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Dragon: U.S.S. Lake Erie (CG-70)
Aurora-7
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Posted: Friday, July 10, 2015 - 01:16 AM UTC


The USS Lake Erie (CG-70), a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, entered service on 24 July 1993. Dragon has released a 1/700 Ticonderoga class model in the past but this kit has been updated to reflect more recent additions to the class in service.

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Biggles2
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Posted: Friday, July 10, 2015 - 07:28 PM UTC
An updated sprue or two, with the same old kit? The story doesn't include the phrase "all new-tooled".
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Posted: Friday, July 10, 2015 - 08:47 PM UTC
No it does not. They did not describe the kit that way. Usually if a manufacturer introduces a kit from new tooling they state that as a feature.
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Posted: Sunday, July 12, 2015 - 05:27 PM UTC

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An updated sprue or two, with the same old kit? The story doesn't include the phrase "all new-tooled".



Dragon's new releases are almost always a rehash of a previous kit with a few new parts, new tooling essentially don't exist for them outside of BL, Disney and Detective right now.
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Posted: Sunday, July 12, 2015 - 07:11 PM UTC
Yeah...they're putting more effort into comic book characters and bobble-heads. Dragon's turning into a toy company! Although their recent Challenger release, even though a Black Label, is a decent effort.
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Posted: Sunday, July 12, 2015 - 08:57 PM UTC

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Although their recent Challenger release, even though a Black Label, is a decent effort.



You mean Conqueror, right? The only Challenger Dragon ever produced was a 1/72 scale version from before they introduced BL.
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Posted: Sunday, July 12, 2015 - 10:09 PM UTC
My bad! You're right! Seems to be their least objectionable "all new-tooled" kit in a long time!
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