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From Taiwan,
AFV Club has produced some
significant vehicles for fans of American armor. The "Long Tom" is an
impressive gun and builds up nicely. The Hellcat came out at just about the same
time as one from Academy; the kits are about equal in their pluses and minuses,
with more modelers seeming to give the nod to Academy's kit for overall looks.
The M10 Tank Destroyer took some hits on the shape of the turret.
AFV
Club purchased the molds of two of Skybow's
Dodge vehicles and rereleased them under their own label. The company is also
affiliated with Hobby Fan, which produced
a fine resin crew for the Long Tom and figures to accompany the tank destroyers. Armor
| 35105 | M5A1
Stuart Light Tank - Early Production | 3rd
Armored Division, 33rd Armored Regiment, 3rd Battalion, C-34, "Carol"
| Normandy,
1944 | | | 5th
Armored Division, 34th Tank Battalion, D Company, #3 | |
| | 4th
Marine Division, 4th Tanks | Saipan,
July 1944 | | | British
Army, 11th Armoured Division, 29th Armoured Brigade, 23rd Hussars | |
| | Free
French Army, 1st Division Blinde, 2nd “Chasseurs d’Afrique” Regiment | Rhine
crossing, April 1945 | | | Republic
of China Army | 1950s |
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Stuart Late Type | 3rd
Armored Division, 83rd Reconnaissance Battalion (mislabled as “113th Cavalry
Regiment”) | Belgium
1944 | | | | 1st
Division Blindee, 24th Armored Regiment | Belgium
1944 | | | | 12th
Armored Division, 92nd Reconnaissance Battalion, “Sloppy Joe” | Germany,
January 1945 | | | | 12th
Armored Division, 92nd Reconnaissance Battalion, “Shanty Irish” | Germany,
March 1945 | | | | ROC
Army, Armor Brigade, 4th Battalion | Taiwan,
January 1952 | | | | | |
| 35015 | M18
Hellcat | | |
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| 35024 | M10
Tank Destroyer | "Pistol
Packin' Mama", Tank Destroyer School | Camp
Hood, TX, 1943 | | | 634th
Tank Battalion | Germany,
1944 | | | French
2nd Armored Division | France,
1944 | | | French
2nd Armored Division | France,
1945 | | | unidentified | France,
1945 | | | ROC
Army | Jinmen
Island, 1958 | | | | |
| 35S07 | M10
Tank Destroyer Late Production Wolverine | | |
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| 35058 | M36
Jackson U.S. Army 90mm Tank Destroyer Gun Motor Carriage | 703rd
Tank Destroyer Battalion | October,
1944 | | | 703rd
Tank Destroyer Battalion | January,
1945 | | | 3rd
Armored Division, 23rd Armored Engineers | February,
1945 | | | 3rd
Army, 2nd Cavalry | March,
1945 | | | | | |
| 35S08 | M35
Prime Mover | | |
Artillery
| 35009 | M59
155mm Cannon "Long Tom" | | |
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| 35031
| M40
Big Shot 155mm Gun Motor Carriage | T83
Zebra Mission near Cologne | Germany,
March 1945 | | | 937th
Field Artillery, "Courageous Confederate" | Korea,
1952 | | |
937th Field Artillery,
"Aita's Ankies" | Korea,
1951 | | | 937th
Field Artillery, "Big
Bruiser" | Korea,
1953 | | | 204th
Field Artillery, Cyd Charisse" (actually with 937th Field Artillery) | Korea,
1952 | | | 204th
Field Artillery | Korea,
1952 | | | British
Army | 1960s | | | | | | | 35160 | 105mm
Howitzer M2A1 & Carriage M2 | | |
| | | | | 35182 | U.S.
105MM Howitzer M2A1 with M2A2 Gun Carriage | | | | | | | | | 35S64
| U.S.
3-inch Gun M5 on Carriage M1 | | | | | | | |
| 35S06 | M115
8in Howitzer | | |
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| 35163 |
M1 40mm Bofors Anti-aircraft Artillery |
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| 35219 |
Ordnance QF 6-pdr Anti-Tank Mk.IV on Carriage Mk.III (Airborne) |
American use by Airborne in Normandy |
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Wheeled
Vehicles | 35S15 | Beep
WC-51 3/4 Ton Weapons Carrier (former
Skybow) | 3rd
Army, 391st Infantry Regiment, C Co., #24 | France |
| | 82nd
Airborne | France |
| | 6th
Army, 15th Armored Division, A Co., #7 | Italy |
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| 35S16 | U.S.
3/4 Ton 4x4 Truck WC-57 Command Vehicle (former Skybow) | 3rd
Army, HQ-1 | Europe |
| | 83rd
Infantry Division, 308-E | Europe |
| | 82nd
Airborne, HQ-61 | Europe |
Amphibious Vehicles
35198 |
LVT-4 Late Type Water Buffalo |
718th Amtrac Battalion, U.S. Army |
Okinawa, June 1945 |
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U.S. Marines |
Americans in War Museum, 2009 |
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| 35205 |
U.S. Water Buffalo LVT-4 Landing Vehicle Tracked (Early Type) | | |
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