HobbyBoss 1:35 Sd. Kfz. 223

82443

£27.00 GBP

HobbyBoss 1:35 - Sd. Kfz. 223 Leichter Panzerspahwagen Funk - Plastic model kit #82443

The German Leichter Panzerspahwagen was a series of light four-wheel drive armoured cars produced from 1935 to 1944. The base model, Sd. Kfz. 221, was armed with a single 7.92mm Maschinengewehr 13 machine gun and was in production from 1935 to 1940 with at least 339 vehicles produced. The next version, Sd. Kfz. 222, had a 2cm KwK 30 L/55 autocannon and a 7.92mm MG 13 machine gun. A total of 990 vehicles were produced from 1937 till 1943. The Sd. Kfz. 223 was similar to the Sd. Kfz. 221, but was equipped with a frame antenna and a radio set. Initially it was armed with a 7.92mm MG 13 machine gun, but it was changed to a Maschinengewehr 34 in 1938. This model was manufactured from 1936 to 1944. At least 567 Sd. Kfz. 223 cars were produced for the army.

Item No: 82443
Item Name: Sd. Kfz. 223 Leichter Panzerspahwagen Funk
Scale: 1:35
Item Type: Static kit
Model Dimension: Length 131.55mm, Width 60.5mm
Total Plastic Parts: 251 pcs
Total Sprues: 5 sprues, upper hull, lower hull and 4 tires
Chromeplate Parts: n/a
Camouflage Scheme: German Army
Resin Parts: n/a
Metal Parts: n/a
Photo Etched Parts: 2pcs
Film Accessory: n/a
Release Date: 2010-03

Additional:
- Multi-directional slide moulded upper hull
- Two-directional slide moulded lower hull
- Photo-etched parts included

Collections: All, Axis Forces (WWII), German, North Africa (WWII), Vehicles, WWII

Category: HobbyBoss Light Vehicles

Type: Light vehicle

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1:35 - Major Herbert George "Blondie" Hasler - Resin kit

Herbert George "Blondie" Hasler was a Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Marines. In 1942, a 28-year-old Hasler planned and led Operation Frankton. The operation was a commando raid on Axis shipping in the French port of Bordeaux occupied by the Germans. The mission was to attach mines to the hulls of German cargo ships. Three of the five canoes were lost on the way to the port. The surviving crewmen including Hasler reached the port successfully, placed the mines and managed to drown four cargo ships. They then walked 100 miles to a French village where they met with members of the Resistance and started their journey back to England through Spain and Gibraltar. For this operation Hasler was awarded the Distinguished Service Order by King George VI.

One kayak was damaged while being deployed from the submarine, and it and its crew therefore could not take part in the mission. Only two of the 10 men who launched from the submarine survived the raid: Hasler, and his number two in the kayak, Bill Sparks. Of the other eight, six were executed by the Germans and two died from hypothermia.

This product is available in two scales, 1:35 and 1:24 and was painstakingly designed from scratch as a digital model.

The kit includes: 2 x miniatures (Blondie Hasler and Bill Sparks) in their folding Cockle Canoe named 'Catfish' made by Campaign Models (UK).

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