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In need of a 1/35 M240B.....

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  • Member since
    December 2003
  • From: Colorado
Posted by psstoff995 on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 12:44 PM
 arkhunter2002 wrote:


I really wish Dragon released like 2008/09 modern US Soldiers.  Would definitely consider switching to 35th...



What if they did a Gen2 kit Shock [:O] actually I'm fine with just the Premium Edition stuff, no need for the 4 part faces etc. too much work 1/2 the time for the same look in the end

These guys are just the regular OOB from a kit made in '02 and they look fine to me



...but those Gen 2 weapons are nice Whistling [:-^]

Probably their biggest problem with Modern stuff is that word- Modern, everything's going to keep changing and getting newer and if everyone wants the latest and greatest thats got to be a PITA for them to keep up with, redesigning and reissuing etc. I know when I got the Tamiya HMMWV it was pretty brand new and it was matching what I saw on the news- for about 6 months then all of a sudden IEDs-and poof- HMMWVs went from field mod armor to kit armor to factory armor and I couldn't keep up when I was trying to build a "modern" HMMWV- now I'm going to make it an ‘03 HMMWV and just get a new kit to start over on my "modern" one.

I'm sure when we get out of Iraq and Afghanistan and stay out for a year or so, the model co.s will have time to catch up and release an OIF line. (one can hope!)

-Chris

US Army Infantryman

  • Member since
    August 2006
  • From: University of Dayton
Posted by arkhunter2002 on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 12:58 PM

 psstoff995 wrote:

What if they did a Gen2 kit Shock [:O] actually I'm fine with just the Premium Edition stuff, no need for the 4 part faces etc. too much work 1/2 the time for the same look in the end

 

Uh, whats the difference between Premium and Gen2?  I know Gen2 has PE and some hollowed out gun barrels...

  • Member since
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  • From: Colorado
Posted by psstoff995 on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 1:20 PM
Everything's a broken down subassembly, it lets them get a whoole lot of detail on the individual parts, but you really have to be good at gluing, filling and removing seams/sprue points, otherwise you’ll wind up removing more detail than you gained by going the Gen2 way- here’s a layout of one of their crazier kits

http://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagories/Scale_Figures/DML00006281/product.php?s=0&t=5&pg=1&ppp=24&sb=stocknumber&so=a&kw=gen,2 -click on the picture underneath the main one- that's what the back of the boxes look like- and they're bigger than the old standard Dragon figure boxes

The faces are two part- front and back, the hands and feet are separate- it just gets way too intense, classic Dragon over engineering- even the backs of the packs are detailed, I guess if you wanted to leave them off and stacked on the ground etc. Also knives that are sheathed or unsheathed, open or closed canteens, ammo pouches with one flap open and a clip- crazy stuff. Nice for dio builders. If built professionally, they look as good as any resin kit. But that's the hard part, making it to the painting stage without losing it all in sanding, filling etc.

Here's one that's a little less in-depth, but still very detailed

http://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagories/Scale_Figures/DML00006274/product.php?s=0&t=5&pg=1&ppp=24&sb=stocknumber&so=a&kw=gen,2 again- look for the picture below to see the back of the box.

-Chris

US Army Infantryman

  • Member since
    January 2009
  • From: clinton twp, michigan
Posted by camo junkie on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 1:49 PM
uh oh guys...we got chris off on a rant now...no stopping him!! Laugh [(-D]
"An idea is only as good as the person who thought of it...and only as brilliant as the person who makes it!!"
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  • From: Colorado
Posted by psstoff995 on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 2:01 PM
haha too ture Taped Shut [XX]

-Chris

US Army Infantryman

  • Member since
    March 2008
  • From: East TX
Posted by modelchasm on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 3:25 PM

Dragon doesn't over-engineer ... that's the way figures SHOULD be molded. If your modeling older figures and NOT taking off the hands and feet IOT drill out the cuffs you're just wrong.

... and dang! ... All I wanted was a simple thread about where to get the best 240B and psst has to go and hi-jack it w/ his Mountain Dew-crazed tantrums! ITS CALLED OZARKA, CHRIS!!!!

HAHAH!!!!!

"If you're not scratching, you're not trying!"  -Scott

  • Member since
    January 2009
  • From: clinton twp, michigan
Posted by camo junkie on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 4:03 PM
dragon figures arent that bad chris. while they need alot of attention i still think with that attention comes piece of mind in knowing you'll have a somewhat descent figure. Laugh [(-D] btw scott, did ya expect any less from us??? Big Smile [:D]
"An idea is only as good as the person who thought of it...and only as brilliant as the person who makes it!!"
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  • From: Colorado
Posted by psstoff995 on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 4:46 PM
I know I know- sorry model- the more crazy detail the better!! AAHHAAHA!! lol But really all I'm talking about is the 2 part faces, you don't cut older kit's faces in half do you? And super detail the backsides of all your pouches? For realistic vest attachment points?! I think that was where I find their new Gen 2 a little on the overkill side. And don't get me wrong camo- my whole point was that Dragon's kits are just fine as is- I enjoy them very much. And I have about 5 or 6 Gen 2 kits in the stash. Nothing beats Dragon when it comes to plastic. And I'd venture out on a limb... since I'm already out there Whistling [:-^]- and go ahead and say some Dragon plastic is probably better than some Verlinden resin Shock [:O]

As for hijacking the thread- sorry model, figured you got your 240B figured out already and wouldn't mind tooo bad if I blabbed for a bit Sign - Off Topic!! [#offtopic]
btw scott, did ya expect any less from us??? Big Smile Big Smile [:D]
uhh Sign - Ditto [#ditto]Whistling [:-^]

PS- it wasn't MtDew it was Izzy grapefruit soda. And if you've never heard of that- I had to Google Ozarka to figure out it was some crazy Texas brand bottled water- Hey Scott!! It's called a filter on your sink!!!! Tongue [:P]

jk haha Smile [:)]

-Chris

US Army Infantryman

  • Member since
    January 2009
  • From: clinton twp, michigan
Posted by camo junkie on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 4:50 PM
Laugh [(-D]
"An idea is only as good as the person who thought of it...and only as brilliant as the person who makes it!!"
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