1/144 U.S.Navy Landing Ship Medium (LSM) - Revell.de

1/144 U.S.Navy Landing Ship Medium (LSM) - Revell.de

Revell announced their 1/144 LSM some time back, but now we finally get some up close images in their latest gallery!

http://www.revell.de/produkte/modellbau/schiffe/militaer-schiffe/id/05123.html

Release due : September 2014

Revell 2014 1/144 Releases

Revell 2014 1/144 Releases 

04879 Eurofighter 2-Seat (new mould) 06/2014
04885 Boeing 747-8F Cargolux (variant) 05/2014
04859 Airbus A400M (new mould) 08/2014

05019 U-212A (reissue) 02/2014
05123 LSM (Landing Ship Medium) inkl. Trucks, Sherman  und M8 Armoured Car(new mold) 08/2014
05213 Harbour Tug Boat “Fairplay I, III, X, XIV” (new mold) 09/2014

04544 Space Shuttle (reissue) 01/2014
04909 Saturn V Rocket (reissue) 02/2014
04911 Shuttle Launch Tower + Space Shuttle und Booster (reissue) 03/2014

Source: http://www.plastik-modellbau.org/blog/revell-neuheiten-2014/2014/

incidently, Model Stories has an 'out the box' on the  Revell 04842 1/144 Spaceship Two & Whiteknight Two kit: http://kitbox.free.fr/ouvreboite/OB1401_P/index.htm

1/144 British Sherman Crab II - CGD

1/144 British Sherman Crab II - CGD

This tank was a member of "Hobart's Funnies" which took part in the Normandy landing in 1944. The Sherman Crab was used for clearing mine fields with its rotating flail. The flail rotated in a direction pushing and detonate the mines out to the front of the tank rather than down under the tank for obvious reason.

The Crab II was an improved version with cutters to tear up barbed wire; chalk dispensing bin on both sides to mark path cleared of mines; and a pair of lit masks to help coordination between several Crab IIs working together.

References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobart%27s_Funnies
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mine_flail
http://www.dday-overlord.com/eng/crab_tank.htm

Available: June 2011

3 options:
'Travelling Mode' - $21.90
'Resting mode' - $21.90
'Sweeping mode' - $21.90

Color - Olive Drab!

Available
CGD@EBAY
CGD@Shapeways