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ItemNo. 14421 PanzertriigeM.+Ftatbed 14422 Pattromwagen+Gondola 14023 Artilleriewagen+BoxCar 14024 Kommandow.+lnfanteriew. ItemNo. TornadoIAFSpecial RAFHaderGR7 5(He162A-2+Arado) HeinkelHe219A-0Uhu Focke-WulfTa152H-1 Do335A-1Pfeil lmperialJap.Army AradoAr234P-1 7 Ho229FlyingWing lmperialJapan.Fighter HE2198-'1 P-38JDroopSnoot P-38Pathfinder Focke"WulfFw190A-8 Ta154A-0N/oskitoNachtj. Ju88A-4Schnell-Bomber Fw190G-3L.Range Ju88C-6NightVerslon Ju88P-1"TankBuster" Fw1904"7WSlipperT. He162+ l\,4iste Ba349DTestFlight Ta152C-0 l\,4e1638KometWEngine He162D N,4istelTa'154 (Arnhem'44) INDEX NEW NEW ItemNo. 5 FallschirmjdgerBcm German1stCavaryDiv 7 Sd.KIz.251l21Dtilling l8 Sd.Kfz.265 6262 6263 6264 6265 6266 6268 6269 6271 6272 6273 6274 6275 6276 6277 6278 6279 6280 6281 30 30 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 NEW 7 7 NEW 7 NEW 7 7 8 8 8 8 NEW 8 I I I I NEW 9 I I NEW 9 1 0 NEW 10 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 NEW 12 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 NEW 13 NEW ,13 NEW 14 1 4 1 4 1 4 NEW 14 NEW 14 NEW 14 1 4 1 4 NEW 14 1 4 NEW 14 NEW 14 1 4 NEW 16 '16 '16 t o NEW '16 1 6 1 6 1 6 NEW 16 t o NEW 17 NEW 17 NEW 17 NEW 17 NEW 17 NEW 17 NEW 17 NEW 17 NEW 18 '18 1 8 NEW 18 ItemNo. 7026 7031 7038 7039 7041 7044 7045 7046 7048 7049 7050 7051 7052 7053 7454 7055 7056 7457 7203 7207 7209 7210 7212 7213 7215 7223 7225 7227 7228 7229 7231 7232 7233 7234 7235 7237 7238 7239 7240 7241 7242 7244 7245 7249 7250 7251 7252 7253 7254 7255 7256 7257 7259 7264 7262 7263 7265 7266 7268 7269 7270 7271 14029 14030 PanzerKorps#7: 14031 Stuglll/lv+JagdpanzerlV 14032 2cmFlak38Pz.Kpfw.A Sd.Kfz.234/4d7.5cmPak Pz.l,Ausf.B,Comm.DAK Sd.Kfz.251/7Ausf.D Sd.Kfz.251/'103.7cm Sd.Kfz.251/gAusf.CEarly BergepanzerTiger(P) Sd.Kfz.251/1Ausf.A Fireflylc KingTigerBattleofBulge Sd.Ktu.251Ausf.D Sd.Kfz.25'1116Ausf.D Sd.Kfz.251/22Ausf.D 7.5PAK40,LateAnzio Sd.Kfz.25'1l20UHU Sd.Kfz.181Kingtiger Sd.KIz.23412Puna 88mmFlak36WFlakAd. Marderlll Secretltem Pz.Kpfw.lVAusf.E(3jn1) Pz.lVAusf.D (3in1) T-34/85BedsprlngArmor PaniherGLate Sd.Kfz.181Tigerl,Early US1stArmy1945 2ndDiv.USI\,4C,Tarawa43 KorsunPocket1944 1stLufNvaffeFleldDiv. FlakArt.Crew(43-45) 1stFallsch.Div.Holl.'40 Georg.Legion(Norm.44) LastBattle(Austria45) East.Fr.TankHunters Ger.l\lineDetectors GermaniaRegiment(40) HohenstaufenDiv.(44) Sd.Kfz.25112Ausf.C Sd.Kfz.186Jagdtiger 88mmFlak37(3 n 1) 2cmFlak38W/Sd.Ah.5'1 Pz.Kpfw.lAusf.A Pz.lVAusf.C Sd.Kfz.25'il17Ausf.D Aufklerungspz.3S(t) Sd.Kfz.234l1 PantherD (Prem.Ed.) Pz.KpfwlVAusf.E Pzergr.Grossdeutschl. USRanger TotenkopfDiv. PzGfenadiersArnheim DasReichDiv. F l a f e n t / P r o m F d \ KingtigerPorscheTurr. Shermanl\,4k.lll Nashorn(Prem.Ed.) Sd.Kfz.250/9W2cmKwK Ferdnand(Prem.Ed.) Js-2/ 2N/(Prem.Ed.) T-34/85[/od.1944 StuGlllAusf.G lvl-26Pershing lV2A1HatTrack lvlafderlllAusf.H I\,43Half-Track AmbushEasternFront Pz.lV.Ausf.E StalingradInferno 28.lnf.Div. C 6 . n 6 h i r d . i i d 6 r Blitzkrieg Pz.Kpfw.VL(P) 2cmFlak38/103 N44A3105mmHVSS DlckerN,4ax PantherA Late Sov.SU-100TankDestr. Pz.Kpfu.v Ausf.G Secfetltem USArmoredInfantry Self-PropelledGun 2cmFlak38Art.Crew PantherG l\.416HalfTrack Sd.Kfz.252Ammo StuGlllAusf.G JagdpanzerlVA-0 PantherG/l\410'Ersatz' U.S.S.A.W.Radford l\,4issileCrulserP.Veliky U.S.S.Roosevelt U.S.S.Pennsylvania U.S.S.Mustin U.S.S.PhilippineSea Hl\,4SlllustriousRN Russ.Sovremenny U.S.S.Essex USSRandolphCV-15 USSLexingtonCV-16 AtantaClassCruise ArizonaWHull USSIndependence RoyalNavyType4213 U.S.S.HancockCV-19 U.S.S.Pinckney U.S.S.BelleauWood U.S.S.ChadesAdams 7060 Bismarck 7068 U.S.S.lnr 25 25 25 25 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 34 34 34 34 34 34 ai ai 24 NEW NEW 31 31 31 31 3'1 32 32 32 32 32 32 NEW NEW NEW 14033 14034 PanzerKorps#8: 14035 l\,4erkava+N,4113 14036 NEW NEW NEW NEW 25 25 25 25 14037 Challenger2 Up-Armor 14038 tV2A2ODS+|VtRS 14039 tV3A2ODS+|V113A3 NEW NEW NEW NEW 24 24 24 14441 14042 14043 14044 StuH42+StuGlV StuGlllAusf.G StuGlllAusf.B StuGlliAusf.A NEW NEW NEW NEW a i ai 1t an 30 30 30 30 30 30 31 31 31 31 3'1 3'1 31 NEW NEW NEW 14045 14046 PanzerKorps:TigerI 14047 Initial/ EarlyProduction 14048 U.S.S.N/obileBay u.s.s.KiddDDG-993 U.S.S.SeawolfSSN-21 U.S.S.A.W.Radford U.S.S.Cushing U.S.S.GleavesBuchanan U.S.S.Momsen TigetrlLateProd. Sd.Ktu.171PantherF FerdinandTiger DemolitionTigerWZim l\,4'1A1w/l\,4inePlough l\,41A1Abrams3rdIn.Div Sd.Kfz.25'1Ausf.C Sd.Kfz.251Ausf.D BerqepanzerTiqer(P) Challenqerll (lraq'03) N43A20DSBradley KingtigerPorscheTuret Leopardll A6 AAV-7(lraq'03) Sd.Kfz.164Hornisse StuGiVEarly JagdpantherlVU70 Avenger+ l\41037 KingtigerHenschel Brummber HummelEary Prod. [,41035+ N/1069 Leopard2A4 Ger.Sturmpionier(Kursk'43) 8lhCavalryDivision'F.Geyei BritishCommonwealthTroops l\,44A2Okinawa Ger.l\,4G42Heavylvlach.GunT. M4A3(76)WSherman AmbushAt Poteau{Ard.'44) T-34/76N/od.1940 Ger.Feldgendarmerie+Dogs StuGlVFinaProd. NEW 3rdFallschirmjagerDivision Sd.Kfz.2kl.Kettenrad+Prippchen scrnPAK38+Fallschirmj. U.S.Infantry,2ndArmoredDiv. HedgerowTankHunters Sd.Kfz.2/2Kettenkrad Suruivors,Pz.Crew(Kursk'43) ArrnoredRec.,WikingDiv. Pz.Bef.Wg.lllAusf.E NEW AfrikaKorpsInfantry 3rdFalschirmjegerDiv. Sturmpioniere(EastFront'42) USArmyAirborne(Varsity'45) USArnryAnti-TankTeam HummellnitialVersion Germanlnfantry,lJkraine'43 WinterCombat, '42143 PanzerRiders,Lotraine'44 2ndFallschirmjdgerDivision Infantry,HGDiv.,Anzio'44 Pz.Grenadiers,Kursk'43 US10'1.AirborneDv. Sd.Kfz.'164Hornisse l\,4orser"Karl"Gerat040 FireflyVc N/4A3ESThunderboltV Pz.lllAusf.E/FSd.Kfz161NEW T-34/76GermanArmy Pz.Kpfw.lAusf.B Sd.Kfz.251/1Ausf.C FrozenBattleground Achtung-JaboPz.Crew SturmgeschiitzeCrew GermanHalftrackCrew Panzefgfenadiers,Viking FallschirmjagerReg.3 GermanAnti-TankTeam SovietInfantryTankRiders USArmySupp.Weap.Team 2ndSASRegiment Ger.RailwayGun'Leopold' GermanArtileryCrew Sd.Kfz251l16Ausf.C HummelEary Type T-34/76N/od.1941 Pz.Kpflil.1Ausf.B,DAK KingtigerHenschel U.S.29thInfantryDiv. BritishInfantry('44) GermanCommandStaff PanzerCrew.LAHDivision NEW 25 NEW 25 NEW 25 NEW 25 1013 1014 t u t o 1018 1020 1021 1022 35 35 NEW 35 J C J O NEW 35 35 NEW NEW NEW 5552 5553 6091 35 T 36 36 36 36 36 22 23 1 9 22 23 23 23 1 9 1 9 1 9 23 23 23 23 1 9 1 9 1 9 1 9 1 9 19 22 22 '19 19 '19 20 23 22 22 20 22 23 23 23 20 23 20 2Q 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 22 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 1023 U.S.S.ArleishBurke 1619 GermanWehrmachtCavary 162Q obersturmbannf.J.Peiper 1623 Schritze(Kampfgr.Hansen'44) 1624 Unterccharf.(WikingDiv.,Hun.'45) 1629 352nd 6107 6 1 1 3 6114 6 11 8 6124 6127 6128 6129 6 1 3 1 6134 6138 6'143 6146 6148 NEW NEW NEW 3006 U.S.82ndAirborne 3008 Sovietl\ilotorRifleTroops 3011 U.S.10'1stAirAssault 3012 U.S.l\,4arineTankKillers 3422 DeltaForce(Somalia'93) 3027 L4odernUSMarines 3304 VietCong 3307 U.S.N/arines(KheSanh'68) 3312 U.S.lst Cavalry 3313 l\,4arineRecon 3315 l\,4274|\,4ule+Crew 3316 U.S.NavySealsll 3520 SCUDB'Wt\4M-543 3521 ZSU-23-4V1Shilka 3523 M270MLRS+M26Ro6k.Pods 3527 AH-6LittleBird'Nightstalkei 3534 l\,41Pantherll 3535 tM1A1Ail\i 3536 lV1A2Sep 3537 lV'1126Strykerlnfantry 3539 lV51SuperSherman 3540 UH-1N"GunShip" 3541 AB-212ASW 4578 UH-601Blackhawk 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-1BLancer 4588 A-6EGufWar 4589 EA-68ProwlerVAQ-140 4590 F/A-189ESuperHornel 459'1 F/A-189FSuperHornet 4592 F-14DSuperTomcat 4593 F-l4DTomcat 4594 TornadoECR 4595 KA-6& F-l44CVW17 4596 USN,4CAV-88+ Hafierll 4597 F/A-18FAr TankerSet 4598 EF-18GonDVNDeck 4599 F-117AFarewell 4600 SH-608(TwinPack) 4601 SH-60F+SH601VIP JagdtigerPorscheVers. Tigetrll\,4idWZimmerit PantherGWZimmerit Sd.Ktu.184Elefant King-TigerPorsche NEW Ger.HeavyTankl\ilaus Ger.HeavyTankE-100 LCN/(3)Land.Craft T-34/76l\i10d.1941 Sd.Kfz.167StuGlV T-34176Mad.1942 Sd.Kfz.251/6Ausf.C NEW Sd.Kfz.251/7Ausf.C T-34/76N,40d.1943 T-34/75N,4od.43G.A. T-34/85l\,4od.1944 T-34/85|\,40d.1944Late r\t444(76)WWSS [,44A3E2Jumbo NEW l\,44A1Normandy l\,44A3105mm NEW JagdpanzerlVL/48 Pz.lVAusf.H NEW Pz.lVAusf.HWArmor NEW StuGlllAusf.G NEW Pz.lllAusf.l//N NEW JagdtigerPorscheWZ. Sd.Kfz.164Nashorn JagdpanzerlVL/70 tv1025Ht\4tvwv M1114wlM2+M1114 iv1045TOW+tM1046 Hl\.41\.4WVGunTruck li42A2Bradleyw/ERA HummelLateProd. M4A3E8(76)W NEW FireflyVc [,444275mmPTO NEW Sd.Kfz.251/2Ausf.C Jagdpz.lVU70 Sd.Ktu.25'112Ausf.C HI\,4IVWVIV998 Sd.Kfz.251Ausf.D NEW ShermanlV4A4 N/4A3105mmHVSS NEW 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 149 150 1 5 3 154 156 157 158 159 163NEW NEW NEW NEW 195 196 197 198 199 6201 6202 6204 28 28 28 29 29 29 29 NEW 29 NEW 2S NEW 29 NEW 29 NEW 29 29 29 29 29 29 NEW 29 NEW 30 NEW 30 NEW 30 NEW 30 NEW 30 NEW 30 6357 6358 6359 6360 301 302 303 305 306 7307 t1 12 I J 308 309 /310 7311 7313

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I SlSl&'{, }.l*fifi 7:35!39:'45 SERTES ErjrtKifr:irlPANTHETT GLATE PRODUCTION rylmsldc$t Minimumplasticsurgerg... maximumeqiogmentfor modelers! Whenamodelerisfacedwjthoptionsinakit,theyareusuallyrelatedtospecificvehicleversionsordetailupgrades.In traditionalkits,themodelermustmanuallytouchupcertainpartstoaddmuchneededdetailssuchasweldlinesorcast textures.Evenasimplechangeinthevehicletypemightrequirea"surgicalprocedure"tofitanalternativepart.Such tediouslaboreatsupagreatdealofpreciousmodelingtimeandoverlooksthesimplepleasuresofbuildingawell-made, detailedandaccuratemodelwiththeoriginalmaterialsrightoutofthebox. Wlthitsall-newSmartKit,alltheworkhasbeendoneforyou!ThisinspirationalrangefromDragonmarksanewerain plastic-injectionkits,withpartsupgradedtoanunbelievabledegreeofsophistication.Dragonhasallnecessaryweldlines andcastingmarksalreadyintegratedintothekitparts.Themodelernolongerneedstoposethequestion,"WhydoIneed toaddcastingmarksorglueonweldseams?"Thereissimplynoneedtobecausealltheappropriateandresearched patternsarealreadyinjectedontotheparts,Sometimesthismightinvolveextraoptionalparts;forinstance,anadditional enginedeckpossessinganalternateboltpattern.Sometimes,itwillmeancastingmarksalreadymoldedon.Whateverthe specifrcsare,itwillalwaysmeanminimumplasticsurgery,,,andmaximumenjoymentformodelersl "Smart"locationmarks! lVan,howamIsupposedtofillinallthoselocationmarks?Whatapainl"Commentslikethesewillneverneedtobeutteredbymodelersassembling Dragon'sbrandnewPantherGSmartKit!InsideStoryhastakenacloserlookatoneexampleofhowthisfirstSmartKithasvirtuallytakenawaythe needfortouchups.ConsiderthemetalloopsaddedtoturretsidesoftheoriginalPantherGtank,aswithmanylate-warGermanarmoredvehicles,Their purposewastoallowcamouflageandfoliagetobeattachedtothetanktunet.Whatahasslehavingtoremovethelocation 'bumps'ifthemodeler choosesnottofitthesepartsonthekit.Butiftheyarenotthere,howonearthwillmodelersknowexactlywheretoaddthem?Thesimplesolutionis pre-paintedlocationmarks!Simple,yetohsoconvenient!Locationmarksforsuchoptionalpartsarepaintedrightontotheplasticduringthe manufacturingprocess.Nowmodelerscanaddtheloopsintherightplaceiftheywish,orleavethemoffwithoutanysideeffectswhatsoever!Thisisjust oneexampleofhowtheadditionordeletionofoptionalpartsonthisSmartKitrequiresnoexhaworkbymodelers, Fillinginunnecessarylocationholesinkitsisadauntingprospectthatsendsshiversdownmanyamodele/sspine!Conversely,it'sarea{painhavingto fileandsanddownlocation'bumps'forpartsthatarenotgoingtobefitted.Dragonknowsthattheseconsiderationsareverypertinentformodelers,and sotheperfectsolutionhasbeenfoundinthisPantherGSmartKitlWhydidn'tanyoneelsethinkofsomethingsopractical? / Yourimaginationcomestrue! HereatDragon,werecognizethattherearemanyfeaturesthatmodelersnotonlywant,butinfactthatare alsobasicneedsthatshouldallbeavailableinasinglekit,Justimagineforamomentthateverythingyouever wantedtoaddtoyourmodelwasalreadythereintheboxlNomoresearchingaroundforafter-market accessories,nomoredelayswaitingforthesepartstoanivefromallcornersoftheglobe,nomoredentsmade inyourbankbalancefromtheseexpensiveaccessorypurchases.Justimaginel Well,Dragonleavesnothingtotheimagination,Fortheansweristobefoundineverykitinthenewseries. detailrightoutofthebox,requiringlesstouchingupandscratchbuildingfrommodelers. "Smart"plasticparts! Somemodelersswearbyphoto-etchedparts,whileothersjust,,.well,theyjustswearatthemllt'struethat photo-etchedcomponentscanaddanextradegreeoffinessetoamodel,buttheyarecertainlynotthebeall andendall!ThisiscertainlythecasewithDragon'sinauguralPantherGSmartKitthathasbeenreceiving widespreadacclaim,Thekit'sfinesseisdemonstratedbvtheslide-moldedpartssuchasthesparetrackbar andlampassembly.Plasticpartsareproducedamazinglythin,totallyavoidingalltheusualhasslesinvolvedinfoldingandgluing minisculePEandmetalparts.Detailsinplastichavebeensocarefullydesigned,incorporatedwithslide-moldsinmultipledirections,that thereisreallylittleneedtoresorttophoto-etchedparts, AnotherexampleoftheextraordinarydetailfoundinthisPantherGSmartKitisthewaytheindividualtracklinksareproduced,Wherethe trackcurvesaroundsprocketwheelsandwherethetracklinksareinfullview,thisbreathtakingkitsuppliesseparatetrackguidehorns, Thisensuresanexemplaryfit,plusshowsoffallthebrilliantSmartKitdetail.SmartKitsdon'tthrowinmulti-mediapartsasagimmick, Whenpartshavealreadybeenproducedperfectlyinplastic,there'ssimplynoneedtofrustratemodelersbyofferingothermaterials instead.Asyoucansee,thisSmartKitisbigonfantasticallydetailedplasticparts,allthoroughlyresearchedandengineeredbyDragon's innovativestaff, tl

I/35 WWIIMILITARY 6?85 JAGDTIGERHENSCHEL PRODUCTIONTYPESd.Kfz.186 6287 SBmmFLAK37 6?98 Sd.Kfz.234l1SCHWERER PANZERSPAHWAGEN(2CM) :iE !,:tE5 6?88 2cm FLAK38 mitSd.Ah.51 6299 Sd.Kfz.171PANTHERD 6292 Sd.Kfz.251117 Ausf.Dw/2cm SCHWEBELAFETTE 6289 Pfw'IAusf ,A EARLYPRoDUcT qffilmsldc$ A bolt out of the blue! 0riginallyknownasthe"MGPanzenvagen",thePz.Kpfw,lAusf,AwasGermany'sfirstmass-producedtank.Asitsinitialnamesuggested,it wasn'tarmedwithanythingmorethanapairofT,92mmmachineguns.ThefirsttankswereissuedinSeptemberl934,andbythe outbreakofwarin1939,theywerescatteredthroughouttheWehrmacht'spanzerunits.Dragonhasreincarnatedthisdiminutivetankina spectacularnew1/35PanzerlAplastickit.ltreallyissmall,butthishasallowedDragon'sengineerstoexcelandtogetstuckinto producingsomeextraordinarilyfinedetail. Taketheboltheaddetails,forexample.Ontheoriginalvehicle,theturretandupperhullwerepunctuatedbyaseriesofcountersunkbolts thatwereflushwiththesurface,Dragon'sminiatureversionisnodifferent,withboltheaddetailextraordinarilywellrepresented.Whilewe d0n'texpectanymodelerstoactuallytryandunscrewtheseboltsrenderedinplastic,itwouldcomeasnosurprise,forsuchistherealjsm ofthesefeatures!Suchdetailsastheseareboundtohavemodelersboltinqdowntotheirlocalhobbvshootocheckitalloutfor themselvesl la f,.---, 6289 Pz.Kpfw.lAusf.A(EARLYPRODUCTION) 629{ Pz.Kofw.lVAusf.C

iiri'iliilrir.r, ",,i'il;i;i.riil rii l'i':r,ri '39-',45 SERIES AUFKTARUNGSP3S(r mil2cmKw,K,38 %lmsldc$Dragon'sAufkldrungspanzer38(t)isthecrystallizationoftediousresearchanalysisandpainstakingengineeringdesign,Engineersaregiventhesumofreferences gatheredviabooks,photosandsitemeasurements,withamyriadofpre-selectedoptionsandrealisticdetailstobepackedintothis1:35scalevehicle,Basedoncriteria toconstructasimple,easytobuildmodelwithhassle-freerealistictouch-upsalreadymoldedon,engineersgooutoftheirwaywithtechnicalandcreativesolutionsto createanexcitingandenjoyableexperienceformodelerseverywhere! Detailedfrsm everg direction! TheAufkldrungspanzer38(t)mit2cmKw.K.38wasararevehicle,withonlybetweenfiftyandsevenly beingmanufacluredfromlate1943throughtoearly1944,ltwasa9.8-tonreconnaissancevariantof theCzech-builtPzKpfw.38(t)tank,Thisinterestingvehiclehadanarmoredcarstyle 'Hangelafette" tunetmountinga20mmKw.K.38U55gunandanMG42. Dragon'sengineersconsideredthecomplexanglesandboltdetailswhentheydesignedthisfighting compartment.Withmulti-directionalslidemoldsandone-piececonstruction,theboltswereaccurately moldedonallthearmorplates,whibkeepingassemblyandpartseamstoaminimum. Thelowerhullwasalsoselectedtogothroughthesamehealmentinordertocreateboltandrib detailsinsideandout.Insteadofseparateparts,achallengingslide-moldedsolulionwasdevisedto placedetailsontheexterior,bottom,andeventheinteriorwallsofaone-piecehull.Thesepartshave beenspecificallydesignedforlheenjoymentofmodelers-aneasierbuildwithmoredetailedparts! [63Ot Pz.Kpfw.lVAusf.E'VORPANZER' l63os GERMANPANZERGRENADIERS (KHARKOV1943) EogozroreNKopFDrvrsroN(BUDApEST 1945) losoo u.s.RANGERS(NoRMANDv1944) t3 losoa enTzeRGRENADTERS(ARNHEM1944)

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'39-',45 SERIES StttG,lllAusf,GEAR1YPRODUCTIOT{ % ilmsnffiGDragonhassuccessfullyredesignedacompletelynewStuG,lllkit,sinceitsdesignersfelttherewasalotofroomforimprovementinexistingofferings.Thisneedhas producedanexcitingopportunityfortheStuG.lllkittoreceiveamuch-neededoverhaul,Andtheresult?AcompletelyretooledStuG.lllAusf,GEarlyProductionkit,a masterpieceofresearchandengineeringdesign-acertifiedDragonSmartKit! Onehull-sf-a-kit! Dragon'sStuG,llloverhaulstartedwithredesigningthehull.Extensiveresearchand studieshaveculminatedincompletelynewupperandlowerhullpartsthatoffermodel enthusiaststremendousdetail.Thebrandnewone-piecelowerhullhasbeenrecreated withanuncompromisinglevelofintricatemolded-ondetail-bolts,brackets,andeach suspensiondampenerarecarefullyslidemolded,whileeveryweldlineonthebottom surfacehasbeenfaithfullyreproduced.Thedesignelsattentiontodetailevenreacheslo theinside,whererealisticallydetailedbracketsholdnewlydesignedindependenttorsion bars. '45 SERTES 6313 $HEKMRilWt(.lll d,,#*,iii|, Transmissisnshit the right frequenq! ThetransmissioncoverontheShermanlVk.lllismadeusingamultipleslide-moldtechnique.Technically,thisisacomplexand challengingprocedure,butithastheprimaryadvantageofoutlawingtheuseofputty,sincetherearenogapswhatsoeverlFurthermore, theuseofputtywouldcoverupordamagethedelicatecastingtextureoflhetrannycoverlTherefore,Dragonhasnotonlymadeassembly morestraightforwardandfaster(nogaps,noputty!),butithaspreservedalltheoriginallymoldeddetail,ClearlyDragonisontheright wavelengthwithitstransmissions! Hcrlt -Trcr

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