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Italeri 1 35 Staghound
Mk 1 Premier Edition
£29.99
The Staghound armoured car was conceived in the US at the start of WW2 based on a British

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Italeri 1 35 SWS &
Demolition Team
Goliath
£19.99
The Goliath was a small tracked wire-guided armoured vehicle designed to carry a high-explosive charge for the elimination of bunkers & other fortified positions thus saving infantry from having to do the job directly It was carried towards the front line by any means possible this model shows it being transported with a SWS half-track Used in the closing stages of the Second World War it was handled by the Engineer Corps specially trained in the use of the device ...
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Italeri 1 35 T17E2
Staghound AA
£29.99
This version of the Staghound armoured car was built to offer anti-craft defence to the advanced reconnaissance unit & the allies refuelling convoys The vehicle equipped with a slightly armoured single-seat tower armed with two calibre 12 7 mm Browning machine guns was based on the hull of the Staghound armoured car with the exterior aspect slightly modified Widely used by the English army & the Free Polish Forces the Staghound remained in service for a few years after the war ...
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Italeri 1 48 A 4 E F G
Skyhawk
£14.99
The A-4 owes its origins to a desire expressed by the US Navy for a replacement of the A-1 Skyraider The engineering design genius Ed Heinemann created a super lightweight & simple airplane which was pressed into service on American aircraft carriers in 1956 The E of which 499 were made & F of which 147 were made represent the first real upgrade in airplanes with a more potent engine two extra mooring towers for cargo for a total of five & enhanced avionics They were used extensively & with excellent results during America s war in Vietnam ...
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Italeri 1 48 A-20B
Boston III
£19.57
This fast twin-engine aircraft was built for the US Air Force in the early 1940s & was also widely used by other Allied air forces throughout the Second World War Featuring good low-level handling performance & a tough outer shell the A-20 Boston flew constant anti-shipping sorties on the Pacific & Mediterranean fronts & was also used as a medium bomber over Germany Size 30 6cm Scale 1 48 ...
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Italeri 1 48 B-25
Mitchell
£34.99
The medium bomber B-25 had been developed for the US Air Corps in 1938 already It saw continuous improvements in the successive years In the beginning the US-Bombardment Groups used the Mitchell on anti-shipping missions & it proved so successful & reliable that it was soon distributed to all Allied Forces from the R A F to even the Soviet Air Forces Many hundreds of B-25s passed into post war service well into the late fifties ...
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Italeri 1 48 C R 42 AS
£19.99
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 48 C-130 J
Hercules
£52.99
While it maintains the familiar lines of the Hercules a common sight in the world s skies for decades now the C-130J has been extensively re-designed The most visible change lies in the use of two 4700 HP Rolls-Royce Allison AE2100D3 engines with six-blade composite-material propellers that ensure silent running & low fuel consumption High performance features include an excellent rate of climb & an extended range of action thanks to the new engines An equally important development is the avionics the cockpit in fact is equipped with new digital instruments & a Head-Up Display that provides the pilot with a constant stream of data without him having to look away from the cockpit window The C-130J is steadily becoming the standard transport aircraft in many NATO countries Italy included ...
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Italeri 1 48 EF 2000
Typhoon Single Seater
£11.99
The EF-2000 is the new European multi-role fighter airplane the result of aircraft industry collaboration between Great Britain Germany Italy & Spain With the introduction of the Typhoon in their respective forces the previous generation of fighter aircraft Phantom Jaguar F-104 will be replaced The plane is extremely manoeuvrable & is equipped with sophisticated electronic equipment which makes it possible to operate under all conditions all-weather & night sorties using a vast assortment of air-to-air & air-to-ground weapons ...
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Italeri 1 48 F 16
Fighting Falcon
£13.99
F-16 is the word s most widely used combat aircraft of to day About 2000 units are in service with the Air Forces of 18 nations Thanks to its versatility the aircraft covers the roles of a fighter & attack aircraft as well as reconnaissance plane The standardization enables the Air Force to use one single prototype & thus save costs in training & maintenance ...
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Italeri 1 48 ACH-17A Chinook

In 1965 during the Vietnam War the outstanding load capacity of the CH-47 Chinook led the U S Army to request a heavily armed version in order to provide support for the AH-1 Cobra The first flight took place on 6th November of the same year and in May 1966 four examples of these heavy Chinooks assigned to the 1st Air Cavalry Division were stationed at the An Khe base for trials Thanks to heavy armaments including a 40 mm XM-5 grenade launcher two 20 mm M-24 cannon five 12 7 mm M-2 machine guns and two hook-up points for rocket launchers or other loads-plus heavy armour to shield both crew and helicopter-the ACH-47 proved highly effective in a ground troop support role Nevertheless because of the complexity of the aircraft and the pressing need for transport versions of the Chinook the U S
Army halted any further development
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In 1965 during the Vietnam War the outstanding load capacity of the CH-47 Chinook led the U S Army to request a heavily armed version in order to provide support for the AH-1 Cobra The first flight took place on 6th November of the same year & in May 1966 four examples of these heavy Chinooks assigned to the 1st Air Cavalry Division were stationed at the An Khe base for trials Thanks to heavy armaments including a 40 mm XM-5 grenade launcher two 20 mm M-24 cannon five 12 7 mm M-2 machine guns & two hook-up points for rocket launchers or other loads-plus heavy armour to shield both crew & helicopter-the ACH-47 proved highly effective in a ground troop support role Nevertheless because of the complexity of the aircraft & the pressing need for transport versions of the Chinook the U S Army halted any further development

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Mail Order Express
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