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| Subject: | Re: JS-2 Comparison - Tamiya vs Dragon |  |
| Date: | Feb 19, 2008 |
| From: | Alan Mckenzie | |
Hi
Well I don't know exactly what part of the world is selling Tamiya kits at twice the price of Dragon but here in the UK it's certainly not the case.
A quick check on internet sites had several UK based suppliers with the Tamiya in stock at around £23. I tried to find the Dragon on but without success. Their kits go for around anywhere between £25 to £29.
That's the other thing about Dragon I've noticed, that things seem only available for a short while.
Here is a typical example of the Tamiya
http://www.modelhobbies.co.uk/shop/tamiya-model-1944-chkz-35289-p-11817.html
If you browse the same site you'll see the Dragon prices.
So with prices about the same I think I'd go for the more correctly dimensioned Tamiya kit which can be easily enhanced from items kept by most modellers. Going that little bit further makes it even better.
http://www.missing-lynx.com/gallery/russia/is2tamiyasz_1.html
Alan |
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 | JS-2 Comparison - Tamiya vs Dragon - Scott A. Bregi - Feb 18, 2008 |
| . . . Re: JS-2 Comparison - Tamiya vs Dragon - Danny Egan - Feb 18, 2008 |
| . . . Re: JS-2 Comparison - Tamiya vs Dragon - Chris Hibbs - Feb 18, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Re: JS-2 Comparison - Tamiya vs Dragon - Scott A. Bregi - Feb 18, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Hibbs why aren't you out catching bad guys? - Chris "Panzer" Mrosko - Feb 19, 2008 |
| . . . Not at all - Gerald Owens - Feb 18, 2008 |
| . . . Re: JS-2 Comparison - Tamiya vs Dragon - Janusz Smolinski - Feb 18, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Re: JS-2 Comparison - Tamiya vs Dragon - Alex Borsboom - Feb 19, 2008 |
| . . . Re: JS-2 Comparison - Tamiya vs Dragon - Andrey Mikhalenkov - Feb 19, 2008 |
| . . . Re: JS-2 Comparison - Tamiya vs Dragon - Alan Mckenzie - Feb 19, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Price Comparison - Tamiya vs Dragon - Scott A. Bregi - Feb 19, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Price Comparison - Tamiya vs Dragon - Alan Mckenzie - Feb 19, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . Dohhh! I meant to say I paid $35.... - Scott A. Bregi - Feb 20, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Dohhh! I meant to say I paid $35.... - Alan Mckenzie - Feb 20, 2008 |
| . . . Re: JS-2 Comparison - Tamiya vs Dragon - Gary Cooper - Feb 20, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Same old problematic based Kit? - Bob Layton - Feb 20, 2008 |
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