[Steel beast that overwhelmed the Allied forces]
--The Elephant is a German heavy tank destroyer equipped with a powerful long barrel 71 caliber 8.8 cm gun, thick armor up to 200 mm, and a unique traveling device that is driven by a motor powered by an engine.
--Initially named Ferdinand, 90 vehicles were completed by May 1943.
――It was first put into actual battle at the Battle of Kursk in July of the same year, and it has achieved the result of destroying more than 500 Soviet tanks.
――After that, various repairs were made due to the war lessons, and in February 1944, the official name was changed to Elephant.
――Fighting on the Italian and Eastern fronts, it became a major threat to the Allies until the end of the war.
[Model outline]
--Elephant 1/48 scale, plastic model assembly kit.
--Overall length 172mm, overall width 71mm.
-A unique style with a long barrel 8.8 cm gun in the fixed battle room is modeled with a rich sense of reality.
――The battle room with a flat structure adopts parts division according to the welding line of the actual vehicle.
--The track is a partially connected type that has been integrated.
-Includes a half-body commander and one type of decal.
-The weight inside the car body creates a feeling of weight.
* A coating sheet set is used for the finished product in the photo.
* The photo shows the kit assembled and painted.
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )