Rubicon Models

Schwimmwagen Type 166 - 280080

The VW Schwimmwagen Type 166 (Swimming Car) was used extensively by German ground forces during WW2. It was one of the most numerous mass-produced amphibious four-wheel drive off-roaders in history.The Volkswagen Schwimmwagen was a mix of the VW...

Flakpanzer IV "Wirbelwind" - 280079

The Flakpanzer IV “Wirbelwind” (Whirlwind in English) was a German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun based on the Panzer IV tank. It was developed in 1944 as a successor to the earlier Möbelwagen self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.In...

Chevrolet WB 30cwt Truck - 280075

During World War 2, Canadian factories built large numbers of standardised trucks for the Commonwealth armies. These were divided into two main branches: The CMP vehicles (Canadian Military Pattern), which were made especially for military use and...

3.7cm FlaK 43 with SdAh 58 Trailer & Crew - 280074

The 3.7cm FlaK 18/36/37/43 was a series of anti-aircraft cannon produced by Germany that saw widespread service in the Second World War. The cannon was fully automatic and effective against aircraft flying at altitudes up to 4,200m. The cannon was...

2cm Flakvierling 38 with SdAh 51/52 Trailer & Crew - 280073

The FlaK 38 (Flugabwehrkanone 38) was a 2cm anti-aircraft gun used by various German forces throughout WW2. It was not only the primary German light anti-aircraft gun, but by far the most numerously produced German artillery piece throughout the war...

Kübelwagen Type 82 - 280072

The Volkswagen Kübelwagen was a light military vehicle designed by Ferdinand Porsche and built by Volkswagen during World War II for use by the German military (both Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS). Based heavily on the Volkswagen Beetle, it was...

SdKfz 2 Kettenkrad with Trailer if.8 & Goliath with Crew - 280071

The SdKfz 2 Kettenkrad (plural Kettenkräder) started its life as a light tractor for airborne troops.  The vehicle was designed to be delivered by Junkers Ju 52 aircraft, though not by parachute.  The vehicle had the...

LVT-4 Water Buffalo - 280068

The Landing Vehicle, Tracked (LVT) is an amphibious warfare vehicle and amphibious landing craft, introduced by the US Navy. LVTs were used by the US Marine Corps, US Army, Canadian, Australian and British armies during WW2.Originally intended...

LVT-2 / LVT(A)-2 Water Buffalo - 280067

The Landing Vehicle, Tracked (LVT) is an amphibious warfare vehicle and amphibious landing craft, introduced by the US Navy. LVTs were used by the US Marine Corps, US Army, Canadian, Australian and British armies during WW2.Originally intended...

LVT(A)-1 / LVT(A)-4 AmTank - 280066

The Landing Vehicle, Tracked (LVT) is an amphibious warfare vehicle and amphibious landing craft, introduced by the US Navy. LVTs were used by the US Marine Corps, US Army, Canadian, Australian and British armies during WW2.Originally intended...

SdKfz 7 Halftrack - 280065

Development of the SdKfz 7 can be traced back to a 1934 Wehrmacht requirement for an eight-tonne half-track.  The production vehicle first appeared in 1938 and was intended to be used mainly as the tractor for the 8.8cm FlaK gun and...

Jagdpanther (G1 & G2) - 280064

The SdKfz 173 Jagdpanther “hunting panther” was a tank destroyer built by the German army during World War II based on the chassis of the Panther tank.  It entered service in 1944 during the later stages of the war on the...

M4A2 Sherman / Sherman Mk III - 280055

The M4A2 Sherman used a welded hull nearly identical to the M4, but with a pair of vented armored grates on the rear hull deck. The M4A2 tanks used the GM6046 twin diesel. This version was produced with all the improvements the other M4 variants...

M4A2(76)W Sherman - 280054

The M4A2(76)W was not an important Sherman in the west during WWII. Just about the whole production run was shipped off to the Soviet Union, where it was well received. The M4A2(76)W was a wet tank with large hatches from the beginning. It’s...

M3/M3A1 Expansion Kit- M21 MMC & Tarpaulin Set - 280053

The M21 Mortar Motor Carriage (MMC) was a self-propelled artillery mount on a half-track chassis used by the United States Army during WW2. It was equipped with an 81mm M1 mortar and an air-cooled M2 Browning machine gun. It was produced by the...

Willys MB ¼ ton 4x4 Truck (Commonwealth) - 280050

The Willys MB (commonly known as a Jeep or jeep, formally as the US Army Truck, ¼ ton, 4x4) is a four-wheel drive utility vehicle that was manufactured during WW2. It is also one of the first military vehicles mass-produced in the US.The...

Willys MB ¼ ton 4x4 Truck (US Standard) - 280049

The Willys MB (commonly known as a Jeep or jeep, formally as the US Army Truck, ¼ ton, 4x4) is a four-wheel drive utility vehicle that was manufactured during WW2. It is also one of the first military vehicles mass-produced in the US.The...

SdKfz 250/251 Expansion Set - SdKfz 250/9 & 251/23 - 280048

The SdKfz 250/9 leichter Schützenpanzerwagen (2cm) was a standard reconnaissance variant. Introduced in March 1942, 30 units were ordered and sent to Russia to replace armoured cars in the reconnaissance role, armed with a 2cm KwK 38...

SdKfz 305/3a Expansion Set - Box Body (Einheitskoffer) - 280047

One of the variants of the SdKfz 305 Opel Blitz and the SdKfz 3a Maultier was the box body (Einheitskoffer). The design of the Einheitskoffer was identical for all trucks in terms of dimensions, position and number of windows, doors and stowage...

SdKfz 250/251 Expansion Set- SdKfz 250/11 & 251/7 sPzB 41 AT Rifle - 280045

The SdKfz 250/11 Alte was designed to be a tank hunter, equipped with the tapered-bore recoilless 2.8cm (1.1in) sPzB 41, with 168 rounds in store on the vehicle, and a MG34 or MG42, generally issued to platoon leaders. The gun carriage was also...

SdKfz 250/251 Expansion Set- SdKfz 250/8 & 251/9 Stummel - 280044

The SdKfz 251/9, also called “kanonenwagen”, was equipped with a short-barrel 75mm (2.95 in) howitzer, which used the same mounting as the StuG III. It was nicknamed “Stummel” (Stump), and committed in great numbers on the...

SdKfz 250/251 Expansion Set- SdKfz 250/7 & 251/2 Mortar Carrier - 280043

The SdKfz 250/7 was a standard mortar carrier (Gerält 897), equipped with the 8cm (3.15in) GrW34 mortar, fixed internally and given to the 4th platoon of each Leichter Panzer Aufklärungs Kompanie (Light Armoured Reconnaissance...

SdKfz 251/22 Ausf D Expansion Set - 280041

The SdKfz 251/22 (based on the SdKfz 251/1), simply known as the “Pakwagen” was one of the best AT support vehicles, fitted with a high velocity PaK 40 L/46 or L/48. These were heavily used as the operations turned into defensive...

SdKfz 251/16 Ausf C/D Expansion Set - 280040

The SdKfz 251/16 (based on the SdKfz 251/1) was fitted with two flame projectors and initially a rear mounted flamethrower (Ausf C only), detachable but still connected to the vehicle, to be operated by dismounted infantry. This was in addition to...

SdKfz 250/3 & 251/3 Expansion Set - 280039

The SdKfz 250/3 and SdKfz 251/3 (based on the SdKfz 250/1 and SdKfz 251/1 respectively) was a communication variant, fitted with extra radio equipment and antennae for command use. Among these vehicles, Rommel’s famous command vehicle...

SdKfz 250/1 Neu (aka 250N) - 280038

The SdKfz 250 was a light armoured halftrack, very similar in appearance to the larger Hanomag-designed SdKfz 251, and built by DEMAG, for use by Germany in World War II. Most variants were open-topped and had a single access door in the rear. The SdKfz...

BM-13N “Katyusha” Rocket Launcher - 280036

The BM series of multiple rocket launchers was employed by the Soviet Union in World War II. They were known to the Soviet troops as “Katyusha” (the Soviet diminutive of ‘Katie’), because of the large ‘K’ that...

SU-85 / SU-122 SPG - 280034

The SU-122 (from Samokhodnaya Ustanovka 122) was a Soviet self-propelled howitzer or assault gun used during World War II. The number “122” in the designation represents the caliber of the main armament, the 122mm M-30S howitzer. The...

Allied Stowage Set 1 - 280033

Stowage for Allies armoured vehicles. This includes:  - 200L fuel drums - spare road wheels & tracks (cargo trucks & M4 Sherman) - ammo boxes - wooden & metal tool boxes - wire noose for tow cables - fuel pump & jerrycans -...

Jadgpanzer 38(t) "Hetzer" - 280030

The Jagdpanzer 38(t) (SdKfz 138/2), later known as Hetzer (“baiter”), was a WW2 German light tank destroyer based on a modified Czechoslovakian Panzer 38(t) chassis.The Jagdpanzer 38(t) was intended to be more cost-effective than the much...

M10 Wolverine / M36 Jackson - 280029

The M10 Tank Destroyer (christened the “Wolverine” by the British) was a WW2 US tank destroyer based on the chassis of the M4 Sherman tank fitted with the 3-inch (76.2 mm) M7 Gun. It was numerically the most important US tank destroyer of...

M8 Greyhound / M20 Scout Car - 280028

The M8 Light Armored Car, the “Greyhound”, entered combat service with the Allies in 1943. It was purpose designed to serve as the primary basic command and communication combat vehicle of the US Cavalry Reconnaissance Troops. The M8 first...