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Scale Modelling Articles & How-tos
Technique, research, colour, tools and practical bench knowledge from Kawartha Scale Modellers.
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Red Army Railroad Torpedo
The Red Army “railroad torpedo” ЖДТ-3 (ZhDT-3) was developed by the Ordzhonikidze Machine Plant of Podolsk in 1935 as a weapon against enemy armoured trains. It consisted of…
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Painting Wooden Crates
Quick Tip. Making wooden crates, by Sergiusz Pęczek 1) The resin PaK 40 AMMO crates are first primed with an AMMO grey primer using an airbrush, and then…
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The Tank Reliability Myth
T-34 Engine Service Life of 300 km Reliability is a misunderstood term, a hornet’s nest of controversy, parroted by almost every modeller. But, what does reliability mean and…
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The Schwerer Gustav & Dora Diesel Electric Locomotives
The massive Schwerer Gustav and Dora WWII railway guns were pulled by specially constructed Diesel Electric Locomotives DE D 311.01 A/B – D 311.04 A/B.
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Polish Armoured Trains
Armored Train №. 12 “Poznańczyk” (Poznanian) shoved off the track at Płochocin in 1939. On the morning of September 9, at pp no. 12, he destroyed 7 German…
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Torch Men Command № 0428
Stalin’s Torch Men Command № 0428 confirmed. Stalin’s “Torch-men-Order” finally confirmed by Russia itself Aus Metapediahttp://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Fackelm%C3%A4nnerbefehl The so-called “torch-men order” (Fackelmännerbefehl) is the command № 0428, issued…
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Best Hobby Lighting
How to Choose the Right Kelvin Color Temperature Light bulb color temperature is represented in the unit of absolute temperature, Kelvin, noted by the symbol K. Household fixtures are commonly…
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Schwerer Gustav & Dora Railway Guns
Krupp 80cm Kanone In the 1930s, France constructed the Maginot Line, which was a series of fortifications and obstacles intended to protect the country against invasion from the…
