- Pay attention to Mr. Makoto Ueda's illustrations commemorating the 80th anniversary of Kursk
[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 a competitive prototype with Henschel has a new fixed battle compartment and is equipped with a PaK43/2 71 caliber 8.8 cm 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.
-After that, he 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.
-Reproduce Ferdinand who debuted in Kursk this year, the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Kursk.
-Illustration by Shin Ueda, who is familiar to military modelers, depicts Kursk's powerful debut appearance.
-The model has a large fixed fighting compartment, and the body with a long barrel of 8.8 cm gun is impressive.
- Gun barrel 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.
-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
- A powerful package by Makoto Ueda depicting the appearance of the vehicle at Kursk in 1943
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )