Seems like Dragon's on the roll for those one-offs... Looking forward to this one

http://www.dragonusaonline.com/item_detail.aspx?ItemCode=DRA6824

Isn't that the Schmalturm? IF yes then it seems Dragon is marketing this one to the WoT players as the PZ IV Schmalturm is a premium German tank.

at the asking price, you can get a panzer IV and a panther F, make the conversion and keep the remaining parts (pz IV turret and panther lower hull) for other projects

I really dont care for this kit or some of Dragon's latest releases to be honest

We have had a Panther turret on a Tiger and now on a Panzer 4

Guess we can forget about innovation from Dragon in 2015

G'day gents

Aaaarrrggghhh!!!!! Another paper panzer from Dragon!! Why, oh why, do they keep producing these when there are many vehicles which actually saw service in large numbers and which have yet to be produced in a decent kit form by any manufacturer?

Bergepanther Ausf A and Ausf G spring immediately to mind . . . .

Regards

Rob

While it may not be a popular choice, I'd guess that to them it still makes business sense to do so. Cheers

Nothing more than pandering to the WOT crowd, which even though I play the game too I want tanks that were actually seen in combat, not some engineer's notebook.

SEVENTY TWO freakin' bucks?!?!

What are they smoking over there in Dragonland?
I suppose if you play premium tanks.. still. Not for entry builders.

Thanks, but no thanks.

Dear Dragon,

This junk is why I know longer even look at your new release's!!

I second the call for a bergepanther g, an M3 lee, the sdkfz252 that was in your cataloge over 10yrs ago!!

Figure sets to compliment your earlier sets in gen 2 configeration

New panzer greniader sets that actually work together & not have 4 different guys that don't work together...unlike your ardenees paratroopers that were fantastic

Paper panzers....phahhh

Until you get real, my $$$ will go to other kit makers

Once upon a time like 5yrs ago all I brought was dragon...no longer that way at all.

Mike

Ditto with me as well...I will not build anything that has to do with 'paper' anything, from any country. While I play WoT, their maps are mostly fake as well as a lot of the 'armor'. There is too much of the real stuff to model. While WoT kits may have a following, it's not for me...

As I've said before, they need to move the focus back from Disney and WOT licensed released, or else risk losing every single one of their long term fans.

The left over Pz-IV turret can be placed on the left over Panther hull as this was actually done in the field.
Hope this is of some use-
Geoff Steer
This was meant as a reply to Mr. Christos Athanasiou's post, third from the top.

Panzer4 turrets were installed on Panthers in the field?

I have never heard of that.

So instead of having a Panther and a Panzer 4 now we have 2 horrible mutations using parts from both, no thanks

According to the WOT wiki it is believed than MAN fitted one of their late 1942 prototypes of the panther with a PZIV turret.

Panzerjager Abteilung 653 made a one-off field conversion, where they fitted a Panzer IV Ausf H turret to a Bergepanther Ausf D and used it as a command vehicle


I intentionally did not mention this vehicle as the base Panther is an Ausf D, which is very different to the Ausf F

Dragon has lost their edge, as well, I believe, some R & D staff to newer companies such as Meng, Takom, Bronco/Riich, etc., and are struggling to start over. They seem to be relying on recycling older (and better) molds from 5 - 10 years ago, as much as possible, and their recent "new tooled" releases, as we all know, are dismal, and technological throwbacks to 20, or more, years ago. Their most obvious redemption would be to release Gen 2 weapons and equipment sets.