I just picked up the DML Panther II model. I was told that it was a limited release, and when they are gone, they are gone. (I got the last one at my LHS.) I understand the Panther F is the same story. My LHS got a case of them yesterday, and they had 8 left. I didn’t get one as the price was more than double the price of the II. I asked them about that and they are going to check it out. I might get it next week, depending on availability and cash!
Have fun
Was the Panther II an actual combat tank or prototype?
Dan
Prototype Dan. This has been hotly debated. None seem to have made it into combat.
I hope you have fun building your Panther Bill.
mark956
Thanks, Mark. L:ooks like a pretty easy build. Less than a 20 dollar kit! Not many of those around anymore, except the really old kits. (This is probably one, I guess.) It does have indy links, of course, being a DML. I probably wouldn’t have gotten it, if the guy hadn’t told me it was a limited rerelease. He said the E-100 is already off the shelves, too.
Is this what we can expect from DML now? Along with all the new releases, a bunch of onetime rereleases that are only available for a week or two?? Doesn’t make me a happy camper, that!
Tamiya does the same thing Bill. Each year they seem to rerelease OOP kits. I mean I can’t believe some of them that keep coming out. I hope they continue a trend and continue to update older inaccurate kits. I’d still prefer new kits that they have never made before though.
Woohooo, I have the ol’ Panther II too, Bill! Found it at a shop that specializes in old kits, though.
I think Dragon will continue to re-release it’s popular older kits from time to time.
They’d be dopes not to!
Okay, We’ve determined that the F and the II are just reissues of their old kits. (Why there is a $10 difference between the two, I don’t know.) So, now the question is, having the II, is it worth getting the F also? There are sure other kits I’d like to spend my money on, that’s for sure! But if the F is truely a limited re-issue, it’s now or never!