Panzer IV Ausf.J Late Reviews - Dragon

Panzer IV Ausf.J Late Review – Dragon

The Panzer IV was the mainstay tank of Germany during WWII, with nearly 9,000 produced. It was successively improved throughout its lifetime in the areas of armament and armor, resulting in a number of variants. Interestingly, the final version of this tank was the Panzer Ausf.J, which could be considered somewhat as a retrograde design compared to the preceding Ausf.H.

Panzer IV Ausf.J Reviews:

Moving to the engine deck, there are photo-etched louvres supplied, along with injection-moulded ones, so you again have a choice to make. Construction then begins on the superstructure, the main deck of which is supplied in one part, with separate side panels to attach. Although internal detail is at a minimum, such things as the co-driver’s Mg is supplied fully detailed, so that if you do decide to leave hatches open, then there’s something there to be seen. As with all the Panzer IV variants, the fenders are absolutely choc-full of stowed equipment and tools. Al the tools supplied for this purpose are of the…….

- Review by Vinnie Branigan – READ MORE AT THIS LINK.

Tracks are the “Magic Track” snap-together-then-cement type, and modelers are advised to recall that when facing the head card the left side track links are on the left and right are on the right. So far no DS plastic tracks have been provided in any Pzkw. IV kit. As I repeatedly state before there is nothing wrong with the “Magic Track” links other than they are tedious to assemble, and the DS ones are now more popular with modelers who do not want to spend several hours making up the tracks or trying to figure out how to paint them (as DS ones can be painted off the model and installed later)…..

- Review by Cookie Sewell READ MORE AT THIS LINK.

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