as i know dragon and tristar(now hobbyboss have their molds)

have 38(t) about ausf.e/f kits,

but which one is more accurate and correct kit?




and only tristar have ausf.b kit.
how accurate and correct this kit?
any tweak point exist?

Hi James,
I'd recommend that you take a stroll over to [url=http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/PMMS (Perth Military Modeling Site)[/url] . Terry has a ton of reviews that should answer most, if not all, of your questions. Hope that helps.
Regards,
Georg

James;

Both Dragon and Tristar 38(t) kits are mostly very good-to-great. Both have specific errors and ommissions and mis-representations. As Georg suggested, one place to go to read on some direct comparisons between these maker's products is PMMS. There are quite a lot of reviews out and available for both 38(t) lines, and many, many build reports and blogs. Anyone who wants to get good mileage out of a 38(t) kit really should look at what lots of others have done and what specific bits they did.

Accuracy is a deep can of worms... IF you are seeking absolute correct representation of different rivet sizes and placements and numbers, neither line will be more than a starting point, and you'll want some solid detailed references, etc... And a more-general level, both lines encompass considerable general feature accuracy and both have some specific errors.

I've built some in both lines... IF you are seeking interior details, I think that Tristar may offer some better goods and better representation of some parts - driver's seats, etc. come to mind. But neither line is accurate! You'll need to do work to get closer to reality (but both will look great as-is!). Doing an exterior-only? I sorta lean a little towards Dragon - I think that the D may have captured the under-fender hull-side aspects a little bit better, and maybe also has done some better job with th e variation among rivets seen in these things. One thing Dragon has done well, I think, is actually capture the different turret-armor thickness seen between E/F and G versus S! It's subtle, but it's there! (But you will never know this unless you compare the turrets of the different types...).

As for those step-front types (A - D); That'll be Tristar (now HobbyBoss) or.... Tristar. The T "ausf B" kit is pretty nice and captures that salient frontal hull aspect well.

In sum; D offers a hull tub (simplifies the build a little but scrimps on hull-side interior detail), both lines offer lots of interior detail (Tristar included detail in some kits, and offered a separate interior kit - which is delux, IMHO) - detail which you'll really struggle to ever see (without doing cut-outs), given the couple tiny hatches a 38(t) has. Both lines offer styrene link tracks, and I like both track-sets. Each line has some goods and some bads in their running gear - you'll have to pick and choose what you want most in terms of road-wheel detail, etc. Both lines offer engines... and both "mills" will look OK OOTB, but desire detailing for max effect. Kit guns on both are OK - metal barrels always look better, IMHO, but you can work well with what each box supplies.

Get a couple - get one from each line! Build them and enjoy!

Bob