Bell® UH-1B Huey® Gunship and more in the Brickmania TV SitRep for October 5, 2023.
New Release Roundup for September 15, 2023
During World War II, Great Britain’s Associated Equipment Company produced numerous vehicles for the military based on the Mammoth series of heavy trucks. The most numerous of these vehicles were the Matador artillery tractor and its derivative Armored Command Vehicle. The later was nicknamed “The Dorchester “by British troops, after the luxury hotel of the same name, but is also ubiquitously known as “The Mammoth”. Three of these vehicles were captured by the Afrika Corps during the course of the war, two of which were used as General Erwin Rommel’s personal command vehicles, named Max and Moritz respectively. (more…)

Pre-order your Sparviero this weekend and save 15% with coupon code DDFRIDAY! Your pre-orders help make kits like this possible. Thank you! (offer valid thru Sunday 9/3)
About the Savoia-Marchetti SM. 79 ”Sparviero” – Italian WWII Torpedo-Bomber:
The Savoia-Marchetti SM. 79 ”Sparviero” (“Sparrow Hawk”) was a medium bomber widely used by the Italian Air Force in World War II. Originally designed as a fast passenger plane, the Regia Aeronautica (Royal Italian Air Force) ordered military versions to be use as transports and fast bombers. Its main distinguishing features were its three large radial engines and a prominent dorsal hump, containing both a forward-firing and rear-facing defensive machine guns. With a total production run of more than 1200 aircraft, it is one of the few Italian aircraft mass produced during the war, and easily the most recognizable.