Monday, October 30, 2006

1/144 German Bunker Set by CGDynamix




1/144 German Bunker Set by CGDynamix

Here is a cool looking diorama you can buy yourslef for Christmas!!
Well lets be honest your not going to get the wife or girfriend to pay "how much"! but I think you agree a nice looking couple of sets!
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German Headquarter Limited Edition (Limited Production - 50 sets )
This 6 piece kit including 2 bunker walls, 2 floors, one roof and one conference table. Casted with resin, fully painted and finished by hand. Diorama base is a little smaller than 3" X 3" (75mm X 75mm). When fully stacked up stands around 2.75" (70mm). Come with detachable stand.
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One each of the following(pre-painted):
1 Radio operator, 1 Orderly, 4 Generals/staffs, 1 table,4 SS Guards.(2 Styles X 2 each) 4 patrolling soldiers (2 styles X 2 each), 1 Zundapp with 1 driver, 1 MP, 2 soldiers standing guard (1 style X 2)
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Gun Bunker/Underground HQ Bunker! (Limited Production - 150 sets)
This 6 piece kit including 2 bunker walls, 2 floors, one roof and one conference table. Casted with resin, fully painted and finished by hand. Diorama base is a little smaller than 3" X 3" (75mm X 75mm). When fully stacked up stands around 2.75" (70mm), comes with alternate detachable stand.

Friday, October 27, 2006

1/144 Pegasus/Trumpeteer Figurer Sets






1/144 Pegasus/Trumpeteer Figure Sets
10x Figure per Set
$6 per set
available now! (OCtober 2006)


WWII - German
WWII - USSR
WWII - USA
??where are the British + Empire Troops??
??Where are the Japanese troops??
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Modern - US NATO
Modern - US Desert


Finally, after being announced at a toy fair in Germany in Feburary 2006, it appears the Pegasus (USA) or Trumpeteer (Global) 1/144 troops are finaly available!!
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see here for original report - also

http://kampfgruppe144.blogspot.com/2006/02/1144-pegasus-2006-releases-troops.html

also note; these have been in the planning since 2004!?
http://panzer46.com/WWII%20Germans/


other vendors are available!!
http://www.michtoy.com/MTSCnewSite/Updated_newrelease_folder/new_vehicles/new_pegasus_vehicles.html

mine have been on back-order here for ages: http://www.hannants.co.uk/

updated: here is a picture of the blister packs!

http://blog.sina.com.tw/myimages/231/231/images/1162467847_0.jpg

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

1/144 German StuG III & StuG IV assortment set


Dragon Can.do
1/144 German StuG III & StuG IV assortment set
USA Release December 2006

Items in this series:
A) StuG III Ausf.B Abt.226 'Operation Barbarossa' 1941
B) StuG III Ausf.F/8 StuG Abt.209, Eastern Front 1943
C) StuG III Ausf.G Unidentified Unit
D) StuH.42 10.5cm, Ardennes 1944
E) 15cm Sturm-Infanteriegeschutz 33 Ausf.Pz.III, StuG Abt.177, Stalingrad 1942
F) StuG IV Early Production StuG Brigade 907 Italy 1944

X) StuG III Ausf.F/8 StuG Brigade 243, Eastern Front 1943-44

http://www.dragonmodelsusa.com/dmlusa/prodd.asp?pid=CAN20089
should be some 'Panzer Korps' Kits for this series soon????

Saturday, October 21, 2006

1/144 Metal Troops Creation - "The next generation" (preview)







"coming soon" ... The next generation "metal troops" models in 1/144!!!
I think we can expect higher quality and great detail and plenty of innovation in the choice of model selection!
some really good ideas well implemented, finally a company that listens to its public and customers!

I am gonna have to get me some of those, the engineering panzer and the tank transporter set up (any bets that this will come out in at least two colurs? - one for your desrt tanks and one for your euro tanks?) the metal troops R01 panther would look great on the tank transporter!!!

www.acitoys.com/preview20061001

http://www.acitoys.com/144tank.html

http://www.metaltroops.com/
thanks to "emishi" for pointing out the news!

Friday, October 20, 2006

1/144 WWII German Field Crane (16t)



at last it is nearly here the 1/144 WWII German Field Crane (16t)
at 30USD I figure it is the precast metal version *maybe* if we are lucky a resin kit may follow?
http://www.amnetcity.com/amy/Ngauge/MicroGallery.htm
http://www.amnetcity.com/amy/Ngauge/graphics/MicroGallery/MGSS43-44-49.jpg

MGSS-49-SS フィールドクレーン FIRIES/16t \3675 予約受付中 2006/11

Saturday, October 14, 2006

1/144 concorde & base





Models by Ralph Currell
Ok, I normally do not feature paper models, but there are some interesting items here!
esepcailly a modern aircraft display base.
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Checkout the range of 1/144, 1/700 and many other interesting items, of airships, rockets, buildings etc.
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Obviosuly with a bit of skill you could "up scale" or "down scale" to provide interesting display or wargame pieces and scenarios?

http://www.geocities.com/currell_graphics15/models/files_concorde144.htm
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http://www.currell.net/models/concorde.htm
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http://www.currell.net/models/mod_free.htm

Friday, October 13, 2006

1/144 "Model Corps" at the Movies!!!




I think you will like this site?
Have you ever watched a film or movie and thought that is not a tiger tank!
Well you were probably correct!
This site has an unusual but very interesting approach to model making.
The man guy who runs this seeks to recreate those "ersatz panzers" from the films.
This means if the Tiger tank was actualy an T-34 with some metal plate welded to to the chassis the very same tank is recreated!
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I think its a great new idea that most people do not bother to try!
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please also chek out his home page for more cool stuff
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Tuesday, October 10, 2006

F-Toys Launch English Site!!!



Ok, its not a page for page translation of the main japanese site, bit F-TOYS have gone to the trouble of creating an English site! I think this is good news and hopefully relfects the recognistion that there are people out in the world outside of Japan whole like the companys products.
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Before, yu rush off to place an order for some item, I imagine they are after series trade enquires!
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http://www.f-toys.net/index_en.html

Sunday, October 08, 2006

Bandai 1/150 N-gauge Working Vehicles Vol.7



Bandai 1/150 N-gauge Working Vehicles Vol.7
TV Relay/Satellite Vans!
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12 types + secrets.
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NHK and Seki tele, Nakagyo, TV Tokyo Channel 12, Ltd., MX television, Fuji Telecasting Co., the Chinese broadcast, TBS and TVQ Kyushu, tele morning, day tele, Hokkaido television.
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I imagine thise will be easily converted to miltary use for those of you interested in
modern kit?
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These kits also come with "street" dioramas
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Available November 2006

Saturday, October 07, 2006

1/160 - "Little People" - London










this is a site of an a London based artist who makes scenes with "N-gauge" figures and leaves them in London streets. It was interesting to see that he uses railway figures that we also use!