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| Corona Chaos Mail Check |
13.01.2023
Dear Customers and
Friends,
Most of you heard already oft the Eaglemoss drama and many of you probably know the US Website
https://mypartworks.com/?s=MarvelPhx
on which you find information on this subject.
So
I am in this part works to by assembling the ECTO-1 at the moment, I
was shocked and frustrated when I heard of the Eaglemoss crash, leaving all customers uninformed and with expensive partly
built models that now seemed to be useless.
Fortunately there
were a lot of people that took action to prevent this and the owner of
PARTWORKS.COM held up the flag and informed all who needed to be
informed. Thanks for that so far!
Luckily there is a light at the
end of the tunnel now and by an e-mail from PCT/IXO I was informed
that there are several companies that will go on with the collections
and partworks. Unfortunately the link to the Ghostbuster-ECTO-1 page
didn't work in my e-mail, but the link on the PARTWORKS.COM page does!
So see that page in case your link doesn't work too!
For the ECTO-1 and the DeLorean Fanhome is the new address to order the rest of the kit from or get it from the start too.
Fanhome is a devision of DeAgostini and they ask you on the website to register for the model you want to let you know the details.
So I did and now I am waiting for response.
So who said Friday 13th is a bad day?
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| 09.11.2022
Dear Customers and
Friends,
Again
a year comes to its end and as usual the holidays pop up without
warning! And as well there is no trace of happienes and Christmas
feeling. But around here the question for White Christmas
is answered, because while I writing, the snowflakes fall right
outside my window. And so there is nothing more to say than:
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| 09.11.2022
Dear Customers and
Friends,
a
bit earlier than expected arrived the below announced M4A3E8 Sherman
battle tank by AHHQ/Takom/MBK in 1/16 scale. And unexpected too they
released a solo tank commander figure of the same type as included in
the kit!? Why the same figure? Well it seems to be a fast shot using
the already available figure mold to make some extra kits. Unfortunately
the figures unique position is not of much use, except for making it a
driver, whom is visible only to the shoulders. Well, what we are
modelers for, if we aren't able to convert a simple figure?
Next a re-release is coming from Takom with the Renault FT with Char Cannon and Girod Turret.
This kit was the first of the 1/16scale series by Takom and out of the
shelfs for a while. Now it is back and a must for all collectors of
historic tanks. The FT was the first tank of modern common design as it
is in use still today. This tank was good enough to fight in two world
wars and at least be captured by the German Army to be use onward.
The
kit comes with movable gears, single linked tracks, photo etched
parts, complete interior and three sets of markings. Not included is a
figure.
In our making of... section at the German version of this pages I am working on a M103A2 Tank in 1/16 scale and with RC at the moment.
The model is a 3D-printed kit, except for parts that are already available, like wheels and tracks. I found it while I was looking for the new M113A3 APC
model from the same manufacturer, which I also bought. In fact I bought
the M113A3 APC first and found out that the manufacturer also has the
M103 available, but not in the shop at the moment.
So I am a Cold
War Kid and live in the middle of the so called "Fulda Gap" where we
hat the highest concentration of tanks during the Cold War, I am used
to both kind of tanks and I am a fan of the MASSTER 4-color scheme. So
I decided to build the M103A2 in these colors, although it appeared
very close to the end of its service time. To me making a 3D-printed
Kit is completely new and I was curious to see how it works. I have to
say it worded better than expected and so I documented it in a making
of... page which is still in progress. At the moment only in German
language, bit with many pictures. And we say one picture says more than
a thousand words and if you still don't understand it ask a translation
program!
I hope to translate the page later on, but that will be in the future.
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| 20.10.2022
Dear Customers and
Friends,
Sorry for making you wait, but I am quite busy at the moment and the news are low too.
After many bad news and madness in the world, modeling is still a way of relaxing even in hard times!
It also happens that new items appear after longer waiting for them than usual, but they are here by now.
While we are still waiting for the M4A3E8 Sherman by Takom/Andy's Hobby HQ (MBK) the kit from I Love Kit already has arrived.
It is a bit more exclusive and not cheap, but what in the end is cheap today?
It is the early version, with the T80 link tracks and has a Commander figure made from resin, moving gear, machined gun barrel and MG barrel,
photo etched parts and 3D-printed parts for the center of the track! The quality is great.
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M4A3 E8 Sherman "Easy Eight"
(HVSS)
1/16 scale plastic kit
The Sherman M4A3E8 HVSS middle tank here with a T66 Track
and made completely in injection molding tradition.
Comes with a machined aluminum barrel (only first run!)
Includes Commander figure (only, a driver figure is not included, again).
This kit is a bit cheaper in price but you need to by the machined MG barrels extra for both MG's!
Decals for four versions.
The Kit is a display model only!
Manufacturer: Takom/Andy's Hobby Headquarter (MBK)
Item-No.: 16AH001
In stock!
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1/16 scale plastic kit
The Willy's Jeep was GI Joe's transportation during WWII and is now available in 1/16 scale too.
Comes with optional M2 MG and cable cutter and one driver figure.
Manufacturer: Takom
Item-No.: 16TM1016
In stock!
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Kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen 1, Sd.Kfz.265
1/16 scale plastic kit
Based on the Panzer I tank a command car was developed to coordinate the tanks.
Takom did it the same way by setting up a Befehlspanzer from the base of the Panzer I.
This includes a commanders figure with two heads to chose from and 1 of 3 buildable versions.
Who's got the Panzer I needs the Befehlspanzer also.
Manufacturer: Takom
Item-No.: 16TM1017
In stock!
|  | Panzerjäger I B mit 7,5cm StuK 40L/48
1/16 scale plastic kit
The ancester of the later Marder PAK tank is the Panzerjäger IB with 7.5cm StuK
Due to the size of the vehicles the crew operarted mostly without cover in combat, which lead to the development of more safe tanks soon.
Comes with one crew figure.
Manufacturer: Takom
Item-No.: 16TM1018
In stock!
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US Medium Tank - Early
1/16 scale plastic kit
The Sherman M4A3E8 HVSS early middle tank is the first to come from I Love Kit in 1/16 scale.
This tank was the "work horse" of the US
Army in WWII and was built in various versions.
It was continously
redesigned and improved.
By release of the E8 version the
heaviest gun was installed, the 76mm canon and also the better HVSS
suspention. The E8 was the end of the M4 evolution, but was still in use
during then 1960's in Israel.
The Kit contains the usual details,
single T80 link tracks, moving gear, machined gun barrel and MG barrel,
photo etched parts and a commander figur!
The Kit is a display model only!
Manufacturer: I Love Kit
Item-No.: 16IKL61619
In Stock!
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The Willys Jeep is one of the kits in 1/16 scale that was needed urgent. The Jeep was the most driven vehicle in WWII and the USA wouldn't wave won the war without it!
It
is visible everywhere during that days. In front ot the row, at the end
of it and at the sides. No Officer would have gone anywhere if there
haven't had been a Jeep!
This is why this model was waited for.
The kit itself has one great option. It has a driver figure included! This is the unique selling purpose, realy. No driver, no Jeep. It simply wouldn't move!
For the first time Takom realised the need for figures in a kit and they offer us one lonely driver! Better than nothing, let's hope for more.
The model itself contains the evolotion of the Jeep, from the early days of D-Day until Korea. It comes with all additional gimicks, like the cable rod and an M2 MG mount. It has the supports for the canvas, but not the canvas included. Well this feature will be probably available with the Jeep with trailer or M3 anti tank gun, which will be released sooner or later.
By releasing the two Panzer I offsring Takom made maximum use of available parts and offers us two rare tank versions. The Kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen 1, Sd.Kfz.265 and Panzerjäger I B mit 7,5cm StuK 40L/48.
The Kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen 1
is a early version from the first days of War which was in use also in
Africa. Here again a commanders figure is included with an additional
head and tank driver barret. Again Takom
releases just one figure with the kit, although the crew would be
three. The two heads with different hats depend on the fact that the
barret like tank driver hat was used only in the early days of War and
changed to a "Schiffchen" soon. It wouldn't been a big deal to add a
second torso with arms to make a additional driver figure, but so the
driver is seen trough the slot in the tank hull only a single head can
do the job as well.
The kit is a 3 in 1 kit,
making one of three possible versions. One with the radio frame and two
without it. Including the markings there are six possible versions to
be build of three different vehicle types. This will rise the numbers
of sold items rapidly!
The Panzerjäger I B mit 7,5cm StuK 40L/48 is
the end of the developement and the End of War as well. Used as a self
propelled anti tank gun, the slow tank ended finally in the Battle for
Berlin in 1945. Equipped with the 7,5cm StuK 40L/48 it was the last to fight against the Russians. This is why the one figure included
again is a soldier in camo tent poncho with no rank and unit emblems
on, firing its only left smoke granade at the enemy! It also seems they
didn't find much more than one reference picture of this type, because
the markings are only the same number in red or black color and the
color shemes shown, shows the same vehicle in four different color
combinations?!
Both kits are almost the same in gear and tracks,
but have minor differences at the inside lower hull and are
clearly different on the top. The kits come from one mold set and some
of the parts can't be blocked out in production, so you get some
additional parts for a turret and some others like the main MG barrels.
Not to be used in the kit, but not useless at all.
To be told of is the aluminum machined barrel for the Panzerjäger I B
which is included too. In addition to the plastic parts for the Barrel
it makes a great difference. There are also some photo etched parts
and single linked tracks with plastic pin connectors. The plastic
pin connectors are the first to be replaced by steel wire pins, due to
the fact the plastic will wear and break sooner than later! So do it
right from the beginning.
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German Prototype Tank
1/35 Plastic Model Kit.
The VT-1-2 German Prototype tank is unique
in its constellation and was a tryout of German Bundeswehr during the
1960's in search for a new battle tank and anti tank tank.
There
was in fact built two other Versions, until
they finally understand that this was a silly idea from the beginning
and could have saved a lot of money, if somebody would have used his
brain before building it!
Nontheless a piece of tank evolution to collect!
Manufacturer: Takom
Item-No.: 35TM2155
In stock!
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Early & Late Version with interior
2 in1 Kit
1/35 Plastic Model Kit
This is the 2 in 1 Kit with late and early parts, as well as interior.
For all who can't say which one to build beforehand.
Manufacturer: Takom
Item-No.: 35TM2154
In stock!
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Also new are these 1/35 kits. First the German VT 1-2 Prototype
was one of three tries of German Bundeswehr to check out the concept of
parallel mounted guns, which was tested already by several others and
found stupid. The German Army needed three test beds to find out what
simple thinking would have told an expert right from the beginning. It
makes no sense!
Besides that it looks great and makes your fantasie
run wild, but it never went into service! For those who like to
document the tank developing history this model is a must. It comes in
4 markings (2 What if's), has rubber tracks and a static, but posable
gear for diorama.
The M114 already is available in the early and the late version by Takom. So what is more neede than the 2 in 1 kit of both with additional interior?!
Well the additional interior is the point, because this tank has so much of it like a lady's handbag!
The real selling purpose is the extra machine guns of two versions are
included, so you get one extra! Well it might be the color schemes and
the large decals sheet, but the MASSTER color is missing as well as the
black stars!
Well to me there is one reason because one of the Versions is the 1st Squadron, 14th Armored Cavalry Rgt. aus
Fulda vom May 1964 from Fulda, which is nearby Gelnhasuen and I was born in June 1964.
But you all just want to build the Vietnam version....
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| 10.08.2022
Dear Customers and
Friends,
a
bunch of new items is announced, besides all political trouble and
heatwave maddness. So one thing is for sure, it will be winter again
and it just weeks to go!
So get your hobby workshop going and order what you need to have a cosy fall and winter time!
First of all another M4A3E8 Sherman HVSS with T66 tracks is announced by MBK in cooperation with Andy's Hobby Headquater and Takom!
For
unknown reason they offer the first run only with a machined extra
aluminum barrel?! The rest of the kit is all injection molded plastic
parts. This also means you have to get the machined MG barrels for both
MGs extra. Therefore the kit is a bit cheaper than the I
Love Kits one. Included also is a commanders figure, but not the driver, seen on the box top. that's a bit cheesy.
This is the same with the ILK M4A3E8 Sherman with HVSS and T80 tracks. This
kit comes with the machined aluminum barrel, machines MG barrels for
both MGs and a resin cast commanders figure too. A driver figure is
missing here too, but the tracks are made from 3D-printed parts! PE
parts are included as well as clear parts too. This is the reason for
the slightly higher price.
Releasing the Willy's Jeep, which for license reasons is only named "4x4 1,5t Truck"
in 1/16 is a good news for all. It was only available in 1/18 scale as
a die cast model or in 1/16 scale as resin cast high price kit. The new
Takom kit is all injection molded with PE-parts and with all interior
and a driver figure!
Unfortunately
they missed the chance
again to upgrade this kit by adding some more figures that fit the
modell. But maybe there will some more later. Besides that the canvas
hood is missing there are some other versions possible such as the one
with trailer or M3 gun. That might be the next ones.
This one comes withthe M2 MG mounted and the option to add the wire cutter pole too.
Takom knows the tradition to reuse parts from other molds to set up a new model very well and they did it again.
The kleine Panzerbefehlswagen 1, Sd.Kfz.265 is based on the known Panzer I and was developed to coordinate the tank troops. This 3 in 1
kit comes wit a commanders figure with and additional interchangable
second head. That's the peak of beeing miserly! One could mean the
figure is the most expensive part of the kit. Here they could have been
a bit more generous, by adding two figures.
Same base another model is the Panzerjäger I B mit 7,5cm StuK 40L/48 (tank hunter).
This perdecessor of the later famous Marder had a lack in protection
for the crew, which stood right on the tank without cover at all during
combat. This led to a fast new developement.
This kit again misses the complete crew! Just one lonley gunner is included is much to less for such a model!
The
manufacturer should decide to add a complete crew to a kit like this in
1716 scale, because there are not many figures available in this size!
Both Panzer I subversions are of interest. And who got the Panzer I should get himself the kleine Panzerbefehlswagen 1, Sd.Kfz.265!
Collectors of the Panzer I family need both kits for sure.
All models are fro display only!
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M4A3 E8 Sherman "Easy Eight"
(HVSS)
1/16 scale plastic kit
The Sherman M4A3E8 HVSS middle tank here with a T66 Track
and made completly in injection molding tradition.
Comes with a machined aluminum barrel (only first run!)
Includes Commander figure (only, a driver figure is not included, again).
This kit is a bit cheaper in price but you need to by the machined MG barrels extra for both MG's!
Decals for four versions.
The Kit is a display model only!
Manufacturer: Takom/Andy's Hobby Headquarter (MBK)
Item-No.: 16AH001
Comes December 2022!
| | 4x4 1,5t Truck "Willys Jeep"
1/16 scale plastic kit
The Willy's Jeep was GI Joes transportation during WWII and is now available in 1/16 scale too.
Comes with optional M2 MG and cable cutter and one driver figure.
Manufacturer: Takom
Item-No.: 16TM1016
Comes September 2022!
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Kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen 1, Sd.Kfz.265
1/16 scale plastic kit
Based on the Panzer I tank a command car was developed to coordinate the tanks.
Takom did it the same way by setting up a Befehlspanzer from the base of the Panzer I.
This includes a commanders figure with two heads to chose from and 1 of 3 buildable versions.
Who's got the Panzer I needs the Befehlspanzer also.
Manufacturer: Takom
Item-No.: 16TM1017
Comes October 2022!
| | Panzerjäger I B mit 7,5cm StuK 40L/48
1/16 scale plastic kit
The ancester of the later Marder PAK tank is the Panzerjäger IB with 7.5cm StuK
Due to the size of the vehicles the crew operarted mostly without cover in combat, which lead to the development of more safe tanks soon.
Comes with one crew figure.
Manufacturer: Takom
Item-No.: 16TM1018
Comes October 2022!
| | M4A3E8
US Medium Tank - Early
1/16 scale plastic kit
The Sherman M4A3E8 HVSS early middle tank is the first to come from I Love Kit in 1/16 scale.
This tank was the "work horse" of the US
Army in WWII and was built in various versions.
It was continously
redesigned and improved.
By release of the E8 version the
heaviest gun was installed, the 76mm canon and also the better HVSS
suspention. The E8 was the end of the M4 evolution, but was still in use
during then 1960's in Israel.
The Kit contains the usual details,
single T80 link tracks, moving gear, machined gun barrel and MG barrel,
photo etched parts and a commander figur!
The Kit is a display model only!
Manufacturer: I Love Kit
Item-No.: 16IKL61619
In Stock!
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 Here some news for all who have too build the ECTO-1 and are afraid of beeing left with a ruin:
While trying to find out what's going on with Eaglemoss from Germany via internet, I found a interesting webside I would like to recommend to all who have the same problem.
https://mypartworks.com/?s=MarvelPhx
The
customers in Germany, like most others too, were left alone and didn't
get any notice at all about the bankrupcy of Eaglemoss. There are still
only infomation in English available to customers in Germany and no
official notice at all!
The owner of the linked website calls himself MarvelPhx and seems to build the models for his website. He also seems to have contacts to former Eaglemoss employees and more.
He
gives information on what happened to Eglemoss until 10.08.2022 on
his page and did some investigation on the companies that produce the
parts for Eaglemoss in China!
It looks like there might be a
slightly light of hope on the horizon that the issues will be sold
by the manufacturer of the parts.
Everyone interested in news in that issue should keep in touch with his page and ours!
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| 19.07.2022
Dear Customers and
Friends,
The Deutsche Post AG/DHL has announced the new fares price list valid by 01.07.2022.
The shipping costs to the USA have doubled from 5kg of weight upwards. Below that the price went down a bit.
We
recommend customers from the USA to check the shipping fares in the
shop and check for the weight too. If your order is below 2kg it might
be cheaper to ship it as a parcel (not insured, but with tracking no).
We don't offer this shipping method in the shop, due to the fact we can
only offer insured shippment there. So if you want to save money, send
us an e-mail order and ask for parcel shipment. We will check this and
send you an invoice, if this kind of shipment is possible. Please make
sure not to order from the shop in these cases and don't pay before we
send you an invoice by e-mail!
Better would be to order more than 5kg of weight and save money by getting more items in one shipment.
We have to make clear that we don't make the shipping fares, we just have to pay them for you!
Due
to the war situation in Europe and several other crises like another
Corona wave comming in fall, we can't tell what is coming next. Also
the inflation let the prices play games and we have to follow somehow.
Transportation business has a big problem with shipping containers too
and so on....
So we have to sit back and relax a bit and announce the new items first when they hit the ground in our warehouse.
What
hit our floor today is the new Takom Kit of the V-1 Flying Bomb with
Launch Site Kit in 1/35 scale. A kit available in 1/72 scale only
before. This one has a Ramp of 5 segments, which is not the total
lenght of the original, but more than enough, because is over 90cm long!
Includes a F-103 flying bomb and steam generator etc. Figures not
included!
New!
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German Flying Bomb Launch Site
Plastic Model Kit
1/35 scale
Comes with V-1, 5 ramp parts and Pressure unit.
No figures included.
Manufacturer: Takom
Item-No.: 35TM2152
In stock!
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New!
 | V-1 (Fi-103)
German Flying Bomb
with interior
Plastic Model Kit
1/35 scale
V-1 with interior, clear and etched parts and trolley.
Manufacturer: Takom
Item-No.: 35TM2151
Coming soon!
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Deutsche V-1, Fieseler F-103A1 Flugbombe
Plastic Model Kit
1/35 scale
The
prototyp of all cruise missles and the horror for thousands of British
citizens. Although the V-1 was a stupid bomb, that was guided only in
direction and altitude until fuel was out, it was an effectiv terror
tool and showed the German technical superiority by the end of war.
This model shows the standard V-1 version perfectly and is very detailled. Kit includes the transportation trolly too.
Although it has no national insignia a decal set of service lables is included.
There
are two standard color schems versions possible in the instruction. But
many more can be choosen by use of original pictures from books or the
internet.
Lenght: 17cm
Wingspann: 17,5cm
Unassambeled plastic model kit with German and Englisch instructions.
Manufacturer: Bronco Models
Item-No.: 35cb35058
In stock!
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V-1, Fieseler F-103 Re-3 Flugbomben Schulungsgerät
Plastic Model Kit
1/35 scale
The RE-3 was a V1 "Reichenberg Gerät"
Version with a second seat for pilot training. Even pilots that will go
on a suicide mission needed some training to cope with the V-1
specialties. Although the Germans haven't been stupid enough to tell
their pilots to kill themselves, the chances were high they will not
survive one mission.
This was the RE-3 was needed for. This
Aircraft was capture by the Americans but it is not sure that training
had had begun at all. But it is a good addition on a V-1 Diorama for
sure.
The kit contains parts for one RE-3 and a
transportation trolley, includes also photo etched parts and a set of
decals with servise lables.
Lenght: 17cm
Wingspann: 17,5cm
Unassambeled plastic model kit with German and Englisch instructions.
Manufacturer: Bronco Models
Item-No.: 35cb35060
In stock!
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New!
 | DF-17
Hypersonic Ballistic Missile
Plastic Model Kit
1/35 scale
This hypersonic missle has no nationallity stated on the box.
It was developed and teste years ago by the Americans, but produced and used by the Russiand in Ukraine lately.
Manufacturer: Takom
Item-No.: 35TM2153
Coming soon!
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There is some more to come from Takom soon:
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VT 1-2
German Prototype Tank
1/35 Plastic Model Kit.
The
VT 1-2 was a testbed foe a double gun constellation to be tested. There
was in fact built another Version with a different lower hull, until
finally the understand that this was a silly idea from the beginning
and could have saved a lot of money if somebody would have used his
brain before building it!
Nontheless a piece of tank evolution to collect!
Manufacturer: Takom
Item-No.: 35TM2155
Coming soon!
| | M114
Early & Late Vesion with interior
2 in1 Kit
1/35 Plastic Model Kit
This is the 2 in 1 Kit with late and early parts, as well as interio.
For all who can't say which one to build beforehand.
Manufacturer: Takom
Item-No.: 35TM2154
Coming soon!
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Flakpanzer V "Kugelblitz"
German Prototype Tank
1/35 Plastic Model Kit.
The Flakpanzer "Kugelblitz" should have based on the hull of the Panther Tank if available at all.
That
made it a waste of material, because Panthers were rare and needed with
the standard gun turret instead of a silly AA gun turret.
Although its design became the ancester of modern AA tanks like the "Gepard".
Manufacturer: Takom
Item-No.: 35TM2150
Coming soon!
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| 03.06.2022
Dear Customers and
Friends,
we had to adjust and renew parts of our "Terms of Business" page to keep it up to date in this strange times.
There
are just minor adjustments, but they may be of interest for you, so
please take time and check the page prior to ordering, thank you!
We have to let you know that we will not deliver to the Russian Federation anymore as well as to the Peoples Republic of China.
Due to the attack war against the Ukraine we canceled service to the RF!
Due to the corona crises in China we had to stop service to the PR China too!
Therefore these shipping fees where taken from the list and ordering from our shop is impossible by now.
We welcome orders from Ukraine and will ship to them as long as possible!
Some
new items arrived yesterday, including two versions of the German
Schnellboot S38 in 1/72 scale by Fore Hobby. These kits are perfect
made and have included besides a big set of photo eteched parts, two
machined gun barrels. The two versions of this kit are the S38 as built in 1942 and the later S38b with armored bridge.
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German Navy
Schnellboot S-38/1942
Plastic Kit 1/72
Highly detailed kit with photoetched parts
and machined gun barrels
400+ Parts
Length: 485mm
Manufacturer: Fore Hobby
Item-No.: 72FH1001
In stock!
| German Navy
Schnellboot S-38b
Plastic Kit 1/72
Highly detailed kit with photoetched parts
and machined gun barrels
400+ Parts
Length: 485mm
Manufacturer: Fore Hobby
Item-No.: 72FH1003
In stock!
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Also new is the Fa330 Bachstelze by Takom in 1/16 scale.
This kit is some like unusual, because it is a one seater aero grio copter
used by German U-Boats to widen their range of observation. This
autogiro was towed like a kite behind the U-Boat and controlled by one
pilot who was also the watch. This gave the crews of the U-Boats the
chance to literaly see behind their horizon without beeing seen.
To
me this kit has an additional benefit, because the seamen that flew
this stick where trained at the German Airfield in Rothenbergen
(Hessen) next to my hometown. When the crews arrived at that time, they
wore their Navy Uniforms, which came to the attention of a spy who sent
this information to London instantly. This ended in a news message
on BBCs radio, where the crews where welcomed at
Rothenbergen the same evening! This the Germans new there was a spy and
the crews are no secret anymore. The spy never was found, by the way.
For more details on the Bachstelze I recommend the Book "Himmelfahrtskommando "Bachstelze"" by Gerhard Freund. A documentation on the Fa330 available by Märchenstraße Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-9816145-1-0.
The
kit comes with three sets of markings for German, English and French
Version. A pilot figure is included too.
I
would like to remark that
the pilot never had worn a "Schiffchen" as seen on the artwork, because
his working place was very windy and he would have lost it instantly.
Original photos and the equipment list show that the pilot wore a
standard leather hood with headphones and googles.
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1/16 Plastic Kit
Comes with 3 sets of markings
Photo etches parts and Figure included
Manufacturer: Takom
Item-No.: 16TM1015
In stock!
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| 05.05.2022
Dear Customers and
Friends,
This I call a nouvelty! YAMATO is back or better newly released by Glow 2B from a new mold as a Premium Kit in 1/200 scale!
You
all remember the Nichimo Kit from the 1970s, who doesn't. It was my
favorite as a boy of 6 but far to expensive at that time. 52 years
later I will finally get it, too! My father always kept fingers crossed
I didn't save the money to buy it at that time. I didn't tell him by
now...he is 89 now that would kill him, maybe.
I
haven't seen any parts by now, but Glow 2B released the assembly
instruction, a book of 96 pages! It makes me hungery for more.
The
design seems Trumpeter like and probably comes from that direction. So
the Nichimo kit is a bit outdated, it is probably a new mold.
The
Hull is a one piece part and has supports that seem to be in parts from
metal. So the Kit is not announced as a RC-option there is no way to
keep RC-geeks from making it an option.
This Model is 1315mm long and 194mm
wide, it has 2800 parts and a bunch of 8 different PE-frames from which
are twice others 4 times included! The salesprice of 499,-Euro seem
much but seen in relation to the Nichimo item from 50 years ago it is
cheap. The sold an multimedia Abo-Kit two years ago which was 1200 Euro
in total and you had to make the Hull from wooden parts! That's
expensive.
Today
the Panzer III Ausfg. J, L, M from Heller in 1/16 scale arrived
and it is a great model too. It has the same quality like the StuG III
and the same tracks.
In opposite to the Das Werk Modell the upper
Hull is a one piece part and included in two different versions! The
only bug is the messed the holes for the agles up and included an
repair instruction in the assembly instruction. Not a big thing but you
need to fix it and simple was cheaper for them to do it this way
instead of fixing the mold?!
You also have to decide which version
to built right from the beginning, because they made seperate
instruction books for them. This is helpful, because the instruction is
better to handle this way. A color printed painting instruction for 8
versions is also included and the decal sheet leaves German crosses for
at least two other models.
Interior is limited to the turret
only and the gun barrels are made from plastic, except for the long
version which also comes in machined aluminum, but looks a bit
different than the plastic part. I have to check on this point
first, before I can say anything on if it's original or not.
But together with the Das Werk kit you get three metal barrels for two tanks, which leaves one for an RC-Tank model, or?
The skirts for the sides are from PS and pre-cut which makes assembly easy. The skirts for the turret are injection molded ones.
The
tracks are singlelinked but have the sprocket as a single piece to glue
on. I don't know wihich moron invented this, but you may skip it by
using pre-assembled plastic tracks from Heng Long or metal versions by
Taigen. Whom this isto heavy or expensive will need to glue....
Both kits are good and you can make a skillful model from each kit, but togehter they make more than just the total of parts!
Not new, but only one of two kits ever made in that scale is the Space Shuttle in 1/72 scale by Revell.
The only other model that size was the Monogram Shuttle with Tank and Boosters. But that is not available anymore since years.
The
Revell kit has a lot of detail, like the complete cockpit with a to
open hatch and the cargo bay doors that open too, including a cargo
consisting of the Space Lab.
Only the heat shield tials have risen engravings, which is wrong, but can be changed with a lot of time and more work.
The
monogram kit wasn't engraved at all! And lacked many of those details
too, due to the fact it had to be light weight for to been mounted to
the external fueltank. So the Revell kit is unique and large too... |
| 01.05.2022
Dear Customers and
Friends,
forgive
me for not beeing present here since Christmas, but the Corona
situation made it quite useless to inform you on things you couldn't
get in time due to the chaos in mail services world wide.
It's still
grown worse since then and the perspective looks dark anyway, but we
are optimistic and hope things will get to a more normal level then
since.
There have been
only a few new Items during the first quarter of the year 2022, but
some remarkable too. Please have a look to the German News Section or
the shop to see what came during the last weeks and let me start today
with the second model of the well known and produced in numbers tank of
WWII of German Army, the Panzer III.
Das Werk started the year by
announceing the release of this new Kit in 1/16 scale by April 2022.
Followed by Heller soon. So both battled each other before on
releaseing the StuG III, this time the release date was more relaxed.
While Das Werk delivered their kit in the beginning of April, Heller
followed pretty precise a month later. And we expect to get the kits
from Heller by Thursday. The ones from Das Werk are already in stock.
Both
kits are more then unusual and come with both, a lot or extra parts for
several verions to build and even more decals for decorating several
more color shemes. All together and noticing the fact that this tank
was one of the most built in German Army during WWII, there is an
endless number of Versions possible to be build.
Best of all
there will be precious parts to be left over and useful to upgrade or
modify i.e. the Heng Long RC models. There are otherwise a lot of RC
spares available that may be useful for converting the kit, such as
tracks in plastic or metal and in several versions like the Ost
Winterkette (Wide Winter Tracks), sproket wheels and roadwheels in
metal and with rubber tires and several more. Also there are some nice
figures available, which are missing in the kits...
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Panzer III Ausf J
German Tank
3 in 1
Plastic Model Kit 1/16 scale
Product Details
Highly detailed static plastic model
3 versions buildable
Workable tracks & suspension
2,5cm cannon metal barrels (Short & Long)*
*First production run only
2 engine deck versions (Standard & Africa (DAK))
3 in 1 Kit
The following options can be built from the kit:
with or without add on armor
with a long or short barrel
the Afrika Korps (DAK)-Version or Standard-Version
Figure not included!
Manufacturer: Das Werk
Item-No.: 16DW002
In stock!
| | Panzer III Ausf. J, L, M,
German Tank
Plastic Model Kit 1/16 scale
Versions that can be build:
Ausf. J (Sd.Kfz. 141 - 5cm KwK/L42)
Ausf. J (Sd.Kfz. 141/1 - 5cm KwK/L60)
Ausf. L (Sd.Kfz. 141/1 - 5cm KwK/L60)
Ausf. M (Sd.Kfz. 141/1 - with side armor
Aluminum gun for Type J
Single track links
Side armor plates
Includes photo etched parts
Markings for:
Pz.Rgt.3, 2.Pz.Div., Kursk 1943
3.Pz.Gren.Div. "Totenkopf", Kursk 1943
6.Pz.Div., Kursk 1943
3.Pz.Rgt.7, 10.Pz.Div., Tunesien 1943
2.Pz.Div., Russia1941
Unbekannte Einheiten: 412 Sommer 1943,
Sommer 1943, 124 Winter 1943
1500+ Parts
420 x 205 mm
343 x 188 mm
Figure not included!
Manufacturer: Heller
Item-No.: 16HL30321
In stock!
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Unfortunately
Inflation is rising, due to oil price and shipping problems everything
will get more expensive by now soon. We have to adjust our prices
depending on the new retail prices from time to time and it looks that
we will have to more than once this year.
So it is a good idea to buy sooner than later.
Still the shipping overseas is a big problem, but it starts to get better by now.
Please keep checking the Corona Chaos Mail Check
prior to ordering, because we will calculate on the daily bases .
If you want to save postage you may ship as a parcel on your own risk!
This shipping methode is not available in the shop, so please contact us by e-mail first before ordering!
We will send you a manual invoice then. But remember shipping by parcel is not ensured, but has a tracking-no..
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