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Dragon: Jagdtiger Porsche Production (2 in 1)
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Posted: Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - 10:15 PM UTC


Dragon offers a 2-in-1 Jagtiger that can be built with or without zimmerit.

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Biggles2
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Posted: Thursday, June 21, 2018 - 03:05 AM UTC
Haven't they released enough Jagdtigers, yet? Or is this the only way they can stay in the industry?

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Posted: Thursday, June 21, 2018 - 04:27 AM UTC
They retired the previous version and added the zimmerit parts to make a "new" kit. I think they are trying to streamline their inventory by reducing some of the redundancy.
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Posted: Thursday, June 21, 2018 - 04:57 AM UTC
Dragon had its moment, in the sun. I still enjoy some of their older kits(Smart kits/Premium/39-45) and prefer this to another Black Label fiasco. The zimmerit is nicely done. The rest of the kit is just another jagdtiger, though. I hope they begin competitive pricing, with this one. Ez Track sounds interesting. Guess it's clickable?
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Posted: Thursday, June 21, 2018 - 05:25 AM UTC
It's retailing at their current $75 level. But then again, smart shoppers hit ebay or DragonUSA's sales.

I have never paid retail for Dragon.
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Posted: Thursday, June 21, 2018 - 05:39 AM UTC

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It's retailing at their current $75 level.


Dragon's interpretation of '2 in 1' apparently means one kit for the price of two...
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Posted: Thursday, June 21, 2018 - 05:48 AM UTC

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Dragon offers a 2-in-1 Jagtiger that can be built with or without zimmerit.

Read the Full News Story

If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!

It appears they have link and length track on this version, which is extremely welcome, as in the ealier kits of the Porsche version, each pair of track links had one wide link, one narrow link, and three little dog-bone connectors that all had to be joined individually, a real mind-numbing exercise, so this combo kit is actually very welcome.
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Posted: Thursday, June 21, 2018 - 06:30 AM UTC
No metal barrel?
brekinapez
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Posted: Thursday, June 21, 2018 - 06:35 AM UTC

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...each pair of track links had one wide link, one narrow link, and three little dog-bone connectors that all had to be joined individually, a real mind-numbing exercise...


Ah, but that was just an exercise to teach the virtue of patience, young grasshopper.

Seriously, though, those did suck.
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Posted: Thursday, June 21, 2018 - 06:44 AM UTC

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...each pair of track links had one wide link, one narrow link, and three little dog-bone connectors that all had to be joined individually, a real mind-numbing exercise...


Ah, but that was just an exercise to teach the virtue of patience, young grasshopper.

Seriously, though, those did suck.


That is how the Germans designed the Tiger II tracks
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Posted: Thursday, June 21, 2018 - 11:20 AM UTC
And not a picture of the suspension, which is the distinctive thing about this vehicle.
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