I'm determined to keep "What a Tanker!" under control.
So having built a couple of Armourfast Panthers (other members of my group had bagged Panzer IVs) I purchased an "Easy Model" Tiger I – nice ready made item treated with a quick weathering once over and new decals.
What next? Well I fancied a Jagdpanzer of some kind but the big stuff has been scooped, so I thought "38t"! Why not!
In WaT terms "Small", "Fast" and a "TD"! What's not to like?
I found kits either hard to come by, or suffering bad reviews for fit and being small as well as fiddly. Then I spotted the Panzerstal 1/72nd range, with a number of variations including flamme, if you want it!
So courtesy of "Captain Shrapnel Ltd" captainshrapnel.com I now have a tiny tank! God I'd forgotten how small they are in 1/72nd!
And very nice it is too! Great little model, just needing unscrewing from its display base and a bit of dirtying up and off we go!
A "Big Up" for Richard, aka Captain Shrapnel for really fast service and free UK Postage – not to mention totally secure packing.
If the Panzerstal range expands I may be back for more.
So far with this and the Tiger I've found the price of ready made is well worth it, providing you are not doing a 1:1 ratio Panzer Regt or are not a total rivet counter.
