OT: Static 1/72 Scale Diecast Dragon Armor M1 Abrams Tanks

gavman · 09-25-2003, 12:49 AM

These are the static Dragon Armor diecast 1:72 scale tanks (http://www.dragonmodelsltd.com/catalog/dragon_armor), not the dynamic, radio controlled Micro X Tech ones (http://www.dragonmodelsltd.com/catal...o/micro-01.htm).

60015 M1A1HA Abrams 1st Marine Tank Battalion Baghdad 2003

60016 M1A2 Abrams 4th Infantry Division Iraq 2003

Since Dragon has designed their tank bodies to be interchangeable with the motorized bases of their R/C tanks, we will no doubt see static versions of the Humvee once the dynamic ones are introduced.

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Hopefully, Bradley Fighting Vehicles won't be too far behind, but what I really want are 1:72 scale helicopter gunships!

David Hingtgen · 09-25-2003, 01:42 PM

I've been waiting for the non-RC ones forever it seems. One problem--nowhere sells them!

gavman · 09-25-2003, 08:53 PM

Pete's Collectibles (http://www.petescollectibles.com/Dragon.asp#TANKS) is taking US$12.95 pre-orders for both models with an ETA of late October.

gavman · 10-18-2003, 11:29 AM

Dragon Armor has posted photos of two (2) more new tanks.

- Gavin

60017 M1A1HA Abrams w/Mine Plough Apache-Troop 1-1 CAV Bosnia 1996

60018 M1A1HA Abrams w/Mine Plough 1st Platoon B-Coy USMC Tank Bn. Mojave Desert 1996

gavman · 10-19-2003, 01:23 AM

Assuming the Dragon Armor M1 Abrams tanks are 1:72 scale versions of the 1:144 scale Can.Do Pocket Army (www.dragonmodelsltd.com/catalog/cando) ones, we should expect to see three (3) more announcements in the near future.

- Gavin

Announced Dragon Armor Releases

20050-a M1A1HA Abrams Apache-Troop 1-1 CAV Northern Bosnia September 1996

20050-b M1A2 Abrams 4th Infantry Division Iraq 2003

20050-c USMC M1A1HA Abrams 1st Platoon B-Coy Mojave Desert 1996

20050-x USMC M1A1HA Abrams 1st Marine Tank Battalion Baghdad 2003

Future Dragon Armor Releases?

20050-d M1A1HA Abrams H-Troop 2nd Squadron 3rd CAV

20050-e M1A2 Abrams 194th Brigade Task Force 1-70 AR National Training Center (This tank is listed in a Micro X Tech brochure as being an upcoming release, model# 65014)

20050-f USMC M1A1HA Abrams 2nd Marine Tank Bn. Egyptian Desert Bright Star 97

gavman · 11-13-2003, 12:07 PM

Here's the 1:144 scale Can.Do Pocket Army Bradley Fighting Vehicle teaser. I'm hoping that 1:72 scale versions will be announced next year!

- Gavin