German 88mm Flak Gun 1/35 scale model kits collection The German 88mm flak gun is probably one of the most well-known and famous weapons that took part in the World War Two. The German army started using the 88mm gun as an anti-aircraft weapon. However, the lack of effectiveness of existing Anti-Tank weapons against […]
German U-boats Submarine Fleet at 1/700 scale The waterline series at 1/700 has built many surface ships for most important historical navies in the world, such as the Imperial Japanese Navy, the US Navy and the Royal Navy and the German Navy or Kriegsmarine. However, non-surface vessels or submarines have not attracted the […]
D-Day Operation Overlord 1:76 Diorama Plastic Models Airfix Almost all model kits manufacturers are trying to attract costumers and offering imaginative combos and ideas to ensure better sells. This is the case of Airfix which has released some interesting model kits at 1/76 or 1/72 reflecting key historical moments of the Second World […]
“Air Attack Over Hawaii” Japanese Newsreel of Dec. 7, 1941 Footage and English commentary of Japanese newsreel on the Air attack on Pearl Harbor. These newsreels were a form of short documentary film prevalent in the first half of the twentieth century and often used by military to explain to the people the military results […]
Two out of five Japanese submarines actually made it into Pearl Harbor The Type A Ko-hyoteki class was a special class of Japanese midget submarines operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Pacific War. The submarines formed part of the secret weapons of the Imperial Japanese Navy and, therefore, they did not […]
Amphibious assault ship Shinshu Maru Secret project of the Imperial Japanese Army The Shinshu Maru was one of the secret projects of the Imperial Japanese Army. It was concealed to a large extent and even when she participated in operations during wartime her name was concealed and diverted into two cover names […]
Elephant and Ferdinand Tanks 1/72 scale models Here we show a compiled set of 1/72 scale model for the famous German Elephant Tank and Ferdinand Tank. Note that some models are die-cast so they are already built and painted. But others are plastic models and require to be built and hand-made painted. […]
Imperial Japanese Navy Light Aircraft Carriers Chiyoda and Chitose page update The pages for the converted Escort Carriers Chiyoda and Chitose have been posted and updated. The Chitose-class vessels were seaplane tender cruisers commissioned in 1938 but converted to escort carriers in 1942. The pages are located in the Imperial Japanese Navy Carriers […]
