Product Description

- Luxurious specification of metal gun barrel and magic track

[About actual car]
- The Ferdinand (Elephant) is a German heavy tank destroyer of World War II, with its long barrel 71 caliber 8.8cm gun and heavy armor up to 200mm.
- Developed by Dr. Porsche for the Tiger tank, the body that was rejected in the competitive prototype with Henschel has a new fixed battle compartment and is equipped with a PaK43/271 caliber 8.8cm tank gun.
- Above all, it was characterized by adopting a drive system with a unique mechanism called an engine power generation motor drive system.
- From March to May 1943, 90 cars were produced using the body prepared at the time of the competition prototype.
- It was immediately put into action in the Battle of Kursk against the Soviet Union in July, demonstrating its power.
- Although it suffered from obstacles due to its unique system and lack of mobility due to its weight, it continued to fight until the end of the war, such as being dispatched to the Italian front and the defense of Berlin.

[About the model]
- This is a 1/35 scale plastic model assembly kit of the German Heavy Tank Destroyer Ferdinand of World War II.
-The model has a large fixed fighting compartment at the rear of the hull, and is equipped with a long 8.8cm gun barrel, and the finished body is over 20cm in length.
-The barrel of the 8.8cm gun extending from the fighting compartment is set with aluminum parts.
- The lower part of the hull and the fighting compartment are each integral parts to reliably reproduce the unique shape.
-The suspension unit also expresses the unique form of the Porsche type.
-The track uses a realistic assembly type magic track to tighten your feet.
- The left and right fender parts are photo-etched parts that express the tread pattern on the surface three-dimensionally.
- In addition, a rich set of photo-etched parts that enhance the details of each part.
- The battle room can be assembled by selecting opening and closing from the commander's hatch to each hatch and pistol port.
-Marking sets the vehicle markings of the 653rd Heavy Tank Destroyer Battalion and the 654th Heavy Tank Destroyer Battalion in Kursk in 1943.
- The decals are made by Cartograf in Italy, which is known for its high quality.

[Major features]
- 1/35 scale reproduction of the WWII German tank destroyer Ferdinand
- Crawler track adopts a prefabricated magic track
- 8.8cm gun barrel is set with aluminum parts
- Etching parts are also available for each part
-Set the vehicle markings in 1943 Kursk with Cartograf decals


Item Size/Weight : 38 x 24.5 x 8 cm / 696g

Product Specifications

Country

Germany

Item code

DR6495MT

JAN code

4545782088519

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