Meng has broken into the modeling scene by offering unusual subjects.  Each of these subjects falls under a series symbolized by a dinosaur.  The Velociraptor aptly had their pick up trucks, the Stegosaurus has the VsKfz 617 Minenräumer, and this aircraft falls under the Dimorphodon.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

The Japanese, in their island outposts, used various methods of defense to deny Allied forces a foothold on their territories.  One of these were steel pill boxes which dotted their island perimeters. They were often used as command posts to coordinate the rifle and machine gun positions that made up the primary beach defenses for the Japanese forces.  They were prefabricated with double walls made of 1/4 inch thick steel and often these walls had a sand-filled space between them.  In many cases these walls were banked with more sand or the trunks of palm trees for extra support.