Warning: This Kit is Overpriced Junk

Tom
This kit is labelled as "Pro". It isn't pro. It retails for 17 quid ($23). It is way over-priced. The moulding is very poor. Half way through the build I did a dry fit of the tracks and the whole project ground to halt (see pics). Do not buy this kit, it is overpriced junk.

Ralf Topeters
Making a model out of this kit needs more than talent, that's what makes it pro. I'm sorry for your loss bro. What a waste of money!

Jan Peters
That really sucks...

Murad ÖZER
i feel for you man.
dragon's 72nds are mostly hit 'n miss, more miss than hit but it's their shame not yours.

Tom
Ralf, Jan, Murad - thanks guys 👍 If this was a $10 kit, I'd bin it and move on. It's just that they are making money out of taking modellers for a ride with this one. Not cool.

Günther Decock
Hey Tom, is inderdaad balen. Inderdaad veel te duur voor de kwaliteit. Succes.

Jac Fleming
Sometimes you have those bad kits, made on a Monday I think.
At this moment I'm busy with a Dicker Max from Trumpeter, this kit sucks all the way, nothing fits, wrong instructions, and flashing all over the place. I build plenty Trumpeters and I never had this problem.

Tom B.
Oh boy, this looks like a recipe for headache... Wasn´t Plasmo on Youtube having problems with that very same kit?

Tom
Hi Günther, Jack and Tom: there is an update, the vendor (HobbyLink Japan) agreed the item is faulty got a replacement from Dragon and shipped it out to me (I really like HobbyLink, they are great). However, the replacement kit was just as bad, the flash was almost identical 😄 In the meantime, Dragon also kind of responded - they sent me replacement tracks, which are of course, just as short as the originals, so... but now I can splice in the missing section at least 👍 Thanks for the tip about Plasmo, Tom, I will check it out. I did actually complete the build, although tracks not on yet, just primed the hull and turret. Will post pics soon.

Tom
Tom - yes, that's the same kit, although I think I have a rebox. The sprues looked much cleaner in Plasmo's version. Same issue with the tracks, interesting to see that he just stretched them. Great build and finish overall by Plasmo, he made a difficult kit look fantastic - thanks for the tip 👍

Gary Kitchen
I've often wondered if there could be a rating system on here against kits. So we know and can help each other out.

Jac Fleming
I believe there was before, but it's gone, I don't know why, might be because some starters can't follow instructions. Last week I had a very bad set, Trumpeter "Dicker Max". Bad instructions and bad fits all over the place. Normally I never have problems with Trumpeter, actually I like their kits a lot, but this kit was far too bad.