Features:
- Newly tooled photo-etched parts on hull top
- Delicate Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.L w/5 cm KwK 39 is newly
produced
- Turret hatch can be assembled open/closed
- Delicate hull front w/realistic MG 34
- Intricate fenders w/detailed OVMs
- Road wheels and sprockets
- Final drive housing covers are separate parts for maximum
detail
- Engine deck w/tow cable exquisitely produced
- Air deflector authentically represented with photo-etched
mesh
- One-piece slide-molded lower hull with examplary
detail
- Exhaust pipes with hollow ends
- Two types of cooling air intakes are provided with and without
air-intake grills
- Slide-molded hydraulic shock absorbers are crisply
molded
- One-piece DS tracks for ease of assembly
The Panzer III was a medium-class tank that at the outbreak of WWII
was designed to be the primary platform of the all-conquering
panzer divisions. However, with the advent of more heavily armored
and up-gunned enemy tanks, the role of the Panzer III became
secondary to that of the Panzer IV and production finally ceased in
1943. One of the later models to be produced was the Panzer III
Ausf.L, which featured a longer and more powerful 5cm KwK 39 L/60
main gun. It also boasted thicker armor, with an additional
20mm-thick layer on the turret and hull front. A total of 653
Ausf.L tanks were produced in 1942 by German
factories.
This new kit specifically offers modelers the chance to build a
Late-Production variant of the Panzer III Ausf.L. It includes new
toolings, like the long-barreled cannon. It also draws upon the
technical and technological pedigree of the larger 1/35 Smart Kit,
including full detail and convenient assembly. The upper hull is
slide molded as a single piece, as is the accurate lower hull, both
elements containing crisp detail. The turret is made from a
multi-directional slide mold, and hatches can be shown open or
closed depending on the builder’s preference. Where appropriate,
photo-etched pieces such as mesh for the deflector grill are also
offered.
