1:35 T28 Super Heavy Tank - DRAGON

Designated a Super Heavy Tank, this 95-ton monstrosity was designed to breach the defences of the Siegfried Line during the latter part of WWII. The T28 featured a 105mm T5E1 gun fitted in a fixed casemate instead of a traditional turret. The frontal armour was up to 305mm thick, sufficient to withstand the famous and super-effective German 8.8cm cannon. To cope with the immense weight, the vehicle ran on four sets of tracks instead of the usual two. However, its 500hp engine was underpowered to handle such bulk, meaning the T28 was slow (a 13km/h top speed) and cumbersome (military bridges of the day could not bear its weight). It was to operate with a four-man crew.

THE KIT:

• Newly tooled T28 rendered with details
• Newly designed suspension system and realistically represented road wheels
• T28 can be assembled in either combat or travel modes
• On-vehicle tools reproduced
• .50-cal machine gun with pedestal mount on casemate roof
• Cupola hatches can be assembled open/closed
• Hatches on engine deck can be assembled open/closed
• Round-shaped trunnions with cast detail
• Bolted connecting plate for mantlet
• Aluminum gun barrel
• Track-removal jibs reproduced with crisp detail
• Delicate cable guides molded on T28 side
• Intricate storage box provided
• One-piece lower hull offers easy assembly
• Intricate upper hull assembled from separate pieces
• Slide-molded one-piece hull body
• Bogies with plunger springs reproduced
• Detailed sprockets with fine details;
• Idler wheels have detailed parts
• Horns and protective brackets realistically reproduced
• DS tracks reproduced with refined detail