In Box Review of Dragon 1/35th Scale
German Panzerfähre Fahrendeck
Mit Gepanzerter Landwasserschlepper
Prototype No. II
Kit no. 6669
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2010
Available at Hobby Linc for $55.49 or at Squadron for $60.00 or at Kit Linx for $60.75 and at 3 locations over-seas on the web.
I paid $54.99 for this kit at a local hobby shop that went out of business.
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2010
Available at Hobby Linc for $55.49 or at Squadron for $60.00 or at Kit Linx for $60.75 and at 3 locations over-seas on the web.
I paid $54.99 for this kit at a local hobby shop that went out of business.
HISTORY:
A wood bridge (uses floats or shallow-draft boats to support a continuous deck for pedestrian and vehicle travel. The buoyancy of the supports limits the maximum load that they can carry.
Most bridges are temporary and used in wartime and civil emergencies. There are permanent pontoon bridges in civilian use that can carry highway traffic. Permanent floating bridges are useful for sheltered water crossings if it is not considered economically feasible to suspend a bridge from anchored piers. Such bridges can require a section that is elevated or can be raised or removed to allow waterborne traffic to pass.
Pontoon bridges have been in use since ancient times and have been used to great advantage in many battles throughout history, such as the Battle of Garigliano, the Battle of Oudenarde, the crossing of the Rhine during World War II, the Iran–Iraq War's Operation Dawn 8, and most recently, in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, after crossings over the Dnipro river had been destroyed.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Carries: Pedestrian, automobile, truck
Span range: Short to long
Material: Various: steel, concrete, boats, barrels, plastic floats, appropriate decking material
Movable: Generally not, but may have movable sections for watercraft passage
Design effort: low
Falsework: Not required
A wood bridge (uses floats or shallow-draft boats to support a continuous deck for pedestrian and vehicle travel. The buoyancy of the supports limits the maximum load that they can carry.
Most bridges are temporary and used in wartime and civil emergencies. There are permanent pontoon bridges in civilian use that can carry highway traffic. Permanent floating bridges are useful for sheltered water crossings if it is not considered economically feasible to suspend a bridge from anchored piers. Such bridges can require a section that is elevated or can be raised or removed to allow waterborne traffic to pass.
Pontoon bridges have been in use since ancient times and have been used to great advantage in many battles throughout history, such as the Battle of Garigliano, the Battle of Oudenarde, the crossing of the Rhine during World War II, the Iran–Iraq War's Operation Dawn 8, and most recently, in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, after crossings over the Dnipro river had been destroyed.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Carries: Pedestrian, automobile, truck
Span range: Short to long
Material: Various: steel, concrete, boats, barrels, plastic floats, appropriate decking material
Movable: Generally not, but may have movable sections for watercraft passage
Design effort: low
Falsework: Not required
THE KIT:
Dragon (sometimes DML) is an old prolific model company based in Hong Kong, China. They manufacture all manner of plastic model subjects in the popular scales.
This kit comes in a shrink-wrapped tray and lid type box.
The cover art shows a color illustration of a floating wood bridge on water, between 2 motorized barges. The barges are overall light-grey. There are 2 crewmen aboard the closest one and 3 on the one behind the wood bridge. All wear field grey uniforms with cloth side caps. The barges have white skeletal German crosses on their sides.
The box art is miss-leading, as there is only one motorized barge and not two in the kit.
One side panel of the box has a 3-view of the barge and floating wood bridge. Followed by a CAUTION: When using cement or paint do not be near an open flame and be in a room with good ventilation. Kit is not suitable for children under 3 because of small parts. Over Dragon’s European office address in Graz. Austria. In multiple languages, including English.
Copyright given for this kit is 2010, over Dragon’s street and web addresses in Hong Kong, China and kit was made there.
Dragon (sometimes DML) is an old prolific model company based in Hong Kong, China. They manufacture all manner of plastic model subjects in the popular scales.
This kit comes in a shrink-wrapped tray and lid type box.
The cover art shows a color illustration of a floating wood bridge on water, between 2 motorized barges. The barges are overall light-grey. There are 2 crewmen aboard the closest one and 3 on the one behind the wood bridge. All wear field grey uniforms with cloth side caps. The barges have white skeletal German crosses on their sides.
The box art is miss-leading, as there is only one motorized barge and not two in the kit.
One side panel of the box has a 3-view of the barge and floating wood bridge. Followed by a CAUTION: When using cement or paint do not be near an open flame and be in a room with good ventilation. Kit is not suitable for children under 3 because of small parts. Over Dragon’s European office address in Graz. Austria. In multiple languages, including English.
Copyright given for this kit is 2010, over Dragon’s street and web addresses in Hong Kong, China and kit was made there.
The other side panel of the box shows 5 black and white illustrations of things in the kit.
The bottom of the box continues with 22 more black and white illustrations of things.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX:
This kit holds 9 medium-grey trees, medium-grey hull tub part, Magic Tracks, PE fret, length of white string and decal sheet, in 11 sealed clear cello bags.
The instructions consist of a single-sheet that accordion-folds out into 6 page in 7 ½” x 13” page format.
Page 1 begins with a black and white repeat of the cover art, over the parts trees illustrations.
Page 2 begins with CAUTION about the kit, over international assembly symbol explanations and a suggested paint color listing of GSI and Model Master brands of hobby paints.
The bottom of Page 2 through to page 5 gives a grand total of 12 assembly steps.
Page 6 is the painting and marking guide. It shows a 5 view of the bridge and barges, in the box art scheme (already described above).
The bottom of the page gives Dragon’s European address in Graz, Austria. The 2010 copyright for the kit and decal application instructions in 6 languages, including English.
Trees are alphabetized.
There are 2 identical medium-grey letter A trees. They hold: road wheels, drive sprockets, final transfer covers etc. (119 parts ea.)
This kit holds 9 medium-grey trees, medium-grey hull tub part, Magic Tracks, PE fret, length of white string and decal sheet, in 11 sealed clear cello bags.
The instructions consist of a single-sheet that accordion-folds out into 6 page in 7 ½” x 13” page format.
Page 1 begins with a black and white repeat of the cover art, over the parts trees illustrations.
Page 2 begins with CAUTION about the kit, over international assembly symbol explanations and a suggested paint color listing of GSI and Model Master brands of hobby paints.
The bottom of Page 2 through to page 5 gives a grand total of 12 assembly steps.
Page 6 is the painting and marking guide. It shows a 5 view of the bridge and barges, in the box art scheme (already described above).
The bottom of the page gives Dragon’s European address in Graz, Austria. The 2010 copyright for the kit and decal application instructions in 6 languages, including English.
Trees are alphabetized.
There are 2 identical medium-grey letter A trees. They hold: road wheels, drive sprockets, final transfer covers etc. (119 parts ea.)
Medium-grey letter B tree holds: the wood bridge, barge’s control cabin walls etc. (17 parts)
There are 2 identical medium-grey letter C trees. They hold: poles, hatches etc. (53 parts ea.)
Medium-grey letter D tree holds: the propeller, anchor etc. (37 parts)
There is no letter E tree.
There is no letter E tree.
There are 2 identical medium-grey letter F trees. They hold the wood bridge (7 parts)
Next are the individual Magic Tracks.
The PE fret holds 22 parts that are ends for the length of the white string in the kit.
The decal sheet completes the kit’s contents.
The decal sheet completes the kit’s contents.
A nicely detailed kit. However, only one motorized barge and not crew figures is disappointing.
Recommended otherwise.
Recommended otherwise.