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Dragon: Patriot For the WIN!!
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Posted: Sunday, February 01, 2015 - 10:16 PM UTC


Seen at Toy Fair in Nuremberg (Speilwarenmesse) at the Dragon Models booth, this beauty. Check it out.

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Thanks!
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Posted: Sunday, February 01, 2015 - 10:17 PM UTC
0Impressive But that is sure gonna be expensive!
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Posted: Sunday, February 01, 2015 - 10:19 PM UTC
My name is Thomas Voigt not Voight. Thanks. :-)
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Posted: Sunday, February 01, 2015 - 10:56 PM UTC
come on Damon, it's called Spielwarenmesse. You can do better than that But the patriot looks really nice
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Posted: Monday, February 02, 2015 - 01:18 AM UTC
Apologies Thomas, but thank you for getting those great pics. This will be a great new kit I am sure.
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Posted: Monday, February 02, 2015 - 01:21 AM UTC
corrected.
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Posted: Monday, February 02, 2015 - 02:28 AM UTC
It begs the question: Would there be an interest in the missiles themselves? If so, PAC-2, PAC-3? Both?
Of course I say this without knowing if that setup is still used for the updated missiles. That is not the newest tractor being used.
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Posted: Monday, February 02, 2015 - 03:19 AM UTC
Yeah PAC-1 was 1980's tech. PAC-2 was used in DS.
The PAC-3 started testing about the time I left Ft. Bliss in late 1999.
Not sure how different the system changed visually. Other than the missile container changed from 1 missile to 4 per.
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Posted: Monday, February 02, 2015 - 04:04 AM UTC
My poor wallet
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Posted: Monday, February 02, 2015 - 04:09 AM UTC

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My poor wallet




My poor family.............
Cantstopbuyingkits
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Posted: Monday, February 02, 2015 - 05:36 PM UTC
Yay!! Something that isn't WW2 German or BL from them!
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Posted: Tuesday, February 03, 2015 - 06:30 AM UTC
Why are there so many chaps beatin up on Black Label...? I just received their new Saladin, and it's a nice little kit. moldings are nice, crisp detail, and it dry fits very well.

Just sayin...

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Posted: Tuesday, February 03, 2015 - 06:32 AM UTC
I may have to sell a kidney.
Cantstopbuyingkits
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Posted: Tuesday, February 03, 2015 - 09:55 PM UTC

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Why are there so many chaps beatin up on Black Label...?



Probably because the kit you're talking about is an armoured car with no interior for 50 whole pounds.
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Posted: Tuesday, February 03, 2015 - 10:37 PM UTC

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Why are there so many chaps beatin up on Black Label...?


Or because all kits in this series before Saladin have accuracy errors, some very serious... As for Saladin or Conqueror we don't know yet, as no one has evaluated their accuracy properly yet.
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Posted: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 - 03:28 AM UTC
Yaaa, PAT RIOT! Yes I'm a SHORAD guy.
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Posted: Sunday, April 05, 2015 - 09:14 AM UTC
Anyone heard a release date yet? I think I'm gonna have to get at least three of these for the museum.... plus one or two extras for the HEMTTs so I can put one with my scratchbuilt C-RAM trailer....
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Posted: Sunday, April 26, 2015 - 01:20 AM UTC
Found a pre-order with estimated August arrival, about $150 MSRP.
The_musings_of_NBNoG
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Posted: Sunday, April 26, 2015 - 06:22 AM UTC
wow some place is selling a top shelf model that hasn't even gotten to the test build stage...?????????
Beware this shop/website
sounds If they can't sell what is available at a reasonable price...they are pre-selling ...???...disappointment?
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Posted: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 - 01:02 AM UTC
I'm sorry...my nipples just got hard there for a moment!
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Posted: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 - 09:29 AM UTC

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I'm sorry...my nipples just got hard there for a moment!



Ummmm, yeah, okay.
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Posted: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 - 11:02 PM UTC

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Yeah PAC-1 was 1980's tech. PAC-2 was used in DS.
The PAC-3 started testing about the time I left Ft. Bliss in late 1999.
Not sure how different the system changed visually. Other than the missile container changed from 1 missile to 4 per.



The PAC-3 missile is based originally on the sidewinder so it is MUCH smaller than the PAC-2. Hence four per container instead of just one. The PAC-3 is a kinetic kill weapon. It doesn't carry a warhead per se, no explosive.
Removed by original poster on 05/29/15 - 21:45:28 (GMT).
sauron
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Posted: Friday, May 29, 2015 - 05:33 PM UTC
Looks like Dragon has announced it as a "Black Label" kit available for pre-order - August delivery. Only $120 so not as bad as I had expected. Ordered it last night. Looks pretty impressive. Tires are DS.

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Posted: Friday, May 29, 2015 - 06:34 PM UTC
I can just feel the screams of a million great expectations being simultaneously shot down.
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