Heat Up Your Collection with Dragon

Variety is the spice of life and can also be the spice of your collection. It only takes a few well placed Dragon space, air, or military models to inject some variety into your crowd of replicas . But where, oh where can you find the ingredients? Well, if your collection is a delicious pot of chili waiting for its spices, then 3000toys.com is a garden full of wonderful herbs and spices just waiting to be picked! Please have a look at our most recent arrivals that are sure to be a hit.

Dragon is happy to present an exciting 1/400 scale model of Boeing’s NewGen tanker (DRAGON 56340 - Price = $37.95). As would be expected, the model makes use of Dragon’s existing Boeing 767 molds, but it adds all the requisite parts to make the latest air-to-air refueling craft. As a special bonus for this release, a brand new 1/400 F-16C fighter is also included. Both USAF aircraft can be displayed flying together on a special stand. The KC-46A will be a very important asset in the USAF, just as this model will be in any aircraft collection!

This is Dragon Armor’s second depiction of this impressive-looking halftrack. The fully built-up model is portrayed in a late-war three-color camouflage scheme. Although the original Sd.Kfz.251/22 Ausf.D that the model is based upon harks from an unidentified unit fighting in Germany in 1945, this does not detract from the accuracy of this 1/72 scale model (DRAGON 60489 - Price = $24.95). All details such as the PaK 40 cannon and open-topped fighting compartment are present. With its late-war camouflage scheme, this is one impressive-looking self-propelled antitank gun!

This 1/72 scale Sd.Kfz.223 (DRAGON 60513 - Price = $22.95) may be diminutive in size, but this reconnaissance vehicle is brimming with details. The complex angled plates of the hull are accurately depicted, as is the distinctive frame antenna. Adding to the appeal of this Dragon Armor item is a set of jerry cans stowed on the vehicle’s nose to give it a longer range. The vehicle is finished in the standard panzer gray color of early-war German vehicles. This little armored car is the perfect vehicle to stay in touch with the other reconnaissance assets that collectors already have in their blitzkrieg forces!

Dragon Wings has a 1/400 scale model of this Titan IIIC from the MOL program (DRAGON 56232 - Price = $29.95). Its appearance is quite distinct from earlier Space Collection models of the Titan IIIC and IIIE, and the model boasts new toolings for the main rocket body and the MOL mock-up. The rocket is highly accurate and is fully detailed, including the two huge strap-on solid boosters. The model is pre-painted and carries the correct series of USAF markings. Furthermore, the scale model comes with its own launch pad, thus creating an instant diorama

I hope your November was great and your December is even better! Thanks for reading.

--Matt

Astronaut Dreams

I wanted to be an astronaut. After learning about space in my 4th grade classroom and actually grasping some of the enormity of it all, I was sure that I wanted to go up there and explore. I began watching all of the television shows and prepared myself to captain a ship like Captain Kirk or Picard. I surmised that I had to begin speaking in sentence fragments or shave my head to be a captain of a spaceship and both of those ideas seemed like a fair trade for going up in space.

Needless to say my dreams of space travel have not come true. It turns out that just shaving your head doesn't get you into space and speaking in sentence fragments helps even less. It also didn't help that math and science were so integral in the whole process. Why can't bloggers go to space? Oh the harsh reality that is life.

Even though I'll never make it into space, I can get some pretty awesome models that make me feel like I'm on my way. Dragon has come out with some spectacular models that will transport you to outer space with their beautiful design and accurate detailing.

You have the choice of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, the Delta II Rocket with Launch Pad, or a NASA Space Shuttle with the Hubble Space Telescope. So whether you're a space enthusiast or, like me, you want to imagine yourself in space and remember a time when you truly thought the sky was the limit, these gorgeous models with satisfy your space fix.

DRAGON Item: 50386

Price: $44.95

Features:

- 1/72 true-to-scale precision model

- Displayable die-cast spacecraft with high collectable value

- Aesthetically pleasing color finish with delicate imprinted markings

- Elegant new stylish metal stand for easy display

DRAGON Item: 56238

Price: $29.95

Features:

- Highly detailed

- True to 1/400

- Highly collectible

- High quality diecast construction

DRAGON Item: 56259

Price: $39.95

Features:

- Highly detailed

- True to 1/400

- Highly collectible

- High quality diecast construction

DRAGON Legends of Space Exploration 2010 Releases

2010 is launch year for Dragon Models incredible Aerospace Program of preassembled collectibles. Lift-off has begun! The Program features exciting and highly popular Aerospace titles, from huge rockets to delicately detailed command modules, in the best collector scales. Rest assured all releases will be “Dragon Quality and Value”, which means premium material in the highest detail priced at the best value in the market. Featured here are some of the release for this year. Check it out and place your orders at 3000toys.com.






DRAGON 56185 (Due in August - September) - 1/400 Scale
Space Shuttle Atlantis w/ Solid Rocket Booster - Price = $54.95

Space Shuttle Atlantis (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-104) is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of NASA, the space agency of the United States. (The other two are Discovery and Endeavour.) Atlantis is named after a two-masted sailing ship that was operated for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute from 1930 to 1966. Atlantis was the fourth operational shuttle built and was delivered to Kennedy Space Center in April 1985. This model is true to 1/400 scale, is highly detailed and very collectible. Display it on the ground or in flight with the included stand.



DRAGON 56186 (Due in July - August) - 1/400 Scale
NASA Space Shuttle "Endeavour" with Landing Gear - Price = $32.95

Space Shuttle Endeavour (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-105) is one of three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of NASA, the space agency of the United States. (The other two are Discovery and Atlantis.) Endeavour is the fifth and final spaceworthy NASA space shuttle to be built, constructed as a replacement for Challenger. Endeavour first flew in May 1992 on mission STS-49 and is scheduled for decommissioning in 2010. Before its decommissioning, NASA expects to use Endeavour for the STS-134 mission, and the last shuttle to fly for the last mission of the Space Shuttle Program. This model is true to 1/400 scale. It is constructed of high-quality diecast and is highly collectible. Includes stand to display "in flight" or leave it on its landing gear.



DRAGON 56215 (In Stock) - 1/400 Scale
Apollo 13 Saturn V Rocket - 40th Anniversary - Price = $32.95

Apollo 13 was to be the third Apollo mission to land on the Moon on April 11 1970, but the mission was aborted after rupture of service module oxygen tank. However, the crew returned safely to Earth on April 17th. It was classified as a "successful failure" because of the experience gained in rescuing the crew. Dragon is launching the 1/400 Apollo 13 Anniversary item to celebrate the 40th anniversary of this historic significance. A perfect addition to your space collection. A celebration of human ingenuity and the bravery of the men who survived this mission.