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Posted: Monday, January 18, 2016 - 08:52 PM UTC


Dragon Models has released news of a Sd.Kfz.171 Panther A Early Production coming up for release in 1/72nd scale.

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Posted: Monday, January 18, 2016 - 09:45 PM UTC
Hmmm...I going to be a "whiner" here and ask if there's any PE grills included. Dragon has it illustrated with Zimmerit, but the CAD's don't show any. Maybe it should have been more truthfully illustrated in a Kursk setting. I suppose it also has molded closed hatches, as is the new normal? I'm only sounding like this as I'm really disappointed in Dragon's giant steps backwards in their marketing decisions.
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Posted: Monday, January 18, 2016 - 11:27 PM UTC
You did notice that it's 1/72 right?
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Posted: Monday, January 18, 2016 - 11:56 PM UTC
They don't supply zimmerit on the hull and turret plate, yet still have it illustrated on the box art.
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Posted: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 12:09 AM UTC
Of course I noticed it's 1/72. Dragon's late Tiger I (1/72) had Zimmerit, and very nicely done, too. And all Dragon 1/72 USED to include PE.
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Posted: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 03:10 AM UTC

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Maybe it should have been more truthfully illustrated in a Kursk setting.


I don't think that would be "truthful" either as I believe the Panther D was the only one available at the time of Kursk
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Posted: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 03:00 PM UTC
Same box art as their 1/35 release...
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Posted: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 08:01 PM UTC

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I don't think that would be "truthful" either as I believe the Panther D was the only one available at the time of Kursk

You're right! I didn't pay close attention to the fact that it's an EARLY Panther A, and thought I was looking at a D with zimmerit.
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