by Dennis Oliver. Softcover (8.3×11.8 inches). 64 pages. 2025.
Subtitle: German Army, Waffen-SS and Luftwaffe Units
Subtitle: Eastern Front 1944
I always enjoy the TankCraft volumes, which include a nice historical overview, OOB info, and of course, marvelous color camouflage illustrations, and magnificent color photos of plastic models crafted by experts.
Combat operations, OOBs, production, design changes, and close-up photos of tanks bring the history out. For those who wish to paint up models or miniatures, referencing the color camouflage tank profiles provides a number of choices.
The color photos of the models showcases the talents of what can be done with a plastic model and a paintbrush. The same color schemes apply to plastic or metal miniatures, too.
One non-fatal typo: “Models,” (p42) in a headline should have the comma deleted. One possibly fatal typo: “1/25 scale” (caption p43) is more than likely 1/35 scale since all other references are 1/35.
The booklet contains 64 historical black and white photos, one black and white map, five black and white illustrations, three black and white visual OOBs, 24 color tank profiles, 16 color insignias, 62 color photos of 1/35 scale tank models, 13 color model box art illustrations, and three other color photos. Contact information for model companies are included as well.
It’s a visual treat. Another well-done volume.
Enjoyed it.
— Reviewed by Russ Lockwood
