Dragon's new Panzer IA "Smart Kit" built OOB....Hope you like it...

Hi and welcome to the big A
Thats one cracking introduction post
The weathering/paint chippings are surperb.
I haven't tried on of these "smart kits" yet but I think I will now!!
Good luck in the DMOM ,and hope to see some more of your fantastic work soon.
Andy

Thanks for the compliments....and the "Welcome"...

Great work on the weathering!

Silly question but how different are the smart kits compared to the conventional dragon kits?

I really don't think they are that different as most current Dragon kits are very nice...I do like the approach of not having a PE fret with 3,000 parts on it....In the end the results seem to be pretty nice.... :-)

Haven't got around to building mine yet, so it's really nice to see one finished! And finished well too! Well done! ........Oh and welcome to the site! :-)

Vinnie

WElcome to the site Hotsauce. I just picked htis kit up a few days ago. Cant wait to start it tonight.

Your weathering looks great. I like the paint chipping.

Good luck in AMoM.

Thanks for all the compliments....I usually do aircraft...but before that I did armor to begin with....I grew up as a kid in the late 80's @ Ft.Hood, TX .......You get kinda spoiled in an environment like that as far as tanks/armor go...nothing like going out to North Ft.Hood and having a column of M1's or Bradleys rolling along side you at about 40 MPH....and about 30' off to your right...

I tried not to overdo the chipping (done with salt...) and keep the filters and washes visible but not overbearing....

Anyways...Thanks again.... -

Now that's what I call a debut! Welcome and good luck in the contest!

As far as the Smart Kit benefits go, one of the best is the inclusion of "Magic" tracks for the Pz I links. Previous kits had them on sprues with no less than 5 attachment points for each link and so much tension in the sprue that it was very easy to zipper an entire row in half with one mis-snip of the cutters.

Thanks for the compliments...and your right..."Magic Tracks" are the only way to go with links as small as what are on a Panzer I....I wish Dragon would sell the whole range of "Magic Tracks" as accessories....I bet they couldn't make them fast enough...

Reposted my images...I accidentaly dumped them off of Photobucket....