It's probably not correct to call this the first of the Panzer IIs. That honour would go to the Panzer IIa. Note that the a is lower case. The lower case Panzer IIs had a quite different type of suspension to the upper case Panzer IIs.

You had me all excited about having a Panzer II with the initial small wheel suspension...oh well kinda bummed out now... One of these days I hope.. Rick

As Tim noted... Not really the first II - BUT it IS the first "production series" - the II A/B/C. And, yeah, just for a second, there, I was just like Richard C... way excited about "Wow! You mean someone has actually brought out a small-wheel early II?" That, of course, would be just oh-so-cool. But reality quickly came back and quashed our dreams. I do expect, however, that THIS II will be a pretty decent kit (however I have not seen it yet and cannot say what things have been omitted or done wrongly, so...) and I'll maybe get one! Remember if or when you do that these II Ausf A were all 1937 production and very most likely originally came dressed in the 1937 - 40 brown-over-gray regulation paint scheme, and only after July 1940 became repainted to the all-dunkelgrau RAL 7021 scheme apparently suggested by the draft box-art and called for in the instructions. Bob

Thanks Kevin. The thread subject surely caught my attention. For a second there I was expecting to see the early, small-wheeled Pz II. I sure hope it's just around the corner...