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The “Shock”-Tober Update, Part 2

So, news has been flooding in of late concerning the release schedule. To begin with, we now have a fair idea of which Eaglemoss Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica items are expected in November, and which have likely been pushed back to a late year arrival. Rather than list everything here, we’ve updated our Eaglemoss sections and release schedule accordingly. Bear in mind that Destination Star Trek, which is currently being held in Birmingham, England, will undoubtedly show off some new items, which we’ll add to our web site the minute the news rolls in.

We were under the impression that both Wings of the Great War and Luft-X were terminally ill and on their respective death beds and that we weren’t likely to see anything new from either line, much less receive our back orders, which have been languishing for months on end. Well, we’ve been set straight, so-to-speak, and can now happily report that both lines are expected to resume production in early 2020. We’re not sure what is happening with their distant cousin, AF-X, a similarly conceived line unveiled earlier this year, that has received little in the way of further reinforcements beyond the lone X-15 produced to date. Reading between the lines, that means AF-X will likely take a back seat until both Luft-X and Wings of the Great War have resumed their aerial campaigns.

Modelcollect seems to be back in the swing of things after lolling about with their fantasy-based Fist of War series. Two BMP-3s are schedule for a late year release and we’re willing to bet that other more-traditional AFVs are probably falling in behind them. While the Company has been making 1:35 scale model kits, it remains to be seen if they are giving the go ahead to a pre-assembled line of military vehicles.

As we indicated in a previous post, Dragon has caught its breath and is finally resuming production of their iconic Dragon Armor line. Three replicas, all based upon the Stryker family of Infantry Carrier Vehicles, are slated for a November roll out, although the manufacturer has been known to delay releases for extended periods of time. Stiff upper lip and all that chums as we await their release and hopefully more new items as we head into the new year.

That’s it for now, but expect further updates as we transition to a November war footing.

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Modelcollect Fires Off Another Rocket Salvo

Modelcollect’s 1:72 scale Russian S-300 (“SA-10 Grumble”) with 5P85SE Missile Launcher – Grey Launch Tubes

Modelcollect is one of those companies that seems to enjoy identifying a particular niche in the marketplace then grinding out as many subjects as possible until they either tire or become infatuated with another untapped market segment. In the case of mobile rocket launchers, the Company showed off four more pre-built models this week, two covering the Chinese-built PHL03 Multiple Launch Rocket System — essentially a copy of the Russian-built “Smerch” — and two more based on the Russian “SA-10 Grumble” system. Here now the latest entrants in their growing “scoot-and-shoot” category:

AS72147 – Russian S-300 (“SA-10 Grumble”) with 5P85SE Missile Launcher – Grey Launch Tubes (1:72 Scale)

AS72148 – Russian S-300 (“SA-10 Grumble”) with 5P85SE Missile Launcher (1:72 Scale)

AS72149 – Chinese Peoples Liberation Army PHL03 Multiple Launch Rocket System – Camouflage (1:72 Scale)

AS72150 – Chinese Peoples Liberation Army PHL03 Multiple Launch Rocket System (1:72 Scale)

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Modelcollect Fields a Platoon of New Tanks for a June Ship

Modelcollect’s 1:72 scale German E-50 Jagdpanzer with 105mm Gun – Winter Camouflage, 1946

Modelcollect is shipping a quintet of new armored fighting vehicles for early June along with a mobile coastal defense missile launcher to keep the tread heads happy. Here’s what you can expect to add to your armored arsenal at the start of the new month:

AS72131 – German E-100 Waffentrager (Weapon Carrier) with 128mm Gun – Desert Camouflage, 1946 (1:72 Scale)

AS72133 – German E-50 Jagdpanzer with 105mm Gun – Winter Camouflage, 1946 (1:72 Scale)

AS72132 – German E-50 Jagdpanzer with 105mm Gun – Summer Camouflage, 1946 (1:72 Scale)

AS72138 – Russian T-90 Main Battle Tank – Camouflage (1:72 Scale)

AS72137 – Russian T-90 Main Battle Tank (1:72 Scale)

AS72130 – Russian Early Type MAZ Chassis with “Bal-E” Mobile Coastal Defense Missile Launcher and Kh-35 Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles (1:72 Scale)

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Modelcollect Sets Off on the SCUD Hunt

No stranger to the mobile rocket launcher category, Modelcollect announced their intent to resurrect the ignominious SCUD rocket that was the scourge of Coalition forces during the first Gulf War. Carried on a Soviet 9P117 mobile launcher, several variations of the SCUD are purportedly on the drawing board, although only two pre-assembled versions were announced thus far. Pictures are still in the offing and we’ll likely see these “scoot and shoot” replicas some time this summer.

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Modelcollect Hits the Trail


Modelcollect’s 1:72 scale German E-50 Super Heavy 38cm Assault Mortar

After several false starts and a snow storm to boot, we received confirmation today that our Modelcollect shipment is now en route to us and should arrive by the weekend, Monday the latest. Lots of goodies are included in this month’s covered chuck wagon, spanning everything from rail cars to missile launchers. Its going to take us a couple of days to review our outstanding orders and ship out everything already allocated so please bear with us during this time frame. If you haven’t already checked out the cache, we recommend you do so and submit any orders to us before stocks run out.

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Modelcollect Walks the February Runway


Modelcollect’s 1:72 scale German E-100 Waffentrager Auf. V-4 Short Range Tactical Ballistic Missile

Its been a few months since we’ve received a Modelcollect shipment, so needless to say quite a few new numbers shown on the manufacturer’s web site are slated to trundle down the February runway. The February cache is large and rather extensive, covering everything from standard WWII-era vehicles to deluxe two-piece sets from the Cold War. As such, we invite you to take a look at our Upcoming Release section for February then zero in on the Modelcollect group. Also expected are several out-of-stock items plus we’ve updated the Modelcollect section to reflect those items that are sold out and no longer available.

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Modelcollect Moseys on in this October


Modelcollect’s 1:72 NATO M1014 MAN Tractor and BGM-109G Gryphon Ground Launched Cruise Missile (1:72 Scale)

Earlier today we received the October list of pre-assembled replicas from Modelcollect. The cache is both broad and deep, covering a number of categories, markets and military era. So, without further ado, here’s what we expect to arrive around the middle of the month:

AS72084 –  Russian T-72B3 Main Battle Tank – Moscow Victory Day Parade, 2017 (1:72 Scale)

AS72108 – Soviet T-64 Model 1972 Main Battle Tank – 1970s (1:72 Scale)

AS72098 – Soviet T-64A Main Battle Tank – 1980s (1:72 Scale)

AS72109 – German E-75 Jagdpanther Tank Destroyer with 128/L55 Gun – Tri-Color Camouflage, 1946 (1:72 Scale)

AS72095 – Russian T-80UD Main Battle Tank – Leningrad Military District, 1998 (1:72 Scale)

AS72113 – German Schwerer Plattformwagen Type SSYMS 80 Flatcar – 1943 (1:72 Scale)

AS72114 – German Schwerer Plattformwagen Type SSYMS Flatcar – 1943 (1:72 Scale)

AS72107 – NATO M1014 MAN Tractor and BGM-109G Gryphon Ground Launched Cruise Missile (1:72 Scale)

AS72110 – US M983 HEMTT Tractor and Pershing II Tactical Missile (1:72 Scale)

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Modelcollect Extends the Fist of War Universe on the Ground and in the Air

While they’ve never actually provided a back story to their proprietary Fist of War universe, Modelcollect did acknowledge today that the pseudo sci-fi series is being pushed out by another year into 1947. The Fist of War: Battle of the Bulge December 1946-January 1947 presupposes that a second war in the Ardennes Forest occurs between the radicalized Nazi forces and the beefed up Allied war machine. Lots more qudrapeds take to the fields of battle as do the more traditional tanks, now sporting heavier armor, larger armament and the newest in technological advances. No new vehicles were announced as part of this line extension, although we’re willing to bet that several are already on the drawing board.

In other news, the manufacturer indicated late last week that they were getting into the flying saucer game, with plans on building a Haunebu Nazi flying machine in the days ahead. The blueprint, shown here, looks significantly different to the one already created by Luft-X, meaning other Wunderwaffe projects are likely in the offing, thereby giving Luft-X a run for the money in the “What-If” category.

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Modelcollect Sets Off on the Great Scud Hunt

Modelcollect has certainly proven it has the wherewithal to produce models of subject matter no one else has dared to touch

When the US-led Coalition forces sought to free Kuwait from Iraqi occupation in 1991, they were initially unprepared for Saddam Hussein’s Scud missile barrage, and the mobile missile launchers that were carrying them. Based upon the Nazi’s V-2 rocket technology from WWII, the Scuds were certainly old technology, but nevertheless a potent thorn in the Allies’ side, launched at fixed sites deep within the Allies’ rear areas where they could do the most damage. What made them so effective wasn’t necessarily the missiles themselves, but the mobile missile launchers that schlepped them around Iraq, which would pop out of a hidden enclave, fire off a salvo, then hide again, making them particularly difficult to target and annihilate by strike aircraft. 

Last week, Modelcollect, as part of their deluxe vehicle series, announced plans to replicate the Scud and its mobile missile launcher, thereby, in an ignominious fashion, paying tribute to the death and destruction they once wrought. Thus far, only a model kit has been shown, but its just a matter of time before the Company makes available a pre-assembled set, further demonstrating its prowess as a model maker par excellence.

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The Modelcollect Train Pulls into the Station

We’ve known for some time that Modelcollect was getting into the model train market, combining its expertise in military modeling with aspirations of becoming a major player in yet another hobby sector. Earlier today, the first two fully assembled items were unveiled – a pair of German flatcars circa 1943. While flatcars aren’t exactly going to set the world on fire, it does demonstrate that they have big plans ahead, likely offering armored trains in the not-too-distant future and perhaps other ancillary products aimed at building out the category. Both products have been listed on our web site in Modelcollect’s Railway Series sub category, along with a pair of two new tanks and some updated photos for several soon-to-be-released vehicles.

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