Howdy, folks!
Just picked up Dragon's new 1/35 Tiger II. It looks very nice in the box! We get a PE fret for the grills, choice of the two types of barrels, and a bit of twine for the tow cables.
The majority of the parts are brand new, but we get a buncha sprues from their old Jagdtiger, including the running gear and tracks. The wheels look fine to me, but I've heard they're not quite accurate. Other old parts include the exhaust armor and pipes, rear deck engine hatch, rear fenders, forward hull deck hatches, jack, and other small detail parts. Which is fine, since they're all well-made.
The new turret looks good, with a separate cupola and decent gun detailing. Once funny bit is that the gun port on the left side is included as a huge square chunk. That' s gonna take some sanding to do right!
This kit also has a full-color photo-based instruction sheet, which is very well done.
So, even without having built it yet, I'd recommend it! It's selling in Japan for 3,800 yen ($34 USD), but I got mine in a tasty deal for 3,000 ($27 USD)
I've noticed recently that Dragon kits tend to debut worldwide at about the same time, so I reckon some of ya'll out there have picked this baby up already.
Let's here some other opinions about this kit!