Dragon's 1/35 kit of the Aufklarungspanzer 38(t) is based on thorough and exhaustive research. The design team took innumerable measurements of the chassis of an actual vehicle in order to ensure comprehensive accuracy. Slide molds are widely used to render maximum detail and to minimize the chore of assembly. There are even interior details inside the fighting compartment of the Aufklarungspanzer 38(t). This kit mates Dragon's existing 2cm turret masterpiece with the chassis of the Czech 38(t) in an extremely smart combination.

Main Features

Turret & Gun

• Slide-molded gun barrel
• One-piece 2cm turret
• Highly detailed preformed photo-etched anti-grenade screens
• Highly detailed turret assembly with photo-etched parts
• Anti-grenade screens can be assembled open or closed
• Movable coaxial assembly

Upper Hull

• One-piece slide-molded upper hull is accurately portrayed
• Bolts on hull are accurately recreated
• Side fenders can be realistically modeled bent like on the real vehicle
• Inspection hatch can be assembled open or closed
• Perforated storage box is well produced by separated parts
• Storage box with details
• New on-vehicle tools
• Access doors can be assembled as open/closed
• Side opening access doors with slide molded bolt details
• Bolted front armor plate and glacis are finely reproduced
• Frontal armor with interior details
• Exhaust pipe is slide molded with hollow end

Interior

• Newly tooled radio unit and ammo boxes in fine details
• Include driver controls
• Newly tooled firewall
• Driver and radio operator seats have crisp details
• Transmission system is finely detailed

Chassis

• One-piece slide-molded lower hull for easy assembly
• Lower hull bottom with accurate details
• Bolts details on lower hull interior modeled through slide molds
• Drive housing is represented in fine details
• Easy to build suspension assembly can be modeled in realistic positions
• Road wheel and suspension with crisp details
• Bogie mounting plate is reproduced by slide-mold
• Newly designed separate idler arms can be modeled in different positions
• Sprocket wheel and idler wheel are accurately reproduced
• Casting number detail etched on every track link
• New Magic tracks
• Rear panel has crisp details

Other

• Photo-etched parts for engine grill, storage box, tool clamps and turret components
• Cartograf decal offer high quality decal sheet

About the Aufklarungspanzer 38(t):
Production of the Luchs (Lynx) tracked armored reconnaissance vehicle ended in January 1944 after only 100 were built. Therefore, an alternative was needed by Germany, and the chassis of the Czech-built Pz.Kpfw. 38(t) was selected. The result was the Aufklarungspanzer 38(t), which featured a 2cm KwK 38 gun mounted in a Hangelafette ("swivel mounting") turret. (Incidentally, this is the same turret as mounted on the Sd.Kfz. 250/9, 251/23 and 234/1). In the end, only fifty of these reconnaissance vehicles were produced.