Description
Painting & Assembly Required. Ages 14 & Up.
Heuschrecke (Grasshopper) is a special self-propelled howitzer based on the chassis of the ubiquitous Panzer IV tank. It featured a 10.5cm gun mounted in a turret with a 360 degree traverse. However, this Grasshopper had a special ability up its sleeve. The vehicle had a lifting gantry installed on the superstructure rear that could remove the turret and emplace it on the ground. Alternatively the turret could be placed on a wheeled carriage and towed behind the vehicle. This then allowed the Grasshopper to act as an ammunition carrier. This was a novel idea but it didnt really catch on for obvious reasons, with just three prototypes built in 1943.
Please see the paint guide below for the manufacturer's suggested colors.
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Product Details:
Scale: 1/35
Skill Level: 3
Series: '39-'45 with Gen2 equipment
Features: Highly detailed plastic pieces molded in grey with clear and photo-etched parts
- Converted 10.5cm leFH18 gun plus StuH 42 gun mount specially designed for Grasshopper
- Turret has exquisite interior detail and realistically moves with its 360 degree traverse and elevation, depression or dismount options
- Wheels for turret mounting-pad can be assembled mounted on pad or on rear of vehicle
- Lifting gantry for dismounting turret is a fully movable design
- Fighting compartment interior represented in detail with ammo rack and gunpowder storage
- Battery in fighting compartment can be represented with door closed
- Brand new extended chassis with precise dimensions
- Left and right sprocket wheels are different to mimic real vehicle
- Detailed idler, sprocket and road wheels, suspension, exhaust pipe and upper hull
- Slide-molded parts include securing spikes for dismounted turret and lower hull
- Includes bonus ammunition, new Cartograf decals and 40cm Magic Tracks
*Use only cement for polystyrene plastic*
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Paint Guide:
Flat White
Gold
Silver
Black
Flat Black
Steel
Wood Brown
Red Brown
Field Grey
Burnt Iron
Khaki Green
Dark Yellow
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