Dragon 1/35 Maus

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 11, 2008 2:53 PM

Will wrote:
What would be a good scheme and for the scheme on the box its main color is middlestone but I can't find that color anywhere. So I'll be using a different scheme.

It is the standard dark yellow w/ red-brown and green three toned scheme...I bought one of these when they first came out (1995?) when DML was just begining to rock the modeling world...I'd say that it holds up very well considering it is almost a 15 year old kit...I remember the welds and other detail was pretty good...I know you get a LOT of styrene in that box...but I would say that you probably spent a little much for it...

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Will

Member since
June 2008
From: NC

Posted by Will on Friday, July 11, 2008 2:09 PM

What would be a good scheme and for the scheme on the box its main color is middlestone but I can't find that color anywhere. So I'll be using a different scheme.

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Rob Gronovius

Member since
December 2002
From: Fort Knox

Posted by Rob Gronovius on Friday, July 11, 2008 1:30 PM

Will wrote:

It doesn't give you the color to paint them.

Considering only one was completed and neither of them placed into front line service (I think one was attempted to be used to protect the factory), You can paint it in any scheme appropriate for German tanks at that time. It's all 'what if'.

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mg.mikael

Member since
December 2007
From: Bridgeview, Illinois

Posted by mg.mikael on Friday, July 11, 2008 12:21 PM

You could always base your colors off the box, or off other people's past Maus builds.

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Will

Member since
June 2008
From: NC

Posted by Will on Friday, July 11, 2008 10:42 AM

It doesn't give you the color to paint them.

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George II

Member since
July 2008

Posted by George II on Friday, July 11, 2008 5:56 AM

Will, I remember a review of this kit. There was something confusing about the assembly of the wheels. Don't remember exactly what it was. The reviewer even tried to contact Dragon to get an answer. I will be curious if you run into the same prolem as you build the kit.

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Rob Gronovius

Member since
December 2002
From: Fort Knox

Posted by Rob Gronovius on Friday, July 11, 2008 5:47 AM

I bought one in 2002, around it's first reissue time. Ran in the 20 somethings back then. Real cool kit, but needs, well, maybe not "needs" but looks better with some of the aftermarket PE and resin inserts to fill the big grill areas.