Sd.Kfz.167 StuG "Early Production"

Name: Dragon 6520 Sd.Kfz.167 StuG "Early Production"
Brand: Dragon
Price: 59.95 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

The Sturmgeschütz IV (Sd.Kfz.167) was designed by Krupp. Between December 1943 and the end of the war, Krupp built a total of 1108 new StuG IV vehicles at its Magdeburg plant, as well as converting another 31 from battle-damaged Panzer IVs. Like its StuG III brother, this assault gun proved to be an effective tank killer. It was operated by a crew of four – a commander, gunner, loader and driver. Main armament of the assault gun was a 75mm StuK 40 L/48 gun mounted in a cast “saukopf” mantlet equipped with 87 rounds. The vehicle was 6.7m long and weighed 25.9 tons.

Dragon’s most recent kit is an Early Production variant of the StuG.IV. The model includes new items specifically created for the StuG.IV, features such as a newly tooled fighting compartment, cupola and driver’s compartment. The superstructure is made from slide molds to ensure accurate alignment, as are the hull tub and engine deck. The kit has a few novel features that give modelers greater choice – one example is the metal side skirts that can be installed separately to allow different side-skirt configurations. The full breech and recoil system of the main armament are represented, allowing modelers to reveal the interior via open hatches. Being a Smart Kit, components such as the highly detailed Magic Tracks are designed to fit together with ease. There are also photo-etched elements like engine-deck grills and air-vent flaps that offer sharpness of detail. The kit has been typically well engineered, and it adds an important armored vehicle variant to the selection of fine Dragon kits available to modelers.

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34th Infantry Division, Italy 1944.
Unidentified Unit, Kurland 1945.
StuG.Brigade 277, East Prussia 1945.
StuG.Brigade 311, Ukraine 1944.
Unidentified Unit, Lake Balaton erea, Hungary 1945.
Unidentified Unit, Poland 1944.
17th Panzer Grenadier Division, "Götz van Berlichingen" Kamp, Normandië 1944.

Aantal onderdelen; 740

Features:

Newly tooled StuG.IV Early Production fighting compartment authentically reproduced
Side-skirt armor plates can be installed separately
Newly designed side-skirt armor produced in metal for scale thickness
Newly tooled armor brackets realistically detailed
Newly designed driver's compartment w/periscopes
Driver's hatch w/interior detail can be assembled open/closed
Front superstructure armor w/bolt detail
Radio set and seat included
Newly tooled spare-wheel rack w/spare wheels on upper hull side
Commander's hatch w/interior details can be assembled open/closed
Optional spare-track rack on hull rear armor
Easy-to-assemble upper hull
Multi-part upper hull offers maximum detail
Fighting compartment armor w/accurate weld seams
Optional rain guard on fighting compartment
Multi-directional slide-molded superstructure
Slide-molded engine deck w/bolt detail
Roof armor w/accurate weld seams
Screw heads finely reproduced
Newly tooled fuel tank is included
One-piece gun barrel
Slide-molded muzzle brake
Newly tooled gun mantlet rendered w/realistic cast texture surface detail
Cannon can be elevated up/down
Gun breech and recoil guard fully reproduced
Recoil and recuperator cylinders accurately represented
Gun sight and hand wheels w/delicate detail
Slide-molded periscope sight made from clear part
Commander's cupola periscopes made from clear parts
Engine hatches can be assembled open/closed
Photo-etched parts for engine-deck exhaust grill
Newly tooled fenders w/tread pattern on both sides
Two types of fender frontal provided
Realistically reproduced lower hull made by 2-directional slide mold; bolts and rivets delicately represented on hull bottom
Spare-track rack on frontal armor of lower hull
Duct flaps reproduced w/photo-etched parts
Detailed idler wheels w/cast texture
Photo-etched parts for idlers to accurately represent undercut detail
Road wheels, sprockets, idlers and return rollers authentically reproduced
Detailed Magic Tracks