1/48 US Army Staff Car 1942

Previously offered as a fully finished model (linked below), Tamiya's fine 1/48 1942 model US Army Staff Car is now offered as a plastic assembly kit. Featuring a detailed interior and underbody, the model can be built as either a military or civilian version of the four-door sedan. Includes a die-cast chassis that "provides realistic weight and extra impact to small size scale model." Does not include an engine, but there is minimal engine detail molded into the chassis. rm80
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1/48 US M20 Armored Utility Car

Size/Weight: 29.0 x 19.0 x 5.5 cm / 270g

The M20 armored utility car was a turretless variation of the M8 Greyhound armored car. With their great speed and maneuverability, the M8 and M20 Light Armored Cars were used during WWII as escort and reconnaissance vehicles. The M8 was armed with a 37mm M6 anti-tank gun in a fully rotating turret, also mounting the formidable M2 .50 cal machine and .30 cal machine gun. The turretless M20 mounted the M2 .50 cal machine gun in a ring mount. The M20 and M8 would go on to serve with many armies around the world long after the end of WWII.

Tamiya's M20 kit features crisp detail, great fit, and a die-cast chassis. Markings are included for two vehicles, and two crew figures are included. Rudimentary hull interior detail is included.

rm 90
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1/72 Vought F4U-1 Birdcage Corsair

Size/Weight: 29.0 x 19.0 x 5.3 cm / 200g

Tamiya releases a 1/72 "birdcage" Corsair! It was obvious to all Corsair fans back when the original F4U-1D release came out that Tamiya had planned for an eventual -1 release. This kit is the -1D kit with the clear parts replaced with new ones for the windscreen and canopy (both the original "birdcage" and the type that was bulged on top for a rear-view mirror are included) as well as a new sprue which provides the narrow-blade prop, short tailwheel, spine section and step-less flap. Aside from the canopy, all the original -1D parts are included, which means lots of useful spare parts like HVAR rockets and a paddle-blade prop good for Hellcats and late-model Avengers. And if you wanted to do something "different", there were -1 Corsairs used by stateside training units in Gloss Sea Blue with the longer tailwheel struts, and since that strut is still in the box...

Markings are for 4 aircraft: tricolor-schemed No. 12 and No. 13 of VF-17 "Jolly Rogers" off the Bunker Hill in 1943, "83" of VMF-214 "Black Sheep" (the instructions say it is Boyington's aircraft, but -214 didn't assign aircraft to particular pilots) and Lt. Kenneth Walsh's "13" of VMF-124. This last aircraft is inthe early blue-gray over gull-gray scheme

rm70
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1/72 Hawker Tempest Mk. V

Size/Weight: 20.7 x 13.0 x 3.3 cm / 100g

Limited reissue of the Revell 1/72-scale Tempest V kit with decals to mark it as either of two RAF aircraft. Optional position landing gear. Rocket armament included. See box art for marking details.

rm55

1/72 FM-2 Wildcat VC-93 USS Petrof Bay 1945

Size/Weight: 17.7 x 17.7 x 5.8 cm / 340g A prepainted and mostly pre-assembled die-cast model of the Wildcat. Includes optional canopies for open and closed positions, optional landing gear parts for in-flight and extended positions, and an in-flight stand. Markings are for #29 off the USS Petrof Bay. rm 130

1/48 Russian KV-I Small Turret 1941

Size/Weight: 30.0 x 20.0 x 6.0 cm / 320g Hobby Boss expands its 1/48 armor collection with this small-turreted 1941 version of the Russian KV-I heavy tank. Sharply molded in light gray styrene, the kit includes a fret of photo-etched detail parts and link-and-length styrene tracks with realistic sag molded in. You even get "templates" to help you shape the track links around the drive sprockets and idlers! Hobby Boss has also done a great job recreating weld seams on this kit. Metal wire included for the tow cables as well as markings or three vehicles. rm110

1/72 Sd.Kfz.251 Ausf.D

Size/Weight: 16.2 x 25.8 x 4.9 cm / 200g Dragon tried to produce the ultimate miniature of Sd.Kfz.251 with authentic details in 1/72 scale. This time, its late model Ausf.D. Many small parts decorated around the driver's & passenger compartments which usually processed by moldings are represented by the separate tiny injection plastic parts. The width and diameter of the small parts like earth tools and LMG are less than 1 milimeter! A great care will be required when cutting off those delicate parts from sprue, cementing them & dry-brushing. Contrary, interleaved wheels are molded in one group for ease of assembling. Tracks are belt type and made of soft DS material. One brass PE for the MG shield(alternative) is provided, too. No figure included. rm 70

1/72 Ju87D-3 Stuka Royal Air Force

Size/Weight: 22.2 x 22.0 x 8.0 cm / 410g A prepainted and mostly pre-assembled 1/72 model of a D-3 Stuka, in the markings of a captured example used as a hack by the RAF's 601 Sq. in North Africa in late 1942. Includes in-flight display stand. rm 145