Two new announcements for Dragon Models has two World War Two Axis powers tanks in 1/35 scale coming our way.

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Gotta have the type 95. I knew there would be more variants coming out.

DDragon also has a new s.IG 33 auf Pz. III kit coming along, per a previous thread/announcement today.

They all of course sound like generally cool kits. But my enthusiasm ebbs, as these all have those DS tracks, and, frankly, I don't like them. I do, fortunately, have a couple more Pz. III/IV magic-track link sets which I could use But when those are gone...

Bob

I like the DS-tracks and i believe many others do too... Much better then cleaning up each seperate link...

Nice... a Ha-Go I can deal with without pulling my hair out on separate links!



~ Jeff

Hi, All! Here we go again... Two more warmed-over kits from DRAGON. Somehow, I just can't get very excited over ANOTHER Pz.Kpfw.IV... The second kit of the HA-GO however, is on my list, but that's as far as I'm going to go with the Type 95. I've got one of the EXCELLENT KA-MIs, and am anxious to get one of the KA-MIs with Floatation Pontoons. As an aside, yeah, DRAGON's "MAGIC TRACKS" are great stuff, but so are their "DS TRACKS"... I'd have to admit that I like the "DS TRACKS" a bit more than the single-link style. In my opinion, I can't see why the manufacturers couldn't compromise and, for example, use the same style of "Link-and-Length" tracks as TAMIYA's IS-2, with the top run of tracks having "built-in" track sag... The "DS" units are perfect for US-built stuff, as American Armor uses "live" tracks, which require tight track tension. I've found that I can simulate track sag with "DS" tracks by building-up the suspension with the track tension a little bit looser, and then applying a bit of cyano-glue to the UNDERSIDES of the track in-between the sprockets, return rollers and front/rear idlers, depending on which vehicle I'm building. I've been around for a while, and I am one of those old guys from the "Dark Ages", when we had NO aftermarket to speak of, or CAD-designed kits containing anywhere from 100 to 10,000 slide-molded parts. We are SOOOO spoiled today...