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Armor and ground forces of the Allied forces during World War II.
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Tamiya vs Dragon JS-2 & JSU-152
Jagdtiger46
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Missouri, United States
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Posted: Friday, March 29, 2013 - 07:15 AM UTC
Hi folks! OK, as title suggests, I'd like to know your opinions as to whether or not the newer Tamiya offerings of these two tanks are superior to the older, but very nice Dragon kits. (I recently acquired the newer Tamiya kit of the Jagdtiger, and was not that impressed, believing the Dragon kit to be better detailed.
Minsk94
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Posted: Friday, March 29, 2013 - 08:20 AM UTC
The Dragon IS-2 and ISU-152 are the old kits from the early 1990's. They lack detail and historical accuracy. They kind of crudely molded too.
Tamiya is the best way to go here. And whatever details it's lacking you can always add some yourself, agree? There is no law against it
ericadeane
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Posted: Friday, March 29, 2013 - 08:28 AM UTC
the dragon kits suffer from hull height issues that are a bear to correct if you want to be ultra accurate.
Jagdtiger46
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Posted: Friday, March 29, 2013 - 08:30 AM UTC
Interesting. I would have thought the Tamiya kits might not be as nice. Thanks fellas,
Minsk94
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Posted: Friday, March 29, 2013 - 08:42 AM UTC

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the dragon kits suffer from hull height issues that are a bear to correct if you want to be ultra accurate.

The hull height was fixed in the Orange Box re-issue, but the other problems are still there.
Tojo72
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Posted: Friday, March 29, 2013 - 09:17 AM UTC
I built the Tamiya JSU-152,really an enjoyable build with no issues at all
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