{"id":8950098755835,"title":"Hobby Boss - 1\/48 German Pzkpfw IV Ausf.F2 Medium Tank (84840)","handle":"hobby-boss-148-german-pzkpfw-iv-ausff2-medium-tank-84840","description":"\u003ch1\u003e1\/48 German Pzkpfw IV Ausf.F2 Medium Tank\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHobby Boss 84840\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcludes all \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/plastic-kit-model-glues\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eglues\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/paints\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003epaints\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/tools-desk-top-storage\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003etools\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e necessary to assemble.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Panzerkampfwagen IV (Pz.Kpfw. IV) Sd Kfz 161, commonly known as the Panzer IV, was a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emedium tank\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e developed in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGermany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in the late 1930s and used extensively during the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSecond World War\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Its ordnance inventory designation was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSd.Kfz.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 161.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesigned as an infantry-support tank, the Panzer IV was not originally intended to engage enemy armour—that function was performed by the lighter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePanzer III\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. However, with the flaws of pre-war doctrine becoming apparent, and in the face of Soviet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eT-34 tanks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the Panzer IV soon assumed the tank-fighting role of its increasingly obsolete cousin. The most widely manufactured and deployed German tank of the Second World War, the Panzer IV was used as the base for many other fighting vehicles, including the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSturmgeschütz IV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etank destroyer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWirbelwind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eself-propelled anti-aircraft weapon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrummbär\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eself-propelled gun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, amongst others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-02-05T11:47:13+02:00","created_at":"2025-02-05T11:47:09+02:00","vendor":"Hobby Boss","type":"Scale Model Kits","tags":["Brand_Hobby Boss","Category_Armour \/ Military","Scale_1\/48 Scale","Type_Tanks \/ Tracked AFVs"],"price":73995,"price_min":73995,"price_max":73995,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":46909040197883,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"6939319248404","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Hobby Boss - 1\/48 German Pzkpfw IV Ausf.F2 Medium Tank (84840)","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":73995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":null,"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Hobby-Boss---1-48-German-Pzkpfw-IV-Ausf-F2-Medium-Tank--84840.jpg?v=1738748831"],"featured_image":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Hobby-Boss---1-48-German-Pzkpfw-IV-Ausf-F2-Medium-Tank--84840.jpg?v=1738748831","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":38063446360315,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.506,"height":680,"width":1024,"src":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Hobby-Boss---1-48-German-Pzkpfw-IV-Ausf-F2-Medium-Tank--84840.jpg?v=1738748831"},"aspect_ratio":1.506,"height":680,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Hobby-Boss---1-48-German-Pzkpfw-IV-Ausf-F2-Medium-Tank--84840.jpg?v=1738748831","width":1024}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003ch1\u003e1\/48 German Pzkpfw IV Ausf.F2 Medium Tank\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHobby Boss 84840\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcludes all \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/plastic-kit-model-glues\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eglues\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/paints\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003epaints\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/tools-desk-top-storage\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003etools\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e necessary to assemble.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Panzerkampfwagen IV (Pz.Kpfw. IV) Sd Kfz 161, commonly known as the Panzer IV, was a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emedium tank\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e developed in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGermany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in the late 1930s and used extensively during the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSecond World War\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Its ordnance inventory designation was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSd.Kfz.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 161.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesigned as an infantry-support tank, the Panzer IV was not originally intended to engage enemy armour—that function was performed by the lighter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePanzer III\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. However, with the flaws of pre-war doctrine becoming apparent, and in the face of Soviet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eT-34 tanks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the Panzer IV soon assumed the tank-fighting role of its increasingly obsolete cousin. The most widely manufactured and deployed German tank of the Second World War, the Panzer IV was used as the base for many other fighting vehicles, including the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSturmgeschütz IV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etank destroyer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWirbelwind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eself-propelled anti-aircraft weapon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrummbär\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eself-propelled gun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, amongst others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}