INVENTORY COUNT: 28,479 in stock as of 7/23/2010

Christmas in July?  

Just 6 months before "Christmas in December"? Time to store our kits? Special Sale on 

Aircraft:  Trumpeter came strong this week with the 1/32 F/A-18F Super Hornet. This kit sports 761 parts, metal landing gear strut and two markings. Kinetic Models releases now in stock at GreatModels are 1/48 EA-6B Prowler Electronic Warfare, E-2C Hawkeye 2000 US Navy Early Warning Aircraft and F-16E Block 60 Single Seater. One of the HOTTEST KITS Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VIII Model 1/32 scale could add a little variety to your shelves.  This British single-seat fighter aircraft was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft. Slick kit for WWII modelers. Check this kit out.  It's the F-15E Strike Eagle a modern American all-weather strike fighter, designed for long-range interdiction of enemy ground targets deep behind enemy lines.  Simply sweet!   A single-engine biplane, DeHavilland DH9 BiPlane Bomber also known as the Airco DH.9 before 1920 was a British bomber used in the First World War. An awesome assembly kit for WWI modelers. What about Tamiya releasing the 1/48 Arado Ar.196A with Detailed cockpit, dolly included. This kit is an Italeri release, but with Tamiya quality stamp!

RESTOCKS:  Verlinden and Mission came in. More from Dragon, Bronco, Super Scale, Fine Models, Academy, Tamiya and others.... We are always discovering quality model manufacturers for new modeling adventures. 

Armor:  Just in 1/35 DML6637 M7 Priest Mid Production - Smart Kit -  New one-piece slide-molded transmission cover, tooled air filters, glacis plate w/weld seams, fighting compartment armor, M2 machine gun Pulpit, DS T48 tracks. Detailed M7 Howitzer, etched parts.  Still with Dragon, we have the 1/35 Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.N w/ Winterketten. A HOT Dragon kit with a small gun barrel that has a hollow muzzle thanks to the employment of slide molds is mounts on Sd. Kfz. 251/1 Ausf. C + 3.7cm PaK 35/36. The penetration power of the PaK 35/36 rapidly proved inadequate in the face of heavier armor on enemy tanks. This led to its users labeling it with the nickname “Door Knocker” and model makers will appreciate the usefulness of 3.7cm PaK 35/36 cannon produced finely in 1/72 scale.  Try it you might like it.  Trumpeter releases were HOT as well with the highly expected 1/35 BMP-3 MICV Early Version, LAV-III Kodiak Light Armored Vehicle, and M1132 Stryker Engineer Squad ESV with Mine Roller. Trumpeter continues its release of 1/35 rifles like the G36K KSK, G36KE/36K, SL8 SAS and SL8 2I Sporting Rifles. M1097 A2 Cargo Carrier: Italeri released this model of the M1097 Cargo version of the HUMMV, or 'Hummer'.  With open cargo body behind the 2 front crew sets, you can build it open, or with the large tilt cover erected over the load bed.  A detail kit. Soviet 76.2 mm M1936 (F22) Divisional Gun Kit consists of 135 parts on 5 sprues, small fret of photo-etched with 16 parts, decal markings for Soviet Red Army WWII, 76.2mm shells and ammo boxes. Completed kit measures about 7.5 inces long.  Great addition to a field battle.  German Opel Stabswagen 1937 Light Staff Car Hardtop with Crew  Kit consists of 166 parts on 12 sprues including clear parts, tires and figures, plus 17 photo-etched parts for fittings, jerry can straps and license plates.  Other restocks from Dragon were the 1/35 ZSU-23-4 Shilka. This kit has been OOP for a LONG TIME and deserve its place on your shelves. In 1/72 scale, we restocked the German Heavy Tanks Maus and E-100.

Space Aircraft:  Dragon's Space Shuttle Atlantis w/ SRB (Solid Rocket Booster) The first of four test flights occurred in 1981, which were followed by operational flights beginning in 1982. The system is scheduled to be retired from service in 2011 after 134 launches.

Decals:  Decals for 2 USAF aircraft: s/n 66-0048 of the 4539th Fighter Weapons School, Lt Col Gardner, Nellis AFB, November 1968 and s/n 67-0034 of the 430th TFS, Nellis AFB (following return from Vietnam), November 1969

Ships: Trumpeter 1/700 HMS Renown British Battle Cruiser 1945 is the latest release in that scale.

Action Figures: Dragon "blessed" us with the interesting release of the 1/6 SAS 4x4 Desert Raider. This amazing kit comes by itself, or with a figure and the Jeep. Obviously, "Eddie Mac" 1942-43 SAS Officer is sold separately as well. These kits are limited and will not be in stock for long.Last is "Baldur Schnell" Fallschirmjager PzB Gunner coming with MG.

Pre-Painted: Dragon Armor sent us the 1/72 M1A1 Abrams 1st Expeditionary Force, Iraq 2003.

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Catalogs:  Verlinden Productions Catalog No. 22 - 2010 by Verlinden Productions - Save with the new lower prices on Millions of Books.

Book Sale:  Wing and Wheels sent us their newest book: Dampflok BR-86 Lokomotive. It's another detail look of this famous locomotive. Get authentic sources for your customers. Fairey Firefly is not a micro book.  With more than 100 photos, 10 color profiles, black-and-white line drawings, color covers. 50 pages, soft cover, landscape format.  There are many more picture books in stock for your browsers. Watch for the interesting books coming next week: Trojca "Technical and Operational History: Tiger 1942-43, AJ Press Japanese Armor Camouflage & Markings 1931-45, Air Connection KV-1 Technical History & Variants, and AJ Press #38, Jagdpanzer Hetzer.