Tanks Scale 1/72 - Italeri - Dragon

Features: - Authentic Panther Ausf.D newly produced - On-vehicle tools reproduced w/clasps - Turret sides molded w/details including ports - Engine deck grills molded w/intricate details - One-piece slide-molded lower hull - Bolts and rivets delicately represented on hull bottom - Finely detailed front headlights - Finely detailed exhaust pipes, jack and rear stowage boxes molded on hull rear - One-piece side armor skirts - Easy-to-assemble idlers and sprocket wheels look authentic - One-piece DS tracks While it’s the impressive Tiger I tank that usually attracts the most attention, it was the Panther that in the long run was a more important tank to Germany during WWII. This approximately 45-tonne medium tank represented a good balance of well-sloped armor protection, lethal firepower and able cross-country mobility, the design being inspired by the highly successful Russian T-34. Beginning in December 1942, a total of 842 Ausf.D examples were manufactured through to September 1943, at which time it was superceded by the improved Ausf.A. Its combat debut occurred during Operation Zitadelle in the titanic Battle of Kursk on the Eastern Front, and the Sd.Kfz.171 Panther fought bravely until the dying days of the Third Reich. Its 7.5cm KwK 42 L/70 cannon took a heavy toll on enemy armored vehicles whenever and wherever they were encountered. The Ausf.D is easily identified by the letterbox hatch opening for the glacis machine gun, pistol ports on the turret sides and a drum cupola. Dragon has a brand new 1/72 scale kit of the Panther Ausf.D Early Production, and modelers are certainly in for a treat with it! The plastic kit is an almost completely new tooling. In fact, the only item carried over from the Ausf.G released recently is the DS tracks! The upper hull is made as a single piece thanks to the clever use of slide molds. The lower hull tub has been formed the same way, thus ensuring a stable and accurate foundation for the rest of the build. All the appropriate characteristics of an Ausf.D variant are present. This Panther is full of delightful details…enough to have 1/72 scale model-makers purring with pleasure. Per saperne di più

Challenger 2 w/Bar Armor. The Challenger 2 is a very capable tank and is one of the most heavily protected in the world with its second-generation Chobham armor. The 62.5-tonne tank entered British Army service in 1998 and it has since seen operational use in Kosovo and combat in Iraq since 2003. In places like Iraq, one of the gravest threats is from hollow-charge RPGs, and a special kit was developed to help mitigate this threat. This involves a Dorchester Armour Level 2 applique' armor kit supplemented by a “cage” of bar armor fitted around the more vulnerable rear areas of the hull and turret. This system is being successfully used on Challenger 2 tanks in Iraq at the present time. Features: -Bar Armor finely reproduced with photo-etched parts -Newly tooled turret side blocks on both sides -One-piece slide-molded lower hull w/fine detail -Slide molds reproduce delicate details on upper hull -Side-skirt armor with correct detail -DS tracks -Cartograf decals Per saperne di più

CONTAINS TWO FAST ASSEMBLY MODELS. Per saperne di più

Pz.kpfw.IV scale 1/72 Per saperne di più

Newly tooled photo-etched parts on hull top - Delicate Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.L w/5 cm KwK 39 is newly produced - Turret hatch can be assembled open/closed - Delicate hull front w/realistic MG 34 - Intricate fenders w/detailed OVMs - Road wheels and sprockets - Final drive housing covers are separate parts for maximum detail - Engine deck w/tow cable exquisitely produced - Air deflector authentically represented with photo-etched mesh - One-piece slide-molded lower hull with examplary detail - Exhaust pipes with hollow ends - Two types of cooling air intakes are provided with and without air-intake grills - Slide-molded hydraulic shock absorbers are crisply molded - One-piece DS tracks for ease of assembly The Panzer III was a medium-class tank that at the outbreak of WWII was designed to be the primary platform of the all-conquering panzer divisions. However, with the advent of more heavily armored and up-gunned enemy tanks, the role of the Panzer III became secondary to that of the Panzer IV and production finally ceased in 1943. One of the later models to be produced was the Panzer III Ausf.L, which featured a longer and more powerful 5cm KwK 39 L/60 main gun. It also boasted thicker armor, with an additional 20mm-thick layer on the turret and hull front. A total of 653 Ausf.L tanks were produced in 1942 by German factories. This new kit specifically offers modelers the chance to build a Late-Production variant of the Panzer III Ausf.L. It includes new toolings, like the long-barreled cannon. It also draws upon the technical and technological pedigree of the larger 1/35 Smart Kit, including full detail and convenient assembly. The upper hull is slide molded as a single piece, as is the accurate lower hull, both elements containing crisp detail. The turret is made from a multi-directional slide mold, and hatches can be shown open or closed depending on the builder’s preference. Where appropriate, photo-etched pieces such as mesh for the deflector grill are also offered. Per saperne di più

Plastic model by Italeri. Per saperne di più

The M 13 was the first tank of Italian conception with a turret cannon with a 47 mm calibre gun. It was soon proven to be insufficient against the amour plates of the Allies. ?Even so, it was extensively used on all fronts until the armistice in 1943. Per saperne di più

IJA Type 4 [Ke-Nu] Light Tank Features: - Newly tooled and highly detailed Type 4 - Realistic 57mm Type 4 cannon and 7.7mm machine gun included - Cupola hatches can be assembled open/closed - Upper hull w/rivet detail molded on - Intricate ventilation grills - Sharply molded on-vehicle tools - Detailed stowage box included - Hollow exhaust pipe w/photo-etched exhaust cover - Detail on hull rear accurately produced - Fully detailed slide-molded lower hull - Suspension system realistically represented - Sprocket wheels w/breathtaking details - Intricate idler wheels accurately produced - One-piece DS tracks reproduced Dragon continues to extend its scintillating line of Japanese subjects in its 1/72 scale model kit collection. The latest item is a Type 4 “Ke-Nu” light tank. It isn’t as well known as the Type 95 “Ha-Go” or Type 97 “Chi-Ha”, although in actual fact it was a hybrid formed from these two tank designs. When operations in Manchuria and Russia revealed that the performance of the low-velocity 57mm anti-tank gun of the Type 97 was inadequate, it was replaced with a 45mm gun to create the Shinhoto Type 97. Some of the original and now obsolete turrets mounting the 57mm gun were then retrofitted onto the Type 95 Ha-Go. The resulting hybrid was known as the Type 4 Ke-Nu, and just 100 vehicles were created in 1944. As such, the Type 4 came too late to have any significant impact on the war, and most vehicles were retained to protect the Japanese homeland from the expected Allied invasion. Dragon has previously released both the Japanese Type 95 and Type 97 tanks as 1/72 scale plastic kits, but here the designers have done much more than simply plonk an old Chi-Ha turret onto an original Ha-Go chassis. In fact, this kit required a completely new upper hull to accommodate the larger turret ring of the Type 97 turret. Details on this model are exquisite. Indeed, although small in stature, this model of a rare Japanese tank is extremely well refined, and it would make a unique contribution to any Japanese WWII model tank collection. Per saperne di più

M 1 Abrams model set The M1 Abrams is the standard battle tank of the U.S. Forces and is considered to be one of the best of its category. It has superior fire power, excellent protective armor and high speed even when passing through rough terrain. Sophisticated sensors and night vision instruments enable the tank to operate efficiently at any weather condition. Per saperne di più