In Box Review of DML Dragon 1/35th Scale
German Horse-drawn 2.8cm sPzB. 41 Anti-tank Gun
& JF8 Limber w/Crew
Kit no. 6079
By Ray Mehlberger
MSRP: 16.19 lbs. at one shop in Europe.
Kit has a copyright of 1997. I bought my kit back then at my local hobby shop.
By Ray Mehlberger
MSRP: 16.19 lbs. at one shop in Europe.
Kit has a copyright of 1997. I bought my kit back then at my local hobby shop.
THE KIT:
DML Dragon is a prolific model company based in Hong Kong, China. They manufacture all manner of model subjects in the popular scales.
This kit comes in a shrink-wrapped tray and lid type box.
The box art shows the horse-drawn unit with 3 man crew moving down a rubble lined street with a demolished house in the background.
There is a Bergepanther climbing the rubble in front of the house with a 3 man crew.
In the foreground there is a bicycle, gas mask canister, German steel helmet and a wood panel in a pile of rubble.
The 3 man crew of the horse-drawn unit all wear field-grey uniforms.
One fellow is leading the horse. He is bare-headed and armed with a 98K carbine over his right shoulder. He has a steel helmet, gas mask canister, shovel, mess kit and canteen slung on his belt. His pants are bloused into gaiters above low shoes.
The next man is walking beside the 2-wheeled supply cart. The cart is loaded with jerry cans and has a canvas tarp over the rest of the load. The man is bare-headed. He is armed with a MP40 and has a pistol holster on his belt. He wears a field-grey uniform.
The 3rd man is walking beside the gun. He also is bare headed. He is armed with a Panzerfaust slung over his right shoulder and is carrying his steel helmet. He wears a field-grey uniform also. His pants are bloused into gaiters over low shoes. He has a shove, ammo pouches, mess kit and gas mask canister on his belt.
The supply cart and the anti-tank gun are overall panzer-grey, with no markings.
The horse is brown and has 2 leather pouches slung on its back.
One side panel has 2 color box arts of other figure kits that DML manufactures: kit no 6070,
German Fallschirmjagers (Crete 1941) and kit no. 6074, German Medical Troops.
DML Dragon is a prolific model company based in Hong Kong, China. They manufacture all manner of model subjects in the popular scales.
This kit comes in a shrink-wrapped tray and lid type box.
The box art shows the horse-drawn unit with 3 man crew moving down a rubble lined street with a demolished house in the background.
There is a Bergepanther climbing the rubble in front of the house with a 3 man crew.
In the foreground there is a bicycle, gas mask canister, German steel helmet and a wood panel in a pile of rubble.
The 3 man crew of the horse-drawn unit all wear field-grey uniforms.
One fellow is leading the horse. He is bare-headed and armed with a 98K carbine over his right shoulder. He has a steel helmet, gas mask canister, shovel, mess kit and canteen slung on his belt. His pants are bloused into gaiters above low shoes.
The next man is walking beside the 2-wheeled supply cart. The cart is loaded with jerry cans and has a canvas tarp over the rest of the load. The man is bare-headed. He is armed with a MP40 and has a pistol holster on his belt. He wears a field-grey uniform.
The 3rd man is walking beside the gun. He also is bare headed. He is armed with a Panzerfaust slung over his right shoulder and is carrying his steel helmet. He wears a field-grey uniform also. His pants are bloused into gaiters over low shoes. He has a shove, ammo pouches, mess kit and gas mask canister on his belt.
The supply cart and the anti-tank gun are overall panzer-grey, with no markings.
The horse is brown and has 2 leather pouches slung on its back.
One side panel has 2 color box arts of other figure kits that DML manufactures: kit no 6070,
German Fallschirmjagers (Crete 1941) and kit no. 6074, German Medical Troops.
These box arts are followed by a CAUTION to be in a well-ventilated room while using cement or paint, in 6 languages including English.
The kit is said to not be suitable for children under 3 due to small, sharp parts. It is intended for modelers over 10 years of age to adult. This is said in multiple languages, including English.
The other side panel has 3 color photos of the kit made up, followed by the copyright again of 1997 for the kit, over DML's street address in Hong Kong, China and the kit was made there.
The kit is said to not be suitable for children under 3 due to small, sharp parts. It is intended for modelers over 10 years of age to adult. This is said in multiple languages, including English.
The other side panel has 3 color photos of the kit made up, followed by the copyright again of 1997 for the kit, over DML's street address in Hong Kong, China and the kit was made there.
WHAT'S IN THE BOX:
This kit contains 5 medium-grey trees in 5 sealed cello bags and the instructions.
The instructions consist of a single sheet that accordion-folds out into 6 pages in 7 1/4" x 10" page format.
Page 1 begins with a black and white repeat of the box art, over the parts trees illustrations. Some parts are shown blued-out, indicating that they are excess and not needed to complete the model.
Page 2 begins with CAUTIONS over international assembly symbol explanations and a suggested paint listing of Gunze Sangyo and Italeri brands of hobby paints.
The bottom of the page has the first 3 assembly steps on it.
Pages 3 and 4 give a grand total of 13 assembly steps.
Page 5 is the painting and assembly instructions for the 3 crewmen. Each of them is shown as a 2-view illustration.
Page 6 has the assembly and painting instructions for the horse and shows measurements to use to fabricate his harnesses.
The bottom of the page has decal application instructions in 6 languages, including English.
Which is really redundant because there are NO decals included in this kit.
Medium-grey letter A tree holds: the parts of the supply cart and its towing yoke, wheels and parts of the anti-tank gun etc. (27 parts)
This kit contains 5 medium-grey trees in 5 sealed cello bags and the instructions.
The instructions consist of a single sheet that accordion-folds out into 6 pages in 7 1/4" x 10" page format.
Page 1 begins with a black and white repeat of the box art, over the parts trees illustrations. Some parts are shown blued-out, indicating that they are excess and not needed to complete the model.
Page 2 begins with CAUTIONS over international assembly symbol explanations and a suggested paint listing of Gunze Sangyo and Italeri brands of hobby paints.
The bottom of the page has the first 3 assembly steps on it.
Pages 3 and 4 give a grand total of 13 assembly steps.
Page 5 is the painting and assembly instructions for the 3 crewmen. Each of them is shown as a 2-view illustration.
Page 6 has the assembly and painting instructions for the horse and shows measurements to use to fabricate his harnesses.
The bottom of the page has decal application instructions in 6 languages, including English.
Which is really redundant because there are NO decals included in this kit.
Medium-grey letter A tree holds: the parts of the supply cart and its towing yoke, wheels and parts of the anti-tank gun etc. (27 parts)
This tree is co-joined to the small medium-grey letter B tree. That tree holds the 2 cart wheels.
Medium-sized medium-grey letter C tree holds the anti-tank gun parts (25 parts) 7 are blued-out in the instructions as being excess.
A medium-sized medium-grey tree is not alphabetized. It holds the horse (divided into seperate halves, ears, tail and saddle). There are 2 horses on this tree and one horse is blued out as being excess along with the saddles (14 parts)
A large medium-grey tree is also not alphabetized. It holds the figures (divided into separate
heads, torsos, arms and legs), four 98K carbines, 2 steel helmets, 2 gas mask canisters, 2 pistols in holsters, 3 mess kits, a potato masher type grenade, a MP40 ammo case, a officer's hat, a soft field cap, 2 shovels in their pouches, 2 sets of alternate arms and 2 canteens (48 parts)
heads, torsos, arms and legs), four 98K carbines, 2 steel helmets, 2 gas mask canisters, 2 pistols in holsters, 3 mess kits, a potato masher type grenade, a MP40 ammo case, a officer's hat, a soft field cap, 2 shovels in their pouches, 2 sets of alternate arms and 2 canteens (48 parts)
There are 2 small med-grey trees, also not alphabetized. One holds 3 land-mines and 2 magnetic charges.(7 parts)
The second one holds 3 98K carbines (3 parts).
The second one holds 3 98K carbines (3 parts).
This is a neat diorama scene.
Highly recommended.