{"product_id":"dragon-1-35-fragile-alliance-axis-forces-balkans-1943-plastic-model-kit","title":"Dragon 1\/35 \"Fragile Alliance\" Axis Forces (Balkans 1943) Plastic Model Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003eType: model figures This is a plastic model kit, which comes unassembled and unpainted.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSo glue, model paints and other basic modelling tools are additionally required.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAfter Italy ventured into Albania in 1939, Mussolini decided to invade Greece on 28 October 1940.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe Italian armed forces found it hard going, and in fact, it required the intervention of German forces attacking via Yugoslavia to finally capture the region.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eYugoslavia and Greece were divided into sectors, with Italian, German, Bulgarian and Rumanian forces policing these occupied territories against determined partisan resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eItaly occupied two-thirds of Greece (including its islands), Albania and the Yugoslav coast.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAlthough they were supposed to be allies, there was often tension in the relationship between Germany and Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAfter Benito Mussolini was ousted in July 1943, the country signed a secret armistice on 3 September, bringing Italy's combat involvement in WWII to an end.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eGerman forces in Italy and the Balkans moved quickly to disarm their former allies and to take up critical defensive positions, with significant violence taking place in some garrisons.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDragon's newest 1\/35 scale figure set depicts four soldiers set against this historical backdrop of 1943.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThere are three German soldiers and a lone Italian, and their relationship appears rather strained, hence the set's title of \"Fragile Alliance\".\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe Italian is gesticulating as he argues a point with an unconvinced German.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe soldiers are finely molded with crisp details and realistic features.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThey are wearing uniforms and carry weapons appropriate for this period of the war just before German-Italian relationships turned completely sour.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThere are two brand new accessories in this set too - the oil can that one soldier is using as a footrest, and a food container in the hand of another soldier.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhile the set doesn't promote bilateral relationships, it does provide modelers with some useful figures from Germany and Italy! Furthermore, model-makers can use this set to create a scene of their own imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3\u003eKey Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cul\u003e   \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScale:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\/35\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003ch3\u003eFull Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003ctable\u003e   \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDRG6563\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e   \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDragon\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e   \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEAN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e89195865632\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e   \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShort Description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDragon 1\/35 'Fragile Alliance' Axis Forces, Balkans 1943. (3 x German (WWII) figures, 1 x Italian (WWII) Figure) # 6563\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Dragon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48488156299485,"sku":"DR6563","price":27.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/0708\/0110\/files\/DR6563.jpg?v=1788357833","url":"https:\/\/ultimatehobbies.com.au\/products\/dragon-1-35-fragile-alliance-axis-forces-balkans-1943-plastic-model-kit","provider":"Ultimate Hobbies Site","version":"1.0","type":"link"}