Dragon 6560 1/35 German Panzer.IV Ausf.H Late Production w/Zimmerit

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This is a plastic model kit, which comes unassembled and unpainted. So glue, model paints and other basic modelling tools are additionally required.

	Brand New 1:35 Model Manufacturer: Dragon Item No. 6560
	Newly tooled one-piece 3-directional slide-molded turret for Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.H New OVM arrangement on fenders Unique radial Zimmerit pattern replicates that on the real vehicle Turret roof rendered w/turret-skirt armor brackets Turret-skirt and side-skirt armor plates can be installed separetely Gen2 MG34 w/gun mount Includes hollowed-out undercut on turret bottom Incorporates toothed turret ring inside turret Mantlet view port can be modeled open/closed Commander's cupola recreates structural details Cupola vision blocks can be assembled open/closed Brackets for side-skirt armor realistically detailed Fuel filler flap has open/closed option Idler wheels have detailed parts Rear antenna included One-piece DS tracks Mantlet guard can be removed and gun unloaded as on real vehincle Detailed gun muzzle brake Complete gun assembly w/full detail Finely detailed 7.5cm Kw.K.40 L/48 gun Gun sleeve w/delicate weld and bolt detail made from 3-directional slide molds Final-drive housing w/details on both sides Separate armored cover for final-drive housing Sprocket wheels w/breathtaking detail and multiple delicate parts Magic Tracks w/detail on both sides
	About this model: This particular Ausf.H production variant began rolling off factory floors in April 1943, and it experienced some improvements over earlier Panzer IV medium tanks. For instance, the front glacis plate was strengthened by being represented as a single 80mm-thick plate. Another notable aspect is that the Ausf.H was covered in a proprietary paste to prevent magnetic mines from adhering to vertical steel armor surfaces of the tank. The hull sides were further protected by the addition of 5mm-thick side-skirts, while the turret received 8mm-thick skirts. During the course of production, the Ausf.H began receiving cast steel return rollers, plus the hull side-skirt brackets were strengthened. The addition of all this extra steel saw the weight of the Ausf.H expand to 25 tonnes, with a corresponding decrease in performance. When the Allies landed in Normandy on 6 June 1944, approximately half of German tanks in that theater were Panzer IVs. Tanks such as the Panzer IV Ausf.H wreaked havoc on Allied tank units as they sought to force their way through the thick Normandy bocage.