Vintage Classics German Panzer IV (1:76 Scale)

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Designed in 1936 & developed by Krupp, The Panzer IV was the most numerous German tank and the second-most numerous German armored fighting vehicle of the Second World War, with some 8,500 built. The Panzer IV chassis was used as the base for many other fighting vehicles, including the STuG III assault gun & the Jagdpanzer IV tank destroyer.

The Panzer IV saw service in all combat theaters involving Germany and was the only German tank to remain in continuous production throughout the war. It received various upgrades and design modifications, intended to counter new threats, extending its service life. Generally, these involved increasing the Panzer IV's armor protection or upgrading its weapons, although during the last months of the war, with Germany's pressing need for rapid replacement of losses, design changes also included simplifications to speed up the manufacturing process.

The Panzer IV was partially succeeded by the Panther medium tank, which was introduced to counter the Soviet T-34, although the Panzer IV continued as a significant component of German armoured formations to the end of the war. The Panzer IV was the most widely exported tank in German service, with around 300 sold to Finland, Romania, Spain and Bulgaria. After the war, Syria procured Panzer IVs from France and Czechoslovakia, which saw combat in the 1967 Six-Day War. 8,553 Panzer IVs of all versions were built during World War II, a production run in Axis forces only exceeded by the StuG III assault gun with 10,086 vehicles.

Mould Tools made in 1971, pack Illustration by Roy Cross, 1971. Enjoy the nostalgia with Airfix Vintage Classics.

This kit represents the Panzer IV in 1944 German Western Europe & 1943 Afrika Corps colours & includes German decals.

This kit comes in moulded grey plastic. Construction & Painting is required

We recommend the use of Deluxe Plastic Kit Glue when building this kit

Specifications

Humbrol Paints required to complete this kit

• Option 1 (German Afrika Corps 1943)
• No.33 Black
• No.94 Brown Yellow
• No.113 Rust


• Option 2 (German Army, France 1944)
• No.33 Black
• No.67 Tank Grey
• No.113 Rust