MiniArt MT35270

Lee in Burma. British M3 Lee in Burma 1944-45

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British Army Webbing a�é-' P37 Pattern Blanco No.61 Buff (Bren & SMLE). 1. P37 web belt- cut to length required at non-buckled end. 1b. P37 web belt sizing hooks. 1c. P37 web belt sizing hooks. 1d. P37 web belt closing buckles. 1e. P37 web belt strengthening loops. 1f. P37 web belt web attachment straps. 2. P37 shoulder straps. Cut to length required. 2b. P37 shoulder strap brass ends. 3. P37 Lee Enfield (SMLE) sling. Cut to length required. 3b. P37 Lee Enfield (SMLE) sling attachment buckles. 4. P37 basic pouch- outer face. 4b. P37 basic pouch- inner face. 4c. P37 basic pouch- mounting strap. 5. P37 small haversack- outer face. Attach to smooth face of #5b. 5b. P37 small haversack- inner face. Attach to smooth face of #5. 5c. P37 small haversack- web attachment straps. 5d. P37 small haversack- auxiliary side and lower straps. 6. P37 pouch for .38 or .455 pistol ammunition- inner face. Attach to smooth face of #6b. 6b. P37 pouch for .38 or .455 pistol ammunition- outer face. Attach to smooth face of #6. 7. P37 pouches for .303 ammunition- outer face. Attach to smooth face of #7b. 7b. P37 pouches for .303 ammunition- inner face. Attach to smooth face of #7. 7c. Attachment buckle for P37 .303 ammunition pouches. 8. P37 'L' strap (vertical strap)- for large and small haversack- right side. Cut to length required. 8b. P37 'L' strap (vertical strap)- for large and small haversack- left side. Cut to length required. 8c. P37 'L' strap (vertical strap) adjustment buckle. 8d. P37 'L' strap (horizontal strap). Cut to length required. 8e. P37 'L' strap (horizontal strap) end piece. 9. P37 entrenching tool holder- outer face. Attach to smooth face of #9b. 9b. P37 entrenching tool holder- inner face. Attach to smooth face of #9. 9c. P37 entrenching tool helve attachment straps. Loop around helve. 9d. P37 entrenching tool helve attachment strap. 9e. P37 entrenching tool holder web mounting straps. 10. Mk.I/Mk.II 'Brodie' helmet sacking cover. 11. P37 brace attachments- one-piece gate. 11b. P37 brace attachments- hinged gate. 12. Mk.VI respirator case- outer face. Attach to smooth face of #12b. 12b. Mk.VI respirator case- inner face. Attach to smooth face of #12. 12c. Mk.VI respirator case- sling attachments. 12d. Mk.VI respirator case sling. Cut to length required. 12e. Mk.VI respirator case sling adjustment buckles. 12f. Mk.VI respirator case sling adjustment buckles with eye to attach breather tube hook. 13. P37 large haversack- outer face. Attach to smooth face of #13b. Note that only two of these are included as they were rarely carried. 13b. P37 large haversack- inner face. Attach to smooth face of #13. 13c. P37 large haversack web attachment straps. 13d. P37 large haversack underside attachment straps. 14. P37 canteen shoulder sling. Cut to length required. 14b. P37 canteen carrying strap. Cut to length required. 14c. P37 canteen shoulder sling to carrying strap buckles. 14d. P37 canteen securing strap (vertical). Cut to length required. 14e. P37 canteen securing strap (horizontal). Cut to length required. 15. British Army other rank insignia- NCO's: Lance-Corporal, Corporal, Sergeant, Staff/Colour Sergeant, Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2), Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1). 16. Chin straps for Mk.I/Mk.II 'Brodie' helmet (open). Cut each strap to length required. 16b. Chin strap for Mk.I/Mk.II 'Brodie' helmet (closed). Cut to length required. 17. Mk.V respirator case- outer face. Attach to smooth face of #17b. 17b. Mk.V respirator case inner face. Attach to smooth face of #17. 17c. Mk.V respirator case sling attachments. 17d. Mk.V respirator case retaining whipcord attachment loops. Use with #17h. 17e. Mk.V respirator case sling adjustment buckles with eye to attach breather tube hook. 17f. Mk.V respirator case sling adjustment buckles. 17g. Mk.V respirator case sling. Cut to length required. 17h. Mk.V respirator case retaining whipcord. Use with #17d. 18. P37 bayonet frog No.1 for Mk.III Lee Enfield (SMLE). Fold frog back on itself at position of red dotted line, so that it loops around the P37 waist belt. 18b. P37 bayonet frog scabbard securing stud. 18c. P37 bayonet frog retaining loop. 18d. P37 bayonet frog scabbard securing loops. 19. Shoulder straps for battledress.

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1-35th scale - British Army Webbing P37 Pattern Blanco KG 3 Khaki Green (Dark) (Bren & SMLE). 1. P37 web belt- cut to length required at non-buckled end. 1b. P37 web belt sizing hooks. 1c. P37 web belt sizing hooks. 1d. P37 web belt closing buckles. 1e. P37 web belt strengthening loops. 1f. P37 web belt web attachment straps. 2. P37 shoulder straps. Cut to length required. 2b. P37 shoulder strap brass ends. 3. P37 Lee Enfield (SMLE) sling. Cut to length required. 3b. P37 Lee Enfield (SMLE) sling attachment buckles. 4. P37 basic pouch- outer face. 4b. P37 basic pouch- inner face. 4c. P37 basic pouch- mounting strap. 5. P37 small haversack- outer face. Attach to smooth face of #5b. 5b. P37 small haversack- inner face. Attach to smooth face of #5. 5c. P37 small haversack- web attachment straps. 5d. P37 small haversack- auxiliary side and lower straps. 6. P37 pouch for .38 or .455 pistol ammunition- inner face. Attach to smooth face of #6b. 6b. P37 pouch for .38 or .455 pistol ammunition- outer face. Attach to smooth face of #6. 7. P37 pouches for .303 ammunition- outer face. Attach to smooth face of #7b. 7b. P37 pouches for .303 ammunition- inner face. Attach to smooth face of #7. 7c. Attachment buckle for P37 .303 ammunition pouches. 8. P37 'L' strap (vertical strap)- for large and small haversack- right side. Cut to length required. 8b. P37 'L' strap (vertical strap)- for large and small haversack- left side. Cut to length required. 8c. P37 'L' strap (vertical strap) adjustment buckle. 8d. P37 'L' strap (horizontal strap). Cut to length required. 8e. P37 'L' strap (horizontal strap) end piece. 9. P37 entrenching tool holder- outer face. Attach to smooth face of #9b. 9b. P37 entrenching tool holder- inner face. Attach to smooth face of #9. 9c. P37 entrenching tool helve attachment straps. Loop around helve. 9d. P37 entrenching tool helve attachment strap. 9e. P37 entrenching tool holder web mounting straps. 10. Mk.I/Mk.II 'Brodie' helmet sacking cover. 11. P37 brace attachments- one-piece gate. 11b. P37 brace attachments- hinged gate. 12. Mk.VI respirator case- outer face. Attach to smooth face of #12b. 12b. Mk.VI respirator case- inner face. Attach to smooth face of #12. 12c. Mk.VI respirator case- sling attachments. 12d. Mk.VI respirator case sling. Cut to length required. 12e. Mk.VI respirator case sling adjustment buckles. 12f. Mk.VI respirator case sling adjustment buckles with eye to attach breather tube hook. 13. P37 large haversack- outer face. Attach to smooth face of #13b. Note that only two of these are included as they were rarely carried. 13b. P37 large haversack- inner face. Attach to smooth face of #13. 13c. P37 large haversack web attachment straps. 13d. P37 large haversack underside attachment straps. 14. P37 canteen shoulder sling. Cut to length required. 14b. P37 canteen carrying strap. Cut to length required. 14c. P37 canteen shoulder sling to carrying strap buckles. 14d. P37 canteen securing strap (vertical). Cut to length required. 14e. P37 canteen securing strap (horizontal). Cut to length required. 15. British Army other rank insignia- NCO's: Lance-Corporal, Corporal, Sergeant, Staff/Colour Sergeant, Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2), Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1). 16. Chin straps for Mk.I/Mk.II 'Brodie' helmet (open). Cut each strap to length required. 16b. Chin strap for Mk.I/Mk.II 'Brodie' helmet (closed). Cut to length required. 17. Mk.V respirator case- outer face. Attach to smooth face of #17b. 17b. Mk.V respirator case inner face. Attach to smooth face of #17. 17c. Mk.V respirator case sling attachments. 17d. Mk.V respirator case retaining whipcord attachment loops. Use with #17h. 17e. Mk.V respirator case sling adjustment buckles with eye to attach breather tube hook. 17f. Mk.V respirator case sling adjustment buckles. 17g. Mk.V respirator case sling. Cut to length required. 17h. Mk.V respirator case retaining whipcord. Use with #17d. 18. P37 bayonet frog No.1 for Mk.III Lee Enfield (SMLE). Fold frog back on itself at position of red dotted line, so that it loops around the P37 waist belt. 18b. P37 bayonet frog scabbard securing stud. 18c. P37 bayonet frog retaining loop. 18d. P37 bayonet frog scabbard securing loops. 19. Shoulder straps for battledress.

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Sopwith Pup by Matthew Willis (Hall Park Books Limited) By Matthew Willis The Sopwith Pup, as it is unofficially but universally known, was one of the first true British fighter aircraft, and one of the most significant of the First World War. It played a key part in maintaining control of the skies over the Western Front during and after the RFC's toughest period, Bloody April, 1917. Its superb flying qualities kept it competitive as ever-faster and more powerful opposition appeared, and it played an unglamorous but important role in the defence of the UK against zeppelin and heavy bomber attacks, and was fundamental to the development of ship-based aviation. With the very well-established categories of military aircraft that are familiar today, it is hard to comprehend the world in which the Pup was born, where these clear delineations did not exist. Certainly the idea of the fast, agile single-seat fighter was barely thought of when the Pup's outline was first chalked on the floor of the experimental workshop at Sopwith's Kingston-upon-Thames premises in 1915. The new aircraft was known as the 'Sparrow', was powered by a 50hp Gnome rotary. Test pilot Harry Hawker took the aircraft to Brooklands and amazed trainee RFC pilots by flying it under the bridge across the Byfleet Banking. It was fully aerobatic and capable of a speed just shy of 85mph despite the low engine power. It is unclear whether Sopwith intended the machine to form the basis of a military aircraft but in any event, its performance and handling, even on such low power, must have recommended it for that purpose. The 'Sparrow' therefore became the progenitor of the aircraft that would become the 'Pup'. It was around the time of the prototype's first appearance that the Pup seems to have gained its popular name. Brigadier-General SeftonBrancker, then the RFC's Director of Air Organisation, is reputed to have remarked, on seeing the prototype Scout beside its larger sibling at Brooklands, 'Your 1 Strutter has had a pup!' For all its value as a front line fighting aeroplane, the Pup had a potentially even greater impact on the development of naval aviation; in particular, the sometimes tortuous path of launching aircraft from, and returning them safely to, ships at sea. Moreover, the Pup became one of the more successful operational aircraft in this fledgling area of combat. This is the first WWI title in the series and includes all the usual Warpaint features historical text, modellers glossary, colour artwork by Richard Caruana and a three page colour walkaround by author Matthew Willis.

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