Kit Preview : 1/76 Fujimi Panzer 38(t)
About the manufacturer
Fujimi is the only remaining active major 1/76 plastic injection molded kit manufacturer. They took on the Nitto range about a decade ago and have been re-releasing their catalog gradually. Their latest kits include link and length hard plastic tracks. Be sure to check if the kit you are buying has the old rubbery tracks or the new ones. Just a hint: the cheaper ones have the vinyl tracks.
Henk of Holland has a very useful list of all the serial numbers of Fujimi and Nitto kits.
About the vehicle
. Here is the Wikipedia article on the Panzer 38(t). It links to other sites as well.
About the kit
I don’t know much about this tank. A quick bit of research yields that this is the earlier version (Ausf A to D) with the recessed hull gunner position. It was famously used by Rommel’s 7th Panzer division in 1940. It accounted for 10% of the tanks engaged in France that year.
Photos show that the cupola is also studded with rivets. They are missing on the kit.