![]() These photos show that the rear engine deck has items missing from the Panzer Tracts’ drawings. ![]() But the chattering nabobs of negativity that are out on the web have indicated that the Panzer Tracts drawings are wrong, based on recently published photos of the Panther V2 prototype taken from above the vehicle. This said, the outline of the new turret parts matches the Panzer Tracts drawings well. The new parts lack finesse such as delicate weld marks, and the sprue gates are on the thick side, with the parts a tad on the rough side. The main new parts are for a new turret, and sadly this isn’t up to the standards of the 15 year old parts from the original Panther Ausf D. This Panther Ausf D V2 prototype kit measures up nicely with the drawings provided in the publication Panzer Tracts 5-1. This was a very good kit for the time, and there is nothing wrong (IMHO anyway) with utilizing parts from previous kits provided those parts are accurate for the new version of the vehicle being modeled. The V2 prototype kit is apparently derived from Dragon’s Panther Ausf. But it is, as I say, not without its faults. However, it IS the first mainstream injection molded plastic kit of the prototype of this seminal German medium tank, and so for this Dragon are to be commended for issuing it. This kit from Dragon Models of the World War Two German Panther tank prototype is somewhat of a curate’s egg.
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