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Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 04:16 AM UTC
Normally Dragon Models leave a gap of a few days between their announcements, this time the've chosen to announce three at more or less the same time.
All three of the announcements are in 1/35th scale and all are variants on previously released subjects.

What is also remarkable is that they've chosen to announce vehicles of three different nationalities...

The Announced (for future release) vehicles are:

6451 - Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.A 4.Serie/La.S.

6584 - T-34/76 Mod.1943 with Commander's Cupola (No.112 Factory)

6714 - Armored 1/4 Ton 4x4 Truck w/.50-cal Machine Gun


Of the three, perhaps the third is the most interesting. No doubt from the images, the speculation will begin if the company have corrected the errors which were so apparent on their S.A.S. Jeep (released recently from Cyber-Hobby). Although it's the first time this particular variant has been released from a styrene manufacturer, it's something that HAS been covered from various AM manufacturers as it's a simple enough conversion albeit needing PE rather than styrene. It will also give opportunities to AM wheel manufacturers to do a set of the frequently-seen rail track wheels...
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Thanks for the post Jim. What is unique about the Pz1? I am looking to get an early war / pre war Pz1, but there are quite a few of them out there. I don't have a good background on them.
FEB 29, 2012 - 06:26 AM
Hi What it doesn't appear to have, from the poster, is an interior detail which was present on previous releases of the Panzer I. As per this one LINK Alan
FEB 29, 2012 - 07:20 AM
Unfortunately the Panzer I kit doesn`t have any engine-intake armour present - so this limits it to a pre-war version only
FEB 29, 2012 - 10:08 AM
So what is the core of Dragon`s policy? Nihil sub sole novum
FEB 29, 2012 - 09:01 PM
With the research,design and development team's Dragon have WHY the Pnz I. Especially if its only good for a pre war version, the box art looks alot later? I really Dont get this one? With the release of the Pnz I with full interior. Cant anyone enlighten me? Geraint ( I am no Pnz I expert, just the basics like diff amount of wheels etc)
FEB 29, 2012 - 11:36 PM
Dragon could have used the engine deck from their Panzer Ia "Modified" + interior kit on this particular kit - however they chose not too - the Tristar Panzer 1 kit offers multiple versions of the Ia ( including an interior ) offering their customers the "best of all worlds" apparently Dragon couldn`t care less about their clientel !
MAR 01, 2012 - 12:14 AM
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