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1/35 m1 panther dragon
aristeidis
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Attica, Greece / Ελλάδα
Joined: September 15, 2012
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Posted: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 09:05 PM UTC
I am near to decide to buy the 1/35 M1 PANTHER II of Dragon models! I know that the quality and accuracy is very good but i hesitate a bit because of the complex instructions that Dragon models usually have Does anybody have build the specific model? Should i worry about the instructions? Are they complicated or the parts go very well together without guessing where should i place every part? And concerning the PE fitted on the lower hull is there any specific advice to follow? Thank you in advance Any answer is welcome!
Kenaicop
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Nevada, United States
Joined: August 23, 2005
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Posted: Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 06:49 AM UTC
I personally ran into no issues with this kit. I though it was very nice. Added a bit of scratch details to the camera, antenna mounts and commanders hatch but other than that it was a nice and trouble free build
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Warszawa, Poland
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Posted: Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 07:08 AM UTC

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I am near to decide to buy the 1/35 M1 PANTHER II of Dragon models! I know that the quality and accuracy is very good


Actually there are some accuracy issues in the kit. Most noticeable are remote control cameras, which are too large. Also the entire hull and suspension geometry is a bit off, but it is pretty much the same as in all other Abrams kits (only DML M1A1 AIM and M1A2 SEP kits have more accurate hull and suspension, as they were redesigned from scratch after I had pointed out numerous errors in the Panther parts to the DML design team).
But the kit is undoubtedly much better than the Trumpeter one. The only parts that are a bit better in the Trumpeter kit are remote control cameras.
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