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News Dragon: Command Panzer III
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Posted: Saturday, April 12, 2014 - 09:43 AM UTC


Another Panzer III is on the way from Dragon Models, but this one will assume command.

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SDavies
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Posted: Saturday, April 12, 2014 - 09:58 AM UTC
Very nice addition
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Posted: Saturday, April 12, 2014 - 12:24 PM UTC
Looks great !
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Posted: Saturday, April 12, 2014 - 02:55 PM UTC
Insert "yawn not another MkIII, why wont Dragon make a ______?" comment here
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Posted: Saturday, April 12, 2014 - 05:14 PM UTC
Still waiting for Stug III E from them!
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Posted: Saturday, April 12, 2014 - 06:52 PM UTC
Not trying to hijack the thread or anything but just tonight I found a couple of lost photos in my archive and I thought I would share them here:

The Patton Museum's Pz. Kpfw III, Ft. Knox, KY. Back in the day . . .



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Posted: Saturday, April 12, 2014 - 08:07 PM UTC
This isn't just a rebox or common panzer III, this is a much needed addition. Apart from being a command vehicle it's also an Ausf. J with turret and hull schurzen...so..yeah. I guess the all the downers will have to find another Dragon lot to moan about because this rocks.
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Posted: Sunday, April 13, 2014 - 03:51 AM UTC
I agree with Nate, nice addition to the stable of PZ III's!
Homer0331
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Posted: Sunday, April 13, 2014 - 06:06 AM UTC
Now if we could just get a true Befehlspanzer III E or H.
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Posted: Sunday, April 13, 2014 - 06:18 AM UTC
The III-J befehls is indeed a great addition to the D's III line-up, in MHO. It offers a J in the befehls configuration plus those schurzen... nothing to whine about, there. You could, of course, purchase that CyberHobby limited ed. J to get the J plus that cute little smoke-bomb signal basket hung off the cupola, along with the sternantenna and armored base-pot... and get the D's III-N w/ schurzen for... the schurzen set. And build up a nice III-J befehls with schurzen and all.

Or... you can get all of that now (or soon) in one box for the price of a single kit! NOTHING to whine about, there! This one will be on my BUY list.

The missing "link" in the D's III chain may well now be a good modern kit of the III-K befehls... the last of the III befehls versions to come with a dummy main gun. THAT would be a nice addition, I think.

Bob
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Posted: Sunday, April 13, 2014 - 11:49 AM UTC
I did just that Bob! But I still ordered this kit as it's a fav. Dan
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