Tamiya 35370 German Marder I Tank Destroyer 1/35 Scale Plastic Model Kit

Description

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This historical model assembly kit depicts the German Tank Destroyer Marder I. The Marder I was one of the early German efforts to update a military that - despite crushing early successes against Poland and the Allied early in WWII - was in sore need of mechanization. Based upon the French Lorraine supply tractor, it was one of a number of commandeered vehicles pressed into German service. Around 170 were produced from May 1942, and their 7.5cm Pak40 anti-tank gun was a threat to Allied AFVs in France post-Normandy landings, and also on the Eastern Front and even North Africa. Kit features: compact chassis and bulging upper hull, complete with rivet and weld line details; interior features gun breech detail, sights, racks, radio equipment and more; assembly type tracks have single piece straight sections; bogies have an ergonomic parts breakdown; two figures are pictured looking to the skies, hinting at the breakdown of air control from their Luftwaffe after the Normandy landings; comes with three marking options, two from Normandy and one from the Eastern Front.
This finely detailed plastic model kit requires assembly and painting.