[About actual car]
- The Hummel self-propelled gun was created by the German army in World War II by mounting a 15cm howitzer on the III/IV chassis.
- Chassis adopts a self-propelled artillery chassis called III/IV chassis, which is equipped with the same transmission as the Panzer III on the chassis of the Panzer IV F type.
- The engine was mounted in the center of the vehicle. An open-top fighting compartment was built there and equipped with an sFH18 heavy howitzer.
- Completed in 1943, he played an active part in each front until the end of the war, starting with the Battle of Kursk.
- A 30 caliber 15 cm heavy howitzer, the sFH18 boasted a maximum range of 13000 m.
- Since the ammunition used a method in which the charge and the ammunition were separated, the crew was 6 people, one more than usual, and the ammunition was transported using the same chassis because the ammunition mounted was as small as 18 rounds. A car was also produced and shared the heartbeat.
- There are early production type and late production type of the car body, and the design of the compass for the driver and the radio operator at the front of the car body and the face and part are different.
- By the end of the war, more than 700 cars were produced and fought on the frontlines of various places.
[About the model]
- The model is a 1/35 scale plastic model assembly kit that reproduces the Sd.Kfz.165 Hummel, a German self-propelled gun that was active in World War II.
- This kit is a convertible kit that can be assembled by selecting either Hummel's early production type or late production type.
-In order to reproduce the difference, the upper part of the car body and the sprocket wheel are set with both the early model parts and the late model parts.
- The lower part of the car body is integrally molded using a slide mold.
- Accurately reproduces even the details of the underside, and enhances the realism with realistic expressions such as rolling wheels and driving wheels.
- Uses a realistic assembly type magic track for the tracks.
-The battle compartment built on top of it has a mechanical finish centered on the main 15cm howitzer.
- Aluminum parts are available for the gun barrel. In addition, the gun cradle mount and the details of the closure are reproduced to create the charm of an open-top fighting compartment.
[Major features]
- Reproduce Hummel in 1/35 scale
- Crawler track adopts a prefabricated magic track
- Gun barrel is set with aluminum parts
- 2in1 kit that can be assembled by selecting the early type or late type