1:35 Sd.Kfz.131 Panzerjager II fur PaK40/2 Marder II - Mid Production - DRAGON

Early in the war there was an urgent need for self-propelled anti-tank platforms, especially when the Wehrmacht was confronted by well-armored enemy vehicles such as the T-34 and KV-I during the invasion of Russia. Many hybrid designs were converted from obsolete tank chassis. The Marder II was a case in point, as it was based on a Panzer II chassis. The Mid-Production version of the Marder II (Sd.Kfz.131) was armed with 7.5cm PaK 40. Some 576 Marder IIs were produced from June 1942 till June 1943, and they fought primarily on the Eastern Front.

THE KIT:

• Newly tooled stowage box included
• Fighting-compartment side armor reproduced
• OVM arrangement for Marder II Mid Production
• Accurate upper hull with fenders and engine deck in full detail
• Fully detailed hull bottom
• Fighting-compartment interior arrangement for Mader II
• Ammunition boxes with bolt detail specific to Mid Production
• Driver's hatch can be assembled open or closed
• Photo-etched muffler guard
• Gun travel lock for Marder II Mid Production
• Suspension system unique to Mid Production
• Fighting-compartment periscopes can be assembled in raised or lowered positions
• Driver's vision port with interior detail
• Driver's controls recreated in fine detail
• Double-layer ultra-thin gun shield with rivets
• Driver's vision can be assembled open or closed
• Slide-molded "armor spacers"
• Recoil guard for PaK40 included
• Detailed breech can be assembled open or closed
• Authentic ZF SSG46 Aphon transmission components with transmission housing
• Instrument panel included
• Road wheels finely detailed
• Two types of fully detailed drive sprockets
• Three types of detailed idler wheels
• Two types of plastic ammunition, shell, casings, ammo tubes (open/closed) and wooden ammo cases
• Detailed injection-molded on-vehicle tools with brackets
• Additional on-vehicle tools without brackets
• Three kinds of slide-molded muzzle brakes
• Magic Tracks reproduced with crisp detail