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mikeli125
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Posted: Thursday, October 09, 2003 - 09:21 PM UTC
heres the box art for the dragon kits announced yesterday
sherman firefly

sd.kfz 251 ausf c

Tapper
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Posted: Thursday, October 09, 2003 - 10:39 PM UTC
Pretty sweet! :-)
kglack43
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Posted: Thursday, October 09, 2003 - 10:45 PM UTC
Well, at least one is a Sherman...British, but still a sherman.

Found a cool site...http://gunpoint-3d.com

Long weekend ahead of me. Should be able to finish one kit in-between setting the deer stands up w/my father in law.

Kevin
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Posted: Thursday, October 09, 2003 - 10:48 PM UTC
Are those really new kits or reissues?
TankCarl
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Posted: Thursday, October 09, 2003 - 10:53 PM UTC
I think the 251/C is new.They have done 250 series,now they are going bigger.Hmmm,a new SdKfz.7 /1 in the future?
Major_Goose
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Posted: Thursday, October 09, 2003 - 11:27 PM UTC
i believe that the kits are also good like the artwork !!!!
greatbrit
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Posted: Thursday, October 09, 2003 - 11:40 PM UTC
the firefly is a reissue, but im glad its being released again.
ill definately buy one, and guess what another german halftrack. ugly little heap! hehe
cheers
joe
keenan
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Posted: Thursday, October 09, 2003 - 11:40 PM UTC
I way be way off base but it seems to me that at some point DML usually releases the figures you see on the box art of their armor kits. I wonder if a new set of British infantry is on the way?

Shaun
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Posted: Thursday, October 09, 2003 - 11:52 PM UTC
Hi, Super good news on the Firefly model. Like halfyank, I'm getting kind of tired of all the German stuff myself. I like a change every now and then too. And the Firefly is a good start in this direction. Let's hope this trend continues to some degree.

Take care, sgirty
jimbrae
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Posted: Friday, October 10, 2003 - 12:00 AM UTC
Shows how things work doesn't it? German armor modellers get new moulds and loads of variants on the most obscure vehicles, we get re-packaged,re-issues..... Long live market forces! Jim

MORE NEW MOULDS, LESS NEW BOX-ART!
penpen
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Posted: Friday, October 10, 2003 - 12:06 AM UTC
Both these kits will be great news !!!!
I'm eargerly awaiting the many 251 variants... and a firefly will be fun too !!!!
Halfyank
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Posted: Friday, October 10, 2003 - 12:21 AM UTC

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German armor modellers get new moulds and loads of variants on the most obscure vehicles, we get re-packaged,re-issues



I totally agree. But since I wasn't into modeling when the DML Firefly first came out I'll grab this one. At this point I'll take just about ANY British vehicle and count my blessings.

mikeli125
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Posted: Friday, October 10, 2003 - 12:33 AM UTC
I think that te firefly is coming with 2 figures which I think will be the commander dont know about the other though
yagdpanzer
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Posted: Friday, October 10, 2003 - 12:50 AM UTC
A new mold 251 C! Gonna sell like hotcakes! Isn't AFV supposed to be working on a 251 D?

Now, if one of the model companys would just start on new mold M3 halftrack kits.

2003 has been a great year for armor modellers. Not only plastic kits, but some of the neatest resin kit conversions, Allied and Axis, ever put on the market with more on the way.

My only problem is how do I come up with the cash!
thenamshow
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Posted: Friday, October 10, 2003 - 01:06 AM UTC
both these kits look really good hope they turn out as good as the box good luck :-)
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Posted: Friday, October 10, 2003 - 02:30 AM UTC
glad to see the Firefly being re-issued I'm also glad to see the 251 halftrack being done by DML I am sure it'll be much better than the old Tamiya kit #:-) (++)
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Posted: Friday, October 10, 2003 - 02:45 AM UTC
Wow! Very nice! Keep those kind of kits away from me! Lotsa models here in the stock pile. To bad, people here say I must finish atleast half of them to buy a new one
chip250
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Posted: Friday, October 10, 2003 - 03:21 AM UTC
When is the release date on those, does anyone know?

~Chip :-)
tazz
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Posted: Friday, October 10, 2003 - 03:37 AM UTC
cool new box art,
dragon kits are geting really good.
i think they will over take tamyia some day
i just need to know about them road wheels on the sherman
how do u go about painting them cause i just got a sturat tank and the road wheels are the same.
it seems if u spray u can get it all.
does any body have any ideas thanks
ukgeoff
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Posted: Friday, October 10, 2003 - 04:54 AM UTC
It would appear that one change to the Firefly is the addition of "duckbills" for the tracks.

Image from Dragons web site.
http://www.dragonmodelsltd.com/html/6182-5.html
Venom
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Posted: Friday, October 10, 2003 - 05:21 AM UTC
the box arts lools very nice...
the sherman could be a good begin for someone who is anoyed to do always german panzer...me for example ...
regards
TUNA
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Posted: Friday, October 10, 2003 - 06:00 AM UTC
I agree with YagPanzer.. I wish someone would new tool the US M3 Halftracks!!!!!

I already have the older version of that Firefly.. I'm happy to see the new 251/C.. lol now I'll have to throw my old one in the trash!!!.. maybe I can get my son to build it!!!

New kits is good news!!! though I am disappointed that the Firefly is no a new tooling.. nor the Cast Hull version
generalzod
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Posted: Friday, October 10, 2003 - 09:55 AM UTC
Thanks for the link Geoff If you look closely at the right side pic it looks like there is detail on the backside of the roadwheel Then again I may be seeing things #:-) (++)
DaveCox
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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 09:32 AM UTC
Good to see the Firefly again as I missed this first time around - just have to find some decent tracks for it - AFV Club maybe, adds to the cost of the kit though.
Hollowpoint
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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 12:26 PM UTC

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If you look closely at the right side pic it looks like there is detail on the backside of the roadwheel Then again I may be seeing things



Chad:

From what I understand, the kit comes with insert pieces that correct the one-sided roadwheels. Also, they have corrected the lower hull. I saw some pics of the sprues on a Japanese website that confirmed this, but I can't seem to find the link now.

Also, DML apparently added some more goodies to improve the old kit -- we'll have to see when someone gets their mitts on a review kit!
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