I just got registered (finally!) and wanted to say hello. I model mostly in armor, but I will build anything. Man, I love models!
I just finished Trumpeter's 1/35th scale K-5 Leopold and what a model! The level of detail is fantastic and the fit is excellent! Not to mention the sheer size of the finished model! I'm about to start the DML kit of the K-5 and I thought I'd give you guys some comparisons of the kits.
The Trumpeter kit is 'da bomb'. The fit is excellent and considering the number of parts (1140) its nice to not have to fiddle with cutting and trimming parts to get a good fit. It is a complex kit though, particularly the gun cradle assembly. You must sandwich the gun assembly and a number of bulkheads between the sidewalls lining everthing up correctly.
The DML kit is not built yet (I'm startng it today!) but the kit is simplified as to the Trumpeter kit. The level of detail is outstanding as well, and dry fitting of some of the larger parts suggests that the fit will be outstanding too. But I did notice that the DML gun cradle is about 3/8" shorter than the Trumpeter kit. Hmmm... Anyway, when I get DML's kit done I'll give my (humble) opinions on it.
Thanks for listening,
mstazz62