In Box Review of Commander Series 1/35th Scale
Nashorn Update Kit for DML Sd. Kfz. 164 kit
Kit no. 2-049
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright 199*
Out of production.
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright 199*
Out of production.
HISTORY:
Nashorn ( German for "rhinoceros"), initially known as Hornisse (German "hornet"), was a German Panzerjäger ("tank hunter") of World War II. It was developed as an interim solution in 1942 by equipping a light turretless chassis based on the Panzer III and Panzer IV tanks with the 8.8 cm Pak 43 anti-tank gun.
Though only lightly armored and displaying a high profile, it could penetrate the front armor of any Allied tank at long range, and its relatively low cost and superior mobility to heavier vehicles ensured it remained in production until the war's end.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Type: Tank destroyer
Place of origin: Nazi Germany
Designer: Alkett
Manufacturer: Alkett, Deutsche Eisen Werke (Teplitz-Schönau)
No. built: 494
Mass: 24 tonnes (52,900 lb.)
Length: 8.44 m (27 ft 8 in) with gun of 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) excluding gun
Width: 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in)[1]
Height: 2.65 m (8 ft 8 in)
Crew: 5
Armor: hull: 20–30 mm (0.78–1.18 in)
superstructure: 10 mm (0.39 in)
Main armament: 88 mm (3.46 in) 8.8 cm Pak 43/1 gun with 40-60 rounds
Secondary armament: 7.92 mm MG34 or MG42 machine gun (carried inside) with 600 rounds
Engine: Maybach HL120 TRM 11.9-litre V-12 gasoline engine of 296 hp (300 PS, 221 kW)
Power/weight: 12.3 hp/tonne
Transmission: ZF SSG 77 Aphon
Suspension: leaf spring
Ground clearance: 0.4 m (1 ft 4 in)
Fuel capacity: 470 L (100 imp gal; 120 US gal) in two fuel tanks
Operational range: 260 km (146 mi)
Maximum speed: 42 km/h (26 mph)
Steering system: Daimler-Benz/Wilson clutch/brake
Nashorn ( German for "rhinoceros"), initially known as Hornisse (German "hornet"), was a German Panzerjäger ("tank hunter") of World War II. It was developed as an interim solution in 1942 by equipping a light turretless chassis based on the Panzer III and Panzer IV tanks with the 8.8 cm Pak 43 anti-tank gun.
Though only lightly armored and displaying a high profile, it could penetrate the front armor of any Allied tank at long range, and its relatively low cost and superior mobility to heavier vehicles ensured it remained in production until the war's end.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Type: Tank destroyer
Place of origin: Nazi Germany
Designer: Alkett
Manufacturer: Alkett, Deutsche Eisen Werke (Teplitz-Schönau)
No. built: 494
Mass: 24 tonnes (52,900 lb.)
Length: 8.44 m (27 ft 8 in) with gun of 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) excluding gun
Width: 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in)[1]
Height: 2.65 m (8 ft 8 in)
Crew: 5
Armor: hull: 20–30 mm (0.78–1.18 in)
superstructure: 10 mm (0.39 in)
Main armament: 88 mm (3.46 in) 8.8 cm Pak 43/1 gun with 40-60 rounds
Secondary armament: 7.92 mm MG34 or MG42 machine gun (carried inside) with 600 rounds
Engine: Maybach HL120 TRM 11.9-litre V-12 gasoline engine of 296 hp (300 PS, 221 kW)
Power/weight: 12.3 hp/tonne
Transmission: ZF SSG 77 Aphon
Suspension: leaf spring
Ground clearance: 0.4 m (1 ft 4 in)
Fuel capacity: 470 L (100 imp gal; 120 US gal) in two fuel tanks
Operational range: 260 km (146 mi)
Maximum speed: 42 km/h (26 mph)
Steering system: Daimler-Benz/Wilson clutch/brake
THE KIT:
Commander Series is based in Rochester, NY.
This kit comes in a shrink-wrapped, generic white cardboard box, that has a hinged lid with a locking tab.
The cover has a black and white photo glued to it. It shows a Nashorn made up with the resin kit parts next to it.
Commander Series is based in Rochester, NY.
This kit comes in a shrink-wrapped, generic white cardboard box, that has a hinged lid with a locking tab.
The cover has a black and white photo glued to it. It shows a Nashorn made up with the resin kit parts next to it.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX:
The kit contains a zip-locked cello bag, that has 19 tan resin parts in it. Bag is wrapped in clear bubble-wrap.
They consist of turret walls (2 parts), air-intake grills (2 parts), wood boxes (10 parts), lifting hooks (4 parts), hull top.
The kit contains a zip-locked cello bag, that has 19 tan resin parts in it. Bag is wrapped in clear bubble-wrap.
They consist of turret walls (2 parts), air-intake grills (2 parts), wood boxes (10 parts), lifting hooks (4 parts), hull top.
The instructions consist of a single-sheet, printed on one side in 5 ½” x 8 ½” format, folded twice to fit the box.
The detail is excellent.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.