Post-build Review: Dragon 6383 Tiger I Late with Zimmerit

Let's take a look at how this fine Dragon kit goes together.
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[@reconmodelsvaughn469]

I also need to say I have been Following your channel for a long time and the I think you're doing a great job representing the hobby .keep up the hard work

[@vasili1207]

Always enjoy your post build's Mr meister, appreciated the extra effort you take. 👊

[@Panzermeister36]

Thank you very much :)

[@SmallSoldier]

Who wouldn't like this review? Seems pretty comprehensive to me. At least you build the kit and can tell of any pitfalls it may have. Great review as usual Evan... for a young dude you sure know your stuff.

[@Panzermeister36]

Thank you very much Scott! How is your channel doing? I haven't been able to watch much due to university studies but I hope the quality of your content helps your channel grow quickly!

[@SmallSoldier]

Thanks Evan! Yes it's seems to be going pretty good so far. The subs are growing slowly but surely and everyone seems to be enjoying my videos so far. Thanks for your support and I hope your University studies are going well. What are you taking if you don't mind me asking. My son just started University this year as well.

[@Panzermeister36]

@@SmallSoldier I'm studying Aerospace engineering, and am in the third year of a five year program. I know I built tanks, but I find planes to be even more interesting from an engineering perspective :)

[@SmallSoldier]

@@Panzermeister36 Nice!

[@lasercreation-world1981]

Fantastic the Tiger, thanks for your video👍😀

[@sloppyjoe400]

Dragon kits always look so good

[@ArmourEmpire]

Adam will be proud of you :). Great to see a vid from you Evan. Nice clean build mate

[@brucethemodelnoob]

Yay... Been too long since the last video. Can't wait for the painting & weathering video. Nice build.

[@KruegerleDE]

Never clicked that fast on a video

[@Panzermeister36]

It hadn't even been up for one minute!

[@AirbrusherStudio]

Well done !

[@soerenfeddersen3560]

That Dragojn moulded on Zimmerit is just beautiful. I have the mid Tiger with the Borgward in my stash. Beautifull details. But I am more the Panther guy. Still... thanks for putting this up.

[@Panzermeister36]

I have a Dragon late Panther with Steel Wheels that I will be building soon :)

[@soerenfeddersen3560]

@@Panzermeister36 Nice! I ordered thatr kit as well and am building it right now. Mine got both DS AND Magic tracks. You get two complete sets of roas wheels with that kit. So if you get one of the Panther 2 in 1 kits, you can almost build two of them from one kit. (Jagdpanthers). Looking forward to your paintjob and weathering approaches.

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

Well done Evan! This looks amazing and I am glad you decided to give it a try. Tigers are awesome, no doubt about it :) but next some panzer III awaits us.

[@Panzermeister36]

Oh yes, and I'm looking forward to it!

[@jamesmorgan9474]

Panzermeister36 - please, I beg you, ignore this vicious propaganda from a well known troll!! Repeat after me....SHERMAN....SHERMAN....SHERMAN....SHERMAN!!! 😉👌👍

[@Panzermeister36]

Nope, I promised Hamilkar that Panzer III are next. I already did one Sherman this year :)

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

@@jamesmorgan9474 Shermans? HERESY!!!!!!!!

[@jamesmorgan9474]

Hamilkar Barkas - well, I won't tell Shane if you don't, OK!? 😱😎

[@verstappen9937]

Never thought you'd make it, I've started that kit ages ago, but I got the DS tracks in place so hopefully they've grown into the sag

[@verstappen9937]

Had them held in place over a year haha so if that doesn't do it nothing will

[@headwaves6986]

I’ve been wondering about getting this kit.

[@Tiger1AuasfE]

I have this kit, it's a great kit. Nice video.

[@gavin5326]

Nice work I now want that kit.

[@steviegibson5847]

Got this sent to Dan's in Florida in June. Got it from dragonusa for 30usd! What a bargain. Still half finished! Ha!

[@Dasboat728]

Great work Evan!Amazing Tiger!!

[@Panzermeister36]

Thank you!

[@ocsplc]

I can always tell a pro modeler’s build compared to mine when 90% of it is built such as in the opening frames here and it doesn’t have a speck of glue, primer, solvents, anything. I need to start cleaning up my act.

[@miken8875]

Very late to this but I believe this was reboxed as Wittmann's Last Tiger (6800) which is going for reasonable prices on Sprue Brothers and some other sites. I might pick it up but I'm torn between it and Rye Field's Initial 121 (5078). Not to mention the Takom and Rye Field Tigers I've got in my backlog...

[@Panzermeister36]

The Wittmann Tiger is slightly different as it is a command variant so it should have extra antennas, plugged coaxial MG, etc. but I imagine all the same parts are in the box to make this base kit without the Wittmann extras.

[@miken8875]

@@Panzermeister36 yes, the instructions include the option for a standard late. The only problem is the camouflage, but I'll make do with a rattle can, stippling, maybe some pastels... not much I can do without an airbrush.

[@Panzermeister36]

Best of luck with the project!

[@miken8875]

Thank you. Your weathering videos have always been an essential resource for my models.

[@geekyrocket9714]

Fashionably late to the Tiger party... you've got a really nice clean build there and it looks like a great dragon kit before the dark ages came to pass. I find metal barrels and tracks are an essential touch to the model (especially when DS tracks are provided) to really make it pop. Plus I love the added weight it gives to the piece. Btw what kind of wire did you use to attach the Jerry's at the rear of the vehicle? The Jerry's and the bucket give it some nice personality. Gotta fast forward to see this one painted and weathered up. Keep'em coming buddy! Cheers Evan!

[@Panzermeister36]

+GeekyRocket hey Brad, great to hear from you as always. Hope you're doing well! The wire I used is just spare stuff from the inside of the wires of old iPod earbuds. I pulled out a few individual strands which are quite thin but still strong, and hold their shape so I can knot them with tweezers and they won't fall off.

[@geekyrocket9714]

@@Panzermeister36 That's brilliant! I really enjoy seeing old house hold items being re-purposed in scale for hobbying. It certainly looks the part no doubt. I'm doing great thanks for asking. I've gotten my T-62 project side tracked with Trumpeter's 1/32nd scale Avenger that my dad and I started back in '09. Came across the cockpit half built and decided to run with it while I wait on some GoPro accessories for my next T-62 video. I hope you had a nice Christmas break and your studies are going well too! You must be on the back swing of your university major by now, no? Over the half way point? Cheers!

[@Panzermeister36]

Hello Brad. I'm actually taking a year off of my studies to work as a co-op engineering student with the NRC at the Ottawa Airport. I will be back to finish my last year of Aerospace Engineering in September 2020 - April 2021. But right now I'm getting some great work experience and also some money :D I'll look out for more videos from you in the future!

[@reconmodelsvaughn469]

It is a amazing kit .I have 6 of them to build for clients. I don't understand why people Bash Dragon about their instructions If you're building a dragon kit most likely you're an advanced builder anyways .with the Internet now days with all the information out there there should not be a problems with understanding the instructions .I build dragon kits every day. I have no problems whatsoever understanding the Dang instructions I don't get it .but the DS. tracks in the kits it because of people who can't build magic tracks if you don't like the Solid guide horns then drill them out or replace them You're gonna end up putting it on a shelf and you'll forget about it in a week anyways Why would that even matter if the tracks have Solid guide horns anyways it's not like can see them on a shelf. Like mig said it's a Plastic model anyways ..Just do the best you can with the model. And in joy the hobby a lot of people build models to relieve stress And have something to do for a hobby . I just don't understand why some of these people nit pick at model companies if you don't like it replace it. there's many aftermarket parts out there or Scratch build it that's what's fun about the hobby you're creating something.

[@GiftofChaosStudio]

Never understood it either

[@jandersuf1]

I certainly understand dragon instructions, but my last couple dragon kits there were just gross errors within the first couple steps (completely incorrect part call-outs, mixed up sprues). As well, I find they rarely blow up the diagrams into a large enough size to figure out tricky parts. Not a big deal on a Tiger with abundant internet research available, but more troublesome in their unusual offerings. I think what makes people complain about this topic is that clearly Dragon CAN make awesome kits. But they seem to not even proof-read or test-build their instructions, which is a bit odd... seems like the easier part of the job ;)

[@frankf684]

I’m a newer builder and don’t struggle with dragon instructions ver much,I just have fit problems.I finished an Abrams recently and has some gaps in some parts.

[@sloppyjoe400]

I've yet to build a dragon kit, they just just seem to be alot better than other companies

[@Panzermeister36]

I find that as far as the kits themselves go, anything that Dragon made about pre-2010 or so is really good. After that, they started re-using older 1990s sprues, not giving as much (if any) photoetched metal parts, giving us DS tracks, etc. Dragon's instructions are hit-and-miss for any kit. If it's the first kit in the line (Dragon Panzer III J Smart Kit 6394 for example) , then its institutions are usually flawless. But as they go farther and farther down the line of that tank, for example later panzer III kits based on that one, then the errors start to show up as they forget to label the new parts correctly, and instead reference parts from another variant of the kit that might not even be in the box...on some of the later T-34s, they even skip entire steps and parts just appear on the model between steps in the instructions.

[@jeanmarcgalzy7747]

Bonjour mon ami félicitations de FRANCE 👍🇫🇷hello my friend awesome work and very nice model thanks for your explanation very interesting for me i understand a little 👍 Congrats buddy good days of French 👍🇫🇷 I understand a little 👍

[@claytonmcclain182]

Actually missed your vids Evan. Like how thorough you are. Do you cut the turret mounting horns off too? I find them annoying. For me at least. They snug down good enough. Fantastic build as always.

[@Panzermeister36]

Thank you Clayton! And yes, I did slice off those turret thingies...I always do. I've had it hold the turret down so tight that it's left scrapes in the paint on the upper hull as I turn the turret :(

[@adzmclick9698]

My favorite part of Mr Bean is the part when hes in a village and a stug III shoots at him

[@williamcorban5244]

Wow! Not a tank guy more of a plane guy but amazing work!

[@danleasure3517]

I want to ask you about the paintbrush that you use in a lot of videos kinda like a silver inc pen that has a what 00 on one end and something bigger on the other what brand is that

[@Panzermeister36]

These brushes are made by "Royal and Langnickel" under the "ZEN" line. They are not double sided though...if you saw that it wasn't one of my videos.

[@kencreppin2146]

I know it's 4 years later, but I took your advice and purchased the Das Werk current version of this. Is there any way you could provide the exact part/ref number of the correct RB barrel?

[@Panzermeister36]

Don't worry, the KZbin Creator app on my phone lets me see comments posted recently no matter how old the video is. The correct barrel for this kit would be RBM35B01 (Tiger I early gun). But the late gun can also work. I believe the late gun is on the last two months of Tiger production (so around July/August 1944). The Tiger I built is a May 1944 vehicle so I should have used the early barrel, even if that's a "late tiger".

[@madcowrebel4216]

That is one trip camo option.

[@soerenfeddersen3560]

Hey there, did you actually start painting this one? Another note, you have those wing nuts on the barrel cleaners. Maybe you put them to the outside and then you can actually move the turret accordingly.

[@Panzermeister36]

I have not painted it yet since I still need to assemble the friuls for it and also add the Zimmerit to that gap on the hull front. I plan to paint and weather it soon though, as I'm off university for 16 months, and when I do it will have the full weathering tutorial video :)

[@ethan5354]

beautiful cat, are you planning on any further videos on the project?

[@Panzermeister36]

Yes! I will be doing a full video on the painting and weathering of this Tiger once I get the tracks sorted out :)

[@modeltankguy]

hi panzermeister I want to start a stug iv kit #6520 going for the kamp Normandy 44 from dragon wut metal tracks will work for my kit ?

[@reconmodelsvaughn469]

The problem is a some people just make videos to nit pick. I'm not saying you do that because you do not do that. but there are a lot of people out there that nit pick just to make a video. And don't have a clue how to model We do this hobby the half fun Mig says it's a plastic model kit it is never ever gonna be the real thing There only so much that model company can do a model is only a Representation of the real thing .there's all kinds of stuff that's not right Building a model . have fun it's going on a shelf When you're finished anyways so what.

[@raseli4066]

Do you recomended this kit? And how much did it cost, if you want to say.

[@brianhurley6289]

They cost 78 quid in rip off Hannants. They can be got for 45 quid on Ebay.

[@dominoin1123]

Hi mate. As I watch your review you do not planning do the gun bridge for this model. Is the any chance for transfer this gun bridge? Maybe we can swap for something else? Let me know. Regards

[@Panzermeister36]

Hello. You'd like the gun breach? The parts of the gun that are inside the turret? Yes, I can send it to you if you'd like.

[@dominoin1123]

@@Panzermeister36 Hi. Will be absolutely brilliant. How we can contact? Discord, e-mail or phone?

[@dominoin1123]

It's will be absolutely brilliant, how we can contact? Discord, e-mail or phone call? Please let me know. Regards :)

[@Panzermeister36]

Email me at [e-mail]

[@bomberharris6478]

VB

[@JohnWick-wi9rs]

Hey there my man. What is the name of this tiger research group on Facebook. I would love to join it.

[@Panzermeister36]

There is "Panzer Research and Reference" and also "Tiger 1 7th Anniversary Group Build". The first page is more active now.

[@JohnWick-wi9rs]

@@Panzermeister36 hey thanks man. I really appreciate it. I actually jave this same exact kit. Except mine didn't come with instructions lol. I got it off of ebay. Which kind of explains why I dont have instructions for it. I am using ones off of super hobby, but they're kind of low quality. Anyways, thanks again man.

[@domb6015]

Can you maybe review dragon 1/72 scale kits? Im 1/72 builder myself

[@domb6015]

Also dragon makes 1/72 scale tiger 1 with zimmerit, you could make comparison about detail in different scale

[@Panzermeister36]

I think I will give them a try soon. From what I've seen they're really nice kits!

[@clone_trop_ben6445]

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[@SomeNordicMan]

Tiger is so beautiful

[@GiftofChaosStudio]

Yeah that super weapon is called the Leopard 2

[@SomeNordicMan]

@@GiftofChaosStudio - If it was up to national socialists, where would be much advanced tanks than Leopards. Still I love Leopard, Finnish Defence Forces use those.

[@GiftofChaosStudio]

@@SomeNordicMan sure, however there are many variants of the leopard 2. If nazi germany kept going (i wish it did) mare ludicrous designs would have followed. Look up Paper Panzers. The Maus,et al.

[@Panzermeister36]

Well, the Maus design was already canceled by the time that the two prototypes were completed...it was a failure for various reasons.

[@SomeNordicMan]

@@GiftofChaosStudio - Germany was out of time, out of space, out of fuel and out of steel in the end of the war 1945. There were many revolutionary prototypes in the testing and under construction but sadly they were delayed and abandoned. There were also very stupid ideas, like Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte.

[@DNModels]

Great! Just speak slowly please :)

[@GiftofChaosStudio]

Honestly looks no different than any dragon smart kit Tiger.

[@Panzermeister36]

Well that's what it is, just with new parts with zimmerit.