Kit review: Trumpeter 8,8 cm FlaK 18 (Sf.) auf schwerem Zugkraftwagen 12t in 1/35 scale

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Gerade die ungewöhnlichen und weniger bekannten Fahrzeuge können die größte Anziehung auf einen Modellbauer haben. Vor 20 Jahren wäre ein Plastikspritzgussbausatz des 8,8 cm FlaK 18 (Sf.) auf schwerem Zugkraftwagen 12t noch undenkbar gewesen, aber zum Glück hat sich Trumpeter dem Exoten angenommen.
Für ca. 50€ bekommt man wirklich viel geboten: 780 Einzelteile, Aluminiumrohr, reichlich Photoätzteile und bewegliche Einzelgliederketten. Sicherlich nichts für schwache Nerven oder Anfänger!

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Especially the weird and unusual vehicles can be the most attractive ones for model builders. 20 years ago a plastic injection molded kit of the 8,8 cm FlaK 18 (Sf.) auf schwerem Zugkraftwagen 12t would have been unthinkable, but luckily Trumpeter took care of this exotic vehicle.
For about 50€ you get a lot: 780 parts, aluminium gun barrel, plenty of photo-etched parts and workable tracks. Certainly not a thing for the impatient and beginners!

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The Sonderkraftfahrzeug 8 ("special motorized vehicle 8") was a German half-track that saw widespread use in World War II. Its main roles were as a prime mover for heavy towed guns such as the 21 cm Mörser 18, the 15 cm Kanone 18 and the 10.5 cm FlaK 38, however it was also capable of serving as an infantry transport. Approximately 4,000 were produced between 1938 and 1945. It was used in every campaign fought by the Germans in World War II, notably the Invasion of Poland, the Battle of France, the Balkans Campaign, the Eastern Front, the North African Campaign, the Battle of Normandy and the Italian Campaign.

Ten 8.8 cm Flak 18 anti-aircraft guns were mounted on pedestals on DB s8 and DB 9 chassis in 1939 as the 8.8 cm Flak 18 (Sfl.) auf Zugkraftwagen 12t (Sd.Kfz. 8) for anti-tank duties. A gun shield was provided for the 88, but the gun crew had no other protection. The driver's cab was replaced by a lower, armored cupola and the engine compartment was lightly (14.5 millimetres (0.57 in)) armored. The vehicle weighed 20 tonnes (20 long tons; 22 short tons), was 7.35 metres (24.1 ft) long, 2.8 metres (9.2 ft) tall and 2.65 metres (8.7 ft) wide.[7] The gun could fire directly ahead without any problem, but traverse was limited to 151° to each side by the gun shield. Elevation was between -3° and +15°. All ten were assigned to the first company of the anti-tank battalion Panzerjäger-Abteilung 8 which participated in the Invasion of Poland in 1939, the Battle of France in 1940 and Operation Barbarossa in 1941. The company was redesignated as Panzerjäger-Kompanie ("Anti-Tank Company") 601 in January 1942 and then as the third company of Anti-Tank Battalion 559 the following April. It reported that the last three vehicles had been lost by March 1943.

(Wikipedia)

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