Over the last few years we have brought out a whole series of kits as a direct result of your feedback - kits like the Pershing, JagdPanther, Hetzer, Leopard 2A4, and more recently the Sd Kfz 7, 88mm Flak 36 and the upcoming Challenger 2.
So, in keeping with what has become and annual tradition, here is your opportunity to once again influence our future production plans.
We have added in some "guide pricing" next to the names of the models. This is a rough estimate of the price at the current rates.
Thanks in advance for your input and we look forward to the results.
Quite possibly the greatest collection of armor ever.
I was fortunate enough to spend a day visiting famous Littlefield Collection about 16 years ago. Here are two photos I just found in a shoebox. I cannot remember if these were analog or digital photos.
When I took my tour the Panther in this video had just arrived and looked very rough, as you can imagine it would after sitting in a river for 60 years.
Adam, sadly the collection has been dissolved. There was an auction after Mr. Littlefield passed away. They did transfer the 5 best vehicles to another museum on the east coast.
Brian
Great pictures! I was lucky enough to see the Panther finished and meet Mr Littlefield before his untimely passing. It was indeed a great collection. The Flying Heritage collection (owned by late Paul Allen) here in Seattle has bought some of Jacques collection. Well worth a trip up here for tank day in May (Memorial Day) when they are displayed and driven. If you like WW2 planes - they have one of the best, all flyable collections in the world. They just got the Littlefield Panzer 4 - but its in pretty bad shape.
The Panther A is now with the Colling's collection on the east coast. I was hoping FHC would purchase the Panther but it did not happen.
Best regards,
Bob
Several other items from the Littlefield Collection went to the Armour & Artillery Museum in Cairns, Australia, including the M113A1 Fire Support Vehicle (FSV), an Australian Mk1 Cruiser tank (AC1 Sentinel) and the Churchill flail, which had been restored by R&R Motors in Kent.
The M113A1 FSV has done quite a few miles around the world: USA to Australia in 1965; converted to FSV and off to South Vietnam in 1971 and back to Australia in 1972 . Australia to England to a collection there (can't remember the name, sorry) then to Jacques Littlefield in California, USA. Finally (?) to Cairns, Australia.
I was fortunate to visit the Littlefield collection on a couple of occasions, the first when Jacques was still alive. We had a long chat about all the acquisitions he had managed to obtain from Australia. The Panther was about 3/4 the way done on my first visit. It was an amazing collection, and the standard of restoration of the Panther was fantastic.
Greetings guys,
My new year resolution was to jump out of the shadows and introduce myself as an active forum participant(finally). I'll stick to this thread specifically for now, but will chime in where the models are specific. I was fortunate to join up with an 1:16 scale RC tank club here in Silicon Valley a few years back , that I soon discovered met monthly up at Pony Tracks Ranch! Words cannot convey the treat it was to get up there monthly to soak in and explore . Jacques had given the club an area down by the live steam train shed/meeting room to set up our scale town and battle. He'd come down and visit occasionally, and share in our enthusiasm of models, and what he was working on. His knowledge was only surpassed by his passion for preserving and playing with military hardware!
I ordered a catalog for the auction, and listened in on the webcast. I've still got a lot of the sale prices on post its on the pages of this really special book. I've attached a pic of the catalog next to my first "completed" project . Now back to the Quad, and the T34-76 which got me started
Cheers,
Tom
Quite possibly the greatest collection of armor ever.
I was fortunate enough to spend a day visiting famous Littlefield Collection about 16 years ago. Here are two photos I just found in a shoebox. I cannot remember if these were analog or digital photos.
When I took my tour the Panther in this video had just arrived and looked very rough, as you can imagine it would after sitting in a river for 60 years.
Have a fantastic weekend.
Brian
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Brian
I hate to contradict you but 'The greatest Collection of Armour Ever' is here in the UK, at the Headquarters of the Tank regiments of the British army, Bovington, Dorset, England.
May I suggest you book a Hotel/Bed and Breakfast (guys here will tell you good places) for June 27 thru (note the american spelling ) June 31, jump on one of those airyplane things and come to Bovington Tank Fest and see a REAL armour museum.
Spend some time in London and go to some WORLD Class museums, especially the World renowned Imperial War Museum, in North London there is the Royal Air Force Museum, and Just outside Cambridge (accessible by trains that do more than 50 MPH) the Imperial war Museum Duxford which has WW 2 aviation and a good selection of armour.
Now that's a can of worms you have both opened. I suppose it depends on the parameters you use in deciding which one of the world-class collections is the 'greatest ever'.
The Russians have the collection at Kubinka with some unique items of not only Russian/Soviet origin, but German as well, such as Maus, the 60cm tracked mortar Karl Gerat, and the wheeled mine exploder. Can't see those anywhere else.
The Patton Museum/US Army collection has some gems (though I'm not sure where much of the items in storage ended up, possibly the new US Armor museum in Georgia), with several German items still in their original 'as captured' condition.
I agree the Tank Museum at Bovington has some real winners, but it does have its rivals for the 'greatest ever' crown.
I'm so wanting to get over there to soak in all the museums . The question is how many days would be necessary? I see myself getting worked up like a kid in a candy store wanting to take it all in.
And then there's everything just across the channel...
A more attainable goal for this year is to visit the Collings Foundations' new museum displaying the Littlefield vehicles they kept, and which the auction proceeds funded. It looks nice from the teaser vids from the soft opening.
. Now back to the Quad, and the T34-76 which got me started 
) June 31, jump on one of those airyplane things and come to Bovington Tank Fest and see a REAL armour museum.