Dragon 1/35 Sd.Kfz.167 StuG.IV Early Production | 6520 Dragon

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

The Sturmgeschu”tz 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.