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Germany, Austria, Portugal, Netherlands, Hungary
Article number: 300032589
Product: 1:48 Tank destroyer Elefant
This is a 1/48 scale assembly model of the German Heavy Tank Destroyer
Elephant. The newly tooled 1/48 Elefant has extensive detail, even at
this smaller scale, thanks to the extensive research conducted by Tamiya's designers to make the 1/35 scale rendition.
The development of the full-size Elefant is an interesting case study in
weapons development. Its chassis was developed by Porsche in the design
competition for the Tiger I, but while Porsche was sure enough of its
success to ready 100 examples of the chassis before the end of the
competition, the design was not chosen. The "left over" chassis were
turned into the Elefant on the orders of Hitler in 1942 - some 90
examples were built by May 1943. With armor plates, up to 200mm thick
and a powerful long-caliber 8.8cm gun, it was a formidable piece of equipment, and served German troops until the end of WWII.
Warning! Not suitable for children under 14 years.
Product details
Features:
- Length: 172mm, width: 71mm
- Depictions of the 8.8cm Pak 43 L/71 gun carefully made.
- The large, boxy superstructure is authentically recreated,
right down to its parts breakdown, which is based upon the
jigsaw type plate joints of that on the real thing.
- Assembly type tracks use single-piece straight sections.
- Weights are included for installation in the hull, giving the model
an authentically heavy feel.
- Includes 1 figure to depict a commander in the cupola surveying
the scene in front of him.
- Includes 1 marking option recreating a 653rd Heavy Anti-Tank
Battalion Elefant on the Italian Front, 1944.
