1/35 Academy Panzer IV Ausf. H/J Inbox review
This is a mold dating back to 1984 according to Scalemates.com. Fellow IPMS London club member John Lavallee chimed in on this kit (he knows armour far better than me! The kit you review is the older & basic Academy Panzer IV, mislabeled as an H/J. Later releases (same box art) provide individual plastic tracks on parts trees. Along with more extensive decals in the form of generic numbers & crosses. The Airfix Panzer IV is actually the NEW tooled Academy Panzer IV H, which is a huge improvement over this kit. (Hence the big increase in MSRP! ) This kit in your review could be built possibly as a G version for the D.A.K. markings that were provided. No way to build an accurate H/J without $$$ in the aftermarket, better off to buy a “900 piece monster”! Too many things missing for it to be an H/J version,…