Miniart has combined some of their better sets into a "Big Box" to create this, the "Repairing Of Pz.kpfw. Iv Ausf. H. Big Set" in 35th scale. Repair men, a crane, barrels, ammunition, repair station with tools and scenery elements - ohh - and a full interior Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H. Vomag initial production tank in the set as well. Let's look at what's inside the big box in our preview...
Preview: MiniArt's "Big Box" Repairing Of Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H. Big Set in 35th scale
Repairing Of Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H. Big Set
From MiniArt
Kit No #36063
1:35th scale
The kit contains a Gantry crane, repair men, Repair station & tools + full interior Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H. Vomag initial production
The Subject: Panzer repair on the front lines...
Panzer repair workshops near the front line were just as common to every unit that fought during WWII. There are plenty of images of men working a sweat up fixing tanks with various issues and damage during WWII.
StuG III has its gun removed with a crane while undergoing maintenance, Soviet Union, 1943
All types of vehicles were repaired as needed as close to the front as was safe. Ersatz workshops on any ground that could be used were made into makeshift Panzer workshops. The gantry crane, the workbenches and equipment needed to help fix, move and repair these vehicles of many types, not just tanks, but AFV and soft skin vehicles also.
A front line Panzer repair shop. where this Panzer III Ausf. G (als Tauchpanzer) has its turret removed with the help of a gantry crane.
The closer to the front the more varied the tools and equipment. the smaller gantry crane was invaluable in lifting heavy items from the vehicles.
Panzer III (5 cm L/42) Ausf. J under repair. Eastern front, probably during winter 1942-43.
Repair to the track of a Panzer III Ausf G. (Nr. 834) of the 13th Panzer Division, near Zhytomyr, Ukraine. August 1941
Repairing a Panzer IV's engine Russia Nov 1943
The kit from MiniArt:
A popular subject - the repairing of battle-worn vehicles close to the front line during WWII. We often have to gather the parts to these ourselves, but Miniart has its own solution. They have followed their edict of creating full scenes for modellers by making several of their kits into one "Big Box" in the form of this, "Repairing Of Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H. Big Set" in 35th scale.
The kit contains:
A combination of the four kits are filled with these elements...
- Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H. Vomag initial prod. May 1943 (full interior kit)
- Four figures of repairmen
- A 2t gantry crane
- A repair table, 2 sleepers, repair tools,
- A diorama base.
The four kits this set combines (with some small changes)
Here is a photo of what the kit looks like when completed and all of the elements are in place
The parts of the kit:
Here are the sprues included in the kit.
Four repair men are in the box.
The two sets of figures are shown here below built and painted, they are:
35350 German Tankmen With Gantry Crane & Maybach Hl 120 Engine
35353 German Repairmen
The gantry crane and repair station is included in the box...
Two railway sleepers are included
#36047 Country Road is the donor kit for the base. (the wall and cart does not come with this kit). It is a vac-formed diorama base.
The full interior kit of the Panzer IV H Vomag kit is included
A track jig is included
Track pins to make the tracks workable are included
The tank's ammunition is included
Clear pats for the tank are included
Marking choices for this kit:
The marking choice in the box is this one, of Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H. Vomag initial prod. from the Pz.Rgt. 35, 4 pz. Div. Summer 1944.
Chains are included for the repair crane
Photoetch for the tank and for the repair tools are included
This kit is due next month (just in time for Christmas!). See more about all of MiniArt's kits on their website...
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