May 17, 2012
Update
It’s the Thursday Newsletter updating you on future Dragon
Models USA
releases.
Contact your Local Hobby Shop to purchase these fine products!
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Item Number
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Descriptions
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Cyber-Hobby
Models Kits
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CHC2017
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1/200 XB-35 USAF
Flying Wing, Experimental Heavy Bomber
Barcode: 0 89195 82017 4
Box Size: 11.4" x 7.5" x 1.8"
The XB-35 was an experimental long-range heavy bomber produced for the US
Air Force (USAF) by Northrop during WWII, with the aim being to create an
aircraft capable of bombing Germany
after taking off from as far away as the USA.
It was a radical design in that it was a 52.2m-wide flying wing that
eliminated the need for a tail and fuselage. The bomb payload was carried
inside the single thick wing, and such a design had the potential to
dispense with structural weight and drag. Crewed by nine personnel, the
aircraft was to have a 10,000-mile range whilst carrying a 10,000lb load.
Design work began in earnest in 1942, and two XB-35 craft were built to
pre-production stage. The flying-wing design could not use a traditional
rudder, so flaps on the trailing wingtip edges performed this function.
Powered by two radial engines, the XB-35’s maiden flight occurred in June
1946. By this time the war was over and the USSR
was the new enemy. The USAF subsequently cancelled the program and the two
XB-35s were scrapped in 1949.
Cyber-Hobby has produced a plastic kit of the XB-35 in scale 1/200. The
model assembles with consummate ease thanks to clever engineering and the
use of high-tech molding technology. The propeller engines on the rear of
the flying wings are reproduced in sophisticated detail. The propellers
themselves are made true to scale. The experimental XB-35 was an innovative
aircraft design, and Cyber-Hobby has done an extraordinarily good job of
rendering it in 1/200 scale for the benefit of modelers.
AVAILABLE: July 2012
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CHC5073
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1/72 Westland
WS-61 Sea King HC.4, Falklands War 30th
Anniversary - Smart Kit
NEW TOOLING!!!
Barcode: 0 89195 85073
Box Size: 9.6" x 15" x 2.4"
Features:
- Authentic Sea King HC.4 w/detailed winch newly produced
- Newly designed rotor w/astonishing detail
- Newly designed 7.62mm machine gun w/photo-etched parts
- Cabin seats newly produced
- Slightly curved rotor blades specially produced for Sea King HC.4
- 5-blade tail rotor realistically produced
- 5 rotor blades can be extended or folded for easy stowage
- Ladder can be folded up/down
- One-piece fuselage reproduced w/intricate details
- Cabin doors can be assembled open/closed
- Realistic steps included
- Strengthened landing gear realistically protrayed
- Realistic pilots' seats included
- Windshield wipers molded on cockpit
- Cockpit glazing made from clear parts
- Details and fittings molded on belly of Sea King HC.4 fuselage
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War that took place
in 1982, and Cyber-Hobby is commemorating the historic event with a brand
new 1/72 scale kit. The subject is a delightful model of the Westland WS-61
Sea King HC.4, the troop-carrying variant as used by the Royal Navy. The
British Sea King is a license-produced version of the Sikorsky S-61, and
the long-lived design still remains in UK
service. The first of an eventual production run of 89 HC.4s were delivered
in 1979, just a few years before the conflict with Argentina
broke out. The Sea King HC.4 was a workhorse during the Falklands
conflict, transporting troops, conducting replenishments and inserting
special forces. The craft can carry up to 2.5-tonne underslung loads such
as a Land Rover or L118 105mm howitzer.
This Cyber-Hobby helicopter is a brand new tooling in 1/72 scale. The
plastic model is well designed and cleverly engineered to induce maximum
modeling enjoyment. The fuselage is correctly proportioned and is furnished
with a full level of detail both inside and outside. The cabin doors can be
displayed open if wished, allowing an even more tantalizing view of the
helicopter’s interior. The foldable rotor blades are made to true scale
thickness too. With appropriate decal markings from Cartograf, this Sea
King HC.4 is ready to fly into action straight from the box!
AVAILABLE: July 2012
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Dragon
Plastic Model Kits
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DRA11012
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1/72 Apollo 18 +
Soyuz 19
Barcode: 0 89195 11012 1
Box Size: 9.6" x 15" x 3.1"
Features:
- Display stand included
- Soyuz 19 comprising Orbiatal Module, Descent Vahicle and
Instrument-Assembly Module
- Instrument-Assembly Module produced w/details
- Soyuz solar panel arrays can be assembled on sides of Instrument-Assembly
Module
- Compatible docking system represents the real one
- Hydrogen peroxide thrusters included
- Pre-painted docking module resembles alumium foil
- Docking Probe Assembly rendered w/intricate detail
- Realistic service propulsion system reproduced
- Aft heat shield molded w/fine detail
The Cold War was marked by intense rivalry between the USA
and USSR.
However, there was one noticeable abnormality in the usually tense
relations between the two superpowers, and that was a joint space mission
conducted in July 1975. Known as the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP), it
was the very first joint space flight between the competitors. The mission
entailed an Apollo spacecraft docking with a Soyuz craft, thus allowing the
crew commanders to shake hands in space on 17 July 1975. The docking
required a specially designed docking module known as APAS-75.
Interestingly, the ASTP was the final Apollo mission, and although it
didn’t have an official number, it’s often referred to as Apollo 18.
This historic moment in space is the subject of a new 1/72 scale model kit
from Dragon. The model is highly detailed, and it allows the two spacecraft
to be depicted docked together as they orbit the Earth. The appearance of
both Apollo 18 and Soyuz 19 are accurately depicted in miniature, and the
APAS-75 docking module is pre-painted to make it look exactly like aluminum
foil. The specific pattern present on the Soyuz solar panels is
particularly well done. Commemorate the historic détente in space with this
1/72 scale kit of the Apollo-Soyuz double act!
AVAILABLE: July 2012
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DRA6435
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1/35 Pz.Kpfw.38(t)
Ausf.S mit Fuel Drum Trailer - Smart Kit
Barcode: 0 89195 86435 2
Box Size: 9.6" x 15" x 2.4"
Features:
- Newly tooled turret has side armor reproduced in authentic
thickness
- Newly tooled turret frontal armor for Pz.Kpfw.38(t) Ausf.S
- Newly tooled fuel drum trailer
- Bolts accurately modeled in different shapes and sizes
- Slide-molded turret w/correct bolt detail
- Turret frontal armor created after detailed research
- Rain-guard made from photo-etched part
- Realistic trailer molded w/details
- Vision ports w/clear-plastic parts can be assembled open/closed
- Upper-hull frontal armor is upgraded
- Fully equipped turret interior w/gun assembly, and ammo case details
- 3.7cm main gun w/authentic detail
- Finely detailed main gun mount beautifully recreated by slide molds
- MG sight finely reproduced
- Fully movable I/G bolt mount
- Detailed MG w/side-molded muzzle
- Letters embossed on fuel drum
- Radio operator’s hatch can be modeled open/closed
- Upper hull made by slide molds
- Vision ports w/interior details are realistically recreated
- Fighting compartment w/interior detail
- Driver’s and radio operator’s visor covers can be modeled open/closed
- Fully detailed driver’s console w/photo-etched controls
- Hull
interior details such as transmission firewall and seats are included
- Fenders improved to correctly represent natural sag w/lateral slope
- Inspection hatch can be assembled open/closed
- Bolted front armor plates and glacis are finely reproduced
- Side opening access doors w/slide-molded bolt details
- Rear compartment interior engine detail
- Fully detailed engine deck
- Radio set modeled in great detail
- Radio rack recreated in photo-etched parts
- Detailed fuel tank
- Ventilation fan recreated in detail
- Two types of detailed periscope provided
- One-piece slide-molded cupola
- Turret traverse mechanism realistically reproduced
- Cupola hatch w/improved details
- Cupola hinges correctly reproduced
- Engine exhibits delicate details w/separate parts
- Engine compartment w/full detail
- One-piece slide-molded lower hull for easy assembly
- Lower hull bottom w/details
- Tow hook can be shown w/latch open/closed
- Exhaust pipe is slide molded w/hollow end
- Rear panel has crisp details
- Separate idler arms can be modeled in different positions
- Fine fender detail w/wing nuts
- Perforated storage box produced from separate parts
- On-vehicle tools included
- Lower hull frontal armor
- Fine bolt detail included around exhaust grill
- Exhaust grill reworked w/great detail
- Idler wheels finely reproduced
- Bogie mounting plates reproduced by slide molds
- Easy-to-build suspension assemblies can be modeled in realistic positions
- Magic Tracks w/casting-number detail
Despite the power of its panzer divisions, Germany
still didn’t have the desired number of tanks at the start of WWII. To
boost numbers, Germany
adopted the Czech LT vz 38 tank after it had conquered Czechoslovakia.
Production of this light tank continued until 1942, by which point some
1,400 vehicles had been manufactured. Indeed, the Czech design was superior
to the Panzer I and II types that were so common at the beginning of the
war. In German service it was known as the Pz.Kpfw.38(t), and it proved a
very reliable design. This tank featured a 37mm Skoda A7 main gun in a
two-man turret. One variant of the Pz.Kpfw.38(t) was the Ausf.S, with the
‘S’ in the nomenclature representing Sweden.
This neutral country had ordered 90 tanks in February 1940, but they were
subsequently seized by Germany
for its own use. The Ausf.S tanks were fitted with extra radios and could
thus be used as command tanks. Some were in fact exported to the Slovak
Free State.
Dragon has issued a stunning new 1/35 scale plastic kit of the
Pz.Kpfw.38(t) Ausf.S. The tank features brand new turret frontal armor, and
furthermore the model has innumerable interior parts to allow modelers to
show off the innards of their tank through open hatches. Or for the bold
model-maker, the kit even allows a heavily battle-damaged tank to be
depicted thanks to the superior level of interior detail. The kit’s further
distinguished by coming with a complete single-axle trailer carrying a
200-liter fuel drum. This trailer is newly tooled, and it gives the tank a
much-improved range of operation. The tank, towing its associated fuel
trailer, will make for an extremely interesting early-war scene.
AVAILABLE: July 2012
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DRA7447
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1/72 Sd.Kfz.261
Kleine Panzerfunkwagen w/Telescopic Antenna
Barcode: 0 89195 87447 4
Box Size: 6.4" x 10.2" x 1.9"
Features:
- Intricate Sd.Kfz.261 newly produced
- Preformed frame and mast antennas
- Tow hook molded on both front and rear of the vehicle
- Finely molded one-piece hull w/fine detail
- Intricate external stowage included
- Chassis presented in full detail
- Delicate wheels w/authentic tire tread pattern
- Hull-top cover assembled from separate parts
- Spare wheels included
- Finely molded jerry can included
Dragon has been constantly expanding its popular 1/72 scale range of model
Leichter Panzerspähwagen light reconnaissance vehicles. An Sd.Kfz.260 was
released a short time ago, and now Dragon is offering yet another
interesting variant. This time it is an Sd.Kfz.261. The Sd.Kfz.260 and 261
were similar in that they were both designed for signals units, with a
total of 493 produced from November 1940 through till April 1943. They were
designed specifically as armored (but unarmed) radio communication
vehicles. The Sd.Kfz.261 was fitted with a FuG.12 long-range radio set
connected to a frame antenna and also a telescopic antenna. In due course
the Sd.Kfz.260/261 family was replaced by halftrack radio vehicles.
Dragon’s 1/72 scale model makes use of the newly tooled Sd.Kfz.260. It has
brand new parts such as the frame antenna and the exquisitely produced
telescopic antenna mounted on the left side of the hull. These radio
components provide the Sd.Kfz.261 with a unique silhouette and cause it to
really stand out from other members of the Leichter Panzerspähwagen family.
The hull-top opening is made of plastic, this material being much easier to
work with than photo-etched parts. After painting in appropriate colors, modelers
can apply Cartograf high-quality decals to finish off their
distinctive-looking Sd.Kfz.261!
AVAILABLE: July 2012
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Dragon
Action Figures
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DRF70817
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1/6 "Kentaro
Kogure" (Sergeant) - JGSDF Infantry, Disaster Relief Operation -
Limited
Limited Production - Limited Quantity Available Only!
Barcode: 0 89195 70817 5
Box Size: 13.6" x 8" x 2.8"
Features:
Uniform:
- Camo Cap
- Helmet
- Helmet Light - NEW!
- T-Shirt
- Camo Jacket
- Camo Trousers
- Shoes
Equipment:
- Water Bottle w/Pouch
- Entrenching Tool Carrier
- First Aid Pouch
- Shovel
- Dump Pouch - NEW!
- Long Shovel
- Equipment Belt
- Wire Cutter
- Flag
Insignia:
- Collar Tab
- Name Tab
Others:
- NEO 3 Body
- Gloved Hands
- Character Head - NEW!
- Clear Stand Mount
AVAILABLE: July 2012
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DRF70842
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1/6 "Phil"
(Private) - British Sniper, 2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment, Falklands
War 1982
Barcode: 0 89195 70842 7
Box Size: 13.6" x 8.1" x 4.7"
Features:
Uniform:
- Parachute Beret
- DPM Para Smock
- Norweigan Army Shirt
- DPM Combat Trousers
- Filet individuel de Camouflage
- Putees
- DMS Boots
Equipment:
- 58-Pattern Water Bottle
- 58-Pattern Webbling
Insignia:
- British Para Wings
Weapon:
- L42A1 British Sniper Rifle
Others:
- NEO 3 Body
- Men Hands
- Northern Ireland
Gloves
- Character Head - NEW Life-Like!
- Clear Stand Mount
AVAILABLE: July 2012
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DRF70843
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1/6 "David"
(Marine) - British GPMG Gunner, Royal Marine, Falklands
War 1982
Barcode: 0 89195 70843 4
Box Size: 13.6" x 8.1" x 4.7"
Features:
Uniform:
- Parchute Beret
- DPM Para Smock
- Norweigan Army Shirt
- DPM Combat Trousers
- Filet individuel de Camouflage
- Puttees
- DMS Boots
Equipment:
- 58-Pattern Webbing:
- 58-Pattern Water Bottle
Weapon:
- General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) - NEW!
Others:
- NEO 3 Body
- Men Hands
- Northern Ireland
Gloves
- Character Head - NEW Life-Like!
- Clear Stand Mount
AVAILABLE: July 2012
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DRF71455
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1/6 Pz.Kpfw.II Ausf.C
DAK
Barcode: 0 89195 71455 8
Box Size: 18.9" x 41.3" x 13.8"
As the first ever tank in the lineup, the arrival of Dragon’s 1/6 scale
Panzer II Ausf.B tank in its Action Figure collection created a lot of
excited chatter worldwide. Now Dragon has doubled the number of Panzer IIs
available because it is releasing a second variant! This time it’s a Panzer
II Ausf.C, a type that was produced by Germany
from June 1938 through to April 1940. It was operated by a crew of three,
and the Ausf.C was the most common variant of the Panzer II family. In the
turret were a 20mm KwK.30 cannon and a 7.92mm MG34 machine gun. Up-armored
Panzer II Ausf.C tanks were in the forefront of the German invasion of France
in 1940, while a number were also dispatched to North
Africa to fight with the legendary Deutsches Afrika Korps
(DAK).
As an Action Figure item, the tank is fully pre-painted and essentially
preassembled. Owing to its DAK usage, the impressive model is finished in a
desert yellow camouflage scheme suitable for North African combat. Even
though the original tank was diminutive in size, this model built to 1/6
scale has a significant presence. Appropriate Dragon crew figures can also
be matched with this tank. Details are accurately represented, and there
are numerous new components such as the cupola, turret, glacis plate and
engine deck. The turret rotates, the gun elevates and depresses, plus the
commander’s hatch can open, just perfect for fitting a tank crewman in the
hatch. Collectors will certainly want to clear space on their display
shelves to park this scintillating DAK Panzer II Ausf.C right next to their
Ausf.B!
AVAILABLE: July 2012
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