Military Armor Clearance

There's nothing gentle about the vehicle known officially as the "38cm RW61 auf Sturmmorser Tiger", a vehicle designed specifically to destroy buildings and strong-points. An enormous 38cm mortar was mounted in a fixed casemate atop a Tiger I chassis, instead of the usual turret-mounted 8.8cm gun. Interestingly, the massive mortar fired rocket-assisted ammunition, with vents in the wall of the gun tube designed to exhaust the gases forward. The 38cm weapon had a creditable maximum range of...

Hobby Master 1/72 Ground Power SeriesHG5209British A34 CometT33578, 10th Hussars, 2nd Infantry Div., West Germany, 1950Authentic DetailingPre-Painted by professionalsAccurate paint colorsMarkings Tampo (pad) appliedFully AssembledDie-Cast ModelTrue to Scale (1:72)Weathering and insigniasTurret turnsMain gun elevatesMetal chassis, turret and main gunRealistic tracksTracks replicate real track droopThe British Cruiser Tank A34 "Comet" was designed to correct some of the problems with the...

German Staff Car, Wehrmacht Heer, Berlin, 1945 (1:48) by Hobby Mastor ArmorItem Number: HG1801Authentic DetailingPre-Painted by professionalsAccurate paint colorsMarkings Tampo (pad) appliedFully AssembledDie-Cast ModelTrue to Scale (1:72)Turret turnsMetal turret and main gunRealistic tracks

ISU-152 Tank Destroyer, PLA Artillery Regiment (1:72) by Hobby Master Item Number: HG7021

Light Utility Car "Tilly" North Africa, 1940-41 (1:48) by Hobby Master Diecast Military ArmorItem Number: HG1303Early in WWII the need for a small utility vehicle became apparent. To expedite the manufacturing process some civilian car designs were modified. These small utility vehicles were usually referred to as "tilly", a play on the word utility. There were 4 major producers of these vehicles, Austin, Hillman, Standard and Morris. Manufacturers kept some of their distinctive physical...

M151A2 Ford MUTT, US Marine Corps, Japan (1:48)

M20 Light Armored Car - Ardennes Forest December 1944

M41A3 Walker Bulldog Tank - Taiwan Marine Corps

M60A3 Patton Tank - Egyptian Army Cairo 2011

M8 HMC - Free French Army WWII

Hobby Master 1/72 Ground Power SeriesHG4916M8 HMCUS Army, European Theatre, WWIIThe U.S. military had requested a light close-support vehicle so a standard M5 with the turret removed was tested. A new open-top turret was installed, the Driver and Co-driver were moved forward to accommodate a larger turret and with limited space in the vehicle the chassis was modified to tow an armored ammunition trailer. The M8 was the first American fully tracked Self Propelled Howitzer with 1,778 vehicles...

Panzer II Ausf. C - Libya 1942

Hobby Master 1/72 Ground Power SeriesHG5004Sd. Kfz. 7 German 8 Ton Half TruckWL605030, WWIIThe concept for the Sd.Kfz. 7 dates back to 1934 when the need for this type of vehicle was realized. It wasn't until 1938 before the first vehicle actually left the factory. The vehicle had theater-type bench seats capable of carrying up to 12 men. There was stowage room at the rear for ammunition for the large guns it usually towed. These vehicles required a lot of maintenance and were prone to tracks...

Sd.Kfz. 2 Kleines Kettenkraftrad - C. 1st Skajager-Brigade Russia Winter 1944

Sd.Kfz.184 Elefant 1./s.Pz.Abt.653 (1:35) by Dragon Diecast ArmorItem Number: DRR61004Main Features:- True to 1/35 scale (1st release in this series!)- Fully assembled- Accurate two-tone camouflage scheme with weathering- Historically accurate of an Elefant serving with 1./s.Pz.Abt.653 in Italy in 1944- Accurate tracks with appropriate level of sag- Front machine gun can rotate and point in different directions- Barrel can elevate and lower.- Includes a display base ...

U.S Navy Fire Tractor

U.S. Navy Tow Tractor

Dr. Porsche was an important figure in terms of German armored fighting vehicle development during WWII. Unfortunately, not all his ideas met with success, with the VK4501(P) being a prime example. After its failure, he nevertheless designed an updated version known as the VK.45.02(P). He actually proposed five different versions, with four different types of engine and both forward- and rear-mounted turrets. The heavy tank turret was designed by Krupp to mount an 8.8cm KwK43 L/71 gun, and it...

Willys MB Jeep - Royal Air Force RAF WWII

Willys MB Jeep - US Army Air Force WWII