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Karl-Geraet, Kits and Information
Dragon started shipping their 1/35 Karl Self-propelled mortor kit in February 2003. Tristar and Trumpeter are said to be following shortly. The year 2003 must be "Year of Karl!" For a limited period of time, I shall present model kits and reference materials on Karl-Geraet here.
Important Note on the Instruction Sheet for Trumpeter 1/35 Karl Trumpeter has released three 1/35 Karl kits so far: #208, #209 Karl with railway transport, and #215 Karl without railway transport. Their instruction sheets all let you choose either "Firing mode" or "Travelling mode" for Karl. For the Firing mode, you are to make the model with "lowered (and enabled) suspension arms" and "unfolded side decks". For the Traveling mode, you will have "raised (and disabled) suspension arms" and "folded side decks". In this site, the following terms are used for four distinct state of Karl.
The "Firing mode" and the "Travelling mode" in Trumpeter's instruction sheet respectively correspond to "(A) Automotive mode" and "(C) Railway transport mode" in this site. Notice that the "Firing mode" in the instruction sheet does NOT make the correct "firing" state of Karl. The instruction sheet has no indication as to how to recreate correct "(B) Operation mode", which is most attractive and appropriate shape to be displayed with Munitionpanzer IVs in dioramas. In order to model "(B) Operation mode", you should "raise the suspension arms" and "unfold the side decks".
TWS Resin Shell (2 February 2009) Tank Workshop released a 1/35 600mm Karl shell.
(15 March 2009)
Hobby Boss 1/72 Munitionsschlepper Pzkpfw.IV (10 July 2008) Hobby Boss released two new 1/72 Munitionsschlepper kits:
I will write a review as soon as I get them.
(7 August 2008)
13-June-2009 Added one magazine to "References and URLs". 31-May-2009 Added one magazine to "References and URLs". 15-Mar-2009 TWS Karl shell is added to "Accessaries and Update Sets" page. 26-Aug-2008 Added one reference book to "References and URLs". 7-Aug-2008 Added "Hobby Boss 1/72 Munitionsschlepper PzKpfw IV" page. 21-May-2008 Added Eduard PE set for Hobby Boss 1/72 kit to "Accessaries and Update Sets". 26-Mar-2008 Added three reference books to "References and URLs".
ARMO, EDUARD, FRIUL, JORDI RUBIO, JP HOBBY, LIONMARC, LION ROAR,
NEW CONNECTION MODELS, NUTS'n'BITS, PART, ROYAL MODEL, VERLINDEN
* "(E)" indicates that the page is written in English, otherwise it is written in Japanese.
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