INDEX

ItemNo.
14421 14422 14023 14024 14029 14030 14031 14032 14033 14034 14035 14036 14037 14038 14039 14441 14042 14043 14044 14045 14046 14047 14048 PanzertriigeM.+Ftatbed P attromwagen+Gondola Artilleriewagen+BoxCar Kommandow.+lnfanteriew. Panzer Korps #7: Stug lll/lv+Jagdpanzer lV NEW NEW NEW NEW

Item No.
Tornado IAFSpecial RAFHaderGR7 NEW NEW

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30 30
5

Item No.
6 6 7026 6 7031 U.S.S. A.W. Radford 7 7038 l\,4issile Crulser P.Veliky 7 7039 U.S.S. Roosevelt 7 7041 U.S.S. Pennsylvania 7 7044 U.S.S.Mustin 7 7045 U.S.S. Philippine Sea 7 7046 Hl\,4S lllustrious RN 7 7048 Russ.Sovremenny 7 7049 U.S.S. Essex 7 7050 USSRandolph CV-15 7 7051 USSLexington CV-16 7 7052 Atanta Class Cruise 8 7053 Arizona WHull 8 7454 USSIndependence 8 7055 Royal NavyType4213 8 7056 U.S.S. Hancock CV-19 8 7457 U.S.S. Pinckney I Belleau Wood U.S.S. I Adams U.S.S. Chades I 7060 Bismarck I 7068 U.S.S. lnr 9 I 7203 Tigetrl LateProd. I 7207 Sd.Ktu. 171Panther F 9 7209 Ferdinand Tiger 1 0 7210 Demolition Tiger WZim 1 0 7212 1 0 7213 l\,4'1A1 w/l\,4ine Plough 1 0 7215 l\,41A1 Abrams 3rdIn.Div 1 0 7223 Sd.Kfz.25'1 Ausf.C 1 0 7225 Sd.Kfz.251 Ausf.D 1 0 7227 Berqepanzer Tiqer(P) '03) 1 0 7228 Challenqer ll (lraq 1 0 7229 N43A2 0DS Bradley 1 0 7231 Kingtiger Porsche Turet 1 0 7232 Leopard ll A6 (lraq'03) 1 0 7233 AAV-7 1 0 7234 Sd.Kfz.164 Hornisse 1 0 7235 StuG iV Early 1 0 7237 1 2 7238 Jagdpanther lV U70 + l\41037 1 2 7239 Avenger 1 2 7240 Kingtiger Henschel 1 2 7241 1 2 7242 Brummber 1 2 7244 Hummel Eary Prod. + N/1069 1 2 7245 [,41035 1 2 7249 Leopard 2A4 1 2 7250 Jagdtiger Porsche Vers. 1 3 7251 Tigetrl l\,4idWZimmerit 1 3 7252 Panther G WZimmerit 1 3 7253 Sd.Ktu.184 Elefant 1 3 7254 King-Tiger Porsche 1 3 7255 Ger.Heavy Tankl\ilaus ,13 7256 Ger.Heavy Tank E-100 14 7257 LCN/(3) Land.Craft 1 4 7259 T-34/76 l\i10d.1941 1 4 7264 Sd.Kfz.167 StuG lV 1 4 7262 T-34176 Mad.1942 7263 Sd.Kfz.251/6 Ausf.C 14 7265 Sd.Kfz.251/7 Ausf.C 1 4 7266 T-34/76 N,40d.1943 1 4 7268 T-34/75 N,4od.43 G.A. 1 4 7269 T-34/85 l\,4od.1944 1 4 7270 T-34/85 |\,40d.1944 Late 1 4 7271 r\t444(76)W WSS 14 [,44A3E2 Jumbo 14 l\,44A1 Normandy 14 l\,44A3 105mm 14 Jagdpanzer lV L/48 16 Pz.lV Ausf.H '16 Pz.lV Ausf.H WArmor '16 StuG lll Ausf.G to Pz.lll Ausf.l//N '16 JagdtigerPorsche WZ. 16 Sd.Kfz.164 Nashorn 16 Jagdpanzer lV L/70 16 tv1025 Ht\4tvwv 16 M1114wlM2+M1114 to iv1045 TOW+tM1046 17 Hl\.41\.4WV GunTruck 17 li42A2 Bradley w/ERA 1 7 301 Hummel Late Prod. (76)W 1 7 302 M4A3E8 1 7 303 Firefly Vc 1 7 305 [,4442 75mmPTO 1 7 306 Sd.Kfz.251/2 Ausf.C 1 7 7307 Jagdpz.lV U70 1 8 308 Sd.Ktu.25'112 Ausf.C '18 309 HI\,4IVWV IV998 1 8 /31 0 Sd.Kfz.251 Ausf.D 1 8 7311 Sherman lV4A4 731 3 N/4A3 105mm HVSS

Panzer Korps #8: l\,4erkava+N,4113 Challenger 2 Up-Armor tV2A2 ODS+|VtRS tV3A2ODS+|V113A3 42 + StuGlV StuH StuG lll Ausf.G StuG lll Ausf.B StuG lli Ausf.A Panzer Korps: Tiger I Production Initial / Early

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1 0 1 3 U.S.S. N/obile Bay 1 0 1 4 u.s.s.Kidd DDG-993

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1023 1619 162Q 1623 1624 1629 3006 3008 301 1 3012 3422 3027 3304 3307 3312 3313 3315 3316 3520 3521 3523 3527 3534 3535 3536 3537 3539 3540 3541

U.S.S. Seawolf SSN-21 U.S.S. A.W.Radford U.S.S. Cushing U.S.S. Buchanan Gleaves U.S.S. Momsen U.S.S. Arleish Burke

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Wehrmacht German Cava ry obersturmbannf.J.Peiper Schritze(Kampfgr.Hansen'44) Div.,Hun.'45) Unterccharf.(Wiking 352nd U.S.82nd Airborne l\ilotor RifleTroops Soviet U.S.10'1st AirAssault U.S.l\,4arine TankKillers (Somalia'93) Delta Force L4odern US Marines VietCong (Khe N/arines U.S. Sanh'68) lst Cavalry U.S. l\,4arine Recon l\,4274|\,4ule+Crew U.S. Navy Seals ll SCUD B'Wt\4M-543 ZSU-23-4V1 Shilka M270 MLRS+M26 Ro6k.Pods AH-6LittleBird'Nightstalkei l\,41 Panther ll tM1A1 Ail\i lV1A2 Sep NEW lV'1126 Stryker lnfantry NEW lV51 Super Sherman NEW Sn hip" UH-1N"Gu NEW AB-212 ASW

4578 UH-601 Blackhawk 4579 l\,4H-60MPavehawk 4580 UH-60A, Rangers (Twin 4581 F-14D Pack) (Twin 4582 Tornado Pack) 4583 F-l17A Nighthawk (Twin 4584 SU-30 Pack) (Twln 4585 F-14A Pack) 4586 A-l0AThundeboltll 4587 B-1 B Lancer 4588 A-6E GufWar 4589 EA-68Prowler VAQ-140 4590 F/A-189E Hornel Super 459'1 F/A-189F Super Hornet 4592 F-14D Super Tomcat 4593 F-l4DTomcat 4594 Tornado ECR 4595 KA-6 & F-l44 CVW17 + Hafierll 4596 USN,4C AV-88 4597 F/A-18F Ar Tanker Set 4598 EF-18G on DVNDeck 4599 F-1 17A Farewell (Twin 4600 SH-608 Pack) + SH601 VIP 4601 SH-60F

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NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW

Fallschirmjdger Bcm 25 German 1stCava ry Div 7 Sd.KIz.251l21 Dtilling 25 62A-2+Arado) l8 Sd.Kfz.265 25 5(He1 25 Heinkel He219A-0 Uhu 31 2cmFlak 38 Pz.Kpfw.A Focke-Wulf Ta152H-1 31 Sd.Kfz.234/4d7.5cmPak ai Do335A-1 Pfeil 31 Pz.l,Ausf.B,Comm.DAK ai Ausf.D lmperial Jap.Army NEW 31 Sd.Kfz.251/7 3.7cm 24 Arado Ar234P-1 3'1 Sd.Kfz.251/'10 Early NEW 25 7 Ho229 Flying Wing NEW 32 Sd.Kfz.251/gAusf.C (P) lmperial Fighter 32 Bergepanzer Tiger 25 Japan. 25 HE2198-'1 NEW 32 Sd.Kfz.251/1 Ausf. A NEW 25 P-38J Droop Snoot NEW 32 Firefly lc NEW 24 P-38 Pathfinder NEW 32 King Tiger Battle of Bulge NEW 32 Sd.Ktu.251 Ausf.D 24 24 Sd.Kfz.25'1116 Ausf.D Focke"Wulf Fw190A-8 30 Sd.Kfz.251/22 Ausf.D ai Ta154A-0 N/oskitoNachtj. 30 7.5PAK 40,Late Anzio ai Ju88A-4 Schnell-Bomber 30 Sd.Kfz.25'1l20 UHU NEW 1t Kingtiger Fw190G-3 L. Range 30 Sd.Kfz.181 an Puna Ju88C-6 Night Verslon 30 Sd.KIz.23412 Buster" 30 88mm Flak 36WFlak Ad. 25 Ju88P-1"Tank 25 Fw1904"7 T. 3 1 6262 Marder lll WSlipper + l\,4iste 25 He162 3 1 6263 Secret ltem NEW 25 Ba349D TestFlight 3 1 6264 Pz.Kpfw.lV Ausf. E (3 jn 1) Ausf. D (3 in 1) Ta1 52C-0 NEW 3 1 6265 Pz.lV l\,4e1638 Komet 3'1 6266 T-34/85 Bedsprlng Armor NEW WEngine 3'1 6268 Paniher G Late 5552 H e 1 6 2 D NEW 5553 N,4istel Ta'154 NEW 3 1 6269 Sd.Kfz.181 Tiger l, Early NEW 6271 US1stArmy1945 6272 2ndDiv. USI\,4C,Tarawa43 Pocket 1944 35 6273 Korsun (Arnhem'44) 1st LufNvaffe Fleld Div. 35 6274 (Kursk'43) 6275 FlakArt.Crew(43-45) 35 Ger. Sturmpionier JC Division'F.Geyei 6276 1stFallsch.Div. Holl.'40 8lhCavalry JO British Commonwealth Troops 6277 Georg.Legion(Norm.44) (Austria 35 l\,44A2 Okinawa 6278 LastBattle 45) 35 lvlach. Hunters Ger.l\,4G42 Heavy GunT. 6279 East.Fr.Tank Detectors 35 M4A3(76)W Sherman 6280 Ger.l\line (40) At Poteau 6281 Germania Regiment 6091 Ambush {Ard.'44) T-34/76 N/od.1940 Hohenstaufen Div.(44) 36 +Dogs 36 Ger.Feldgendarmerie Sd.Kfz.25112 Ausf.C 36 6 1 0 7 StuG lV FinaProd. NEW Sd.Kfz.186 Jagdtiger 36 6 1 1 3 3rdFallschirmjager Division 88mm Flak 37(3 n 1) 2cmFlak 38W/Sd.Ah.5'1 36 6114 Sd.Kfz.2kl.Kettenrad+Prippchen PAK Pz.Kpfw.l Ausf.A 61 1 8 scrn 38+Fallschirmj. 28 6124 U.S.Infantry, 2ndArmored Div. Pz.lV Ausf. C 28 6127 Hedgerow Tank Hunters Sd.Kfz.25'il17 Ausf.D 28 6128 Sd.Kfz. 2/2Kettenkrad Aufklerungspz.3S(t) NEW (Kursk'43) Sd.Kfz.234l1 28 6129 Suruivors, Pz.Crew Panther D (Prem.Ed.) 28 6 1 3 1 Arrnored Rec., Wiking Div. lll Ausf. E Pz.Kpfw lV Ausf.E 28 6134 Pz.Bef.Wg. NEW 28 6 1 3 8 AfrikaKorps Infantry Pzergr.Grossdeutschl. 28 6'143 3rdFalschirmjeger Div. (East 28 6 1 4 6 Sturmpioniere Front'42) USRanger (Varsity'45) Totenkopf Div. 2 8 6 1 4 8 USArmy Airborne NEW Team PzGfenadiers Arnheim 28 1 4 9 USArnry Anti-Tank NEW DasReich Div. 28 1 5 0 Hummel lnitialVersion NEW Flafent /Prom Fd \ 27 1 5 3 German lnfantry,lJkraine'43 '42143 27 154 Winter Combat, Kingtiger Porsche Turr. l\,4k.lll 27 1 5 6 Panzer Riders, Lotraine'44 Sherman (Prem.Ed.) Nashorn 27 157 2ndFallschirmjdger Division Sd.Kfz.250/9 W2cmKwK 27 1 5 8 Infantry, HGDiv., Anzio'44 NEW (Prem.Ed.) 27 1 5 9 Pz.Grenadiers,Kursk'43 Ferd nand NEW (Prem.Ed.) 27 1 6 3 US10'1.Airborne D v. Js-2 / 2N/ NEW 27 Sd.Kfz.'164 Hornisse T-34/85 [/od.1944 27 l\,4orser "Karl" Gerat 040 StuG lll Ausf.G 27 Firefly Vc lvl-26 Pershing NEW HatTrack 27 N/4A3ESThunderbolt V lV2A1 Pz.lllAusf.E/FSd.Kfz161 lvlafder lll Ausf.H NEW NEW 28 T-34/76 German Army I\,43 Half-Track NEW 28 Pz.Kpfw.l Ausf.B Ambush Eastern Front 28 Sd.Kfz.251/1 Ausf.C Pz.lV. Ausf.E NEW 29 Frozen Battleground Stalingrad Inferno 28.lnf.Div. 29 Achtung-Jabo Pz.Crew C6. n6hird.iid6r 29 Sturmgeschiitze Crew Halftrack Blitzkrieg 29 German Crew NEW 29 Panzefgfenadiers, Viking Pz.Kpfw.VL(P) 2S 1 9 5 Fallschirmjager Reg. 3 2cmFlak 38/103 29 1 9 6 German Anti-Tank Team N44A3 105mm HVSS N,4ax 29 1 9 7 Soviet Infantry Tank Riders 6357 Dlcker NEW 29 1 9 8 USArmy 6358 Panther A Late Supp.Weap.Team 29 1 9 9 2ndSASRegiment 6359 Sov.SU-100 Tank Destr. NEW 29 Ger. Railway Gun'Leopold' 6360 Pz.Kpfu. v Ausf.G NEW ltem 29 6201 German ArtileryCrew Secfet NEW USArmored Infantry 29 6202 Sd.Kfz251l16 Ausf.C NEW Gun 2 9 6204 Hummel Eary Type Self-Propelled NEW 29 T-34/76 N/od.1941 2cmFlak38Art.Crew NEW Pz.Kpflil.1 Ausf.B, DAK Panther G 30 NEW 30 Kingtiger Henschel l\.416 HalfTrack NEW 30 t1 U.S. 29thInfantry Div. Sd.Kfz. 252Ammo NEW ('44) lll Ausf. 30 12 British Infantry StuG G Staff Jagdpanzer lV A-0 30 I J German Command Panzer Crew.LAH Division Panther G/l\410'Ersatz' NEW 30

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33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 34 34 34 34 34 34 22 23 19 22 23 23 23 19 19 19 23 23 23 23 19 19 19 19 19 19 22 22 '19 19 '19 20 23 22 22 20 22 23 23 23 20 23 20 2Q 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 22 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 22

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Eventhe unobservant would have noticedthe computer-generated drawingsthat adorn Dragonkit boxes. Theseare a byproductof the hi-tech CAD/CAMsystem utilizedin all new kits and figure sets, Advanced manufacturing technology enhancesthe whole production computer-aided design and computer-aided process, resultingin kits that possessstunningaccuracy.lf you need proof of this, just look at the pictures with CAD/CAM. detailthat is made possible on any PanzerlV or TigerI box, and the mind-boggling

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but they are rich in termsof accuracy and detail.Seriously Using slidemoldsin kits doesn'tcome cheaply, produced. and partssuch as seamlessgun barrelscan be accurately complex shapescan be achieved, of slidemolds- just a Dragon's kitsare replete with an astonishing arrayof partsthanksto the employment the bulgedwheelsof the FLAK37, and the fewexamples are the hollowmuzzles on 1/35Gen 2 weapons, geometric shapeof the one-piecePanzer lV Ausf.Eturret.

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figures. Thesenew miniathe way modelers thinkaboutplastic Withits Gen 2 sets,Dragonhas revolutionized 'beings' provethat unparalleled detaildoesn'tneedto comeat a cost,or remainthe domainof resinmanuture and facturers. and mostsubtledetailson weapons(evenhollowriflemuzzles!) Usingslidemolds,the smallest uniforms are possible,generallythroughthe use of separateparts such as hands, boots,collarsor greatcoat headscontribute to stunning facialexpressions. And thenof course thereare skirts. Cleverly designed multi-part posesfor the lifelike figures. Thesecarefully researched Gen 2 thebonuspartslikethosethat offeralternative plastic figuresof theirgeneration! figures are definitely the greatest

we are proudto introduce DS As partof Dragon's commitment to usingcuttingedge technology, (Dragon This has been carefully developed and formulated by Styrene), a new type of styrene. team to achievebetermoldingresults. DS has all the advatages ourresearch and development propertiesof standardstyrene,but it holds greaterdetailthat only productssuch andworkability with ease usingDS, but higherdefinition can be molded as vinylor resinhave.Partsthat require stillbe workedand gluedlike styrene.

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