July 2013 – Page 2 – The Motor Pool

Falcon’s Tiger Finds its Way Out of the Jungle

Surprisingly, Falcon Models has become one of our most important brands, offering hyper-realistic aviation subjects at reasonable prices. We were therefore thrilled to take delivery of their latest tooling – a Grumman F-11 Tiger jet (#FA728001). Used sparingly during the Cold War, the Tiger is nevertheless an important addition to anyone’s military aircraft collection, demonstrating the transition from the so-called Century Series range of military aircraft to the world of modern era jets we see today.

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Falcon's Tiger Finds its Way Out of the Jungle

Surprisingly, Falcon Models has become one of our most important brands, offering hyper-realistic aviation subjects at reasonable prices. We were therefore thrilled to take delivery of their latest tooling – a Grumman F-11 Tiger jet (#FA728001). Used sparingly during the Cold War, the Tiger is nevertheless an important addition to anyone’s military aircraft collection, demonstrating the transition from the so-called Century Series range of military aircraft to the world of modern era jets we see today.

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Dragon Schedules Another Space Shot

A few months back, we were informed that Dragon’s monstrous 1:72 scale Saturn V rocket had sold out, much to the chagrin of many a collector. Today, however, we were told that the ungainly Saturn V (DRW50388) was back in NASA’s cavernous Assembly Building and would be back on the launching pad this September. The price for this item has gone up by a few bucks but considering what you get for the price, this is one “black-and-white” elephant worth bagging before supplies are completely gone.

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The Motor Pool’s ‘Endless Summer’ 15% Off Sale!

You asked for it and you got it. What better way to beat the heat this year than with our annual ‘Endless Summer’ 15% Off Sale!

As always, we would greatly appreciate it if you could keep these orders separate and do not combine non-qualifying items with sales merchandise. If you have any questions, feel free to call or email us. Customers must apply discount code “TMP114” at the point of checkout in the coupon code box. Sale ends Sunday, September 1st, 2013….[posted 7/9/2013]

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The Motor Pool's 'Endless Summer' 15% Off Sale!

You asked for it and you got it. What better way to beat the heat this year than with our annual ‘Endless Summer’ 15% Off Sale!

As always, we would greatly appreciate it if you could keep these orders separate and do not combine non-qualifying items with sales merchandise. If you have any questions, feel free to call or email us. Customers must apply discount code “TMP114” at the point of checkout in the coupon code box. Sale ends Sunday, September 1st, 2013….[posted 7/9/2013]

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Unimax Sails the Seven Seas this Fall

Building upon the success of their 1:700 scale warship series, Unimax announced the commissioning of their first modern era warship: USS Enterprise (CVN-65). The US Navy’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, Enterprise was embroiled in a number of post-WWII trouble spots, including the Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam, and the Gulf Conflicts (UNI86012). This particular version of CVN-65 will come with a complement of F-14 Fleet Defense Fighters and F/A-18 Hornet Strike Fighters.

Also shown for the first time was a 1:48 scale representation of the US Marine Corps’ AH-1W Super Cobra, perhaps the single-most important weapon in the USMC’s arsenal since the close of WWII (#UNI84007). Expect both the Enterprise and Super Cobra later this fall, just in time for the holiday shopping season.

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Dragon Cuts to the Quick

It’s refreshing to see Dragon continuing to reinvent the wheel by coming out with more installments in their Project Cutaway series. Their latest 1:144 scale offering examines the very first Boeing 747-100 to roll out of their Everett, Washington, assembly plant back in the late 1960s, and offers all of the detail and polish everyone has come to expect from their exceptional 3-D “peer inside” series (#DRP 47012). Their marketing promo hypes an August release, which can’t come soon enough for this fan of aviation history.

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Hobby Master Trots Out Their November Wares

In keeping with their monthly new product announcements schedule, Hobby Master unveiled their latest assortment of military aircraft and vehicles due out in November. While no new toolings were shown, the grouping did contain a couple of perennial favorites that have been out-of-stock for some time: a SBC Helldiver (HA2209) and SBD-5 Dauntless dive-bomber (HA0170).

Feel free to check out these and other notable new entrants in our July New Additions section located within the Product Round Up link.

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Unimax Unleashes Their July Arsenal

Arriving ahead of schedule, Unimax has confirmed that their July shipment of assorted Forces of Valor products are now headed out to their dealer network. Among the new items is this handsome 1:32 scale Panther Ausf. G medium tank, (#UNI80082), their first ever 1:72 scale Boeing Chinook CH-47 utility helicopter (#UNI85088), and a 1:72 scale take on a GMC Open Cab CCKW 353 6×6 2-1/2 Ton Truck (#UNI85099).

We expect these and several other items to be in stock by mid-July so get your orders in quickly to be guaranteed delivery.

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Dragon Reinforces the Afrika Korps

At long last, 1:72 scale armor buffs will soon be able to lay claim to an all-new Panzer III Ausf. N medium tank courtesy of Dragon Armor. Slated for an August release, Dragon’s first Type N Panzer III represents a vehicle that was attached to schwere Panzer Abteilung 501, then deployed to Tunisia from late 1942 to early 1943 (DRA60601). No doubt more Panzer IIIs are in the pipeline, with several already scheduled to bolster their armored brethren later this month.

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