1:35 Sd.Kfz. 7/2 3.7cm Flak 37 with Armor Cab - DRAGON

The Sonderkraftfahrzeug 7 (commonly abbreviated to Sd.Kfz.7) was a German medium halftrack of WWII with a payload capacity of eight tonnes. This sizeable vehicle met the requirement for a tractor to tow 8.8cm FlaK guns and 15cm s.FH.18 howitzers. It was designed by Krauss-Maffei and manufactured by several companies. Full-scale production commenced in 1939, with some 12,187 eventually being produced up till March 1945. Sd.Kfz. 7/2 - Sd.Kfz. 7 armed with a 3.7 cm FlaK 36 anti-aircraft gun (in 1944 switched to 3.7 cm FlaK 43). Again, both open and armored cab variants existed. About 1000 produced by the end of January 1945.

THE KIT:

• Two types of side frames
• Two types of armor cab
• Two types of flat bed
• Side frames can be folded down for better crew access
• Gun can traverse 360 degrees
• Two variations of cab armor plates provided
• Two different side frames: mesh and wooden provided
• Front armor plates newly produced
• Sharply reproduced on-vehilcle tools
• Front window armor with photo-etched can be assembled open or closed
• Driver's and radio operator's hatches with interior detail can be assembled open or closed
• Brand new mounted 3.7cm Flak 37 cannon
• 5-way slide-molded one piece gun barrel with hollow muzzle
• Two options of flat bed available
• Both variations: the one-piece bended or overhang cab armor plates provided for customization
• Cannon can be freely posed at different angles
• Gun shield realistically rendered with fine detail
• Triangular base-plate gun plaform authentically detailed
• Intricately detailed internal mechanical components: engine, gearbox, fuel tank, compressed-air tank, suspension, exhaust and winch
• 6-cylinder engine represented by multiple parts
• Delicate engine housing
• Finely detailed sub-frame made by slide molds with muffler and exhaust-pipe assembly
• Slide molds enable one-piece chassis frame with support-brace detail
• Detailed gearbox has multipart assembly
• Brake drums have detail on both sides
• Winch assembly with rope, tow hook and actuator realistically reproduced
• Detailed winch spool has bolt and rib detail
• Rear crossbeam with roller and trailer coupling depicted like the real one
• Rear doors can left up or folded down
• Fully detailed steering mechanism
• Suspension system as per the real vehicle: slide-molded suspension arms and springs with delicate detail
• Includes clear lenses for headlamps and spotlight
• Front tow hook details courtesy of slide molds
• Refined bolt detail on front fenders
• Photo-etched mount w/bolt detail for Notek light
• New accurately shaped front fenders made from 2-directional slide mold
• Different road wheels rendered w/delicated detail on both sides
• Front wheels with authentic tread detail made from DS
• Photo-etched flange around sprocket wheel center
• Sprocket with realistic ribbed detail
• Final-drive housing made from separate parts with bolt and rib detail
• Brand new Magic Tracks for German half-track
• Track links have reinforcing structure