Dragon 1/35 Sd.Kfz.166 Stu.Pz.IV "Brummbar" Mid Production | 6460

Featuring a brand new mould for the Panzer IV H/J chassis! Features: Fighting Compartment:- Fighting compartment with pistol ports made by 3-directional slide molds- Interlocking detail on fighting compartment realistically depicted- Fighting compartment roof rendered with delicate details- Fighting compartment roof hatch provided w/options- Fighting compartment floor has realistic texture- Pistol port can be assembled open/closed- Rear fighting compartment hatch can be displayed open/closed- Accurate reproduced mount of star-antenna is newly tooled- Star-antenna included Gun:- StuH.43/1 L/12 main gun with slide-molded barrel- Rifling inside gun barrel authentically recreated- Fully detailed gun w/breech assembly- Gun breech and recoil guard fully reproduced- Gunner’s seat plus clear-plastic periscope represented in detail- Slide-molded periscope with clear plastic parts is newly reproduced Upper Hull & Engine Deck:- Glacis plate is newly designed- Spare track on glacis plate and lower-hull frontal armor- New spare-track rack on lower-hull frontal armor- Newly designed jack made by slide molds- On-vehicle tools new for this vehicle- Duct shutters reproduced with photo-etched parts- New fenders with tread pattern on both sides- Air filter newly tooled for this vehicle- New tooling for side toolbox- Slide-molded engine deck w/bolt detail- Engine hatches can be assembled open/closed- Photo-etched part for engine-deck exhaust grill- New spare-wheel rack installed on rear of vehicle Side-Skirt:- Newly designed side-skirt armor produced in metal for scale thickness- Side-skirt armor brackets realistically detailed- Side-skirt armor plates can be installed separately Lower Hull, Suspension, wheels and tracks:- New lower hull made by 2-directional slide mold; bolts and rivets delicately represented on hull bottom- Brand new running gear for Brummbar - newly tooled road wheels, sprockets, idlers and return rollers authentically reproduced- Photo-etched parts for idlers to accurately represent undercut detail- Newly tooled Magic Track About the "Brummbar"Alternatively called the Sturmpanzer IV, Sturmpanzer 43 or Sd.Kfz. 166, the Brummbar was an armored vehicle equipped with a 150mm StuH 43 L/12 gun. Brummbar, which means “grizzly bear” in German, was the nickname given to it by the Allies. Based on a Panzer IV chassis, this infantry support gun was especially designed for combat in urban areas. In December 1943, the superstructure, particularly the driver’s position and periscope, and gun (StuH 43/1 L/12) were modified in order to reduce the vehicle’s weight. The resulting upgraded vehicle was known as the Mid-Production Brummbar. The Brummbar saw action on the Eastern and Western Fronts, as well as in the Italian theater.