INDEX 14421 14422 14023 14024 14029 14030 14031 14032 14033 14034 14035 14036 14037 14038 14039
PanzertriigeM.+Ftatbed P attromwagen+Gondola Artilleriewagen+BoxCar Kommandow.+lnfanteriew.
14441 14042 14043 14044 14045 14046 14047 14048
StuH42 + StuGlV StuGlll Ausf.G StuGlll Ausf.B StuGlli Ausf.A
Panzer Korps#7: Stuglll/lv+Jagdpanzer lV
PanzerKorps#8: l\,4erkava+N,4113
NEW NEW NEW NEW
Challenger 2 Up-Armor tV2A2 ODS+|VtRS tV3A2ODS+|V113A3
Panzer Korps: TigerI Initial / EarlyProduction
NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW
1 0 1 3 U.S.S.N/obile Bay 1 0 1 4 u.s.s.KiddDDG-993 NEW
1023
U.S.S. Seawolf SSN-21 U.S.S. A.W.Radford U.S.S. Cushing U.S.S. Buchanan Gleaves U.S.S. Momsen U.S.S. ArleishBurke
1619 162Q 1623 1624 1629
Wehrmacht German Cavary obersturmbannf.J.Peiper Schritze(Kampfgr.Hansen'44) Div.,Hun.'45) Unterccharf.(Wiking 352nd
3006 3008 3011 3012 3422 3027 3304 3307 3312 3313 3315 3316 3520 3521 3523 3527 3534 3535 3536 3537 3539 3540 3541
U.S.82nd Airborne Sovietl\ilotorRifleTroops U.S.10'1st AirAssault U.S.l\,4arine TankKillers DeltaForce(Somalia'93) L4odern US Marines VietCong (KheSanh'68) U.S.N/arines U.S.lst Cavalry l\,4arine Recon l\,4274|\,4ule+Crew U.S.NavySealsll SCUDB'Wt\4M-543 ZSU-23-4V1 Shilka M270MLRS+M26 Ro6k.Pods AH-6LittleBird'Nightstalkei l\,41 Pantherll tM1A1 Ail\i lV1A2Sep NEW lV'1126 Stryker lnfantry NEW lV51SuperSherman NEW U H - 1 N " G uSnh i p " NEW AB-212 ASW
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1018 1020 1021 1022
4578 UH-601 Blackhawk 4579 l\,4H-60MPavehawk 4580 UH-60A, Rangers 4581 F-14D(TwinPack) 4582 Tornado(TwinPack) 4583 F-l17ANighthawk 4584 SU-30(TwinPack) 4585 F-14A(TwlnPack) 4586 A-l0AThundeboltll 4587 B-1B Lancer 4588 A-6EGufWar 4589 EA-68ProwlerVAQ-140 4590 F/A-189E SuperHornel 459'1 F/A-189F SuperHornet 4592 F-14DSuperTomcat 4593 F-l4DTomcat 4594 Tornado ECR 4595 KA-6& F-l44 CVW17 4596 USN,4C AV-88+ Hafierll 4597 F/A-18F Ar Tanker Set 4598 EF-18G on DVNDeck 4599 F-117A Farewell 4600 SH-608(TwinPack) + SH601VIP 4601 SH-60F
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ItemNo.
NEW
NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW
NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW
TornadoIAFSpecial RAFHaderGR7
30 30
Fallschirmjdger Bcm 25 German 1stCavary Div 7 Sd.KIz.251l21 Dtilling 25 62A-2+Arado) l8 Sd.Kfz.265 25 5(He1 25 Heinkel He219A-0 Uhu 31 2cmFlak38 Pz.Kpfw.A Focke-Wulf Ta152H-1 31 Sd.Kfz.234/4d7.5cmPak ai Do335A-1 Pfeil 31 Pz.l,Ausf.B,Comm.DAK ai Ausf.D lmperial Jap.Army NEW 31 Sd.Kfz.251/7 3.7cm 24 AradoAr234P-1 3'1 Sd.Kfz.251/'10 Early NEW 25 7 Ho229 Flying Wing NEW 32 Sd.Kfz.251/gAusf.C (P) lmperial Fighter 32 Bergepanzer Tiger 25 Japan. 25 HE2198-'1 NEW 32 Sd.Kfz.251/1 Ausf.A NEW 25 P-38JDroopSnoot NEW 32 Fireflylc NEW 24 P-38Pathfinder NEW 32 KingTigerBattle of Bulge NEW 32 Sd.Ktu.251 Ausf.D 24 24 Sd.Kfz.25'1116 Ausf.D Focke"Wulf Fw190A-8 30 Sd.Kfz.251/22 Ausf.D ai Ta154A-0 N/oskitoNachtj. 30 7.5PAK40,LateAnzio ai Ju88A-4 Schnell-Bomber 30 Sd.Kfz.25'1l20 UHU NEW 1t Kingtiger Fw190G-3 L. Range 30 Sd.Kfz.181 an Puna Ju88C-6 NightVerslon 30 Sd.KIz.23412 Buster" 30 88mmFlak36WFlakAd. 25 Ju88P-1"Tank 25 Fw1904"7 T. 3 1 6262 Marderlll WSlipper 25 He162+ l\,4iste 3 1 6263 Secretltem NEW 25 Ba349D TestFlight 3 1 6264 Pz.Kpfw.lV Ausf.E (3 jn 1) Ta152C-0 NEW 3 1 6265 Pz.lVAusf.D (3in 1) l\,4e1638 KometWEngine 3'1 6266 T-34/85Bedsprlng Armor NEW 3'1 6268 PaniherG Late 5552 H e 1 6 2 D NEW 5553 N,4istel Ta'154 NEW 3 1 6269 Sd.Kfz.181 Tigerl, Early NEW 6271 US1stArmy1945 6272 2ndDiv. USI\,4C,Tarawa43 35 6273 KorsunPocket1944 (Arnhem'44) 1st LufNvaffe FleldDiv. 35 6274 (Kursk'43) 6275 FlakArt.Crew(43-45) 35 Ger.Sturmpionier JC Division'F.Geyei 6276 1stFallsch.Div. Holl.'40 8lhCavalry JO BritishCommonwealth Troops 6277 Georg.Legion(Norm.44) 35 l\,44A2 Okinawa 6278 LastBattle(Austria45) 35 Hunters Ger.l\,4G42 Heavylvlach.GunT. 6279 East.Fr.Tank 35 M4A3(76)W Sherman 6280 Ger.l\lineDetectors (40) 6281 Germania Regiment 6091 AmbushAt Poteau{Ard.'44) T-34/76 N/od.1940 Hohenstaufen Div.(44) 36 +Dogs 36 Ger.Feldgendarmerie Sd.Kfz.25112 Ausf.C 36 6 1 0 7 StuGlV FinaProd. NEW Sd.Kfz.186 Jagdtiger 36 6 1 1 3 3rdFallschirmjager Division 88mmFlak37(3 n 1) 2cmFlak38W/Sd.Ah.5'1 36 6114 Sd.Kfz.2kl.Kettenrad+Prippchen Pz.Kpfw.l Ausf.A 6 11 8 scrnPAK38+Fallschirmj. 28 6124 U.S.Infantry, 2ndArmored Div. Pz.lVAusf.C 28 6127 Hedgerow TankHunters Sd.Kfz.25'il17 Ausf.D 28 6128 Sd.Kfz.2/2Kettenkrad Aufklerungspz.3S(t) NEW Sd.Kfz.234l1 28 6129 Suruivors, Pz.Crew(Kursk'43) Panther D (Prem.Ed.) 28 6 1 3 1 Arrnored Rec.,WikingDiv. lll Ausf.E Pz.Kpfw lV Ausf.E 28 6134 Pz.Bef.Wg. NEW 28 6 1 3 8 AfrikaKorpsInfantry Pzergr.Grossdeutschl. 28 6'143 3rdFalschirmjeger Div. (EastFront'42) 28 6 1 4 6 Sturmpioniere USRanger (Varsity'45) Totenkopf Div. 2 8 6 1 4 8 USArmyAirborne NEW Team PzGfenadiers Arnheim 28 1 4 9 USArnryAnti-Tank NEW DasReichDiv. 28 1 5 0 Hummel lnitialVersion NEW Flafent /Prom Fd \ 27 1 5 3 Germanlnfantry,lJkraine'43 '42143 27 154 WinterCombat, Kingtiger Porsche Turr. l\,4k.lll 27 1 5 6 PanzerRiders, Lotraine'44 Sherman (Prem.Ed.) Nashorn 27 157 2ndFallschirmjdger Division Sd.Kfz.250/9 W2cmKwK 27 1 5 8 Infantry, HGDiv.,Anzio'44 NEW 27 1 5 9 Pz.Grenadiers,Kursk'43 Ferdnand(Prem.Ed.) NEW (Prem.Ed.) 27 1 6 3 US10'1.Airborne D v. Js-2/ 2N/ NEW 27 Sd.Kfz.'164 Hornisse T-34/85 [/od.1944 27 l\,4orser "Karl"Gerat040 StuGlll Ausf.G 27 FireflyVc lvl-26Pershing NEW 27 N/4A3ESThunderbolt V lV2A1HatTrack Pz.lllAusf.E/FSd.Kfz161NEW lvlafder lll Ausf.H NEW 28 T-34/76GermanArmy I\,43 Half-Track NEW 28 Pz.Kpfw.l Ausf.B Ambush Eastern Front 28 Sd.Kfz.251/1 Ausf.C Pz.lV. Ausf.E NEW 29 FrozenBattleground Stalingrad Inferno 28.lnf.Div. 29 Achtung-Jabo Pz.Crew C6. n6hird.iid6r 29 Sturmgeschiitze Crew Blitzkrieg 29 GermanHalftrack Crew NEW 29 Panzefgfenadiers, Viking Pz.Kpfw.VL(P) 2S 1 9 5 Fallschirmjager Reg.3 2cmFlak38/103 29 1 9 6 German Anti-Tank Team N44A3 105mm HVSS 29 1 9 7 SovietInfantry TankRiders 6357 DlckerN,4ax NEW 29 1 9 8 USArmySupp.Weap.Team 6358 Panther A Late 29 1 9 9 2ndSASRegiment 6359 Sov.SU-100 TankDestr. NEW 29 Ger.Railway Gun'Leopold' 6360 Pz.Kpfu. v Ausf.G NEW 29 6201 GermanArtileryCrew Secfetltem NEW USArmored Infantry 29 6202 Sd.Kfz251l16 Ausf.C NEW Gun 2 9 6204 Hummel Eary Type Self-Propelled NEW 29 T-34/76 N/od.1941 2cmFlak38Art.Crew NEW Pz.Kpflil.1 Ausf.B,DAK Panther G 30 NEW 30 Kingtiger Henschel l\.416 HalfTrack NEW 30 t1 U.S.29thInfantry Div. Sd.Kfz. 252Ammo NEW ('44) 30 12 BritishInfantry StuGlll Ausf.G Staff Jagdpanzer lV A-0 30 I J German Command Panzer Crew.LAH Division Panther G/l\410'Ersatz' NEW 30
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ItemNo. 6 6 7026 6 7031 U.S.S. A.W.Radford 7 7038 l\,4issile Crulser P.Veliky 7 7039 U.S.S. Roosevelt 7 7041 U.S.S. Pennsylvania 7 7044 U.S.S.Mustin 7 7045 U.S.S. Philippine Sea 7 7046 Hl\,4S lllustrious RN 7 7048 Russ.Sovremenny 7 7049 U.S.S. Essex 7 7050 USSRandolph CV-15 7 7051 USSLexington CV-16 7 7052 AtantaClassCruise 8 7053 Arizona WHull 8 7454 USSIndependence 8 7055 RoyalNavyType4213 8 7056 U.S.S.Hancock CV-19 8 7457 U.S.S.Pinckney I Belleau Wood U.S.S. I Adams U.S.S. Chades I 7060 Bismarck I 7068 U.S.S. lnr 9 I 7203 TigetrlLateProd. I 7207 Sd.Ktu. 171Panther F 9 7209 Ferdinand Tiger 1 0 7210 Demolition TigerWZim 1 0 7212 1 0 7213 l\,4'1A1 w/l\,4ine Plough 1 0 7215 l\,41A1 Abrams 3rdIn.Div 1 0 7223 Sd.Kfz.25'1 Ausf.C 1 0 7225 Sd.Kfz.251 Ausf.D 1 0 7227 Berqepanzer Tiqer(P) '03) 1 0 7228 Challenqer ll (lraq 1 0 7229 N43A2 0DS Bradley 1 0 7231 Kingtiger Porsche Turet 1 0 7232 Leopardll A6 1 0 7233 AAV-7(lraq'03) 1 0 7234 Sd.Kfz.164 Hornisse 1 0 7235 StuGiV Early 1 0 7237 1 2 7238 Jagdpanther lV U70 1 2 7239 Avenger+ l\41037 1 2 7240 Kingtiger Henschel 1 2 7241 1 2 7242 Brummber 1 2 7244 Hummel Eary Prod. + N/1069 1 2 7245 [,41035 1 2 7249 Leopard 2A4 1 2 7250 Jagdtiger Porsche Vers. 1 3 7251 Tigetrll\,4idWZimmerit 1 3 7252 PantherG WZimmerit 1 3 7253 Sd.Ktu.184 Elefant 1 3 7254 King-Tiger Porsche 1 3 7255 Ger.Heavy Tankl\ilaus ,13 7256 Ger.Heavy TankE-100 14 7257 LCN/(3) Land.Craft 1 4 7259 T-34/76l\i10d.1941 1 4 7264 Sd.Kfz.167 StuGlV 1 4 7262 T-34176 Mad.1942 7263 Sd.Kfz.251/6 Ausf.C 14 7265 Sd.Kfz.251/7 Ausf.C 1 4 7266 T-34/76 N,40d.1943 1 4 7268 T-34/75N,4od.43 G.A. 1 4 7269 T-34/85l\,4od.1944 1 4 7270 T-34/85|\,40d.1944 Late 1 4 7271 r\t444(76)W WSS 14 [,44A3E2 Jumbo 14 l\,44A1 Normandy 14 l\,44A3 105mm 14 Jagdpanzer lV L/48 16 Pz.lVAusf.H '16 Pz.lVAusf.H WArmor '16 StuGlll Ausf.G to Pz.lllAusf.l//N '16 JagdtigerPorsche WZ. 16 Sd.Kfz.164 Nashorn 16 Jagdpanzer lV L/70 16 tv1025Ht\4tvwv 16 M1114wlM2+M1114 to iv1045TOW+tM1046 17 Hl\.41\.4WV GunTruck 17 li42A2Bradleyw/ERA 1 7 301 Hummel LateProd. (76)W 1 7 302 M4A3E8 1 7 303 FireflyVc 1 7 305 [,4442 75mmPTO 1 7 306 Sd.Kfz.251/2 Ausf.C 1 7 7307 Jagdpz.lV U70 1 8 308 Sd.Ktu.25'112 Ausf.C '18 309 HI\,4IVWV IV998 1 8 /310 Sd.Kfz.251 Ausf.D 1 8 7311 ShermanlV4A4 7313 N/4A3105mmHVSS
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33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 34 34 34 34 34 34
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"Smart"locationmarks! need assembling lVan, howamI supposed tofillinallthoselocation marks? Whata painl"Comments likethese willnever tobeuttered bymodelers Kithasvirtually taken away the Dragon's newPanther Kit!Inside Storyhastakena closer lookatoneexample ofhowthisfirstSmart brand GSmart Panther late-war armored vehicles, Their need fortouchups. themetal loops added toturret sides oftheoriginal Gtank,aswithmany German Consider 'bumps' purpose if themodeler tothetanktunet.Whata hassle having toremove thelocation wastoallowcamouflage andfoliage tobeattached is howonearthwillmodelers know exactly where toaddthem? Thesimple solution chooses nottofitthesepartsonthekit.Butif theyarenotthere, partsarepainted pre-painted yetohsoconvenient! forsuchoptional rightontotheplasticduring the location marks! Simple, Location marks process. intherightplace iftheywish, anysideeffects whatsoever! Thisisjust/ manufacturing Nowmodelers canaddtheloops orleave themoffwithout parts noexha work oneexample ofhow theaddition ordeletion ofoptional onthisSmart Kitrequires bymodelers, prospect it'sarea{painhaving Filling inunnecessary holes inkitsisadaunting thatsends shivers down many a modele/s spine! Conversely, to location 'bumps'for parts formodelers, fileandsanddownlocation thatarenotgoing tobefitted. Dragon knows thatthese considerations areverypertinent and hasbeen found inthisPanther GSmart KitlWhy didn't anyone else think ofsomething sopractical? sotheperfect solution
Yourimaginationcomestrue! HereatDragon, werecognize thattherearemany features thatmodelers notonlywant,butinfactthatare youever needs thatshould allbeavailable inasingle kit,Justimagine fora moment thateverything alsobasic wanted toaddtoyourmodel wasalready thereintheboxlNomoresearching around forafter-market parts forthese toanivefromallcorners accessories, nomore delays waiting oftheglobe, nomore dents made purchases. from accessory Just imaginel inyour bank balance these expensive leaves nothing totheimagination, Fortheanswer istobefound ineverykitinthenewseries. Well,Dragon
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"Smart"plastic parts! just, , . well,theyjustswear parts, Some modelers whileothers atthemllt'struethat swear byphoto-etched photo-etched components canaddanextradegree offinesse toa model, buttheyarecertainly notthebeall inaugural Panther Kitthathasbeenreceiving andendall!Thisiscertainly thecasewithDragon's GSmart partssuchasthespare widespread acclaim, Thekit'sfinesse isdemonstrated bvtheslide-molded trackbar partsareproduced infolding andlampassembly. Plastic amazingly thin,totallyavoiding alltheusualhassles involved andgluing parts. incorporated withslide-molds inmultiple that miniscule PEandmetal Details inplastic havebeen socarefully designed, directions, parts, isreally there littleneed toresort tophoto-etched Another found inthisPanther GSmart Kitisthewaytheindividual tracklinksareproduced, Where the example oftheextraordinary detail trackcurves around wheels andwhere thetracklinksareinfullview, thisbreathtaking kitsupplies separate trackguide horns, sprocket parts Kitsdon'tthrow inmulti-media Thisensures anexemplary fit,plusshows offallthebrilliant Smart Kitdetail. Smart asa gimmick, partshavealready perfectly When inplastic, there's noneedtofrustrate modelers byoffering othermaterials beenproduced simply plastic parts, instead. Asyoucansee,thisSmart Kitisbigonfantastically detailed allthoroughly researched andengineered byDragon's innovative staff,
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Detailed frsm everg direction! TheAufkldrungspanzer 38(t)mit2cmKw.K.38 wasa rarevehicle, withonlybetween fiftyandsevenly being manufaclured fromlate1943 through toearly1944, lt wasa 9.8-ton reconnaissance variant of 'Hangelafette" theCzech-built PzKpfw.38(t) tank,Thisinteresting vehicle hadanarmored carstyle tunet mounting Kw.K.38 a 20mm U55gunandanMG42. Dragon's engineers considered thecomplex angles andboltdetails when theydesigned thisfighting Withmulti-directional compartment. slidemolds andone-piece construction, thebolts wereaccurately plates, molded onallthearmor whibkeeping assembly andpartseams toa minimum. Thelowerhullwasalsoselected togothrough thesamehealment inordertocreate boltandrib parts, details inside andout.Instead ofseparate wasdevised a challenging slide-molded solulion to place parts details ontheexterior, bottom, andeventheinteriorwalls ofaone-piece hull.These have - aneasier parts! been specifically designed forlheenjoyment ofmodelers build withmore detailed
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Submariners are fond of saying, "Up periscopel"Now modelersof Dragon's new M1 Abrams can happily say, "Throughperiscope!"Say what? Well, let us explain.
Of course they do a lot more than this, but it's well worth pausingto considerthe hubs of the Abrams' road wheels.A careful examinationof these items reveals somethingquite surprising- they'reall transparent!Hard to believe,huh! But pleasetake it from us - they'remade of transparentplastic so that crews can easilycheck the level of the lubricating oilin thewheels.
On the Commander's Weapons Station(CWS)on the Abrams'turretis a vision block, just forward of the commander'shatch. lf you look at any existingkit of thisvisionblock,you'llfind it has been treated as a standard oeriscooe.But this is far from the case. Insteadif you look at the real tank, or at Dragon'sastoundingnew 1/35kit, you'llfind thal whilethis periscopecan be used in the standardfashion,it also has transparentglass on the rearand frontfaces.This is so the commandercan see directlythroughthe visionblock when he's lookingfrom a positionstandingin his hatch.Therefore,this vision block has been made of transparentplasticin Dragon'skit.The transparentglass partsare carefully marked so that modelerscan paint the correct parts to get an authentictransparent periscope!You can see straightthroughthis 1/35scale periscope,just like the original.
That's why you'll find the road wheels on Dragon's new M1A1 AIM were designed with separate hub covers made from clear plastic!Firsttime ever this detail's appeared in a 1i35 scale Abramskit.Clearly- the bestAbramskit ever!!!
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Before the Abram'senginecover is removed,thereare five additionalpanelsthat need to be opened first. A photo of maintenancecrew working on an Abrams engine will revealthis to be true. Sincethis was destinedto be the world'sbest 1:35Abramskit,we neededfive separatepanelstool So that'swhat modelersget in the kit. For the firsttime ever, modelerscan do a maintenancescene with all the covers and panels correctlydepictedand removed just waitingfor a new TextronLycoming A G T 1 5 0 0g a st u r b i n ep o w e rp a c kt o b e d r o p p e di n ! Now you don't need to cut the deck . . . because we've alreadycarefullyshuffledit for you! There is a problem with every Abrams kit producedso far - everysingleone of them has an inaccurateengine deck. Therefore,wrth the new A b r a m s M 1 A 1 A l M , w e t h o u g h ti t w a s t i m e t o shufflethe deck - so to speak!On the real vehicle, thereare four mesh panelshingedto the T-shaped engine cover. When the engine cover is raised, thesefour oanelsmust be removedwith it . . . and s o t h a t ' sw h a t w e d i d o n D r a g o n ' sM l A 1 . W h e n modelers want to depict a power pack being removed, for example, it's easy because the enginecover and four mesh panels(yes,they do include photo-etchedmesh) are made as one piece.But that'sjust one ace on the top of our deck - we have more tricksuo our sleevestoo.
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Likeotheraircraftof itstime,theP-51D Mustang is covered byflush rivetsandpanellines.However, assmoothasthebodyandlaminar flow airfoilswere,suchdetailscouldstill be seenon the aircraft itself,and Dragon'sdesigners feel that such a prevalent feature shouldnotbeomittedandmustberepresented by thekit.However, dueto toolingmethod andlimitations, details represented willseem relatively exaggerated whenviewedin its "sprue.form". Fortunately, aswithallkits,layersof primer,paint,andcoatingwill beappliedon product, thefinished andthemodeler willhavecomplete freedom as how to muchdetailto showbycontrolling theamount applied onthe surface.
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TTHWruffiruffitrWruHW GArr/GADI Eventhe unobservantwould have noticedthe computer-generated drawingsthat adorn Dragonkit boxes. Theseare a byproductof the hi-tech CAD/CAMsystem utilizedin all new kits and figure sets, Advanced manufacturing technologyenhancesthe whole production computer-aided design and computer-aided process,resultingin kits that possessstunningaccuracy.lf you need proof of this, just look at the pictures detailthat is made possiblewith CAD/CAM. on any PanzerlV or TigerI box, and the mind-boggling
Slideilolds
Usingslidemoldsin kits doesn'tcome cheaply,but they are rich in termsof accuracyand detail.Seriously complexshapescan be achieved,and partssuch as seamlessgun barrelscan be accuratelyproduced. Dragon's kitsare repletewith an astonishing arrayof partsthanksto the employmentof slidemolds- just a fewexamplesare the hollowmuzzleson 1/35Gen 2 weapons,the bulgedwheelsof the FLAK37, and the geometricshapeof the one-piecePanzer lV Ausf.Eturret.
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gluefumes can be damagingto modelers'health,but there's Sniffing chore of cutting,filing, something even worse . . . the mind-numbing cleaningup and assemblingruns of individualtrack links!That'swhy DragonintroducedMagicTracks- individuallinksthat are pre-cutand ready-to-assemble. Theseextremelyconvenientlinkshavebeenseen on suchkitsas the Tiger| (lnitialand Late),PanzerlV (Ausf.Eand D), theMl Pantherll, and the Jagdtiger,and havesavedcountlessmodelersfrominsanity!For extraease,some kits likethe TigerI and Panzer lV alsocome with a jig to help form the correctcurve in the tracks.
the way modelersthinkaboutplasticfigures.Thesenew miniaWithits Gen 2 sets,Dragonhas revolutionized 'beings'prove detaildoesn'tneedto comeat a cost,or remainthe domainof resinmanuture that unparalleled facturers. Usingslidemolds,the smallestand mostsubtledetailson weapons(evenhollowriflemuzzles!)and uniformsare possible,generallythroughthe use of separateparts such as hands, boots,collarsor greatcoat And thenof coursethereare skirts. Cleverlydesignedmulti-partheadscontributeto stunningfacialexpressions. thebonuspartslikethosethat offeralternativeposesfor the lifelikefigures.ThesecarefullyresearchedGen 2 figuresare definitelythe greatestplasticfiguresof theirgeneration!
we are proudto introduceDS As partof Dragon'scommitmentto usingcuttingedge technology, (DragonStyrene),a new type of styrene.This has been carefullydevelopedand formulatedby ourresearchand developmentteam to achievebetermoldingresults.DS has all the advatages andworkabilitypropertiesof standardstyrene,but it holds greaterdetailthat only productssuch as vinylor resinhave.Partsthat requirehigherdefinitioncan be moldedwith ease usingDS, but stillbe workedand gluedlike styrene.
Bonusltems
Dragonkits are overflowingwith many extras.These vary dependingon the kit, but feature differentmaterials.You can exoect to find such bonus items as brass ammunitionshells and widthindicatorpoles,photo etchedfrets,vinyl itemsof clothing,a wide choiceof decaloptions, metaltow cables, a bonus set of figures and clear plastic parts. These are all part of the package to enhanceyourfinishedmodeland raisethe levelof detailto new heights.
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