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factory 112 T34/76
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Posted: Tuesday, May 05, 2020 - 12:40 PM UTC
Which is a better kit of the T34/76 factory 112, the Dragon or the AFV Club?
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Posted: Tuesday, May 05, 2020 - 08:31 PM UTC
Dragon's Kharkov Model 1940 and 1941 T-34 kits are well done, but they tried to use the basic upper hull for all their subsequent T-34 versions, forgetting that they molded accessory mounting hardware onto the side mudguards that only matches the early variants. So, the builder must either painstakingly scrape and sand these bits off without damaging the rest of the detail, or replace the mudguards altogether.
The separate glacis plate on the Model 1942-43 versions has a mispositioned opening for the driver's hatch--it is too far outboard. It must be repositioned, along with the large hatch-mounting hinge, so its right edge is even with the turret centerline. Dragon's Factory 112 versions share these issues.
None of this is undoable, but it's a pain in the backside.
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Posted: Tuesday, May 05, 2020 - 08:57 PM UTC
Thanks for the reply. I have seen the AFV Club kit still attached to the sprue but I haven't seen the Dragon version. I was thinking with the large hatch on the turret, an interior for the turret would be nice but not a deal-breaker. I didn't know much about the Dragon version.
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