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DRAGON MODELS
USA NEW ITEMS
ANNOUNCEMENT
Friday, November 20, 2009 Update
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Item Number
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Descriptions
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MSRP
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Dragon Plastic Model Kits
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DRA4618
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1/144 F/A-18E VFA-27 "Royal Maces" & F/A-18F VFA-41
"Black Aces" (Twin Pack)
Barcode:
0 89195 84618 1
Case Pack:
48 Pieces Per Master Carton
Box Size:
6.4" x 10.2" x 1.9"
The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a more advanced
version of the F/A-18C/D Hornet, and it is also 20%
larger than its predecessor. The Super Hornet is
most famously used by the U.S. Navy aboard its fleet
of a dozen aircraft carriers, with around 370
fighters presently in service. The difference
between the E and the F models is that the former is
a single-seat design and the latter has a two-seat
configuration. Initial Operating Capability (IOC) of
the Super Hornet was achieved in September 2001.
Since then it has participated in a number of
conflicts, including Operations Iraqi Freedom and
Enduring Freedom.
Two U.S. Navy squadrons that operate the Super
Hornet are VFA-27 and VFA-41. VFA-27 “Royal Maces”
of Carrier Air Wing 5 is based at Atsugi in
Japan and is presently
embarked on the USS George Washington (CVN-73) in
East Asia. The unit has been flying the
F/A-18E since October 2004. The second squadron,
VFA-41 “Black Aces,” is stationed at Lemoore in California. This
formation flies F/A-18Fs aboard the USS Nimitz
(CVN-68).
Dragon has launched a 1/144 scale kit that features
one fighter from each of these units – an F/A-18E
from VFA-27 and an F/A-18F from VFA-41. The two
model aircraft are finely sculpted, with the lower
fuselage made from slide-molded components for
greater accuracy. The landing gear can be displayed
lowered or raised, and the wingtips can be folded up
or shown in flying configuration. Dragon has
supplied a range of armaments such as AIM-9L and
AIM-9X Sidewinders, as well as the AGM-88 HARM.
There is also a fuel tank available for fitment.
Cartograf has produced some high-quality decals to
depict the colorful markings of these two naval
squadrons. This boxed set containing two complete
1/144 scale aircraft offers a real shot in the arm
for aircraft modelers.
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$12.95
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DRA6556
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1/35 Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.J Mid Production ~ Smart kit
Barcode:
0 89195 86556 4
Case Pack:
20 Pieces Per Master Carton
Box Size:
9.6" x 15" x 3.1"
Features:
- Side-skirt armor plates can be installed
separately
- Side-skirt armor produced in metal for scale
thickness
- One-piece 3-directional slide-molded turret for
Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.J
- Mantlet guard can be removed and gun unloaded as
on real vehicle
- Detailed gun muzzle brake
- Complete gun assembly w/full detail
- Finely detailed 7.5cm Kw.K. 40 L/48 gun
- Gun sleeve w/delicate weld and bolt detail made
from 3-directional slide molds
- New turret roof rendered w/turret-skirt armor
brackets
- Turret-skirt and side-skirt armor plates can be
installed separately
- Rear antenna included
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Newly tooled exhaust pipe on the hull rear
- Includes hollowed-out undercut on turret bottom
- Incorporates toothed turret ring inside turret
- Two types of driver's and radio operator's hatch
w/splash guard
- Hatches w/internal detail
- Spare-wheel rack w/spare wheels on upper hull side
- Two types of side-skirt armor plate w/bolt detail
- Brackets for side-skirt armor realistically
detailed
- Turret-skirt door can be postioned open/closed
- Optional turret-side door can be positioned
open/closed
- Side fenders w/pattern detail on both top and
bottom surfaces
- Injection-molded fenders made to thinnest possible
dimensions
- Two types of ventilation cover w/great detail
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Newly tooled storage mesh on turret side
- Commander's cupola recreates structural details
- Cupola vision blocks can be assembled open/closed
- One-piece lower hull made from slide molds
- Hull bottom fully detailed
- One-piece upper hull 2-side slide-molded w/new
engine-deck design
- MG34 in Gen2 standard w/gun mount
- Photo-etched part for engine-deck ventilation
grill
- Two types of engine hatches can be assembled
open/closed
- Spare-track bracket on lower hull front
- Spare-tracks on armor side
- New OVM arrangement on fenders
- 40cm Magic Tracks in both side detail
- Spare-track bracket on glacis plate w/photo-etched
and plastic option
- Final-drive housing w/details on both sides
- Separate armored cover for final-drive housing
- Sprocket wheels w/breathtaking detail and multiple
delicate parts
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Newly tooled fuel filler flap
- Extendable jack w/separate parts
- Accurately detailed idler adjuster mountings
- Detailed towing-eye brackets w/separate parts
- Road wheels and suspension w/multiple components
exhibit crisp detail
- Idler wheels have detailed parts
- Air-intake covers have option of injection or
photo-etched parts
- Realistic double-layered air intake
- Injection-molded OVM w/clasps
The Panzer IV was the only German tank to remain in
continuous production throughout the course of WWII.
The final version in the Pz.Kpfw. IV family was the
Ausf.J This particular variant commenced production
in June 1944, and a total of approximately 3125 were
eventually manufactured. The Ausf.J succeeded the
Ausf.H, and rather than being an enhanced version of
the Ausf.H, the final design was actually simplified
in an attempt to ease and speed up construction.
Thus, the electric turret drive was deleted and an
extra fuel tank was fitted in its place. Other
distinguishing features include the absence of
Zimmerit.
Dragon has produced a Mid-Production variant of the
Panzer IV Ausf.J in 1/35 scale. This plastic Smart
Kit offers some special features of this period of
Pz.Kpfw.IV production, including the use of solid
steel Schurzen plates prior to Thoma-type wire-mesh
side-skirts being introduced. For maximum modeler
enjoyment, Dragon supplies these Schurzen plates as
separate pieces made from metal, thus allowing
complete realism.
The kit offers two different turret-top ventilation
covers for greater versatility. Two newly tooled
flame-suppressing exhaust mufflers are also supplied
for the rear of the tank. The running gear continues
to feature four return rollers, for these were only
reduced to three at a later stage. Details on this
kit are finely detailed, the product of widespread
use of slide molds. To complete the model, 40cm
Magic Tracks are supplied. Various photo-etched
metal components are included, things such as engine
ventilation grills, and mesh for the turret baskets.
This kit offers modelers the convenience of
producing a typical Mid-Production Ausf.J tank
without having to resort to kit-bashing or extensive
conversion.
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$49.95
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DRA6563
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1/35 "Fragile Alliance" Axis Forces, Balkan 1943 (4 Figures
Set)
Barcode:
0 89195 86563 2
Case Pack:
48 Pieces Per Master Carton
Box Size:
6.4" x 10.2" x 1.9"
After Italy ventured into Albania in 1939, Mussolini decided to invade
Greece on 28 October 1940. The
Italian armed forces found it hard going, and in
fact, it required the intervention of German forces
attacking via Yugoslavia to finally capture the
region. Yugoslavia
and
Greece were divided into sectors,
with Italian, German, Bulgarian and Rumanian forces
policing these occupied territories against
determined partisan resistance.
Italy occupied two-thirds of Greece (including its islands), Albania
and the Yugoslav coast. Although they were supposed
to be allies, there was often tension in the
relationship between Germany and Italy.
After Benito Mussolini was ousted in July 1943, the
country signed a secret armistice on 3 September,
bringing Italy’s combat involvement in WWII to
an end. German forces in Italy and the Balkans moved quickly
to disarm their former allies and to take up
critical defensive positions, with significant
violence taking place in some garrisons.
Dragon’s newest 1/35 scale figure set depicts four
soldiers set against this historical backdrop of
1943. There are three German soldiers and a lone
Italian, and their relationship appears rather
strained, hence the set’s title of “Fragile
Alliance”. The Italian is gesticulating as he argues
a point with an unconvinced German. The soldiers are
finely molded with crisp details and realistic
features. They are wearing uniforms and carry
weapons appropriate for this period of the war just
before German-Italian relationships turned
completely sour. There are two brand new accessories
in this set too – the oil can that one soldier is
using as a footrest, and a food container in the
hand of another soldier. While the set doesn’t
promote bilateral relationships, it does provide
modelers with some useful figures from
Germany
and Italy! Furthermore, model-makers can
use this set to create a scene of their own
imagination.
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$10.95
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Fujimi Plastic Model Kits
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FUJ11167
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1/24 Detail-Up Photo-Etched Parts for Ferrari F430
Scuderia
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$24.95
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FUJ11237
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1/500 Photo Etched Parts for IJN Battleship "Yamato"
Photo Etched parts for FUJ-61000 1/500 Imperial
Japanese Navy Battleship "Yamato"
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$89.95
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FUJ11238
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1/500 Wooden Deck for IJN Battleship "Yamato" (Self
-adhesive)
Wooden deck for FUJ-61000 1/500 Imperial Japanese
Navy Battleship "Yamato"
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$79.95
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FUJ11684
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1/32
Toyota Forklift
15 Jeneo with Accessory
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$23.95
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FUJ40091
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1/700 IJN Minelayer Ship "Tsugaru" 1941
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$32.95
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FUJ61000
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1/500 Imperial Japanese Navy Battleship "Yamato"
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$179.95
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Gunze-Sangyo Model Kits, Paints & Accessories
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GNZPC2014
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Pinky.st - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
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$24.95
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GNZPC2015
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Pinky.st - Mikuru Asahina - The Melancholy of Haruhi
Suzumiya
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$24.95
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Zvezda Plastic Models
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ZVE3603
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1/35 L-4500R Maultier 4.5T Halftrack
Box Size:
15.7" x 9.5" x 2.8"
Case Pack:
8 pieces per case
This kit features:
- 342 parts in 7 sprues
- track made of polystyrene
- 2 figures included
- decals for one Luftwaffe and one Wehrmacht unit
- model size: length 8.8"
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$38.95
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ZVE3611
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1/35 Soviet Tank Hunters w/Dogs WWII~New
Tooling
Box Size:
10.2" x 6.4" x 1.5"
Case Pack:
20 pieces per case
This kit features:
- 3 figures with 3 dogs
- Armament: 1 PPSh submachine gun and 1 Mosin rifle
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$14.95
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ZVE8069
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1/72 Scythian Cavalry VI-III B.C.~New
Tooling
Box Size:
10.2" x 6.4" x 1.5"
Case Pack:
20 pieces per case
This kit features:
- 18 cavalry figures with horses
- 8 different poses
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$9.95
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