When you get used to banging out base hits time and again, you really can’t fault a batter when he suddenly stands at the plate instead of running the bases, watching as his latest swing of the bat clears the center field wall. Such is the case with DeAgostini and their long awaited Kriegsschiffe series of 1:1250 scale warships, a home run if ever there was one and certainly a series that needs to be admired.

We’ve been waiting for this unique line to make it to American shores for what seems like an eternity and now we can happily report that the first wave of World War II era warships is finally making port. While there is a smattering of Allied warships included in the range, the vast majority of the warships are of German lineage since it was designed, by and large, to cater to the German audience and traces the evolution of the German navy through the twentieth century. Each scale warship is composed of both diecast metal with some plastic parts and comes with its own display base. Best of all, each comes bundled with a German language magazine explaining the ship in greater detail.

According to our distributor they have received their initial shipment of 26 different warships and will be filling retailer orders the first week of May. Several warships are in short supply, so if you’re interested in obtaining some of these naval vessels, run don’t walk to your computer and place your order as soon as possible.