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Dragon 1:72 Sherman On the Horizon
Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 12:13 pm
by lightning2000
Hi All,
Looks like the long awaited 1:72 scale Sherman is finally moving into the realm of reality. If you look at the Shizuoka Hobby Show images (which can be found within the Dragon Models web site) you'll see a greyed out image for the Sherman alongside the other Dragon Armor pieces. There's also a finished Nashorn being shown as well as some Sturmtigers with loading hooks.
As the Dragon Expo nears, we're willing to be that they'll be offering a Show exclusive Albin Irzyk Sherman tank and most probably a Jagdpanther, seeing as how they bundled the two 1:6 scale figures together as one set.
Lightning2000
www.themotorpool.bigstep.com
Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 2:40 pm
by easy8
Thanks lightning! You guys should check out the pics of the show, some finished stugs, panthers, new F-14's, Spits, etc., here's a direct link to the pics.
http://www.dragon-models.com/ShizuokaHo ... /index.htm
Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 2:43 pm
by hworth18
I thought the 1/72 Dragon Expo Exclusive was going to be the L/70 Jagdpanzer IV??? Maybe I'm wrong???
Exclusives
Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 3:30 pm
by lightning2000
Hi,
Dragon will be offering the Johann Huber Jagdpanzer IV L/70 at the Expo as an exclusive. I'm sure they plan on coming out with other Jagd IV L/70s as part of their regular line. While no official announcement has been made regarding the Albin Irzyk Sherman, I think its a pretty safe bet as sort of an adversarial piece to go toe-to-toe with Huber's tank. Likewise, I can see them doing a Show Exclusive Jagdpanther since the Irzyk figure is being teamed up with a Jagdpanther commander. Of course, this is all speculation, but I feel its a conclusion with some merit.
Lightning2000
www.themotorpool.bigstep.com
Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 10:37 am
by KAMIKAZE
Wicked man!
Albin Irzyk
Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 11:28 am
by Wieslaw
It's a shame, but I know hardly anything about general Albin Irzyk. And the informations in the internet are very poor. The name sounds Polish. I wonder if anybody could tell me more about him.
General Irzyk
Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 12:22 pm
by lightning2000
Hi,
Information regarding the Dragon Expo "celebrities" can be found here:
http://www.dxpo.com/dx/05/introduction.asp
Once there, click on the "VIP" link located on the left hand side of the page to bring up the bio for each veteran.
Lightning2000
www.themotorpool.bigstep.com
Sheman
Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 4:48 pm
by EnemyAce
Dragon showed the outline image of the Sherman LAST year, too, along with the t-34, pz Iv early, and pz 3 early. At least we're getting the T-34s...There are at least 5 different paint schemes in those photos.
Re: General Irzyk
Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 6:47 pm
by Wieslaw
Thank you, Lightning2000!