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This kit Features:

Unique radial Zimmerit pattern on the front replicate the real vehicle
- Zimmerit is injection molded w/superior detail
- Multi-directional slide-molded superstructure w/zimmerit realistically represented
- StuH.43/1 L/12 main gun w/slide-molded barrel
- Rifling inside gun barrel authentically recreated
- Slide-molded periscope w/clear plastic parts
- Fully detailed gun w/breech assembly
- Gun breech and recoil guard fully reproduced
- Gunner's seat w/realistic texture
- Metal side-skirt armor plates can be installed separately
- Assembly options provided for fighting-compartment hatches
- Interior details such as hatch supporting arms and scissors periscope provided
- Engine hatches can be assembled open/closed
- Photo-etched part for engine-deck exhaust grill
- Brand new one-piece 40cm DS tracks for Brummbär Mid production
- Finely detailed running gear for Brummbär - road wheels, sprockets, idlers and return rollers authentically reproduced
- 2-directional slide-molded lower hull w/zimmerit on both sides
- Rear fighting-compartment hatch can be displayed open/closed

The Sd.Kfz.166 was an armored infantry support gun designed mainly for urban
operations, more commonly known as the Sturmpanzer IV. As the name implies, it was
based on the chassis of the Panzer IV tank. The Allies referred to it as Brummbär, which
translates as “Grumbler”. The new armored casemate fitted on the hull enclosed a 15cm
StuH.43 L/12 gun. This weapon developed by Skoda could fire the same rounds as the
15cm s.IG.33 gun, with a total of 38 rounds carried inside the vehicle.

Dragon has followed up its earlier Mid-Production 1/35 scale kit of the Brummbär with
another kit from the same period, though one featuring a coating of Zimmerit. Anti-
magnetic layers of Zimmerit were applied to all vehicles prior to September 1944, so this
inclusion makes the kit historically accurate. Modelers will also know that applying
Zimmerit to a model is fraught with all kinds of challenges. Dragon’s latest kit thus offers
convenience and accuracy, for the injection-molded texture and pattern is beautifully
rendered using Dragon’s patented Zimmerit technique. This is obvious in the unique
radial Zimmerit pattern on the front of the multi-directional slide-molded superstructure,
for example.

The kit incorporates separate metal side skirt elements that provide true-to-scale
thickness and can be arranged to a modeler’s preferences.
The brand new one-piece 40cm DS tracks were also especially prepared for the Mid-Production Brummbär.
The distinctive Brummbär appeared in such battles as Kursk, Anzio, Normandy, Ardennes and the Warsaw Uprising, so it gives model-makers ample scope.
For sheer convenience, this Brummbär with Zimmerit offers unparalleled firepower and impact!
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DML6500