Barcode: 0 89195 86427 7
Packaging: 20 Pieces per carton
Box Size: 9.6"x15"x2.4"
Features:
- New one-piece slide-molded lower hull
- Suspension system is newly tooled
- Newly tooled sprocket with multiple-part assembly to achieve higher levels
of detail
- Road wheels are newly tooled with precise detail
- Newly tooled Magic Track for Sd.Kfz.250/1
- New front wheels with multiple-part assembly for greater detail are included
as option
- Highly detailed sprocket mounts are separate parts
-Two types of front wheels included as option
- Storage box doors can be assembled open/closed
- Bonus new tarp produced in DS
- Gen2 MG42 included
- Gen2 equipment for interior included as bonus
- Upgraded weld seams authentically reproduced
- New Cartograf decal offers accurate markings
Dragon has been updating its 1/35 scale tank fleet with Premium Edition kits
of subjects such as the Kingtiger, Panther and etc. However, smaller armored
vehicles have not been forgotten, as demonstrated by this new Premium Edition
Sd.Kfz. 250/1 Neu. The 250/1 Neu (Item No. 6100) was in fact the original German
halftrack that Dragon ever produced, so it is very appropriate that it be the
first to be upgraded to the latest levels of sophistication! The Sd.Kfz. 250
was a light armored halftrack based on a Demag D7 chassis. In October 1943 the
complex angular design of the Sd.Kfz. 250 was simplified with the introduction
of as many flat panels as possible to speed up production. The small halftrack
was produced until July 1944 when production was switched in favor of the larger
Sd.Kfz. 251 halftrack.
Dragon’s Premium Edition kit has a number of completely new parts, including
the lower hull, suspension system and road wheels. Indeed the front wheels are
also new with two sets available – one made from eight-directional slide molds,
and the other set from multiple parts for maximum detail. Assembly of the kit
is eased by incorporating Magic Tracks, while the realistic tarpaulin over the
troop compartment is replicated in DS, meaning modelers’ efforts with putty
or tissue creations are a thing of the past! The distinctive storage box doors
on the hull sides are designed as separate parts, allowing modelers to display
them either open or closed. This kit has been totally overhauled with a host
of new parts, and lots of options provide more diorama versatility.
