In Box Review of Dragon 1/35th Scale
German Infantry (Ukraine Summer 1943)
Kit no. 6153
Copyright: 2001
Available at 1001 Hobbies for $18.99
I paid $6.30 for my kit 20 years ago.
Copyright: 2001
Available at 1001 Hobbies for $18.99
I paid $6.30 for my kit 20 years ago.
THE KIT:
Dragon (sometime MMD) is an old 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 end-opening type box. I am no fan of this type of box, because invariably parts or the decal sheet will find their way past one of the end flaps of the box to become lost forever. Give me a tray and lid type box any day of the week.
The cover art shows 4 German infantrymen in a grassy-field, next to a burning Soviet T-34 tank.
They all wear gray uniforms and steel helmets, with many field items on their belts. Three men have cloth bands around their helmets. On man wears high black jack boots. The other 3 men wear low shoes and two have their trousers bloused above the shoes.
Three men are standing and one is kneeling on his right knee. Three men are armed with Mauser 98k rifles and one is armed with a MP40 machine-pistol.
One side-panel of the box says the kit contains parts for four figures. Paint and cement are not included, in Japanese, English, German, French, Italian and Chinese. Each language is labeled with a color illustration of the flag of the country that speaks the language.
Dragon (sometime MMD) is an old 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 end-opening type box. I am no fan of this type of box, because invariably parts or the decal sheet will find their way past one of the end flaps of the box to become lost forever. Give me a tray and lid type box any day of the week.
The cover art shows 4 German infantrymen in a grassy-field, next to a burning Soviet T-34 tank.
They all wear gray uniforms and steel helmets, with many field items on their belts. Three men have cloth bands around their helmets. On man wears high black jack boots. The other 3 men wear low shoes and two have their trousers bloused above the shoes.
Three men are standing and one is kneeling on his right knee. Three men are armed with Mauser 98k rifles and one is armed with a MP40 machine-pistol.
One side-panel of the box says the kit contains parts for four figures. Paint and cement are not included, in Japanese, English, German, French, Italian and Chinese. Each language is labeled with a color illustration of the flag of the country that speaks the language.
The other side-panel of the box shows 2 color box arts of other figure kits that Dragon manufactures: Kit no. 6148, U.S. Army Airborne (Operation Varsity, 1945) and Kit no. 6149, U.S. Army Anti-tank Team.
The bottom of the box serves as the assembly and painting guide.
There are color illustrations of the front and back of each of the 4 figures, over line drawings of a fatigue jacket (pattern 1933), a drill tunic (drillichrock) and a pair of fatigue trousers (pattern 1933).
Illustrations are all done by Dragon’s resident artist Ronald Volstad.
There are color illustrations of the front and back of each of the 4 figures, over line drawings of a fatigue jacket (pattern 1933), a drill tunic (drillichrock) and a pair of fatigue trousers (pattern 1933).
Illustrations are all done by Dragon’s resident artist Ronald Volstad.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX:
The kit holds 4 medium-gray parts trees in a sealed clear cello bag.
The trees are not alphabetized. They do, however, have part number tabs next to the parts on them.
The largest tree holds: the figures (divided into separate heads, torsos, arms and legs), there are 4 potato masher type grenades, six 98K ammo pouches, 2 MP40 ammo pouches, a pair of binoculars, 3 bayonets in scabbards, 4 gas mask canisters, 4 rolled tarps 4 shovels in carrying pouches, 4 steel helmets, 4 mess kits, 4 canteens and 4 cloth bread bags.
The kit holds 4 medium-gray parts trees in a sealed clear cello bag.
The trees are not alphabetized. They do, however, have part number tabs next to the parts on them.
The largest tree holds: the figures (divided into separate heads, torsos, arms and legs), there are 4 potato masher type grenades, six 98K ammo pouches, 2 MP40 ammo pouches, a pair of binoculars, 3 bayonets in scabbards, 4 gas mask canisters, 4 rolled tarps 4 shovels in carrying pouches, 4 steel helmets, 4 mess kits, 4 canteens and 4 cloth bread bags.
One of the small trees holds land mines etc. (7 parts)
A second small tree holds three 98K carbines.
The third small tree holds 2 more 98K’s and a MP40 (4 parts)
Detail is good.
Recommended.