At long last, 1:72 scale armor buffs will soon be able to lay claim to an all-new Panzer III Ausf. N medium tank courtesy of Dragon Armor. Slated for an August release, Dragon’s first Type N Panzer III represents a vehicle that was attached to schwere Panzer Abteilung 501, then deployed to Tunisia from late 1942 to early 1943 (DRA60601). No doubt more Panzer IIIs are in the pipeline, with several already scheduled to bolster their armored brethren later this month.

If reports are true, collectors will soon be able to lay their mitts on the first Dragon Armor Panzerkampfwagen III medium tank — the mainstay of the German Panzerwaffe during the early to mid stages of WWII. According to Dragon’s latest shipment status report, their first vehicle (#DRA60578) is due to ship out shortly, no doubt followed by several of the other Panzer IIIs announced several months back and available in different configurations and patterns. Their inaugural vehicle is based upon an “L” variant, which was equipped with a 50mm gun to stand up to some of the more potent Russian armor they were facing on the eastern front. This particular vehicle was attached to Panzer Regiment 25, 7.Panzer Division, which, despite its mottled winter camouflage scheme, served in southern Russia in early 1943.