Having said all that, it was cheap, as was the photoetch and I enjoyed building it.
The etched zimmerit was a bit of a pain, but doesn't look too bad under a coat of paint.
It was painted using Tamiya acrylics and weathered with Humbrol enamel washes, oil paint washes, pastels and mig weathering powders, which I finally broke out and bought.
probably a very early issue of the kit. It set me off buying loads of other Tamiya 35th scale tank and armour kits. Still have the Panther somewhere. They are great fun to build, and I must do another soon 
