January 2005 FineScale ~ What did you think?

I enjoy every article. Even though I don't build very many, I really enjoy the dioramas with WWII ships. It's a great subject that does not get a lot of press. There are a lot more interesting subjects with the German equipment, that is why FSM focuses more on them. I'm pretty sure the Germans did not "invent" specific tanks to murder YOUR Grandfather, (thank him for his service against the Nazis), their leader was insane and lured them into a disasterous dilema. FSM keep up the fantastic work!!!!
I hope there are more 1/72 scale armor kits coming out, different subjects wold be great!

The article about Battle of the Bulge is very good, I'm looking for more info on Pacific WWII stuff as I'm trying out an LCVP and a Buffalo to see if I can build a small diorama, any suggestions

Great Article, loved the stuka,but also the modeling plan, sometimes i just open a box and go with it. German armor is very interesting as they had some awesome machines i.e. Leopald, Tigers, sig 33, and so on, they have great detail, but lets not forget the dragon wagon, pershings and the sherman. The sheman is interesing because there were so many different variants, the rocket launcher (calliope i believe) sherman crab, bridge layers, anti-aircraft, and others, i love seeing them and the people who take the time to scratch build what you cant buy. Great work keep it up

For the intended topic:
I enjoyed the article for the kit plan of attack. I always seem to make projects drag out for a lot longer than I would like them to and I hope I can use some of the tips to speed up constuction times.

As for the hot topic:
While the German armor and aircraft are very interesting, what about Russian armor and aircraft? The Russians seem to have had a bit of both sides, interchangability, production ease, and uniqueness. You don't see many three turreted German tanks, do you? And I'm sure all the T-34's needed to steal parts from each other.

The topic on the night stuka was great but it needed more detail and an actual article for it would have made it a lot better .

If you want to see some real life WWII uniforms and equipment, check with the WWII re-enactment groups. Today they are commerating the Battle of the Bulge at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA (just ten miles east of Harrisburg,PA). They have been doing it for years because the terrain and weather (cold!! and snowny) are like the Arderannes (I think I spelled it right). I know, because as Chief of Operations for the post sometime ago, I set it for them to use the land. My dad even came to visit from Oklahoma once to see it. He was in the 394th Infantry regt, 99th Div and saw it all first hand. i