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Default For the week of March 18, 2007

Our first ground selection will be those hunting AFVs. From W. Britain and the Treefrog Treasures sale page, we have a German winter PAK 40 with four crewmen in the 1:32 (54 mm) scale for $74.00. See this retired item here:

Home > Sale Items > W. Britain > World War II > German PAK 40 Cannon and Crew






German PAK 40 Cannon and Crew 17599 Wm. Britain $112.00 $74.00(Savings: $38.00) Retired

The link is here:

http://www.treefrogtreasures.com/detail.aspx?ID=331

Our second ground pounder selection is a Corgi 1:50 scale Sherman offered by G.R. Grace for $18.99. Check it out below:



US ARMY SHERMAN TANK TEAM O'HARA 10TH ARMORED DIVISION. THE 10TH ARMORED DIVISION WAS KNOWN FOR THE DISTINCTIVE TACTICAL NUMBERS NUMBERS PAINTED ON THE SIDES OF THEIR TANKS. THIS WAS THE ONLY MAJOR TANK UNIT IN BASTOGNE DURING THE SIEGE AND WAS USED IN SUPPORT OF THE PERIMETER WITH TASK FORCE O'HARA. IT WAS KNOCKED OUT BY THE PANZER LEHR DIVISION. 1:50 SCALE DIECAST. CORGI PRODUCED PROMOTIONAL FOR THE HISTORY CHANNEL.

The link is:

http://gallery.bcentral.com/GID40303...N-HC51018.aspx


Becoming airborne in the early part of World War II, we select a 1:72 scale Corgi Bf 109E-4 flown by Helmut Wick. He can be seen on your six:



You can pick up yours for $17.95 from the Monkey Depot at this link:

http://www.monkeydepot.com/index.asp...OD&ProdID=9705

Our final pick is from the Spirit of 76's sale page. It is a Corgi 1:72 scale
Heinkel HE 111H-4 Eastern Front - The Luftwaffe's KG26s reached the height of their effectiveness attacking convoys with a tactic called the "golden comb." Wingspan 12.4" (1:72).



You can fly it home for only $38.50, or if you want another livery you can pay a little more for two other versions that are also on sale. The link to the sale page that shows all three and much more is:

http://www.spirit-of-76.com/aircraft...orgi/index.htm
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