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Posted: Friday, May 04, 2012 - 09:37 AM UTC
Dragon Models have made an announcement concerning the DS Tracks for the M4A2 Tarawa kit.

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Posted: Friday, May 04, 2012 - 10:18 AM UTC
Is this a new announcement? If it is they've taken their time-the kit was released in 2006
I might be wrong but I seem to remember this from shortly after the kit was released
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Posted: Friday, May 04, 2012 - 10:21 AM UTC
Dragon might have an issue on their site then, as it is coming up as a new post. Interesting.
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Posted: Friday, May 04, 2012 - 11:43 AM UTC
I have a different issue with their DS tracks. On 3 kits now, a 1/35th M4A3 76, a 1/72nd M4A3 76, and a 1/72nd scale Panther G I have had the tracks literally fall apart between a couple of months and a year after building. Its not so bad on the 1/35th, I can get replacement track but in 1/72nd you are pretty much stuck.
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Posted: Saturday, May 05, 2012 - 08:53 PM UTC

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Dragon might have an issue on their site then, as it is coming up as a new post. Interesting.

This announcement is on the Dragon website since shortly after the kit release several years ago. This is VERY OLD news. I suggest removing this "/news" story, as this is just another example of ridiculous "announcements" of old products and information that appear here recently...

And it is not coming as a new post - it is shown in the same spot since 2006. Dragon probably consider it important enough to keep it there.
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Posted: Sunday, May 27, 2012 - 05:48 AM UTC
Well Kevin...THANKS,
Since I don't go to the Dragon site I didn't know there was an issue and now I do. This may not be a new "/news" item but it was worth a re-posting. I have often thought about getting that Sherman and now I'll be prepared.
Thanks again,

Jeff
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Posted: Sunday, May 27, 2012 - 06:15 AM UTC

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I have a different issue with their DS tracks. On 3 kits now, a 1/35th M4A3 76, a 1/72nd M4A3 76, and a 1/72nd scale Panther G I have had the tracks literally fall apart between a couple of months and a year after building. Its not so bad on the 1/35th, I can get replacement track but in 1/72nd you are pretty much stuck.


ditto...on a 1:35 Pz III with the tracks painted with acrylics and no oil based washes added. Needless to say I won't bother with DS tracks anymore...not that I was thrilled with the way they looked anyway
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Posted: Sunday, May 27, 2012 - 09:40 AM UTC

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ditto...on a 1:35 Pz III with the tracks painted with acrylics and no oil based washes added. Needless to say I won't bother with DS tracks anymore...not that I was thrilled with the way they looked anyway


I have two ancient Tamiya kits, built in the 70s, an M4A3E8 and a Panzer III, both with their original vinyl tracks intact. Maybe Dragon need to find out what they were made out of.
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