Tamiya "Krupp Protze with 3,7cm PaK 35/36" in 1/35 scale

23.04.2012
I was in the mood to build something nice and easy - it could only be a Tamiya kit! Tamiya´s Krupp Protze kit is fantastic, great details, easy to build and some acessoires are also included, like fiugres, stowage and of course the gun. The PaK 35/36 is good aswell. Both together make a very interesting team on every diorama (which i´m building at the moment). I painted the model with acrylic paints from Revell. Oil paints and MIG pigments were used for weathering. My model shows a vehicle of the 1st Mountain Division (1. Gebirgsjägerdivision) in June 1941 during "Operation Barbarossa". The L 2 H 43 and L 2 H 143 "Krupp-Protze" (unofficial designation) was a six-wheeled German truck and artillery tractor used by German forces in World War II. It was powered by a 55 hp or 60 hp (since 1936) Krupp M 304 4-cylinder petrol engine. Its main purpose was to tow artillery, especially the PaK 36, and transport motorized infantry. This vehicle was extensively used on the Eastern Front, North African campaign and in France and Sicily. The "Krupp-Protze" was of relatively advanced design. It was mass-manufactured between 1933 and 1941. Its fuel consumption was relatively high (24 Litres / 100 km on road) in comparison to the comparable Opel Blitz 1.5 t truck (16.5 liters / 100 km, produced 1938 - 1942). Total production was about 7,000 units. (Wikipedia) "Protze" was a German military term used to describe the front carriage towed by a canon-pulling horse. The front horse-towed carriage was used to carry ammunition and gunner, and would have a canon hitched to its rear. I don´t own the rights for the music in this video. "Warlord" from the movie "Lord of War" This song is by Antonio Pinto.

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