Randy at Fidelis Models tells me he has a big crop of Roco in and that it is selling off fast. If you are interested in Roco HO scale plastic military vehicles, then this could be a bargain for you. He also has a massive collection of Trident civilian HO scale trucks. No two trucks are the same. Most are police and fire department, but many are FEDEX and other civilian companies. He is offering them at a huge discount too.
Fidelis Models has been around for over 10 years, and does a great job. Randy makes his own line of resin HO scale vehicles and sells a huge selection of HO military and civilian vehicles. He tells me he has big plans for expansion in the coming months.
http://www.fidelismodels.com/mm5/
Randy has also upgraded his website to include "content." He has had several noted authors write short articles and reviews for his customers. You may what to check that out when you visit his website.
Larry Pegasus has told me that his new KV tank kits not only have two tanks per box but two different turrets per tank kit. The KV I and II tanks went through several modifications and rather than make two kits of each, he simply gives you both turrets. This is super good news because the KV turrets were also used on railway trains as mobile artillery. So you can build your tank and then scratch build and armored train with little additional work.
The sort version would be to take a gondola car, plate it over with a thick sheet of styrene, and then put a KV turret at each end. Not exactly prototypical, but it would work in a wargame. I think these turrets were also used on river monitors. I know they used T-34 turrets and I think KV turrets too, maybe someone can confirm or deny that rumor on the comments section.
HaT Industrie has announced 15 mm plastic figures. This will be a first for them in that scale and follows on the heels of their recent announcement to make 28 mm figures too. HaT is trying to be innovative despite poor economic conditions. I wish them well in these new plans.
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6 comments:
why 15mm when 20mm is more or less the same
HaT is going with 15mm to sell to people who do 15mm in metal already. It is a popular scale for people who don't have much space and want to field large armies. I don't use it.
Do you know if Pegasus are going to produce the KV with the 85mm turret?
The KV-85?
I have not heard that they will, but I will ask.
Thanks Mike; I love their KV1s and I'm going to order the armored cars today. I need a dozen KV85's and it shouldn't be too hard for them to make using the KV hull and Stalin turret with a smaller gun
Bad news on the KV 85, Pegasus has no plans for it as of now. That means if they wanted to do one it would take at least three years before you saw one in the shops. Looks like a conversion or scratch build. The KV 85 was not a widely used vehicle as Soviet WWII tanks go.
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