Modellismo Militare / Military - Dragon

The 1/72 scale Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank (Item No.7397) that Dragon Armor previously released has been a very popular item. That particular model depicted a Late-Production variant, but now Dragon is adding an Early-Production model to the range. The Type 97 was Japan’s most widely produced medium tank of WWII. Boasting a 57mm main gun and two Type 97 machine guns, this tank was intended to serve as an up-scaled version of the Type 95 for infantry support. Armor protection was modest on this vehicle. A total of 2,123 tanks were produced from 1938-43, most of which had the low-velocity 57mm gun. The tank could move at a speed of 38km/h. The new 1/72 scale model uses some components from the previously released kit, but there are a great many new parts included. The entire upper hull, for example, is a completely new tooling. It’s all new to enable the correct depiction of the altered engine deck layout. Other notable alterations include the toolbox, shovel, rear-plate brackets and distinctive flaps on the engine deck. The lower hull also had to be modified due to the changed exhaust location. This Japanese tank kit allows modelers to field a tank that was used in both tropical and temperate regions of Asia, as well as the Pacific island-hopping campaign by the USA and the Allies. Per saperne di più

Features: - Realistic Churchill Mk.IV new production - Cupola can be assembled open/closed - Hatches on turret can be assembled open/closed - Inlet louvre molded w/detailed pattern - Slide-molded turret for Churchill Mk.IV - Intricate tools molded on vehicle - Side fenders w/pattern detail on both surfaces - One-piece gun barrel w/detailed hollow muzzle brake - One-piece slide-molded lower hull - Bolts and rivets delicately represented on hull bottom - Idler and sprocket wheels are authentic and easy to assemble - One-piece DS track - One-piece bogies produced for easy assembly Dragon has a brand new plastic kit in its exciting collection, one that will have model fans excited. The new 1/72 scale item is a British tank – the famous Churchill. The Churchill, referred to officially as the Tank, Infantry, Mk IV (A22), was named after the British prime minister at the time of its design in WWII. The tank was heavily armored and it featured a long chassis with long track runs that enabled it to cross difficult terrain. The first Churchills were hastily churning off Vauxhall production lines in June 1941, within a year of the tank’s design in the aftermath of the humiliating Allied defeat in Europe. Dragon’s model portrays a Churchill Mk IV tank, a variant that featured a cast turret instead of the all-welded turret found on the visually similar Mk III. Its main armament was a QF 6 pounder gun. Weighing in at approximately 40 tonnes, the Churchill had a particularly slow top speed. The Mk IV was the most numerically common model of the Churchill, with 1,622 tanks produced. As the first Churchill kit from Dragon, the tank utilizes brand new moldings. Slide molds allow the upper hull and lower hull to each be made in one piece. This makes construction more straightforward and accurate. The suspension on the Churchill is complicated, but the kit designers have cleverly engineered the suspension system in a way that’s easy to assemble. The cast turret is made in one piece via multi-directional slide molds, and it perfectly captures the five-sided shape of the Mk IV turret. The muzzle of the 6 pounder gun is hollow thanks also to slide molding. The tracks are made of DS, adding to the appeal of a model that’s easy to assemble and one that builds into an authentic-looking Churchill Mk IV! Per saperne di più

Neubau-Fahrzeug Nr.3-5 Per saperne di più

M4A4 w/601b Rocket Per saperne di più

Feature: Newly tooled 5.5cm Zwilling Flak cannons can be posed at different angles Highly detailed commander's cupola on accurately molded Flak turret Slide-molded upper hull w/full detail Fully detailed 5.5cm cannons Realistic gun mantlet assembled from multiple parts Detailed design for rare plate and stowage boxes Engine deck w/delicate details Armored side skirt reproduced Intricate road wheels One-piece DS tracks The Luftwaffe was numerically outnumbered as WWII progressed, with the Fatherland and tactical units constantly being bombed and strafed by enemy aircraft. This called for more effective antiaircraft systems than Germany hitherto possessed. A new vehicle was planned – the 5.5cm Zwilling Flakpanzer V – though like the Flakpanzer V “Coelian”, it was never put into production. Development of the twin-barrel 5.5cm Zwilling was authorized on 8 May 1944 and it featured a special Krupp armored turret weighing 9.06 tonnes mounted on a Panther Ausf.G chassis. The antiaircraft vehicle would require a four-man crew and carry 104 ammo rounds. A wooden prototype turret was completed by January 1945, although further development of the 5.5cm Zwilling Flakpanzer V was eventually cancelled on 14 February. Per saperne di più

This 1/72 kit is all new and is the first Leopard 2A6 on the market. Special features; - Rubber track links - Flexible metallic wire cables - Decals by Cartograf About the Leopard 2A6: The Leopard 2A6 is widely regarded as one of the best MBTs at present. It was first used by the German Army in 2001 and upgraded from a Leopard 2A5 with a longer gun barrel (120mm/L55 main gun) and improved ammunition. Per saperne di più

Features: - Authentic Panther Ausf.D newly produced - On-vehicle tools reproduced w/clasps - Turret sides molded w/details including ports - Engine deck grills molded w/intricate details - One-piece slide-molded lower hull - Bolts and rivets delicately represented on hull bottom - Finely detailed front headlights - Finely detailed exhaust pipes, jack and rear stowage boxes molded on hull rear - One-piece side armor skirts - Easy-to-assemble idlers and sprocket wheels look authentic - One-piece DS tracks While it’s the impressive Tiger I tank that usually attracts the most attention, it was the Panther that in the long run was a more important tank to Germany during WWII. This approximately 45-tonne medium tank represented a good balance of well-sloped armor protection, lethal firepower and able cross-country mobility, the design being inspired by the highly successful Russian T-34. Beginning in December 1942, a total of 842 Ausf.D examples were manufactured through to September 1943, at which time it was superceded by the improved Ausf.A. Its combat debut occurred during Operation Zitadelle in the titanic Battle of Kursk on the Eastern Front, and the Sd.Kfz.171 Panther fought bravely until the dying days of the Third Reich. Its 7.5cm KwK 42 L/70 cannon took a heavy toll on enemy armored vehicles whenever and wherever they were encountered. The Ausf.D is easily identified by the letterbox hatch opening for the glacis machine gun, pistol ports on the turret sides and a drum cupola. Dragon has a brand new 1/72 scale kit of the Panther Ausf.D Early Production, and modelers are certainly in for a treat with it! The plastic kit is an almost completely new tooling. In fact, the only item carried over from the Ausf.G released recently is the DS tracks! The upper hull is made as a single piece thanks to the clever use of slide molds. The lower hull tub has been formed the same way, thus ensuring a stable and accurate foundation for the rest of the build. All the appropriate characteristics of an Ausf.D variant are present. This Panther is full of delightful details…enough to have 1/72 scale model-makers purring with pleasure. Per saperne di più

Challenger 2 w/Bar Armor. The Challenger 2 is a very capable tank and is one of the most heavily protected in the world with its second-generation Chobham armor. The 62.5-tonne tank entered British Army service in 1998 and it has since seen operational use in Kosovo and combat in Iraq since 2003. In places like Iraq, one of the gravest threats is from hollow-charge RPGs, and a special kit was developed to help mitigate this threat. This involves a Dorchester Armour Level 2 applique' armor kit supplemented by a “cage” of bar armor fitted around the more vulnerable rear areas of the hull and turret. This system is being successfully used on Challenger 2 tanks in Iraq at the present time. Features: -Bar Armor finely reproduced with photo-etched parts -Newly tooled turret side blocks on both sides -One-piece slide-molded lower hull w/fine detail -Slide molds reproduce delicate details on upper hull -Side-skirt armor with correct detail -DS tracks -Cartograf decals Per saperne di più

Newly tooled photo-etched parts on hull top - Delicate Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.L w/5 cm KwK 39 is newly produced - Turret hatch can be assembled open/closed - Delicate hull front w/realistic MG 34 - Intricate fenders w/detailed OVMs - Road wheels and sprockets - Final drive housing covers are separate parts for maximum detail - Engine deck w/tow cable exquisitely produced - Air deflector authentically represented with photo-etched mesh - One-piece slide-molded lower hull with examplary detail - Exhaust pipes with hollow ends - Two types of cooling air intakes are provided with and without air-intake grills - Slide-molded hydraulic shock absorbers are crisply molded - One-piece DS tracks for ease of assembly The Panzer III was a medium-class tank that at the outbreak of WWII was designed to be the primary platform of the all-conquering panzer divisions. However, with the advent of more heavily armored and up-gunned enemy tanks, the role of the Panzer III became secondary to that of the Panzer IV and production finally ceased in 1943. One of the later models to be produced was the Panzer III Ausf.L, which featured a longer and more powerful 5cm KwK 39 L/60 main gun. It also boasted thicker armor, with an additional 20mm-thick layer on the turret and hull front. A total of 653 Ausf.L tanks were produced in 1942 by German factories. This new kit specifically offers modelers the chance to build a Late-Production variant of the Panzer III Ausf.L. It includes new toolings, like the long-barreled cannon. It also draws upon the technical and technological pedigree of the larger 1/35 Smart Kit, including full detail and convenient assembly. The upper hull is slide molded as a single piece, as is the accurate lower hull, both elements containing crisp detail. The turret is made from a multi-directional slide mold, and hatches can be shown open or closed depending on the builder’s preference. Where appropriate, photo-etched pieces such as mesh for the deflector grill are also offered. Per saperne di più