German Junkers Ju 88C-6 Medium-Bomber - R4+HH, Oberleutnant Gerhard Bohme, 1./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2, Catania, Sicily, 1942 (1:72 Scale)

The Luftwaffe's Junkers Ju 88 was a twin-engine, multi-role aircraft. Among the most versatile planes of the war, it was used as a bomber, close-support aircraft, nightfighter, torpedo bomber and reconnaissance aircraft.

RAF Panavia Tornado GR4 Fighter Bomber - ZA412, No.617 Squadron, 'Dambusters 70th Anniversary' [Anniversary Scheme] (1:72 Scale)

During the late 1960's a number of European countries examined ways to replace their existing fleet of combat aircraft using next-generation design techniques. Several countries looked at variable geometry wing configurations as a means of making a plane perform well throughout a wider flight envelope.

German Sd. Kfz. 166 Sturmpanzer IV Brummbar Assault Gun - "Yellow 36", Sturmpanzerabteilung 217, France, August 1944 (1:43 Scale)

The Sturmpanzer (a.k.a. Brummbar or "Grizzly Bear") was developed by Alkett, who designed the superstructure, and Krupp, who modified their PzKpfw IV chassis to accommodate the design changes.

PzKpfw KV II Heavy Tank - 754 Panzerkompanie (zbv) 66, Malta Invasion Force, 1941 (1:72 Scale)

Design on the KV-1 heavy tank began in 1938, with the intention that it should be the successor to the T-35 heavy tank. The first models of the KV-1 were field-tested during the Red Army's disastrous 1940 campaign in Finland.

Imperial Japanese Navy Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero Fighter - Unknown Pilot, IJN Aircraft Carrier Hiryu, Pearl Harbor, December 7th, 1941 [80th Anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Attack] (1:72 Scale)

Aside from the early-morning raid on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, perhaps the biggest shock for American forces in the Pacific was the outstanding performance of the Imperial Navy's main carrier fighter, the beautifully proportioned Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero-Sen.

German Sd. Kfz. 186 Jagdpanzer VI Jagdtiger Heavy Tank Destroyer (1:72 Scale)

Early in 1943, orders were given to design a heavy, self-propelled anti-tank gun, which would mate a 12.8cm gun with a Tiger II chassis. On October 20th, 1943 a wooden mock-up of the enormous vehicle was shown to the OKH planners who authorized that a prototype be finished by April 1944.