Professional Line Kits 
 
New from Imperator Models in collaboration with Counlane Models — the next evolution in tabletop detail. These kits deliver an unrivalled level of customization (some kits contain up to 50 individual parts) and are printed using the latest high-resolution 3D printing techniques to achieve crisp, game-ready detail and perfect fit. Ideal for hobbyists who demand precision, easy assembly, and exceptional on-table realism.
 
Hatches can be assembled open or shut. 
 
The Panzer II Beobachtungswagen was a purpose-built artillery-observation vehicle that used the compact Panzer II light-tank chassis as its base. Instead of prioritising a tank’s armament, it carried enhanced communications and observation kit — extra radio sets, map and plotting space, binoculars/rangefinder gear, and often a dedicated observer/commander station — so forward artillery officers could direct and adjust indirect fire while remaining mobile with the formation. Armour remained light and its defensive armament was usually limited to a single machine-gun for close protection; the design traded protection for mobility and communications capability.
Operationally the Beobachtungswagen proved valuable in the early and mid-war campaigns, accompanying corps and divisional artillery to spot targets, relay corrections, and coordinate counter-battery efforts. Its strengths were speed and radio reach rather than survivability, so crews were vulnerable when confronted by tanks, anti-tank guns, or air attack; as the war progressed many Panzer II-based observation vehicles were supplemented or replaced by larger, better-protected command/observation vehicles or converted into other specialised roles as operational demands and chassis availability changed.
 
Printed by Imperator Models on License from Counlane Models.