Kit R72037, Simca Cinq, is now available at £9.00. The kit includes markings for two WWII vehicles.
16 June
The first item in the new RetrokiT/OKB Grigorov Details Set range has been launched!
Set ROG72001 includes 5 highly detailled "Libya" tyres, 4 whhels and an empty spare wheel compartment for Italeri's 1/72 AS42 Sahariana kit.
Set ROG72001 retails for £7.00
11 June
Loads of new stuff lately, but I'll only properly update this page after the Duxford show! Too much packing to do!!!
17 May
Following the recent releases of the Renault ACG1 and of the four variants of the Vickers-Carden-Loyd Light Commercial Tank, we are pleased to announce the release of:
Kit R72035: Knox 35 WWI Tractor
and:
Set R72404: 15in Siege Howitzer Shells (10)
4 April 2008
Figure sets R72607: WWII Belgian Cyclistes Frontieres and
R72609: Civilians welcoming troops
are now available
(pictures will be posted shortly!)
27 March 2008
RetrokiT launches its first decal set, designed to go bring some colours to its Da Vinci tank...
The set includes 'markings' for 7 late medieval to early Renaissance European powers: Bohemia, Sicily-Aragon, Holy Roman Empire, Principality of Liege, England, Flanders and Saxony.
From today, the Da Vinci tank kit includes 'markings' for a French war machine (3 white Fleur de Lys). Customers who have already purchased the Da Vinci kit and who would be interested in this new addition to the kit are welcome to e-mail RetrokiT and request their free decal set.
29 February 2008
W^D figures are here!
Cast in a flawless metal, those must be amongst the best 1/72 (23mm) figures on the market today. W^D's first series of figures (17 of them!) are the ideal companion to RetrokiT's 15in Siege Howitzer and forthcoming 9.2in Howitzer kits... Many have 'multipose' features.
This curious armoured car was designed in 1941 by the French forces in Lebanon. It combined the chassis of a Dodge truck, part of armoured body and turret of obsolete White-Laffly armoured cars (Kit R72020), and additional plating for good measure. Only a few were produced before the French ran out of spare plates from the White-Lafflys, and production moved on to the Automitrailleuse Dodge, better known as Tanake (Kit R72023). Those vehicles fought with Vichy forces against the British forces in the Near-East, then soldiered on in North Africa with the Free French forces. The kit comes with decals for one FFL armoured car.
The kit includes decals (made by Black Lion Decals) for two macines, one c. 1940, the other c.1942.
Also available are figure sets R72605 (WWI British Gunners with Teddy Bear jackets) and R72608 (WWII Romanian soldiers) and accessory set R72406 (Drag Cart)
Set R72605 consists of 4 figures in relaxed poses, and is priced at £5.00
Set R72608 includes 6 figures and a couple of separate weapons; 2 soldiers in summer dress (one with Adrian helmet, the other wearing the Dutch type helmet), 2 soldiers in winter dress and 2 tank crew in relaxed poses. It is priced at £7.50
Set R72406 is priced at £3.50
16 January 2008
Sneak preview:
soon available from RetrokiT
Renault ACG-1 (aka AMC35)
Work in Progress: Master by Olivier Herman
4 January 2008
A new set of figures is about to be released, to complement the forthcoming Romanian R-1 Tankette kit:
R72608 WWII Romanian Soldiers
This set includes 6 figures and a couple of separate weapons; 2 soldiers in summer dress (one with Adrian helmet, the other wearing the Dutch type helmet), 2 soldiers in winter dress and 2 tank crew in relaxed poses.
Note: this is a brand new set of figures, taking into account the latest published information, not a re-hash of the earlier Exokit sets (that were for some time available under the RetrokiT label).
Also introducing the new, fantastic and really useful range of Kaliber 72 products from Germany; this includes 1/72 scaled genuine bricks (in 5 colours!) and the first of a hopefully long list of complete (W:13cm; D: 20cm; H: 16cm) resin buildings in 1/72, a half-timbered house:
Bricks available in White, Red, Beige, Grey and Terracotta colours.
And 2 new decal sets from Black Lion Decals:
Set 72019: Yougoslav Army 1945-90
with markings for StuG III, Pz.Kpfw II, Pz.Kpfw III, M7 Priest, M8 Greyhound, M18 Hellcat, T34/85, M36 Jackson, M4 Sherman, M47 Patton, BRDM-2, T-55, M84 and T-72.
and Set 72020: French Army 1940: 14 BCC
with markings for Hotchkiss H-39, Lorraine 37L, Laffly S15R and Somua MCL5
11 December 2007
Minitracks #6 is out now !
featuring RetrokiT's Char B1bis, White-Laffly 50AM and Dodge Tanake...!
19 November 2007
Our latest kit:
Automitrailleuse White (WWI pattern)
is now available..!
This is the fore-runner to the 1930s White-Laffly 50AM; many were in service with the French army during WWI, then most soldiered on until a major 1932 refit, that gave birth to the White-Laffly 50AM armoured car. Some were used by Brasil during the 1920s.
Kit R72030 (Resin + Photo-etched parts)
£16.60
11 November 2007
Our latest figure set:
WWI British Gunners with 'Teddy Bear' Jackets
As the misery of life in open trenches began to be experienced, protective clothing was issued to the BEF. This took many shapes, which men added to whatever they managed to get from home or from the battlefield. In fact, an official, purpose designed waterproofed cape was only issued from 1917...
Late in 1914, however, animal fur coats, commonly made from goat or sheepskin, were issued to those employed inexposed roles such as drivers, dispatch riders and sentries. Photographic evidence shows that those garments were also popular within the Royal Artillery. Those jackets were commonly nicknamed 'Teddy Bears', 'Wooly Bears' or even 'Stinkers'...
