Tamiya Model Magazine – September 2019

TMMI 287 September 2019

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4 NEWS DESK

New kit and model product news

18 PANZER PUNISHER: REFERENCES Reference photos of an immaculately restored M10 Achilles IIC tank destroyer

22 COUNTACH - NO BULL! Tamiya has resurrected the 1:24 Lamborghini Countach LP500S kit from the 1970s

24 IT’S TURBO TIME! Italeri’s 1:12 1980 Renault RE23 turbo straight-from-the-box

46 NEW RELEASES ACCESSORIES New and recently issued modelling accessories

50 NEW RELEASES KITS New full model kits reviewed

52 BIG BEAST IN A BIG BOX! Tamiya’s new 1:16 radio controlled Sheridan, previewed

54 NO SCRATCHBUILDING REQUIRED Wingsy Kits’ 1:48 Claude fighter in detail

58 ROCKET PROPELLED GOODNESS! RPG Model’s 1:35 T-80U, in the box

60 BOOK REVIEWS New and recent books related to scale modelling

64 CONTACTS Where to buy the products used and reviewed in TMMI

66 THE EDITOR’S PAGE Tamiya’s P-38 arrives!

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EDITOTOR Marcus NichollsMarcus Nicholls [email protected]

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40 THE PERFECT STORM

Revell's 1:48 Tornado GR4 full-build

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Wingsy Kits’ 1:48 Claude fighter in detail

RPG Model’s 1:35 T-80U, in the box

New and recent books related to scale modelling

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Tamiya’s P-38 arrives!

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Revell's 1:48 Tornado GR4 full-build

30 TT RACER WITH SIX

THIMBLE-SIZED CYLINDERS!

A masterful rework of Tamiya's 1: 1966 Honda RC

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Tamiya's 1: British Achilles IIC tank destroyer