With this model, Dragon has now released a state of the art kit of all the main German tanks used during the Second World War. It has not taken them long to achieve this feat, and they can now add different Ausfuhrungs (Marks) of each tank at their leisure. I was expecting a 'Smart Kit' to follow the other recent excellent releases in that growing range. What this means in practice is more parts including several preformed metal parts and a larger etched fret. There are several sprues from the Marder II as one would expect but plenty of brand new sprues and a new lower hull, the bump stops are different according to the 'Inside Story' leaflet which is inside the box. It does however keep the beefed up springs for the suspension from the Marder kit instead of giving new ones suitable for the basic Panzer II. There is also the trademark 'Magic Track' in two baqs and slightly different shades of plastic; this is because the tracks are handed so do not mix them up. The parts count is increased by a fairly complete interior for both the hull and turret. This seems a little strange as there are very few hatches to leave open on the Panzer II so most of the detail will remain unseen, unless an abandoned tank is modelled with all the access hatches open.
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