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Pak 40
Pak 40 7.5cm Anti-Tank Gun
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by: Andrew Jerome [ ANDREW_JEROME ]

The Pak 40 began development when news of a new Russian tank designs had come to the German's attention. The Pak 35/36 proved to be ineffective against the strong Soviet tanks. This called for a bigger more powerful gun. Hence, the Pak 40. The Pak 40 fired a 7.5cm round. It had the ability to be towed and was incorporated into various tank destroyers like the Marder III.

SUMMARY
Highs: Metal gun shield, Metal Barrel, Highly detailed parts, wheels have hollow areas between spokes
Lows: Rubber tires have large sink marks in middle
Verdict: Overall, this kit is probably the best or second best behind the Dragon offering.
Percentage Rating
95%
  Scale: 1:35
  Mfg. ID: 35071
  Suggested Retail: $30.00
  PUBLISHED: Dec 29, 2016
  NATIONALITY: Germany
NETWORK-WIDE AVERAGE RATINGS
  THIS REVIEWER: 90.00%
  MAKER/PUBLISHER: 89.68%

About Andrew Jerome (Andrew_Jerome)
FROM: CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

I am a high school student with an interest in scale modeling. I have been modeling for about 3 years.

Copyright ©2021 text by Andrew Jerome [ ANDREW_JEROME ]. All rights reserved.



Comments

Hasn't this kit -or a version of it- been out for at least a decade? Still, a good kit and a great addition to any dio. If it is the same one as their earlier release it also came packaged with a 251 as the towing vehicle. Nice!
DEC 30, 2016 - 03:54 AM
Yes this is indeed a re-release and none the worse for it. It is a very good if somewhat delicate kit. If you really want to spice it up, AFV Club also released a set of turned brass rivets for the shield at the time of the original release!
DEC 30, 2016 - 05:30 AM
I recently picked this kit up -Great Review, Thanks.
JUL 20, 2017 - 07:36 AM
   
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