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Italeri 1 48 TBF-1
Avenger
£19.99
This tubby three-man bomber torpedo bomber made its debut in the Battle of Midway with disastrous results only one of the six aircraft that had taken off made it back to base Despite getting off to a bad start the Avenger soon won the affection of its crews & the respect of its adversaries quickly becoming the standard carrier bomber of the U S Navy Over 9000 Avengers were built & many were supplied to allied nations they were used extensively on all fronts & they inflicted heavy losses on enemy shipping whether surface or submarine The Avenger continued its career after the Second World War over 500 often specialised versions saw service with the U S Navy & in many other nations including Japan
- the country against which the TBF had begun its career Size 27 8cm Scale 1 48
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Italeri 1 72 1 4 Ton 4
X 4 Truck
£8.50
In 1940 after World War II had broken out the US general staff ordered various factories to design a light multi-purpose vehicle with all-wheel drive The American Bantam Company Willys Overland & Ford Motor Co competed with each other Willys prototype was chosen which after an initial run of 1500 vehicles went into mass production at the beginning of 1941 & reached a total output of 640 000 units out of which 277 000 pieces were produced by Ford under a licensing agreement ...
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Italeri 1 72 A-26C
Invader
£11.99
The Douglas A-26 entered the Second World War at a relatively late date the first eighteen examples were in fact sent to the European front in the summer of 1944 However shortly afterwards the Invader demonstrated its worth & on the cease fire the troops equipped with these planes had flown more than 11 000 missions Also in the Pacific in only a few months the Invader consolidated its fame as the crew s favourite bomber After a short period of time the A-26 found itself fighting again in Vietnam It then became the average standard bomber of the USAF used in the War in Korea It was in this conflict that the A-26C variant was more widely used characterised by P[&]W R-2800-27 engines & a glass nose which contained the Norden bombsight Many examples were successively supplied to smaller air forces which kept them in service until the middle of the 70 s ...
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Italeri 1 72
Autoblinda AB 43
£10.99
The AB 43 armoured car is an evolution from the previous AB 40 & 41 models Equipped with a new larger turret its main weapon was the 20MM calibre Breda 35 with a co-axial 8MM machine gun Unfortunately the AB 43 never entered into service with the Italian army as its production was only started in 1944 under the control of the German forces which had occupied the Italian industry following the armistice in September 1943 These vehicles were distributed to many German units operating at the Italian front They were used particularly for controls & by the police in the northern regions which was subject to great partisan resistance The few examples that survived were used by the police to maintain public order after the war ...
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Italeri 1 72 BF-109G-6
£4.50
The BF-109 G represents the logical evolution of the earlier F version of the well-known German fighter plane which dominated the skies during the early stages of World War II The aircraft was equipped with a more powerful engine in order to increase speed & flying altitude Some planes were also equipped with increased fire power to combat big Allied bombers By the end of 1943 the BF-109 G was the backbone of the Luftwaffe & saw action on all theaters where it was successful in matching Allied air power until the very end of the conflict ...
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Italeri 1 72 C R 42
Falco
£7.99
Based on the earlier C R 32 which obtained remarkable results during the Spanish War the C R 42 was made entirely of metal & had a A 74 engine of 840 HP 200 aircraft denominated Falco were ordered immediately by the Aeronautics division & were used during the initial phases of the Second World War It was also very successful commercially speaking & was indeed exported to Sweden Belgium & Hungary ...
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Italeri 1 72 Churchill
Mk III
£8.50
The Churchill medium tank came into service with the British Army in 1942 to support & replace the earlier Valentines Matildas & Crusaders which by then were all outdated & inadequate in terms of both armour & weaponry easily falling prey to the more advanced German tanks Equipped with thick armour & a reliable engine it proved to be tough & dependable later being produced in ever more efficient upgraded versions Its chassis was also used as a platform for specialised support vehicles such as the mine clearer the bridge layer & the flame-thrower Size 10 3cm Scale 1 72 ...
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Italeri 1 72 CR 42 AS
£9.99
Based on the earlier C R 32 which obtained remarkable results during the Spanish War the C R 42 was made entirely of metal & had a A 74 engine of 840 HP 200 aircraft denominated Falco were ordered immediately by the Aeronautics division & were used during the initial phases of the Second World War It was also very successful commercially speaking & was indeed exported to Sweden Belgium & Hungary ...
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Italeri 1 72 CR 42 LW
£10.99
Based on the earlier C R 32 which obtained remarkable results during the Spanish War the C R 42 was made entirely of metal & had a A 74 engine of 840 HP 200 specimens denominated Falco were ordered immediately by the Aeronautics division & were used during the initial phases of the Second World War It was also very successful commercially speaking & was indeed exported to Sweden Belgium & Hungary The lack of valid monoplanes extended the period of service of the C R 42 s in the line-ups of the Aeronautics division through to Armistice Day Following the 8th September 1943 production continued for Luftwaffe who also used it widely as a night fighter The total production exceeded 1 500 ...
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Italeri 1 72 Bishop Mk 1

This vehicle was developed using the hull of the Valentine armoured tank to equip the motorised units of the English army with an artillery self-propeller for the fire support of the armoured troops The Bishop was equipped with a 25 Pounds 88 mm howitzer obtained from the standard field cannon of the divisional artillery The Bishop was quickly replaced with the American M7 Priest self-propeller due to the excessive dimensions of the tower which made it unstable
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This vehicle was developed using the hull of the Valentine armoured tank to equip the motorised units of the English army with an artillery self-propeller for the fire support of the armoured troops The Bishop was equipped with a 25 Pounds 88 mm howitzer obtained from the standard field cannon of the divisional artillery The Bishop was quickly replaced with the American M7 Priest self-propeller due to the excessive

Dimensions of the tower which made it unstable

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Mail Order Express
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