Sunday, June 24, 2012

1/144 Supermarine Spiteful - FOXONE



1/144 Supermarine Spiteful - FOXONE
Foxone has completed the work on the Supermarine Spiteful. The Spiteful although based upon the Griffon powered Spitfire and incorporated a new wing designed to cope with higher Mach speeds, and a range of other design features to improve visibility and handling. ultimately not adoptied in large numbers by the RAF, it did feed into the Naval Supermarine Seafang and ultimately even the jet powered Supermarine Attacker!

http://foxonemodel.fc2web.com/air_gallery/spiteful/spiteful.html
http://foxone2.blog53.fc2.com/blog-category-87.html

Price: 2500 Yen
International Purchases from:  Radjapan or HLJ


Friday, June 22, 2012

1/144 Soviet T-100 by Panzer Depot


1/144 Soviet T-100 by Panzer Depot
Panzer Depot is not content with bringing us a range of unpainted resin kits, now returns to their mainsay of prepainted items of unusual subject. I love these multi-turreted item, I know they are not technically competent on the battlefield but it is the kind of crazy tank you might have also drawn as a child!


The T-100 was a twin-turreted Soviet heavy tank prototype, designed in 1938–39 as a possible replacement for the T-35. The T-100 was designed to by N. Barykov's OKMO design team at S.M. Kirov Factory No. 185 in Leningrad. It was in competition with a similar design - the SMK - but neither were adopted and instead a single turret version on the SMK was ordered as the KV-1.

The T-100 tank sported two turrets placed on a long chassis. The front turret, mounting a 45mm antitank gun, was placed at a lower elevation than the other, and as such had a limited area of fire. The top turret, mounting a 76.2mm gun, was able to turn a full 360 degrees. The multi-turret design concept had been common in the 1920s, with the British one-off Vickers A1E1 Independent influencing the Soviet T-35. The prototype T-100 tank was briefly tested alongside the other designs in the Soviet invasion of Finland in 1939 without success. It was never put into production, due to the archaic design concept, poor mobility and the availability of a far superior alternative, the KV series. In an attempt to rush a tank armed with a large howitzer capable of dealing with Finnish bunkers into use, one of the T-100s was converted into the SU-100Y self-propelled gun. It did not go into production, although the prototype was used in the defence of Moscow in 1941.

Available: Now

Website: www.panzerdepot.com
Online shop: www.panzerdepot.com/eshop/catalog/
Ebay shop: http://stores.ebay.com/Panzer-Depot

other interesting multi-turret soviet designs are available here [ link ]

Sunday, June 17, 2012

1/144 F-111 & A6 - Amercom Release


1/144 F-111 & A-6 - Amercom Release
Amercom have been busy issuing 1/200 aircraft over recent months, but they now seem to be back with some 1/44 releases. The A-6 is available in a number of forms in 144, the F-111 isnt covered to well in 1.144 outside a few kits, so should be interesting to a number of folks!


#20 General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark  on sale from 31 May 2012.
http://amercom.com.pl/latajace-fortece/2127-nr-20-latajace-fortece.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-111_Aardvark

#21 Grumman A-6 Intruder (1:144)  on sale from 14 June 2012.

http://amercom.com.pl/latajace-fortece/2239-nr-21-latajace-fortece.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_A-6_Intruder

The new Amercom "Fortress" Series pages:
http://amercom.com.pl/59-latajace-fortece

As usual with these Amercom releases, outside of Poland and the Czech Republic the best approach to look on ebay.

Saturday, June 16, 2012

1/144 88mm Flak 18/36/37 Crew in Anti Tank Role (Heer) - CGD

1/144 88mm Flak 18/36/37 Crew in Anti Tank Role (Heer)  - CGD
This is a new 1:144 WWII German 88mm Flak 18/36/37 Crew in Anti Tank Role (Heer) from the new Authentic Soldiers series of CGD. This set contains 7 German 88mm Flak 18/36/37 Crews in various poses, fully painted in Heer uniforms. Accessories of 88mm shell crates, stand alone shells and spent casings included.

FINALLY, a decent crew to man your collections of "Acht-acht"!!

Modelled according to average Caucasian of height 5' 8" to 5' 10" (1.73m to 1.78m). Figure measures approximately 12mm when standing upright. Highly detailed, highly realistic and in real human proportion. NOT big headed cartoon-ish wargame figures! (Also available unpainted)

Figures are designed for operating any high profile 88mm Flak 18/36/37 guns form manufacturers like Takara (shown right), Strategist (shown left), WGS and even the VOMAG from Kampfgruppe144 when used in anti tank role.
(Spoiler: AA role figures coming soon).

Should work with any Flak 18/36/37 from other manufacturers, if they are true 1:144.

The soldiers can be assembled for use on wargame table by attaching to foot plates (Foot plates NOT provided, any plastic sheets will do), or can be used as is for dioramas.

Supplied painted as seen (some colour variation may occur)

Released: Now
Available: CGD eHome,  CGD eShop and CGD eBay


1/144 WWII Resin Kits - Panzer Depot

1/144 WWII Resin Kits - Panzer Depot
PanzerDepot has pulled a surprise out the hat for us all and has released as set of their range in unpainted resin kit form! The kits look good on the pictures and the pricing in competitive for resin based kits! If this approach is successful and more items are released I think many people are going to be quite happy!

See for yourself at the PanzerDepot Store ( here )

Friday, June 15, 2012

1/144 F-117 Cockpit Upgrade Set (Dragon/DML) - Retrowings



1/144 F-117 Cockpit Upgrade Set - Retrowings
We're spoiling you today with another upgrade set, this time something a little more modern. A nice 3 part set to provide your Dragon/DML 1/144 F-117 with a new detailed interior cockput tub. This is going to look great in a kit with the 'office' on show as once primed and painted the detailing on the control panel and seats is going to jump out at you.

An instruction sheet is provided with full colour photos to assist you in accurately painting the interior, and also provides guidance on some modifications that shoudl be made to make the plastic kit more accurate!

RW44029 - Lockheed F-117 Cockpit Detail Set.
http://www.retrokitonline.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_2&products_id=29


See the Retrowings Site for more interesting upgrades and accessories in 1/144

1/144 F6F Hellcat Upgrades - Retrowings



1/144 F6F Hellcat Upgrades - Retrowings
Retrowings series of upgrades continues its pace with a set of new releases for the Grumman F6F Hellcat, so if you want to add some detailing to this iconic aircraft you now have a number of finely cast items (sorry, my photos don't show these upgrades to their full glory.

Both sets are designed to upgrade the 1/144 Platz kit.

RW44027 Grumman F6F Hellcat - (2x) AN/APS Radar Fairings and 20mm Canon, this set allows for the conversion to a F6F-3N or F6F-5N.
http://www.retrokitonline.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_2&products_id=27

RW44028 Grumman F6F Hellcat - Cockpit Detail Set, a fine 6 part set with detailed side paned, cockpit sub with seat, instrument panels and stick. It comes with an informative leaflet to help with fitting, to guide the replacement of the Platz parts.
http://www.retrokitonline.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_2&products_id=28

See the Retrowings Site for more interesting upgrades and accessories in 1/144

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

1/144 Battle Tank Collection Vol.3 - F-Toys





1/144 Battle Tank Collection Vol.3 - F-Toys
a little more info, this time in colour!
http://www.platz-hobby.com/products/3630.html

1/144 German Armoured Draisine Kits - Brengun.cz

1/144 German Armoured Draisine Kits - Brengun.cz
Although I have focused on on or two of these Draisines from Brengun in the past, I thought it opportune to review the series to-date. Curiously the series has been joined by a 'Kugelblitz' varient Draisine of the "What If" variery, the other t3x items represent historical vehicles.


BRS144016 SCHWERE PANZER DRAISINE KUGELBLITZ
BRS144015 SCHWERE PANZER DRAISINE KANONENWAGEN
BRS144011 SCHWERE PANZER DRAISINEE FUNKWAGEN
(can be configured as a Schwere Panzer Draisine INFANTERIEWAGEN)
BRS144006 STEYER K2670 DRAISINEE

Available: Now
Price: 13.08 Eruo (each item)
e-Shop Hauler.cz [ here ]

other Kugleblitz

Sunday, June 10, 2012

1/144 PAK-43 Gun Crew - Kampfgruppe144


Detail before painting

Shown in diorama (PAK 43 Not supplied)



1/144 PAK-43 Gun Crew - Kampfgruppe144
The first in a new range of KG144 figures, modelled according to average Caucasian of height 5' 8" to 5' 10" (1.73m to 1.78m). These figure measures approximately 12mm when standing upright. Highly detailed, highly realistic and in real human proportion. NOT big headed cartoon-ish wargame figures!

Digitally mastered, the soldiers are fabricated with state of the art "3D Printing" technology in ACRYLIC RESIN. The resin material is like regular resin and should be handled as such. Figures are designed for operating Kampfgruppe144 & CGD 88mm Pak 43 anti tank guns in all its versions, such as:


The should also work along side PAK 43s from other manufacturers, if  scaled to true 1/144.

These soldiers can be assembled for use on wargame table by attaching to foot plates (Note: Foot plates NOT provided, although any plastic sheets will do), or can be used 'as is' for dioramas.

Supplied painted as seen (some colour variation may occur)

Released: Now
Available: CGD eHome,  CGD eShop and CGD eBay


1/144 Figures by TACPainting

1/144 Figures by TACPainting
The new start-up TACPainting have upped their range of 1/144 items and have released a series of figures based around gun crews representative of the key artillery pieces from the major powers. These currently, figures cover British, American, Russian, German, Italian and Japanese forces, more to follow!

1/144 artillery and flak guns with crews are detail painted and then mounted on thin metal 30mm x 40mm bases.  (to reduce the height next to the vehicles)

 A full run down of the of options are available on the TAC website -[ Here ]



AS an introductory offer they are available as painted set for $10.00 each with free shipping in the United States and only $10.00 shipping anywhere else in the world for any amount you buy!


Thursday, June 07, 2012

1/144 Landkreuzer P1500 'Monster' - Matuo Kasten

1/144 Landkreuzer P1500 'Monster' - Matuo Kasten
There are a number of variants of the hypothetical designs for a P1500 weapon, Matuo Kasten has gone for a slightly different approach of having what appears to be a "Dora" transported on a pair of "Ratte's". This is not so far off the mark (if such a comment can be sensible placed whilst discussing such a crazy idea), as there was similar talk of mounting a "K5" Leopold between to (King) Tigers? Therefore scaling this up in a logical fashion gets you to the proposal shown above.

As Matuo Kasten has previously produced two versions of the RATTE, I think we can safely assume that this will get produced. The questions is do you have a budget and a shelf big enough to hold it!

Keep Track at; http://matuo-kasten.jp/

Tuesday, June 05, 2012

1/144 Battle Tank Collection Vol.3 - F-Toys

1/144 Battle Tank Collection Vol.3 - F-Toys
As per the previous two Battle Tank Collections. Glad that someone is issuing 1/144 armour, a little underwhelmed at the subject choices!?

...Due August 2012

Source(s)
F_Toys blog
Niitakayama blog 

Saturday, June 02, 2012

1/144 WWII US M4 Sherman with 105mm Howitzer - CGD


1/144 WWII US M4 Sherman with 105mm Howitzer  - CGD
This new release in the CGD range of Sherman tanks varient has been inspired by the discussion on KG144BBS, and therefore should get a warm welcome.


Both the M4 and M4A3 Sherman were upgraded/factory equipped with a 105mm M4 howitzer. They fired a powerful high explosive charge and were used as assault guns platoons. However the gun performed poorly as anti tank weapon and was rarely deployed against enemy tanks. But a HEAT (High Explosive Anti-tank) ammunition was available for self defence. The 105mm Sherman was also the first to be equipped with a all vision commander copula.

Sherman tankers often improvised to "upgrade" their armour protection in the field and one way was stacking sandbags around the hull armour. They were useless against kinetic rounds but was thought to provide protection against German HEAT weapons such as Panzerfaust. This proofed to be more psychological than practical. Tests showed that such protection although can protect the Sherman from a frontal impact of Panzerfaust 60, a side attack of the weapon blew away the sandbags and still penetrated the armour. 


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M4_Sherman_variants

CGD web shop:
http://www.combatgroupdynamix.com/eShop/eShopNew.html
http://www.combatgroupdynamix.com/Diorama/WargameSeries/144Armour.html

CGD ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170852945724