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fox
  • Member since
    January 2007
  • From: Narvon, Pa.
Posted by fox on Thursday, July 17, 2014 4:59 PM

Welcome to the Forums! Glad to have you aboard!

We need more "older" guys here to keep these young whippersnappers in line. Wink

Jim Captain

 Main WIP: 

   On the Bench: Artesania Latina  (aka) Artists in the Latrine 1/75 Bluenose II

I keep hitting "escape", but I'm still here.

  • Member since
    September 2003
  • From: AandF in the Badger State
Posted by checkmateking02 on Thursday, July 17, 2014 2:50 PM

Welcome to the Forum!

 

 

 

 

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Thursday, July 17, 2014 11:32 AM

Dragon's range of German armour kits is extensive, though sometimes it can get a bit silly. There instructions have improved recently and as Tojo say's, there kits are very well detailed, though at times this can go over board. One might wonder why put so much detail into wheel axel arms on a tank that are going to be hidden behind large road wheels.

I recently finished a Tamiya Pz III and Dragon panther and they were both lovely kits and really nice to build. I did add quite a bit of PE to the Tamiya kit, while for the panther, I only used a few PE parts from the Aber set I had bought for it, the kit was so nicely detailed.

I have not built or even bought a Bronco kit yet, but having seen a couple on here, they look very nice and I am certainly looking at getting a couple.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Thursday, July 17, 2014 8:10 AM

Welcome back to modeling and the forums,a lot of info can be had here for sure.

You usually can't  go wrong with a newer Tamiya kits,great fitand instructions,not as detailed and not a lot of extras,Dragon kits are more detailed and complicated,have more parts,usually include brass,and metal parts and individual track links.Sometimes their instructions are not clear,but with a little effort they also build into beautiful builds.I have not built Bronco kits.

  • Member since
    July 2014
wwii German armor
Posted by JOKAWEBS2@AOL.COM on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 9:29 PM

After a number of years absence am   ooking to get back to modeling German WWII armor. 

would like to hear comments as to comparison between Tamiya,Dragon and Bronco. I notice there is some difference in prices, Recently did a Tamiya Panzerkampfwagon and was pleased with the fit and detail. Thanks for helping an old guy get up-to- date.

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