[Lancer506]

Hello,

It appears that a few websites have pre orders up for Dragon kits for the Willy's Jeep, Kubelwagen, Schwimmenwagen, and Panzer II. I would assume these are newly produced kits, but if not maybe a lot of old stock was found?

Either way, as someone who got into this hobby recently, I missed the majority of Dragon's reign. Now a Panzer II would cost nearly $500+ but this kit cuts that price in half. Hopefully with some of these Kits and more to come that'll change, maybe they'll introduce a figure line. Maybe they're not back at all? Does anyone have the answers?

 

[DeltaForceChung]

No.

DML is not making a comeback.

The kits you specified if I remember correctly were previously offered a few times. They're just producing them again to satisfy those who still want them.

 

[Lancer506]

Awww:cry

Well hey at least I can have an affordable tank now!

 

[onesixthpolice]

DML already HAD a figure line.....

 

[AdamC]

Might be trying to solicit orders to see if they get enough to bother with a production run. Some of the larger scale Dragon stuff has popped up for preorder in recent years then gotten cancelled again after a period of time, with presumably not enough preorders to justify a run.

 

[rogerbee]

I was always under the impression that, in terms of model kits, Dragon never went anywhere. Here is their site, alive and well:

Dragon Models Limited

After the 1/6 figures disappeared, a number of the accessories were released in kit form, such as the HEER gear that Kurz came with and the recoil-less rifle that came with Eddie Parker and the vehicles that the OP mentioned.

CHEERS!

 

[Hobby-Galaxy]

Awww:cry

Well hey at least I can have an affordable tank now!

It would have been a lot more affordable if you caught the re-release last year. This round DML raised the price on these kits for the first time since 2009, and it's quite a bit.

 

[ironman1188]

If they are re-releasing these satisfy those that want them then it would be nice if they'd sell their figures again. Great custom fodder!

 

[siquisiri]

did they ever release the firefly?

 

[onesixthpolice]

No.....

 

[cdn_rhino]

They have been really slow, but not stopped totally. We saw all those British Falklands troops not too long ago, and keep getting random movie stuff.

I would be interested in a Schwimmwagen if one was released again.

 

[Lancer506]

Funny enough I started this hobby up August of 2016 and didn't see anything on those, from what I recall. I'll probably pick up a Schwimmenwagen and Jeep kit, even put a PZII on preorder and just hope they release it. I could use it as some eastern front "old stock" and maybe run with it. I just can't justify $500+ on a small tank, $1000+ for the larger ones. Maybe one day :lol

 

[AdamC]

Toys R Us is about to file chapter 11, so the chances of seeing a non-enthusiast line would have to be seen as extremely unlikely. Without a large player like that with a huge retail base you just can't hit the numbers to make things viable. BBI has tried to tip toe back in with some experiments at Target but those have failed miserably and saw BBI get their skus delisted and redirected through various liquidation chains. I could see Dragon making things viable in the more enthusiast side of the market, but nothing like the output they used to do.

 

[tpa05]

There's a neighbor selling a Schwimmenwagen (the blue 21st or Hasbro) and wondering if I should have picked it up when I had the chance.

 

[onesixthpolice]

Did Hasbro do a schwimmer???

 

[tpa05]

I've got a picture of it if that helps. It's turquoise with a grey-colored MG.

 

[tpa05]

....of course I could just post the picture. Sorry..

 

[onesixthpolice]

That sure looks like the TUS version....I don't believe that Hasbro made one...

 

[tpa05]

There was a Kubelwagen (Desert) that I picked up hoping to make it R/C. Don't know much of the Schwimmer (actual and model) and so had no idea what to offer even if I did. I agree with you One-Six in that it looks 21st and has all of the accessories (both oars!) but other then that not the most spectacular in terms of detail. What is a fair/decent price for something like this?

 

[superado]

Yes, that is the green 21C Kubel, the very first vehicle they ever produced. I still have mine somewhere. I remember 21C held a contest to promote it, asking fans to guess what their first vehicle would be.