Fire Up The Engines On New Bolt Action Panzer IV Ausf. F2/G
February 25, 2014 by brennon
Warlord Games seem to know my thoughts. I have been looking at more tanks for my Bolt Action German Force and they have just shown off the Panzer IV variants for the Ausf. F2 and G.
This is a very cool tank and the kit comes in complete resin so it avoids some of the more fiddly metal components. The F2 was a match for most Russian and British tanks and even earned the respect of the British for it's deadliness in the Western Desert Campaign.
These tanks became part of the backbone of the German war effort and would roll on throughout the war. I have recently picked up a Panther tank and it's absolutely massive. I can't wait to use it on the battlefield.
What do you think of the Panzer IV?
Yeah the Panzer Mk IV “special” as the Brits called her in the desert would put a hole the size of a fist through a Sherman way to easily, That is why they kept it through out the rest of thw war vs the Americans and British
Hopefully not the simplified special they produced where they took out the electric turret traverse and made it hand cranked
Awesome looking piece of kit 🙂
Its interesting that it has no metal parts… that’s something new that I would like to see how that goes for them
While the muzzle is fine for the early G, Warlord should have provided the alternative that is more recognisably a feature of the F2 – the single baffle muzzle brake.
F2 single baffle – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Panzer_IV_1.jpg
G double baffle – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SdKfz161-1-1.jpg
Ah, tanks, just another target for my tank hunters…however, big, mean and nasty it is.
Resin gun barrel? Won’t the be a bit prone to breakage?
Yeah, when I said interested to see, I was putting it lightly… long resin in my experience (and inability to hold a model for 5 seconds with out it spontaneously combusting in my hands) seems like a scary idea… we shall see
you could go super funky and get a turned barrel…
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RB-Gun-Barrel-1-48-Panzer-IV-Ausf-H-J-75mm-KwK-40-L-48-48B10-/271267945686?pt=AU_Toys_Hobbies_Model_Kits&hash=item3f28d45cd6
not sure if 1/48 would be right though?
Not as flashy as the big cats but a lovely workhorse none the less.
Good looking tank
Looking forward to seeing it down my FLGS – will be my first Bolt Action buy now that I’ve got the rule book!