Götterdämmerung

Rui S
Interesting project & very nice figure paiting. Well done 👍

Neuling
I agree with Rui. Has this combination of gun and vehicle really seen action?

Oscar Benavent
Hi, Thanks both for your comments. As I know this vehicle existed, but there is not enough information about that. Just some photos taken in a WWII military scrapyard...

Rui S
In the folowing linK: the reviews say:

8.8 FlaK 37 (Cyber Hobby 6667, 1:35)

"At the very end of the war the Germans were absolutely frantic to find weapons to oppose the Allies on both fronts and as such would try to mount any useful weapon on any functioning chassis. This particular combination, of which at least two may have been converted, is typical of that fervor. Mounted high on the chassis and without any stabilizer jacks or spades, this could only have been used in head-on firing and even then would probably start breaking suspension components after a few rounds. (Note that the similar concept of the "Nashorn" at least had a purpose-built chassis and a very narrow arc of fire as well.)"

Or:

"The 8.8 cm Flak gun proved to be a very versatile and potent weapon for the Germans in WWII. The Germans explored many different vehicle-weapon combinations and the subject of this kit is one of them. There were only 3 prototypes of this variant of the Pz.Kpfw IV produced by 1942. While they performed very well in field trials, no more were manufactured because tank production took priority. It was heavy for a self-propelled gun and its size would have made moving it by rail problematic. The project was cancelled by Albert Speer in January 1945.
while the subject is an obscure, never used, footnote in the history books... "

Guy Rump
Very unusual, but very impressive build. 👍