Tuesday, December 29, 2009 - 06:03 AM UTC
Dragon Models have just announced another variant on the 38(t) chassis.
6590 - Flak 38(t) Ausf. M Late Production (Smart Kit)

Published features of this new kit are;

- Upper hull rendered w/beautiful detail
- New Flak 38(t) Ausf.M Late Production authetically produced
- Flak 38 gun accurately presented
- Sproket wheels w/breathtaking detail
- Gun sight w/well defined details
- Newly tooled hand wheels for gun adjustment
- Fighting compartment armor can be positioned up or down in travel or combat modes
- Modelers can choose to elevate 2cm Flak 38 cannon to any one of four positions
- Realistic gunner seat
- Driver's seat has crisp detail
- Transmission system w/excellent detail
- Finely detailed firewall
- Both locked and unlocked catches included as separate detailed parts
- Gun cradle offers great detail definition
- Slide-molded gun barrel w/hollow muzzle opening
- Special design for flak gun mount
- Engine-deck cover can be assembled open or closed
- Gun shield is molded to scale thickness
- Catches on inside of rear fighting compartment armor to secure it during travel
- Ammunition boxes w/fine detail
- Lower hull front armor w/great detail
- Engine exhibits delicate details
- Slide-molded one-piece chassis w/delicate detail
- Fighting compartment with full interior detail - reinforcement strips w/bolt detail realistically represented
- Idlers and road wheels accurately produced
- Round base plate with authentic details
- Detailed radio unit
- Spent shell case frame and photo-etched mesh included
- Spent sheel cases made from preformed photo-etched parts
- Engine compartment rear panel is sharply detailed
- Barrel case included inside fighting compartment
- Magic Tracks w/casting-number detail etched on every link

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Comments

This kit looks really nice, with great details. How late did this appear and where was it used?
DEC 29, 2009 - 06:49 AM
Most of the references I have don't talk about early and late production runs. I think this is just closer to the deployed version than DML's first kit was, which was closer to the prototype. I like that the sight's been corrected, and there are a few other updates with the gun itself, as well as the deletion of the lightening holes in the drive sprockets. Be interesting to see it they throw in the kink in the fenders, kinda looks like there's one on the boxart. What's the price gonna be?
DEC 29, 2009 - 07:06 AM
I bet one grand they won't change the kink issue, it will forever be an issue. What exactly have they changed? It seems that DML's new strategy is just releasing reissues of their recent kits with minimal alterations, this kit, the Flakpanzer I, Marder III H and others are testaments of this. From what I can see here and with the other kits, a rerelease isn't justified, merely a marketing gag.
DEC 29, 2009 - 08:58 AM
I wonder if they: replaced/ gave a plastic option to replace, the vast amount of photo-etch from the original kit. I have the original and have been putting off working on it for that reason. This kit looks nice...I'll have to get it. Jeff
JAN 03, 2010 - 04:14 AM
Agreed, I don't see much difference here from the original, apart from the corrected sprockets which are included in their later variants, and the updated gun issues (which is a big plus if not going with the AM route such as Griffon) The kink in the fender most likely has not been addressed, since the hull is the same in all these kits....with either the cast or welded versions.....and is very easy to correct on the modellers part. Needless to say, this one will find a home in my stash sooner or later! Jeff, a good portion of the PE in the original kit is optional, such as the gun shields, or fairly easy to work with. The downside is that I found the tool clasps to be unusable, with no styrene alternative. The later DML variants corrected this with slightly better clasps, although I'd still either forage in the spares box or get some AM ones.
JAN 03, 2010 - 08:49 AM
Thanks James...I'll probably have to go to the parts box. I'm really not that good with the small pieces...old age and all...I'll be 50 (it's old for me)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks again. Jeff
JAN 03, 2010 - 11:27 AM
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