Packaging: 20 pieces per master carton
Box Size: 9.6"x15"x3.1"
1/35 Kingtiger - Henschel Turret "Battle of the Bulge" (Sd.Kfz.182) w/BONUS parts
Dragon commemorates the Battle of the Bulge with this unique kit -- a Henschel-turreted Kingtiger number 222.
Features:
- Newly tooled "Magic Tracks" appear on the Kingtiger for the first time
(Tight friction fit and no clean up necessary - see below for more details)
- Road wheels are of Dragon's most accurate and up to date quality
- Aluminum 88mm gun barrel
- Brass ammo projectiles
- Metal tow cables
- Cartograf decals represent the well-photographed tank number 222
- Eight bonus Fallschirmjager figures that help to replicate a series of famous German WW2 photos
- Photo-etched fret for engine grill
- Photo-etched fret supplies detailed base caps for projectiles
About the Battle of the Bulge:
The German Ardennes Offensive starting in late December 1944, popularly known as the Battle of the Bulge, was the last major German offensive on the Western Front in World War II. It was intended that the German army would split the Allied line in half, capture Antwerp, sweep north and encircle and destroy four Allied armies, thus forcing them to negotiate for peace.
Although unsuccessful, it nevertheless tied down huge amounts of Allied resources, and a slow response to the resulting gap in their lines erased months from their timetable. An alternative analysis is that the offensive allowed the Allies to severely deplete the cream of German army outside the defenses of the West Wall and in poor supply state, greatly easing the assault on Germany afterward. In numerical terms, it is the largest battle the United States Army has ever fought.
About Dragon's "Magic Tracks":
These tracks come ready to assemble, with no clean up necessary! They even snap together using a tight friction fit for easy assembly. Just a light application of glue afterwards is all that is needed -- the magic of Magic Tracks!