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Dragon: Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.E/F
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Posted: Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 09:20 PM UTC


Dragon is releasing another attractive 2-in-1 kit in its 1/35 scale range, this time representing a Pz.Kpfw. III tank, a mainstay of Germany’s panzer force in the early years of WWII. This new kit offering allows modelers to build either a Panzer III Ausf.E or Ausf.F variant of the tank.

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Posted: Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 09:26 PM UTC
So this will be a combination of sprues from 6632 and 6631 but with DS tracks
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Posted: Friday, February 22, 2019 - 12:17 AM UTC
I'm interested because I have been looking for the E kit at a reasonable price. If the price is right I'll get one.
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Posted: Friday, February 22, 2019 - 12:57 AM UTC
Hobbysearch has had this available for pre-order, for $60, since Feb. 1.
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Posted: Friday, February 22, 2019 - 03:47 AM UTC
I guess this is good, but I already have both the E and the F in my stash....
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Posted: Friday, February 22, 2019 - 05:52 AM UTC
I actually like this news. I have been on a Pz III binge of late focusing on tanks built during Ausf. transitions, like a G with the 37mm gun, or an F upgraded with the 50mm gun. Any source of additional parts is welcome, and the modular nature of the way these kits go together makes them ideal for kit bashing.
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Posted: Friday, February 22, 2019 - 10:34 AM UTC

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I actually like this news. I have been on a Pz III binge of late focusing on tanks built during Ausf. transitions, like a G with the 37mm gun, or an F upgraded with the 50mm gun. Any source of additional parts is welcome, and the modular nature of the way these kits go together makes them ideal for kit bashing.


I picked up 2 of the F observation kits for that reason when Dragon had them dirt cheap last year. The E kit has the narrow early wheels which is why I want one, however 60.00 plus shipping as mentioned above is out of my price range.
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Posted: Friday, February 22, 2019 - 11:16 AM UTC
Cripes on a Stick! Talk about virtually a nothing difference! There was virtually NONE worth mentioning between the Pz III E and F variants and this is not the first time that Dragon has acknowledged this by offering this sort of kit: remember Cyber Hobby's earlier release (OHC 9111) that offered Magic Tracks, an uprated PE set for the smoke discharger and a useful figurine set -all for under $30 online! I realize that this kit is a newer kit with far better mouldings (let's hope) but hey, it really is stretching things to call it a two-in-one. Another one that I don't need. Maybe as a clearance item at a trade show...
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Posted: Friday, February 22, 2019 - 01:23 PM UTC

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I guess this is good, but I already have both the E and the F in my stash....


Hi, Bill!

Same here... WHY should I go out and buy an "either-or", when I had already bought BOTH the "E" and the "F", (BOTH with "Magic Tracks"), some years ago? I bought BOTH of my TWO kits for just a few shekels more than the price of this ONE. Buying this kit would only saddle me with an extra set of "DS" Tracks which I'll probably NEVER use...
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Posted: Saturday, February 23, 2019 - 12:01 PM UTC

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I guess this is good, but I already have both the E and the F in my stash....


Hi, Bill!

Same here... WHY should I go out and buy an "either-or", when I had already bought BOTH the "E" and the "F", (BOTH with "Magic Tracks"), some years ago? I bought BOTH of my TWO kits for just a few shekels more than the price of this ONE. Buying this kit would only saddle me with an extra set of "DS" Tracks which I'll probably NEVER use...


Sadly, a few of us were away from the hobby and missed out. I'm one of those. I also don't use either the magic tracks or the ds type. I have either Fruils or Master Club in the stash depending on the variant. If I'm lucky someone will want to dump their "plain" E kit for the super special E/F and I can get one at a savings.
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