German Panther Medium Tank -- Plastic Model Military Vehicle Kit -- 1/35 Scale -- #35065

This kit has some nice details, despite being an older Tamiya production. My favorite features were how the hatches could open after assembly, particularly the escape hatch at the back of the turret, and the ball-mounted machine gun at the front of the tank body.

This kit turned out very cool. The tank itself is larger than I would have guessed based on the size of the box. The quality of the kit is very good. My only complaint is with the one piece treads. This kit's treads only have one row of pins connecting the two ends, and it was difficult to get the connection satisfactory. Most of the Tamiya kits I have done before have at least two rows of pins - unfortunately, this one did not. The treads aside, the model is awesome. As usual, the kit comes with tools for the tank (shovel, sledge hammer, crow bar, jack, cables, etc.) A commander (full figure) and a driver (torso only) come with the kit, but the detail of the figures seems a bit lacking. Overall, even with the few slight drawbacks, the kit is impressive and well worth the price.

This is a great model kit. I would reccomend it for all skill levels. The one thing I dislike is the size. It seems a little large for 1/35th Scale. Other than that, I loved this model, and the quality of this with the technology they had back in the 70's is amazing. It includes very detailed parts and one and a half figures. I also dislike the fact that the gun barrel is molded in two halves, which means that, without a bit of work, it can come out slighlty odd looking.

Got this model on Thursday and my grandson and I had it finished by Sunday. This is an excellent model! Very well laid out and detailed. Parts are well molded and fits together like hand and glove. This would be a good starter model for anyone just starting out in model building; challenging, but not overly complicated. The only con I could find is you have to cut the pins off the Idler Wheel (C3)and there is ten on each Idler Wheel, for a total of twenty. For an experienced adult this is no problem, however, I don't think I would let a child try to perform this task; just a little bit to dangerous.