Dragon Studies War Once More

[lightning2000]

<img src="http://www.themotorpool.net/photos/DRA61005-1.jpg" align="left"></p> <b>Dragon Studies War Once More </b>
With their eagerly awaited Wittmann Tiger just weeks away from making landfall, <b>Dragon</b> today sounded a call to arms with their second take on the Elefant. Based on a tank destroyer then serving with the sPzJgAbt 653 somewhere on the eastern front, their newest addition to their burgeoning line of 1:35 scale armor will again boast tracks that sag, an elevating gun, and a striking summer camouflage scheme.

<img src="http://www.themotorpool.net/photos/DRA60292-1.jpg" align="left"></p> In other news, two more 1:72 scale Draon Armor vehicles also made the cut. The first is a M4A1(76)W Sherman tank operated by the Polish 2nd Armored Rgt., Polish 1st Armored Division then deployed to Holland in late 1944. Also up for consideration is a German Sd. Kfz. 251/7 Ausf.D Pionierpanzerwagen, which reportedly served with the 19. Panzer Division during the Battle for Warsaw in 1944. All three new entrants are slated for a June release.


<img src="http://www.themotorpool.net/photos/DRA60313-1.jpg" align="left"></p>On the flip side, <b>Dragon</b> has temporarily withdrawn their two Jagdpanthers with zimmerit that had been on the drawing board for the better part of two years. No reason was given for the indefinite postponement, and we're still holding out hope that both models will again be offered at a later date...



Lightning2000
www.themotorpool.net

[Wieslaw]

<img src="http://www.themotorpool.net/photos/DRA60292-1.jpg" align="left"></p> In other news, two more 1:72 scale Draon Armor vehicles also made the cut. The first is a M4A1(76)W Sherman tank operated by the Polish 2nd Armored Rgt., Polish 1st Armored Division then deployed to Holland in late 1944. Also up for consideration is a German Sd. Kfz. 251/7 Ausf.D Pionierpanzerwagen, which reportedly served with the 19. Panzer Division during the Battle for Warsaw in 1944. All three new entrants are slated for a June release.

Lightning, thanks for the Message!
Dragon, thanks for the second Polish Sherman!

Maybe any Polish Panther or a Hetzer from the Warsaw Uprising 1944?

[ostketten]

Nice stuff there. Any idea when the Hobby Master Soviet KV's will be available??

[lightning2000]

Hi,
I believe the HM Kliment Vorisholov series will begin shipping later this month according to our distributor. I'd love to hear opinions concerning Hobby Master's 1:72 armor, vis a vis other manufacturers once the product hits the street. I have high hopes for the series, particularly if they can ramp up and start producing vehicles that are heavily requested yet seem to be overlooked by the competition.

Lightning2000
www.themotorpool.net

[ostketten]

I believe the HM Kliment Vorisholov series will begin shipping later this month according to our distributor. I'd love to hear opinions concerning Hobby Master's 1:72 armor, vis a vis other manufacturers once the product hits the street.

Thanks for the heads up Lightning....I plan to get at least one of each of the KV's and I will try to give my impressions on the new HM vehicles based on comparisons to some of my other models in this scale, mostly from Dragon and Easy Model.

I have high hopes for the series, particularly if they can ramp up and start producing vehicles that are heavily requested yet seem to be overlooked by the competition.

I certainly hope so, the pics of the new HM tanks look very promising, and I would love to see some "new blood" especially in the area of Soviet armor and vehicles