1/600 Scale Modern US Dragoon 300 LFV-90 Tank Destroyer.
Contains 10 highly detailed tanks.
Contains:- 10x US Dragoon 300 LFV-90 Tank Destroyers
Dragoon 300 LFV-90 Tank Destroyer
The
Dragoon 300 AFV (
armoured fighting vehicle) was produced by Arrowpointe Corporation (now
General Dynamics Land Division) during the 1980s. It was based on the automotive components of the US Army's
M113 APCs and 5 ton trucks. It resembled a larger
V-150 Commando.
With the end of the Sixties, the
United States Army Military Police Corps expressed the need for a vehicle, capable of being transported by
Lockheed C-130 aircraft, which was intended to provide base protection, as well as carrying out convoy escort duties. This eventually led to a formal requirement being issued in 1976. However the requirement was allowed to lapse, probably due to budgetary pressures of the time. Despite this, one of the firms that had expressed an interest in meeting the requirement, the
Verne Corporation, decided to build two prototypes of a vehicle which was initially called the Verne Dragoon. These prototypes made their first public appearance in 1978. The Dragoon is of a very similar configuration to that of
Cadillac Gage V-100 and the vehicles 4 X 4 general-purpose of the V-150 range, but it in common has several parts with the tracked transport of troops
M-113A2 and the truck
M-809 6 X 6 5 Ton.
Cleaning Information
Some part cleanup will be necessary. The 3D printing process uses a waxy substance to support certain part features during the printing process. Although the parts are cleaned by Shapeways, some waxy residue may remain. It can be safely removed with water and a mild aqueous detergent like "Simple Green" using an old, soft toothbrush, Q-tips or pipe cleaners. During the printing process, liquid resin is cured by ultraviolet light. Microscopic bits of resin may remain uncured.
Let your parts sit in direct sunlight for a few hours to fully cure the resin.
Water-based acrylic paints meant for plastics is strongly recommended. Other paints, especially enamels, may not cure on Frosted Detail 3D-printed plastics.
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