DML Military 6550 FlakpanZer Iv Ostwind Smrtkit

A major new 1/35 scale kit release from Dragon is the Flakpanzer IV Ostwind, which is a logical progression in Dragon's exciting range of Panzer IV variants. The Ostwind ("East Wind") was a self-propelled anti-aircraft system based on the chassis of the Panzer IV tank. The main armament was a 3.7cm FlaK 43/1 cannon mounted in a six-sided open-topped turret that could traverse 360�. An order for 100 such vehicles was placed in August 1944, with such vehicles being necessary to counter enemy aircraft that freely roved the skies due to Allied air superiority. Dragon's Ostwind kit is fantastically detailed. To be most useful to modelers, this kit represents a standard-production model. The hexagonal turret, called a "cookie tin" by German soldiers, is made by two-directional slide molds and features the correct scale thickness thanks to Dragon's Razor Edge technology. The turret also bears true-to-scale weld seams. The one-piece FlaK 43 gun with hollow muzzle is finely detailed and is pro