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Bronco German 88mm L71 Flak
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Posted: Saturday, October 13, 2012 - 11:44 AM UTC
Darren Baker shares with us a first look at the German 88mm L71 Flak 41 anti-aircraft gun with Sd Ah 202 trailer which is one of Bronco's very latest offerings.

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Posted: Saturday, October 13, 2012 - 02:14 PM UTC
Hmmmm??? I do need something for my Sd.Kfz.8 DB10 to pull, this might be it, looks fun...

Awaiting your in depth review.
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Posted: Saturday, October 13, 2012 - 02:22 PM UTC
BE warned guys ..this kit is not all its cracked up to be ,, i built the one before they released it with the trailer parts .. lots of problems with parts fitting together ..nearly no location pins to speck off and when there is most done aline properly and when its built there is so much weight over the front of the gun that it just falls off the carriage and Bronco don't include anything to lock onto the pin to stop this from happening ..easy fix really but still .
But and there's always a but ,,who else makes this gun in 35th scale and in plastic ?? ..nobody i know off so even with all its issues its a very cool gun to add to the German Flak family .
I will be getting the Sonderfahrgestell when it comes out thats for sure

Phill
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Posted: Saturday, October 13, 2012 - 03:30 PM UTC
Interesting the collaborative effort between Bronco and DML with DML doing the SdAh 202.

James, it must have taken you hours to take all those photographs. Thanks for the effort, and I'll also be looking forward to build report sometime.

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Posted: Saturday, October 13, 2012 - 03:39 PM UTC
Mike...Darren did all the work, I just posted it

Phill, I'm only just beginning the same kit as you (hopefully will post the start of a build log in the next couple of days) and haven't had any fit issues yet. Hopefully things won't go downhill as I continue. But I do hear you on the weight of the gun causing it to say goodbye to the carriage, was thinking of just gluing it in place when I determine where I want to show it.
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Posted: Saturday, October 13, 2012 - 03:46 PM UTC
James ,, Ya gluing it is a good idea ,, the big parts are not that much a problem ,,its all the small parts which will drive ya nuts ,,theres a heap of them ..so many more parts than a normal 88 which we have all built at some point ..i would say nearly twice the amount lol guessing of course but still least when i build another one i will know what i am in for .

Phill
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