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One Week to Dragon Expo
Rhodes
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California, United States
Member Since: December 17, 2004
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Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 12:15 AM UTC
One week to Dragon-Expo!

Coming down to the wire now on the West Coasts biggest show—Friday, June 23rd-Sunday the 25th in Anaheim, California. Don’t miss out on 48 major vendors including Dragon, Cyber-Hobbies, Tamiya, Italeri, Zvezda, Hasagawa, Lion Roar, Master box, Mini-Art, and individual vendors including Mission Model, Great Models, Armies in Miniature, Brookhurst Hobbies, Burbank Hobbies, Model Art Magazine (in from Japan), Panzerwerk, Pegasus Hobbies and Scale Specialties. All catering to the Military Modelling and armor fan.

Dragon will be releasing the new Marder II and Sd.Kfz. 234/1 as well as the Tamiya Char B will be available as well as Italeri Sahariana.

Guest speakers include Fred Treiber, Gerbirgsjager Veteran and Nino Arena, Italian Paratrooper. Other celebs include Ron Volstad, Gary Edmundson, Tom Cockle, Marcus Nichols (of Model Military and TMMI) and Raymond Guilliani (Steel Masters editor).


Modelling competition with awards for Best Dragon, Tamiya and Italeri model as well as Best in Show, Judges Choice, Mig Award and Extreme Modelling Magazine Award. Best in Show included $500 cash prize all other $100 cash prize. First place trophies in all categories plus cash prizes.

Categories limited to:

_ 1/35th Armor & Wheeled Vehicles
_ 1/48th Armor & Wheeled Vehicles
_ 1/72nd Armor & Wheeled Vehicles
_ 1/48th and Larger Aircraft
_ 1/72nd Aircraft
_ Dioramas and Vignettes (All Scales)
_ Ships (All Scales)

Huge, huge raffles and Dragon Expo specials. If that is not enough, Disneyland is five minutes away. Tons of die cast and 1/6th scale items as well. Don’t miss out on the event of the summer.

All the details here: http://www.dxpo.com/dx/06/news.asp

See you there!

T-Factory
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jazza
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Singapore / 新加坡
Member Since: August 03, 2005
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Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 01:44 AM UTC
Looks like its going to be one spectacular expo this one. Man i'd do anything just to go to one of these.

If you are going, i beg of you to take as many photos as you can. Would love to see the action that goes on during one of these expos.
Sabot
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Posted: Friday, June 16, 2006 - 05:48 PM UTC
If anyone needs a coupon for $5 off general admission and $5 off any item at the designated Dragon booth, send me a PM with your snail mail address.
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