UPCOMING ATTRACTIONS IN AUGUST 07!
“Return of the STUG” - “Sturmgeschutz III Ausf. B” (Battle of France)
Here’s a great little late addition to all of those July “Fields of Battle” releases — our latest STUG. This mark III model early war version sports the snub-nosed 75mm gun and two great crew figures. To “accessorize” the model and make a dynamic little diorama the set also includes a French Customs barrier/sign and an unfortunate Poilu lying dead in the dust.
AVAILABILITY: Early August
“Death of a Tyrant”- The Assassination of Heydrich
One of August’s big surprises will be this dramatic set depicting the well-deserved fate of one of the Third Reich’s most feared and despised characters…Reinhard Heydrich. Himmler’s own right-hand man, Chief of the dreaded SD and Reichsprotektor of Bohemia Moravia, Heydrich was also one of the main architects of “The Final Solution”. He was stalked and attacked by two very brave Czech patriots in May 1942. Although his assassination led to the deaths of many thousands of innocent men, women and children this was proof, even to the Nazis, that they were not “invulnerable”.
AVAILABILITY: Mid August
This, our first “Strictly Limited” of 2007 depicts the actual moment of the attack on Heydrich when he was fatally injured by the bomb thrown by one of the assassins. This special set includes Heydrich himself…his SD driver…and the two brave Czech patriots Jan Kubis and Josef Gabcik and a superb model of the Reichsprotektor’s Staff Car. Also inside the “Strictly Limited” box is a four-page summary of Heydrich’s infamous career and important background details on the attack and its tragic aftermath. This particular “Limited Edition” comprises just 999 sets.
“DEATH FROM ABOVE”
And now here’s a little extra surprise for you… German Fallschirmjagers! That’s German Paratroopers to the rest of us. We’ve been getting lots of requests for these particular Axis fighting men — well, here they are! Almost a platoon’s worth and they’re raring for action…These new pieces are in the standard two-tone “jump” uniforms of 1939-1942 and are perfect for the campaigns in the Low Countries (Belgium, Luxemburg and Holland) as well as France and, of course their most famous battle, the Capture of CRETE in 1941. These airborne troopers also fought in Greece, Yugoslavia, the Invasion of Russia, North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France and virtually every German theatre of operations. Although wearing early-mid war uniforms these continued to be worn alongside camouflage versions right up to the end of WWII.
AVAILABILITY: Mid August
  
  
  
“BACK TO THE STREETS”
As usual here’s the latest from “Streets of Old Hong Kong”…
 
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