Trumpeter 1/35 German 43 Flakpanzer IV Ostwind Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun Scaled Plastic Model Kit
Trumpeter 1/35 German 43 Flakpanzer IV Ostwind Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun Scaled Plastic Model Kit
1:35 scale static kit of the Flakpanzer IV "Ostwind" anti-aircraft tank. 854 parts with photo-etched sheet and Panzer IV chassis detail.
- 1:35 scale static kit of the Flakpanzer IV "Ostwind" self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
- 854 parts across 21 sprues plus lower and upper hull
- Includes 1 photo-etched parts sheet
- Dark Yellow with Red Brown and Green camouflage paint scheme
The "Ostwind" was the last of a series of Flakpanzers (anti-aircraft tanks) based on the Panzer IV chassis to enter production, albeit in very small numbers. It carried a single 3.7 cm FlaK 43 gun, which was rather more effective than the less powerful 2 cm guns of the "Wirbelwind", and also needed less space in the turret, requiring only a crew of two (gunner and loader) rather than the gunner and two loaders of the quadruple-gun design. Like the "Wirbelwind", the "Ostwind" had a distinctive angular six-sided turret, with the gun emerging from a slot in the pointed front.
After trials in July 1944, on 18 August 1944 Ostbau were given a contract to produce 100 "Ostwind" Is. Fewer than half were completed — the first fifteen of the eventual total of forty-three were finished in December 1944, far too late to have any impact on the war.
Paint scheme: Flakpanzer IV "Ostwind" in Dark Yellow with Red Brown and Green camouflage. Recommended Tamiya paints: XF-59 Flat Desert Yellow, XF-64 Flat Red Brown.
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Item No
- 01520
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Bar Code
- 9580208015200
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Scale
- 1:35
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Item Type
- Static Armor
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Model Length
- 168 mm | Width: 83.7 mm | Height: 86 mm
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Total Parts
- 854 pcs
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Photo Etched Parts
- 1 pc
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Total Sprues
- 21 sprues plus lower hull, upper hull
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Released
- 2009-06
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Scale
- 1/35
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Military Land Type
- Tank, Self-Propelled Gun
