Having read this excruciatingly long thread to the end I have to say that it is one of the least valuable blasts of hot air I have ever seen on this site. Anyone looking at this thread for real information would come away shaking his head after reading about Scharnhorst, the muling and puking about prices of kits in the UK and a bunch of other nonsense about unrelated stuff to the topic in question. A few notes about detail differences emerged but not much else. Let's not forget that the purpose of this section of the web site is for information and help to other modelers, not a venue for some to tote up a massive amount of "replies" to posts.
One obvious point not even noted except as an aside in one post was that the Dragon kit is a waterline option and the Trumpeter kit is a full hull. That would be something USEFUL to point out in the differences between the kits. The Trumpeter kit would be very difficult to waterline for those of us who model waterline kits and that is something many people want to know.
Another thing that would be nice to know from comparisons of the two kits is how is the fit of the parts. Some Trumpeter kits are awful in that regard as noted, however, WHAT ABOUT THIS KIT? Dragon kits generally have excellent fit, but again, what about this one?
Let's have some helpful information given for a change.