Dragon Pz IV E - bajillion piece 3-n-1

[jester75]

Hello my friends we meet again! First time back at the bench in way longer than I care to admit but it sure feels good. It was time.



Having given the tools and workspace a good dusting off, it was time to finish another DAK build that has been stalled for years BUT........it needed a companion.

Some of you may remember these "Uber" kits that Dragon produced back in the day with bragging rights to over 1,000 pieces. I don't think they were well received due to their complexity but, I picked one up anyways as I seem to be a glutton for punishment and far be it for me to just eaaassse my way back into things. The detail is pretty damn good and there is sufficient etch and pre-bent wire to represent the fiddly bits. I dont have any images of the earlier stages but this is where it sits so far. I'll throw its Bison bretheren up in another thread.


























Till next time amigos!

[kyledehart5]

Brilliant!! I shall watch

[406 Silverado]

Good LORD man!! I remember hearing about these kits and there aint no WAY I'd be down for putting myself through that. Some good detailing you're pulling off on this one Eric and it's really good to see you building again brother. It's been a long while but I'm really glad to see you back on the community.

[handiabled]

Bookmarked! Following with interest

[deafpanzer]

Beautiful and clean build! Looking forward to see it painted next...

[outerlimtz]

Yeah, not touching one like that right now. 🤣

[dupes]

SUPER KIT

Good on you for persevering through this build. Dragon came up with Smart Kits not long after people started taking the time to put these together!

[garybrantley]

This will be good!  👍 I'm looking forward to seeing this come along; I have a Dragon kit of the PZ IV in Syrian service and hope to build it someday before too long. 😊

[chromdome35]

Very cool kit and it looks like your PE work is top notch! I can't wait to see everything you do on this build.

[Tojo72]

They sure do,but they look great finished,yours is moving along nicely

[406 Silverado]

Got anything more on this bad boy Eric (jester75) . 

[Steve Zuleski]

Wow, clean bends and gluing. I wish my PE work looked as good as this, sheesh!

[jester75]

Mar 22, 2024 8:56:27 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

Got anything more on this bad boy Eric (jester75 ) .      

I've got a few more pics of some additional tool clamps but nothing major. Hoping for an update worth posting this weekend and maybe even some primer. Spent most of this past week getting ready for turkey season!

[jester75]

Mar 22, 2024 10:52:40 GMT -5 Steve Zuleski said:

Wow, clean bends and gluing. I wish my PE work looked as good as this, sheesh!

Thanks Steve! It can be quite tedious but I do enjoy when a piece comes together.

[moparmadness]

I’m in!