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Ivan Momcilovie Momcha tackles Mirror Models’ Morris C8 Quad Mk ‘Armour in Profile issue 06. ‘Andrew Telford looks atthe lineage and development of the 39M Csaba ‘Aemoured Ca. Back to the Devils Playground. ‘Martin Siska models a 1-62 veteran of the Chechen Wat. The Pixelated King. ‘tukasz Orczyc-Musialek builds China's atest MBT. Toldi Three toTwo. Roman Volchenkov converts and details the Hobbyboss kit. Captain Jared's Panzer Killer Modelling a Czech SU-85. Operation Daguet A Quarterscale.2 76 The Forum News and Views News From AMPS. From Across the Pond ~Chuck Aleshire reports from the AMPS Great White North Show 2016. News AtThe Front ‘An in-depth look at some of the latest releases ‘The Quartermaster’s Store ‘Around up of the latest releases ‘Mike Blake examines ‘Words and Pictures Expand your media reference library) Key to Scales used in MMI oe g oo” gt” = 3mm -Matk Chisholm builds Trumpeter’s unary Matte ‘mapune dalle wt anecanset {nephrin a parse opunmiytoihehon dr aavcc [ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 15ISSUES UK inland rate £49.50 pa Europe £64.00p2 ROW £85.00pa USA/Canada $127.00 30 1SSUES UK inland rate £94.00 Europe £123.00 ROW £162.00 USA/Canada $240.00 Guideline Publications Ltd, Unit 3, Enigma Building, Bilton Road, Denbigh East, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire Mic HW, UK Yel: 01908 274433 Fax: 01908270614 Email: ‘uidelines@[Link] ISSN 1364-419X Compaen Rules Enploees of Gueene Pubictons Us wea ped af he Pee ak econ stra ena corepencencevi rented eo respon an be rire data ce Fubtenonis eeptroresesbaty or nyeomagearinjcy aueaby competion prae oyengusthauabe ores (Saeed6 Miltary Modeleratt International of us modellers who would not also consider ourselves students of history. On the spectrum there are those whose interests lay mainly in the technical and developmental side of things, guess these are the modellers ‘who want to know how an engine is wired so as to replicate it precisely in miniature; those who are interested in the service and combat history vehicle, eager to know the exact shade of Olive Drab or the detail of the tactical markings applied to the vehicle; and those whose focus is on the human side of things, the crewmen (and women) who lived and fought inside the tanks and other AFVs we build, My own interests, as a professional historian whose period is the later Middle Ages, tend to be towards the latter, but the trick of editing a magazine like this is to try and cater for the whole spectrum. m delighted then that our Armour in Profile series has proven so popular and, covering subjects such as the development of Cold War NATO SPAAGs or the camouflage and markings of Berlin Brigade Chieftain, it's the one area of the magazine where we can try and cover all areas. | suspect there must be very few ‘This month’s Armour in Profile takes a detailed look at the development and history of the Hungarian 39M Csaba armoured car, with a host of archival images, the vast majority of them previously unpublished, to whet your appetite if you are considering Hobbyboss's new kit. As lan Duthie discovers, the kit isa real gem, From development to camouflage and markings and tukasz Orczyc-Musiatek returns with one of the newest MBTs in service, the Chinese ZTZ-99A, and its fiendishly complicated digital camouflage scheme. I's a more familiar scheme as Ivan Momcilovic Momcha builds Mirror Models’ Morris’Beetle Back; while Roman Volchenkov continues the Hungarian theme by superdetailing and converting Hobbyboss's Toldi Il with the help of SBS Models’ resin. Then it's a return to the war-torn streets of Chechyna as Martin Siska builds Trumpeter’ T-62. Finally, we have a four-page feature introducing some of the kits available to 28mm (1/56-scale) World War Il wargamers. This will be an occasional feature, much like our recent ship and figure modelling round-ups, but, not wanting to do this at the expense of our core military modelling content, we've added another four pages to the magazine this month! So enjoy the issue and, until next month, happy modelling, apd David Grummitt EditorIBG-= MODELS [Link] IBG~= Mopets Pera Ske ORCC ee eer eC eee eco ei CN ag Wn TOE IE Pere ieFrom Across the Pond - Chuck Aleshire reports from the AMPS Great White North Show 2016. Fa Ont the AMPS Great White North Show is quickly gaining solid reputation asaninteresting, and highly enjoyable model show. This year’ show washeld on 27- 29May during the Memorial Day holiday weekendas observed inthe [Link] show theme for thisyearwas Cold WarWarriors. ‘Once more held na compound atthe Oshawa, Ontario airport, the show grounds include the Ontario Regiment Museum, display areas orloads of 1/1 scale military vehiclesinclucing | njustits third year of existence, 8 Miltary Modeleratt International great section of Gut War/ Desert stormitems,atankarena complete with grandstand for viewing demonstrations and battlee-enactments (apart ofthe Aquino Days event that runsconcurrent withthe Great White North Show), Axisand Allied encampmentsalarge radio controlled tankbatle battlegroundl a militaria flea market, and the Royal Canadian Ar Force Association, 420Wing building, where the model show itself washeld, For three days, thisisaVERY busy place, with almost too much to seeand do. The interaction between modellers, re-enactors,and genuine period (GulfWar) vehicle crewmen make this afascinating experience! Very interestingly, an assortment of vehicles that had participated in in the opening actions ofthe first GulfWar ‘were onsite, along with some ofthe very men whoid crewed ‘those EXACT vehicles backin [Link] wife and hada very nice time talking with a pair of gentlemen who'd crewed thosevehicles;a couple of ‘them had come all the way to Ontario Canada from Wales to participate. Having a chance totalkwith these gentlemen wasarare honor indeed! The model show isheldin ‘the RCAF Association 420, ‘Wing building, which isacozy- . ‘Some of the Coalition Operation A different Cold Wear warrior : Dee Som amar on spay. the NSS hen. bulldingfullofmemorabila, GreatWhiteNorthisanother_AMPS,makingitpossblefor camaraderie, great models, Theplaceiswellsutedfora _oftheoutstanding regional North American and vistors andjustareally great time. showofthissize(160entres _showsthatareaffiiated with froma) toenjoy great ‘thisyear, with ust enough well- litspace to display the entries, ‘The Guif War theme continued with a erthe senders ans ‘scent epon an Setar judging ables The model show : ons vendor and raffle tables were located in another building, just steps away from the RCAF Association bullding. Speaking ofthe vendor room, there were a greatmany outstanding vvendorsin the building, and given favorable exchange rate forthe Yank dollarto the Canadian Loonie, found ita hallof tempting bargains (and spent my loonies accordingly’) ‘The show ran without a hitch, thanks to the efforts of show crew Chuck Rothman, Paul Roberts, Scott Taylor, Sean Tare was al some ral esr Stam Dunnage,DavePrice and ahost —amouronshow. nding ths BNP ofvolunteers. Show Theme award went to Chris Johnson forhis excellent Canadian Centurion Mk5, and Best of Show went to Bart Campbell {orhis very fine Victory Shot’ diorama,afine compasition showing a KO-dPantherina very busy street scene, AMPS An MOK in Gut War coous storsino the arena wow miltarymodelerattinternationalcowk 9The International Plastic Modellers Society (UK) Presents oe Saturday 12th November 2016 Sunday 13th November 2016 Open: 10.00am to 6.00pm Open: 10.00am to 4.00pm Admission: IPMS Members FREE Adults: £10.00 each day ~ 2 Day Pass: £15.00 Concessions: £7.00 per day Children under 16: FREE The International Centre Telford Shropshire TF1 4JH Almost 400 exhibitors in 2016, including over 190 trade stands and 200 model clubs 10 mitary Medeieatt dtaceKporating the IPMS (UK) National Competition~~ EL BEST BRASS AROUND AMX-18 4/35 Tamiya 36846 H & B Hobbies US Retailer of Sovereign Hobbies Colourcoats (Formerly White Ensign Models) Colourcoats Air, Land and Sea Now stocking REXx exhausts Yahu Models Instrument Panels [Link] Sse sales@hbhobI curl com woew miltarymedeleraftinteationalcouk 11An in-depth look at some of the latest — Jimenez im COT Thetwolatest pant sets paintbrush. second more from the uys at AMMO {unusual sets Russian Expo Migsimenezareverytimely Camouflage Scheme (ef giventhecurrent popularity AMIG. 7162). Thiscamoufiage fof modem Russian subjects, scheme wascreatedby the ioe) Modern Russian Camouflage UVZ design eam tobe used Colours feLAMIG.7161) on Russian military equipment containssixV7mibottles displayed at arms ars around rt ofacryicpaint Thecolouts _theworld. Although not an Cowrespondtothemoden oficial colour ofthe Russian = muitrcolourcamouflage__armyinthe eld, these splinter = Scheme een one some camouflage schemes ae seen = contemporary Russian METS onT-14,715,andvarious andincludes Matt Black Light vehicles and the box art shows Green, Yellow Grey, Medium theschemeinuse on BMPT.72, Brown, ZashctiniyZeleno(anT-14 ArmataandT-90 [Link] = > clive greenland GrayBlue. _sixpaintsincludedin he set = Eachofthebottes contains ate Cold Grey, Grey Blue Faded =o thetrademarkballbearingto Yellow, Warm Sand-Yellow, aid paint mixing andcanbe —_Ochreand Dark Rust. AMMO applied byeither airbrush or —_paintsareavailable from good modelshopsandcheckout_ —_ wwwmigiimenezcom, eer Anew nameforthese pages, and some wooden parts South Korean fimTetraMedel forthe launcher tubes. The Works produce some high instructions ae clearly drawn quality photoetch and other D ara 2 ty itand 1. Aca J eno dy bree inde Usted Wessprart is raltesing inns. a ACeig ere ve beeen Po Sind agi Ase nie stows very few image ist heed sénced Wee ards 38 itera fen meee 1Sand 16 oo mages thetlpescton a, ree As Stas, Tied tes. Following asuccessfultialthe forthe Portuguese Army. HungarianHighCommand —_ proposals and schematics AlrMinistry orderedafurther _ThesedifferedfromtheRAF andtheyhaddecidedthatthe _hadbeen created forafuture prototypeAC3 (1937) with __versionsbyhavinghullMGs___chassiscould provide the basis Hungarianbuilt armoured car arevised body fabricated andslopinghullsideplates. forthe Hungarian military's based on many of Straussler's by Alvis StrausslerLtd. Both ‘own armoured carwith some ideas. The factory was ordered ACT and AC 2 had been further design modifications. tocommence preliminary supplied through Straussler —_Paneélgépkecsi Following rialswiththeAC _workonaprotatype body Mechanisation Ltd. Finally, With the outbreak ofwarin 1 priortoit being drivento tobematedtoa modified follwingfurthertrialsof C3, 1939allcontactetweenWeiss England, the MagyarKirlyi AC 2chassisand assistance the AirMinistry was satisfied Manfred Rt. and Straussler Honvédség Royal Hungarian was provided by the Miltary, andplacedanorderin 1937 ceased, buttheyhadgained —-ArmedForces)expressedan_Technicalinstitute (HT), with Alvis StrausslerLtd. It valuableexperienceinAFV interest purchasing the Manfred Weiss were not aware \was anticipated that large design and manufacture. productionilicenserightsto_of the final bodywork of the AC quantities wouldbe ordered. WelssManfred at this time ‘manufacture the vehicle forthe 3 until 1938, as thishadbeen Infact the AirMinistry ordered stillhadin their possession ‘Magyar KirdyiHonvédsé[Link] _bulitby Alvis-Straussler, and it twelve complete vehicles the second AC2 prototype. time,however the purchase isnot known how much of an Which were partofan order of Eventually, asthe warin Europe costs were toohigh even forthe influence the final AC3 design some 50-53 complete chassis. progressed and Hungarywas_-Hungarians,sotheyhadtobe addon the Manfred Weiss/ Thequantities orderedbythe _drawnintoaconfictitwasnot__contentforthe time withthe _HTlengineers. Yetby the time AAirMinistry were so low that _preparedfor,the company was experience gained duringthe Manfred Weiss were aware of anyeconomical production confiscated by the Hungarian development ofthe AC Tand2, the AC 3 body design, the turret wasimpossibleinthe UKand government, butitcontinued Manfred Weiss were ina design, crew positions and theremainder ofthe chassis toberunbythefamlly. Aer fortunate postion in 1938: armament for the Hungatian componentswereimported the War, in 1949, the works theyhad spent several years armoured car had already from Weiss Manfred Rein were offically expropriatedand with Straussler andhisdesigns, been finalised by the HT! Budapest. itisnot known if nationalised becoming partof _theyhadbuilttheprototypes steel body for the prototype anyoftheadditionalsupplied —theMogurtorganisationand and field tested them; they AC 2 was constructed in chassis were built-up with ‘commenced production under had gained experienceiin cooperation with the HTland bodies. The AC3 wouldbe thecompany nameofCsepel. FV production; and they Manfred Weiss. Itbore some designatedbythe Royal Air Thesecondexample of AC2 had anengineer accompany _ similarities withthe final AC3. Forceas'Cars, Armoured, thathadbeen bulltbyManfred AC 2toGreatBritainforthe body. Once the prototype body Alvis Straussler,[Link] Welssremainedat thefactory trials. More importantly, they was completed, the prototype AC3wouldalsobepurchased with the Manfred Weiss hada prototype chassisin armoured car received the bytwoothercountries:the __engineers,thesameengineers their possession whichhad___Registration Serial P-19, this Dutch purchasedtwelveAC3D —thathad worked with Straussler passedallthefieldtrialsand serial changed to A012 during (Butch) for the Koninkijk during the building ofthe wasdeemed suitableforthe _itsitstesting stage (A-012 was, Nederlands-Indische Leger prototypes and the subsequent basisofthefuture Hungarian an HT serial, notallocated to (Dutch East indies Army) als before the demonstration built armoured car. Behind any specific vehicle). While the andtheseweredelveredin _-modelwas driven to Britain. the scenes, while work had development of Csaba was 1938-39, whilethe Portuguese TheprototypeAC andAC2 __beenongoingwiththe AC2 ongoing there was a proposal purchased three examples hadbeendemonstratedtothe developmentfor Great Britain, _foranarmoured artillery tow 38 Miltary Modeerat Internationaltractor based on the Csaba. Iewould have hadan open superstructure in place of the turret and was called Szent Borbola, butthis proposal wasnever progressed The Hungarians believed they had produced more ‘modern’ armoured car than the final AC3 series models. The armour plate was thicker, the body was shaped in such away toimprove the ballistic protection ofthe crew and ‘engine, there were no vertical armour plates, ithad two river's compartments, the turret was fabricated again with angled armour plates and ‘carried a heavier armament than the AC3, Csaba would be armed with a20mm cannon, a licence:produced version of the ‘Swedish 5-18 20mm cannon, knowns the 36M Solothurn 20mm Heavy Cannontothe Hungarians, built by Danuvia Rt ‘coaxial 34/37M 8mm MG was also installed and Csaba also ‘artied an ant-aircraftmount which allowed the 31M 8mm MG cartiedin the vehicle to be fired from within the turret through the rear hatch for ar defence. The turrets builtfor the Rendbrség 39M Csaba did not carry the 20mm cannon bbutinsteadhad an additional viewing optic ints place Following further tials ofP-19/A-012, significant modifications were ordered by the Military Testing Commission/Miltary Technical Institute. These modifications were mainly related tothe bodyworkand engine cooling arrangements. [Link]® Kovéeshézy and Dr. AurélJurek (Mechanical Engineers at WM) designed the modified body/ cooling system as required by the HTl and during this Aesgubedyue 17, 18.0aeh 430 Due nee treo bene cotan nga. Images sine he 12D4¢h 24,919 he ke? assandte verses thant TZU! Hangin designed Gab edo. [Link]é C2prabpe ap Agerimage tPA dg ManeeWesswiththeHuraran fing isu AUagpr kn process the shape of the frontand rear ofthe vehicle ‘changed somewhat allowing further travel ofthe suspension Units without fouling of he bodywork The typeof tyre ‘tobe used was also changed {rom Dunlop to Sarkantyus Cordactic. The modifications ‘were completed and following final trials the prototype now ‘carrying the Serial Registration AOT2 was accepted by the Military Testing Commission as the 39M Csaba pdncélggpkocs ‘teinfatbe end AC prota Hanshi pices 20,0cainalyapbonedasve targa E195, ‘sere aaron Aesgedonte dass09 2a, woew miltarymodeleraftinternationalcowuk 39(eer DRAWINGS & CAPTIONS er Mask Rell. 30M Ceabs, PC125, operated by 1 Felder sSeséaj (st Reconnaissance Battalion) Russa, summer 1841. Fish sin overall Green (Walljo 7106 Camouflage Light Geen" ith Bron Valo 71271 German Rea Broun®) and Sand alg 71.028 and Yellow) cemouage Thevehiclecaries the narton 1941 crossan the tore sides rontandrear ofthe ul The Honédcretsoeievedto be cariecon both sides ofthe ul The Csaba was armed witha 20man cannon andr machine gun nthe rontof te tet anda single detachabie Brim machine (un frig tough the open hatches theron of the tart for antealrat deence Green (vallgjo 71.006 Camouflage Light Green) Brown (valleio71271 ‘German Sand. Brown) ‘send (alle 71.02 sanaYellow 7 “Ss é Ae s 20M cabs poy) 137133, operated by an ude nt attached tothe 2 phcdloshadrslyCnd Armoured Don Poland cies 1964. The vehicles fished in oer Sand Valo 7.028 Sand Yellow") eamoufioge. The vec carves theater type of east —_ Introduced in Ite 19%. Thee are ered an the hues, upper es deck ani for. From tne photograph reference ured, the veneet Shown cary numer n Wt osievea to be'133}.0n the ear ofthe turet. The veclealo cares theinvertestrangleinsgna ofthe (Valljo77.057 2nd Armoured Divison onthe ont and ear ges plates ee sap view of bow pate for PC 408 on facing page). Black) {29M Czaba[porsbly) PC 152, opertadby the 2feldrits xzal Tre (2nd Reconnaicsance Battalion Command, dating operations In Transylvanian September 1940. Te venice ished inte sBme camouflage combinations aPC 125 above, Te yr ears the arr oetagantcroes bn the hl ies rontand et bow pats The Honwedcrestcareg onthe sdeeofthe hl The bow plate cares the Insignia the 2. Felder asc Te (se Srp view) erat International40M Csaba, PC 408, operated by an unidentied unit attached tothe 2. pdnctloshadosztly (2nd Armouted Divison), ssi, summer 1843. Finshis in overl Geen [ale 7.006 Camoutloge Light Green) The vehicle caries the 1902 ype oss The 40M was the command car vcrton of the 39M and ws led with #sacond RT radio unt end ame exten, The 2mm cannon mes deleted although the {tet-ncunted Bm machine gu was clained, See scrap view (low) fx bow pate ed Bow plat detail for 3M PC15? below eft) and 420M F408 (above For more details on Vallejo’ excel Pleste visit their website st [Link] ge of colours, "Denotes an approximate colour match Upper serap view of 40M Csaba frame antenna {40M Csabs, PC 162, possibly attached to [Link]élos hadosstély (2nd Armoured Divison, ssi, summer 1943 Finish isin overall ‘Green (Valo 7.006 Cameuitage Light Green with Brom Vallejo 71271 German Re Bown) and Soe (Valejo 71.028 Sa elon) amuilage The veil does not appear oct ary national markings on the hu ies [Link] 41[Link]? Swag acy Magy hed * I9/RaTRandasacarég pene! Gloom inbuagex Te dae AAUTZpfrtothererEngneDel—rerlaee dear redesigns texinnyimenoydeacemsed—eponSeptenberi9 wexcrerthe Fadalréegn oadss cling ate alge: ote Pte igh Cake Seespeducin nce 1DNoral Css tea sllns— se eh fevletnghitbercangited yet onthe nga unpre as opposed 25. Afterimage oferta the erat beteenive39M Cabs takers which we aac atingenpeion dung rebuilds Seuce wn Freya) Ise ae ated he ny dandarpéncéloszdsciéoj-1st__wascomplete by the endof oo ___ Cavalry Brigade Armoured Bat- 1941, but 1942 sawManfred Offical production figures graphswhere the Registration _talion. These early production Weiss epairing a great deal fromManfredWeissforthe _Serialisvsibleareausefultool__vehicleshadslightlfferences of 8M Csabafollowing the 39/40M Csaba seriesdonot_ —whenattemptingtoconfrm _tothefinalseriesproduction _194 operationsin Yugosla- appeartohave urvivedin their Serial Production runs. While vehicles. hemostobviousis _viaand the warin Russia, entirety. Whatisknownhas _-HungarianRegistrationsdid_—_thecental viewing opticonthe __Atthird series production been collated overthe yearsby notahwaysrun sequentially, _turetfaceisof amovable type; of SOvehicles was ordered rhumeroustesearchers/veter- the 39/40MCsabaseralsap-_theseriesproduction turrets in [Link], however, ansand published innumer-_peartohave done so, run hadthisreplaced witha simple thatonly twelve were actually oussourcesboth printedand _ningfromPc-101toatleast ——_visionslitP-19/A012wasalso completed by April 1944, all online. What! have presented Pe-183whichconfirmsthat _usedasattraining vehiclefrom with missing components, and hereiswhatIbelievetobe —-—-ManfredWeisscommenced —_—T840 atthe Ludovika Academy, these finaly being delivered themostaccurateandcur- _productiononthethirdseries _itisreported asbeing dis- in June (6x 39M, 6x40N0, rentfigures;thesehavebeen _run(Pc- 183isthehighest _-mantledin 1943,butarecent and possibiyafurthereight compiledfrom original source _RegisrationSerialthathas photographs becomeavail- completed by the auturmn documents forexampleaunit _beenreportedinaphotograph able which shows the hull ofthe along with eighteen turrets inventory whichlists39M Csaba todate;anyreader witha photo final prototype identifiable by destined forthe River forces and detailstheirSerialNum- of a39MCsabawithahigher_thecoolinghatchontheright Mand PAM fast attack boats. bers, photographs, interviews numberedRegistration Serial rear hullside) ited with a series with veterans and published thanthis,theauthorwould be productionturretdestroyed Production Numbers Hungarian [Link] Haris pleased tohearfrom them). inaBudapeststreetin 1945. __Thereis someambiguity brothers (Budapest) who were The irs Series production In 1940 afurther second concerning Serial Matks. instrumentalwithassistancefor run wasfor61 vehicles thefirst series production of 34 vehicles This stems rom the records, thisarticlearethe custodians nine39MCsabareceived the _(includestwo vehiclesforthe either not surviving the war ofavastcollection oforiginal —_—RegistrationnumbersPc 101- _Rendorség)was ordered. Of or theyhave survived and are source materialontheCsaba Pc 108,these were constructed this series production twelve _yet tobe discovered; have {and the automotive industryin from iron plate as Manfred weretobe commandversions, used the most current data Hungary) they arethe curators Welssdidnotreceiveenough prototype of whichhadbeen available and verified thisas oftheHarisAutémizeumin armoured plateatthestartof __testedonaSeries 1 39MCsaba__ far as possible to photographic Budapest which sadlyhadto _theproductionrun.Thesenine (Pc 162,detailedlater).Atthe evidence see table ight). close partlyduetothe building vehicles were classified astrain- completion of the Series 2 theywerehousedinbecoming ingveNcesandwerelsied.”produtonthetewouldbea J TRetearesome nolongersaiabetothem The tothe LfeertDeiabe 2. furthercommandvarantouik ublshedsourcsthat Sewsaba roductontstny feerDatisbaiRecomas- onthefnalvehicleaftheran atthe locaton Thevseofpetodghato” —sanceBatalonsand war. =PelR2 Setes? production Rina amar FR Cabs thsapetcidetying 2p hes snetbe eg il iS rtloneaneminaebe aanneateenpete ¥ é ne hvac yp ty oe kc id aah os ey 42 Miltary Medeleraft Internationaland. Theweide odes sees Gabe. Ts pty the ft le ‘OTSral sen apionéas Sel Cabe whi wl became P01 ‘hep, tinfatapmducon one aceptey he SIEy providestimited(ven)vew _bebulttoSOvehkles. The oT Eehindwthouthavingtotun —firalofiia documentation Pram | tpamenraene | areundphysicaly hasbeen according othe arsbrothers veae soar | Suggestedthattheturetson stom March 1944 stating cernttdttasiel | thesetwoCsabawerefied thatthereweretweive andwerenotcapablecfbeing completed aba vehicles (5x ies [rca | gr iy er vacate | Selateninesenes | rotated; fm footage and 39M&.6% 40M) awaiting optics, theavalablepotosdonot_radiosandarmament-Tese Fem-reish Sse abe s whies-amauiet | show them at any time with vehicles were issued to the theturets pointing anyother MagyarKrdlyi Honvédség and direction but forwards. These _weretobe completed by the twovehiclesdonotcarrythe receiving [Link] eight, hullmounted frame antenna, Csaba (possibly $x3Mand 3 bbutthey do carrythestandard __x40M were completed up until smi | 23a caba Mas etHame aes mtelescoping mast aerial used the autumn of 1944 andissued reoma-reit | anaamicats | sundries restore) | restWcabapk | cammanéverson aba lagetaeaeoa Gente) ictemmimiits | toestendtherangeoftheR/Mwththeremalning 3Ohulls = fadiofitedtellGaba39440M Incomplete when production samc (4OM Csabacariedthe®Vand ceased tisspeculted that orci inet R/4T radio sets, both of these eighteen of these hulls were to, ron-rim fame |g Setstransmitingand receiving be 40M Csaba vaste tures toch | |azaaca | throughthelargetrame serial forthee tat weretansfered Gaate | ficsmbe tlevaedabovethevehice), tothe RiverForesThehighest a SoM Ciabadonotcarythe’ numbered Sel Marksten on hullmountedfamescral, ao ctabatodatesPe 18), however Pc 183 is quotedin 411 andthosethatstatethey 20mmarmamentdeleted;they (3) This order wasnot to ea ores ran from Pc-401 ~ 412. | have. are fitted with an additional semmenced in Toentan Weis (8) The 1943 products Jetowesnyohotographic vewingopteinteplaceand Manfred production facies 1943 production run evidence of Pc 412. tis unusual what the Haris Brothers are for Csaba were utilised forthe included eighteen completed FeieseclMoreeuldien Meanglassccrneerineron —repalrofvehiclesretuedturetsbu forthe otila/Rver ftomanoddnumber-401-The thelefsideoftheturet Ths ffomthefrontineandit Forcesforuse onthe PM and photoincludedinthsariclemirorwastobe an optionon all Watmorecosteffectveto PAM patrolboats these were potentially shows Pc400when —Csabaturretsandtodate!have pair the vehicles than to completed and delivered. enlarged and tweaked, butit notseenitfitted on any Magyar build replacements. During rs couldalsobePc403.\dohavea KirdlyiHonvédség vehicles. As _thisperiod Pc 162{rom the 130.390 e151. fer cali (fd) — copy ofa photo thatpotentially towhyarearviewmirrorwould Series 2 production run was ‘1st Reconnaissance Battalion Hungarian Photo. showsPc411,anditis generally be required when the rear of converted into a40M Csaba pk, Arie llecon) acceptedthatiwelvewere theturrethasviewing optcsis_¢a)TheSeviesproductionrun3“3MKHighgn-sndnd 8 bulkeurngthsseeun. —[Link] wazcommencesin ots aker_ Munley tas teelsforthe commander {2)Tesetwo vehicles have theintalorderwasmoded, ee @iTresetwovehideshove — henheisinthefatchandto feauniy resmeuntere Budapest acd alec, wera miltarymedeleraftintermationalcouk 332A 2 aS YM hea ane ‘WM Gaba 2A Pea wh anenaithe staed pet 25.re1etomtere 34.35 PTS dee Sua Rader “heludviaAedeny Amour Cr Sa 44 Miltary Medeleraft International ‘weresanestthe eye abated any forfeit) 27 Cabaret once AM eats 194 soocael és Nae ata 3, Anat nen of 9M C175 fat ase clic Further development of the 39M Csabawas undertaken during the Series 1 production run andit was decided by the Magyar KirdyiHonvédség (Royal Hungarian Armed Forces) Miltary Technica Institute (HT), thatadedicatedhigherlevel ‘command armoured car would bbe required for the Mechanised Units to ensure command and controlin the forward areas The HT, however, stated that they wanted a smaller profile totheexisting 39M Csaba and they wanted an additional radio setto be installed in the vehicle, Manfred Weiss was commissioned to build the prototype and a39M Csaba Pc T62wasusedas the base vehicle for the conversion work. From this development work the 40M Csaba Parancsnoki paneélgépkocs (40M pk) was accepted into the Magyar Kiedy Honvédség inventory. The 40M Csaba would be mechanically identical to the 39M Csaba but without power steering, and the main difference between the vehicles was that the 40M hada smallerturet fitted conly withthe 34/37MA 8mm IMG, the space freed up by the smaller aemament allowed foradditional transmitting/ receiving units tobe installed in the [Link] vehicle had larger frame antenna which was able tobe elevated pneumatically abovetthe turret when in use or stowed flush withthe turret when not in useand these vehicles aso caried the 6m telescopic mast aerial located ontheleftrear hull o extend the range ofthe R/4 and R/AT radios, this mast was only to bbe deployed when stationary Ultimately very few 40M Csaba pkwould be built dueto the increased disruption caused by the Allied bombing of the Industria plants of Hungary Indeed, the Manfred Weiss facilities were extensively damaged during a bombing raid on 27 July 1944 effectively ending production of 39M Csaba and other AFVs there. Hunor: the End of 39M Csaba? During 1942 Weiss Manfréd Rt. considered the 39M Csabato be out dated, under armed and Under armoured. They were already looking at designs of the 39M Csaba replacement. ‘This was known as Hunor’ and plans were completed by 1943, again designed by Emné Kovécshézy, Aurél Jurek, and SéndorTerplin. ‘These were presented tothe Ministry of Defence. Hunor bore a passing resemblance to the German Sd Kf 232 6-Rad design, butitis not known if the designers at Manfred Weiss had the opportunity to study German example during the design stage of Hunor. ‘The new armoured car would be of aheavier construction, employ larger main armament ‘comprising potentially ofa 200 40mm cannon and? x 8mm MGs. The Hungarian Ministry of Defence reviewed thenew designs but decided against prototyping due to ‘concerns that series production could not be commenced within ayear due toalack of manufacturing capacity and material availability. Major General Zaltsn Halmos who sat onthe procurement committee ‘was concerned that Mantred Weiss was already stretched and overburdened with their ‘existing commitments so the Hunor projectwas not commissioned andin place ofthe Hunor projectthe third 39M Csaba series was ordered. Following the end of hostilities Straussier had an ‘opportunity to review some of the plans that Manfred Weiss had drawn up during the war, this presumably occurred as part of Strauss’ claim through the Administration cof Enemy PropertyDepartment and the Foreign Compensation Commission forcompensation fromthe Hungarian Government relating totheproduction of vehicles produced for the Hungarian army wsing his designs. The plans for Hunor were reviewed by Strausslerin 1946 who saw potential development project, and, based on what he saw and his own ideas, setof general arrangement drawings were produced in [Link] project would be designated’Straussier12ton, Amphibious Armoured Caror ‘AACI12 (DD Type’: It would also be six wheeled and 3 x3 drive. Itwas proposed that it would beamphibious by means of aninflatable bladder which would be incorporated around the body of the vehicle with propulsion achieved by dual screws driven by the engine. ‘This design even by Straussler’s standards was complicated. Iwas considered by the UK Ministry of Defence along with the Alvis designed Saladin which, of course, was ultimately chosen for prototyping. |v 1949 there was further final attempt by the Hungarian military leadership to ‘commence prototyping of Hunorat the now named Céepel Works as the armoured carofthe Hungarian Armed Forces. This proposal was also refused, but in 1950 the Military Technical institute {HTD received an order for prototyping workforanew ‘armoured carbased onthe 39M Csaba series and using the Csepel Works and the remaining original production equipmentasfaras possible. ‘The project only progressed ‘as far as wooden mock-up before being cancelledin favour of procuring Soviet- produced equipment. This was the final chapter inthe story ‘of the Csaba péncélgépkocsi armoured car design, Sources and ‘Acknowledgements Tk Armour Pref Wess and Tac magazine e317, 38839 Numerous fs lst photographs ram: aatrénl eve huguran ‘May Hisar res Bape atrtnet Mizeu fotardvum “hogetentitay Maun Protos Subioe Fm iredk-Hungran fm Acoe pines araho Thanks te: Lisa fvanatons anhasanbewen hemes, Potaalectis and teas The gentleman he wisheste remain anonymous pen whist tcl: youinow hou Mrkdam Ramsts-rourendes acs q eadery a ac cecien) Salenod a tine be aris Bt, retained ther ‘oui, woew miltarymodeleraftintenationalcowuk 45@ a Budapest Pest Museum, Budapest FireMaseumand he THD eel storyseu, 45.1 fle ist (1.488) ~1¢ Feccmasane Baal 190 econ down ete Maer clecin 6.1854 7151. Fle is (1 ed) ~ st Recoasane Batali, 1940 Lecton aroun Peter Muelle) 47.4447} the ot ssn tbe glacs plteisbeievedo be panied nthe base seen calor ofthe ec ok fas acter), 48.PC115 Cate inca Salat arise 192 asco Vey ie. 49, PID wth ast dele 1 Fler isa fel} Feccanassanc Baal, vlacwn tine Frame (rept 84 tars Cleo. 5. Unknown sel iteraseg 0M pk Ceiba Date an cain kno rent Acie S51. P 12 Hegyidandr 19611 Mountan Baigae 1941 rate Coes) 52.PT6 1 ovasan pits sca tray Brgede Amour Batali, awn tne ame, Probably Rus 187 (Cin Auction 5. Pith. 1 load pies 28 stray Brigade Amores Baan (wuhorshared lector, 5439 PeB22 fdr zi) {ed} ~ decease Batali 181 Thevehde caries the Round propre rs, the nts Ta emblem and ahaa bar beeedtobe company elem (Pangan Po Arc) ‘46 Miltary Medeleraft Internationali ESMALL ¢Histotéx & gp": sr Watch “How To” videos Stvsood_Phataeich sanding Tool 2 (5 speed) Nol and Fok 545005. Photo Etch Sending Tool 8” Mk R Mult-head Hold and Fold 545006. 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SoneLAYGROUNT I gave some thoughtas to how this could be modified to depict Chechen War vehicle. Inaddition to redefining the Weld seams using two-part putty, I decided to experiment ‘with Miliput to create my ‘own sandbags. Also, though replaced et supiedtacs| with romper RNSH ste 6623) Whlemetal racks sem tobe ‘themastpoplr che, these are ‘eaelexpesv. ny opin, theTrumpeerveson,theugh plastic ofersbere ae for money, andhasthesane india nk axrangeretthatanbecled togetertceatearealiuctackag. ining teatedthetadstoacot fi Suter 10, primed hem ith amiya 59 NATO Blac) rarelyincorporate figures with my models, on this occasion ‘tank commander would ‘certainly add the finishing touch tothe piece. Having builtvery few kits over the past few months, lused this projectasa way of practicing new techniques. Fortunately, a friend, Matej Paluda, was able 10 provide lts of information ‘on Sovie/Russian armour. Availability: Ruiner tion eee ss crs acca Pree tag Poa Peet t |) Ameren one of Ne Surfer 100, pened ‘her with Tanya $9 (NATO Bla) | a Themantody alte 1D andeagastfmed fomapieeotMiip. | Deana veptstope Asmalerpieeof | Milipuvasadéed tosuggesttheted | endoftesandbag— § nthe model amit trash sue orepiate lager ceases smaleraes (pat arundthe nei beingceatedusing theendoatootai | Ditesncag cd * beetherfndinlae hie, ce aeddlter wen panedand netics isedbathtortyng thenedk ndsecting the sandtagtothe hide.cd amet 13 mckerenme iene vith brash ard warm wate and prtonsfthebase lu remaved singa ootpick ‘orev the ndeing pre 4] Aiowsegarw eon replicate paint ppg Fis, smalpatchesothelighteedbase Foldi Fhree to Tw Roman Volchenkov converts and details the Hobbyboss kit. 38M Tolditankwas ‘produced atthe Hungarian Royal State Railroads’ Machine Factory between 1939 and 1942. Namedafterthe fourteenth-century Hungarian knight, Mikl6s Tod twas developed and manufactured Underlicence fromthe Swedish company AB Landsverk A total (0f202 vehicles were produced, and these werein3 variants: Theresntures fom 85 Modes features lmprovedbl-head dtl andcoet weld seams Theloner ings asepatepar. 64 Miltary Modeerat International Toldil(knk.A20), armed witha 20mm Solothurn gun (similarto the type used inthe 39M Csaba ‘and ADGZ armoured cars) Toldil (hk. 820), essentially the same vehicle, but with armour thickness increased rom 20mm 0 35mm: Tol la {kik 840), armed with 237M Uicensed Bofors) 4omm gun;and Toldill(khk C40) with a newly designed turet, and further armour upgrade. Much of War2wasagainst the Russians on the Eastern [Link] both firepower [Link] protection oflttle use against the 734, theToldiplayedno partin the tankbattes Mostofthe vehicles were ofthe frst two variants, and these were used for reconnaissance tasks by the Royal Hungarian Army,andas crewtraining vehiclesinthe various tankschools. There are only two surviving examples (@Toldit and aToldita), both ‘on display at the Kubinka Tank ‘Museum. However, several useful walkaround!sites can befoundon the Internet {for those who wish to add detailtotheirToldi modelThe Kit quite poorintermsof accuracy alongwith afew aftermarket Until recently building a and [Link],they products. Thankfully, SBS model ofthe Told (or any provideareasonablestarting _ Medels havereleased various. ‘other Hungarian tank from point, andIhaveseenanumber upgrade sets for the Told World Wari) was.a case of ‘of wellbuilt and painted While the race with which scratch-building orusingone out-of-the-box examples they release theirproducts oftherather-suspectresinkits. However, for those with an isfairly slow, Ican vouch for Readersmayremembermy _eyefordetall,afairamount the quality and the excellent ZrinyillSPG, which appeared of work willbe required, ‘customer service provided. the Apri 2013 issue of MMI ‘This was a high-quality kit from Bronco Models, requiring usta {few minor improvements. Since then havelonged to tackle ‘another Hungarian subject, buthave been held back by the lackof anything suitable. For 1/35-seale enthusiasts, the only injection-moulded kits ofthe Toldiare from Hobbyboss. Frankly these are Qe one: Hoabybesshll pete, Thetuneé metal bareisa definite improvement vere its plstcveson, [Link] 65‘and5. Therein suspension comgonents axesapety etal, andar coeninty numbered to mach theipar, Despite my misgivings about the Hobbyboss kits I decided touse their 43M Toll I (ef 42479) asthe starting point {or this project. Sowhy did not choose the more logical Toldi kit? Actually, the two vehicles were very similarin ‘design. More importantly, realising that a good deal of money would be spent on additional items, I was relieved tobe able toppickup the base kitforamere $20 rom one ‘of the Chinese online shops. ‘And s0 to the expensive part: lan eens ausingsconectextendbeyend thebattom fthelowerbll. ~——— 7 i ee ae “oltre Meals ‘oir wine Bare ‘wait Een Deeaset ‘vm Wee Superson ‘wan Ws fumnent Wea maps Theresinwheels hare excelent deal con bothinerand outers. With the added cost of paints, yes this was proving to bean expensive proposition. For those whe simply cannot justify this amount on one model, atthe very least, it isworth replacing the kits poorly detailed gun barrel Aturned-metal version is available separately from SBS Models (ef 35008). Having to waitforthe various items to be released from SBS Models I spent cover a year building the kit insections. began with the Qe ee" shodkabsorbesisalles Campaetediferencebetween theplasicandresin hel.‘comparison between therein anditsuppled exhaust ntfs Thetasmision Be ie >» oom ae totbeulfont om aby =o =... XN a ——. ee ee ey rctrmors tote cnng iets west iypars recom presenedasrectanglar ‘romphotetcedpas A “~ turret, and continued with the lower hul, upper hull, and finally the smaller details The replacementturet i certainly turretaccess-hatches. That said there eno gun-breech detail rinterior fittings, so these need to be scratch-built ‘tumed-metal gun barrel isa great improvement; not least, the perforated muzzle brake, {an improvement over the kit's version; better representation ‘of weld seams and bolt-heads, ‘and details tothe inside ofthe ifthe hatches are left open. The ‘woew miltarymodeleraftintenationalcowuk 67Thenew glaisplate, ‘complete with cation sltsortheltsenders. in vithphtotchedpans. Moving on to the chassis, again the difference between the resin wheels/suspension Units and ther plastic counterpartsisimmediately apparent. Conveniently, the parts numbers are identical, which makes replacement somuch easier. Thanks to 30 printing, the SBS wheels include highly detailed hubs, and manufacturers markings on [Link] instructions suggest that the inner and outer section ofeach Wheelisjoined using short lengths of brassrod(toreplicate the bolts).Even better, Idrilled ut the holes from the inside, and inserted MasterClub resin rivets. With the chassis assembly complete, was ready to attend tothetracks. This was the fist time had used any of Spade {Ace's products. Probably spoilt by MasterClubs superb metal tracks, Ifound the ones infront of me to be fairly good, but the 68 Miltary Modelerat International Theat lames atonal amour, visorcversandstowage bones added. Thedhvers hatch waseplaed track-pin holes were misaligned andneeded to be re-diilled. ‘Aso, the wire provided for the pins was unusable, so Idecided to replaceit with ‘aversion obtained from ‘Anthony Guarderas and Ken Abrams sold through the Armor Farm brand). The nexttaskwas to add the exterior correction parts ‘Aspreviously mentioned, bboth the Toll and Toldi were fitted with thicker armour to thelower hull. This, feature has been completely ignored by Hobbyboss, clearly ‘evident by the step on the ‘upper hul part between the rivers compartment and the transmission roof. The SBS set, includes anew front armour plateand that section, along with additional armour forthe rivers compartment front wall a ‘The operand wer hulsectnsassenled Note the conc appearance ofarnour aes. al amps, as wl ase bot headdtal othe fede sopars. ‘Apart fromhaving toredefine some of the weld seams, allthat was required was to add putty tofil minor gaps. Also included Inthe exterior correction set are headlights, a driver'shatch ‘made of photo-etched parts, visor covers stowage boxes, es > im Putywasusedtocse ‘heopeningsforthe supplied heaighs, Theturetwas further dete with phouechedparts reflection shoud haverelacedthelitinghoks wth hick vie together amereraundedapeaane Ki qe’ and exhausts. The laterhave ‘correctly shaped brackets, and are generally more accurate The photoetch fret provides parts forthe side air. intake louvres land the rear ventilation grid ‘Therearenolouvresforengine deck, but assume that would require anew resin part for the ‘entire upper hull. At one point | was considering replacingie in Suatsnetaen £ ! ez \ + ‘The model temporarily assembled proto the Notethe der ontheetaasts iting tags, and stowagebores thefenderswith photoetch, _these extras added, decided to fenders, but with very poorbolt- head detail replaced these [Link] were patedith AAMOS AIIG03 (Rubber Ties) with items from Alliance Model Works. The Toolsand Equipment Having washed the model setincludesacrowbarjack_ inwarm soapy water | andarmouredcarsusedbythe wartime photos and colourised shoveland [Link] gave ita coat of Vallejo Red RoyalHungarian Army sported images, |found reasonable clamps comewith tie-downs, Brown Primer, and applied. athree-colour camouflage, scale-match using colours allowing thetools themselves alayerofAMMO'sChipping _—_others beingfinished in a {rom my Badger acrylic paint tobepainted and weathered Fluid. According to various single green colour. Settling set. Amixwas prepared using before being [Link] references, manyofthe tanks fortheeasieroption,thenext 16-96 (Olive Drab) and a small consideration wasthe actual amount of 16-84 (Field Drab) ile shade of green Working from Diluted with water, this was ; ‘applied overall, and thanks to The modelecevedan inital oat aa the rapid drying-time of these fale Red Brown Primer paints, Iwas abletomakea starton the chipping effects within ten minutes. Realising that had been somewhat ‘over-enthusiastic with this, treatment, |re-applied the Chipping Fluid where required, ‘and followed with more of the top coat. The tools were painted, and the contact areas ofthe sprockets andidlers ‘were given ametallcfinish [Link] 69Thetractswerewashed with batvoom dearer tele beng caked n Bushing Fu s Some ofthepaintcippingefecs were ‘overstated gartclayontheturet ae pang oe Seger ey Huvingappedalyerothppng rd eateda = aplyingmare ofthe Chipping Fa, sublease loro mix Badge acyl, fallowedby arepeatf the base lau. Themarkngs error SB de’ deasher, Vey ight ciping ffectsereapliet tothewheds Teint tage of dust application rather mes atthemament but simple ‘ore-nnkusingabshmeisteres with small amount tines “Taking some ofthemarkings _usingoneof AMMO%latest_ maybe dueto them {from the SBS decal sheet, ‘Splashes products. These bbeing made froma had to modify the vehicle are enamel-based, and different type of metal Fegistration plate to avoid incorporatearealistictexture. With the sheer weight Using thenumber attributed Enamels were also used to ofthe tracks, itwas toaToldiltank lalsohand- ——suggestaccumulated grime, _importanttoattach painted the unitinsigniaforthe focusing onrecesses and the sprockets with CA stCavalry Brigade Armoured suspension components glue for added strength. The Battalion‘Horseshoe'(Lépatks’ _Thetracksweresoakedin _tracks'guide teeth were sanded inHungarian), again based AMMO's Burnishing Fluid toexpose the underlying metal, ‘on wartime photos. While Surprisingly thistesultedin and severalenamel washes these may appearrather ‘aheavilyrusted appearance, _were applied to unify the irregular in appearance, so With other meta racks it appearance of the running gear werethe originalsas they were usually ausesthem toblacken; Weathering of the upper ull normally applied bythecrew. _perhapsitwasbecauselhad and turretfollowed a similar ‘The weathering began previously washed thetracks sequence of mud splashes, witha thick ayer of dust with bathroom cleaner, or any excess removed to reveal 70 Military Medelerat InternationalThetaitmarings wee brush pine tachevean regular appetrane, as shown inphotsofthereal vehi build up in corners and around raised detals. also toned down the green paintwork with the help of various oi colours. Final touches included airbrushing small amounts of blackaround the exhausts toreplicate'sooting, brush- TheToldalongside another RayalHungaran Amy vehice, thePoesi Atl, ee Furbertanes were adedtogvette impresionof sxcurulatedgrime Weathering thetwret ined fy brushing vans cols ver sled ares painting the tool clam tie-downs, painting the tailight and driver's vision blocks (a base-coatof silver followed by AMMO's Crystal Colours Red and Periscope Greet respectively) Allthat remained ‘was tofinish off the headlights with lf reflectors, lbs and high-quality clear lenses, ‘similar reetmentwas gente wheels Teco sprcktsad ites werepainted whale gud Sher Thefnsingtouh—the headlights werehanced ihre, The diesen ek received wee acaatof sive followed by Periscope Gee om ANNO ysalGlousrang) Prony POE RCL eee ee erent rit ss Forthe SBS rangesee their eer ern en) woew [Link] 71ese are ules for recreating World Warllcombatona tabletop, using dice, model troopsand tanks. Although itisagamefought between model armiesitisinspired by real fighting men, the actual {equipment and personal accounts of those who played a Partin the rea historicevent. Whatis Bolt Action!? Bolt Action isa set of World War wargame rules presented ina full colourhardback Ad book by Warlord Games and Osprey Publishing. The book's 216 pages are packed with action paintings and photos of painted miniatures and tabletop battlefield terrain, The original edition came foutin 2072, and has been 72 Military Modeerat International Taking alookat therules themselves, some readers may know the authors, Alessio Cavatore and Rick Priestley, from their Games Workshop Warhammerrules and tis fairto say there are some similarities between the two rule sets. While this tends to put off those ‘who dislike the Warhammer rulesit attracts gamers who like them.t'm in a thied category; I donot lke the Warhammer rules much but do like Bolt Action. thinkBolt Actionis 2 much better set of rules, with justtherightlevel of complexity toenhance the period feel without losing playability. ‘While Bolt Action is writen with trgingortes outs | F very popula A2ndeeditionis Britain, Germany and Russia ourtoberelasedandths_areincuded Eensomenhere While Bo Action swrten Tevewloksattheognal—toplyiscoveediwhie 250/28 guresin min Tedthemanchangesinine —ldelytntcatulymecalea Searbeplayedth mal hewedion Theatracive _batlegound osnanedito presertonandthelyoutot_ascenerepesering where tt uchas 4mm) gues theruleswithinthebookmakes theactonistotake pce an (COEachfgurelsinghialy RoleAcionpercuarauable enjoyategamecanbe piayea Pasdandrepesensone | forbeginnersAthoughthe | onthektchentbleorevenon “ser Thebusicunt sare IlesthemeeWvesmayseers thefloorTherlesdeta now ‘3haa-conistng fone NCO dauningtoaplyerznewtothe tofightabatlepictwo evenly Sr#between ou andclev hobby they areguided gently matchedforcesinarangeof en IPeeaeorvonstor through the principles andled scenarios, andissue orders to f epbysepinonowtoply. move shootorasautatclose Machine guns and upgrading Theleexplanevenhing quartets How thse acheved MRStOImprowesquad neededfortwo ormore players bymeasutingormoverene ame inadionaforcecan togetsaredvthPoleActon | andfiing andusingsbesdea_3s0"Mlude are, antar World War ll wargaming. Each dice to determine firing and Ree ie eee ‘opposing side needs paint [Link] __ Ev@[Link] provided for Posing sideneeds painted _fightingresult is [Link] Boi action has a‘points system, made oops representing wie of Pvand other martte. thesoliers guns vehdesand — isexplaned slongwntne | Whsoleersandenhoncement ‘tanks of the chosen armies. ‘special Bolt Action dice, with a 7 ofpointssothat theoretically two different armies with the ‘Armylistsforthe United States, different colourfor each side, TherestoBot Acton are resented asanatacive GERMANY hardcoverrleboaiustatedby photos medesand artwork fom ‘varus Osprey Publishing tes, The reba cntains pce riesthatgeeah amy adit, andhistvaly — sympaheti felon the tabletop. som Youcanappreatethehigh uly production standards ontherubock someting thatchaceresallot| Word ames utputAG aaa Theses Sip ga wd finca Warlord Games produce arangect igh ualty 28/56) sae ‘igrsandvehicesfr Bot Actin, Theis produced ina pastlcas ral parasemtls vey tere tothe ol vin Aificand Natcbon sof ow yout aeexrerey wel detalles. -Achocectheadsandaseleton af decals ows youtacstoriseyourtrc;no Balt Acion amy shuld ever look these same number ofpoints are equalin fighting ability. Playing the Game Order of activation (movernent, shooting etc) isneither'!go;You {o'nor simultaneous. Instead itisdetermined by Bolt Action dice drawn from a‘cup ABA dice for each unit (squad, gun or vehicle) in plays put into cup foreach. Asingle diceis drawn Unseen and given tothe player for whose colouritis. The player decides which unitto ‘activate’ and what order togiveit;the diceis placednext tothe unit with the order side upward. Inmy experience the activation system is tense yetfun keeping ‘you on your toes and, in the Critical moments ofeach game, itereates some exciting clif- hangers.A Sherman needs to Feload tofire again before the Panthers turret rotates forit toreturn fire- whose dice will come out ofthebbag first? The system also has the potential [Link] very interesting challenges fortarget priority to0,For example, aplayer is ‘often faced withthe tactical decision about which enemy unittofire at shoulditbe the really deadly one that has already been activated or at thenot-so deadly one that stillhas its turn to come? There are sixpredetermined ‘orders that can be given. Fire-fireat full effect without moving; Advance- move and fire; un -double move but ‘unable ofire; Ambush -do notmoveorfire but can fire during opponent’sturn at units moving nto range and ine of sight; Rally - no move or fre butremove pin marker; Down Be SRITAIN AND 2} commonweatta thitthe dirt; no move or fre bbut gain enhanced protection, This ystem of predetermined orders is cleverer than itfist appears ts simplicity speeds up play yetadds an enhanced element of tactical thinking ‘The four basic elements of allwargames Movement, ‘Shooting, Melee and Morale Movement is kept simple: infantry advance: butcan run twel aturn,Thereisno'Facing’ direction canbe changed any ‘numberof times as long as, the distance travelled does not exceed the maximum allowed move, Shooting is also straightforward, using sixsided dice (D6s);3+ isthe base score tohit Variables such as troop type, weapon performance and cover, effect the base rll Weapons rangesare generic, The German Poneersboed set (ee WoO) | contin 30hgh quality malt-pose plastique, soallrifles ire 24" Some ‘weapons and nationalities have special rules to differentiate them, s0,for example, US forces armed with M1 rifles haveno’-1 tohitpenalty’ {or shooting and moving ‘The approach tohand:to- hand combat (assaults) isvery bloody. The Run orderis used to come into base-to-base contact with the enemy and figures roll tohit Whichever sideinflcts the most casualties wins. The losing unit is considered ‘destroyed’ and any surviving figures are removed! The important element of Morales again kept simple. Unitshavea base morale ating. This canbe increased by assigning better offcersto the unit, Units must take morale checks if they take more than 50% casualties in a ‘turn. An element of Morale is amechanism called Pinning, ‘woew [Link] 73= swells t-part plastic igus, aad Games as produce arangeotmoretadonal etal 28mm igus nthiscase German egsmarie re WGB WM 0) whereby units taking casualties are given’pin markers‘ which are negative variable on morale rolls. Units with pin markers arealso ata disadvantage when taking an ordertest before performing an order the numberof pin markers actasanegative modifier ‘on the chance of passing the testto carry outthe order. Vehicle movement and fre rules are modified versions ofthe infantry rules Vehicles have an armour value; shots at rena cura Produced yale therlsasoa rowing rangect high-quality jection moulded past 156s tanks produced farBolt Actin Tesecoverthebcus subjects —StuGI, hema, ante, Pane V-aswellassome mere esterc subject te Skt 23472Puma, rearorside armourhave plus modifiers. Artillery and mortars ‘also use the basic move and fire rules, with rules for fring smoke, direct, and indirect fire Six generic scenarios are Included along with timeline ‘of World Warll describing major battles and events. Thereis also ininteresting ‘essay onWargames and History, which makesthe distinction between generic ‘organisation as provided in the rules and the theatre specific ‘ton a rer cp re] | a A & Wee oa . Oriente oy alr bothunderterowmladel andthe Wolf Tans computergame spf Asyoucansee em the Shean (e809 the comply fhe bul is semmeuberebetween 1/72and 48 sales. organisation in the army and theatre supplements. Lots of support (One ofthe great things about Bolt Action isthat the rules are supported by allkinds of other ‘material ke specific army and campaign supplementsand, ofcourse, models of ust about every figure and vehicle needed toplay the game, along with paints and painting guides too. ‘The army and campaign books are actually goodreadsin theirown right They coverall ‘the major, and many of the ‘minor, forces of WWllon both sides. They are am packed with eye candy; ull colour photographs of figures, model and games, and marvellous artwork of battle scenes and Individual uniforms. They cover different theatres in which thenational armies fought, giving Orders of Battleand ‘Tables of Organisation and Equipment in form which links directly to the rules, making selection of periodspecificforceseasyandfun. three asymmetric‘atacker and defender scenarios, three more 2nd Edition Key:"More “palanced’ scenarios where Variety, MoreTactical the two sides had the same Challenge, More Fun!” deployment ulesand victory “Ksexactly thesamegameyou conditions. The 2nd Edition play andiove, only better!” hasexpanded them to sixof Alessio Cavatore ‘each. Players can now decide ‘Thenew edition isclearly hich type of engagement ‘evolution not revolution; they want to playand then withthe focus on a few key rollto determine which of Improvements, which have the sixscenariositwillbe, largely come fromthe BA [Link] even olla diefor player communityfeedback. both decisions, of course Warlord Gamessaytheyhave Alessio makes the point that listened and taken advantage actual gaming experience ofthe thousands of battlesthat showed that some units or havebeen playedtoimprove —_ weaponsarealittietoo strong [Link] existing (eg flamethrowers)oralitletoo errataand FAQs have been ‘weak light machine guns, for incorporated into the newrules. example). Rather than change Having had a chance to ‘the points values, which are in comparing the twobooks ide the army supplements as well by side, the amount of gorgeous asthe rules therules and/or the pictures oftoy soldiersatwar —_statsof the weapons etc have again makes the newrulebook een re-evaluated forbalance [Link] and tweaked toimproveit. serene, Belles soteyhave made?Thereisanew Army List, hey can activate other units a clever, seemingly little, ee ppenctees hae be ‘change which wil have an 7 crrotennes bate they proving anew layer of “Thescenarios section has templates, and thisis aimed bbeen expanded. Firstedition (no pun intended) atamore Bolt Action had sixscenarios, realistic feel, stimulating men to avoid bunching up when big explosive shells, fly around, Alessio says"I absolutely did not wantto slow down the game with Scattering rules ~rolltohitas normal, and ifyou miss, you miss If you hit the template simply replaces the dice roll todetermine how many hits are scored by an HE hit ‘onthe nit. Simple andyet ‘effective - spread out!” © Armed transports:these were deemed OK, but litle passive, not being ableto fire their own guns when ‘empty. Now the driver or dedicated gunner cannow fire one of the vehicle's guns when passengers arenoton board, giving these models more active parti the force force or the entire game. © Thereisa shiny new Starter Setfor the game too, this, time featuring German Grenadiers against the elite US Airborne. Allthe ‘Armies of series of supplements remain perfectly valid with the 2nd Edition rulebook ‘The only one that will be replaced isthe Armies of Germany. Thishas been done because the team at Warlord Games felt that the very fist supplement for Bolt Action wasa “ttle too conservative, so they haveramped up the rulesand added afew of the more'exotic’units ‘Summing Up Bolt Action isa beautifully presented straightforward setof World Warll platoon or reinforced platoon level rules . hich cope well with additional platoons of infantry and added vehicles and artillery. would say thebalance between playability and the really important differentiations in World War Il warfare was spot ‘on. Plays fun fast flowing ‘exciting World Warll wargaming with a feel of cinematic action; think Fury;‘Saving Private Ryan or’Enemy atthe Gates’ Whether ornotyou will enjoy Bolt Action depends on what youate looking for oma game. Bolt Actionisnotfor those who like super-detalled highly ‘complexrules which seekto ‘cover ever subtle nuance and asa consequence drag on and ‘nat the costo playability. youwanta set of rules which vill provide an enjoyable World Warllskirmish ina couple of hours play, then Bolt Action hits thebullseye. Ihave not yet hada ‘chance to play the 2nd Edition, buthaving seen an advance ‘copy ofthe rule book and read Alessio's commentary on ther, | ‘would say thatthe changes wl ‘enhance the game even further Sources ‘Auseful short video for new playersis‘introduction tothe Bolt Action Miniatures Game'by Warlord Games: httpsi//wwwyoutube, ‘com/watch?v=W3G- ‘AkasEo&feature=youtube, For further details ee: www. [Link]. Sign up forthe weekly newsletter to keep upwith new releases and special offers Ak ‘woew miltarymodelerattintenationalcowuk 75Mighty CatsVol.1:Tanks Painting & Weathering Various ‘Author: GuiseppeVial Publisher: TrueEarth Price: €15.00(pb), vides to pining and westheng Grin ree nee days (in fact, this is what this maga- ane ofes every month bu Hlan fm, Te earh (who fer» range of water based pans and weathering produc) have poduced » very net and scent det the bask of puting ad weathe Sing wth acc The 6 pape sce book begs th a moting plosophy that ke Thee are two metbods fea inthe shor Gteppe als one io early copy te pate produce out ‘mode! 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It begins by introducing some principles ofpainting and weathering, including the understanding of light and shadow and the’‘three steps’ of basic paint- Ing and weathering, all illustrated with True Earth’ range of paints fiters and washes, before moving onto three separate subjects = aJagdpanther, StuG ll and Mark IV ~ that get the full True Earth treatment The layout Sphooate Is very clear and the step-by-step approach Js simple but effective, The resulting mod- dls are very nice ~ not Euro Militaire medal winners perhaps -and the finish something ‘that most modellers would be very happy with. The book is an excellent introduction to True Earth products, but, even ifyou use paints and weathering products from other ‘manufacturers the ideas and tips contained within make this @ very useful read for all armour modellers wanting to improve their work. Highly recommended. Our thanks to the publishers ([Link]) for the review sample. David Grummitt Gms Title: _TheTank Commander: Pocket Manual 1939-1945 ‘Auther: —_R Sheppard (ed) Publisher: PoolofLondon Ison: 978-1-91086-0-168 Price: £8.99(H6) the Blitzkrieg assault, through the car- nnage of Barbarossa, Kursk, the Desert War, and the Normandy Bocage and the Battle of the Bulge, there were perhaps no more unsettling and merciless positions to ‘occupy in the World War than that ofa tank commander. This new book puts the reader atthe very heart of this‘hell on wheels'and presents all of the original information re- Quired to perform this most dangerous of wartime battlefield roles. From training manuals and war office memorandums to combat reports and firsthand accounts, It sits you in the turret position of com- rmander of some of the most fearsome land vehicles. 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The book’sfive chapters = crew training, tactics, In Theatre, Know= ing the Enemy, and In the Turret - cover the life of the tank commander from the initial training through to that invaluable, and life-saving, knowledge learnt in the field The latter the reports of actual tank combat sed to instruct future crews, is very instruc tive and shows how, no matter the level of tecnnology involved, waris stil very much a human activity. Tis is nicely produced and. Interesting read that will doubtiess be of Intererst to many readers ofthis magazine, highly recommended. Our thanks to Case ‘mate Publishing for the review copy (www. 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