First on the field this week is the Dragon Armor Sturmtiger 60025 1:72 scale from JT's for just $8.99. Or is it the 60026 version that is the picture of the vehicle?
The Dragon picture of the 60025 is:
The 60026:
The Tiger-Mörser, 38 cm RW61 auf Sturm(panzer)mörser Tiger, or Sturmmörser Tiger, more commonly known as the Sturmtiger or Sturmpanzer VI, was a World War II German assault gun built on the Panzer VI Tiger I chassis armed with a large naval mortar, the 38cm SturmMörser RW61 L/5.4. Its primary task was to provide heavy fire support for infantry units fighting in urban areas. Only 18 were built in total, from battle-damaged Tiger tanks.
The original role of the Sturmtiger was intended to be as a heavy infantry support vehicle, to help with attacks on heavily fortified or built-up areas. By the time the first Sturmtigers were available however, the situation for Germany had changed for the worse, with the Wehrmacht being almost exclusively on the defensive rather than the offensive.
Three new Panzer companies were raised to operate the Sturmtiger: Panzer Sturmmörser Kompanien (PzStuMrKp) 1000, 1001 and 1002. These originally were supposed to be equipped with fourteen vehicles, but this figure was later reduced to four each, divided into two platoons.
PzStuMrKp 1000 was raised on 13 August 1944 and fought during the Warsaw Uprising with two vehicles, as did the prototype in a separate action, which may have been the only time the Sturmtiger was used in its intended role. PzStuMrKp 1001 and 1002 followed in September and October. Both PzStuMrKp 1000 and 1001 served during the Ardennes Offensive, with a total of seven Sturmtigers.
After this offensive, the Sturmtigers were used in the defense of Germany proper, mainly if not exclusively at the Western front. They proved to be excellent defensive weapons, hard to destroy except by air attack or heavy artillery bombardment. Few Sturmtigers were therefore destroyed by enemy action, with most being destroyed or abandoned by their crews after either a mechanical breakdown or because of fuel shortage.
Two Sturmtigers survived World War II, one being on display at the Deutsches Panzermuseum at Munster, Germany and one at the Russian Tank museum in Kubinka. A 380 mm Raketenwerfer is in the collection of the Bovington Tank Museum.
Here's the link:
http://www.jtscollectibles.com/drago...cale-p-69.html
Arriving next is the 1:32 scale Forces of Valor World War II German armor, Eastern Front, 1942. Sturmgeschutz III ausf. B from SmallJoes for $37.99.
Meet it here on the road to Stalingrad:
http://smalljoes.com/cgi-bin/pgen.cg...&Item=FOV81016
Far above, we have spotted the 1:32 scale diecast plane by Unimax Forces of Valor 80049 Bell P-39Q Airacobra USAAF 357th FG, "Saga Boy II", Edwin Chickering, 1943 at Bad Cat for $39.00.
Length 11 inches
Wingspan 13 inches
Features:
Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
Opening canopies and detailed cockpit interiors.
Positionable landing gear.
This is the first P-39 done in 1:32 diecast. Features rotating propeller, retractable gear, and detailed cockpit. Fully finished and ready to display right out of the box. For teen and adult collectors.
The P-39Q was the last of many variations of the Airacobra, this sporting .50 cal wing guns. Built by Bell Aircraft and featuring an Allison V-1710 engine mounted behind the pilot, the P-39Q saw combat throughout the world, particularly in the South Pacific, Russian, and Mediterranean theaters of WW2.
Charm this snake here:
http://www.badcattoys.com/pai1foofva80.html
In our last for June we go back to the bi-plane with the Corgi 1:48 scale
Albatross D.V 1/48 Die Cast Model--Lt. Freidrich Ritter Von Roth, Jasta 23B, 1918 from Military Issue for $26.95.
Replicating the colorful Albatross D.V flown by Friedrich "Fritz" Ritter von Röth - a "Blue Max" recipient who, as Germany's highest-scoring balloon buster of World War I, recorded 28 confirmed victories, including 20 balloons - of Jasta 23B in early 1918, this limited edition, 1/48 scale, die cast model features superb details such as real wire bracing; a detailed cockpit with a pilot figure; two forward-firing LM 08/15 machine guns; a rotating propeller; authentic markings, including lozenge camouflage; and more. 8" wingspan; includes a display stand.
Follow the scarf to this cloud:
http://www.militaryissue.com/product...ubcategory=WWI