As with most tanks a lot of the initial work with this kit is taken up in building the running gear, and the great thing about this M48 is that the level of detail that Dragon has put in is just fantastic. Each road wheel takes four parts to complete giving a realistic 'deep' look, and although there is a lot of sanding required on each tyre section to remove the raised mould lines, it is kind of a necessity as the running gear is very exposed on the finished tank. The suspension too is composed of many individual parts to give a detailed finish but fortunately everything locates perfectly so alignment of the wheels is spot-on. The only negative I can offer here is the obvious omission of the searchlight and dust cover, which should really be standard issue on the M48A3. The DS tracks are really easy to fit, and they stick together with plastic cement yet are flexible enough to paint off the tank and fit back on again easily. There really are no pitfalls to report on with this M48, the instructions are clear, the fit of the parts excellent and even/thing is correctly labelled, which is not always the case with Dragon! You can really see the engineering work that the manufacturer has put into the production of this model, even the finely reproduced five-part turret rack slips together easily.
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