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| Subject: | Re: Dragon Panzer IV E, a Japanese modeler's view |  |
| Date: | Oct 28, 2005 |
| From: | Kazutaka YOKOTA | |
Sorry to chim in.
I cannot speak for the "general opinion" in Japan. So, take this as just one opinion.
As far as the "outline shape of the turret front armour" is concerned, I found the following by comparing kits with wartime photos and plans.
DML PzIV E turret looks slightly wrong; it is too wide and the widest point, "cheek", is positioned too low.
Tristar PzIV D turret looks slightly wrong: the "cheek" is positioned slightly too high.
DML PzIV J late is also wrong; its height is short.
Tamiya PzIV H turret is also wrong; it is too wide and the height is short.
Gunze/Dragon PzIV F/G looks better. Itareli PzIV F/G isn't bad too.
(Note that other parts of the turret and placement of various "features" such as vison ports, may have problems in these kits too.)
Anyway, the turrets of pzIV ausf D, E, F/G, and H are all different in a subtle way. So, we need to be careful when comparing these kits. Direct comparison of dimensions of the turrent front armour plate may not make sense.
Kazutaka |
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 | Dragon Panzer IV E, a Japanese modeler's view [IMG] - Satoyoshi Ogino - Oct 28, 2005 |
| . . . Another photo to illustrate [IMG] - Satoyoshi Ogino - Oct 28, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Tamiya...Boys toys.... - R.C. Hill - Oct 28, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Dragon Panzer IV E, a Japanese modeler's view - David Clark - Oct 28, 2005 |
| . . . . . . Re: Dragon Panzer IV E, a Japanese modeler's view - Kazutaka YOKOTA - Oct 28, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . Perhaps Dragon is a victim of its own publicity - Michael Withington - Oct 28, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Perhaps Dragon is a victim of its own publicity - Skip - Oct 28, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Perhaps Dragon is a victim of its own publicity - Martin Dogger - Oct 30, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Dragon Panzer IV E, a Japanese modeler's view - larry bernard - Oct 29, 2005 |
| . . . . . . Re: Dragon Panzer IV E, a Japanese modeler's view [IMG] - satoyoshi Ogino - Oct 29, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . That is a very good question - Hans Haase - Oct 29, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: That is a very good question [IMG] - satoyoshi Ogino - Oct 29, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . According to Walter Spielberger - Olve Dybvig - Oct 29, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: According to Walter Spielberger - Satoyoshi Ogino - Oct 30, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: According to Walter Spielberger - Olve Dybvig - Oct 30, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: According to Walter Spielberger [IMG] - satoyoshi Ogino - Oct 30, 2005 |
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| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Krupp Blueprint dimension - Saul Garcia - Nov 1, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Krupp Blueprint dimension - Olve Dybvig - Nov 2, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Krupp Blueprint dimension - Saul Garcia - Nov 2, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Dragon Panzer IV E, a Japanese modeler's view [IMG] - satoyoshi Ogino - Oct 30, 2005 |
| . . . . . . Re: Dragon Panzer IV E, a Japanese modeler's view [IMG] - satoyoshi Ogino - Oct 30, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Dragon Panzer IV E, a Japanese modeler's view - Dave Clark - Oct 30, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Dragon Panzer IV E, a Japanese modeler's view - Thomas Tsui - Oct 31, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Dragon Panzer IV E, a Japanese modeler's view [IMG] - Thomas Tsui - Oct 31, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Dragon Panzer IV E, a Japanese modeler's view - satoyoshi Ogino - Oct 31, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Dragon Panzer IV E, a Japanese modeler's view [IMG] - Satoyoshi Ogino - Oct 31, 2005 |
| . . . . . . Re: Dragon Panzer IV E, a Japanese modeler's view [IMG] - satoyoshi Ogino - Oct 31, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Dragon Panzer IV E, a Japanese modeler's view - satoyoshi Ogino - Oct 31, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Dragon Panzer IV E, a Japanese modeler's view [IMG] - satoyoshi Ogino - Nov 1, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Dragon Panzer IV E, a Japanese modeler's view [IMG] - satoyoshi Ogino - Nov 2, 2005 |
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