Dragon 1/35 Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.B mit Schneeräumer System Schmidt - 6764

Features:

    Newly tooled Schneeraumer System Schmidt produced by multiple parts
    Newly designed Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf.B mit Schneeraumer System Schmidt
    Bonus set of fenders w/o locating holes to preserve fender details and offer more customization potential
    Bonus aluminum barrel
    Mounting ladder and track tools produced by photo-etched metal
    Beautifully detailed Kwk 37 L/24 gun w/early antenna deflector
    Slide-molded coaxial MG w/hollow muzzle
    Correct basket for spent ammo cases
    Includes the hollowed-out undercut on the turret bottom
    5-directional slide-molded commander's cupola authentically recreates structural details
    Commander's hatch w/interior detail
    Clear parts for vision port armored glass
    Vision port w/open or closed option
    Cupola hatches can be assembled open or closed
    Direct sighting post can be made from supplied photo-etched parts
    Signal ports and ventilation hatch cover can be modeled open/closed
    Turret turntable included
    Accurate weld seams on turret
    Mantlet guard can be removed and gun fitted like real vehicle
    Detailed gun muzzle
    Accurate rifling inside gun barrel
    Includes the hollowed-out undercut on the turret bottom
    Side hatches can be assembled open/closed w/interior details
    Hatch hinges allow hatches to realistically swing open
    Driver's hatch and radio operator's hatch w/interior detail and external rubber bump stops
    Hatches and driver's vision port can be assembled open/closed
    Commander's, loader's and gunner's seats included
    Turntable w/accurate floor pattern
    Driver's interior periscope assembly in fine detail
    Front superstructure plate rendered w/details
    Ausf.B engine deck w/round hatch locks
    Hull bottom formed by multiple parts for greater details
    Fuel filler hatch can be assembled open/closed
    Exhaust pipe w/fine detail
    Towing eye brackets in extreme detail w/numerous separate parts
    Chain on towing eye brackets made from photo-etched parts
    Muffler made in multiple parts for greater detail
    Separate front and rear fenders can be posed in a folded-back position
    Idler adjuster mountings have the most accurate details possible w/gear inside
    Realistic parting line on rubber rims
    Rubber rims on wheels have accurate width
    Realistically designed road wheels and hubcaps
    Suspension armored covers come as separate parts
    Correctly detailed idler wheels w/numerous separate parts
    Astoundingly delicate slide-molded and photo-etched parts
    Realistic suspension w/multiple components
    Metal wire for lamp electrical wining
    Hooks for tow rope made w/preformed brass rod
    Slide-molded track links w/authentic central guide horns
    Both left and right tracks accurately modeled
    Injected fenders are made to the thinnest possibe dimensions
    Side fenders w/pattern detail on both top and bottom surfaces
    Final-drive housing w/details on both sides
    Sprocket wheels w/breathtaking details are produced by multiple parts
    Additional bolts molded on
    Separate armored cover for final-drive housing
    Road wheels exhibit extreme detail w/separate rubber rims and hubs
    Brass ammo rounds
    Early-style jerry cans w/photo-etched parts
    Both injection-molded on-vehicle tools w/clasps and w/o clasps included
    Extendable jack w/separate parts
    Headlights with clear parts inside
    Tow cable heads have hollow ends courtesy of slide molds
    Accurately designed transmission and steering brake access hatches can be modeled open/closed
    Fans and coupling modeled in several parts to provide interior detail

Dragon has been slowly populating the family tree of the Panzer IV medium tank in 1/35 scale plastic kits, and it now offers the complete range from the Ausf.A through to the Ausf.J. However, there are numerous variants of interest within this larger family, and one of these is the subject of Item No.6764 – a Panzer IV Ausf.B fitted with a snow plow. The Ausf.B still featured a short-barreled 7.5cm KwK37 L/24 main gun and an MG34 machine gun. A crew of five operated the Sd.Kfz.161 tank, and it saw service in the 1939-40 campaigns in Poland, Norway and France, and also in the Balkans and in Russia from 1941 onwards. A snow plow was very useful for winter combat in places like the Eastern Front, which was subject to extreme temperatures and large amounts of snow that severely hampered mobility.

This 1/35 scale plastic kit builds straight from the box into an accurate Panzer IV Ausf.B, using accurate components from a previous release of this variant. Of course, the snow plow is a brand new element for this particular kit, and it stems from new toolings. The plow easily mounts onto the front of the standard tank. The box-top illustration from Ron Volstad will surely inspire modelers to create a stunning diorama of this ‘armored snow plow’ in action on the snowy Eastern Front. The track links make use of Magic Tracks that are very simple to assemble. Modelers will reap a lot of pleasure after investing in this exciting new plow-equipped German tank!