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Dragon ZSU-23-4M w_ figures
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Posted: Friday, April 08, 2011 - 04:04 AM UTC
Dragon will release (or re-release) the ZSU-23-4M with figures.
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10144533

The kit seems to be the older (+10 years) kit, while the figures look like fighters/soldiers.
In my opinion, a real crew for this vehicle possibly would be better.
But perhaps one can use tanker-crews for this vehicle.
How big is the difference between them?
(ZSU-crew vs T- tank crew)

Also it would be interesting, if Dragon would add some metal-parts... gun-barrels and PE-parts.

greetings...
Soeren
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Posted: Friday, April 08, 2011 - 05:55 AM UTC
Its an interesting re-release. Thanks Soeren.
Like you I think a few crew figures would have been better included and I hope there are some PE parts and possibly barrels thrown in.
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Posted: Friday, April 08, 2011 - 06:13 AM UTC
If the barrels and pe is not present, you can still find them separately. I may be purchasing the rerelease, as it will cost about $30. Judging from the price tag, I doubt that it will include much more than its first release.
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Posted: Friday, April 08, 2011 - 06:31 AM UTC

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If the barrels and pe is not present, you can still find them separately. I may be purchasing the rerelease, as it will cost about $30. Judging from the price tag, I doubt that it will include much more than its first release.



Possibly you´re right about the price and the "no metal-additions".
I saw this kit at very different prices, but I bought mine (V1) about 10 years ago for about half the dollar-price. (calculated into our actual money)

But I also think, there are no included parts, which were better for the actual kit.

I think, I saw that RB-models had a good set of metal barrels and possibly I have the pdf-file-instructions of Eduard´s PE-set.
So we have a good start for make a good one of this "not so good" kit.

greetings...
Soeren

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Posted: Friday, April 08, 2011 - 06:40 AM UTC
Well i suppose this is good because it makes the ZSU easily available again.

But in the UK, this release will probably cost in the region of £30-35 retail. Well, I can visit just about any model show and come across the earlier release/the italeri re-release for about £20 maximum and the figures (which arent very good) for about £5. So thanks, but no thanks Dragon.
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Posted: Saturday, April 09, 2011 - 06:39 AM UTC
Hello!

The vehicle crews dressed in a tank of the same staff, 1 driver, 1nd and 2nd management, and vehicle commander, is 4 people.
Model RB-barrels: Turned the barrels are nice, but the liquid cooling tube does not fit the real thing.
Now I am building two versions V1, one of those barrels will be, the other in the original, but it fixed.
I did own a cooling rack over the esector (cooler).

















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Posted: Saturday, April 09, 2011 - 12:54 PM UTC
Outstanding workmanship! The interior is superb.
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Posted: Saturday, April 16, 2011 - 04:17 AM UTC
Are all the extras scratch built or is this a detail set you purchased. I have two of the older ZSU kits and JB barrels for both of them. I also have some P.E. sets for them but they are for the exterior. It would be cool to have a fighting compartment interior.

Roy
Gorizont
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Posted: Saturday, April 16, 2011 - 05:13 AM UTC
Wow, great work on the interior of the Shilka!
At first my question would be... did you used the interior set?
But as I know you.... I´m sure you made all parts in own work /scratch-made.

Thanks for sharing your work!
Soeren
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Posted: Saturday, April 16, 2011 - 08:39 AM UTC
No, this is a set of Trakz, was improved slightly and rebuilt.
Things are missing from the original stock, and the commander of the counter version of 4M, we have built it myself (this V1 version).
Even my own nose in the armor plate and the engine cooling grid.
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Posted: Saturday, April 16, 2011 - 11:12 AM UTC
Great job again !
jim
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