Dear all,

of the 15 Dragon 1/35 scale T-34/76 kits which is the most accurate and detailed
Is the DR6564 T-34/76 Mod.1943 w/Commander Cupola accurate and detailed

Cheers,

José César

Of all the 15, I would go for German army one (Item Number: DML6185). It is the early variant that has all the parts to make a soviet version (except decals).
HTH, Dmitry

The new kit with the commander's cupola is excellent for a factory 183 vehicle from late 1943. Dragon has been quietly improving their T-34 kits, and the upper hull molding has been completely redone recently, with sharper details.
The only Dragon T-34 I would absolutely avoid is the Cyber Hobby STZ 1942 version (with the wedge shaped gun cradle). The engineers goofed, and the upper and lower hulls do not fit properly. The engine deck hatch is not even close to the correct shape to fit the opening, either.
The recent "soft edge" turret kit and the "Formochka" (forged) turret kit have engine deck screens with curved corners, while most agree that these should have the later square corners. If you plan to use an aftermarket photoetch set, this problem solves itself.

Hi Dmitry.
The Beute is the only kit I have never bought. My first choice is 6418 for the early kits, because it includes both cast and welded turrets, aluminum barrel and a decent fret. My understanding of the Beute kit is that is was no more than 6205 with additional parts for the turret top.

Next generation would be any of them, really. 6564 has a slightly better upper hull, extra parts for the rear plates but no aluminum barrel, and ten cast rubber-tired wheels. The other two (6424 & 6487) include different wheels, not the same options with rear plates, but an aluminum barrel. Flip a coin.

Of the T-34-85s, the most useful kit is 6266, which is basically a common wartime configuration. 6319 has late wheels, etc, and is essentailly a 1945 tank.
Thos would lbe my picks, anyway.


I forgot about the other: 6355 is the only decent STZ tank. Mutter... mutter. 6452 is an excellent kit, but of a fairly limited version in that those wheels didn't last too much longer. 6479 is a reasonaby sound kit of a 1943 Sormovo T-34, and has the wheels everyone wants.

Cheers
Scott

As a note, I am working on a review of kit 6564 right now. It is a good base kit, but has a few quirks to look out for that I will mention. Hopefully done by the weekend...

Thank you very much gentelmen.

Cheers,

José César