Six new kits from Italeri are in today’s preview, and each
of them has a certain charm. We like all of them for one reason or another and
we think you might too. Let’s see the
sprues and pictures in our preview…
Italeri’s new items of April
2016
Kit No #1376
1/72nd scale
Skill: 3
Model Dim.: 22,6 cm
Box Dim.: 345 x 242 x 48 mm
Model Dim.: 22,6 cm
Box Dim.: 345 x 242 x 48 mm
The A-10 Thunderbolt II was developed by Fairchild Republic
in the seventies with the purpose to create, accordingly the needs of USAF, a
powerful aircraft capable to perform close air support missions including
attacking tanks and armoured vehicles. The Thunderbolt II is heavily armoured
and exceptionally tough.
Super decals sheet
for 4 versions in US service
It is characterised by the two General Electric turbofan
engines and the adoption of one of the most powerful aircraft gun ever flown:
the 30 mm. GAU-8/A Avenger Gatling. Thanks to its eleven underwing and under
fuselage pillars, the A-10 can carry an impressive offensive pay-load. The A-10
was used in combat for the first time during the Gulf War in 1991 and it has
showed its operational effectiveness destroying more than 900 enemy tanks.
Kit #2737
1/48th scale
Skill: 3
Model Dim.: 40,0 cm
Box Dim.: 373 x 241 x 60 mm
Model Dim.: 40,0 cm
Box Dim.: 373 x 241 x 60 mm
Fully upgraded moulds
+ colour instruction sheet
The RF-4E was the unarmed reconnaissance version of the
famous McDonnell Douglas two-seats fighter F-4 Phantom II. It was designed and
developed for export and it was the combination of reconnaissance system of the
RF-4C with the airframe and the powerful engines of the F-4E. The German
Luftwaffe received the first samples in the early 70s and became one of the
main users along with Japan, Iran, Israel and Greece. Furthermore, many
components and reconnaissance systems were also manufactured in Germany.
Super decal sheets with
5 markings inside
The RF-4E was able to carry out reconnaissance missions
"all-weather" in a very effective way thanks to the cameras installed
in the bays, the infrared sensors, and the target looking radar system. Some
Countries developed specific versions more in line with the specific
operational use. The Israelis RF-4E, for instance, has been upgraded in
avionics and were able to carry air to air missiles as Sidewinders or
Pythons.
1/24th scale
3915
Super Decals Sheet
The Western Star started to design and to build industrial
vehicles in 1967. Since the beginning the Western Star product line up was a
good synthesis, for its features, of the “ideal” American heavy truck. In particular,
the trucks dedicate to perform the highway transportation duties are still the
reference point in the Western Star range.
The American manufacturer is specialised in “tailor made”,
in terms of engines, gearboxes and frames, and customised trucks in order to
meet the specific customer’s needs. However, the customisation doesn’t stop to
the technical configuration made by the factory. Most of time the passionate
drivers used to equip their trucks with a wide adoption of accessories and
chromed parts that make them unique and authentic “masterpieces” on wheels.
Kit No# 6534
1/35th scale
Skill: 5
Model Dim.: 25,3 cm
Box Dim.: 373 x 241 x
60 mm
Upgraded Moulds
The "Panther" was definitely one of the most
famous tanks of World War II. Developed as a direct answer to T-34 and KV-1
Soviet tanks that outclassed, in terms
of performance and armament, the Panzer III and Panzer IV on the eastern front.
Powered by a 12V Mayback 690hp engine, it was armed with the very effective,
especially for anti-tank use, Kwk 42 L/70 75 mm gun.
The Panther Ausf. G was produced from March 1944 and was
characterized by a strengthened hull, a different design of the commander’s
cupola, improved gun protection and "Zimmerit” anti-magnetic mine
paste. Panther Ausf. G had a crew of 5
men. It was produced in more than 2,000 units and served on all fronts: Italy, France
and Eastern front.
Photo-Etched Fret
New Glue-able Rubber
Tracks 
Tow cable included
Decals for 3 versions
Kit No# 6050
1/72nd scale
Skill: 1
Box Dim.: 220 x 150 x
30 mm
Kit No# 6051
1/72nd scale
Skill: 1
Box Dim.: 220 x 150 x
30 mm
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