January 4, 2012
General Information and/or Commentary
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Yup, we are now back in the office. Hope you all had great holiday.
Product News
NEW ARRIVALS:
It has been a little slow because of the holidays so we haven't received much in the way of new "goodies" however we did get a few interesting new items from Cyber-Hobby/Dragon Such as: CHC-6630 SdKfz.10 Ausf.A 1940 Producion Limited Edition Smart Kit which sells for $47.
CHC-6680 German 3ton 4x2 Cargo Truck mounting 2cm FLAK 38 this limited edition kit sells for $53. and DRA-6677 SdKfz10/6 w/armored cab mounting 2cm FLAK 38 Smart Kit. This sweet kit sells for $43.00.
We also received an interesting item from Griffon Model: It is a set of preformed brass "Stove pipe" exhausts for PzIV Ausf. J and JagdpzIV. This item is GML35A096 contains 2 pipes + vanes in P.E. and resin mounts. These are the nicest we have ever seen and because they are preformed they are fairly simple to assemble and at $14.00 they are fairly reasonable as well.
COMING SOON: From AFV CLUB: AFV35231 SdKfz.231 8 rad. is due in this month we expect our selling price will be under $55.
From Cyber-Hobby: CHC-6710 leFH18/40/2 (sf) auf G.W.PzKpfw III/IV. For those of you who don't know what that is (and most don't) It is a complete 10.5cm field gun in an open topped fully rotating turret. The wheels for the gun are removed and carried on the rear of the vehicle. Lots of slide mould technology used in this one. The interior of the turret looks to be superbly detailed. No price yet, due in this month.

December 19, 2011
Product News
NEW ARRIVALS:
LIONMARK We finally got a large order about 2 weeks ago. We are just about done shipping all the back-orders and "what do you know" we still have a fair number of gun barrels, antennas and bases, resin Sturm-Tiger barrels and a few other accessories left. So, if you have been looking for some LionMark accessory give us a call or email and see if we have it in-stock.

General Information and/or Commentary
We will be closing down for the holidays at the end of business on Weds. 12/21. We will re-open on Tuesday Jan. 3, 2012.
Hope you all have a
MERRY CHRISTMAS and a very HAPPY NEW YEAR!

November 30, 2011
Website News
Sorry I have really fallen behind on updating this website. Since we have recently updated our paper catalog, my focus now is to get this website more up to date as well. To that end, I have just updated many of the "administrative and menu files" used by this website. Hopefully this won't cause any problems. Let us know by email or phone if you have any difficulties and we will try to fix them as quickly as possible.

October 20, 2011
General Information and/or Commentary
We finally completed the update to our paper catalog. Sorry it took so long. We have already mailed out those Catalogs that were on back-order. Due to increases in mail fees to Canada, we are forced to raise our price on catalogs going there. Effective immediately catalogs via Priority Mail to Canada are $16.00, First class to Canada is now $12. Catalogs within the U.S. remain $10.00.

Product News
NEW ARRIVALS:
AFV CLUB:  AF35006 U.S. M102 105mm Howitzer features: moveable metal gun tube, rubber tires, airdrop ring, 105mm Ammo, build either Vietnam or Desert Storm version in transport or firing position $17.00
BRONCO Models:  CB35042 Ger. 3.7cm FLAK 36 w/Sd.Ah52 Trailer. $30.00 CB35046 British QF 25PDR Field Gun Mk.II/I w/#27 Ammo Limber (trailer) At $33.00 this looks to be a very nice kit with good instructions & decals. CB35047 Opel Light Staff Car "Stabswagen" model 1937 Cabriolet. Decals also provide markings for captured U.S. version $30.00. CB35057 2cm Flakvierling 38 w/SdAh52 carriage trailer. Nice looking 4 barrel FLAK w/well detailed ammo boxes, spare barrels in a box, PE parts and well illustrated instruction booklet. $25.00
CYBER-HOBBY:  CHC-6722  2cm FLAK 30 Newly produced w/slide moulded barrel,inticate tread pattern on platform, nicely detailed hand wheels and P.E. sight. Build in firing or travel position. $23.00.
Website News
Updated Brach Models product page.
Updated Blast Models product page.

August 30, 2011
Product News
NEW ARRIVALS:
BRONCO CB35041 SdKfz.6 Mittlerer Zugkraftwagen 5t (BN9b) Pioneer Version.
This is the artillery tractor/personell carrier version of the SdKfz 6 Half-Track built by Bussing-NAG and Mercedes Benz. The SdKfz 6 had a towing capacity of 5 tons and was used to tow 10.5cm howitzer and similar guns. The BN9b version in this kit is the late version which was produced until 1943 when it was replaced by the SwS & SdKfz11 which were simpler and cheaper to build. This "Pioneer Version" had a passenger body capable of carrying up to 14 soldiers + a driver. This kit has loads of parts and includes a complete engine, workable winch and very detailed suspension and loads of extras. P.E. parts, decals, 20 page instruction booklet and a 10" x 15" color poster of the box art are included. R&J has these in-stock for $58.00
BRONCO CB35077 British 25pdr SP "Bishop" Been waiting for a better kit of this British SPG for a long time. Bronco has delivered one. Looks very good in the box, lots of crisply moulded relatively flash free parts and no noticeable push pin marks. Kit includes P.E. detail, clear plastic pscope,individual link track, detailed interior w/tranny & final drives, ammo stowage, radios, gun & mount w/nicely detailed breech assy. There are decals for the 25pdr ammo as well as for the vehicle itself. Comes with a very nice 28 page color instruction booklet. R&J has these in-stock for $58.00.
CYBER-HOBBY CHC6709 SdKfz. 10 w/3.7cm Pak. Limited Edition (one production run). Newly tooled road wheels w/precisce details, highly detailed interior includes engine, gearbox, fuel and compressed air tanks and exhaust. 1 piece slide-molded lower hull, well detailed 3.7cm Pak w/intricate mounting system + P.E. parts.
DRAGON DRA-6690 Neubau-Fahrzeug (Nr.3-5) just arrived. It looks even better than their first kit CHC-6666 which was the prototype of which the Germans built just 2. The newest kit is the production vehicle. Germany reportedly fielded just 3 of these. Hence the "Nr. 3-5" in the kit title. Another great looking NbFz kit.
DRAGON DRA-6684 RSO/3 towing 5cm Pak 3. This kit includes a very detailed engine, accurate chassis w/new details and a very detailed and accurate 5cm Pak38.
DRAGON DRA-6575 PzKpfw.IV Ausf.J Last Production.This kit includes metal mesh schutzne, thinly molded side fenders w/top and bottom surface detail, newly designed cupola, interesting new "slide-molded" parts and a host of other "spiffy details".

August 25, 2011
General Information and/or Commentary
Sorry for the lack of updates over the last 3 months. I made 2 trips to N.J. spending almost 5 of the last 9 weeks there. My younger brother Roger was gravely ill in St. Barnabus hospital in Newark. After a heroic 7 week fight to stay with us Roger passed away on July 28 surrounded by family and holdng hands with the love of his life Mary Ann.
Rest in Peace Rog. I'm so proud you were my brother. We all miss you!
Just 36 hours later, on July 30, my dear friend Bill Perkowsky passed away here in Washington. "Billski" was an avid modeler and gun collector (also my 2 favorite pursuits) so we spent hours on the phone each week discussing these hobbies. We also frequently attended gun shows together. One of our most favorite things was coming out to our place to go "plinkin" or, as Billski called it "popping some caps" every now and again. .
Billski, I'm so glad you came out to "pop some caps" just before my July trip to N.J. I miss ya everyday buddy!
So, needless to say, we have been a little "distracted" the last few weeks. We are working thru it and hopefully will return to our normal routine shortly. Thanks for your patience.

Website News
Updated Brach Models product page.
Updated ProArt Models product page.

May 5, 2011
Website News
Updated Brach Models product page.
Updated ProArt Models product page.

April 29, 2011
Product News
NEW ARRIVALS:
CHC-6666 Neubau-Fahrzeug (NbFz) arrived last week. It looks sooo good! I've been waiting for a styrene kit of this "multi-turreted beasty" since 1990's when I gave up on building a rare & rather wierd vinyl NbFz kit from Japan. There have been a couple resin attempts over the years but none that I thought really "filled the bill". This kit appears to be the one I've been waiting for. It features; slide-moulded upper hull, turret and other parts, thin fenders w/non-skid surface detail, P.E.details and individual link track etc. The hull with all its angles, "ins & outs" and hatch openings is an amazing example of "slide-moulding". The kit is expensive, with retail prices in the $85-95 range, one customer reported seeing it for $105 at his local shop, "Geez Luueez"! But, the kit has lot's of included details so you won't need to buy many "after-market goodies" to build a great model.
Speaking of "after-market goodies", I compared the individual link "38cm" kit track against ATL-02
Frumodel's PzIII/IV 36cm track. Both are almost identical but, the "guide-horns" are solid on the kit track and hollow on ATL-02. Even so, I plan to use the ATL-02 tracks on my NbFz, unless Frumodel releases a new set specifically for the NbFz.
If you are interested in this kit, don't wait to buy one. Dragon says, it's a "limited, one production
run kit". Priced at $79.00, we sold out our initial order 2 weeks ago. But, more arrived yesterday.
DRA-6342 Flakpanzer IV Ausf. G "Wirbelwind" early production, Smart Kit, another box full of details! 2cm barrels are 1 piece slide-moulded w/hollow muzzles, so who needs brass replacements? Styrene gun compartment armor plates are scale thickness w/almost "razor like edges". PE details, of course and many extras. Retails for $56. R&J price is $46.(ND) In-stock.
DRA-6642 SdKfz141, Pz III (5cm) Ausf. H Late. After looking over the instructions and checking out the many sprues and extra goodies, I have to say this just released Smart Kit is definitely the best Panzer III kit I've seen. Retails for $54.
We have them in-stock for $42. (ND).
K59 Production:
As usual, photos just don't do justice to K59
products. These new products, especially the Z series accessories are so amazingly detailed they
should all be called "Super Detailling Sets.
K59-C018 7.62cm F22 A.T. Gun Super Detailing Set. Superbly cast resin details, turned alum. barrel and great photos in the instructions.
Already sold-out, but we have more coming
K59-Z01 German WWII Headphones, resin & P.E.
     even includes parts for throat mic.
K59-Z02 Ger. Radio FuSprach a/d,f. Never mind
     the 24 resin parts or the 2 frets of P.E.
     The photos & wiring diagrams in the
     instructions are worth the price.
K59-Z03 Scherenfernrohr SF14Z AFV rangefinder
      9 resin parts + 2 clear lenses.
K59-Z04 MG34/42 Drum Mags & Carriers resin &
     P.E. 6 drums & 3 carriers all separate.
COMING SOON:
Brach Models:
BM072 all resin kit of Italian M11/39 tank. Looks incredible. Check-out the photos of this kit and other new items on our Brach Models page.
DRAGON & Cyber-Hobby:
CHC-6659 Panther G Late, "Black Knight" series.
CHC-6595 SdKfz250/10 NEU w/37mm Pak.
Website News
Updated Brach Models product page.
Updated K59 Production product page.

April 14, 2011
Website News
Finally Successfully Downloaded Early Spring Super Sale 2011 to this website. Click on the link above to access it.

April 7, 2011
General Information and/or Commentary
Been having trouble downloading our Early Spring Super Sale to this wegsite. Lot of re-formating has been required. Believe it's was just about ready and was planning to download it tonight but the PC has been intermittently re-starting w/o warning for the past 5 or 6 hours. This is the 2nd attempt to get this message out. So, I will try again tomorrow. Hopefully this intermittent PC power problem will go away again as it has done in the past. The damn thing runs fine for 3-5 weeks then this power down/re-start problem comes back. It stays around 1-3 days then it's gone again. Gateway said they fixed it over a year ago. . . . . Apparently they did not! Anyway, Sorry for the delay!

March 29, 2011
General Information and/or Commentary
R&J has been in business since 1988. OMG, that's 23 years! The current "SLUGGISH Economy" is the worst we've seen in all that time. And, it is definitely having a major impact on "the model business".
Many Hobby Shops and even a few on-line hobby businesses have closed. Since the ecomomy has already started to slow things down and because we, R & J are now over 65, (Another OMG!) we feel it is time to "cut-back" our business to make it less "all consuming". So, over the next few months we will be closing out several "hard to get", "high hassle" and/or "slow moving" product lines. This will allow us more time & space to focus on the more productive lines. And, we are cutting back our hours of operation too. With the spring/summer model show season about to start, we'll be attending shows within a "reasonable" driving distance of our home. Since these shows are all on either Sat. or Sundays and we may have to leave a day early and not get back until at least 1 day later, we are adjusting our schedule accordingly.
So, effective April 1, our normal office hours will be Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 10AM to 5PM (PST). (We will revisit these hours in the fall.)
Of course, contact by email, fax or telephone message can still be made 24/7 (preferably between 9AM & 8PM PST). We will return calls, emails etc. at our earliest convenience, thanks in advance for your patience.
Several of the "Close-Outs" mentioned above as well as other "Super Bargains" are featured in our "Early Spring Super Sale". Flyers are going out via "snail mail" this week. The sale will be posted on our website April 1.
Product News
NEW ARRIVALS:
(ETA is estimated arrival here at R&J.)
Brach Model:
BM072 Italian M11/39 Carro Armato (Tank). This is an excellently cast full resin kit w/alum. main gun and decals which include Italian & Aussie markings. Est. price is $135. No ETA yet.
Dragon/Cyber-Hobby: ETA, within 2 weeks
CHC-6655 Panzer Rgmt. 7, 10th PzDiv., 1941
          4 tankers + H.Guderian .
CHC-6659 Panther G "Black Knight" series.
CHC-6666 Neubaufarzeug (Nbfz) Multi-turret
             German Early WWII Heavy Tank
DRA-6342 FLAK Panzer PzIV Ausf. G "Wirbelwind"
              Early production.
DRA-6642 Panzer III Ausf, H (50cm) Late.
K59 Productions:
K59-C018 76.2mm F22 Gun Update Set. Includes:
         Breech Block, Cradle, Alum. Barrel & detailed
         German sight. Exquisite! ETA Mid April.
Tristar:
TRI35048 Jagdpanzer IV L/70 (A) SdKfz162/1 w/metal schurzen & P.E. ETA early April.
We expect Dragon will be "forced" to do one too.
Website News
Updated Armorscale products page.
Updated our own R&J Products page.

Nov. 29, 2010
Product News
NEW ARRIVALS:
BOOKS: Amber Books Ltd. 2 new volumes in their
"The Essential Tank Identification Guide" series:
The first is; "Wehrmacht Divisions 1939-45" and the second book is "Panzergrenadier Divisions 1939-45"
" Both are definitive studies of the equipment & organization of Germany's motorized divisions during WWII. Each includes: 200+ same scale full color artworks w/specifications of every major AFV, complete organizational breakdown w/orders of battle, formation badges and unit commanders. 8"x10" Hard Cover approx. 190 pages. R&J's Price is $30.00 each
Brach Model:BM065 Leichter Reihenwerfer Auf Somua MCG S307(f) Halftrack. 16 rocket launchers mounted on vertical firing rack mounted on French Somua Halftrack. This is an excellently cast full kit in resin with metal barrels and decals. A very unique vehicle and quite popular, we received 10 and only have 2 left @ $130. But, No worries, we can always order more.
We also got restocked on BM043 The mine-roller conversion for Tamiya Char B1 Bis. These sell for $85.00.
Dragon/Cyber-Hobby: DRA-6415 Soviet SU-85M Tank Destroyer, Premium Ed. kit can also be built as SU-100. Kit includes P.E. parts, metal tow cable, 100mm plastic barrel + 85mm metal barrel and "Magic Trak". R&J's Price $44.00
DRA-6640 RSO w/75mm Pak 40/4 Smart Kit Looks to be a really nice kit with "loads of details" i.e. an engine, tranny & entire drive train. The Pak40 has a "workable breech" some P.E. details and of course "Magic Trak". R&J's Price is $44.00
DRA-1024USS Independence CVL-22 Yeah I know it's not Armor! I bought a couple of these as special orders for some ship building buddies and I'm so impressed with it that I am almost ready to start doing ships again. Yes, I used to build ships but that was 30+ years ago and they didn't have kits like this back then. This 1/350th scale kit is almost 22" long and includes lots of P.E.,3 types of clear plastic aircraft and their wings can be folded!.The retail price on this kit is $155. But, if you want us to Special Order one for you, our price is $130. This Special Order requires a minimum $50 non-refundable deposit before we place the order. The non-refundable deposit is to help insure we do not end up with any of these on our shelves. We do not have the space or desire to keep anything but AFV or Figure related items in-stock.
Website News
Updated Brach Models product page.
Updated Tahk (Tank) Models product page.

Nov. 10, 2010
Product News
NEW ARRIVALS:
"Repairing The Panzers" Vol. 1 by the Panzerwrecks guys. Hard cover, 256 pages with 291 large format photos, most previously unpublished, plus dozens of drawings, diagrams, maps, tables & charts. I reviewed this book and found many really interesting photos with lots of previously unseen detailed views. i.e. an overhead view of PzIII Ausf H engine compartment with all covers removed or the "Bergenanker" with detailed photos and drawings of how it was used by Bergepanzer to recover tanks. Plus lots of views of stripped vehicles showing usually hidden details. Also found more than a few great diorama/vignette ideas with enough detail in the photos to help you make them "Come to Life". How about a photo of mechanics fanning a charcoal fire under the front of a PzIV? Apparently, this was a common method of preventing the tranny & final drives from freezing in the cold Russian winter.
This book is a very limited release with only 150 copies printed. We got 4 and I have already put1 in my library, so we have just 3 copies left @ $48. each.
Dragon/Cyber-Hobby CHC-9123 This is Cyber-Hobbies' Orange Box version of Dragon's "Imperial Series" 15cm Sturm-Infanteriegeshutz 33 auf PzIII. That is a s.I.G.33 Gun mounted in a square fighting compartment on a PzIII chassis. Sort of a PzIII "Brummbar" and one of my personal favorites. No changes to the kit other than a set of "Magic Track" and a bonus set of German 6th Army figures. It is a great value @ $29.00!
DRA-6644 Stug III Ausf. F/8 Late w/winterketten. This a new Smart Kit with all the extras i.e. P.E. parts, Magic Track, nicely rendered gun/breech/mount assembly etc. R&J Price = $48.00. DRA-6576 SdKfz 167 Stug IV Early w/Zimmerit. Another really nice kit with all the extras. Zimmerit coating looks superb. Can't wait to build this one. Like most of their new kits these days Retail is $55. R&J's price is $48.00.
DRA-6596 Stu.PzIV Brummbar Early w/Zimmerit. Loads of extras i.e. P.E. engine screens, metal schurtzen, Magic Track, nicely done ball shaped mantlet/breech & mount assembly.
Not sure if any earlies actually left the factory w/zimmerit. But, the 26 earlies modified after Kursk all had zimmerit applied as part of the refit before being sent to Italy in early 44'. Unfortunately Dragon only includes the early fighting compartment roof in this kit. The 26 modified earlies had a Mid roof installed as part of the refit. Oh well, just another reason to buy RJ35202C Modified early Brummbar Parts which includes: correct roof, hatches & some"Steelies" too. R&J's Price for the kit is $48.00 ($62.00 if purchased with RJ35202C That's $10. Off Normal Retail Price).

Oct. 11, 2010
General Information and/or Commentary
We got back from vacation (2:30 AM Sunday) after traveling over 30 hours. Lot's of letters & emails to go through yet so, if you contacted us while we were away, I hope you'll be patient a little longer. Also, today, Monday 10/11 is a holiday (Columbus Day), the Post Office is closed so we won't be mailing out anything either. Hopefully we'll be rested and "up to speed" by tomorrow. Thanks for your understanding.

Sept. 24, 2010
General Information and/or Commentary
We are now on vacation. We will be back in the office Oct. 11 around 1PM PST. Sorry for the late start but we have a Vet appointment for our 3 kitties that morning. We expect our email will get filled up fairly quick while we are gone and we have no way to access it while away. So, if your email comes back to you our mailbox is probably over flowing. Try resending it after Oct. 11 or just give us a call. Thanks for you patience & patronage we will talk to you when we return.

Sept. 10, 2010
General Information and/or Commentary
We have had reports that our Summer Super Sale 2010 document on this website sometimes comes up with sections overlapping each other. I have only seen this happen on page 1 and when I did a refresh it came back corrected.
Don't understand why this anomaly is happening at all muchless why it would be intermittent. But, if you experience this, try a refresh first and if that fails to fix it, reload the document by going back to "What's New" or "Newsletters" and re-clicking the link.

Sept. 7, 2010
Website News
Finally Successfully Downloaded Summer Super Sale 2010 to this website. Click on the link above to access it or go to Newsletters and click on the link there.

Sept. 3, 2010
General Information and/or Commentary
We will be taking vacation in a few weeks. We will be off Sept. 23 thru Oct. 11. Additional notices will be posted here as the date gets closer.
Over the last week we mailed out over 500 copies of our "Summer Super Sale" to domestic customers. The sale will continue until we leave on vacation (Sept. 23).
I am currently attempting to post an online copy of this sale but "PC difficulties" (they really are all Devil Boxes!) have been hampering my efforts. With any luck I'll succeed within the next day or 2. Keep checking this "What's New" section for notification and a link to the 2010 Summer Super Sale.
Product News
NEW ARRIVALS:
Bronco Saw their new SdKfz 6, 5ton halftrack, w/76mm Russian gun ("Diana") kit #35038 at our model club. This vehicle is one of my long time faves, so I was happy to see this kit and it looks to be very well done. It is "Pricey" retail's in the $80. range. We should have some next week and ours will be priced below retail.
Dragon We are expecting their new Early Brummbar w/zimmerit kit #6596 next week and their 10cm Kanone 18, that's the 105mm on the sFh18 carriage, kit #6411 is coming soon.
LionRoar/GreatWallL3523T Upgrade set for 12.8cm K44 L/55 A.T. Gun arrived. It includes a 4 piece aluminum barrel that is just exquisite and a 4 piece P.E. spaced gun shield w/separate alum. bolts. Very nice! Our price is $27.
Tamiya BT-7 Kit #35309 just arrived. Looks to be a very nice model but, like all the new kits these days, it is rather pricey. Retail is $66. we have them for $58.00
Website News
Added new Pigment colors and updated prices on MIG Productions product page.

August 10, 2010
Product News
NEW ARRIVALS:
AFV Modeller Issue #53 Featuring "Hill 112" Diorama, articles on Geschutzwagen 39H(f), PzII Ausf.C in Poland, BT-7, "Sherman Up-Close" and more. $16.00
Nuts & Bolts: Vol. 25 "Flakpanzer IV Wirbelwind, Ostwind & Kugelblitz" 168 pages many in color of museum vehicles & models + loads of Battlefield photos & some inerior & close-up detail shots as well. $45.00
Vol. 9 75mm Pak40 mounted on the RSO. A timely re-print since Dragon has recently announced a kit of this vehicle. 48 pages, 121 photos, scale drawngs & color photos. $28.00
R&J Products Has a few new and a couple revised items. We've revised our WWII Italian Ammo Box set into 2 sets RJ35204A: 12 boxes (4 boxes, 8mm MG in 2 styles + seven 20mm in 2 styles + one wood crate for 37/40mm ammo/ grenades, mines etc.($9.00) & RJ35204S: 26 boxes (8 ea. of 8mm MG boxes in 2 styles + 14 boxes for 20mm in 2 styles+ 4 wood crates for 37/40mm ammo, grenades, mines etc.). Enough stowage for a small truck. ($15.00)
We've also revised our Coconut Palm Log Sets:
RJDP720A Palm Logs Set 1. 16 pieces in assorted small diameters (approx. 7" to 8.5" diameters by 9 to 16 ft long in 1:35th scale). Great for building light bunkers, bunkers roofing, light revetments and obstacles.($14.00)
RJDP720B Palm Logs Set 2. 16 pieces in assorted styles, Medium to Large diameters 12", 13" & 14" diameters by 9 to 16ft in 1:35th scale. Great for building heavier bunkers, trench walls, revetments, and/or beach obstacles.($18.00)
RJDP721 Palm Logs Super Set, 32 logs: Includes Set 1 + Set 2 + Bonus of 3 palm tree stumps & 2 rotted logs included. ($29.00)
RJDP1601M 1/16th Scale 10" Coconut Palm Logs, Set of 3, 5/8" diameter x 6" long logs. Making them approx. 10" diam. by 8ft long in 1/16th scale. Use as bunker roofing, upright supports for revetments, walls, etc. great support for 13" Logs (RJDP1601). (Set of 3 $12.00)
RJDP1601E 1/16th Scale 8" Coconut Palm Logs. Set of 4 Logs of 8" diameter by 8ft long in 1/16th scale. Great for bunker roofing, light structures & obsticles. (Set of 4 $10.00)
RJDP1601S 1/16th Scale 7" Coconut Palm Logs. Set of 4 Logs of 7" diameter by 8ft long in 1/16th scale. Great for bunker roofing, light structures & obsticles. (Set of 4 $9.00)
All palm, log sets above include 3 double sided sheets of photos/drawings of WWII Japanese structures to help you B.Y.O.B. "Build Your Own Bunkers"!
Website News
We were informed that our Fruilmodellismo page still had "Old Pricing". We lowered our prices to $30 on most 1:35th Scale Tracks sometime ago. Unfortunately, the new "lower prices" never got posted to our website. Whoops! So, I have now corrected that oversight and added a few recently released track sets as well to our Friulmodellismo product page.
Updated our own R&J Products page with the new & revised items listed above.

July 29, 2010
Product News
NEW ARRIVALS:
Dragon DRA-6606 PzKpfw.III Ausf.N w/Winterketten s.Pz.Abt.502 Leningrad 1943, Smart Kit Lots of "Slide Molded" details, weld seams, fenders w/detail on both sides, etc. This kit also has "Magic Track" Ostketten w/separate ice cleats.
DRA-6637 M7 "Priest" Mid Production, Smart Kit Another really good looking kit featuring lots of interior details including realistically textured floor, well detailed suspension, crisply molded pioneer tools, metal barrel for the newly designed and nicely detailed 105mm and DS T-48 Track.
Retail is $55. on each of these kits but, R&J currently has them on Special for $44.00 each.
FineMolds FM30 IJA Type 94 6-Wheeled Truck, Hard Top. 123 Crisply molded parts in, for lack of a better description, "flesh colored" styrene. They did the tires/wheels in styrene, not rubber/vinyl YEAH! Also they are moulded so the seam is on the back of the tire not down the middle of the tread, nice job! Clear plastic windows and lights and a small decal sheet are also provided. A nicely illustated 12 page instruction booklet is included. It contains a 2 page vehicle history, if you can read Japanese! Overall this looks to be a very nice kit.
FM31 IJA Type 94 6-Wheeled Truck, Canvas Top. Basically the same as above but a few more parts (total of 133) for this soft cab version. Retail is $72. on each of these kits but, R&J currently has them on Special for $60.00 each.
Greatwall Hobby (aka LionRoar) LNR-L3523 Rheinmetall 12.8cm K44 L/55 High Velocity Anti-Tank Gun. An interesting gun, unfortunately there is not any history included in the instructions. Oh well, some internet searching required! The kit does include the limber so the gun can be assembled in firing or travel position. No vinyl tires in here either! Nicely molded, the kit comes with a small fret of PE, some wire and small springs. A 7 page extremely well illustrated instruction book + a full color painting guide sheet w/5 views is included. Retail is $58.00 but, R&J has them on Special for $45.00 each. An upgrade set, LNR-L3523T, that includes PE gun shields & turned metal barrel is coming soon. We already have these on order.
Sovereign 2000 Upgrade for LionRoar Motorcycles. Beautifully cast in resin, reminds me of K59's stuff.: S2KA006 Zundapp KS750 Motorcycle Upgrade. R&J's price $17.00
S2KA009 BMW R75 Motorcycle Update. R&J's price $17.00
S2KA010 BMW R75 w/sidecar Update. R&J's price $33.00
RE-STOCKED ITEMS:
Cyber-Hobby CHC-6610 Wittmann's Last Tiger Befehlspanzer Tiger I Late, Normandy 1944. Limited Editon (One Production Run) We finally got 6 more of these kits, but, I'm told these are the last of them. Only have 3 left in-stock. Original Retail was $59.00 But, it's already become a "Collectible" and selling for $65-70 or higher in some cases. We are selling them for $55.00 each No Discounts!
CHC-9102 Sherman M4A4 75mm Orange Box Super Value Pack w/DS Track & Bonus U.S. Tank Crew set. $25.00
Dragon DRA-6228 Sherman Mk. Ic Firefly Hybrid Smart Kit Lots of extras i.e. clear pscopes, composite hull w/ cast texture & DS T-48 Track. Retails for $54.00. R&J has 3 of these on Special @ $42.00 each
Sovereign 2000 S2KA001 2 Pounder Ammo Set: Consists of metal rounds & casings + 20 boxes & crates. $17.00
S2KA003 2 Pounder Diorama Base 4.5" x 4.5" resin display base w/sandbage emplacement for 2 pdr. $14.00

June 22, 2010
Product News
FineMolds Has announced an Imperial Japanese Army 6 Wheeled Cargo Truck. FM30 is Canvas Top version & FM31 will be Hard Top version. No prices yet but, ETA Mid July.
LionRoar/GreatWall LNR-L3519 3.7cm FLAK 43 ($19.00), LNR-L3520 Armored Cab SwS Weapons Carrier ($52.00), LNR-L3520C SwS Weapons Carrier w/FLAK 43 ($66.00) And, LNR-L3523 12.8cm Pak 44 L/55 High Velocity Anti-Tank Gun. I am hoping they do the FLAK versions of the 12.8cm (both Single & Double) as well.   All 4 LNR kits should be here next week.
Masterpiece Models has some new 1:35th scale items:MMDA001 Wrecked Japanese Zero, nicely detailed w/multi-part cockpit inserts ans P.E. details for canopy, flaps, rudder and ailerone ($49.00), MMET002 European Cottage, 6" x6" corner structure w/detailed stone facade & shingled roof ($26.00),  MMET003 Village Corner Building 4"x 4" x 7" height ($26.00),   MMPT006 Pacific Stronghold, 10"x10" multi-level Diorama Base w/palm log seawall obstacle and realistic ground texture ($36.00),  MMPT006A Same as Pacific Stronghold Base but includes Japanese Steel Pill Box ($45.00),  MMCD7002 German WWII FLAK Emplacement Bunker ($29.00),  MMCD7014 Chateau Approach cobblestone street section w/stone wall and raised grounds ($29.00)   Masterpiece also has 3 new submarine kits in 1/192nd, call us for more info.
Tristar has, or will very soon release their 2nd Early Brummbar kit. This kit, TRI35040, is a "Mid production Early" and includes some very interesting features and a very detailed interior. TRI35056 "German Infantry taking a rest" is a new set of 4 figures, 2 seated & 2 laying down in relaxed poses. We will be getting these new Tristar releases as soon as they are available.
Website News
Updated Masterpiece Models product page.

May 27, 2010
Product News
WESPE Models arrived with some interesting new kits. Such as; WES35080 Ford-Marmon Herrington WWII Staff Car, WES35082 Magirus Maultier WWII German cargo half-track, WES35100 Ford LRDG, based on Ford 01A Van, these trucks pre-dated the Chevy 30CWT & WES35101 Chevy 30CWT LRDG That's right a complete kit, in resin, of the 30CWT Chevy. Imagen these 2 LRDG vehicles together in a "1 of a kind" Dio.!
Website News
Updated WESPE Models product page.

May 11, 2010
Product News
MK 1/35 Sent us some interesting new stuff. Among these was "A Big Surprise" MKA084 a complete resin kit of a Farm Tractor circa 1938. This is expertly cast, 48 extremely clean parts requiring very little clean-up. This "generic" tractor makes a great center piece or use as accent piece in any farm/countryside scene. All but 1 of the tractors have already sold to modelers I described it to over the phone. No worries though, we have already ordered more. Another interesting item is MKA083 "Mixing Set" it consists of 3 metal tins, 3 small plastic bottles, 1 eye dropper, 1 pair latex gloves and some plastic stir sticks all for just $6.00. Not sure why Gerard decided to do this mixing set but it is useful to have stuff and the set is a good value.
We are offering a "Half-Price Special" on MK Editions "Tanks & Military Vehicles of WWII, Vol. 1" This soft cover book of 78 pages features articles on detailing which include many photos of real vehicles as well as models. Featured are: Geschutzwagen (10.5cm leFH18 on Hotchkiss), detailing article on the Hetzer, and similar article on the M7 Priest, the DUKW and the Bergepanther. Some very interesting, although now some what dated information on Sherman Family kits & conversions. Plus, 3 pages, with about 12 photos of the Saumur Tank Museum. This book, normally $24.00 is now Special for half-price $12.00, while they last!
Website News
Completed updates to LIFECOLOR product page and to
MK 1/35   product page.

April. 28, 2010
atWebsite News
Completed updates to New World Miniatures product page and our own R&J Products page as promised. Check out the new products & photos

April. 25, 2010
General Information and/or Commentary
Sorry for the lack of updates AGAIN!. Show season is underway. We've been to 3 shows in the last 5 weeks 2 of the show were fairly close Vancouver, WA (near Portland, OR) and most recently in Seattle. But, the other was in Santa Clara, CA. Nothing like a 2000 mile round trip drive over a 3 day weekend to wear you out!. In any case, we had a good time at all the shows. It's always great to see old friends.
Product News
Dragon/Cyber-Hobby continue to put out interesting kits the most recent being DRA #6386 Nashorn Smart Kit, DRA #6228 Sherman Mk.Ic "Firefly" Hybrid Smart Kit, DRA # 6362 M21 Mortar Motor Carriage Smart Kit and CH#6583 SdKfz 7 flatbed w/2cm 4 barrelled FLAK 38...A super nice kit!
Masterpiece Models Has released a rash of new items recently. The 1:35th scale items include: FLAK Sled for 20mm FLAK this makes it so easy to add any 20mm FLAK 38 to the bed of any cargo truck. Works great in Zvesda Mercedes L4500 or Tamiya's Opel "Blitz", 3 WWII Japanese Defensive Positions, 1 Palm Log Bunker w/removeable roof on a small base and 1 Sandbag Bunker w/palm log retaining wall on a larger diorama base. They also have a very interesting Steel "Pillbox". These hex. shaped prefab. pillboxes went up fast and were used on many of the islands. Other new 1/35th items include: Quonset Hut, FLAK Emplacement and diorama bases of a factory boiler room and an approach to a chateau. They also have a very nicely cast "Little Boy" atomic bomb kit in 1/12th scale.
New World Miniatures We received our initial order a couple weeks ago and I am very impressed with this line of figures. A local modeler used their LRDG crew in a vignette he built for the Seattle Show. The well animated NWM figures were nicely finished and really added to this award winning vignette. NWM's U.S. Half-Track crews were very popular at Seattle IPMS and we "sold-out" of their 2 newest 1/35th figure sets, NWM35052 SAS Jeep Crew (2 figure set) and NWM35059 Panzerjager Crew (2 half figures). Their newest 120mm-1/16th scale figure is NWM16001 USMC 4th Div. Saipan by our old friend John Rosengrant. As usual John has used his awesome sculpting talents to create one obviously battle weary "Jar Head" armed with a 12 guage pump, Superb!
R&J Products RJ35202C Parts for the modified early Brummbar. Includes Mid roof, hatches and external fume extractor parts + 8 steel roadwheels, plus instructions about which kit parts to use to recreate the modified earlies sent to Italy in early 1944. RJ35204 WWII Italian Small Arms Ammo Boxes 8mm MG, 20mm & 37mm ammo boxes, great stowage for AS42/43 Scout Cars etc. RJDP725 Opuntia Cactus. Local Modeler, Ed Schnabel made some cactus for his LRDG vignette. They looked so good many who saw photos on the web asked for them. Sooooo, Ed sent me some masters with photos to use for packaging. I only had enough time to cast up 10 sets (8 in 1/35th + 2 in 1/16th) for the Seattle IPMS Show. And they were all gone before the end of the show. It looks like these cactus are gonna be popular, no worries, we are making more! Each 1:35th set consists of 38 pieces in different sizes & shapes. Enough to make 5-7 plants. The interesting thing about the Opuntia Cactus is, in addition to being found in deserts world wide, they are also found on many Pacific islands! We also make a set (RJDP1605) for larger scale i.e. 1/24, 1/25th & 1/16 This set has 24 pcs and makes 3-5 plants. We are also close to having our Brummbar interior update set (RJ35006) completed. Rather than doing a complete interior as originally planned (before Dragon & Tristar Brummbar kits were released), we have decided to use parts from our Pz4 lower hull interior set (RJ35005) and add some additional parts i.e. grenade & shell storage bins, etc. needed to detail a Dragon or Tristar Brummbar interior. We expect RJ35006 to release in May 2010.
Website News
I updated the Masterpiece Models page but have not yet completed the updates for, New World Miniatures or R&J Products pages. These should be completed within the next 3-4 days.

Jan. 22, 2010
General Information and/or Commentary
Sorry for the lack of updates recently. I have been totally focused on updating our paper catalog for the last 8 weeks. I am happy to report the new 120 page catalog is now done. In fact, we just got them back from the copy shop today! The next project, which I have already started, is an update of all the product pages on this website. This won't be done "overnight" either. But, it will get done over the next couple months.
Website News
I have updated 2 of the existing pages Accurate Armour &
Blast Models. I have also created 3 new product pages for Bravo-6,  Master Club and  New World Miniatures.

Some find the Brummbar information below of interest so, we have decided to leave it here for a while longer. FYI, our modified early update set (RJ35202C) for the Cyber-Hobby Early Brummbar kit is now available.
March 19, 2009
General Information and/or Commentary
Thought I would share some information & observations on Brummbars. I have been researching them after noticing some interesting variations among the recent releases from Dragon/Cyber-Hobby and Tristar .
I. EARLY BRUMMBAR:
There were only 60 Early Brummbars produced. 52 of these were on Ausf. G chassis. A total of 8 were based on Ausf. E or F chassis. I have not found an exact count of E's vs F's but, the timing of their production suggests that most of the 8 were most likely Ausf F's. So, 3 or 4 E based Earlies seems like a fair assumption. That makes them only about 5% of total Early production, right? So why did both Dragon (Cyber-Hobby) and Tristar feature Ausf. E's as the basis of their Early Brummbar kits? How can you tell? Just look at the muffler. Only the Ausf. E had the long muffler which is the only muffler provided by Tristar. The Cyber-Hobby Early, because it uses Dragons' Mid Brummbar sprues does happen to have the short muffler but it's marked as not to be used! Don't get me wrong, these are both very nice kits, I just wonder why both companies limited their research on Early Brummbars to the E based vehicle at Kobinka? By doing so, they overlook 90 - 95% of the Early Brummbar production? I was hoping their research would uncover more information about how many of the 8 were Ausf. E's versus F's instead they totally ignored it! I also wonder why none of the Brummbar releases have any steel roadwheels? It is known that the extreme weight of the sloped front armor, mantlet & gun severely taxed the front suspension and crushed the rubber right off the front 2 roadwheels on either side. They were replaced by "steelies" in the field on some earlies. Many of the Mids had "Steelies" on the front 4 roadwheels on either side. The kits don't seem to address this at all and yet Tristar provides over taxed suspension parts so we know they were aware of the extreme frontal weight problem. Oh Well!
II. MODIFIED EARLIES:
After the battle of Kursk all remaining Early Brummbars (approx. 26) were sent to a factory in Austria for refitting. This refit was very significant because it brought them up to Mid Production standards. The largest and most noticeable feature of this refit was the replacement of the fighting compartment roof with that of the Mid. The reason for this was the poorly designed fume extractor system in the Early. Ducts on the ceiling were supposed to take the fumes to the large fans mounted on the rear wall. Apparently the fumes went thru the eyes, noses & throats of the crew first! The Mid fixed this with a fume extractor mounted on the roof directly above the gun. The rear wall of these Modified Earlies wasn't changed so the large external fume extractor covers were still there even though the fans were no longer functional. Any Ausf. E based Earlies received the shorter muffler at this refit and it is believed all 26 vehicles were given a coating of zimmerit before they were dispatched to Italy. If you study photos of what appear to be Early Brummbars in Italy you'll see the flat, round (hockey puck shaped) fume extractor on the roof above the gun. Also if the front part of the loader's hatch is open, look for a bullet splash across it, this is another "telltale" of the mid roof. The roof was very different over the gunners position as well, as were hatch hinges. These features are only visible in an overhead photos which are rare in the field. If you wish to model an Early Brummbar in Italy, it won't be accurate without the modifications. We are currently working on an R&J Products conversion to accurately represent these "modified early" Brummbars.