Panzer Achtung

[Jessica Wade]

GuysI am really digging those Achtung Panzer reference book series. So far I have collected all except for book # 6 about Tigers. I am not in a hurry to get that book #6 because I don't plan to build a Tiger for at least a year or two depending with the Group Builds.

hey deaf......for my next build I'm thinking about a 1/48 Panzer III..I got the interior detail set from Verlinden but since I am not that familiar with tanks...last tank I built was a Stug III w/ paratroopers waaaayyy back when,... I would sure appreciate some interior and reference photos of a III...think you could help out a newbie to tanks???

The AP series is dominated by line drawings but also features photos (usually of surviving museum pieces) but only a small number of combat/usage photos. They are a great resource to go to for handy info as even though much of the text is in Japanese, the important stuff has been translated into English as well. Highly recommended IMHO.

Eric- Both! It has more drawings than most reference books I have seen so far. For discussion purpose only I am posting a snapshot of a page from Achtung Panzer Be warned... it is published mostly in Japanese with some English subtitles!

There's about 8-12 pages per variant. So far I see 4-6 pages worth of line drawings and 4-6 pages of b/w pictures taken during WWII or even more depending on its popularity. Of course there's color walk around pictures at the end of the book for some variants too.

Our response were posted simultaneously. I was hoping you'd answer my question. Jeez, for the first time you are not able to answer my question since the day I joined the forums three years ago. Now I am deeply concerned... Only kidding buddy!

Panzers at saumur, part 2 was first published in 1990, the other series "Achtung Panzer",part 2,in 1991. I remember that this might one reason to start with no. 2 ... and if there would ever been a first part, this part wouldn't be printed with English text only in Japanese. Therefore it might never been exported out of Japan.

Eric- Unfortunately yes. You can find good deals on eBay. I brought three of the books for only $25 each last week so I was so lucky. They were listed as Buy It Now instead of bidding which surprised me. Apparently, the seller needed the money quickly.

I have a copy of Achtung Panzer #1. It's in a normal A4 size format and covered the Pz IV (which was covered again in issue 3). Not as nice as issue #3. Probably a collector's item -- issue 3 is more useful for the modeller.

I remember no.1 it dealt with all panzer IV models but it was published at a time when Tamiya and Italeri were the only kits around. The book done big features on converting and detailing the available kits to the various marks and involved a lot of conversion/scratchbuilding. The big feature was the upgunned Mk. IIV D.

Guys, you were right! I finally found the Achtung Panzer book #1 listed on last page in one of my AP books I think book #3 where it listed other books available from the publisher. It was about Pz IV series...

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