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So Dragon Patriot is not dead after all...

Vodnik

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Posted: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 - 06:21 PM UTC

I though that they will cancel it after the Trumpeter announcement, but it looks like they still push it forward:

What is more interesting, the Cyber-hobby.com website claims that it will be released this month!

warhog

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Posted: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 - 06:34 PM UTC

Only scary thing is that there releasing it under the Black Label line. Though the Conqueror looks pretty nice in box so far.

vettejack

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Posted: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 - 06:47 PM UTC

Eagerly awaiting reviews to decide which would end up in the stash! Great subject!

Cantstopbuyingkits

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Posted: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 - 07:21 PM UTC

Why Black Label? It's not an obscure prototype or anything. Trumpeter's better anyway.

MAD_DUCK

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Posted: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 - 07:39 PM UTC

I'm going to wait for the trumpeter kit.

Violetrock

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Posted: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 - 07:48 PM UTC

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I'm going to wait for the trumpeter kit.

Who could ever thought that once somebody will say he will wait for a Trumpeter kit instead of getting a Dragon kit.

Times have changed.

Thomas

HermannB

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Posted: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 - 07:52 PM UTC

It would have been more interesting if Dragon choose a different version of the Patriot, e.g . M983 A3 vs. M983 PAC 3 missile vs. PAC 1. But it was an obvious choise since both companies have the "archenemy" of the Patrot, the SCUD missile.
The wallet will dicide.
H.-H.

RobinNilsson

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Posted: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 - 07:56 PM UTC

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It would have been more interesting if Dragon choose a different version of the Patriot, e.g . M983 A3 vs. M983 PAC 3 missile vs. PAC 1. But it was an obvious choise since both companies have the "archenemy" of the Patrot, the SCUD missile.
The wallet will decide.
H.-H.

I will wait for the comparison reviews and then the wallet will simply have to accept the result of the comparison ...

/ Robin

HermannB

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Posted: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 - 08:48 PM UTC

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It would have been more interesting if Dragon choose a different version of the Patriot, e.g . M983 A3 vs. M983 PAC 3 missile vs. PAC 1. But it was an obvious choise since both companies have the "archenemy" of the Patrot, the SCUD missile.
The wallet will decide.
H.-H.

I will wait for the comparison reviews and then the wallet will simply have to accept the result of the comparison ...

/ Robin

And let the wallet further bleed for the unavoidable update sets....

jvazquez

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Posted: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 - 09:00 PM UTC

Other than it being under the BLACK DEATH LABEL, I otherwise might be interested. Will wait for Trumpeter

RobinNilsson

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Posted: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 - 09:06 PM UTC

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It would have been more interesting if Dragon choose a different version of the Patriot, e.g . M983 A3 vs. M983 PAC 3 missile vs. PAC 1. But it was an obvious choise since both companies have the "archenemy" of the Patrot, the SCUD missile.
The wallet will decide.
H.-H.

I will wait for the comparison reviews and then the wallet will simply have to accept the result of the comparison ...

/ Robin

And let the wallet further bleed for the unavoidable update sets....

Lots and lots of photo-etch is what keeps the dream alive
and prevents a model from getting built

edklingon

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Posted: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 - 09:47 PM UTC

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Lots and lots of photo-etch is what keeps the dream alive
and prevents a model from getting built

PERFECT!

sauron

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Posted: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 - 11:13 PM UTC

Pre-ordered it from Dragon last week, $120 with free shipping. They say August availability. I plan to get the Trumpeter version as well and build one traveling and one deployed.

MAD_DUCK

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Posted: Wednesday, June 03, 2015 - 04:38 AM UTC

To be fair, As much as I want the Trumpeter kit, I wouldn't pass up the Dragon kit either. Bottom line is how much damage I can afford to do to my wallet. If the Dragon kit is 120.00 then the Trumpeter kit is going to be closer to 180.00 to 200.00. But that is guessing based on the pricing of the Trumpeter SCUD-B kit.

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