Flaw in WTM 1/144 King Tigers and Tiger I's?
Flaw in WTM 1/144 King Tigers and Tiger I's?
I just received some of my WTM 1/144 tanks. I got King Tigers, Porshe turret, Tiger I's, and 2 Sherman Fireflys. They are similar in detail to the Dragon 1/144 tanks. The other M4 Shermans should arrive at the end of the month. The only thing I noticed is that none of the King Tigers, or Tigers have a machine gun "barrel" sticking out of the ball turret. The turret is there, but no barrel protruding. The Can.do tanks do have this. I don't know if this is a flaw or what, so, although nice, the Takara tanks are somewhat lacking in comparison to the Dragon tanks. Furthermore, the Dragon tanks are $1.50 - $3.00 cheaper, and come with the nice plastic display case. So, I will only purchase Takara Allied tanks until Dragon produces some. Anyway, does anyone have these, and have you had the same problem?
Yep, I noticed that too. I also noticed that the tiger 1's are missing a road wheel in the front on either side. a couple of the tanks I got came with little road wheels meant to fit in these spaces, I put them on on the ones I like the most. Most of them didn't come with them though. I only noticed it when I opened one from WTM 07 set and it had the little road wheels to put on. I glued them in place as they were really prone to fall off. I don't understand why they did that as opposed to just molding it on to begin with. Also, I have taken black fishing line and put a small piece sticking out of the turret. It looks like a machine gun if you get the right thickness. I heat up a pin and melt a little hole where I want it to stick out from, superglue the line in place, then trim to the right length. I also do this with thinner line for antennas. They look good. I think it adds a little more realism but I might just be overly anal. 