SPW or Schlepper "Katzchen"  
Kit # G70 (Combat Ready range) Scale: 1/76 Material: Resin Review date: March, 2008 Quality: Casting is very good with great details on and in the vehicle! Parts: 9 pieces (main hull, upper hull plate, 2x seat backs, front gun shield, rear gun mount, 2x MG, driver's visor) Instructions: none given (but vehicle is a simple build) Packaging: Zip-Lock bags Additional: Gordon Brown said he got the Cromwell Models Germany master back from United-Fun just a week prior to the Trucks-N-Tracks (FEB 2008) show and was able to re-work the kit into the Combat Ready range in time for the show. This kit actually has better detail than the earlier one that was offered. Also of note is that he says the vehicle was not intended solely as an SPW/APC, but rather as an arterillery schlepper transporting the gun's crew inside the vehicle. There is to be a combi-set out in the future that will have the "Katzchen" and an artillery piece included. Assembled Model: French Hotchkiss 25mm A/T Gun  
Kit # F ? (Combat Ready range) Scale: 1/76 Material: Resin Review date: September, 2009 Quality: Casting is good 1 wheel has a break in it, easy to repair) Parts: 10 pieces (resin) Instructions: none given (but it is a simple build) Packaging: Zip-Lock bags Additional: n/a Assembled Model: E-50 Flakzwilling 55mm "Super-Coelian"  
Kit # G74 (Combat Ready range) Scale: 1/76 Material: Resin Review date: April, 2009 Quality: nicely cast model with great detail! Parts: 15 pieces (hull, turret, gun mantlet, 2x gun barrels, 2x hatches, access hatch, 2x front fenders, fire extinguisher, 4x tow hooks) Instructions: none (but vehicle is a simple build) Packaging: Zip-Lock bags Additional: 1st resin kit of a E-50 with Flakzwilling 55mm. Assembled Model: LWS (Land-Wasser-Schlepper Type I)  
Kit # G83 (Combat Ready range) Scale: 1/76 Material: Resin Review date: April, 2009 Quality: Casting is great, great detail and thought to simplify construction and retain quality Parts: 10 pieces (vehicle hull, cabin, 2x rudders, lower tow bar, lower pintle, upper pintle, spotlight, 2x capstans) Instructions: none included Packaging: Zip-Lock bags Additional: Best LWS in 1/76 scale! Kit was originally jointly produced with CMSC. This version is simplified construction and has more details. Assembled Model: 150mm SiG 33 (sf) auf Panzer I Ausf B "Bison"  
 
Kit # G86 (Combat Ready range) Scale: 1/76 Material: Resin Review date: June, 2009 Quality: great detail on kit, resin is cast very well, little or no flash, casting style makes parts easy to remove/keeps detail intact Parts: 10 pieces (hull, bottom armor shield, gun shield, Sig barrel/mount, gun carriage, 2 x wheels, 2 x elevation wheels, gun sight) Instructions: none included Packaging: Zip-Lock bags Additional: This kit is light years ahead of my old US Casts conversion and is the best one I have seen in this scale to date. Also of note: Cromwell Models kits normally have a header on the packaging and this one does not only because Gordon graciously cast it for me on the spot when my wife and I were visiting Scotland (and his shop!) Assembled Model: Saurer RR7 / SdKfz 254 
Kit # G87 (Combat Ready range) Scale: 1/76 Material: Resin Review date: March, 2008 Quality: Casting is great with lots of detail on model! Parts: 11 pieces (vehicle hull, 2x front road wheels, 2x rear roadwheels, 2x rear support arms, 2x hatch halfs, rear brace/step, rear tow hooks bracket) Instructions: none included Packaging: Zip-Lock bags Additional: This kit was previously released as a full kit under the Cromwell Models 'Oddballs" range. The model is able to be made with the wheels up (for cross-country driving) or down for driving on roads. You simply rotate the front wheels/brackets 180 degrees (they are cast at a 45 degree angle). For the rear wheels there are locating points and seperate brackets that you angle up or down. Assembled Model: Half-Tracks E-100 "Krokodil"  
Kit # G ? (Combat Ready range) Scale: 1/76 Material: Resin Review date: April, 2009 Quality: Casting and detail is excellent! Parts: 12 pieces (hull, A/A MG turret, 4 hatches, main gun, L & R front fenders, gun travel lock, Notek light & spotlight) Instructions: none given (but vehicle is a simple build) Packaging: Zip-Lock bags Additional: new mold & upgraded details. Assembled Model: PzKpfw IV "Mobelwagen" 37mm  
Kit # G ? (Combat Ready range) Scale: 1/76 Material: Resin (w/metal barrel) Review date: September, 2009 Quality: Casting and detail is excellent! Parts: 16 pieces (resin) 1 metal (barrel) Instructions: none given (there are plenty of reference photos online to help guide the model build) Packaging: Zip-Lock bags Additional: new mold and this kit is 1st I've seen with correct front shield support and proper hatches for driver & gunner Assembled Model: E-75  
Kit # 72034 (Combat Ready 72 range) Scale: 1/72 Material: Resin Review date: April, 2009 Quality: model casting and detail are very good with little to know flash on pieces Parts: 14 pieces (hull, turret, gun barrel, gun mantlet, L & R side skirts, 4 x hatches, 2 x exhausts, notek light, IR set ) Instructions: none given (but vehicle is a simple build) Packaging: Zip-Lock bags Additional: upgunned version of proposed panzer and IR set is a very nice addition! Assembled Model: American T-29E3 Super Heavy 1946 
 
Kit # 72032 (Combat Ready 72 range) Scale: 1/72 Material: Resin Review date: June, 2009 Quality: resin is cast very well, great detail all over model and little to know flash on the pieces Parts: 50+ pieces (hull, turret, gun barrel, gun stop, 10 x roadwheels, 2 x mufflers, various odds and ends!) Instructions: none included Packaging: Zip-Lock bags Additional: 1st ever kit of this one-off prototype American tank. A simple web search wil pull up several good photos of the original tank , very massive! Assembled Model: LK-II Tank 
 
Kit # GW10 (Great War range) Scale: 1/76 Material: Resin Review date: June, 2009 Quality: great detail, resin is cast very well, no air bubbles and only small cleanup needed Parts: 4 pieces (hull, turret & 2 x track sections) Instructions: none included Packaging: Zip-Lock bags Additional: Cromwell Models kits normally have a header on the packaging and this one does not only because Gordon graciously cast it for me on the spot when my wife and I were visiting Scotland (and his shop!) Assembled Model: Cromwell Models selection  
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