The German Panther tank is often mentioned as one of the best AFVs of WWII, combining excellent mobility, protection, and firepower all in one mechanically reliable package (the later models, anyway!). The Panther F with its "schmalturm" and steel road wheels was one planned improvement of the type, but it never got past the prototype stage before the end of the war.

Here's another new-generation kit from Dragon/Cyber Hobby, one of their "Smart Kit" series of high-detail, low-hassle kits featuring clever engineering and employing the latest in slide-mold technology to achieve the highest level of detail with the lowest number of parts. The philosophy here is "work smarter, not harder," catering to the OOTB modeler who wants a high fidelity of detail and accuracy without having to make a ton of modifications along the way. The kit still includes plenty of parts, to be sure, but the clever engineering means modelers will face fewer hurdles getting them all together. The easy-to-assemble individual link Magic Tracks are already cleaned up and are ready to be assembled, and feature the elusive guide horn detail (that is, they're open!) missing on most incarnations of this track. Includes optional metal or plastic one-piece main gun barrels, two frets of photo-etched metal detail parts, and optional parts for many, many other features. Decals by Cartograf are included for four speculative vehicles. See what's so smart about Dragon/Cyber Hobby's new series of kits by ordering this Panther F for your German AFV collection today!