Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 07:01 AM UTC
SAM Publications have sent us details of a NEW Series aimed specifically at the Modern Armor builder with details of the first three books in their New Armour Datafile Series.
The books follow an interesting format - mixing data on a number of Modern AFVs along with modeling guides to these vehicles. The first is due soon:

ADF 01 - Operation Iraqi Freedom: The US Army (Stryker, Abrams & Bradley)

Written by Andy Renshaw and Ryan Harden, this new book looks in detail at the individual vehicles and their war role, and combines this with informed text, action and detail photography, colour profiles and a dedicated modelling section, reflecting the subject matter of the individual vehicle types.

Price of the book is £19.99 (+p&p) available directly from the publisher, whose website can be accessed here:

HERE (LINK)

For those who require it, the book carries the ISBN : 978-1-906959-15-9.

Also, announced in this series are two FURTHER books following a similar format:

ADF 02 - Operation Desert Storm U.S.Army

ADF 03 - Modern Israeli Army ( Merkava, Achzarit & Magach)


Our thanks to Andy Evans of SAM Publications for the Update & Images!
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I am really looking forward to seeing this one Andy & Ryan, and will be doing my first 'modern' build (Stryker) with this as my guide. Echoing the sentiments above, best of luck with this one and the future releases.
APR 08, 2010 - 04:05 PM
My copy arrived in the post yesterday and I just want to say: what a great book! The 3 vehicles are covered (Abrams, Bradley & Stryker) but each has 3 sections: the vehicle in action, close up walk-around and a build log using a base kit, multipl AM sets and some scratch-building. Eack of the 3x3 sections has loads of good quality photos and commentry. At the end there is an appendix listing all model kits and AM sets (including decals) available currently on the market. Top marks Gents! Sean
APR 16, 2010 - 12:25 AM
These look real interesting, do you plan to do anymore in the series? For example Modern UK armour or Modern Russian?
APR 16, 2010 - 01:02 AM
I sometimes wonder why we bother. SAM publications were good enough to also send us mock-up covers of the NEXT books in the series. Now, unless my mind is playing tricks, i'm almost convinced that they were included in the News Report?
APR 16, 2010 - 01:10 AM
I received my copy today, great work Andy & Ryan, keep up the good work guys. (maybe a book on Humvees!!?)
APR 16, 2010 - 06:15 AM
For all the free stuff you get of course! And I agree with Jamal: one on Humvee's and MRAPs and the M1117
APR 16, 2010 - 07:17 AM
Sean, Thanks for the mini reivew and compliments! Jon, Keep the ideas coming...I would love to do the UK and Russian stuff. Andy and I look forward to building the series to cover a broad range of subjects. Jamal, Thanks for your purchase and support, a book on Humvee's would be fun and would offer a lot of build options. A book of this type on Trucks, transporters, and other prime movers would be cool as well. Just a reminder, the actual models built for this book can be seen at the AMPS convention coming up next week for those interested. Cheers, Ryan Harden
APR 16, 2010 - 10:48 AM
Just bought the book ! Cant wait to dig in
APR 16, 2010 - 11:04 AM
Andy and Ryan, I got a copy today from Sprue Brothers. I have to say great job!! I think you guys have a home run with the format/layout of the book. I love the combination of photo's of the real vehicles coupled with the build photo's and the walk around photo's. The work displayed on all the kits is incredible. You guys didn't take any shortcuts. Truly professional work and presentation. I dont know if its too late for future publication, but they have one of the M1 Abrams pictures mis-labeled. The picture shows the commanders M2 .50 cal but the book has it labled as an M240 coax. Again, excellent work and an absolute first rate publication. You guys should be proud.
APR 16, 2010 - 01:21 PM
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