Small Scale Military Headquarters

I have settled on 1/72 and am extremely pleased. I still purchase 1/35 once in a blue moon.

I ordered several pieces today and got great prices, esp. on what I collect, mainly Dragon 1/72 tanks. Tons of tanks and planes left. This is their Blammo Sale, 2009.

Check out sale at MD

Has anyone seen the Trumpeter KT 1/16 scale up close? It is plastic with optional clear cupola. It looks pretty nice, but is all plastic. Cost ca. $350.00. Shipped from Germany.

I would like some 1/144 marching soldiers for my dioramas, German and American. I found a place in England. Does anyone know of a U.S. store?

Also, there are new collectors entering the fray all the time, so, new customers call for more re-paints.

One of the long-awaited Dragon Jagdpanthers is in at Monkey Depot.

IN for 1/144

I would have open scale categories, no sub-categories. Whatever scale someone has done or is planning to do, is fine with me. I have seen great dioramas in a variety of scales.

Can we submit dioramas in 1/144? If so, I am in.

DX'07 will have an "exclusive" Tiger I, 1/72 scale. There are no pictures yet.

I hope that Dragon does a Stuart in 1/72

Thanks for the pictures. It is a tough choice.

Cost?

This is from a site that deals mainly with rifles, but the principle is the same. Newton's law says (to paraphrase) that for every action there must be an equal and opposite reaction. Recoil (kick) is the rifle's reaction to the action of the bullet being accelerated down the rifle barrel. Recoil is...

Below is info. from an internet site:

A muzzle brake or recoil compensator is a device that is fitted to the muzzle of a firearm or cannon to redirect propellant gases with the effect of countering both recoil of the gun and unwanted rising of the barrel during rapid fire.

Thanks for the reply. It was very helpful. I was thinking mainly of American and British guns without muzzle brakes, instead of "Allies." Interesting info about the Bismarck incident.

I have noticed that many of the German tanks from WWII had muzzle brakes, but very few Allied tanks had them. The M26 Pershing did have a muzzle brake. The Panther, Tiger I, Tiger II, Ferdinand, Stug, Nashorn, Wespe, Jagdpanther, and a few more, all had muzzle brakes. However, the Jagdpanzer IV/70, ...

The HM KV-2 is in at Burbank's House of Hobbies. $16.99.

I am looking forward to the Stug III and the two cancelled Jagdpanthers.

I am thinking about getting one of the winter camo Dragon Shermans. 60282 and 60283 both have winter camo, and both are M4A3 105 tanks. Has anyone seen these up close to make a recommendation? Thanks.

I agree. This is one of my favorite Dragon issues. Very unique.

Dragon 1/72, #60003, 1944

Dragon has another Hybrid listed on their site for July release. At least this one is a completely new camo scheme.

Monkey Depot. For your use: The Kliment Voroshilov (KV) tanks were a series of Soviet heavy tanks, named after the Soviet defense commissar and politician Kliment Voroshilov. At the time of the German invasion of the Soviet Union in World War II, about 500 KV tanks (with about 1,000 T-34 medium tank...