Barcode: 0 89195 86458 1
Case Pack: 20 pieces per case
Box Size: 9.6" x 15" x 3.5"
The driver revs the mighty 690hp V-12 Maybach HL230 P30 engine, and the tank
destroyer noses forwards. The tracks of the 50.15-ton Jagdpanther clank across
the muddy soil until it has taken up its ambush position along the tree line.
The gunner aims the long-barreled 8.8cm PaK 43 gun at the approaching platoon
of enemy tanks while the commander watches through binoculars from his open
hatch. With a spurt of flame and an explosive noise, a shell speeds towards
its target with unerring accuracy……Based on the Panther, and with a low profile
and sloping armor, Germany’s Jagdpanther was a very successful design. It mainly
saw service on the Eastern Front, though it was also widely used in the Ardennes
offensive, and the Allies first encountered it in Normandy in the summer of
1944.
One of Dragon’s biggest 1/35 scale releases of the year is a Jagdpanther Early
Production version. This exciting new Jagdpanther bears absolutely no connection
with Dragon’s decade-old Imperial series kit, though it does make use of top-quality
parts such as road wheels, track links and on-vehicle tools from the recent,
scorching hot Panther G! Other components have been built from scratch according
to the latest research and investigation. The Jagdpanther is in the Smart Kit
line, meaning it is extremely well engineered for easy assembly and well-fitting
joints. Particular attention has been paid to the mantlet armor collar and mantlet
with their complex curved shapes, thus making this the first Jagdpanther to
accurately reproduce these parts in kit form. Every part has been given a thorough
treatment during the kit’s design, right down to the smallest nut, bolt and
weld seam. This Jagdpather is destined for great things…it’s a legend in the
making!
