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This question is pretty much for Australians - is Aust & NZ Defender magazine still an ongoing concern? I'd been subscribed to the online version but I can't seem to open any links to renew it? There appear to be almost daily updates on Facebook but again, no joy when I try to click through?

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The Wheel of Time was a fourteen book fantasy series, mostly written by Robert Jordan but finished by Brandon Sanderson. It is an epic adventure featuring a HOST of characters engaging in a good vs evil story. It is primarily set in a medieval world, with elements of other cultures like the...

German pensioner convicted of illegal weapons possession, including World War II Panther tank A German court has convicted an 84-year-old man of illegal weapons possession for having a personal arsenal that included a Panther tank, a flak cannon and multiple other items of World War II military...

I'm intrigued by this Snap Tite US halftrack. It can be seen (well the box for it at least) here - https://www.ebay.com/c/1808044499 Does anyone have one? What is its actual scale?

I was sure CTS did a three man gun crew for their howitzer - but now I can't see them anywhere? Was it someone else perhaps?

I remember reading Hans Rudel on the Russians attempt to trick his pilots into believing that their tanks had been already knocked out by using smoke. Rudel made the point that this was easy to see through as a destroyed tank 'burns very brightly'. This popped into my head last night when I was...

I've been having heaps of fun having battles with my ten year old son. They've all been WW2 so far - usually the Battle of Normandy, with a few hundred Airfix, Matchbox, Pegasus, Mars and a few Revel figures. We don't usually use vehicles but the 75mm antitank guns by TSSD and Waterloo 1815 do...

Not sure if there'll be many of us but I'm curious as to what others may be thinking about the return of Rugby League. I'm no super-fan but I'm glad it's back on TV at least. It was all well and good to have time on my hands during the lock-down but no sport to watch was too much! Now there's...

I'm sure I can remember seeing pictures of the Exped Force Germans with those of other plastic makers - but for the life of me I couldn't find them when I searched? Is anyone able to post a link to the right thread or even put their photos up again? I'm particularly keen to see them compared to...

So, we're both on school holidays (I'm a teacher) and isolated (confined) to home. The games have begun! Here you can see my Airfix, Mars and Matchbox Germans being surrounded and crushed by British (Airfix: Infantry (Green & Brown), Commandos, Paras and Support Set and Matchbox 8th Army) and...

Hi, in lockdown at home with my 9yo son - who happily wants to play toy soldiers with me! Now we've done a lot of Normandy type battles but he's asked about Kokoda so he can use my Airfix Australians (makes a lotta sense as we are Australians). I have the Marx and Airfix ones and I was...

I saw Midway the other day and thought it was a solid effort, with particularly good special effects/CGI. Being in the back seat of a dive bomber would've been terrible. Or in any seat of a torpedo bomber... Anyway, while it was a good watch on the big screen, it struck me how many impressive...

I've seen The Rise of Skywalker twice now and enjoyed it. It had some of the great elements of the first film and for me, ticked most of the boxes. I've been very surprised at the negative reviews?

Some of you have no doubt received this same email yourselves but here it is for those who haven't - "After lengthy review/consideration, we will be sending mold masters to factories for bids and hopefully, production. For those interested, we've posted some thoughts , at length, in the "BLOG"...

I was having a look at my Airfix 7th cavalry and Indians the other day and git wondering, did Airfix ever issue horses to go with the mounted figures?

I was reading one of those accounts of a soldier who threw himself on a grenade to save his comrades the other day. He was killed and was awarded the MOH for his heroism. Now, obviously you don't have much time in these situations but I was wondering - if you were able to get your helmet on the...

I see Ambrose's book is being turned into a movie - at least in the sense that a unit of the 28th Infantry Division at the Bulge is covered. It's in Pre-production, which hopefully means it is a going concern.

I got a couple of Irwin Sell's JgPz IVs and I really like them. I know he had plans to do more. Does anyone know if the first venture was a success and if there is a second vehicle on the way?

I'm not a NZender but I've just watched McCallum score the fastest test hundred of ALL time this morning. He beat I.V.A Richards mark from 30 years ago by two balls. Considering that NZ were four - for 40 or something it has to count as one of the most astonishing counter-attacks of all time...