Dragon 1/35 Sd.Kfz.7/1 2cm Flakvierling 38 w/Armor Cab | 6533 Dragon

Features:
– Armored shields on gun can be assembled for travel or combat
– Dropsides and tailgate can be folded down for better crew access
– Gun can traverse 360 degrees
– Two options provided for customization – one-piece angled plate or overhanging cab armor plate
– Two types of front armor plates provided as options
– Sharply reproduced on-vehicle tools
– Front window armor plates w/photo-etched parts can be assembled open/closed
– Driver’s and radio operator’s hatches w/interior detail can be assembled open/closed
– Gen2 Kar98k rifles can be mounted in rack
– Rifle rack accurately presented
– Cannon can be freely posed at different angles
– 2cm Flakvierling 38 cannon mounted
– Slide-molded one-piece gun barrel w/hollow muzzle
– Triangular base-plate for gun authentically detailed
– Gun shield molded to correct scale thickness
– Intricately detailed internal mechanical components: engine, gearbox, fuel tank, compressed-air tank, suspension, exhaust and winch
– 6-cylinder engine represented by multiple parts
– Delicate engine housing
– Gun cradle offers great detail definition
– Gun sight and hand wheels w/well-defined detail
– Detailed gearbox has multipart assembly
– Brake drums have detail on both sides
– Finely detailed sub-frame made by slide molds w/muffler and exhaust-pipe assembly
– Slide molds enabled one-piece chassis frame w/support-brace detail
– Winch assembly w/rope, tow hook and actuator realistically reproduced
– Detailed winch spool has bolt and rib detail
– Rear crossbeam w/roller and trailer coupling depicted like the real one
– Fully detailed steering mechanism
– Suspension system as per the real vehicle; slide-molded suspension arms and springs w/delicate detail
– Accurately shaped front fenders made from 2-directional slide-molds
– Different road wheels rendered w/delicate detail on both sides
– Front wheels made from DS have authentic tire tread pattern
– Sprocket w/realistic ribbed detail
– Photo-etched flange around sprocket wheel
– Rear mirror realistically presented
– Final-drive housing made from separate parts with bolt and rib detail
– Optional headlamps provided
– Magic Tracks for German halftrack reproduced
– Reinforced track links

Dragon brings together two highly acclaimed plastic kits from its existing range to create a scintillating new 1/35 scale item. The two components are the 2cm Flakvierling 38 cannon and the Sd.Kfz.7 8-ton halftrack. Together they form Dragon’s new Sd.Kfz.7/1 halftrack with the exciting addition of an armored cab. A total of 319 Sd.Kfz.7/1 systems mounting the Flakvierling 38 cannon were produced by Germany up till October 1944. From late 1943, instead of the usual open cab, a number of antiaircraft halftrack combinations were supplied with a cab protected by 8mm-thick armor plate. These vehicles in Luftwaffe flak units operated with a crew of ten men, and the gun had a 360^(o) traverse when the dropsides and tailgate were folded down.

This is a 2-in-1 kit, offering the modeler the choice of depicting the two different types of armored-cab configurations that were produced. Furthermore, the kit also offers two different types of tailgate/dropside. One is of wooden-board construction, while the other is a wire-mesh pattern that’s rendered via accurate photo-etched parts. These side-frame elements can be modeled upright for transport, or folded down for an in-action diorama. The halftrack and the cannon are of the highest quality and they exhibit an ultimate level of accuracy. This Sd.Kfz.7/1 with armored cab is indeed a welcome addition to Dragon’s Sd.Kfz.7 family line.