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Dragon: M1120 THAAD
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Posted: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 - 12:43 PM UTC


The innovative Black Label series from Dragon features a stunning new rn1/35 scale kit of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile launcher, a centerpiece of the THAAD system.

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laikneth
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Posted: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 - 01:32 PM UTC
Trumpeter also announced same kit in their facebook page.
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Posted: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 - 01:49 PM UTC
I wonder what the "innovative" part of Black Label is ....

/ Robin
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Posted: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 - 03:38 PM UTC

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I wonder what the "innovative" part of Black Label is ....

/ Robin


Their choice of subjects? Ignoring everything else, you have to admit that they have done subjects that were new and highly desired. You may not be able to say anything else positive about them, but they at least did that.

KL
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Posted: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 - 04:24 PM UTC
Probably still based on Italeri HEMTT parts, like their M983. I'll pass.
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Posted: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 - 04:38 PM UTC

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Quoted Text

I wonder what the "innovative" part of Black Label is ....

/ Robin


Their choice of subjects? Ignoring everything else, you have to admit that they have done subjects that were new and highly desired. You may not be able to say anything else positive about them, but they at least did that.

KL


Ahh! Of course.
Here I was thinking that they thought that the innovation was the supreme lack of correctness.
I stand (or rather sit) corrected

Let's hope for the best then .....
/ Robin
pgb3476
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Posted: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 - 05:18 PM UTC
Trumpeter has there version up on there FB page. Looks better.
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Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 03:36 AM UTC
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Quoted Text

I wonder what the "innovative" part of Black Label is ....

Ahh! Of course.
Here I was thinking that they thought that the innovation was the supreme lack of correctness.
I stand (or rather sit) corrected

/ Robin


Seriously, when I read it, I was thinking, "innovative" in being inaccurate and disappointing hobbyists.
Taeuss
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Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 07:32 AM UTC
Nothing like cramming the market with repeat offers. We really don't need eight different offerings of the King Tiger, four different variants of tanks that never existed outside someone's feverish, overactive imagination, or feeble additions of a few pieces to make an unlikely variant; we need something long overdue like a really good Bergepanther. Even at today's STUPID prices I'd buy one (guess that makes me...) but I'm so sick of the meaningless offerings. How about the MBT-70 kit that can't seem to get it right?
RobinNilsson
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Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 03:35 PM UTC

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Nothing like cramming the market with repeat offers. We really don't need eight different offerings of the King Tiger, four different variants of tanks that never existed outside someone's feverish, overactive imagination, or feeble additions of a few pieces to make an unlikely variant; we need something long overdue like a really good Bergepanther. Even at today's STUPID prices I'd buy one (guess that makes me...) but I'm so sick of the meaningless offerings. How about the MBT-70 kit that can't seem to get it right?



Who knows, maybe the command post version of Sd.Kfz. 2 (KettenKRad) is the next kit. Radio, batteries, foldable table and the star antenna in the little trailer with the encryption machine, radio operator and headset in the backwards facing seat. The second KRad would carry the commanding officer and an assistant. The drivers double as the security/guards for the comman post.

/ Robin
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