Does dragons 1/72 have the same quality as their 1/35?
Also do the 1/72nds have indys?
can’t answer the top question for you because I have never built Dragon 1/35s, but the quality is pretty darn good, except for the occasional stumbles.
there are indys in 1/72 but the majority is link and length or one piece.
Dragon is a great company and I don’t think were done seeing innovations from them. If you look at the 1/35 3 in 1 kits with all the extra goodies they are moving in this direction with 1/72. Just look at the new 1/72 StuG for an example of that.
I think the “quality” ie molding, plastic composition and even detail (within scale limits) is the same. Then again I don’t have ANY experience with building thier 1/35 stuff. Dragon’s 1/72 models are kinda an afterthought from thier die-cast and pre-built model business just like thier 1/144 models (kits and prebuilt). All in all with 1/72 I would probably rate RoG, Hasegawa (new stuff) and Dragon as the top 3. In the end it doesn’t matter because each company offers models that the others don’t.
1/72 Indy links??? No although I’ve been thinking about casting my own especially for WWII german armor. PART does make nice PE track though.
Much like DML’s early 1/35 kits, their early 1/72 scale kits are OK but their later kits are much better. I have most of their 1/72 scale kits, and the only one I know of that comes with individual links (link & length actually) is the retooled ArmorPro series Elefant (7253). It also includes the vinyl tracks from the original issue Elefant (7201).
DML’s M1A1/A2 series kits are based off of motorized R/C kits and the lower hull has a pregnant look to it since it was designed to accept a motor and gears. Also the turret has a big hole in the underside for a wire to be run (for the R/C antenna?).
Their initial Panthers and Jadgpanthers have diecast upper and lower hulls that do not match up and must be filed to fit. Their USMC AAV7A1 Amtrac has a diecast upper and lower hull that leave a big nasty seam around the entire circumference of the upper hull that is unsightly and must be puttied and sanded.
Their latest Armor Pro Jadgpanther early is very nice and has a petite zimmerit detail. Their StuG IV kit is their best so far.
I agree with what has been said, Dragons new 1/72 kits ar great. Look for the kits that say armor pro series on the box. those are the new kits that come with pe grills, plastic chassis ans some have zimmerite and metal tow cables. I recommend their tiger and their Jagdtiger and jagdpanther.
I have also built a few of Dragon’s 1/72 scale offerings. I like how they go together; however one big beef I have with them is that on the last three kits I built, (Ferdinand, Challenger II, Bergetiger) the vinyl tracks were either too long (Ferdinand) or too short (Chally, Bergetiger). One must watch out for the small delicate pieces too. Many will break when you try to remove them from the sprue, unless you are using a very fine sprue cutter or a brand new Exacto blade. Overall though, I love the detail and ease of build on Dragon’s 1/72 scale kits. They certainly build up into awesome looking models.
I can’t compare to their 1/35, but I’ve completed their Abrahms, Bradley, and Tiger. All in all they were good kits, but certainly not without flaws. There were some parts on the Abrams turret that just were not crisply molded, and required a lot of cleanup. The Bradley was pretty crisp, although getting there were a lot of minor adjustments needed to get all the armor plates on the turret to really fit properly. The Tiger was pretty good on the hull and turret (molded Zimmerit excellent), but lining the wheels with the track guides a nightmare.
I spite of the flaws, all completed out as very nice little models.
Andy
Thanks for all your answerws.