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Dragon Dragon Dragon The Warship revolution
is coming
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| Just two years ago Dragon Models shook up the ship modeling world with
some stunning 1/350 Smart kits. Now it's time to shake up the 1/700 market
with their first Smart Kits in my favorite scale. Here are the first promotional
images from Dragon of their first release in this scale. This kit started
with the same CAD that the popular 1/350
USS Laffey was produced from. Details were scaled down and adjusted
for the smaller scale. Many of the features of the larger kit were retained
such as realistic deck camber and the extensive use of slides to produce
a nearly seamless main gun turret. That's right you will now have proper
upper and lower 5" 38 cal gun turrets. The turrets will feature a choice
of movable barrels or fixed ones with blast bags molded on. Separate details
such as searchlights, torpedo directors, 5" practice loading machine,
and aft steering gear are all molded as separate parts. K-guns and are
molded separate from the storage racks. The funnels will include separate
external piping and photo etch ladders and other details. |
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Lot of other features from the 350 kit will be included. But as the late
Billy Mays would say; "Wait there's more!!!" The kit features two
complete hulls, one waterline and one full hull. You will be able to build
one waterline kit and one full hull kit. Markings for sister ship USS Woodworth
and other similar ships will be included. Please note final details on
this kit have not yet been made. Stay tuned for info as it develops. |
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| Pricing has not yet been confirmed. Details will be available
here or at Dragon-Models.com soon. |
