February 2025 Releases

US 1/4-Ton Willys Jeep - "War Eagle", Gen. George S. Patton Jr, 3rd Army, 1945 (1:72 Scale)

Developed by the Quartermaster Corps, the jeep and other motor transport vehicles were transferred to the Ordnance Department in August 1942. Despite its lightweight, the jeep could perform a variety of functions, including towing a 37mm antitank gun over a 7% grade.

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USAAF North American P-51D Mustang Fighter - 413926, 375th Fighter Squadron, ETO, July 1944 (1:48 Scale)

No other aircraft of WWII could fly as high, go as far, or fight as hard as the famed Mustang. Piloted by a record 281 Aces, this agile and ferocious dogfighter tallied more kills than any other Allied airplane. As the bombers of the Eighth Air Force fought their way deep into Hitler's Germany, it was the Mustang that cleared the skies of Luftwaffe fighters.

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Royal Navy Sea Harrier FA2 Jump Jet - ZH804, Fairford, England, 2002 (1:72 Scale)

The AV-8B Harrier II is a second generation vertical short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) aircraft based on the original British Harrier design of the late 1960's. Combining tactical mobility, responsiveness, reduced operating cost, and basing flexibility -- both afloat and ashore -- V/STOL aircraft are well-suited to the special combat and expeditionary requirements of the US Marine Corps.

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Royal Navy Sea Harrier FA2 Jump Jet - ZH796, 2018 (1:72 Scale)

The AV-8B Harrier II is a second generation vertical short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) aircraft based on the original British Harrier design of the late 1960's. Combining tactical mobility, responsiveness, reduced operating cost, and basing flexibility -- both afloat and ashore -- V/STOL aircraft are well-suited to the special combat and expeditionary requirements of the US Marine Corps.

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German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-3 Fighter - III/Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen", Hauptmann Hans Hahn, Brest-Guipavas, France, January 1943 (1:48 Scale)

Nicknamed the "Butcher Bird," the Fw 190 was Germany's best air-to-ground fighter. Faster and more agile than the British Spitfire, it dominated the skies over Europe as a fighter and was the Luftwaffe's most important ground-attack aircraft.

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USAF Republic F-105F Thunderchief Fighter-Bomber - 63-8331, "Red River Showboat", 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron "Bulldogs", 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, 1967 (1:72 Scale)

The Republic F-105 Thunderchief was a supersonic fighter-bomber used by the United States Air Force. The Mach 2 capable F-105 bore the brunt of strike bombing over North Vietnam during the early years of the Vietnam War.

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Egyptian Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21MF "Fishbed" Fighter - Yom Kippur War, October 1973 [Late Version Nile Valley Scheme] (1:72 Scale)

The MiG-21 saw frequent action in the Vietnam War and was one of the most advanced aircraft at the time. However, many North Vietnamese aces preferred flying the MiG-17, due to the high wing loading on the MiG-21's. With high wing loading, the MiG-21 was not as agile or manueverable as the MiG-17.

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French Dassault-Breuget Mirage IIIC Fighter - 10-RF, /No.31, Escadre de Chasse EC 2/10 Seine, Base Aerienne 110 Creil, France, May 1978 (1:72 Scale)

The Mirage 2000 was developed by Dassault-Breuget for the Armee de l'Air as an alternative to the swing-wing Avion de Combat Futur. After the latter was cancelled in 1975 due to its growing cost and complexity, Dassault offered the Mirage 2000 as an alternative.

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Japanese Air Self-Defense Force Mitsubishi F-2A Multirole Fighter - 63-8357, 3rd Squadron, 7th Air Wing, Hyakuri Air Base, Japan, 2023 (1:72 Scale)

The Mitsubishi F-2 is a multirole fighter derived from the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, and manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Lockheed Martin for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, with a 60/40 split in manufacturing between Japan and the United States.

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USAF McDonnell F-4F Phantom II Fighter-Bomber - 72-257, 20th Fighter Squadron "Silver Lobos", 49th Fighter Wing, George AFB, California, September 2002 (1:72 Scale)

Known as the "MiG Killer," the F-4 Phantom was an unlikely hero given its unique design. Unlike traditionally smaller and sleeker single-seat fighters, the Phantom broke all the rules. It was huge, had bent wings, and a two-man crew, and was one of the first aircraft to carry missile armament.

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Russian Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-29C 'Fulcrum-C' Fighter - "White 44," 733rd Fighter Aviation Regiment, Damgarten AB, Germany, 1994 (1:72 Scale)

The Mikoyan MiG-29 (NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twin-engine jet fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the MiG-29, along with the larger Sukhoi Su-27, was developed to counter new U.S. fighters such as the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon.

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USAF Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor Air Dominance Fighter with Low Drag Tank and Pylon (LDTP) Pods - 06-132, 411th Flight Test Squadron, 412th Operations Group, Edwards AFB, California, 2022 [Low-Vis Scheme] (1:72 Scale)

Intended to be the leading American advanced tactical fighter in the early part of the 21st century, the Raptor is the world's most expensive fighter to date costing about $120 million per unit, or $361 million per unit when development costs are added.

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USAF Northrop Grumman/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 Air Dominance Fighter - 87-0781, "Gray Ghost", PAV-2, Edwards AFB, California, 1990 [Low-Vis Scheme] (1:72 Scale)

Intended to be the leading American advanced tactical fighter in the early part of the 21st century, the Raptor is the world's most expensive fighter to date costing about $120 million per unit, or $361 million per unit when development costs are added.

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US Navy Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye AEW Aircraft - 165300, VAW-124 "Bear Aces", USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), 2009 (1:72 Scale)

The Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is an American all-weather, carrier-capable tactical airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft. This twin-turboprop aircraft was designed and developed during the late 1950s and early 1960s by the Grumman Aircraft Company for the United States Navy as a replacement for the earlier E-1 Tracer, which was rapidly becoming obsolete.

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