In Box Review of Alan 1/35th Scale
German Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf. D
Kit no. 009
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2002
Out of production.
I paid $27.95 at the local Hobbytown store.
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2002
Out of production.
I paid $27.95 at the local Hobbytown store.
HISTORY:
The Panzer II is the common name used for a family of German tanks used in World War II. The official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen II (abbreviated PzKpfw II).
Although advanced tanks were developed, it nonetheless went on to play an important role in the early years of World War II, during the Polish and French campaigns.The Panzer II was the most numerous tank in the German Panzer divisions at the beginning of the war. It was used both in North Africa against the Western Allies and on the Eastern Front against the Soviet Union.
The Panzer II was supplanted by the Panzer III and IV medium tanks by 1940/1941. By the end of 1942, it had been largely removed from front line service and it was used for training and on secondary-fronts.The turrets of the then-obsolete Panzer Is and Panzer IIs were reused as gun turrets on specially built defensive bunkers, particularly on the Atlantic Wall.
Production of the tank itself ceased by January 1944, but its chassis remained in use as the basis of several other armoured vehicles, chiefly self-propelled artillery and tank destroyers such as the Wespe and Marder II respectively.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Type: Light tank
Place of origin: Nazi Germany
In service 1936–1945
Wars: World War II
Designed: 1934–1936
Unit cost: 52,640 ℛℳ (Ausf. B)
Produced: 1935 – January 1944
No. built: 1,856 (excluding conversions)
The (Ausf. c-C):
Mass: 8.9 t (8.8 long tons)
Length: 4.81 m (15 ft 9 in)
Width : 2.22 m (7 ft 3 in)
Height: 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Crew: 3 (commander/gunner, driver, loader)
Armor: 5–15 mm (0.20–0.59 in)[1]
Main armament: 1 × 2 cm KwK 30 L/55 Ausf. A–F, 1 × 2 cm KwK 38 L/55 Ausf. J–L
Secondary armament: 1 × 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34
Engine: Maybach HL62 TRM 6-cylinder petrol of 140 PS (138 hp, 103 kW)
Power/weight: 15.7 PS (11.6 kW) / tonne
Suspension: Leaf spring
Ground clearance: 0.35 m (1 ft 2 in)
Fuel capacity: 170 L (45 US gal)
Operational range: Road: 190 km (120 mi), Cross country: 126 km (78 mi)
Maximum speed; 39.5 km/h (24.5 mph
The Panzer II is the common name used for a family of German tanks used in World War II. The official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen II (abbreviated PzKpfw II).
Although advanced tanks were developed, it nonetheless went on to play an important role in the early years of World War II, during the Polish and French campaigns.The Panzer II was the most numerous tank in the German Panzer divisions at the beginning of the war. It was used both in North Africa against the Western Allies and on the Eastern Front against the Soviet Union.
The Panzer II was supplanted by the Panzer III and IV medium tanks by 1940/1941. By the end of 1942, it had been largely removed from front line service and it was used for training and on secondary-fronts.The turrets of the then-obsolete Panzer Is and Panzer IIs were reused as gun turrets on specially built defensive bunkers, particularly on the Atlantic Wall.
Production of the tank itself ceased by January 1944, but its chassis remained in use as the basis of several other armoured vehicles, chiefly self-propelled artillery and tank destroyers such as the Wespe and Marder II respectively.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Type: Light tank
Place of origin: Nazi Germany
In service 1936–1945
Wars: World War II
Designed: 1934–1936
Unit cost: 52,640 ℛℳ (Ausf. B)
Produced: 1935 – January 1944
No. built: 1,856 (excluding conversions)
The (Ausf. c-C):
Mass: 8.9 t (8.8 long tons)
Length: 4.81 m (15 ft 9 in)
Width : 2.22 m (7 ft 3 in)
Height: 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Crew: 3 (commander/gunner, driver, loader)
Armor: 5–15 mm (0.20–0.59 in)[1]
Main armament: 1 × 2 cm KwK 30 L/55 Ausf. A–F, 1 × 2 cm KwK 38 L/55 Ausf. J–L
Secondary armament: 1 × 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34
Engine: Maybach HL62 TRM 6-cylinder petrol of 140 PS (138 hp, 103 kW)
Power/weight: 15.7 PS (11.6 kW) / tonne
Suspension: Leaf spring
Ground clearance: 0.35 m (1 ft 2 in)
Fuel capacity: 170 L (45 US gal)
Operational range: Road: 190 km (120 mi), Cross country: 126 km (78 mi)
Maximum speed; 39.5 km/h (24.5 mph
THE KIT:
Alan is an old prolific model company based in St. Petersburg, Russia. They manufacture all manner of plastic model subjects in the popular scales.
This kit comes in a shrink-wrapped box.
The cover art shows a color illustration of a Pz.Kpfw. II parked on a grassy field. It is overall Panzer-grey, with a white 523 and a large yellow German cross on the sides of its turret.
In the background there are 2 more Px.Kpfw. II’s, passing each other in opposite directions. Both are Panzer-grey.
The lower right corner of the box art says: Ready to assemble & precision model kit, in English and Russian.
One side-panel of the box begins with a color side-view illustration of the Pz.Kpfw. II in the box art scheme, followed by one paragraph histories of the tank in Russian, Japanese, French, German and English. Each is labeled with a color illustration of the flag of the country that speaks the language. MADE IN RUSSIA.
Alan is an old prolific model company based in St. Petersburg, Russia. They manufacture all manner of plastic model subjects in the popular scales.
This kit comes in a shrink-wrapped box.
The cover art shows a color illustration of a Pz.Kpfw. II parked on a grassy field. It is overall Panzer-grey, with a white 523 and a large yellow German cross on the sides of its turret.
In the background there are 2 more Px.Kpfw. II’s, passing each other in opposite directions. Both are Panzer-grey.
The lower right corner of the box art says: Ready to assemble & precision model kit, in English and Russian.
One side-panel of the box begins with a color side-view illustration of the Pz.Kpfw. II in the box art scheme, followed by one paragraph histories of the tank in Russian, Japanese, French, German and English. Each is labeled with a color illustration of the flag of the country that speaks the language. MADE IN RUSSIA.
The other side-panel of the box shows 3 cover arts of other kits Alan manufactures: Kit no. 003, a Zis 5 truck, Kit no. 010, an Sd.Kfz. 122 and Kit no. 011, a Marder II D.
Followed by: Kit not suitable for children under 36 months because of small parts.
Followed by: Kit not suitable for children under 36 months because of small parts.
theatre they served in. In winter period vehicles were over-painted with white color, easily washed.
The bottom of the page gives Alan’s P.O. Box address, in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Medium-grey letter A tree holds: hull tub, doors, front and rear walls, notek lamp, roof etc.(30 parts)WHAT’S IN THE BOX:
The kit holds 8 medium-grey parts trees, in 2 sealed clear cello bags. a small bass PR fret and the decal sheet in a clear zip-locked bag.
Trees are alphabetized, but not illustrated in the instructions.
The instructions consist of a single-sheet, folded in the center to create 4 pages in 8 ¼” x 11 ¾” page format.
Page 1 begins with a black and white photo of the model made up in the cover art scheme, over the history and specifications of the Pz.Kpfw. II in 4 languages, including English.
Page 2 through to page 3 gives a grand total of 6 assembly steps.
Page 3 is a painting and marking guide that shows three 2-view profile illustrations. All are Panzer-grey.
The first one has the large solid yellow German cross and white solid 314 on the sides of its turret. There is a tactical marking of a white outlined triangle with a circle in the center, on the forward end of the sides of the hull and on the rear of the turret.
It was with the 4th Tank Division, Poland 1939.
The second one has a large solid yellow German cross and a solid white 12, over a horizontal stripe, that has yellow, red, yellow sections on it. Horizontal stripe also on back of turret. It has white upside-down tactical marking of a letter Y on the forward end of the hull sides.
It was with the 5th Tank Division, Poland 1939.
The third one has a black and white German cross and solid white II 02 on its turret sides, over a black rectangle with II 02 on it in white on the sides of the hull.
It was with the 10th Tank Division, France 1940.
Below them it says:
Prior to February 1943, all German military vehicles were factory painted Panzer-grey. From February 1943, this color was changed to dark-yellow. Vehicles were camouflaged according to the theatre they served in. In winter period vhicles were over-painted with white color, easily washed.
The bottom of the page gives Alan’s P.O. Box address, in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Medium-grey letter A tree holds: hull tub, doors, front and rear walls, notek lamp, roof etc.(30 parts)
The bottom of the page gives Alan’s P.O. Box address, in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Medium-grey letter A tree holds: hull tub, doors, front and rear walls, notek lamp, roof etc.(30 parts)WHAT’S IN THE BOX:
The kit holds 8 medium-grey parts trees, in 2 sealed clear cello bags. a small bass PR fret and the decal sheet in a clear zip-locked bag.
Trees are alphabetized, but not illustrated in the instructions.
The instructions consist of a single-sheet, folded in the center to create 4 pages in 8 ¼” x 11 ¾” page format.
Page 1 begins with a black and white photo of the model made up in the cover art scheme, over the history and specifications of the Pz.Kpfw. II in 4 languages, including English.
Page 2 through to page 3 gives a grand total of 6 assembly steps.
Page 3 is a painting and marking guide that shows three 2-view profile illustrations. All are Panzer-grey.
The first one has the large solid yellow German cross and white solid 314 on the sides of its turret. There is a tactical marking of a white outlined triangle with a circle in the center, on the forward end of the sides of the hull and on the rear of the turret.
It was with the 4th Tank Division, Poland 1939.
The second one has a large solid yellow German cross and a solid white 12, over a horizontal stripe, that has yellow, red, yellow sections on it. Horizontal stripe also on back of turret. It has white upside-down tactical marking of a letter Y on the forward end of the hull sides.
It was with the 5th Tank Division, Poland 1939.
The third one has a black and white German cross and solid white II 02 on its turret sides, over a black rectangle with II 02 on it in white on the sides of the hull.
It was with the 10th Tank Division, France 1940.
Below them it says:
Prior to February 1943, all German military vehicles were factory painted Panzer-grey. From February 1943, this color was changed to dark-yellow. Vehicles were camouflaged according to the theatre they served in. In winter period vhicles were over-painted with white color, easily washed.
The bottom of the page gives Alan’s P.O. Box address, in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Medium-grey letter A tree holds: hull tub, doors, front and rear walls, notek lamp, roof etc.(30 parts)
Medium-grey letter B tree holds: turret and main gun parts etc. (39 parts)
There are two identical medium-grey letter C trees. They hold: drive sprockets, idler wheels, road wheels etc. (52 parts)
There are 4 identical medium-grey letter D trees. They hold the individual track links (60 parts ea.)
The decal sheet and photo etch for the exhaust pipe completes the kit parts.
There are no crew figures included.
Nice detail.
Recommended.
Nice detail.
Recommended.