Saturday, January 27, 2018

1/148 TYPE 22 & TYPE 26 PILLBOX (PN820) - METCALF MODELS

PN820 Pillbox


1/148 TYPE 22 & TYPE 26 PILLBOX (PN820) - Metcalf Models

As found in the British countryside protecting road junction, bridges and other key defensive points . 
Examples of WWII pillboxes for suitable for rifles or light machine guns.
Walls are normally constructed to bulletproof standards. 

Type 22 – A hexagonal pillbox,
Type 26 – A square pillbox


Pre-printed die cut card based kit - come with single or double door options.

Available direct, or via Railway/Railroad stockists/stores.
Available now for £5.00



1/148 NISSEN HUT (PN815) - Metcalf Models

PN815 Nissen Hut




1/148 NISSEN HUT (PN815) - Metcalf Models

A Nissen hut is a prefabricated steel structure for military use, made from a half-cylindrical skin of corrugated steel. Designed during the First World War by the engineer and inventor Major Peter Norman Nissen, it was used extensively during the Second World War and produced in the USA as the Quonset Hut.

Pre-printed die cut card based kit - come with single or double door options.

Available direct, or via Railway/Railroad stockists/stores.

Available now for £5.75




Wednesday, January 17, 2018

1/144 Wing Kit Collection VS8 - F-Toys


1/144 Wing Kit Collection VS8 - F-Toys
This new release of the VS series brings you the following aircraft types:


  • de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito 
  • Messerschmitt Bf 110 Zerstörer

As is usual the promotional images are never great and the final product is normally much improved.
The Bf-110 is much welcomed since Bandai's Bf-110C release in 2009, the mosquito is a stranger having been released my F-Toys in November 2006 more recently and again by Bandai back in October 2005 - its also unclear at this point if the Mosquito is a reissue or new mold?

Estimated release : March 2018

Source(s):
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10514529
https://www.kampfgruppe144.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5522

Double click to enlarge images:









Saturday, January 06, 2018

1/144 HMS Astute and PLAN Type 092 Xia Class SSN - Trumpeter


1/144 HMS Astute and PLAN Type 092 Xia Class SSN - Trumpeter

HMS Astute (Royal Navy)
http://www.trumpeter-china.com/index.php?g=home&m=product&a=show&id=3114&l=en

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Astute_(S119)


Type 092 Xia Class (PLA Navy)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_092_submarine

1/144 UTI MiG-15 (Dual Combo) by Eduard


1/144 UTI MiG-15 (Dual Combo) by Eduard

Due Bursary 2018 (Europe)



Photo etch upgrade will be available: https://hlj.com/product/EDU144009






1/144 Releases from Hobbyboss


1/144 Releases from Hobbyboss

Hobbyboss is a Trumpeter company.

-Antonov AN-12
-Shaanxi Y-8
-Shaanxi KJ-200 AEW
-Shaanxi KJ-500 AEW
-Shaanxi GX-8 MPA/Elint
-Shaanxi Y-9

Source: https://www.facebook.com/TrumpeterModel/photos/a.910352652456662.1073742118.103526326472636/910353465789914/?type=3&theater