Fine brass elements for one of the heaviest machines of the war: 1:35 Sd. Kfz. 184 FERDINAND (dragon) aims at the original form of the vehicle from the fighting at Kursk.
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A vehicle whose front had twenty centimeters of steel deserves accessories that balance that massiveness with fineness in the detail. The Royal Model set brings thin photo-etched elements for the places where a plastic molding necessarily carries its own thickness: the grilles over the engine, the covers, the tool clips. The set cannot do without a plastic basis.
The chassis came from a lost competition for a heavy tank: Porsche's design with gasoline-electric drive did not win over the commission, but it would have been a waste to throw away ninety part-built examples. The conversion built a long 88 mm gun into the rear casemate, which destroyed targets at distances where it was itself still safe. At Kursk in July 1943, though, a weakness showed that the designers had forgotten: the vehicle had no machine gun and in close contact with infantry it was almost defenseless.
Start with the places that will be inaccessible once it is assembled, that is the running gear and the underside of the hull. Glue the etched grilles on only after the base coat has been sprayed. Given the dimensions of the hull, shading of the tone will come out well on the model: brighten the middle of the large surfaces slightly and leave the lower areas darker. Mud and dust come last, because it is exactly on a heavy vehicle that they look credible.
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