1/35 Pz.Kpfw.III (3.7cm) (T) Ausf.F "OPERATION SEELÖWE" - Dragon 6877

The Dragon Models 1/35 Sd.Kfz.234/4 mit 7.5cm PaK L/48 Smart Kit (6814) is a detailed model of the most powerfully armed variant of Germany's premier heavy armored car. The Sd.Kfz.234/4 — known informally as the Pakwagen ("gun carrier") — mounted the formidable 7.5cm PaK 40/3 L/48 anti-tank gun in a minimalist open-topped ring mount on the chassis of the Sd.Kfz.234 eight-wheeled armored car, creating a fast, far-ranging tank destroyer capable of engaging Soviet and Allied armor at lethal ranges.

The Sd.Kfz.234 family was powered by a Tatra 103 air-cooled diesel engine and featured a monocoque armored hull on an eight-wheel drive chassis with independent suspension on all axles — a sophisticated design that gave outstanding cross-country performance. The 234/4 was the last production variant, built in very small numbers (only 89 produced) between December 1944 and March 1945. It served with Aufklärungsabteilungen (reconnaissance battalions) in the final campaigns in the West and East, where its long-range gun was far more potent than the reconnaissance role might suggest. The open-topped fighting compartment meant the gun could be served efficiently but left the crew exposed.

Key Features:

• 1/35 scale injection-molded Smart Kit
• Newly developed Sd.Kfz.234/4 open-top fighting compartment and ring-mount assembly
• Accurately reproduced 7.5cm PaK 40/3 L/48 gun with traverse and elevation
• Photo-etched brass parts for exterior stowage racks and fine detail components
• Detailed eight-wheeled chassis with complex independently-sprung suspension faithfully reproduced
• Multiple Wehrmacht marking options for late-war service

The Sd.Kfz.234 family is among the most technically sophisticated subjects in Dragon's catalog, and the 234/4 Pakwagen is its most fearsome expression — a vehicle that combined the speed and range of a heavy armored car with the anti-tank firepower of a tank destroyer. Dragon's Smart Kit captures every element of this complex vehicle with characteristic precision.

Ideal For:

• WWII German armored car and Sd.Kfz.234 family collectors
• Late-war Western Front and Eastern Europe campaign diorama builders
• Intermediate to advanced modelers seeking a technically complex armored car build

The Dragon Sd.Kfz.234/4 Pakwagen is a rare and powerful subject — the apex predator of the German armored car family, captured in authoritative 1/35 scale detail.