Pla Editions Pla Editions "ABRAMS SQUAD" Issue 4 (December/January 2013/2014) "Abrams Squad: The Modern Modelling Magazine is the FIRST magazine in the world devoted to modern warfare modelling. Here you will find the best articles of the best modellers and writers in the world. Step by step articles, painting techniques, illustrated reports, news, reviews, video games and much more!" Magazine details: 1) Language - ENGLISH 2) Format - 21cm x 29,7 cm 3) 72 pages with high quality pictures 4) Soft cover, shiny paper Learn More

Pla Editions "ABRAMS SQUAD" Issue 3 (October/November 2013) "Abrams Squad: The Modern Modelling Magazine is the FIRST magazine in the world devoted to modern warfare modelling. Here you will find the best articles of the best modellers and writers in the world. Step by step articles, painting techniques, illustrated reports, news, reviews, video games and much more!" Magazine details: 1) Language - ENGLISH 2) Format - 21cm x 29,7 cm 3) 68 pages with high quality pictures 4) Soft cover, shiny paper Learn More

Pla Editions "ABRAMS SQUAD" Issue 20 Abrams Squad: The Modern Modelling Magazine is the FIRST and UNIQUE magazine in the world devoted to Modern Warfare modelling. Here you will find the best articles of the best modellers and writers in the world. Step by step articles, painting techniques, building techniques, illustrated reports, news, reviews and much more. Contents: 4 – Commander’s Display Unit: A regular section devoted to news and reviews of model kits, aftermarkets, books and much more. 8 – Remote Thermal Sight: On this occasion, the Abrams Squad team takes care of an easy to build and inexpensive kit. A very interesting model of a MBT normally not seen in collections outside of Korea, but it really is worth it. The Academy’s K1A2 is one of those models that should not be missed from any respected collection of modern AFV’s. 20 – BRDM 2 - Operation Desert Storm, Iraq 1991: Andrés Bernal debuts in Abrams Squad with a wonderful vignette that he knows how to achieve. This experienced Spanish modeller tells you how to complete a great model with old school methods, without stridency. Everything is like it is supposed to be. A guide that can be followed! 32 – AMX-56 LECLERC MBT - White Peacekeeper In Lebanon: According to gossip, Japanese modellers have a lot of imagination but are lacking in good technique. Please read this article and you’ll change your opinion. Tetsuhiko Nojima, inspired in an article published of this same magazine, builds and paints a Leclerc as only few modellers know how to do. 44 – T-55 - Polish Peacemaker: Tomasz Janiszewski brings us a different kit from a recurrent subject: a T-55 in que quarter scale. He focus the article on the painting and weathering finish, following the method of colour modulation. 50 - Multicam - American Army Camouflage 2010-2017: A Six pages graphic report where we show you the new camouflage used in the US Army uniforms with spectacular pictures. 56 - Typhoon-U: MRAP’s are so popular between modellers from all the world. Štěpán Los is one of the best modellers in 1/72 and bring us one complete article: building, extra detailing, painting, setting and figure painting. Another masterpiece! 66 - War Memorial of Korea: More references and ideas for your next builds. The Korean museum if full of great vehicles and aircraft. There are some unique tanks and very well conserved pieces. 72 – Turret Basket: at the end of every issue you’ll find the kits that we’ll find in the market soon and some teasers of the next Abrams Squad Magazine. 72 Pages - ALL TEXTS IN ENGLISH Magazine details: 1) Language - ENGLISH 2) Format - 21cm x 29,7 cm 3) 72 pages with high quality pictures 4) Soft cover, shiny paper Learn More

Pla Editions "ABRAMS SQUAD" Issue 2 (August/September 2013) "Abrams Squad: The Modern Modelling Magazine is the FIRST magazine in the world devoted to modern warfare modelling. Here you will find the best articles of the best modellers and writers in the world. Step by step articles, painting techniques, illustrated reports, news, reviews, video games and much more!" Magazine details: 1) Language - ENGLISH 2) Format - 21cm x 29,7 cm 3) 68 pages with high quality pictures 4) Soft cover, shiny paper Learn More

Pla Editions "ABRAMS SQUAD" Issue 19 Abrams Squad: The Modern Modelling Magazine is the FIRST and UNIQUE magazine in the world devoted to Modern Warfare modelling. Here you will find the best articles of the best modellers and writers in the world. Step by step articles, painting techniques, building techniques, illustrated reports, news, reviews and much more. Contents: 4 – Commander’s Display Unit: A regular section devoted to news and reviews of model kits, aftermarkets, books and much more. 8 – Remote Thermal Sight: Another welcome new model kit of a NATO subject. This time Trumpeter send us a kit of a subject that is being used by many western armies, in this case, the German Bundeswehr. The truth is that the kit may have some flaws to make the MARS variant as described on the box, but the model is really nice and well detailed for a M270. As Trumpeter will release many different variants, we are sure that they will release one that will fit your taste. So this article will be of interest for all those forthcoming kits of the MLRS. 20 – Stridsvagn 103- Headless Warrior: Without any doubt this is one of the oddest looking tanks in modern history. Although Łukasz Orczyc-Musiałek may dislike this subject he managed to make one of the best looking miniatures of the year. This Swedish turretless tank has amazing camouflage and a paint chipping work, but the building and detail up will leave you speechless. 30 – Chieftain Mk.10 - British Steel on the Rhine: Mark Chisholm made this Takom kit out of the box masterly. The scheme of the BAOR is so interesting if you know how to weather it and add some interesting points like camouflage netting. Mark will show you how to easily represent the camouflage and how to play with dust, mud and chipping to give life to that dark base. 38 – 2S3 Akatsiya - The Battle of Komsomolskoye Village: To make dioramas is always complicated, and having a wide collection of them, of many different subjects is a dream for many modellers. Imad Buoantoun is one of those modellers, and he achieve his goals with first class results. Specially interesting is the construction of the house and terrain, but also the dark black mud applied to the vehicle. 54 - SA-4 Ganef - 1/48 resin kit: Yet another new signing for the Squad, Konrad Dzik deals with one of those kits that are really hard to build, because resin kits are normally more difficult to construct, but if the subject is so intricate and complex like this one, the challenge is even bigger. You will enjoy this article and the different techniques: metal painting for the rockets and green paint for the launcher. 66 - Atlantic Resolve: Abrams Squad is always trying to bring you the best references to inspire you to make new builds and dioramic scenes. This time we publish some spectacular images of the NATO military manoeuvres Atlantic Resolve that were conducted in Poland. 76 – Turret Basket: at the end of every issue you’ll find the kits that we’ll find in the market soon and some teasers of the next Abrams Squad Magazine. 76 Pages - ALL TEXTS IN ENGLISH Magazine details: 1) Language - ENGLISH 2) Format - 21cm x 29,7 cm 3) 76 pages with high quality pictures 4) Soft cover, shiny paper Learn More

Pla Editions "ABRAMS SQUAD" Issue 17 Abrams Squad: The Modern Modelling Magazine is the FIRST and UNIQUE magazine in the world devoted to Modern Warfare modelling. Here you will find the best articles of the best modellers and writers in the world. Step by step articles, painting techniques, building techniques, illustrated reports, news, reviews and much more. Contents: 4 – Commander’s Display Unit: A regular section devoted to news and reviews of model kits, aftermarkets, books and much more. 8 – Remote Thermal Sight: The Abrams Squad’s editorial staff is fully convinced that the M-60 MBT is probably one of three top favourite tanks of our readers. Besides being many years in service in many different countries of the world it’s one icon of the Cold War. It’s hard to understand why we’ve been waiting so many years to see a model such as the AFV Club offering being such a popular subject. The work of Juan Carlos Carmona, who joins the Squad with this built review, describes perfectly the necessary process to assemble this wonderful jewel in 1/35. 20 – Rusted Muzzle - Ukranian abandoned tanks 1/72 diorama!: Without any doubt this is one of those works that every modelling enthusiast would wish to build or do in our lives. A compact scene, full of details and with a nice story to tell. In addition Hiroyuki Yumioka executes perfectly with an amazing technique all the rust and weathering effects in the abandoned tanks. Also he is able to create a wonderful tiny figure from scratch. What a discovery! 36 – Gepard Bundeswehr Flakpanzer 1A2: From Germany, Gunnar Bäumer tells chapter and verse how he built and painted the new Takom’s Gepard. An excellent and very attractive model kit that probably will delight many Bundeswehr fans all around the world. Gunnar chose an attractive livery as the one used by the German army in Crete and painted in a masterful way. A perfect guide for the most of demanding modellers. 46 – BTR-50P - The first soviet APC: Domingo Hernández is a master in the 1/48 scale, but sadly there are not so many modern armour vehicles in that medium scale. It’s not so usual to see articles of the smaller scales but we managed to bring you two fantastic articles in this issue. Domingo is a Maestro with the brushes and this time he works over a very interesting resin soviet transport kit. 58 - M-60A1 - Cold War Hunter: The most famous Main Battle Tank of the Cold War arrives finally to the Abrams Squad Pages (in a double entry!). Another great signing of the Squad, Jose María Illa, delight us with a perfect model: good documentation, flawless assemble, amazing painting job and an optimal setting. When you say "REFORGER" people think of M60 and vice versa. 70 - Ukrainian Museum: Abrams Squad’s friends are divided all around the world, and wherever they go they don’t hesitate to shoot and share all the armour they see with all of us. This time Zack Sex brings us a photographic report about the exhibit of the military museum of Ukraine. 76 – Turret Basket: at the end of every issue you’ll find the kits that we’ll find in the market soon and some teasers of the next Abrams Squad Magazine. 76 Pages - ALL TEXTS IN ENGLISH Magazine details: 1) Language - ENGLISH 2) Format - 21cm x 29,7 cm 3) 76 pages with high quality pictures 4) Soft cover, shiny paper Learn More

Pla Editions "ABRAMS SQUAD" Issue 17 Abrams Squad: The Modern Modelling Magazine is the FIRST and UNIQUE magazine in the world devoted to Modern Warfare modelling. Here you will find the best articles of the best modellers and writers in the world. Step by step articles, painting techniques, building techniques, illustrated reports, news, reviews and much more. Contents: 4 – Commander’s Display Unit: A regular section devoted to news and reviews of model kits, aftermarkets, books and much more. 8 – Remote Thermal Sight: In this new submission of Abrams Squad we offer you two new model kits in our build review section. Not one but two Abrams released few weeks ago, the one from Rye Field Models and the one from Academy. Both give several options to build and we opt to mount the TUSK I over an A1 and an A2. As you will see, both models are excellent and we are sure than many of you have already got them in your own shelves. 24 – M-ATV in the NATO Style!: Alexander Pedan joins the Squad from Saint Petersburg, Russia. One of the most talented Russian modellers of the current fold that dares to be different with a fairly popular subject but painted in a different manner: NATO camouflage instead of Sand base paint. Alexander can not only paint models, he also likes to super detail them, and that’s what he shows in this article. 34 – BTR-80 Mean Green War Machine: The BTR is a very popular subject. We know it well due to the massive success that our special issue about the eight-wheeled vehicle is having all around the world. Manuel Reinher is one of those modellers who was inspired by our book and built his own BTR full of modifications to make it unique and spectacular. 44 – Eitan New wheeled heavy APC for the IDF?: Now we offer you a short article about the introduction of the new heavy armoured personnel carrier of the Israeli Defence Forces written by Lt.Col. Michael Mass, no less. Mr.Mass is known for being the Curator of the IDF Armored Corps museum and the editor of famed AFV publisher Desert Eagle Publications. 48 – ZSU-23-4M Shilka Rebellious: Łukasz Orczyc-Musiałek brings us one of the kits that is proving to be a big hit in the current market, Hong’s Shilka. Moreover, he paints it as seen in the current news media as one of the vehicles in an active conflict. This style is drawing the attention of modellers from all over the world. You won’t be disappointed with Lukaszs work on weathering, enhancing details and adding spectacular effects. 58 - Leopard 1A5DK The Hooligan Basher: Besides joining the staff of Abrams Squad, Mark Chisholm teach us how to build one of the versions of the famous Leopard that was employed in the Balkans under the UN flag. One of those articles that we like to see combining: history, technique and art in equal measures. 68 - Iran Museum: Directly from Iran, Vorya Heidaryan publishes a graphic report of the Holy Defence Museum of Teheran, a display of artefacts that pay tribute to the combatants of the war against Iraq in the 80’s. 72 – Turret Basket: at the end of every issue you’ll find the kits that we’ll find in the market soon and some teasers of the next Abrams Squad Magazine. 72 Pages - ALL TEXTS IN ENGLISH Magazine details: 1) Language - ENGLISH 2) Format - 21cm x 29,7 cm 3) 76 pages with high quality pictures 4) Soft cover, shiny paper Learn More

Pla Editions "ABRAMS SQUAD" Issue 16 "Abrams Squad: The Modern Modelling Magazine is the FIRST magazine in the world devoted to modern warfare modelling. Here you will find the best articles of the best modellers and writers in the world. Step by step articles, painting techniques, illustrated reports, news, reviews, video games and much more!" Contents: 4 – Commander’s Display Unit: A regular section devoted to news and reviews of model kits, aftermarkets, books and much more. 8 – Remote Thermal Sight: IBG Models hit the market with a new model that will probably be a pleasure for many fans of wheeled modern AFV’s, the Rosomak or “Green Devil”. Abrams Squad had the opportunity to work with a shot test before the release of the kit and that’s why we have published this article at the same time as when this kit hits the shops. César has made an amazing job as always, to provide you a unique guide of how you can build your own Rosomak without problems and stress. 20 – HUSKY Mk.III: Some time ago, Domingo Hernández also published an article of this odd looking mine detection vehicle, but at that time he did a scratch build in Quarter scale. Now he hasn’t hesitated for a second to build the brand new AFV Club model with exceptional results.  32 – ASU-85: SUPPORT THAT RAINS FROM ABOVE: A new member of the Squad, Ivan Momcilovic “Momcha” will seduce us with one of those soviet vehicles that Trumpeter loves. It’s the selfpropelled gun ASU-85 that could be dropped with parachutes and was developed during the Cold War. Ivan achieved fantastic results with the Black and White painting method.  42 – ANAKONDA: NATO’S EXERCISE: We present you a short article about the recent NATO manoeuvres that took place in Poland during the June month of 2016 under the codename “Anakonda”. The article is splendidly illustrated with a series of pictures that will motivate many of our modern armour fans. 50 – TYPE 74: Japan's commitment to tackle the Cold War: And once more Özgür Güner fi lls the pages of this magazine with a JGSDF subject, in this case a Tamiya classic improved with superb standards of building, detailing and painting. A total treat for the reader, who can learn how to build this venerable model kit and paint it in an original way. 62 - LEOPARD 2A6NL: Another great article from Master Chris Jerret, that colour our pages with an article with one of the numerous Leopards that he has in his collection. Chris is an expert in the Main Battle Tank of Germany and many other NATO countries, this Dutch example is no exception. 72 - LEOPARD 2A6NL REFERENCE’S: Patrick Winnepenninckx shares with us a bunch of reference pictures of the Netherlands Leopards that assisted Chris in the fi nishing of his model. 76 – Turret Basket: at the end of every issue you’ll find the kits that we’ll find in the market soon and some teasers of the next Abrams Squad Magazine. 76 Pages - ALL TEXTS IN ENGLISH Magazine details: 1) Language - ENGLISH 2) Format - 21cm x 29,7 cm 3) 76 pages with high quality pictures 4) Soft cover, shiny paper Learn More

Pla Editions "ABRAMS SQUAD" Issue 15 "Abrams Squad: The Modern Modelling Magazine is the FIRST magazine in the world devoted to modern warfare modelling. Here you will find the best articles of the best modellers and writers in the world. Step by step articles, painting techniques, illustrated reports, news, reviews, video games and much more!" Contents: 4 – Commander’s Display Unit: A regular section devoted to news and reviews of model kits, aftermarkets, books and much more. 10 – Remote Thermal Sight: We haven’t built any People’s Liberation Army AFV in fourteen issues, but to celebrate our fifteen publication we decided to make the new Panda’s reproduction of ZTZ99A, the most modern and advanced Chinese main battle tank. The model is really attractive and interesting and we are sure that the good job done by Cesar Gonzalez will inspire a large number of modellers. 20 – The most agile fighter of USSR: T80BV: There is no better way to open the magazine than a Russian Main Battle Tank, and better when it’s painted by one of the best modellers in the world, Chris Jerret. Our Canadian friend has worked especially in the painting and the chipping effects with using the hairspray technique. For certain this is one of those articles that our readers will save in their memories. 32 – Iranian Toyota: The Persian Predator: Vignettes are always attractive and welcomed in Abrams Squad, specially if they are based around unusual vehicles, transformations and the skill Imad Bouantoun applies in all of his works. 42 – Eagle IV: Short illustrated report of the 4x4 Mowag’s car when it was tested in Spain by the Marines unit. The Eagle IV is currently in service with the army’s of Germany and Denmark and was employed in Afghanistan. 46 – Merkava Mk.IID: Chariots of Fire from Israel: Vlad Adamec gets up his old tricks with an IDF vehicle. All Merkavas may seem equal to the untrained eye, but this latest version from Academy has a special appeal and many modellers have already got one in their collections. Vlad explains how he finished his Mk.IID so masterfully. 54 - BMP-3 MICV: A transport with the soul of a warrior: It’s odd, but we haven’t published any BMP-3s in Abrams Squad. Saying that, all Russian armoured transport vehicles are really popular modelling subjects. Thomas Birzer shows us with a wonderful build and informative explanations exactly how he built and painted this model. An inspiring article! 66 - Gepard: History of the last German Flakpanzer: Once again, the plastic scale model producers make a vehicle trendy, in this case the already retired AA Gepard. Patrick Winnepenninckx affords us some fantastic contents that will help us soon when the upcoming magnificent Models of Meng, Takom and Trumpeter will land on the market soon. 72 – Turret Basket: at the end of every issue you’ll find the kits that we’ll find in the market soon and some teasers of the next Abrams Squad Magazine. 72 Pages - ALL TEXTS IN ENGLISH Magazine details: 1) Language - ENGLISH 2) Format - 21cm x 29,7 cm 3) 76 pages with high quality pictures 4) Soft cover, shiny paper Learn More