New Dragon DML Hein?

[HGE]

Anybody got a link to info on this new release? What do they mean " 3 in 1" kit?

Is it a nice kit? Better than Hasegawa's ? Better than Fine Molds?

[Murph]

It's actually a pretty old kit from the early-mid 90's IIRC. It has the typical Dragon pebbly finish and the fit of the canopy leaves a lot to be desired. It does have a much better detailed cockpit than the Hasegawa kit and recessed panel lines. Personally I would go with the Fine Moulds kit.

EDIT: Turns out the Hasegawa kit does have recessed panel lines; here is a review http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/port...se/ki-61_jh.htm

Regards,

Murph

Edited May 31, 2006 by Murph

[Ken Lim]

I'm just guessing but from DML's Armour kits '3 in 1' means you have piles of extra parts to do either one of 3 different versions of the beast. Not sure how this would apply to the Ki-61, unless they give you bits for a Ki-100 and something else.

[LanceB]

I'm just guessing but from DML's Armour kits '3 in 1' means you have piles of extra parts to do either one of 3 different versions of the beast. Not sure how this would apply to the Ki-61, unless they give you bits for a Ki-100 and something else.

No Ki-100 parts. As-is, it is a Ki-61 Otsu. New wing gun parts let you build a Ki-61 Hei. A new upper gun cowl lets you build a Ki-61 Koh. There were several variants of the Ki-61, some were longer than others, one variant had a low spine and 360-degree view with the new canopy, but this kit is not so radical.