California, United States
Joined: October 06, 2006
KitMaker: 580 posts
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Posted: Sunday, May 03, 2009 - 12:57 PM UTC
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I think I decided to go with Tristar's from eyeballing various pictures- the kit's items seemed a bit big.
Hi James,
The picture you posted clearly shows the smaller position lights on the Bison. Good catch. I now conjecture there may have been two sizes of position lights on the Panzer I Ausf. A and Ausf. B series tanks--a small and a medium small light. Both appear smaller than the position lights in the DML Panzer I Ausf. B kits. The Panzer I for Bulgaria appears to carry two of the larger headlights on the fenders but no central headlight.
-Doug
British Columbia, Canada
Joined: March 12, 2010
KitMaker: 791 posts
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Posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 09:40 AM UTC
Built, there have been a number of issues, the most notable are the pin marks for OVM not required on this kit. Another omission is the instrument panel which can be clearly seen in the finished model and the instructions, where is it in the kit??? I had to scratchbuild one. The SiG 33 is overengineered and extremely challenging to build. The instructions call out wrong parts and leave out parts that need to be added. The finished model requires planning to build properly, the modeler should use the instructions as a guide rather than gospel. Good luck.
On the Bench:
Diopark Mercedes
AFV Club CM-11
Georgia, United States
Joined: July 26, 2013
KitMaker: 2,272 posts
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Posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 09:44 AM UTC
Hail, necromancer!
Sorry to hear the DML Bison has issues. I built the Alan version myself and it was a real chore - let it sit for a year due to aggravation but finally finished it. Not terribly accurate and the fit is hella poor.
On the Campaign Trail:
Tank Destroyer 2020
Stockholm, Sweden
Joined: January 31, 2003
KitMaker: 795 posts
Armorama: 472 posts
Posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 10:47 AM UTC
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Built, there have been a number of issues, the most notable are the pin marks for OVM not required on this kit. Another omission is the instrument panel which can be clearly seen in the finished model and the instructions, where is it in the kit??? I had to scratchbuild one. The SiG 33 is overengineered and extremely challenging to build. The instructions call out wrong parts and leave out parts that need to be added. The finished model requires planning to build properly, the modeler should use the instructions as a guide rather than gospel. Good luck.
Im building this kit right now and I have the same experience. Worst is the suspension of gunwheels. Although I have the instrument panel in the kit its not included in the instructions. And they tell you to put the lower bar on the rear in wrong place obmitting the support bar at all.
Its hard to tell from the instructions exact position of many parts and I found myself checking references, mostly Achtung Panzer and PMMS SIG comparison.
Cheers
Janne Nilsson
"A furore normannorum libera nos domine"
French prayer
"Bet Kinder bet, morgen kommt der Schwede
Der Schwede der kommt mit dem morgenstern
Er frist die kleine Kinder gern."
German bedtimethreat to children.
