Barcode: 0 89195 86515 1
Case Pack: 48 Pieces Per Master Carton
Box Size: 6.4" x 10.2" x 1.5"
Monte Cassino will be forever engraved in history as the site of intense fighting
during WWII. The Battle for Cassino in fact comprised four separate battles
fought between 17 January and 19 May 1944. German troops were defending the
Gustav Line, while Allied troops were seeking to breakthrough in order to move
north and capture Rome. The Allied force included American, British, Free French,
Canadian, Polish, Indian and New Zealand troops, all of whom had a crack at
breaking the German defense in the town of Monte Cassino and clearing the historic
Benedictine abbey perched high up on a peak. The bloody conflagration resulted
in 54,000 Allied and 20,000 German casualties before the Allies finally succeeded
in capturing the Italian town.
Dragon’s latest 1/35 figure set features Allied soldiers that fought in this
famous Battle for Monte Cassino. In fact, it is a truly multinational release,
for the set can be adapted to suit New Zealanders, Poles, Indians or Gurkhas.
This cosmopolitan kit is unprecedented in Dragon figure sets, for it features
three head options for each of the four plastic figures.
The remarkably sculpted head options include Caucasians, Sikhs and Gurkhas
that allow figures from the four aforementioned nations to be represented according
to the modeler’s wishes. Examples of the four nationalities are portrayed on
the box top. Uniform details and personal gear are the same since these soldiers
had such items in common. The figures are shown in action poses as they advance
through the rubble of ruined Monte Cassino in a brave assault, with figure details
sharply defined and molded. Commonwealth subjects are often overlooked by kit
manufacturers, but Dragon here provides a valuable addition of subjects participating
in the Italian campaign.
