Wednesday, August 26, 2020



1/144 Italian MAS 15 (12 t S.V.A.N. class) with torpedo launch fittings - Thetis Models

Resin and photoetch kit, full hull 1/144 scale


A review of the kit in Italian can be found here (google translate if required)
http://www.modellismonavalestorico.it/il-maestro-dascia/la-bottega-del-porto/mas-15-in-allestimento-silurante-premuda-raid-in-scala-1-144-thetis-ship-models/


Contact with Thetis Models appears to be
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thetis-Ship-Models-2121108138164476/
email: thetismodels@gmail.com


It appears that a new issue of the kit with updates will be available "soon" based upon and update posted on 5th July 2020.

So, if you want this kit - contact Thetis Models and pre-order, as the kit is difficult to find online!

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Good morning everyone. A new series of the 1/144 t SVAN MAS series kit will be available soon, with a slight upgrade of some setup parts. The occasion will also be good to provide a small packaging with the necessary for the realization of the gunboat version of this series of MAS. With the pieces contained in the modification pack it will be possible to create both the simple version, with the only change of armament and the most particular one equipped with protection against the shotgun shooting of the front cockpit and the helmery, which was used on Lake Garda vs Austro-Hungarian naval and land goals.
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Tuesday, August 04, 2020

1/144 WWII German Army Military Vehicles Set 1 (Plastic model) - Pit Road




1/144 WWII German Army Military Vehicles Set 1 (Plastic model)  - Pit Road

*** machine translated ***

-A set of vehicles included with the popular "SN23SP: 1/144 German Air Force Transport Airplane Me323E-2 Gigant Special" will be released.
-Although it is a small grain of 1/144 scale, we have added as much detail as possible and pursued ease of assembly.

-Sd.Kfz.250 light armoured personnel vehicle 
(total length: about 32mm)

-Sd.Kfz.251 medium-sized armoured personnel vehicle 
(total length: about 39mm)  

- PzKpw  II type F (total length: about 33mm)

-Kfz.305 truck - "Opel Blitz" ( Length: approx. 43mm) 

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Box of 8 units (2 each) 
Decals are provided for European and Afrika Korps schemes.

Price: 20USD
Available: September 2020


"SN23SP: 1/144 German Air Force Transport Airplane Me323E-2 Gigant Special" will be released.

"SN23: 1/144 Luftwaffe Transport Aircraft Me 323E-2 Gigant (Plastic model)

Interesting that the kit #SN23SP with bonus items was 40USD, the kit #SN23 without bonus items was 38USD 

The as the Vehicles on their own are 20USD!

















Saturday, August 01, 2020

1/144 Northrop Low-Altitude Penetrator (1979) B-2 Bomber Alternative Proposal - Fantastic Plastic




1/144 Northrop Low-Altitude Penetrator (1979) B-2 Bomber Alternative Proposal - Fantastic Plastic

Before the B-2 "Spirit" stealth bomber design was finalized in the early 1980s, two separate mission profiles were  studied. One was high-altitude penetration, the approach that resulted in broad-winged stealth bomber we all know and love today. The other was for low-altitude penetration. This approach called for a more streamlined, arrow-like airframe.

Although never formalized, Northrop and Boeing studies from the period suggest what such a Low-Altitude Penetrator (LAP) might have looked like. The plane would have been less efficient than the B-2...but no less beautiful and intimidating.

About the Model
Scale: 1:144
Material: Resin
Number of pieces: 23
Length: 7.5 inches
Pattern by Scott Lowther
Casting .JPG Productions
Decals Designed by JBOT
Decals Printed by Tango Papa Decals

Price:        $80.00 USD plus shipping.
Available: August 2020

http://fantastic-plastic.com/northrop_low_altitude_penetrator-208541.html