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Dragon Models
Ref	7129
Topic	Warships
Scale	1/700
Subject	U.S.S. Fort Worth LCS-3

A kit of the brand Dragon Models the kit : U.S.S. Fort Worth LCS-3 – DML 7129

The US Navy (USN) created a revolutionary concept when it listed the requirements for its new Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), naval craft designed to operate in coastal waters against both underwater and surface threats. Two different designs were created by competing American consortiums, with USS Freedom (LCS-1) being the lead ship designed by Lockheed Martin. The second of class is USS Fort Worth (LCS-3), is scheduled for commissioning in September 2012. She is 118.6m long and displaces 3,200 tons. Differences to the lead ship include a lengthened hull to improve speed and reduce fuel consumption, plus enhanced stability measures. State-of-the-art systems mean a crew of less than 50 sailors is required to operate USS Fort Worth.

Dragon has created a fine 1/700 scale plastic model of this ship, accurately capturing the angular lines of the sleek Freedom-class vessel. It’s based on the Cyber-Hobby kit of LCS-1, a model that was widely acclaimed. However, this new item required a completely new slide-molded hull and deck because of Fort Worth’s increased length. Modelers will find that the well-engineered parts precisely fit together, and as is expected, they can choose to put together either a waterline or full-hull version. With Cyber-Hobby having already produced identically scaled models of LCS-1, LCS-2 and LCS-4, modelers will be able to assemble a small armada consisting of the first four LCS ships ever built!

Source: U.S.S. Fort Worth on Dragon Models

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Dragon Model
Ref	4643
Topic	Warbirds
Scale	1/144
Subject	Grumman X-29

A model of the brand Dragon Model the kit : Grumman X-29 – DML 4643

Features: -Newly produced X-29 w/forward-swept wings -Accurately defined transparent canopy can be assembled open/closed -Detailed landing gear can be assembled in either flying or taxiing modes -Boarding stairs included -One-piece fuselage newly produced -Fuselage possesses metal-skinned appearance -Realistic rudders reproduced -Fully detailed close-coupled canard -Pilot’s seat authentically detailed -Detailed engine exhaust nozzle

As part of the USA’s experimental flight program, the X-29 first took to the air from Edwards Air Force Base on 14 December 1984. A total of two aircraft, based on Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter airframes, were produced and they flew in various tests up till 1991. The Grumman X-29’s key characteristics were forward-swept wings (at more than 33° angle), canard control surfaces and composite materials. The design was inherently unstable to increase its agility, so it utilized computerized fly-by-wire controls that could make 40 corrections per second while flying at a maximum speed of Mach 1.8. The carbon-fiber composite materials were necessary to manage the twisting that results from forward-swept wings. Such aeroelastic divergent twisting results from aerodynamic forces that rotate the wings’ leading edges upwards, and which could easily result in structural failure. Interestingly, this was only the world’s second jet-powered aircraft to have forward-swept wings, the first being the Junkers Ju 287 of 1944 vintage!

Source: Grumman X-29 on Dragon Models

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Hobby Boss
Subject	Soviet Navy Victor III Class(Project 671RTMK) SSN
Scale	1/350
Ref	83529

A model of the brand HobbyBoss the kit : Soviet Navy Victor III Class(Project 671RTMK) SSN – HOBBY BOSS 83529

Features : The kit consists of over 50 parts , includes 19 Photo etched parts – Photo Etched parts for nameplate and propeller – contains display stand

Victor III class – the Soviet model 671RTM “Щука (Esox lucius) is a 2.5-generation nuclear submarines of the Soviet Navy.The whole boat with anechoic tiles cover the whole boat, floating raft shock absorption and other technology, quiet performance to the level of confrontation over the U.S. Los Angeles class nuclear submarine。 The boat’s water displacement of 4900 tons, submerged displacement of 6280 tons, the maximum length of 107.1 mThe average, maximum width of 10.6 meters, 7.5 meters draft. Nuclear power plant, the BM-4A type. Maximum water speed of 10 underwater to a maximum speed of 30.

Source: Soviet Navy Victor III on Hobby Boss

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Hobby Boss
Topic	PLA ZBL-09 Snow Leopard IFV
Scale	1/35
Ref	82486
Code	ZBL-09

A model of the brand HobbyBoss the kit : PLA ZBL-09 Snow Leopard IFV – HOBBY BOSS 82486

Features : The kit consists of over 260 parts – Multi-directional slide moulded lower hull,upper hull and turret – The crew entry door can be fixed in the open or closed position. – Rubber tires have very good details – Photo-etched parts included

PLA Army in later 1990s raised the exact performance specifications of its new generation utility chassis of IFV and Armed Vehicle. In 1999, the plans of Chongqing Heavy Vehicle Group and NORINCO were selectd by Military Industrial governing department. After that, these prototype vehicles were combined with different gun-turrets for firing test and driving evaluation. At last, Northern Heavy Machinery won the project and in 2005 the manufacturer’ prototype vehicles were involved in later tests. In 2006, the sample utility chassis for Infantry Combat and Mobile Artillery vehicle were produced. After 24 months’ extreme condition adaptability testing, the new 8×8 wheeled Infantry Combat vehicle family was finalized the design and named as ZBL-09 “Snow Leopard”.

Source: Snow Leopard IFV on Hobby Boss

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Hobby Boss
Subject	UH-1C Huey Helicopter
Scale	1/48
Ref	85803
Code	Huey Hobby Boss

A model of the brand HobbyBoss the kit : UH-1C Huey Helicopter – HOBBY BOSS 85803

Features : The kit consists of over 30 parts , includes 5 clear parts for canopy – fuselage with finely engraved panel lines

The Bell UH-1 Iroquois, commonly known as the “Huey”, is a multipurpose military helicopter, was developed from 1955 US Army trials with the Bell Model 204. The initial designation of HU-1 (helicopter utility) led to its nickname, Huey. It was first used by the military in 1959 and went into tri-service production in 1962 as the UH-1. The last were produced in 1976 with more than 16,000 made in total, of which about 7,000 saw use during the Vietnam War and famous for its use in the Vietnam War.

Source: UH-1C Huey Helicopter on Hobby Boss

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Hobby Boss
Topic	Ranger Special Operations Vehicle RSOV w/MG
Scale	1/35
Ref	82450
Code	Special operation vehicle

A model of the brand HobbyBoss the kit : Ranger Special Operations Vehicle RSOV w/MG – HOBBY BOSS 82450

Features : The kit consists of over 190 parts ,includes 10 clear parts. -the kit w/refined detail -Detailed engine w/accurate design -Rubber tires with very good detail

The Ranger Special Operations Vehicle or RSOV is a light military vehicle of the U.S. Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment, based on the Land Rover Defender. There are 12 RSOVs in the “Alpha Company” of each of the three Ranger battalions. The vehicles are fielded in three platoons, each platoon encompassing two sections of two RSOVs and two Kawasaki KLR250 motorcycles.

Source: RSOV on Hobby Boss

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Soviet T-26 Light Infantry Tank Mod.1931 - HOBBY BOSS 82494

Hobby Boss
Topic	Soviet T-26 Light Infantry Tank Mod.1931
Scale	1/35
Ref	82494
Code	T-26 hobbyboss

Features : – multi-directional slide molded lower hull w/fine details – 240 individual track links – photo-etched parts for gun shield

A model of the brand HobbyBoss the kit : Soviet T-26 Light Infantry Tank Mod.1931 – HOBBY BOSS 82494

The T-26 tank was a Soviet light infantry tank used during many conflicts of the 1930s as well as during World War II. It was a development of the British Vickers 6-Ton tank and is widely considered one of the most successful tank designs of the 1930s. It was produced in greater numbers than any other tank of the period, with more than 11,000 produced. During the 1930s, the USSR developed approximately 53 variants of the T-26, including other combat vehicles based on its chassis. Twenty-three of these were mass-produced. The T-26 was used extensively in the armies of Spain, China and Turkey. In addition, captured T-26 light tanks were used by the Finnish, German, Romanian and Hungarian armies.

Source: Soviet T-26 on Hobby Boss

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Self-Propelled Howitzer M109A2 - Kinetic K61006

Kinetic
Ref	K61006
Type	Model kit
Scale	1/35
Subject	Self-Propelled Howitzer M109A2

Contents : 328 parts in caramel coloured plastic with markings for three vehicles.

The M109 is an American-made self-propelled 155 mm howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s. It was upgraded a number of times to today’s M109A6 Paladin. The M109 family is the most common Western indirect-fire support weapon of manoeuvre brigades of armoured and mechanized infantry divisions.

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P-38L
Country	USA
Type	Fighter aircraft
Topic	Album of 45 photos walk-around of a «P-38L»

Photo gallery of a P-38L Marge, The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a World War II American fighter aircraft built by Lockheed.

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Ford GPA
Country	USA
Type	Amphibious jeep

Photo gallery of a Ford GPA, The Ford GPA ‘Seep’ (from Seagoing Jeep), was an amphibious version of the WWII Ford GPW Jeep. Unlike the jeep, the seep was not a successful design being too slow and heavy on land and lacking sufficient seagoing abilities in open water. Similar design features were used in the larger and more successful DUKW amphibious truck.

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