[About actual vehicle]
- Elephant is German army heavy destroyer tank of World War II where the power of the long barrel 71 diameter 8.8 cm cannon and heavy armor which reaches up to 200 mm demonstrated overwhelming power.
- Dr. Porsche developed for Tiger tanks, new fixed battle room was set up in the body which was rejected in the competition prototype with Henschel and equipped with PaK 43/2 71 caliber 8.8 cm tank gun.
- Among them, it was a feature that adopted the drive system of a unique mechanism called engine power generation motor drive system.
- From March to May 1943, 90 cars were produced using the body which was prepared at competitive trial production.
- It was introduced immediately to Kursk fighting against the Soviets in July and demonstrates its power.
- Although suffering from a failure by a unique system and lack of maneuverability due to its weight, we also continued to fight until the end of the war, including being also sent to the Berlin defense game.
[About the model]
- The completed German army heavy destroyer tank Elephant was reproduced on 1/72 scale and completed the assembly.
- A large fixed fighting room is set in the rear part of the car body, and the model which realistically reproduced a characteristic style protruding the long barrel of 8.8 cm gun is about 11 cm in total length. It has plenty of presence even in palm size.
- The battle room reproduces the unique shape reliably, details such as hatches up the reality.
- Sharp finish such as the slit of the front engine deck of the car body.
- Suspension unit of a unique form called Porsche type is expressed firmly. It creates a tight foot with a clear reproducement of the wheel and crawler track.
- The dark yellow base camouflaged car body reproduces the marking of the vehicle belonging to the No. 653 heavy tank destroying battalion 3 squadron in Poland in 1944.
- Of course not to mention the collection, it is also good to apply a dirty paint, etc. and try to select it as the leading role of vignette, small scene.
[Major features]
- Reproduced with the painted finished product the destroyer tank elephant equipped with a long barrel 8.8 cm cannon developed and operated by the German Army during the Second World War
- Assembled Painted Completed Model
- Overall length about 11 cm
- Realistic reproduction of characteristic styles with large fixed fighting rooms
- Firmly reproduce details such as hatches
- The slit of the front engine deck of the car body is also a sharp finish
- Convenient clear case for display and collection
- Modeled with car camouflage with dark yellow base camouflage paint
- Marking reproduces the car belonging to the No. 653 heavy tank destroyer battalion 3 squadron in Poland in 1944
※ This figure is not included figures.
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