German PZKPFW IV AUSF D Tank

Like all Tamiya tanks I've built this was another great kit! Every piece fit together wonderfully, and detail was pretty good. With this kit you can choose between early or late war design, and decals to match. The instructions were clear and precise in showing the different options for building. As with all Tamiya kits the decals worked very well and looked nice. Depending on the tank I don't always like the rubber band style of tracks, but on a light tank like this they look fine. Great kit!

This was one of the first kits I built and I really enjoyed putting it together. The instructions are pretty straight forward and the parts fit together well. For a kit this old it actually has some pretty good detail and tons of accessories. It comes with 3 figures which are kind of bland but they do make the model stand out more. The turret gun is nicely detailed on the inside of the turret and you can chose to have the hatches open to reveal it. Overall I found to be a very fun kit to put together and would definitely recommend to all skill sets. There are other versions of this kit from tamiya that come with aluminum gun barrels and photo etch.

I know people who read my reviews are probably tired of my complaints. Sorry that's the nature of this beast. This is the first Tamiya kit I have had with a few problems with putting the darn thing together. Maybe it was me but I had a problem with the instructions and the fit, something that doesn't usually happen with a Tamiya kit. Ok it wasn't a total wash. Most of the kit went together with no problem. No flash to clean up and seams on the figures weren't bad. I downloaded pix of what I had problems with along with model pix. Don't get me wrong, I would still recommend this kit. Others would probably not have the reaction I had to the minor stuff. Must be cabin fever. Buy this model. Whatever problem I had with it is not enough to put anyone else off of buying it.