[About actual car]
- The Elephant is a German heavy tank destroyer of World War II, with a long barrel 71 caliber 8.8cm gun and heavy armor reaching up to 200mm.
- Developed by Dr. Porsche for the Tiger tank, the body that was rejected in a competitive prototype with Henschel has a new fixed battle compartment and is equipped with a PaK43/271 caliber 8.8 cm tank gun.
- Above all, it was characterized by adopting a drive system with a unique mechanism called an engine power generation motor drive system.
- 90 cars were built from March to May 1943 using the body prepared at the time of the competition prototype.
- It was immediately put into action against Kursk in July, demonstrating its power. He continued to fight until the end of the war, including being dispatched to the defense of Berlin.
[About the model]
- This is a 1/72 scale plastic model assembly kit of the WWII German heavy tank destroyer Sd.Kfz.184 Elephant.
- A large fixed battle compartment is provided at the rear of the hull, and the appearance of the long protruding 8.8cm gun barrel is expressed with a total length of about 11cm.
-The shape of the lower part of the car body and the battle compartment is modeled as an integral part.
- The left and right fender parts, the engine deck, the rear part of the car body, etc. are delicately reproduced with separate parts to enhance the reality.
-The suspension unit also expresses the unique form of the Porsche type.
-In addition, the tracks are equipped with assembled track parts to enhance the feeling of the finish.
- The upper part of the car body has sharp slits on the engine deck. The details such as the commander's cupola, each hatch and the main gun mantlet enhance the feeling of the battle room.
- In addition, photo-etched parts such as in-vehicle tools are included to enhance the finished look.
-Marking sets decals that can reproduce all vehicles belonging to the 653rd Heavy Tank Destroyer Battalion.
- I'm looking forward to the challenge of creating assortments unique to 1/72 scale.
[Major features]
- 1/72 scale reproduction of the German heavy tank destroyer Sd.Kfz.186 Elephant during World War II.
- Crawler tracks are prefabricated for a realistic finish
- With photo-etched parts to enhance detail
- A set of decals that can reproduce all vehicles belonging to the 653rd Heavy Tank