Sd.Kfz.2 Kettenkrad

The Sd.Kfz. 2 Kettenkrad was a multipurpose half-track motorcycle with a single front wheel. Originally designed as a light tractor for airborne troops, it had to be compact enough to fit inside the cargo hold of a Junkers Ju 52 transport aircraft. Developed by NSU Werke AG in 1939, it entered production in late 1940.

The Kettenkrad had excellent cross-country mobility and could carry two passengers in addition to the driver. Its rated payload was 325 kg, including the crew. Although designed for airborne forces, it was widely used by regular Wehrmacht units, proving to be a reliable and capable vehicle in difficult terrain. It served as a reconnaissance vehicle, artillery tractor, cable-laying vehicle, medical transport and infantry carrier. Towards the end of the war, it was also used to tow aircraft around airfields. The Kettenkrad saw service on the Eastern Front, elsewhere in Europe and in North Africa.

The vehicle weighed 1,560 kg and was powered by a 36 hp Opel four-cylinder petrol engine, giving it a top speed of 70 km/h on good roads. It was steered using handlebars, with the front wheel providing gentle directional control, while sharper turns automatically engaged the brake on the corresponding track. A total of 8,345 Kettenkrads were built during the war. Production continued until 1948, with approximately 550 additional vehicles manufactured after the war as agricultural tractors.

The model depicts an early-production Kettenkrad serving with the Luftwaffe’s Ramcke Brigade in North Africa in 1942–43.

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Model: 1:35 Dragon 6128, Sd.Kfz.2/2 kleines Kettenkrad w/sch. Feldkable

+ Eduard 35700 Kettenkraftrad w/sch. Feldkabel

+ T-Rex Studio TR35098 Front Fork for Kettenkraftrad

+ T-Rex Studio TR85059 Kettenkraftrad Tracks w/Sprockets

+ Passion Models P35D-013 Kettenkraftrad Decal Set

+ Archer AR35313 Scwimmwagen, Kübelwagen and Kettenkrad Instruments and Plackards

Sd.Kfz.252

The Sd.Kfz. 252 was a German lightly armoured half-track ammunition carrier. Based on the Sd.Kfz. 250 half-track, it was built by Demag, Wegmann and Deutsche Werke between June 1940 and September 1941.

The Sd.Kfz. 252 shared its chassis and basic hull design with the Sd.Kfz. 250, but featured a fully enclosed armoured compartment. To increase the amount of ammunition carried, it frequently towed a small single-axle Sd.Ah. 32/1 ammunition trailer. During the early years of the Second World War, the vehicle was used primarily by assault gun units, where each StuG was supported by an ammunition carrier.

The vehicle weighed 5.7 tonnes and was powered by a 110 hp Maybach HL 42 TRKM six-cylinder petrol engine, giving it a top speed of 65 km/h. Its crew consisted of two men.

The model depicts an Sd.Kfz. 252 ammunition carrier assigned to the StuG "A" of the 3rd Battery, StuG.Abt. 185. The unit was operating in Estonia in late summer 1941.

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Model: 1:35 Dragon 6919x, Sd.Kfz.252 mit Sd.Ah.32/1 Trailer

+ Aber 35084 Sd.Kfz. 250/1 "Alte" Vol.1 - Basic Set

+ Aber 35085 Sd.Kfz. 250/1 "Alte" - Additional Set

+ Aber 35A085 Right Stowage bin for Sd.Kfz. 250/252/253

+ Aber 35160 Sd.Kfz. 250/3 "Alte" Vol.2 - Fenders

+ T-Rex Studio TR35027 WWII Gemany Lifting Hook Set B

+ Friulmodel ATL50 Tracks for Sd.Kfz.250

+ Quickwheel QWX-020 Sd.Kfz.250&10 Front wheels uncommon off-road

+ Quickwheel QWX-017 Sd.Kfz.250&10 Front wheels civilian tread pattern

+ Master GM-35-043 German WWII 2m rod antenna for Fu5 radio set

+ Elefant Corporation 35425 German License plates - Wehrmacht

+ Archer AR35214 German instrument faces for Sd.Kfz.250/251/11 series

+ AFV Club AF35084 75mm KwK L/24 Ammunition

+Archer AR77023 75mm ammo stencils

Panzer IV Ausf.B

The Panzer IV was a German medium tank produced between 1937 and 1945. Over the course of the war, it became the most numerous tank in Wehrmacht service. Developed alongside the Panzer III in the second half of the 1930s, it was initially armed with a short-barrelled 75 mm KwK 37 L/24 gun and designed to provide fire support for infantry.

The Ausf.B and the nearly identical Ausf.C were the first Panzer IV variants produced in significant numbers, with production of the Ausf.B beginning in May 1938. It incorporated numerous improvements over the Ausf.A, including thicker armour, a more powerful engine and a new transmission. The layout of the upper hull was revised, while a new commander’s cupola and driver’s visor cover were introduced. The radio operator’s machine gun was replaced by a vision port and pistol port. The tank weighed 18 tonnes and had a five-man crew. Its 300 hp Maybach HL 120 TR twelve-cylinder petrol engine gave it a top speed of 42 km/h on roads and 20 km/h cross-country.

The model depicts a Panzer IV Ausf.B as it appeared in France in June 1940 during Operation Fall Gelb.

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Model: 1:35 Tristar 35021, Panzerkamofwagen IV Ausf.B

+ Aber 35188 Pz.Kpw. IV Ausf. B/C Vol.1 - Basic Set

+ Aber 35189 Pz.Kpw. IV Ausf. B/C Vol.2 - Fenders

+ Aber 35L157 75mm KwK 37 L/24 barrel

+ Aber 35L70 MG 34 Set of 2 Barrels
+ T-Rex Studio TR35028 EEII Gemany Lifting Hook Set C

+ MasterClub MTL35014 Tracks for Pz.Kpfw.III, 380mm short-horne

+ Orange Hobby G35-003-35 Universal Antenna for German Combat Vehicle Early version WWII

+ Orange Hobby G35-023-48 Fire Extinguisher for WWII German Combat vehicle Early Version

+ Alpine Miniatures 35028 Early WWII Panzer Crew

+ Miniart 35191 Tank Crew (France 1940)

+ Hornet & Wolf HGH07 German Heads w/ Panzer Beret 1935-1940

+ Hornet & Wolf HANDS02 Hands Set No. 02