Tamiya Italiter 1/35 Germany 6-wheel armored car Sd.Kfz.231 japan NEW

Plastic military vehicle model assembly kit

Total length = 175mm The picture is an assembled and painted kit

【German army's first reconnaissance armored car】
The Germans, who rushed to mechanize the reconnaissance unit from the late 1920s before World War II, tentatively developed an armored car based on the chassis of a civilian six-wheeled truck.
This is Sd.Kfz.231.
Equipped with a 20mm gun and a 7.92mm gun in the body consisting of inclined armor and a gasoline engine of 60 to 70 HP at the front of the body.
The maximum speed was 62-70 km / h.
In addition, equipped with a control device at the front and back of the car body, it was possible to evacuate quickly during reconnaissance missions.
Sd. Kfz. 231 will be produced about 130 vehicles in combination with Sd. Kfz. 232, which has a large radio and a frame antenna, and will struggle as a leader in reconnaissance in the early wars against Poland and France. .
Among the Sd. Kfz. 231 that came to France, there was also a car with a smoke generator added to the front of the car.

【About the model】
It is a plastic model assembly kit of German six-armored vehicle Sd.Kfz.231.
★ 1/35 scale, total length 175mm, total width 60mm.
★ Italeri's excellent work kit, Sd.Kfz.232 The radio communication type antenna part was omitted, and each part was upgraded, and it was considered as the kit which can assemble normal type Sd.Kfz.231.
★ The barrel is made of high-quality cut aluminum.
★ We have newly made the anti-aircraft gun rack on the turret and the smoke generation device on the front of the car body new.
★ Delicate welding lines at two central parts of the body are also renewed.
★ Improves assembly accuracy by improving and strengthening the fit of fender accessories.
★ Fully reproduced in a three-dimensional sense of foot circumference.
The front wheels are steerable.
★ One Commander doll included.
The head can be selected from beret, side cap and officer's cap.
★ Set two types of French front and German domestic decals.
※ The armored car parts are made by Italeri.
※ It can not be assembled to Sd.Kfz.232 of wireless communication type.

(From the Tamiya website)