Churchill Crocodile vol3 - WalkAround

Churchill krokodille

LandUk
RolleInfantry tank/Flame tank
I brug1944-1945
ByggetUnknow

Gallery Photo of Churchill Crocodile, The Krokodille was a Churchill VII which was converted by replacing the hull machine gun with a flamethrower. The fuel was in an armoured wheeled trailer towed behind. It could fire several 1 second bursts over 150 yards. The Crocodile was one of “Hobart’s Funnies” – another vehicle used by the 79th Armoured Division.

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M26A1 Pershing

M26A Pershing

LandUsa
RolleTung tank / medium tank
I brug 1943-begyndelsen af 1950'erne
Bygget2212

Den M26 Pershing var en tung kampvogn/mellemstor kampvogn i den amerikanske hær. Tanken blev opkaldt efter hærens general John J. Pershing, der ledede den amerikanske ekspeditionsstyrke i Europa i første verdenskrig. Det blev brugt i de sidste måneder af Anden Verdenskrig under invasionen af Tyskland og i vid udstrækning under Koreakrigen.

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B-29 Super fæstning

B-29 Super Fortress

LandUsa
RolleStrategisk bombefly, Tungt bombefly
Første flyvning21. september 1942
Bygget3970

Den Boeing B-29 Superfortress er et firemotors propeldrevet tungt bombefly designet af Boeing og fløjet primært af USA under Anden Verdenskrig og Koreakrigen. Navngivet med hentydning til sin forgænger, B-17 Flying Fortress, blev Superfortress designet til strategisk bombning i stor højde, men udmærkede sig også i lavhøjde nat brandbombning. B-29'erne kastede også atombomberne over Hiroshima og Nagasaki, hvilket førte til slutningen af Anden Verdenskrig.

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Centurion Mk5

LandUk
RolleType Main battle tank
I brug1946-nu
Bygget4423

Den Centurion var den primære britiske hovedkampvogn i perioden efter Anden Verdenskrig. Introduceret i 1945 anses det bredt for at være et af de mest succesrige efterkrigstankdesign, der forbliver i produktion i 1960'erne og ser kamp i frontlinjen ind i 1980'erne. Chassiset blev også tilpasset til flere andre roller, og disse er forblevet i drift den dag i dag.

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SAS Raider 4x4 lastbil - Nordvesteuropæisk teater 1944 - DML 75042

Dragemodeller

Ref75042
Emne1/6 Militær
Skala1/6
Emne

SAS Raider 4×4 Truck, Northwest European Theatre 1944

En model af mærket Dragemodeller sættet : SAS Raider 4×4 Truck – Northwest European Theatre 1944 – DML 75042/span>

-Well-detailed seats w/realistic cloth pattern -Cutaway slats on radiator grille -303in Bren Light Machine Gun -etailed dashboard is finely represented -Detachable petrol cans in rack -Realistic spare wheel included -Detailed Vickers K machine guns mounted w/well-depicted armored shields -Bonus ammo drums included

The new Dragon 1/6 scale model kit shows a 1/4-Ton 4×4 Truck modified by the SAS for ETO missions. It’s heavily loaded with extra fuel to allow reconnaissance missions deep behind frontlines. The SAS vehicle is heavily armed with fast-firing Vickers K machine guns, with twin-mount machine guns ready for use against ground or aerial targets. A Bren Gun mounted near the driver’s seat is also included. This exciting kit is accurate in every detail, and the SAS vehicle is ready to wreak havoc across enemy-occupied Europe!

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T-54 vol3 - WalkAround

T-54

LandURSS
TypeBil
Emne

Album af 117 billeder walk-around af en tank T-54

Fotogalleri af en kampvogn T-54, The T-54 Og T-55 kampvogne var en række hovedkampvogne designet i Sovjetunionen. Den første T-54-prototype dukkede op i marts 1945, lige før slutningen af Anden Verdenskrig. T-54 kom i fuld produktion i 1947 og blev hovedkampvognen for pansrede enheder i den sovjetiske hær, hære fra Warszawapagtlandene og andre. T-54 og T-55 var involveret i mange af verdens væbnede konflikter i slutningen af det 20. og begyndelsen af det 21. århundrede.

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U.S.S. Fort Worth LCS-3 - DML 7129

Dragemodeller

Ref7129
EmneKrigsskibe
Skala1/700
Emne

U.S.S. Fort Worth LCS-3

Et sæt af mærket Dragemodeller sættet : U.S.S. Fort Worth LCS-3 – DML 7129

US Navy (USN) skabte et revolutionerende koncept, da det opregnede kravene til sine nye Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), flådefartøjer designet til at operere i kystfarvande mod både undervands- og overfladetrusler. To forskellige designs blev skabt af konkurrerende amerikanske konsortier, hvor USS Freedom (LCS-1) var det førende skib designet af Lockheed Martin. Den anden i klassen er USS Fort Worth (LCS-3), er planlagt til idriftsættelse i september 2012. Hun er 118,6 m lang og fortrænger 3.200 tons. Forskelle i forhold til det forreste skib omfatter et forlænget skrog for at forbedre hastigheden og reducere brændstofforbruget samt forbedrede stabilitetsforanstaltninger. State-of-the-art systemer betyder, at en besætning på mindre end 50 søfolk er påkrævet for at betjene USS Fort Worth.

Dragon has created a fine 1/700 scale plastic model of this ship, accurately capturing the angular lines of the sleek Freedom-class vessel. It’s based on the Cyber-Hobby kit of LCS-1, a model that was widely acclaimed. However, this new item required a completely new slide-molded hull and deck because of Fort Worth’s increased length. Modelers will find that the well-engineered parts precisely fit together, and as is expected, they can choose to put together either a waterline or full-hull version. With Cyber-Hobby having already produced identically scaled models of LCS-1, LCS-2 and LCS-4, modelers will be able to assemble a small armada consisting of the first four LCS ships ever built!

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Grumman X-29 - DML 4643

Drage Model

Ref4643
EmneWarbirds
Skala1/144
Emne

Grumman X-29

En model af mærket Drage Model sættet : Grumman X-29 – DML 4643

Funktioner: -Newly produced X-29 w/forward-swept wings -Accurately defined transparent canopy can be assembled open/closed -Detailed landing gear can be assembled in either flying or taxiing modes -Boarding stairs included -One-piece fuselage newly produced -Fuselage possesses metal-skinned appearance -Realistic rudders reproduced -Fully detailed close-coupled canard -Pilot’s seat authentically detailed -Detailed engine exhaust nozzle

As part of the USA’s experimental flight program, the X-29 first took to the air from Edwards Air Force Base on 14 December 1984. A total of two aircraft, based on Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter airframes, were produced and they flew in various tests up till 1991. The Grumman X-29’s key characteristics were forward-swept wings (at more than 33° angle), canard control surfaces and composite materials. The design was inherently unstable to increase its agility, so it utilized computerized fly-by-wire controls that could make 40 corrections per second while flying at a maximum speed of Mach 1.8. The carbon-fiber composite materials were necessary to manage the twisting that results from forward-swept wings. Such aeroelastic divergent twisting results from aerodynamic forces that rotate the wings’ leading edges upwards, and which could easily result in structural failure. Interestingly, this was only the world’s second jet-powered aircraft to have forward-swept wings, the first being the Junkers Ju 287 of 1944 vintage!

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Sovjetiske flåde Victor III klasse (Projekt 671RTMK) SSN - HOBBY BOSS 83529

Hobby Boss

Emne

Den sovjetiske flåde Victor III klasse (projekt 671RTMK) SSN

Skala1/350
Ref83529

En model af mærket HobbyBoss sættet : Soviet Navy Victor III Class(Project 671RTMK) SSN – HOBBY BOSS 83529

Funktioner : The kit consists of over 50 parts , includes 19 Photo etched parts – Photo Etched parts for nameplate and propeller – contains display stand

Victor III class – the Soviet model 671RTM “Щука (Esox lucius) is a 2.5-generation nuclear submarines of the Soviet Navy.The whole boat with anechoic tiles cover the whole boat, floating raft shock absorption and other technology, quiet performance to the level of confrontation over the U.S. Los Angeles class nuclear submarine。 The boat’s water displacement of 4900 tons, submerged displacement of 6280 tons, the maximum length of 107.1 mThe average, maximum width of 10.6 meters, 7.5 meters draft. Nuclear power plant, the BM-4A type. Maximum water speed of 10 underwater to a maximum speed of 30.

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