Our AFV picks this week bear different brand names, but they are both De Agostini products. Both are in the unusual 1:43 scale and like the 1:72 Dragons come with their own individual display cases.
Our first pick is from
CR GRACE COLLECTIBLES:
Schuco German Rocket Halftrack SDKFZ 215 Fuss 363872
Price: $15.99
Schuco German Rocket Halftrack
The link is here:
http://gallery.bcentral.com/GID40303...ss-363872.aspx
Our second AFV selection is from DieCast Direct and is the Puma "Germany 1944". It is from the EDG line and can be snared for $14.95. They won't let me show it, but you can check it out here:
http://www.diecastdirect.com/asp_mod...Code=EDG851721
Big Boys War Toys has been trying to liquidate its stock and go out of business (or so it would appear) for some time. Both of our airborne picks are from their remaining inventory and both feature a 20% discount from the stated price.
The first is available for about $64 (with the 20% discount) and is:
Messerschmitt Bf109G "Red 6"
Arnold Doring, 2./JG300, Germany, 1943
1:32 SCALE DIECAST METAL
WINGSPAN: ABOUT 12"
JG 300, the original "Wilde Sau" unit, used the Bf109 in answer to the Allied use of "Window," which temporarily blinded radar and hampered conventional night fighters. Under the "Wilde Sau" system, single-engine fighters of an entire staffel or gruppe were readied for attack by Allied fighters/bombers. The gruppes were dispatched in sections: The first section would take off within 15 minutes of expected enemy aircraft, with additional sections taking off at set periods hence.
The link to it is here:
http://www.bigboyswartoys.com/cgi-bi...tem=CORAA34901
Our second pick for about $24 (discount included) is:
F-4J Phantom Michigan, 1980