A kit of a WWII US Navy LSM (Landing Ship Medium) is now being offered by Revell of Germany. These ships were used from mid 1944 for amphibious landing operations in the Pacific against Imperial Japan held territories.

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The more I look at this kit the more excited I get about it. It's makes a good representative of the Pacific Campaign and it's Island hopping operations. I can't wait to see some show up at some scale modeling shows, especially as diorama centerpieces.

This is a very nice site that gives a lot of background on the LSM.

http://www.lsm275.com/

There was a surving LSM in it's original WWII configuration (USS LSM-45) that was planned to be used as a Marines museaum piece but ended up being scrapped earlier this year because of lack of funding to restore it unfortunately.

This looks like a great release and something I would love to get. I do hope other vehicles become available. M4A2 or A3 would better project the late war PTO, but just to have this available is a huge bonus.

I'm expecting a plethora (yes, a plethora!) of aftermarket products to come out for this kit. From conversion sets to make other versions of LSMs to different vehicles and accessories to be used as transported cargo.

And who will be first to offer PE?!

will be arriving the 14th of October, can't wait to see what the box contains.

Nice subject-really like the movable features! Just wish it was in 1/72nd!