My Try @ Product Photography - Toys and Collectables

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For TABLE OF CONTENTS of all images in this thread please see Page 19


What's featured on this Page 26....

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ISSUE 30 - Flakpanzer Gepard Army of the Federal Republic of Germany Leipzig (Germany) - 1979

 

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The Combat Tanks Collection - Flakpanzer Gepard

Weight - 47.5 tonnes
Length - 7.68 m gun forward
Width - 3.71 m
Height - Radar retracted: 3.29 m
Crew - 3 (driver, gunner, commander)
Armour - conventional steel
Main Armament - 2 × 35 mm autocannon, each with 320 rounds anti-air ammunition and 20 rounds anti-tank
Operational Range - 550 km
Speed - 65 km/h




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The Flakpanzer Gepard radar and gun system operates at an optimum range of 3000 to 4000m, making it ideal for engaging low altitude anti-tank helicopters. The vehicle is based on a slightly modified chassis of the main battle tank Leopard 1 (see below picture).

The initial plan was to base the Flakpanzer Gepard as closely as possible on the Leopard 1 tank chassis. Nevertheless, some adjustments had to be made. First the rear of the hull had to be extended to provide room for extra batteries.

Also the chassis of the Leopard 1 was extended by 8 cm. The wheels further received new shock absorbers, providing better stability for the Flakpanzer Gepard when firing.

The vehicle also received an auxiliary engine which powers the electric generator. This engine is accessible through a hatch on the front deck.

 

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ISSUE 31 - Challenger I UK Mainland Division (United Kingdom) - 1984

 

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The Combat Tanks Collection - Challenger 1

Weight - 62 tonnes
Length - 11.5 m gun forward
Width - 3.51 m
Height - 2.95 m
Crew - 4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)
Armour - Chobham, classified
Main Armament - Royal Ordnance L11A5 120 mm rifled gun
Operational Range - 450 km
Speed - 56 km/h


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Comparing with Dragon Armor...


The British Challenger 1 was the main battle tank (MBT) of the British Army from 1983 to the mid-1990s, when it was superseded by the Challenger 2.

Challenger 2 is an extensive re-design of the Challenger 1. Although the hull and automotive components seem similar, they are of a newer design and build than those of the Challenger 1.

The Challenger 2 has seen operational service in Bosnia, Kosovo and Iraq. Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA) kits can be fitted for added protection as the model below shows.

Explosive Reactive Armour consists of a slab of explosive sandwiched between 2 plates and upon penetration the explosive detonates and the plates push apart - damaging the incoming projectile.

Nothing change for the past 70 years since WW2 - the concepts are still very much the same.....

 

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ISSUE 32 - M26 Pershing 33rd Armoured Regiment 3rd Armored Division (Germany) - 1945

 

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The Combat Tanks Collection - M26 Pershing

Weight - 46 tonnes
Length - 8.65 m gun forward
Width - 3.51 m
Height - 2.78 m
Crew - 5 (Commander, Gunner, loader, driver, co-driver)
Armour - Upper hull = 100mm Lower hull and turret sides= 76mm
Main Armament - 90 mm Gun M3
Operational Range - 160 km
Speed - 40 km/h



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ISSUE 33 - Leclerc T5 501st-503rd Battle Tank Regiment (France) - 1997

 

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The Combat Tanks Collection - Leclerc T5

Weight - 57.4 tonnes
Length - 9.87 m gun forward
Width - 3.6 m
Height - 2.53 m
Crew - 3 (Commander, gunner, driver)
Armour - Modular composite armor SXXI version include titanium, tungsten and semi-reactive layers
Main Armament - GIAT CN120-26/52 120mm tank gun
Operational Range - 650 km with external fuel
Speed - 72 km/h



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ISSUE 34 - T-34/76 130th Tank Brigade 21st Armoured Corps (Russia) - 1942

The Combat Tanks Collection - T-34

Weight - 26.5 tonnes
Length - 6.68 m gun forward
Width - 3.00 m
Height - 2.45 m
Crew - 4
Armour - Hull front 47 mm /60° (upper part)
45 mm (1.8")/60° (lower part),
Hull side 40 mm[3]/41°(upper part),
Hull rear 45 mm,
Hull top 20 mm,
Hull bottom 15 mm,
Turret front 60 mm,
Turret side 52 mm/30°,
Turret rear 30 mm,
Turret top 16 mm
Main Armament - 76.2 mm (3.00 in) F-34 tank gun
Operational Range - 400 km
Speed - 53 km/h

 

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Comparing with Dragon Armor...

The T-34/76 medium tank was mounted with the M1940 F-34 76 mm Soviet gun. A modified version of the gun, the 76 mm tank gun M1941 ZiS-5 was used on KV-1 heavy tank.

In 1943, the thick armor of the new German Tiger and Panther tanks had rendered the F-34 gun obsolete.

 

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ISSUE 35 - Chieftain Mk. 5 BAOR (Brussels) - 1979

 

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The Combat Tanks Collection - Chieftain Mk. 5

Weight - 55 tonnes
Length - 10.77 m gun forward
Width - 3.66 m
Height - 2.90 m
Crew - 4
Armour - Glacis: 120 mm
Hull sides: 38 mm
Turret: 195 mm
Main Armament - L11A5 120 mm rifled gun
Operational Range - 500 km
Speed - 48 km/h



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ISSUE 36 - T-80 BV 4th Guards Tank Division (USSR) - 1990

 

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The Combat Tanks Collection - T-80 BV

Weight - 42.5 tonnes
Length - 9.9 m gun forward
Width - 3.4 m
Height - 2.02 m
Crew - 3
Armour - T-80B 550mm turret,500mm hull
Main Armament - 125 mm 2A46-2 smoothbore gun
Operational Range - 440 km (with external tanks)
Speed - 70 km/h





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Once considered a premium tank by the Russian military establishment, T-80s suffered savage losses to lightly armed guerrillas during the First Chechen War. The tank’s reputation never recovered.

The Chechen rebels’ combat prowess–and poor Russian tactics–was more responsible for the T-80’s losses than the inherent design. Though, it did have one major flaw - the T-80 was too expensive and guzzled too much fuel. The Russian military soon grew to favor the more economical T-72 series instead.

 

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Thor

Thor is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in August 1962 and is based on the god Thor of Norse mythology.

As the Norse god of thunder, Thor can summon the elements of the storm (lightning; rain; wind; snow) and by whirling his hammer he can lift entire buildings with the wind ! (This model is made of plastic)

 

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Mc Donald's Happy Meal - Doraemon Toy

Doraemon is a Japanese manga series about an intelligent robotic cat named Doraemon, who travels back in time from the 22nd century to aid a schoolboy, Nobita Nobi.

A majority of Doraemon episodes are comedies with lessons regarding values such as honesty, perseverance, courage, family and respect for elders. Various environmental issues are often visited, including homeless animals, global warming, endangered species, deforestation, and pollution.

 

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"Chibi" Alien

Alien is a 1979 American science-fiction horror film of a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature that stalks and kills the crew of a spaceship. Alien received both critical acclaim and box office success. The success of Alien spawned a media franchise of novels, comic books, video games, and toys.

This model is a "Chibi" styled Alien model. "Chibi" is a Japanese slang word meaning "short person" or "small child".

In anime and manga, the term "Chibi" has mostly been conflated with the "super deformed" style of drawing characters with oversized heads or it can be used to describe "child versions" of characters.

Chibi style is usually used in depicting scenes which are cute and/or humorous.