Tom Cromwell looks inside the covers of Tankograd’s new book on Germany’s first-ever tanks, the Sturmpanzer A7V.
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Tankograd Sturmpanzer A7Vc5flies
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Posted: Saturday, April 10, 2010 - 06:25 PM UTC
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Posted: Saturday, April 17, 2010 - 02:06 AM UTC
I contacted Squadron.com earlier today (4/16/10) to ask about this book since tankograd listed them as the US distributor. I copied the exchange below.
Spoke to our president here as I just found out he is personally reviewing orders for Tankograd and he said we will probably have this in 3-5 weeks. Our item # for this will be TP01001.
Regards,
Jeff Melton
Customer Service Manager
SQUADRON MAIL ORDER
( Ofc: (972) 245-3504 ext. 1034
( Toll Free: (877)-414-0434
Ê Fax: (972) 242-3775
* [email protected]
From: Jim Hand [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 9:53 AM
To: Jeff Melton
Subject: RE: NEW TANKOGRAD RELEASE
Thanks Jeff. It's already listed for sale on their site and a review is currently on Armorama about it. The latter is where I learned of it and the Tankograd website was where I learned that Squadron is their US distributor. - Jim
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From: Jeff Melton [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 8:44 AM
To: Jim Hand
Subject: RE: NEW TANKOGRAD RELEASE
Thanks for checking with us…unfortunately it’s not on the radar screen yet and the buyers didn’t have any info on this. Please check back with us frequently.
Best regards,
Jeff Melton
Customer Service Manager
SQUADRON MAIL ORDER
( Ofc: (972) 245-3504 ext. 1034
( Toll Free: (877)-414-0434
Ê Fax: (972) 242-3775
* [email protected]
From: Jim Hand [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 5:25 AM
To: Jeff Melton
Subject: NEW TANKOGRAD RELEASE
Hi. I just read tankograd had published a book on the WWI German A7V tank. When do you think you will get any stock on this title as I'm itching to get my hands on one. Any info would be appreciated! - Jim Hand
Jim Hand
Spoke to our president here as I just found out he is personally reviewing orders for Tankograd and he said we will probably have this in 3-5 weeks. Our item # for this will be TP01001.
Regards,
Jeff Melton
Customer Service Manager
SQUADRON MAIL ORDER
( Ofc: (972) 245-3504 ext. 1034
( Toll Free: (877)-414-0434
Ê Fax: (972) 242-3775
* [email protected]
From: Jim Hand [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 9:53 AM
To: Jeff Melton
Subject: RE: NEW TANKOGRAD RELEASE
Thanks Jeff. It's already listed for sale on their site and a review is currently on Armorama about it. The latter is where I learned of it and the Tankograd website was where I learned that Squadron is their US distributor. - Jim
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From: Jeff Melton [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 8:44 AM
To: Jim Hand
Subject: RE: NEW TANKOGRAD RELEASE
Thanks for checking with us…unfortunately it’s not on the radar screen yet and the buyers didn’t have any info on this. Please check back with us frequently.
Best regards,
Jeff Melton
Customer Service Manager
SQUADRON MAIL ORDER
( Ofc: (972) 245-3504 ext. 1034
( Toll Free: (877)-414-0434
Ê Fax: (972) 242-3775
* [email protected]
From: Jim Hand [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 5:25 AM
To: Jeff Melton
Subject: NEW TANKOGRAD RELEASE
Hi. I just read tankograd had published a book on the WWI German A7V tank. When do you think you will get any stock on this title as I'm itching to get my hands on one. Any info would be appreciated! - Jim Hand
Jim Hand
Posted: Sunday, April 18, 2010 - 06:57 AM UTC
Jim,
I should have mentioned in my review that I ordered my copy direct from Tankograd. They have a very odd order service, since they don't take card payments online. Instead, you fill your "basket" and then print out the order form, which has spaces for your card details. You fill them out and drop it in the post to Germany. Tankograd didn't acknoledge my order despite asking for my email address - the books just arrived a couple weeks after I sent the order.
Good luck!
Tom
I should have mentioned in my review that I ordered my copy direct from Tankograd. They have a very odd order service, since they don't take card payments online. Instead, you fill your "basket" and then print out the order form, which has spaces for your card details. You fill them out and drop it in the post to Germany. Tankograd didn't acknoledge my order despite asking for my email address - the books just arrived a couple weeks after I sent the order.
Good luck!
Tom
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Posted: Monday, April 19, 2010 - 06:42 AM UTC
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Jim,
I should have mentioned in my review that I ordered my copy direct from Tankograd. They have a very odd order service, since they don't take card payments online. Instead, you fill your "basket" and then print out the order form, which has spaces for your card details. You fill them out and drop it in the post to Germany. Tankograd didn't acknoledge my order despite asking for my email address - the books just arrived a couple weeks after I sent the order.
Good luck!
Hi Tom! I ordered some books from them a few years ago and had much the same experience as you described. I searched for this title and the only place that it appeared was on their site. I buy some stuff from Squadron occasionally and try to order from them regularly to stay on their mailing list. I have a Tauro A7V kit in the stash as well as a couple Emhar kits, a Tadpole and a Whippet, so I'm pretty excited about the prospect of a WWI armor series.
Tom