Yeah, who cares about the hull that is several mms too short, so that all the armor angles at the front are messed up. Who cares that the wheel positions are all wrong - the whole suspension is compressed and there is larger distance between the 5th and 6th wheel, while all wheels should be equally spaced. Who cares that front fenders are a few mms too wide and as a result the actual hull front is a few mms too narrow. Who cares that the driver's hatch pivots, while it should slide sideways. Who cares that the gun barrel is way too large diameter, the searchlight is undersized, and the whole turret shape is off.

Yes, the lack of tow cables is a real problem...

My recommendation: forget about this kit existence, get the AFV Club one. Or Academy one as a second choice.

...the kit has some simplification mainly some of the dimensions and a few details are wrong. For me a few millimetres difference is not so important, but I know that some people pay attention to this aspect. ..Despite these drawbacks the kit is really interesting and allows you to spend a lot of time with the hobby and this is most important aspect for me.

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...the kit has some simplification mainly some of the dimensions and a few details are wrong. For me a few millimetres difference is not so important, but I know that some people pay attention to this aspect. ..Despite these drawbacks the kit is really interesting and allows you to spend a lot of time with the hobby and this is most important aspect for me.

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He states right in his review that it has dimensional issues and if a perfect kit is what you are looking for, this isn't it, but he wasn't. Most know by now that the Dragon kit isn't perfect and whoever reads this review can research it more if they desire. The review is fine. It has no problems that would preclude the average builder from building it and it lets them know there are issues with the kit. Not every review has to be one that solely focuses on how inaccurate the kit is and which kit is better.

The fact that dragon put an M48 drivers hatch on an M60 hull is a glaring error. A few mm here or there is no big deal but what would the community say of they put Panther driver hatches on a Tiger 1.

Many of us have waited a very looooong time till a new M60A2 kit suddenly showed up .... and then came Dragon, awaited with high expectancies and the fear of another M103 "disaster", it looks like both notions have materialized in the kit.
On the other hand is was to be expected that AFV Club would meet our,now even higher expectations thankx to Dragon's disappointment, and consequently pursuing their M60 family which they did.
So looking at quality, accuracy and price etc .... the choice now it quite obvious of which manufacturer/kit is the one to go with.
And of course, I don't like the prospect of having to go over AFV's kit to get the surface structure to more "realistic" appearance .... but other kits lack any surface or "anti-slip" at all so it's just revised efforts actually.
But I did notice that my behavior towards some new kits has change quite a bit since Dragons M103 "debacle" ... I am becoming more careful now if you like.
When Takom announced their "Gepard" another dream came true, finally something much more accurate than Tamiya aging only option till then.
But I did not "preorder" as I would have, instead I wanted to wait on some reliable pics & reviews (3rd and 4th road wheel issue). And then came Meng, although I still preorder their T-72/-90 stuff "blind", with their Gepard I still waited until I had solid input on both kits.
In this case I chose Meng, but it could have also been the other way around.
Now there are all these new M1 kits, myself not being that interested in the TUSK version, so I stick to my trusted Dragon M1's in my stash, because I don't really see any significant improvement over what I already have.
The same goes for the latest M1 kit with interior and engine .... great stuff honestly ... but I usually but figures in the hatches and would only need a rather "basic" interior to improve things.
Waiting for a 105mm/M1, which will defiantly show up soon, I believe I will still be "enthusiastic" in general, but my "changed" behavior being more reluctant to preorder straight away will continue to stay.
Maybe the true "essence" of Dragons resent approaches on long awaited kits is having awakened a general "distrust" to many, if not all, new announcements from either manufacturer.
Personally I do not consider this to be a good development robbing me of the usual "joy" over something long awaited, only to be replaced by .... "how bad is it this time?"

Cheers
Christopher

I have to agree slightly with people on both sides. Matt's efforts in building this are fair and informative, yes he never got all of the issues, but he did provide information on some aspects and provided modellers with a look at how the model may look when assembled. What this does highlight to me is just how far Dragon Models have fallen in regards to the quality of their products.

Vodnik- I'm not a purist, which checks every angle and every millimeter długości. Most of the people when watching finished model would not pay attention at these aspects, but they focus on details, painting and weathering