This week our selections will be heavy with some excellent buys from the Bastille Day sale at Great Models. Unfortunately some of the great prices on some interesting items, such as a Dragon 1:35 scale King Tiger, have been returned to their pre-sale levels. However, we will include a couple more excellent deals from other sites as well.
First--and as a bit of bonus we have the Dragon 1:35 scale DRR61009 Super Heavy Self-Propelled Mortar 60cm Morser Ziu from Great Models for just $49.95.
Detailed die cast & plastic parts, accurate painting and weathering, clear display case, fully assembled. Assembled in firing position with 3 color camo scheme. Includes bonus shell.
Grab this big boy here:
http://www.greatmodels.com/~smartcar...m_num=DRR61009
On now to our regular AFV selections. Our first is also from Dragon and Great Models in the 1:35 scale. Offered for $39.95, it is a DRR61026 Sd.Kfz.184 Elefant 2./s.Pz.Abt.653, Poland 1944 w/ Zimmerit.
Features:
- Open window display packaging
- Highly popular and collectible item
- True to 1/35 scale
- Fully accurate mold
- Fully assembled
- Historically accurate markings and insignia
- Includes protective display case
Bring your long-johns, head east and meet here:
http://www.greatmodels.com/~smartcar...m_num=DRR61026
Our next AFV is in the unusual 1:43 scale from German Aircooled and Schuco for $18.85.
Schuco Military Sd.Kfz. 231, Germany 1944
Weight1.20 LB
The recon mission begins here:
http://www.germanaircooled.com/cart/...e1d1df65d4a04f
Our first aircraft selection is a now very difficult to find Corgi 1:32 scale P-51 Mustang Stinger VII Maj Robert Moore from Toy Headquarters for $59.99.
- Corgi 1/32 Scale, Aviation Archives
- DieCast Metal
- Very Detailed
- Length 11 3/4 inches
- Wingspan 14 inches
- Removable gun covers with fitted machine guns and ammunition
- Removable engine cover with fully detailed engine
- Moving flaps, rudder, air brakes, ailerons, and elevators with fully retractable undercarriage
- Sliding cockpit canopy with detailed pilot figure
- Comes with a display stand
Top ace of the 7th Air Force, Robert 'Todd' Moore scored his first victory in a P-40N on January 26, 1944 when flying with the 45th FS/15th FG on a long-range interception over Arno Atoll.
He then had to wait until April 1945 to add to this, when he had returned to his initial posting of the 78th FS which had now begun flying Long Range Empire Missions from Iwo Jima in P-51D fighters. Transferring to the 45th FS in May he began piloting `Stinger VII` and in this aircraft he scored the final 6 of his 12 victories including an amazing 3 kills in one fifteen minute period on May 28, 1945 while flying in a group of 101 Mustangs protecting a fleet of 400 B-29 bombers attacking Yokohama. his final victory came on July 29, ten days after becoming the CO of the 45th. He remained commander of the unit until VJ day, the day which also saw him fly his 150th combat sortie in 37 months in the Pacific.
Your Pacific flight plan begins here:
http://www.jjshobby.com/Shoppingcart...fba470bc4e4082
Our final selection this week takes us back to Dragon and Great Models. It is a 1:72 scale DRW50136 F/A-18E Super Hornet VFA-31 Tomcatters for $19.95. Neither site has a picture of the actual model--you'll have to go to The Flying Mule or some other site for that. All I can show you is a drawing:
Case Pack: 10 pieces per case
Box Size: 10.2" x 10.2" x 3.1"
Special Features:
- 1/72 Authentic Scale
- High Quality Diecast Metal
- Historically Accurate
- Detailed Cockpits
- Pre-assembled
The “Tomcatters” is a U.S. Navy strike fighter squadron based at NAS Oceana. This squadron, VFA-31, flies the F/A-18E Super Hornet exclusively. Founded on 1 July 1935 as VF-1B “Shooting Stars”, the squadron has an illustrious history. Most recently it participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom while aboard USS Abraham Lincoln where it flew 585 sorties. At the time, the “Tomcatters” was flying F-14D Tomcats. The unit’s farewell to its Tomcats occurred in September 2006 during the “Tomcat Sunset”. It was the Navy’s last operational Tomcat squadron, and this will be reflected for time immemorial by their squadron name – “Tomcatters”! After this emotional farewell, VFA-31 began its transition to the F/A-18E Super Hornet, and today the “Fighting 31” specializes in night fighting. This is summed up in their motto of “We get ours at night”.
Dragon Warbirds is offering a fine 1/72 scale die-cast model of an F/A-18E Super Hornet from VFA-31. The model is beautifully detailed, capturing the sleek and powerful stance of this potent U.S. military aircraft. The model bears all the appropriate markings of this unit including the “AJ” tail code, and a cartoon impression of Felix the Cat running with a spherical bomb in his paws. This item is a colorful and attractive offering that would enhance any model aircraft collection. VFA-31 has staked its place in history by being the last Tomcat squadron, but this model allows collectors to commemorate this new phase in their history as they operate the larger F/A-18E.
Join your carrier here:
http://www.greatmodels.com/~smartcar...m_num=DRW50136