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Dragon: 2 in 1 Hummel
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Posted: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 - 11:54 AM UTC


This new 2-in-1 kit, built precisely to 1/35 scale, allows modelers to create either an Early-Production or Late-Production Hummel. To account for the different production runs, there are two complete upper hulls as well as different drive sprockets

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Posted: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 - 03:07 PM UTC
It would be interesting to see which kits the parts come from. The 2008 late version contained parts from previous panzer IV kits but with a nice new hull. The previous early versions had some problems. And of course, now there is no turned barrel and rifling, PE or magic tracks. No doubt it will build into a nice kit - but this boxing offers less, not more, in typical Dragon style these days.
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Posted: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 - 03:26 PM UTC
A turned barrel is included per the photos. It's interesting that they are saying DS tracks are included. That means they new tooled up for the proper track length for the Hummel. That's too bad, I thought they were going back to magic tracks again with their releases.
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Posted: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 - 09:10 PM UTC

Quoted Text

A turned barrel is included per the photos. It's interesting that they are saying DS tracks are included. That means they new tooled up for the proper track length for the Hummel. That's too bad, I thought they were going back to magic tracks again with their releases.


Weeelll....
They could have solved it the same was as in the Ka-Tsu kit where they included two sets of Ka-Mi DS-tracks and the model builder needs to shorten one length of DS and glue it to another to create a 1.7 or 1.8 length.

/ Robin
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Posted: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 - 09:14 PM UTC
DS Tracks are most likely from the Dragon Hummel-Wespe kit, #6535.
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Posted: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 - 09:56 PM UTC

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It would be interesting to see which kits the parts come from. The 2008 late version contained parts from previous panzer IV kits but with a nice new hull. The previous early versions had some problems. And of course, now there is no turned barrel and rifling, PE or magic tracks. No doubt it will build into a nice kit - but this boxing offers less, not more, in typical Dragon style these days.


There are photo etch parts, and there is a turned aluminium with rifling barrel.

Also from what I can see, their latest Hummel has been improved as the inner shield reinforcements are now there (I remember I had to sractch build mine).

While Dragon is far from what they used to be, not everything is bad on their new releases... Let's not judge their kits only for the title.
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Posted: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 - 02:19 AM UTC

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Let's not judge their kits only for the title.


Words of wisdom right there....
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Posted: Thursday, November 15, 2018 - 05:34 AM UTC
Good for doing the 1SS LSAH artillery regiment.
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Posted: Thursday, November 15, 2018 - 06:04 AM UTC
While I appreciate that the kit comes with two different upper hulls reflecting the different ausfurungen that were offered I still deeply regret that Dragon didn't simply give us back the Magic Tracks that we all came to appreciate. DS seemed like a good idea when it first came out -and it is for some builders- but those of us who like to customize and differentiate our kits don't have any use for those rubbery lengths of track. Here's an idea: as it it a 2 in 1 kit offer both tracks as options as well!
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