Trumpeter: M1135 Stryker NBC RV

Trumpeter: M1135 Stryker NBC RV

New From Tamiya – U.S. Tank T26E4 “Super Pershing”

Since Tamiya announced this just before the 2011 Nuremberg Toy Fair it’s been dismissed a lot as being simply their older M26 kit ( kit number 35254 ) with a new gun barrel. But now that Tamiya have put out detailed photos it does look to be a bit more than that. It may still have the same tub ( with the same working suspension as the M26 ) but the turret and many other parts are new. Not to mention their T26 wasn’t a dog of a kit to start with so this one should still be a good contender for those wanting to do the T26E4 version of the Pershing.




The M26 Pershing, the first American tank capable of taking on the German Army’s Tiger I and Panther tanks, was introduced during the final stages of WWII. The T26E4 was a development of the M26 and was armed with an even more powerful, long-barreled 90mm main gun. This gun was superior to the one found on the King Tiger heavy tank and could penetrate a Panther’s frontal armor from long distances. The first T26E4 was sent to the European front in 1945, with subsequent examples featuring various improvements such as a modified gun mount.
Kit Number 35319 – 1/35 scale plastic assembly kit of the T26E4 “Super Pershing”. Length: 293mm, Width: 101mm
★ Turret with long-barreled 90mm gun and bustle counterweight accurately reproduced.
★ Parts included for the larger gun travel lock.
★ Movable suspension enables many posing possibilities for dioramas.
★ Accessory parts such as machine gun ammunition cases included.
★ Comes with 3 infantry figures, 2 crew torso figures, and 1 marking option.

Bronco Sd.Kfz.6/2 3.7cm FlaK 36 Auf Fahrgestall Zugkraftwagen 5t

Thunderbird Miniatures – New Release

Sioux Warrior, 1870's. 75mm, resin. Sculpted by Carl Reid. Boxart painted by Davide Chiarabella.

News Andrea miniaturas.

New From PART – Photo-Etched Detail Sets For The IBG Einheitsdiesel Trucks

PART have released a number of Photo-Etch sets which add a great deal of detail to the IBG Einheitsdiesel Pritchenwagen though a large proportion of them could be used on the Radio Truck as well. One set extensively covers the cab, both inside and out, the other provides photo-etched engine hoods, and both are available together as a pair

Mini Art: Valentine Mk.I

Mini Art: British Infantry Tank Valentine Mk.I. To be released during 2011.

New From Resicast – British 4.5 inch Howitzer with Limber and 4.5 inch Ammo

35.1217 - 4.5 inch Howitzer & limber

35.2338 - Brass ammunition & baskets for 4.5 howitzer

Tankograd: Tankograd In Detail – DRAGON WAGON

Tankograd: Tankograd In Detail – DRAGON WAGON
Tank Transporter M25
Reflecting on the development and active wartime service of the M25 makes it clear why the Dragon Wagon finally made it into the hall of fame for trucks and why it became a legend: It was the first mass-produced (1,372 in armoured and unarmoured versions) tank transporter and the first vehicle in its class solely developed to haul tanks and to recover them from the battlefield.
All other heavy trucks that also served this purpose were either built in smaller numbers, were technically not that well advanced, or were not so well suited for either task. The M25, either with the armoured M26 or unarmoured M26A1 tractor truck, was the first of its kind at a time when tank transport was still in its infancy, certainly compared to what eventuated after World War Two.
While the wartime M25 can be considered the ancestor of all modern tank transporters, the post-war M26A1 with M15A1 semitrailer would set the ultimate standard. All post-war designs are principally based on technical parameters the Dragon Wagon set, and indeed the overall design is still valid today, if the development of engines is taken into consideration.
This publication closes one of the major gaps in the Dragon Wagon’s bibliography: it is a technical high-quality photographical walk-around of excellently restored M26 tractor trucks and M15 / M15A1 semitrailers.
96 pages, large A4 landscape fomat, illustrated with 10 b&w and 212 colour photographs
Complete English Text

Michael Roberts Ltd. – New Releases

Pirate. 1:10 scale bust, resin. Sculpted by Gary Dombrowski.

U.S. Cavalryman, 1865-1879. Includes alternate head. 75mm, resin. Sculpted by Carl Reid.