Kit# 6535 ON SALE!!! Retail Price 78.95 USD
Bumble Bee' might seem an unusual nickname for a self-propelled
howitzer, but that is what the Germans initially called their 15cm sFH
18 L/30 howitzer mounted on a Panzer IV chassis. The Sd.Kfz.165 Hummel,
of which 714 were produced from late 1942 onwards, was created because
of an urgent need for artillery that could keep pace with Germany's
panzers during WWII. Interestingly, the prototype of the Hummel was
originally fitted with a 10.5cm leFH18 gun, the weapon that eventually
found its way onto the Wespe that was based on the Panzer II chassis.
Dragon's newest 1/35 scale kit shows this "Hummel-Wespe" le Pz. Haub auf
Hummel Fahrgestell armed with the 10.5cm howitzer.
Dragon has
produced the standard Hummel before, but this kit has the smaller gun.
Stil based on Dragon's phenomenally detailed Panzer IV chassis and hull,
this new 1/35 scale kit includes a retooled fighting compartment that
had a unique arrangement due to the smaller size of the 105mm artillery
rounds. The ammo storage racks are also new. Also newly tooled is the
gun shield. , since it isn't the normal one associated with the leFH18
howitzer. The armor plates of the fighting compartment have been made
using Dragon's 'Razor Edge' technique to give a true-to-scale
appearance. In this special fighting-vehicle kit, Dragon offers
something unique and something different from the norm - a Hummel-Wespe
hybrid!