New subscriber here. I enjoyed your review on this kit. Definitely something I would like to have in my stash. I like the metal barrel and prefer those over the split barrels. The figure was not your normal Tamiya figure type. Weird looking for sure but different. Nice to see something new. Thanks for sharing.
@@tigertanktoo appreciate the kind words! I just finished the build and the kit is a 10/10. Pretty unique and a great display of tamiyas amazing engineering. Figure painted up really well too! Cant wait to edit and post those videos next
@@StephenBaird-cp1fc couldn't agree more! I think Tamiya found a great way of engineering the kit so it doesn't feel like you're building "yet another panzer"
@johndillon8051 I'd love to see even more info like this included in instructions and with the kit. They spend so much time researching these vehicles, I wish they shared more than a paragraph with us
It's a good kit and I have two in the stash thing to watch out for is the idler. You see Tamiya decided to mold the spindle directly to the rear plate which in turn limits the track tension. You'll defo find slack in the link and length tracks even glueing each link super tight still gives a loose fitting so ...... surgery is need to adjust that spindle which btw is no problemo if you just make/cut the spindle and shift it rearwards a few mm if that even and viola perfect looking track /sag and all my friend 😀
@@axesspeaklouderthanwords8077 yeah i did notice this. The tracks fit super tight together but there is some room in between each individual piece which makes them very workable. I had a better time building those than I have with other tamiya link and length tracks so far so maybe their way of making it work better?
@@malemodeler7 Oh I hear you on the tracks which look the part and I like the sag in places that should sag 😁. The tracks are very late style (which I like) and not many maufactures supply them in kits though Border Models do in their late Pz.IV Ausf.J and the new Jagdpanzer IV/70 (V) Late. How I managed to get the track tension was (1) flatnose plyers (2) apply to the to the spindle where in real life it would turn (3) gently twist upwards just enough to see slight movement and that's it. Course others will just bin the tracks and go AM but no need to really imo. Saying that the cost of 3D printed tracks is getting more affordable nowadays with plenty to choose from. Now if you want a real pain in the ass Pz.IV/70 (A) look no further than Tristar or Dragon thus the reason I was over the moon with Tamiya's offering 😀
@axesspeaklouderthanwords8077 yeah i saw someone post a video comparing this tamiya kit to the dragon kit and all they said was "well i didnt finish the dragon kit" and my decision was made 😂😂😂 After building this truly is a 10/10 kit. Pretty much as perfect as any kit ive ever built
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New subscriber here. I enjoyed your review on this kit. Definitely something I would like to have in my stash. I like the metal barrel and prefer those over the split barrels. The figure was not your normal Tamiya figure type. Weird looking for sure but different. Nice to see something new. Thanks for sharing.
@@tigertanktoo appreciate the kind words! I just finished the build and the kit is a 10/10. Pretty unique and a great display of tamiyas amazing engineering. Figure painted up really well too! Cant wait to edit and post those videos next
Hi I've built this kit, it's excellent well worth getting
@@StephenBaird-cp1fc couldn't agree more! I think Tamiya found a great way of engineering the kit so it doesn't feel like you're building "yet another panzer"
Panzer IV / 70 (A) was designed and manufactured by Alkett; Panzer IV /70 (V) by Vomag.
@@mirrorblue100 ahh good to know appreciate the insight!
The A was designed by Alkett, but I believe that it was built by Niebelungen.
@johndillon8051 I'd love to see even more info like this included in instructions and with the kit. They spend so much time researching these vehicles, I wish they shared more than a paragraph with us
It's a good kit and I have two in the stash thing to watch out for is the idler. You see Tamiya decided to mold the spindle directly to the rear plate which in turn limits the track tension. You'll defo find slack in the link and length tracks even glueing each link super tight still gives a loose fitting so ...... surgery is need to adjust that spindle which btw is no problemo if you just make/cut the spindle and shift it rearwards a few mm if that even and viola perfect looking track /sag and all my friend 😀
@@axesspeaklouderthanwords8077 yeah i did notice this. The tracks fit super tight together but there is some room in between each individual piece which makes them very workable. I had a better time building those than I have with other tamiya link and length tracks so far so maybe their way of making it work better?
@@malemodeler7 Oh I hear you on the tracks which look the part and I like the sag in places that should sag 😁. The tracks are very late style (which I like) and not many maufactures supply them in kits though Border Models do in their late Pz.IV Ausf.J and the new Jagdpanzer IV/70 (V) Late. How I managed to get the track tension was (1) flatnose plyers (2) apply to the to the spindle where in real life it would turn (3) gently twist upwards just enough to see slight movement and that's it. Course others will just bin the tracks and go AM but no need to really imo. Saying that the cost of 3D printed tracks is getting more affordable nowadays with plenty to choose from. Now if you want a real pain in the ass Pz.IV/70 (A) look no further than Tristar or Dragon thus the reason I was over the moon with Tamiya's offering 😀
@axesspeaklouderthanwords8077 yeah i saw someone post a video comparing this tamiya kit to the dragon kit and all they said was "well i didnt finish the dragon kit" and my decision was made 😂😂😂
After building this truly is a 10/10 kit. Pretty much as perfect as any kit ive ever built
@@malemodeler7 😅so true. Excellent detail on the Dragon kit but for the love of God fit issues galore