentines on the horizon, not to mention the Zundapp K500 from Vulcan Models and the endless stream of aftermarket detail and update sets.

We are in good times and hopefully I can continue to contribute my bit to help separate the Gold from the Pyrite (FeS2 for the scientific minded).

Cheers
Terry A

ANTI-MATERIAL RIFLES

Barrett M107
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Boys Anti-Tank Rifle (Stanchion)
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Lahti L-39
The Lahti L-39 was an indigenous Finnish 20mm anti-tank rifle design used during the "Winter War" of World War 2. The system was designed in 1939
PGM Hecate II
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RT-20

Steyr IWS 2000
Type 97 20mm AT
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Hand Grenades

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M67 Hand Grenade The M67 is a fragmentation-based hand-grenade utilized to supplement infantry actions in the field. The hand grenade concept is an ancient one, with r...

1971

Automatic Rifles

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1989

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3 Armalite AR-18 With Eugene Stoner's AR-15 rifle design firmly entrenched as the M16 under production by Colt, his Armalite firm turned to the design and production o... 1963

4 Beretta SC70/90 The Beretta-produced SC70/90 is the carbine version of the AR70/90 rifle. The SC70/90 features a folding tubular metal butt and is also featured in an... 1985

5 Browning M1918 BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle) The M1918 BAR ("Browning Automatic Rifle") was born out of the World War One idea of a single soldier armed with the power of a machine gun. Pushing t... 1940

6 Ceska Zbrojovka CZ2000 The CZ2000 assault rifle follows the distinct designs of the Soviet-made Kalashnikov brand of rifles but is a Czech weapon altogether. Initially a 5.4... 1993

7 Colt M16A2 The M16A2 is a follow up design to the much-maligned M16 that debuted in the Vietnam War. The M16A2 version features minor but much-needed improvement... 1983

8 Colt M16A4 MWS (Modular Weapon System) The M16A4 is the fourth generation model of the successful M16 series of automatic assault rifles. The M16A4 system, and all the drawbacks contained t...

9 Colt M4 / M4A Carbine The M4/M4A Carbine is a 5.56 mm lightweight, gas operated, air cooled, magazine fed with a selective firing rate that can be sighted from the shoulder... 1997

10 Colt M4A1 SOPMOD SOPMOD stands for Special Operation Peculiar MODification and is used by various levels of US Special Forces. The SOPMOD upgrade is nothing more than ... 1993

11 Daewoo K2 ... 1987

12 Diemaco C7 The C7 assault rifle stemmed from the Canadian decision to go with the NATO 5.56mm round as the standard ammunition round for the Canadian armed force... 1984

13 DIO KH2002 / Khaybar The KH2002 / Khaybar is an indigenously-produced assault rifle of Iranian origin. Based on the American M16A1 series of automatic rifles, the KH-2002 ... 2004

14 Dragunov SVD The Dragunov SVD sniper rifle is an automatic rifle based on the Kalashnikov rifle series. The weapon system was the standard sniper rifle issued to t... 1963

15

Enfield L1A1 The L1A1 was the standard British Army assault rifle from the mid-1950's on through the late 1980's, ultimately being replaced by the bullpup-configur