Im coming to the end of my Panzerkampfwagen lll Ausf L - phew, what a mouthful! (Pics soon come) And I'm after a Tiger, preferably a very early one, no Zimmerit. Any advice on kits here? I know that if I get tamiya, I'll love building it, but can anyone shed light on Dragon and Academy alternatives please? Much obliged, in advance!
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The Dragon initial production Tiger is very nice John - the kit number is 6252.
It comes with lots of pe, turned aluminium barrel & clear periscope parts. Like most modern DML kits, it's a complicated build, but that's half the fun!
Dragon make another initial production kit #6600 which is also very nice, although I've not built that one.
Academy kits are a simpler build, lacking any pe etc (at the very least, pe grill covers are a must IMHO)
I think the one that Monica has just built is their early production version.
There's also one with a full interior - I've got my eyes open for one of them on eBay
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Hi John,(all kinds of tiger's early and late versions)
Tamiya has 25 kinds and Dragon 25
AFV :3
Academy :13
Cyber Hobby : 8
Italeri : 7
Zvezda : 4
And some unknown brands to.
You can find this all on scalemates.com (Details,review's,price's,book's,projects,etc....)Comment
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Yeah, I've been eyeing a Dragon up for a while, never built one and hope they're worth the £59.00. Might have a sniff around Ebay, promise I wont bid on anything yet!!!Originally posted by \The Dragon initial production Tiger is very nice John - the kit number is 6252.
It comes with lots of pe, turned aluminium barrel & clear periscope parts. Like most modern DML kits, it's a complicated build, but that's half the fun!
Dragon make another initial production kit #6600 which is also very nice, although I've not built that one.
Academy kits are a simpler build, lacking any pe etc (at the very least, pe grill covers are a must IMHO)
I think the one that Monica has just built is their early production version.
There's also one with a full interior - I've got my eyes open for one of them on eBayComment
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Sure, I know there's a plethora of them around, kind of want to hear folks' experiences with them, and wish / hope that Meng expand their range into this era!Originally posted by \Comment
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Don't pay full price! Try John on here, Wonderland Models & Kingkit - they're often very reasonable.Originally posted by \
You can donate the saving to Ipswich Town to help them get their season back on track! :PComment
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I despair at them! Used to be a season ticket holder, but then came Roy Keane, destroyed my faith in the sport!!!Originally posted by \Comment
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If you want a cheap price maybe you pay a visit to "Scale Modellers Convention"
last time i buy a T26e4 for 20,00 euro/ (14,27£ instead of 24,00£)
hail to those convention's and black market's
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It's not so much the price as the quality! I'm perfectly happy to pay £50 odd for a really high quality kit, ie one that is packed with detail, PE etc and not from 1970s tooling! I'll spend countless hours on it and consider it good value for that. I've just spent at least 3 days on mud! Being retired has some serious benefitsOriginally posted by \If you want a cheap price maybe you pay a visit to "Scale Modellers Convention"
last time i buy a T26e4 for 20,00 euro/ (14,27£ instead of 24,00£)
hail to those convention's and black market's. Tamiyas are lovely builds, but sometimes I want to immerse myself in a box with hundreds of parts. And now, thanks to you, I'm also sniffing around Russian armour! Winter is coming, time to build up the stash.
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Don't worry mate, I'm the same with Brentford - although at least we've discovered some form at last!Originally posted by \
Russian armour eh? How about the Bronco KV-85? Now that's a lovely looking kit
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@ John ==>> LOL ,you damn right those Russian Armour are amazing to build up your stash....
Object 704 is my fav tank and still not in stash...
http://wiki.wargaming.net/en/USSR
if you want them all
ps: just post a Russian truck Zis-5vComment
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Ooh, that does look good. What are Bronco kits like?Originally posted by \Don't worry mate, I'm the same with Brentford - although at least we've discovered some form at last!
Russian armour eh? How about the Bronco KV-85? Now that's a lovely looking kitComment
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Blimey, that looks a mean one!Originally posted by \@ John ==>> LOL ,you damn right those Russian Armour are amazing to build up your stash....
Object 704 is my fav tank and still not in stash...
http://wiki.wargaming.net/en/USSR
if you want them all
ps: just post a Russian truck Zis-5vComment
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Excellent quality! Like Dragon they have lots of parts & pe, but they fit like a Tamiya. Also their instructions are a glossy booklet, much easier to follow than anything produced by DragonOriginally posted by \
The KV-85 is one that I've set my heart on ... if only I get a few of my many part-built kits finished!Comment
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as Patrick said this ,is the early one I,just did,very nice kit to build,
no fit problem,no PE,and turned out nice in my eye,s I got on evilbay,
for I,think about $42.00 Aud,with postage from HK,
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