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Officer's lounge and dining room combined.

View of the foredeck. Anchor chains and a breakwater are visible in front of the gun turret, with the bridge above it. The side gun turrets are also partially visible.

does not detract from the ship's importance,

as evidenced by the rule that every Greek

military ship that passes the anchored Averof

pays homage to it, the crew standing at

attention and the officers saluting.

Due to the ongoing construction work on

the pier where the cruiser is moored, it is not

possible to photograph the entire ship, only

a view from the rear hemisphere is possible.

The reason for expanding the pier is to enrich

the exhibition with other military vessels,

allegedly including a submarine, but the

ship's crew itself estimates that all work will

be completed within a few years. In any case,

Georgios Averof is a unique testament to the

level of naval architecture from the beginning

of the last century, which is worth a visit and

will certainly delight anyone interested in

maritime history.

INFO Eduard

January 2025

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Editorial
One year has come to an end and another has begun, bringing us to the right time to describe what we want to accomplish in the near future. But don't expect anything groundbreaking today. You already know about most of the new products being prepared for this year, whether from our involvement with E-day or from other sources. Today I will only reference projects that we are more or less certain we will complete this year. As part of the presentation of this year's new products, I will only deal with new kits today, and I’ll skip accessory items, except to say that in all of our main branches of accessory lines, that is to say in photoetched, masks and Brassins, we are working on various types of
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The NR-30 Aircraft Mounted Weapon
The NR-30 aircraft cannon was designed by Soviet designers A. E. Nudelman and A. A. Richter in the mid-1950s. The name of the weapon was derived from the initials of their surnames (Nudelman, Richter) and the number ‘30’ refers to the weapon’s caliber. This period was characterized by a great boom in the design and production of new types of jet aircraft in the Soviet Union and, by extension, their internal gun armament. This specific cannon was gradually installed in the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19S fighter (three in the nose of the aircraft, all equipped with a muzzle brake at the end of the barrel), the supersonic MiG-21F (on the right side of the fuselage, below the cockpit), the Sukhoi Su-7BM, BKL fighter-bombers (one in each wing root, just behind the cockpit, without muzzle brakes) and later the Su-17 M3, M4, UM-3 (the latter two-seat version with only one cannon in the right wing) and its export variants Su-22M3, M4, UM-3K, with a like number of cannons as the Su-7. Due to the political division of the world at that time and the existence of a military grouping of countries in the socialist camp, called the Warsaw Pact, the above-mentioned types gradually entered the inventory of the air force of the former ČSLA (Czechoslovak People's Army). The ammunition was initially produced in and imported from the Soviet Union, but later it began to be produced in Czechoslovakia, initially under license, but later as an evolution under its own development program. The weapon was designed to deal with aerial as well as ground targets effectively.
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The Cruiser Georgios Averof
Greece is a popular southern European destination for tourists from all over the world. If you are interested in military history and visit the capital city of Athens, you will have a surprisingly wide range of options for pursuing your passion. One of the interesting attractions, especially for land-based tourists, is the preserved Greek cruiser Georgios Averof.
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Air War in Ukraine - ATACMS and Oreshnik Missiles in Actionc
The period of air warfare in Ukraine covered in this report (November 1 to November 30) might seem quieter at first glance. Only one confirmed aerial loss occurred between both sides. However, numerous events related to the air war took place, with the most significant ones being the use of ATACMS missiles by Ukraine and Oreshnik missiles by Russia.
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P-51D engine PRINT 1/72 - CLICK-CLACK
Gone are the days when assembling a resin engine was a nightmare for less experienced modelers. It used to be a discipline for the skilled modelers; something, that only the real experts, the masters in the field, are able to use - all those advanced techniques of cutting and thinning plastic, or the difficult cutting of resin from castings and their grinding, which also creates a lot of dust. Now it's the age of 3D printing! Long live simple, easy to assemble kits. It rang the bell for many unpopular, especially very small etched parts. Let's take a look at building one such kit accessory.
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Tail End Charlie - About Swastikas and more…
In the October 2024 issue of INFO Eduard magazine, I published an article about an international aviation gathering commemorating the 80th anniversary of the air battle over the Ore Mountains. This historic event, which took place on September 11, 1944, saw the 100th Bomb Group—nicknamed the "Bloody Hundredth"—suffer some of the heaviest casualties in its history. If you have a moment, I’d be delighted if you could read the article.
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Editorial
The NR-30 Aircraft Mounted Weapon
The Cruiser Georgios Averof
Air War in Ukraine
Achtung Jabos!
John D. Landers and his Big Beautiful Doll
The July Circus
Wildcats on the Atolls
Markings for Bf 109K-4 1/48
Markings for P-51D Mustang 1/72
Markings for Bf 109F-2 1/72
Markings for F4F-4 Wildcat late 1/48
Tail End Charlie

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