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3rd Issue: British Centurion Mk.5 Main Battle Tank - "Big Bertha", 4 Troop, 'A' Squadron, 6th RTR, Suez Canal, 'Operation Musketeer', Nov. 6th, 1956 (1:72 Scale)
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The Centurion was Britain's first attempt to produce a universal tank and do away with divisions between the infantry tanks, such as the Matilda, and cruiser tanks like the Comet. In 1943, after a succession of unfortunate tank designs, the British War Office commissioned a new specification calling for a tank weighing 40-tons that offered durability, reliability, and the ability to withstand a direct hit from a German 88mm gun.
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5th Issue: Finnish T-55 Main Battle Tank with Bulldozer Attachment - 1986 (1:72 Scale)
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The T-54 and T-55 main battle tanks were the Soviet Union's replacements for the World War II era T-34 tank. The T-54/55 tank series is the most produced in the world, and very widely employed, especially by former client states of the Soviet Union.
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2nd Issue: British Achilles IIC Tank Destroyer - 1st Army Corps, Normandy, 1944 (1:72 Scale)
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A British variant, designated "Achilles", was developed to mount the successful 17-pounder anti-tank gun in a modified turret. It was used by the British, Canadian and Polish armies in Italy and north-west Europe.
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6th Issue: Russian T-55 Main Battle Tank - Prague, 1968 (1:72 Scale)
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The T-54 and T-55 main battle tanks were the Soviet Union's replacements for the World War II era T-34 tank. The T-54/55 tank series is the most produced in the world, and very widely employed, especially by former client states of the Soviet Union.
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3rd Issue: JGSDF M24 Chaffee Light Tank - 6th Division (1:72 Scale)
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The M24 Chaffee - arguably the best light tank of World War II - was a fast, lightly armored vehicle with the ability to deliver relatively large caliber direct fire thanks to its excellent 75 mm M6 gun. More than 4,000 vehicles were produced by Cadillac and Massey-Harris from 1943-45.
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2nd Issue: US M46 Patton Medium Tank with Spotlight - 1st Marine Division, Chang Dan, Korea, 1952 (1:72 Scale)
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The M46 was an improved M26 Pershing (sometimes named Pershing II) tank and one of the U.S army's principal main battle tanks of the Cold War, with models in service from 1949 to the mid 1950s. It was widely used by some U.S. Cold War allies, especially other NATO countries. The M46 tank was designed to replace the previous M26 Pershings and M4 Shermans.
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2nd Issue: Limited Edition US M4A3 105mm Sherman Medium Tank w/ 3 Figures - "Barracuda", B Company, 41st Tank Battalion, 11th Armored Division, Bastogne, December 1944 (1:48 Scale)
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The M4 Sherman medium tank was regarded by many as the workhorse of the US Army during World War II. In fact, virtually all of the Allied armies employed the Sherman in their armed forces, including the British, who developed an upgunned variant called the "Firefly".
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4th Issue: British M24 Chaffee Light Tank - C Squadron, Recon Regiment, 5th Infantry Division, 1946 (1:72 Scale)
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The M24 Chaffee - arguably the best light tank of World War II - was a fast, lightly armored vehicle with the ability to deliver relatively large caliber direct fire thanks to its excellent 75 mm M6 gun. More than 4,000 vehicles were produced by Cadillac and Massey-Harris from 1943-45.
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3rd Issue: US M10 Wolverine Tank Destroyer - 773rd Tank Destroyer Battalion, Belgium, January 1945 (1:72 Scale)
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The M10 were, numerically, the most important US tank destroyer of World War II. In its combat debut in the North African campaign, the M10 was successful as its M7 3-inch gun could penetrate most German tanks then in service at long range.
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4th Issue: Royal Netherlands Army Centurion Mk.5/2 Main Battle Tank (1:72 Scale)
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The Centurion was Britain's first attempt to produce a universal tank and do away with divisions between the infantry tanks, such as the Matilda, and cruiser tanks like the Comet. In 1943, after a succession of unfortunate tank designs, the British War Office commissioned a new specification calling for a tank weighing 40-tons that offered durability, reliability, and the ability to withstand a direct hit from a German 88mm gun.
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Hobby Master is set up by a group of hobby enthusiasts and specialists who endeavor to establish new industrial standards in the diecast space. Their goal is to build collector items which provide unprecedented levels of enjoyment for customers. Collectors will be amazed by these highly innovative and detailed features which come with every one of their products!
Hobby Master Takes the Lead 
Hobby Master Takes Aim at the R/C Market
Hobby Master Kicks it up Another Notch
In the air, aviation buffs can lay claim to a 1:48 scale Mk XVIII Supermarine Spitfire, which was used with great distinction during the Korean Conflict. Also taking wing will be a 1:72 scale German F-4F Phantom fighter-bomber, a third take on the Japanese Nakajima B5N2 Kate level bomber, and a French SBD-5 Dauntless dive-bomber. On a personal note, its truly amazing to see a relative newcomer such as Hobby Master beating the pants off of some of the more entrenched favorites, continually beating them to the punch by listening to their collecting constituency...[posted 6/10/2008]
Hobby Master Turns Up the Diecast Heat
One of the nice things about our new site is that it now allows us to highlight some of the more noteworthy items being released by each manufacturer. In the case of Hobby Master, what follows is a list of some of the more intriguing products that have just arrived which we feel would be of interest to the savvy collector.