Category Archives: scale models

Blitzkrieg, France 1940

Two recent 1/35th Dragon kits depicting German men and panzers during the Blitzkrieg in France in summer of 1940. The first kit is a Panzer III Ausf. E equipped as the vehicle was used in the Blitzkrieg. The second kit … Continue reading

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New Verlinden WWII Kits

1/35th Normandy Bunker Vignette 1944 (No. 2617) Resin vignette; French Somua tank turret pillbox; Cobblestone street section; GI with Thompson; Two wounded German prisoners with weapons and equipment. List price: $39.95.   1/35th Afrika Korps Officer Figures (No. 2615) Two … Continue reading

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Hobby Fan Nashorn Crew

New 1/35th figure set from Hobby Fan. HF703 – German Nashorn Crew Eastern Front

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MiniArt Kit Updates

Updates on the MiniArt website for two of their latest 1/35th scale plastic kits: 35061: Soviet Field Kitchen PK-42 and 35086: German Civilians.

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Unimax Forces of Valor

  1/32 Eastern Front Series • #80043 German Sturmgeschutz III Ausf. G • #80061 German 3 Ton Cargo Truck w/ Driver • #80226 German Panther Ausf. G • #80314 German Panzer IV Ausf. G • #80317 German Panzer IV Ausf. F • #81410 German Sd.Kfz. 251/1 Hanomag     … Continue reading

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7.62 cm Pak 36(r) — New Bronco Kit

Bronco Models has announced a new 1/35th scale kit of the German 7.62 cm Pak 36(r) antitank gun which was based on modified Russian guns captured in large quantities by the Germans. CB35056 1/35 German 7.62 cm Pak 36(r) Anti-tank … Continue reading

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Dragon News at the Tokyo Hobby Show

Several of the new WWII scale model kits from Dragon and Cyberhobby announced at the 2010 Tokyo Hobby Show:

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Verlinden German Tank Riders

New October release from Verlinden: 1/35th German Tank Riders Figures #2624. The Verlinden set contains two resin figures of WW2 German soldiers posed to ride on a panzer. Both figures are dressed in camouflage smock over field gray fatigues with … Continue reading

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New Tamiya Armor Kits

New 1/35 scale WWII armor kits from Tamiya: Finnish Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III) Ausf. G “Sturmi” German Panzerkampfwagen 35(t)  

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Upcoming “In Detail” Books

Upcoming fall and winter 2010 “In Detail” books from Wings and Wheels Publications covering WWII vehicles, trains, and aircraft. Red Museum Line R061 Flak 30 and 38 in detail R062 Pz. Kpfw. 35(t) in detail   Special Line IDS8 B-17G … Continue reading

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