News — 2 December 2021

Dear Partners and Friends! We are glad to inform you that our new model kits are already available:

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#817 Personenkraftwagen
Ford V8 G81A (1939)

Personenkraftwagen Ford V8 G81A - German passenger car built at a subsidiary of the American Ford concern in Germany in the second half of the 1930s, based on the Ford V8 car. Production lasted from 1938 to 1941, during which time they managed to manufacture more than 8,000 of this model. With the outbreak of World War II, many Ford V8 G81As were requisitioned from private owners and transferred to military units.
Cars of this type were used extensively during the Blitzkrieg, as European countries had an extensive network of good quality roads, but with the beginning of the Eastern campaign, they often proved unsuitable due to terrible off-road conditions and the complete lack of adequate roads in autumn and spring. In Germany, the Ford V8 G81A was used primarily as a police car until 1944. Also, a number of special models were developed from the basic Ford V8 G81A.

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#346 He 111Z-1 Zwilling

He 111Z Zwilling - large German special purpose aircraft of the Second World War, designed to tow heavy gliders. It was based on the He 111H front-line bomber, two of which were combined in one aircraft with a common wing centerplane and an additional fifth engine to improve flight performance, primarily enabling the airplane to haul heavy gliders. A total of 12 He 111Zs were built in 1941-1942, which were delivered to a special squadron, the main purpose of which was the rapid air transport of troops or large volumes of cargo.

Aircraft of this type took part in transporting supplies to the Stalingrad region, in the evacuation of personnel from Crimea, and later they had to operate on the Western Front. By the end of the war, there were only four surviving aircraft out of 12 He 111Zs. Even at this time the idea of ​​using them as long-range bombers was considered, but these intentions were never realized in the rapidly deteriorating war situation.