Hi Was just up to the local hobby store today--much like a moth to the flame anymore--and picked up Dragon's new Jadgtiger, Henschel production kit. A new, or I guess I should say re-tooled, kit that has sort of just 'slipped in' between all the hoopla of the new Tigers here lately.

Had one of their older Jadgtigers a few years ago that 'disappeared' over time and I'm sure glad that this kit is back out. Very nice indeed. I may have to get another one just to build one of the other variations as shown on the decal section for 5 different vehicles.

Thanks and take care, Sgirty

Looks a nice kit,but you dont get all them lovely extras you do in there Tiger I range.
anyway found a review of the kit.
http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/reviews/vehicles/dragon/dr6285.htm

goodluck with the build.

I just did Dragon's older kit a year ago. I would grab it again. In the states you can get it under $25.I like the big kitties.

I just picked it up today. It looks nice, I like the extras.

Chuck

Sgirty,
First off, thanks for the info on the Dayton hobby shops, the trip went by without me getting a chance to go looking, but thanks for the info.

I see in the Perth review that the barrel length is now correct. The old kits measured the Aberdeen Jagd with the barrel locked in recoil and this made the kit barrel and some aftermarket barrels were modeled on the kit part so they were too short too..

If you don't mind me asking, how long is the new metal barrel? Muzzle end to the fitst widening point (is there a name for this 'bulge'??) and how long is it to the start of the mounting pin?

Mike

HI, MLD: The aliuminum barrel in the kit and the one on the spure are both the same length in this kit. I don't have anything handy to measure with but an old tape measure so I'll go by it. The length from the muzzle back to that first angle is 4 3/32 inches long and the length from the muzzle back to that smaller section that goes inside the plastic cannon piece is 4 15/16 inches long. Hope this helps.

I really like this kit. It's something like Trumpeter KV-II, in that there's lots and lots of detail molded into the kit plastic, plus Dragon has added several extras that they have come up with lately--different types of metal tow hooks, wire for tow cable, etc. that really make it outstanding in it's own right.

The only 'bad' thing I can find to say about it is that it's was one of those kits that said "Build me first.'" So I found myself moving, or boxing up the parts from the other kits I've been working on lately, and starting on this one. (Such are the trials and tribulations of this hobby I suppose.) And, like the KV-II was, the more I work on this one the better I like it.

I suppose one of the reasons is that, unlike the Tigers Dragon has been coming out with lately, this is a kit that doesn't take much studying and figuring out just what parts to use and not to use, depending on what version you want to build before you can even start on it. You can pretty well just start dabbing glue to plastic right off the bat. Guess I somewhat lazy, or maybe it's an age-related thing. Ha, ha!

Good luck and take care, Sgirty

I used to have the older kit too and the detail on this one looks great.