[About actual vehicle]
- In the Second World War, the German army first developed and equipped as an anti-tank vehicle, and it was a III tank.
- In 1937 the first type, type A appeared, after that, while playing a part of the main tank while making various improvements until the middle of the war.
- Many types were made, and the J type was produced in 1941.
- The car body had a front armor plate of 50 mm thick of a single board, and the rear engine deck also had a newly designed car body with its full length extended.
- Initially, Hitler instructed the installation of a long gun barrel 5 cm cannon to the main gun, but the site ignored this considering productivity etc.
- It began production with a 42-caliber 5-cm tank gun KwK 38 L 43 loaded.
- Hitler got to know this, and hurriedly developed and installed a 60-caliber 5-cm tank gun KwK 39 L 60.
- J type is to be separated into the former type equipped with a 42 gun cannon and the latter term type equipped with a 60 caliber cannon.
- 1549 and 1067 were produced, respectively.
[About the model]
- The model reproduces German Army Type III tank type J of the Second World War on 1/35 scale.
- 2 in 1 kit that can be assembled by selecting either the early type equipped with 42 caliber cannon or the late model equipped with 60 caliber cannon.
- In addition, it is a smart kit which also considered ease of assembly.
- The lower part of the car body is an integral part using a slide mold.
- Details of the bottom and side details of the chassis including the welding traces are also reproduced.
- One suspension arm is also reproduced on the torsion bar suspension, and the three-dimensional feeling around the suspension is sufficient with the reproduction of the shape of the suspension arm, rolling wheels and starting wheels.
- The upper part of the car body is an engine deck, left and right fenders and other parts are separate parts and the details are well expressed.
- Opening and closing can be selected for hatch of engine deck and gear box access panel.
- And the turret that reproduced the shape using a three-way slide mold can open and close the side hatch.
- Main gun barrel as well as two sets of course.
- Muzzle is also opened with an integral part using a slide mold, finished with reality.
- Additional mantlets are also set with additional armor.
- In addition, geupekkasten equipped at the back of the turret model also accurately models the characteristic shape with a slide mold.
- The part of the lid can be assembled by selecting opening and closing with separate parts.
- In addition to the LAH armored division in Kharkiv in 1943, marking was prepared in 1943 Tunisia's 10 th armored division etc.
- It is a kit not to be missed in the collection of the III tank tank family.
[Major features]
- 2 in 1 kit that can be assembled by selecting either the early model equipped with 42 caliber cannon or the late model equipped with 60 caliber cannon
- The lower part of the car body is reproduced with an integral part using a slide mold
- In the upper part of the car body, the engine deck, the left and right fenders etc are made different parts
- Satisfactory three-dimensional feeling of the suspension as well as the shape of the suspension arm, reproduction of rolling wheels and starting wheels, etc.
- Opening and shutting can be selected for engine deck hatch and gear box access panel
- The turret that reproduced the shape using a 3-way slide mold can open and close the side hatch
- Main gun barrel as well as two sets of course.
- Muzzle is also opened with an integral part using a slide mold, a reality-filled finish
- In addition to the LAH armored division in Kharkiv in 1943, the marking was prepared in 1943 Tunisia's 10 th armored division etc
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )