It’s been a couple of months since our last big release and so today we’re pleased to announce our latest additions to the website – nearly a dozen Japanese artillery pieces!
Ranging from the almost comically small 70mm Type 92 light howitzer (barely 3 feet tall!) to the whopping 240mm calibre Type 45 siege gun whose shells weighed 200kg, there should be something for an army of any size. The ten models are:
– Light howitzers – Type 94 75mm, Type 90 75mm, Type 38 75mm, Type 92 70mm
– Medium howitzers – Type 91 105mm, Type 92 100mm
– Heavy howitzers – Type 96 150mm, Type 89 150mm, Type 38 150mm
– Super heavy howitzers – Type 45 240mm siege gun
All of these are supplied with full crew and are available in scales from 1/87 – 1/32
More releases are planned for June so stayed tuned!
This month’s release is a boon to Early- & mid war German tank commanders with no less than 27 new Panzer III variants including gun tanks, a flammpanzer, befehlswagen command vehicle, beobachtungs artillery observation tank and more!
Starting with the Ausf. C and ending with the Ausf. N, there are options for winter tracks, additional stowage, zimmerit, schurzen and even DAK variants with extra fuel and water.
Along with the US Airborne troops and Italian, British and Japanese vehicles released in February, we have added around 150 new models and options to the webstore so far in 2025 and we’re just starting!
It’s been a while since our last update post but not because we have been quiet – quite the opposite!
With substantial additions to the Japanese, Italian and British vehicle sections along with an entire new range of US Airborne models, a whopping 120 new miniatures and variations have been added to the website since our last news update!
Lets take a closer look at what’s been added
New US Airborne Infantry
First up we have the US Airborne, with them dropping in a whole new collection, including
– HQ teams including three different officer teams, a Forward Observer and a Medic – Infantry squads with rifles, SMGs, rifle grenades and BARs – Support teams equipped sniper rifles, Bazookas, flamethrowers, mortars and MMGs – Anti-armour support with the M1 57mm anti-tank gun
New British Vehicles
The Brits lead the way for vehicles with the Churchill MkVII (75mm, 95mm and Crocodile), various marks of Valentine and the Covenanter providing armoured infantry support, the 17pdr armed Achilles supplying anti-armour capability and the Staghound AA giving cover from enemy airpower.
New Italian Vehicles
Next up with have the Italians. We’ve added or updated over 40 new Italian vehicles! And they’re all available from 15mm to 54mm! That’s right – around a dozen about been updated with new models, and about 30 are entirely new additions to the range.
The collection now includes: – Light tanks and tankettes (such as the Fiat 3000 & L6/40 models, and 11 L3/33, L3/35 and L3/38 variants including flamethrowers!) – armoured and unarmoured transports such as the Renault ADR, Dunvunque 35 and multiple S37 models. – mobile AT (AS43 47mm and L3 CC variants) – mobile AA guns (3 Ro 90/53 and AS43 20mm) – armoured cars including the Lince, AB611 and a railway version of the AB41.
New Japanese Vehicles
Lastly, we also added a lot to our Japanese range with 27 new and 3 updated vehicles, all available from 15mm to 54mm!
The collection now includes: – Light tanks and tankettes such as the Ha-Go, Type 92 Cavalry tank, Te-Ke, Ke-Ni and Otsu-Gata. – Artillery tractors and armoured carriers such as the Ni-Ku, So-Da, Ro-Ke and Te-Re – Amphibious tanks and landing craft including the Ka-Tsu (with torpedoes!), Ka-Chi, Ka-Mi and Su-Ki truck – Mobile guns and SPG such as the Ho-Ni II and 120mm Chi-Ha (including the one-off Long Gun prototype!) – Armoured cars including the So-Ki (road and rail versions!) and Type 93 Kokusan.
Phew! As you can see – a lot of new models and options have been added to MarDav’s store since the last update, and we are continuing to increase the range through 2025 and beyond!
October has continued to be a mad month with releases as we’ve added another 31 models to the German range and also an entire Eastern Front village!
Lets take a closer look at what’s been added
New German Vehicles
The new models bring the total number of German releases this month up to a whopping 66 new additions to the German range! We already covered the new Kradschutzen and Fallschirmjager models in the last update, so it’s straight on with the latest additions.
Firstly, we’ve rounded out armoured and support vehicle options for the Germans with the addition of some mobile AT in the form of the Panzerjager I, Marder I, Ferdinand (and Elefant!), Sturer Emil and Bunkerflak. Equipped with a variety of armour-busting main guns, these models cover the early years of the war in the West all the way through the latter days in the East.
Finally, a large range of the captured and converted French Lorraines make their way to the front line, with the howitzer armed Schleppers- 105mm, 150mm and 122mm, alongside the various transports such as the 37L, 37L44, 37S and 38L, and even the weird, wonderful and prototype Alkett, AK7 and Beobachstungwagen.
As you can see, these new additions mean that there is something for any German player regardless of theatre and period.
Eastern Front Village
Now for the terrain!
In addition to the desert and Far East village options we already offer, we’ve now added a complete rural Eastern Front village to our terrain options.
Comprising 6 different houses, a school, church, barn, well, scatter pieces, a complete road system and fenced field, the village is around 900mm x 900mm (at 28mm) making it a sizeable centre piece for any table or a good battlefield on it’s own for smaller games.
In addition to all the pieces being available separately, the entire village can be purchased as a single item at a 15% discount!
Phew! As you can see – a lot of new models and options have been added to MarDav’s store since the last update, and we are continuing to increase the range through November and beyond!
Well – September was a busy month and October is heading that way as well!
As we have so much new stuff to tell you about, here is a mid-month update!
Soviet Army Builder
Hot on the back of the Japanese Army Builder released last month, we have updated and re-released the Soviet Army Builder with more options and tweaked to fit the new V3 Bolt Action rules. As with the Japanese Army Builder, the Soviets can build a full 28mm force for £100 with a free tank!
New Allied Models
So, what new goodies have we added to the product range?
The French however have been incredibly busy! Currently we have the Renault D2, B1, B1 BIS and R35, Somua 35, Hotchkiss H35 and H39, four variants of the FT 17 and six(! ) different models of the AMR 35! – that’s an amazing 17 different tanks! The different variants of the FT 17 and AMR 35 include command tanks, different weapon options and even a tank destroyer!
New German Models
Now for the German reinforcements!
First up, the Fallschirmjager are getting some additional support with a 12cm heavy mortar, flamethrower, Engineer squad and Raketenwerfer, while they can rapidly redeploy thanks to their new motorbikes!
Secondly, we’re expanding the general range of Kradschutzen, with two new motorbike and sidecar combinations – a single rifle armed passenger and four(!) crammed onto one motorbike! There is also an updated model for the MG34 sidecar as well as models of Kradschutzen at rest and dismounted.
1940s British Town
Finally, we have picked up a project from earlier in the year – a full 6′ x 4′ (at 28mm) 1940s British town. So far we have a road layout sorted (plain or cobbled) with junctions, corners etc. As you can see on the image of the finished portion, there is also a vertical rail roadblock section.
Alongside the roads, we also have a bank, pub (and yard), department store (with rooftop fire watchers post), house (with attached brick pillbox hiding in the wall) and a garage and workshop with attached yard as well.
As you can see – a lot of new models and options have been added to MarDav’s store since the last update, and we are continuing to increase the range through the rest of October and beyond!
Well – August was a busy month and September is headed that way as well!
Since we updated the website and added all the new products, they have been flying off the printers all month! However, we are content to stop there and have continued adding more through August with more on the way in September.
Border Reivers Show
Firstly, an exciting and bit of news for us – we are attending our first trade show this weekend! That’s right, we’ll be hosting a stall in person at the Border Reivers Wargames Show held at the Gateshead International Stadium. So, if you’re local and want to meet the chaps behind MarDav – and maybe pick up a bargain (there’ll be discounts!) then pop along and say hi.
New Allied Models
So, what new goodies have we added to the product range?
The British Army has not been forgotten either. On the other side of the pond the Yanks have been hard at work, allowing the Staghound Mk I, II and III to join the fray, alongside a range of Willys Jeeps equipped with either .30 or .50 calibre machine guns and the M5A1 halftrack.
US factories have not just been helping the Limeys though – they’ve also found the time to aid their own war effort as well. Rolling off the production lines have been a whole host of light trucks with the Dodge WC 51, 52, 56, 57 and 58 ready to hit the front!
Further Allied reinforcements have been sighted in Soviet armies as well, with more lend lease Willys Jeeps from the US. As with the Brits, these are available as a standard transports as well as equipped with a .30 or .50 calibre machine gun. The Soviet factories haven’t been quiet either, with the T-60 making an appearance in multiple forms, including the standard T-60, an up-armoured variant and the multiple rocket battery toting BM-8-24 Katyusha.
As you can see – a lot of new models and options have been added to MarDav’s store in the last month, and we are continuing to increase the range through September and beyond!
Here’s to another cracking month and even more goodies in September!
I know you’re probably had enough of German vehicles from us recently, but this will be the last one for a while – I promise!
This time around we are supplying the front with tows and transportation. First up is the Hanomag SS 100 artillery tractor – capable of towing the feared 88 or even a V2 rocket! Next we have the Sd.Kfz 10 – a sturdy workhorse half-track that handles the smaller artillery pieces as well as carrying their crew. The Opel Blitz is an iconic WWII vehicle, and along with the fuel tanker variant could soon be ferrying troops and fuel across your battlefields. Finally we have Sd.Kfz 252– an armoured half-track ammunition carrier with a trailer for extra ammo!
These are all available in a range of scales from 1/87 up to 1/35, but other scales can also be produced – just ask!
Stay tuned for something completely new (and big!) next week – and I promise it is not just more German vehicles!
Today’s release sees the Germans receive some much needed anti-armour support in the form of assorted tank destroyers. As well as lighter tanks such as the Jagdpanzer IV L/48 and L/70 variants and the Hetzer, there is also the powerful Jagdpanther – capable of defeating any deploy Allied armour.
These are all available in 20mm and 28mm, but other scales can also be produced – just ask!
More information for each vehicle can be found on their pages, linked above.
This release sees the introduction of some new infantry options for the Soviets. We have often been asked about NKVD troops and here they are along with Naval troops!
The NKVD (or “People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs”) was an internal politicised police force in the Soviet Union from 1934 to 1946. Well known for conducting the Great Purge and mass deportations to of “undesirables” to the Gulags, troops of the NKVD also served alongside the Red Army during the defence of cities such as Stalingrad and Moscow.
During WWII, much of the Soviet’s sea power was contained by the advancing Germans. This meant that the fleets of the Black Sea and Baltic were largely unable to contribute to the war effort. Battleships were sometimes used as artillery and anti-aircraft platforms if they were close enough to ongoing fighting, but many were simply redundant. In both cases, ships were often stripped back to a skeleton crew, and the majority of the crew deployed as ground troops. In this over 350,000 Red Navy sailors were redeployed as infantrymen.
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We hope that soon our models will be reinforcing your Soviet armies – Ura!
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