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Dragon: s.Pz.Abt.506 Tiger
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Posted: Monday, November 28, 2016 - 04:15 AM UTC


Dragon has added a new kit to this big cat’s Zimmerit family, a Tiger I Mid-Production

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Posted: Monday, November 28, 2016 - 04:23 AM UTC
There seems to be alot of Dragon Tigers, but for some reason, this one looks very tempting.
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Posted: Monday, November 28, 2016 - 04:59 AM UTC
A couple of sprues from this kit...a couple of sprues from that kit, some new box art, and...voila, "Brand-New" from Dragon.
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Posted: Monday, November 28, 2016 - 05:20 AM UTC
Tiger "white 5" of s.Pz.Abt.506 was actually a Late Tiger.

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Posted: Monday, November 28, 2016 - 05:27 AM UTC
Yup,they really are going to release all 1355 tigers produced.
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Posted: Monday, November 28, 2016 - 05:35 AM UTC

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There are brand new parts such as an antenna on the turret side and new engine deck hatch.


That, right there, will justify the $79.99 MSRP (or $99.99 from Squadron or Sprue Bros.).
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Posted: Monday, November 28, 2016 - 05:46 AM UTC
Dragon is just taking a trick out of the airplane model playbook. Popular subject plus new decals = new kit. How many boxings of obscure markings has Hasegawa milked from its kits over the years? Let Dragon play too.
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Posted: Monday, November 28, 2016 - 05:56 AM UTC
I don't build Tiger kits, but I'm a sucker for box art! 😃
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Posted: Monday, November 28, 2016 - 06:26 AM UTC
Oh God that box art could convince me to get it. Damn, I'm a sucker...
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Posted: Monday, November 28, 2016 - 07:12 AM UTC
Well.. you know, I like my early tigers without zimm and the mid/late with zimm so I will probably pass on this one. I have the Michael W. early tiger so...
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Posted: Monday, November 28, 2016 - 10:11 AM UTC
Did Dragon gave up 1/34th military figure?
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Posted: Monday, November 28, 2016 - 11:46 AM UTC

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Did Dragon gave up 1/34th military figure?


Must've. Never saw a 1/34 figure set from them. 1/35 sells better.
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Posted: Monday, November 28, 2016 - 12:01 PM UTC

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Did Dragon gave up 1/34th military figure?


Must've. Never saw a 1/34 figure set from them. 1/35 sells better.


Dragon finally ran out of variations of pointing Germans.

I think they are down to like one set a year and the last was a very anemic three figures.
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Posted: Monday, November 28, 2016 - 01:47 PM UTC
I kinda miss Ulix
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Posted: Monday, November 28, 2016 - 04:32 PM UTC

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Did Dragon gave up 1/34th military figure?


Must've. Never saw a 1/34 figure set from them. 1/35 sells better.


Dragon finally ran out of variations of pointing Germans.

I think they are down to like one set a year and the last was a very anemic three figures.


Pointing German figures come in handy if you want to model an elevator scene. They're pre-posed for pushing the floor buttons.

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Posted: Monday, November 28, 2016 - 05:07 PM UTC

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Did Dragon gave up 1/34th military figure?


Must've. Never saw a 1/34 figure set from them. 1/35 sells better.


Dragon finally ran out of variations of pointing Germans.

I think they are down to like one set a year and the last was a very anemic three figures.


Pointing German figures come in handy if you want to model an elevator scene. They're pre-posed for pushing the floor buttons.





What have I been saying about DRAGON and their ENDLESS TIGERS!!! This is just another one... BFD... I'm DISTINCTLY UNDERWHELMED!!!

And, ENOUGH with the POINTING GERMANS, ALREADY!!!
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Posted: Monday, November 28, 2016 - 06:26 PM UTC
hahah pointing germans for elevators. I can already hear the figure " Which FLOOR?? Go Go Go!! To the top! " Grüße aus Deutschland Jungs
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Posted: Monday, November 28, 2016 - 06:53 PM UTC
Well, it seems that Dragon's marketing has got ahead of itself this time. The kit is a re-release of 6700 with some changes; the exact description still needs to be settled.
s.Pz.Abt.506 didn't have the antenna on the turret side, so either that will have to go, or more decals will be added.

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Posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - 04:17 AM UTC
Okay, so ouside of a sheet of decals and possibly an itsy bisty sprue of something this is simple an existing Tiger I with no box art -how original!
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Posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - 04:29 AM UTC
Original? Nah. The Creepy Crawler Plasti-Goop tracks gotta go to get to that level.
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Posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - 05:16 AM UTC
I actually meant to say "new" box art. Darned fingers!
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Posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - 05:25 AM UTC

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Darned fingers!


That seems to be the unanimous sentiment regarding the ubiquitous pointing German figures.
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Posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - 12:39 PM UTC

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Darned fingers!


That seems to be the unanimous sentiment regarding the ubiquitous pointing German figures.


You KNOW what they can do with their fingers, don't you?

C'mon DRAGON, something that's REALLY new and not just a F*****G re-box, huh..?
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Posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - 01:37 PM UTC

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Darned fingers!


That seems to be the unanimous sentiment regarding the ubiquitous pointing German figures.


You KNOW what they can do with their fingers, don't you?

C'mon DRAGON, something that's REALLY new and not just a F*****G re-box, huh..?


Considering how hit and miss their recent "all new" releases have been, I have to ask what will they mess up next?

I mean I am really at a loss how they could have totally botched the M103, Saladin, Conqueror and then stupid errors in their M60A2 and M60 almost as if they didn't bother looking at references let alone the real things. These are vehicles where there are lots of still existing examples as opposed to one off German stuff glimpsed only in a dim photo.

Do I really want them to do an M60A3 that I served on and put "unit unknown" because they don't bother to read the bumper codes?

Think about what you ask for. What we get might be worse than not having it at all.
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Posted: Friday, December 02, 2016 - 08:05 PM UTC

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Darned fingers!


That seems to be the unanimous sentiment regarding the ubiquitous pointing German figures.


You KNOW what they can do with their fingers, don't you?

C'mon DRAGON, something that's REALLY new and not just a F*****G re-box, huh..?


Considering how hit and miss their recent "all new" releases have been, I have to ask what will they mess up next?

I mean I am really at a loss how they could have totally botched the M103, Saladin, Conqueror and then stupid errors in their M60A2 and M60 almost as if they didn't bother looking at references let alone the real things. These are vehicles where there are lots of still existing examples as opposed to one off German stuff glimpsed only in a dim photo.

Do I really want them to do an M60A3 that I served on and put "unit unknown" because they don't bother to read the bumper codes?

Think about what you ask for. What we get might be worse than not having it at all.


Hi, Steve!!!

You've got THAT, right!!!
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