DML6535 1:35 Dragon Sd.Kfz.165 Hummel-Wespe

�??Bumble Bee�?? might seem an unusual nickname for a self-propelled howitzer, but that is what the Germans initially called their 15cm sFH 18 L/30 howitzer mounted on a Panzer IV chassis. The Sd.Kfz.165 Hummel, of which 714 were produced from late 1942 onwards, was created because of an urgent need for artillery that could keep pace with Germany�??s panzers during WWII. Interestingly, the prototype of the Hummel was originally fitted with a 10.5cm leFH18 gun, the weapon that eventually found its way onto the Wespe that was based on the Panzer II chassis. Dragon�??s newest 1/35 scale kit shows this �??Hummel-Wespe�?� le Pz. Haub auf Hummel Fahrgestell armed with the 10.5cm howitzer.

Dragon has produced the standard Hummel before, but this kit has the smaller gun. Stil based on Dragon�??s phenomenally detailed Panzer IV chassis and hull, this new 1/35 scale kit includes a retooled fighting compartment that had a unique arrangement due to the smaller size of the 105mm artillery rounds. The ammo storage racks are also new. Also newly tooled is the gun shield. , since it isn�??t the normal one associated with the leFH18 howitzer. The armor plates of the fighting compartment have been made using Dragon�??s �??Razor Edge�?? technique to give a true-to-scale appearance. In this special fighting-vehicle kit, Dragon offers something unique and something different from the norm �?? a Hummel-Wespe hybrid!