Bolt Action - Panther Ausf A plastic box set
The Panther was the best all-round German tank of the war and although conceived as a medium tank, at 45 tons and with frontal armour over 100mm thick, it could easily be rated more highly.
The Panther’s thick, sloping front armour was copied from the Russian T-34 but the main gun was a weapon that far excelled anything the Russians possessed, the high velocity KwK 42 L70, which was capable of penetrating any Allied tank in service when it was first introduced.
This is the second variant of the Panther – bizarrely the Panther’s marks don’t run alphabetically, instead running D, A and then G. Built from mid 1943 onwards, it saw action on both Eastern and Western fronts, serving with distinction. Changes on the original Panther Ausf D include a redesigned hull machine gun and a commanders cupola.
Our plastic Panther Ausf A is made courtesy of renowned plastic kit manufacturers, Italeri. As you would expect from kit by a company of such pedigree it is highly detailed and has some great extra features such as the main gun being able to elevate, a cored out gun barrel and muzzle brake and even zimmerit anti-magnetic mine paste!
Note: Models supplied unassembled and unpainted
