German PZKPFW IV AUSF D Tank

The Tamiya PZKPFW IV AUSF D turned out to be an impressive piece, once finished. It has very good detail, including the breach end of the tank cannon inside the turret. Hatches on the tank hull can be in the open or closed position, as well as two crew hatches on the turret, and the commanders cupola as well. An Afrika Corp version (with optional rear turret tool box and slotted engine cowlings) as well as European version are available. As usual with Tamiya kits, figures, tools and accesories (cable, bucket, fire extinquisher, jack, shovels, etc.) come stock. My kit needed a bit more flash and seam cleanup of some of the parts than I have come to expect from Tamiya kits. Overall, I would still recommend this kit as very nice, even with the extra work involved.

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.