Dragon 1/35 5Cm Pak 38 Auf Zugkarfteagen

Construction begins with the assembly of the running gear and suspension components onto the one piece lower hull/chassis. With this release we're offered a choice between constructing the two front road wheels from two halves, trapping the centre hub between them, or from a series of 'slices' that reproduce the tread pattern with increased definition and detail. The suspension is constructed from road axles that are moulded integrally with each of the suspension bars, that are themselves then inserted through the side of the hull. The drive sprockets are produced from multiple parts, offering the best detail, and the tracks, as mentioned above, are supplied as individual links with separate track pads to hold them together, so resulting in a fully workable set of tracks. The engine and transmission are fully detailed, with some etched parts for things such as the gear lever gate. The louvered engine cover that's supplied in all the other kits of this series are still used and supplied with this kit, but in addition there is a new louvered front piece to represent the additional armour, plus a large part that fits on top of the engine hood to represent more armour, along with an armoured windshield. Decals are provided for all the dashboard dials in the driver's cab, which is itself fully detailed of course. At the rear of the vehicle, the entire cargo bed has been replaced with a newly tooled floor and sides to take the newly tooled mount for the PaK 38. There is also a folded back canvas roof supplied, with some etched brass detail, although note that there is no option supplied for having the roof raised. There are two ammunition boxes with etched bras straps provided for stowing on the rear of each fender.

• Brand: Dragon
• Part No: HC-D6719
• Barcode: 089195867193
• Scale: 1:35