Hey guys! Hello from Vermont. I hope everyone is having a great afternoon/evening/morning.
I spent 20 bucks on a Dragon AH6. A few things to think about before buying this model.
The racks on which the unguided 2.75in rockets are so small, I barely fit them in between my tweezers. The mold for these tiny, tiny, tiny pieces were also hot-welded in the center where they were supposed to sit on the rack. There is no way to remove this as it's less than a few millimeters wide. I had to take the entire weapons rack off because of this flaw.
Also, you cannot attach the rear bulkhead firewall without taking off the rear bulkhead bay because there is too much back-pressure on the bulkhead itself. The connection between the bulkhead and the rear cockpit deck is under so much pressure it's nearly impossible to connect both of these pieces together. I had to remove the bulkhead bay completely just to get a good fit, (Which is overstated considering there is no interlock, just a stupid little nub that cannot possibly hold the bulkhead under the current pressure). I had to take pressure scissors to close the connection. I will report what happened in a few hours when I remove the pressure scissors (I expect the tiny glue area will snap apart under the current pressure load. I may have to use crazy glue to close the connection
This is what i get for a 19.99 model. Considering the usual high quality of dragon models, I am very let down by these HORRIBLE design flaws. Considering the fact that I put HOURS into weathering the cockpit I am really angry because of this design.
It looks like this bird may be a cargo conversion type if I cannot get that rear bulkhead completely secured.
Buyer beware and be prepared for more headaches then the model itself is worth.
Much love to all!
Michael
I spent 20 bucks on a Dragon AH6. A few things to think about before buying this model.
The racks on which the unguided 2.75in rockets are so small, I barely fit them in between my tweezers. The mold for these tiny, tiny, tiny pieces were also hot-welded in the center where they were supposed to sit on the rack. There is no way to remove this as it's less than a few millimeters wide. I had to take the entire weapons rack off because of this flaw.
Also, you cannot attach the rear bulkhead firewall without taking off the rear bulkhead bay because there is too much back-pressure on the bulkhead itself. The connection between the bulkhead and the rear cockpit deck is under so much pressure it's nearly impossible to connect both of these pieces together. I had to remove the bulkhead bay completely just to get a good fit, (Which is overstated considering there is no interlock, just a stupid little nub that cannot possibly hold the bulkhead under the current pressure). I had to take pressure scissors to close the connection. I will report what happened in a few hours when I remove the pressure scissors (I expect the tiny glue area will snap apart under the current pressure load. I may have to use crazy glue to close the connection
This is what i get for a 19.99 model. Considering the usual high quality of dragon models, I am very let down by these HORRIBLE design flaws. Considering the fact that I put HOURS into weathering the cockpit I am really angry because of this design.
It looks like this bird may be a cargo conversion type if I cannot get that rear bulkhead completely secured.
Buyer beware and be prepared for more headaches then the model itself is worth.
Much love to all!
Michael
It may be too late. I replied to your very generous PM. Thank you for the info.
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