Friday, November 23, 2007 - 05:34 AM UTC
Frequently (and unjustifiably) overlooked, the next month or so is going to see some very interesting releases in 1/72nd scale from Dragon
Beginning with a popular MODERN subject:
DRA 7324 - M2A3 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV)
Features Include:
- CITV reproduced with slide-mold technology
- Newly tooled extra armor plates on turret top
- New “doghouse” door can be assembled open/closed
- New GPS antenna added to bustle rack
- EPLR antenna base finely reproduced
- Extra armor around driver’s hatch represents M2A3 Bradley
- OVM arrangement designed for M2A3 Bradley
- New turret bottom plate reproduced in great detail
- Rear ramp can be assembled open/closed
- Photo-etched parts for ERA mounting frames
- DS tracks
- Cartograf decal offers accurate markings
Moving onto WW2 Vehicles:
DRA 7347 - German Sturmtiger with Zimmerit
Features Include:
- Pre-molded zimmerit on upper hull sides, lower hull frontal armor and rear panel is crisply reproduced
- Slide-molded upper hull in one piece
- Slide-molded lower hull with realistic detail
- Photo-etched parts for engine-deck grills
- Rear exhaust covers made from photo-etched parts
- Main gun with multipart assembly for greater detail
- DS tracks
DRA 7275 - Sherman M4A2(76)W Red Army
Features Include:
- Newly tooled turret made by slide mold
- Engine deck newly tooled to represent Red Army M4A2(76)W
- Slide-molded upper hull
- Suspension system reproduced with delicate details
- Gun barrle is slide molded in one piece
- Light and horn guards finely detailed
- T-49 tracks made in DS
- New Cartograf decals
DRA 7284 - StuH.42 (Sturmhaubitze) Ausf.G 10.5cm
Features Include:
- Brand new slide-molded and converted 10.5cm leFH18 gun for StuG III
- One-piece slide-molded lower hull with exemplary detail
- Slide-molded engine deck finely reproduced
- Road wheels and sprockets molded in great detail
- One-piece DS tracks for ease of assembly
- Multi-directional slide-molded superstructure with bolt detail
- Cartograf decal offer accurate markings
DRA 7320 - SU-85 Tank Destroyer
Features Include:
- Newly tooled mantlet for 85mm D-5T gun
- New upper hull with improved weld seams and details
- Rear fighting compartment plate is newly tooled
- One piece gun barrel made by slide molds
- Injection molded engine deck cover
- Photo etched engine deck grills and air intake louvers
- Fuel tanks with supports and photo-etched straps
- Crisply molded road wheels
- One piece DS tracks for convenient assembly
- Various markings
DRA 7324 - M2A3 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV)
Features Include:
- CITV reproduced with slide-mold technology
- Newly tooled extra armor plates on turret top
- New “doghouse” door can be assembled open/closed
- New GPS antenna added to bustle rack
- EPLR antenna base finely reproduced
- Extra armor around driver’s hatch represents M2A3 Bradley
- OVM arrangement designed for M2A3 Bradley
- New turret bottom plate reproduced in great detail
- Rear ramp can be assembled open/closed
- Photo-etched parts for ERA mounting frames
- DS tracks
- Cartograf decal offers accurate markings
Moving onto WW2 Vehicles:
DRA 7347 - German Sturmtiger with Zimmerit
Features Include:
- Pre-molded zimmerit on upper hull sides, lower hull frontal armor and rear panel is crisply reproduced
- Slide-molded upper hull in one piece
- Slide-molded lower hull with realistic detail
- Photo-etched parts for engine-deck grills
- Rear exhaust covers made from photo-etched parts
- Main gun with multipart assembly for greater detail
- DS tracks
DRA 7275 - Sherman M4A2(76)W Red Army
Features Include:
- Newly tooled turret made by slide mold
- Engine deck newly tooled to represent Red Army M4A2(76)W
- Slide-molded upper hull
- Suspension system reproduced with delicate details
- Gun barrle is slide molded in one piece
- Light and horn guards finely detailed
- T-49 tracks made in DS
- New Cartograf decals
DRA 7284 - StuH.42 (Sturmhaubitze) Ausf.G 10.5cm
Features Include:
- Brand new slide-molded and converted 10.5cm leFH18 gun for StuG III
- One-piece slide-molded lower hull with exemplary detail
- Slide-molded engine deck finely reproduced
- Road wheels and sprockets molded in great detail
- One-piece DS tracks for ease of assembly
- Multi-directional slide-molded superstructure with bolt detail
- Cartograf decal offer accurate markings
DRA 7320 - SU-85 Tank Destroyer
Features Include:
- Newly tooled mantlet for 85mm D-5T gun
- New upper hull with improved weld seams and details
- Rear fighting compartment plate is newly tooled
- One piece gun barrel made by slide molds
- Injection molded engine deck cover
- Photo etched engine deck grills and air intake louvers
- Fuel tanks with supports and photo-etched straps
- Crisply molded road wheels
- One piece DS tracks for convenient assembly
- Various markings
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