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In this video, Mr. Alan of Smith Hill Library looks at the BTR-70 armored car kit by DML (Dragon Models Limited). This kit came out in 1990, around the time East Germany rejoined West Germany. The kit is finished in East German markings. https://youtu.be/SNsF3jZWklA
Mr. Alan of Smith Hill Library previews the Revell 1/72 scale Junkers F-13 kit and the F-13 with a seaplane option. The Junkers F-13 was a revolutionary design and was a major influence on passenger aircraft. This brief video shows you what's in the box of these two kits. https://youtu.be/tYP7SbCGZt0
Mr. Alan of Smith Hill Library looks at the AMR 35 French light tank and its variants. He looks at two kits by two manufacturers. One is a resin AMR 35 ZT 1 by French company Blitz. The other is the AMR 35 ZT 3 tank destroyer, which is a 3-D printed kit by SS […]
Mr. Alan of Smith Hill Library looks inside the box of a vintage Nakajima Ki-84 Frank fighter plane by Otaki. While not as detailed as more modern model kits, these old classics are still enjoyable kits. https://youtu.be/n_GWpoYQRpw
Mr. Alan of Smith Hill Library looks at the vintage AER Models kit of the T-18. The T-18 was the first tank designed and produced in the Soviet Union in the 1920s. AER Models, from Moldova, produced this 1/35 scale model kit in the 1990s. https://youtu.be/pH4LZMiJmcI
Mr. Alan of Smith Hill Library looks at the 1/35 British Cromwell Mk. IV tank by Tamiya. This tank is also known as the Cruiser Tank Mk. VIII, A27M. This was Britain's main cruiser tank from D-Day until the end of World War 2. https://youtu.be/eVlb1HiuxYc
Mr. Alan (of Smith Hill Library) shows you his vintage M-1 Abrams tank kit from Tamiya. He paints it for Operation Desert Shield. This is the original M-1 tank kit from around 1982. He also shows you a few Iraqi shoulder patches from the Persian Gulf War. https://youtu.be/4H1YbTbyCJc
Mr. Alan of Smith Hill Library looks at the vintage Boeing Vertol V-107-II helicopter kit by Tamiya. This kit dates from the early 1970s and is in 1/100th scale. https://youtu.be/N13OmrYVgeE
Mr. Alan from Smith Hill Library shows you his BMP-1 model from DML (Dragon) Models. The BMP-1 was the first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle of the former Soviet Union. The BMP-1 is in use with many countries around the world. https://youtu.be/9gRbCUjHipo
Mr. Alan, of Smith Hill Library, looks at the Dragon 1/35 scale armored car model of the Panzerspahwagen P204 (f). The "f" stands for "French," as this was a captured French AMD 35 Panhard 178 armored car. Dragon bought the molds of this kit from ALBY Miniatures in the 1990s. https://youtu.be/pSDpBtyvSdY
Mr. Alan of Smith Hill Library previews the BA-64 armored car kit by AER Models of Moldova. This kit dates from the 1990s. This is a brief look at what's in the box. https://youtu.be/czYzBRtcCXw
Mr. Alan, of Smith Hill Library, compares P-51 B/C kits from various manufacturers. He examines their use as Tuskegee Airmen planes. He looks at Hobby Boss, Revell, Airfix (old and new), Lindberg, and a Pegasus 1/48 snap tight kit. https://youtu.be/vBB7kLR9q6U
