New DML King Tiger "Battle of the Bulge"

QUOTE: Originally posted by JWest21 and I bet it is $10 or more less than the Tamiya offering

Easily...suggested MSRP has it at $33 USD...I saw the Ardennes KT in my LHS last week for $46...that says it all IMHO.

and I bet it is $10 or more less than the Tamiya offering

According to the website:

"... Some King Tigers of the sPzAbt 506 and SSsPzAbt 501 were equipped with 18-teeth sprockets and the new track Kgs73/800/152 for test purposes.
This new kit features this variant of the King Tiger"
FEATURES:
New-Tooled Parts:
Kgs 73/800/152 track link
18-teeth Sprockets
New Gun Shield
Road wheel

Special Features:
Additional 18-teeth sprocket
Two kinds of gun shield for option
New-designed photo-etched parts
Metal cable wire
Cartograf decal

Bonus:
Volksgrenadier x 4
Aluminum barrel
Brass 88mm ammunition

It's got a lot of nice extras but I wonder if you can still build the standard version or have only the 18-tooth and track option...

Personally Erik, I think Dragon has Tamiya whooped. You get so much more and for what, almost $20 less?

Dwight, I think the kit is coming with 4 Volksgrenadier figures. I am very curious and can't wait to compare this kit with the Tamiya "Bulge" Tiger II.

I hope it includes figures like Tamiya. This will definitely be a good one for a diorama.

QUOTE: Originally posted by tigerman Definately on my to get list. How can they add all those extras like an aluminum barrel and parts and still charge about what they used to without all that in the older kits?

10-4, Eric! I've got to add that one, too.

As for the price, I've wondered the same thing. In fact, some of the ones to which they've done that have actually been cheeper than the ones with out the extras. i.e. The D-Day Anniversary Panther A Late was less than the original Panther A Late.

This kit is simply begging too be bought. Thanks for the heads up Erik. Oh! could someone lone me the 33 bucks I need to buy it? I seem too be a little broke from my insane buying spree of the last couple weeks. LOL. Semper Fi, mike

Definately on my to get list. How can they add all those extras like an aluminum barrel and parts and still charge about what they used to without all that in the older kits?