It's already May! Our first selection of the month is a Dragon 1:35 scale railroad gun. It's the Super Heavy Self-Propelled Mortar 54cm Mörser
"Thor" (Firing Mode) from Toy Train Heaven for just $46.79. You have to call or email by COB on the 3rd for this special price, which they list as:
2083-61013 SUPER HEAVY SP MORTAR 54cm :35 MSRP $107.97 Sale $46.79 57% Off
Features:
- Fully assembled
- True to 1/35 scale
- Fully accurate mold
- Open window display packaging
- Highly popular and collectible item
- Includes protective display case
One of the most impressive artillery pieces ever produced must surely be the Gerät 040 series of self-propelled heavy siege mortars fielded by Germany in WWII. Weighing in at approximately 124 tons and with a length of 11.137m, these six massive war machines featured a 60cm barrel that could hurl a 2-ton shell a distance of 6.8km. To increase the weapon’s extremely short range, a 54cm gun barrel was subsequently manufactured and fitted to three of the Mörser vehicles. Now designated Gerät 041, the longer 7.1m barrel of the weapon increased the range to 10.4km.
One of these 54cm siege mortars has been meticulously recreated in miniature by Dragon Armor. The 1/35 scale vehicle depicted in this release is named “Thor”, which was the fourth vehicle to be produced. Serving with the 2nd Batterie of the 833rd schwere Artillerie Abteilung on the Eastern Front, “Thor” was eventually captured by the Soviets near the war’s end. Fully assembled and pre-painted, “Thor” constitutes an impressive model thanks to its sheer size and bulk. This Dragon Armor item is full of intricate detail, and it is presented in firing mode with the chassis lowered. The three-color camouflage scheme is particularly well done, lending the model a commanding presence. As a special bonus, a huge shell is included. This “god of thunder” bespeaks massive destructive power, and it’s ready for immediate display on any shelf big enough to take it!
Here the link to the home page:
http://www.toytrainheaven.com/
Our first armor pick takes us back to the World War I. By way of the Hobby Bunker, it is the 1:35 scale Old Northwest Trading Company German Captured Mark IV Tank w/2 Infantry with and Scenic Piece for $99.99.
German Captured Mark IV Metal and Polystone Tank and 2 Stormtroopers with Scenic Base, which you can find here:
http://www.hobbybunker.com/details.cfm?ID=17947
Our next selection is from Pete's Spring Cleaning Sale. It is the Dragon 1:72 scale T-34/76 Mod. 1940 (Camouflage) for $9.75.
1/72 T-34/76 Mod. 1940 , 1st Moscow Motorized Rifle Div., July 1941
This T-34 features a rarely seen camouflage scheme. A great addition to any collection.
Main Features:
- Includes a realistic diorama scene with BONUS piece of grassland and realistic background
- Includes display case
- True to 1/72 scale
- Fully accurate T-34
- Detailed markings
About the T-34:
The ancestry of the T-34 derives from the BT series of fast tanks developed in the USSR in the 1930's. These were discovered to be too lightly armoured and armed for the sort of combat that would be expected. The T-34 took the BT's Christie-type suspension and incorporated it into a much more robust tank (The BTs were derived from prototype fast tanks built by American tank designer J. Walter Christie, which were sold to the Soviet Union after the American military declined to buy them. The T-34 incorporates elements of the Christie suspension, in particular the large road wheels).
Development proper commenced in 1936, and a prototype was completed in 1939. Full scale production started in 1940. The T-34 was produced in two major variants, the basic T-34/76 with a 76-mm gun (simply called T-34, in Soviet service), and the T-34/85 with an 85-mm gun.
Between 1940 and 1944 nearly 40,000 T-34/76 tanks were produced.
Get one here for May Day:
http://www.petescollectibles.com/dis...=DRR60149#item
Serving our friends in the air, we begin with something very big. It's a 1:18 scale Admiral
German Luftwaffe CL-13 (F-86E) from The Toy Headquarters for just $26.99.
Aircraft Features
1/18 Scale plastic display model
Movable Landing Gear
Movable Landing Gear Doors
Movable Flaps
Movable Flight Controls
Movable Leading Edge Slats
Movable Gun Ammunition Doors
Movable Canopy
Removable Seat Belt for pilot
Comes with one Pilot Action Figure
Comes with two drop tanks that can be displayed on or off the aircraft
Tampo Printed Markings!!!!
Length 25 1/2 inches
Wingspan 25 1/4 inches
Hight 10 1/4 inches
It takes two hand to handle this whopper:
http://thetoyhq.com/shop/index.php?m...oducts_id=2192
Last on the flight line this week is the Corgi
The 20th FGs Droop Snoop (42-67450) was nicknamed "Eze Does It" after Herschel F. Ezell, who was assigned to the 20th FG on April 28, 1944, following a complete tour of 25 missions as a bombardier on B-17 Flying Fortresses with the 306th Bomb Group. On May 14 he was made Group Personal Equipment Officer, but his primary reason for being assigned to the 20th FG was as group bombardier on Droop Snoop bombing missions. He flew 10 of these before being returned to the states on August 10, 1944. He was awarded the Air Medal with 4 clusters.
It will find you at the mid listing on this page:
http://www.zionantiquemall.com/page134/