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The new DAK Tiger I: what to expect?
Wierdy
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Posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 - 11:16 PM UTC
Hey there guys!
Here is a link to the subject:
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10321344
Not much info there, but does it make sense not to look at those 6286 kits being offered on E-bay at a hmmm....inadequate prices? I mean, we have Wittmann's new Tiger with lots of newly tooled parts specific or reworked/upgraded for this particular release. Can we hope for something like this?
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Posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 - 11:22 PM UTC
From what I understand this is a model of the Tiger that is at the Bovington Tank Museum, which was captured in Tunisia, so it will be an early desertised version I presume.
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Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 04:28 PM UTC
Desired option would be the Witthman Tiger /6730/ with some new parts.
Dragon might have used CH 9142 Early Tiger as a source, which is not in the same league.
Tojo72
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Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 05:05 PM UTC
Might have to get one of those,here is another link

http://www.dragonusaonline.com/item_detail.aspx?ItemCode=DRA6820
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Posted: Thursday, April 16, 2015 - 11:15 PM UTC
This kit is essentially 6730 without the figures, with the earlier Feifels, with some improved internal turret detail, and the appropriate features for "131".

It looks like there could be one or two alternate decal schemes; we're working on that.

The wheels and other parts used in #9142 won't be used again, as far as I know.

I'm not sure what you mean by "desertised". The Feifel filters were the "desertising" part of the Tiger and they were issued with all Tigers of the period.

David
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Posted: Friday, April 17, 2015 - 12:56 AM UTC
$80 for a Tiger I??????????
it ain't exactly a unique kit
WildBill1941
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Posted: Friday, April 17, 2015 - 02:08 AM UTC
Same price as the 6730 Wittmann Tiger. I am affraid this is Dragon`s new pricing policy.
Compared to a CH DAK Tiger /300 USD on Ebay/ it is a bargain
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Posted: Friday, April 17, 2015 - 09:53 AM UTC

Quoted Text

This kit is essentially 6730 without the figures, with the earlier Feifels, with some improved internal turret detail, and the appropriate features for "131".

It looks like there could be one or two alternate decal schemes; we're working on that.

The wheels and other parts used in #9142 won't be used again, as far as I know.

I'm not sure what you mean by "desertised". The Feifel filters were the "desertising" part of the Tiger and they were issued with all Tigers of the period.

David




David, is there any chance that Dragon would release the DAK Tiger of s.Pz.Abt.501(yes, the $300 one on ebay) as their newly tooled Tiger kit? I heard the rumor they would never release that subject again whatsoever.
Byrden
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Posted: Friday, April 17, 2015 - 11:06 AM UTC
I don't have a deep insight into Dragon's policies, but if I understand them; they won't release that exact same kit again, nor even a modified version with the same name and number, as they sometimes do.
But there IS a possibility of a new kit which builds into the same Tigers.

David
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Posted: Friday, April 17, 2015 - 11:40 AM UTC

Quoted Text

This kit is essentially 6730 without the figures, with the earlier Feifels, with some improved internal turret detail, and the appropriate features for "131".

It looks like there could be one or two alternate decal schemes; we're working on that.

The wheels and other parts used in #9142 won't be used again, as far as I know.

I'm not sure what you mean by "desertised". The Feifel filters were the "desertising" part of the Tiger and they were issued with all Tigers of the period.

David


Thanks David! You made my day, cause that's exactly what I wanted to know. The LAH kit is cheap, but it is too simplified (lower hull, road wheels etc.). Having a DAK Tiger I kit that utilizes advantages of recent research and engineering, although at higher price, is acceptable for me!!!

Once again, thank you very much for the info and for your devoted participation in the project.
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Posted: Friday, April 17, 2015 - 03:27 PM UTC

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Hey there guys!
Here is a link to the subject:
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10321344
Not much info there, but does it make sense not to look at those 6286 kits being offered on E-bay at a hmmm....inadequate prices? I mean, we have Wittmann's new Tiger with lots of newly tooled parts specific or reworked/upgraded for this particular release. Can we hope for something like this?



Yyyy-eah... Another Tiger I from DRAGON... Zzzzzzzz...

Why couldn't they have done a Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.A, instead, the one with FIVE large-ish road wheels..? Never mind, forget I said anything...
Byrden
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Posted: Saturday, April 18, 2015 - 05:23 PM UTC
That's easy to say, but where is the museum example or the diagrams to start from?

David
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Posted: Monday, April 20, 2015 - 10:35 PM UTC
I would think the OP made a mistake
Tojo72
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Posted: Monday, April 27, 2015 - 01:00 AM UTC
I just saw that this kit will feature DS Cacti woo-hoo
M4A1Sherman
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Posted: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 - 08:53 PM UTC

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I just saw that this kit will feature DS Cacti woo-hoo



So, DRAGON has resorted to supplying us with "DS" vegetation- Just the thing for ANOTHER TIGER I... What's next? A bag of "DS" SAND???
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