Tiger I.. Panther G.. or Pzkpfw IV Ausf H ??
Have been modeling aircraft for a while but wanna start with armor. TANKS!
Right now my decision falls to one of three Tamiya 1/35 models: Tiger I mid; Panther type G late; PzKpfw IV Ausf H. I like all three for different reasons and simply cannot seem to come to a resolution of which one to buy without changing my mind a half-hour later. Just have a thing for Tigers, the Panther looks sooo cool, and the Panzer IV was a mainstay in German formations. I also see that the Tiger I and Panther have plenty of aftermarket options to make the kit that much more fun to build, while it seems that any detailing on the Panzer would have to be scratchbuilt. I'm no good at scratchbuilding stuff.
Am starting at the community college in about a week with classes half the day, two days a week, and have a job now that pays decently for a first job ... I have a lot of free time in my weeks now with all the summer activities finished, and expect to still have plenty of free time with cake classes and cake homework and the job. I don't want to get in over my head right off the bat with tanks and then get bored and disenchanted with it all, but also have always loved a good challenge. The Tiger and Panther routes would likely provide challenging and fascinating work, while it looks like the Pzkpfw IV would simply provide fascinating work.
I'm yammering .. sorry ... I was just looking for feedback in regard to these sets from people who have built any or all of them. Which set was the most fun? Which sets presented construction problems and what kinds of problems were they? Which sets are historically accurate? Those kinds of things. Any feedback would be highly appreciated and it seems that this is the place to get it. Thanks everybody for reading, and I'm looking forward to seeing what you have to say!
Happy modeling, over and out