July 6, 2009--JSI 1:18 Stuka goes up for Preorder in anticipation of an October delivery. June 22, 2009--Century Wings SR-71 is back in stock for a very limited time only. June 4, 2009--Special purchase of 21st Century 1:18 Action Figures increases selection at attractive prices. May 28, 2009--Model Power Postage Stamp Series of diecast airplanes line expands at the 'Cat! May 7, 2009--New Corgi 1:48 WWI Aircraft in stock now! April 11, 2009--The Hobby Master F-105 D Thunderchief is now up for Preorder with an anticipated June release! April 10, 2009--Our annual Easter Sale begins now through Monday! April 4, 2009--Spring Cleaning Blowout Part II continues with many excellent, below-cost values throughout the store. March 23, 2009--A BIG thank you to the hundreds of folks who participated in our Spring Cleaning Blowout. We are processing the orders in the order in which they were received. We are short-handed this week but are working at flank speed to get everyone's order on the road. Customer's can help us out the next few days by NOT calling-in order status requests, future product availability questions, etc. as this takes away manpower from the task at hand and will delay shipments. Thanks again!! March 13, 2009--Franklin Mint Stimulus Sale and BCAT's St Patricks Sale are in full swing! March 4, 2009--World's first-ever 1:72 LA-5FN arrives from SkyMax. In stock and shipping now!! |
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1:72 scale diecast tank by Hobby Master. M24 Chaffee 6th Divison, Japan Self-Defense Forces. The 6th Division of the JGSDF (Japan Ground Self Defense Force) is stationed in the city of Sendai in the Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan. When WWII ended the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers ordered an end to all military manufacturing and development. But with the outbreak of the Korean War this policy was reversed and armed police forces were formed. These later developed into the JSDF (Japan Self Defense Force) of which the JGSDF is part. These groups were provided with M4A3E8 Shermans and M24 Chaffee tanks. As well as being obsolete the use of the Sherman presented a problem because the average height of a Japanese person back then meant the driver had problems reaching the clutch pedal. As a result of action in Korea it was determined that the M24 was inadequate against the Russian built T34/85s being used by North Korean troops. With this turn of events the JGSDF was given the option to purchase the new M46 Patton or M47 when it was ready. Due to the high cost of these tanks and the fact that the Patton wouldn’t meet their requirements Japan was given the option to develop their own MBTs. This resulted in the development of the Type 61 tank. | ||||||||||||||
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