Gardini, Urban (Hrsg.) Finland at War 1939-45. History in models. Volume 1

A study of scale plastic models built by both semi-professional and amateur modellers, inspired by the three wars that Finland fought between 1939 and 1945, all related to ongoing hostilities between Finland and the expansionist Soviet Union: The Winter War, 1939-1940; The Continuation War, 1941-1944; The Lapland War, 1944-45. As the Soviet Union changed its allegiance from supporting Nazi Germany to battling the Nazis, this placed the Finns in the unusual situation of being for, then against, then for the overall interests of the Allied powers. Each model or series of models is covered by a 4- to 8-page section explaining the historical relevance of the subjects and illustrating them in a series of full colour photographs. Featured models include aircraft, tanks and vehicles and soldiers, all displaying their unique camouflage and markings.

A total of 11 modellers from different countries are represented here with their model works on the subject of "Finland in the war 1939-45". The models and dioramas are in the scales 1:72, 1:35 and 1:32. Overview of the vehicles and aeroplanes presented in the works aeroplanes: Diorama with Soviet T-26; Diorama with civilian car and Soviet soldier; Diorama with Soviet BT-6; Me Bf 109 G-6; Vignette with Finnish BT-42; Finnish fighter Brester Model 239 "BW-354"; Finnish bomber Tupolev SB2M-100A; Finnish fighter Gloster "Gladiator"; Finnish BT-7 model 1937; Finnish assault gun ISU-152; Finnish T-37a; Finnish bomber Bristol "Blenheim"; Finnish reconnaissance aircraft Westland "Lysander"; Finnish bomber Dornier Do 17 Z-2; Soviet lorry GAZ AA and Finnish lorry Opel Blitz; diorama with Soviet tank and Finnish ski troop; vignette with Finnish "sledge"; diorama with Soviet tank and Finnish ski fighters; diorama with Soviet trench and soldiers as well as Finnish soldiers in attack.