2008 Die Cast Buys of the Week

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Now that most of us have sprung forward, it's time for this week's picks.

Great Models and Tamiya give us our first one for $37.10. In the 1:48 scale it is:

Tamiya TAM26519

1/48 TAM26519 M4A1 Sherman Tank No.12
Category: Pre-Painted Armor Models 1/48
Olive drab base with red brown camo with weathering effects. Pre-painted with die-cast lower chassis.



Open the hatch here:

http://www.greatmodels.com/~smartcar...m_num=TAM26519

Our next selection is from On Mark and Corgi in the 1:50 scale. Offered for just $19.80, it is: US60005 SdKfz 7 - Quad Gun, 305 Heers Falk,
Abeitlung 305, 21st Panzer Division.



Aim at the bottom of this page:

http://onmarkint.netfirms.com/onmark...ilitaryveh.php

Airborne we go to Crossroads by way of a Corgi 1:32 scale P-51D offered for $49.99. Submitted for your approval, it is:

P-51D Mustang "Stinger VII"


AA34401Regular price: $79.99Sale price: $49.99"Stinger VII", Major Robert W. Moore, 45th FS, 15th FG, Iwo Jima, 1944 - NEW TOOLING in LARGE 1/32 Scale!! - NEW 1/32 scale Mustang features exceptional levels of intricate detail including; removable engine cover with fully detailed engine, sliding cockpit canopy with detailed pilot figure, removable gun covers with fitted machine guns and ammunition, moving flaps, rudder, ailerons and elevators, fully retractable undercarriage, rotating propeller and cradle display stand.

Top ace of the 7th Air Force, Robert ‘Todd’ Moore scored his first victory in a P-40N on 26th January 1944 when flying with the 45th FS/15th FG on a long-range interception over Arno Atoll. He then had to wait until April 1945 to add to this, when he had returned to his initial posting of the 78th FS which had now begun flying Long Range Empire Missions from Iwo Jima in P-51D fighters. Transferring to the 45th FS in May he began piloting ‘Stinger VII’ and in this aircraft he scored the final six of his twelve victories including an amazing three kills in one fifteen minute period on 28th May 1945 while flying in a group of one hundred and one Mustangs protecting a fleet of four hundred B-29 bombers attacking Yokohama. His final victory came on the 29th July ten days after becoming the CO of the 45th. He remained commander of the unit until VJ day, the day which also saw him fly his one hundred and fiftieth combat sortie in thirty seven months in the Pacific.

Approximately 12" long. Approximately 14" wingspan.

Scale 1:32

Check our this World War II icon here:

http://www.crossroadsdiecast.com/c32.html


Our final selection this week is from Witty and Historic Aviation. In the 1:72 scale this $17.95 IAF bird is a F-16 Falcon 1/72 Die Cast Model "Israeli Barak," 144 Phoenix Squadron

Replicating an F-16C Fighting Falcon flown by the Israeli Air Force, this amazingly detailed 1/72 scale die cast model features engraved panel lines with simulated rivets, a fully outfitted cockpit with a crew figure and an opening canopy, movable flight control surfaces, wing-mounted missiles and fuel tanks, a detailed air intake and engine exhaust, extended landing gear, authentic markings, and more. Measures 7½" long with a 5½" wingspan.



Take this vector to the Iranian nuclear facility:

http://www.historicaviation.com/hist...ern%20Fighters