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Two new incarnations of Dragon's Panzer III and IV, the Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.J Initial Production / Early Production (2 in 1) and the Bergepanzerwagen IV / Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf. H Mid Production (2 in 1)
This new 1/35 kit boasts the Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf.J Initial Production or Early Production. The box contains all parts necessary to reproduce the correct characteristics of whichever subtype the modeler selects, including distinctive engine decks and hatches. This kit is replete with a sizzling level of detail, including Magic Tracks and photo-etched parts. The tanks are enhanced by a wide selection of high-quality Cartograf decals. Appearing on the Eastern Front and in North Africa, the Panzer III J’s diverse use against T-34s and KV-1 tanks in Russia, or Grants and Valentines on North Africa’s battlefields, provides modelers with innumerable opportunities to depict this tank in different dioramas.

Also, Dragon’s newest Panzer IV 2-in-1 kit permits the model-maker to build either the recovery vehicle or a Panzer IV combat tank. Normally a 2-in-1 kit has two very similar vehicle variants enclosed in the one box, but this one stands out for the very dissimilar vehicles on offer. Indeed, modelers can thus choose to make something that looks quite different. This kit employs high-quality parts from Dragon’s Panzer IV family, including numerous slide-molded components and even photo-etched metal parts such as the side skirts to give a true-to-scale thickness.
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LINK and LINK The site for Dragon Models does not show it, the US distributor does .... / Robin
SEP 17, 2019 - 01:00 AM
What I'd like to know: are Dragon kits also more expensive than the others in Asia? If not so, could it be they just made a bad deal with the distributor in the US/Europe? Seems to me the "new" kits offered as 2-in-1 is a desperate attempt to win back at least some market share...
SEP 17, 2019 - 01:16 AM
Oh boy, oh boy, DS Tracks!
SEP 17, 2019 - 02:42 AM
Don't I have that III in my stash somewhere already? Ron's cover art looks awfully familiar.
SEP 17, 2019 - 08:06 AM
"Lookie Ma! variations on the same ol' kits AGAIN!" Yup, isn't Dragon becoming absolutely predictable in what it re-releases. Great for those who didn't get it the first time; tedious for those of us who (probably) have one buried somewhere... and the inclusion of DS tracks usually leads to universal revulsion and condemnation...score another one for Team Dragon! (sarcasm intended) How about something new and unexpected? Though NOT a Triebflugel please...
SEP 17, 2019 - 10:07 AM
Great to see these being re-released. Both the Panzer III and Panzer IV were some of their better efforts.
SEP 17, 2019 - 10:50 AM
I'm not a fan of most of these 2-in-1 dragon kits. I'm working on their Jagdtiger early 2 in 1 kit and I would call it disappointing. It's a complete hodgepodge of sprues. It's missing most of the dragon card goodies (metal barrel, tool clasp PE details, tow cables, clear periscopes, etc.) The worst part of it is they incorrectly provided the Kingtiger late sprue with the final version of the 18T drive sprockets. The original version of the early JT kit had the correct early 18T sprockets. Luckily, I had a spare set of Friul sprockets and some masterclub tracks to pretty it up with. At least I can use the late KT sprue on another build.
SEP 17, 2019 - 01:48 PM
I have the kits as separate entities. If I take each pairing and place them within a larger box, then I will have what Dragon is only partly offering: a true two kits in one. People were already complaining about the smorgasbord of sprues in an ordinary Dragon kit, but to stuff even more crap in these boxes -- and apparently without close attention to see if all the correct sprues are actually in the box -- is just ridiculous. I'm sure all of us who build their German armor has a ton of extra bits for say, Pz III's, but no chassis to throw it on. If you buy another kit to get a chassis, now you have more extras. My next diorama will be a used roadwheel dealership on the highway south out of Algiers. There will be a pyramid built from Jerry cans in back.
SEP 17, 2019 - 02:30 PM
I really like that idea of a used tank wheel dealership and the pyramid of fuel cans is a marketing marvel! Picture it: "Josef's used wheels & tires". Love it.
SEP 17, 2019 - 02:56 PM
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