On 19 April 1944 Krupp representatives visited Ardeltwerke in Eberwalde to discuss the design of the 8.8 cm Pak 43 Kp auf Waffentraeger. Ardelt was sent a second Pak 43 from series production. The Waffentraeger with this gun presented a significant improvement and was completely satisfactory in firing and driving trials. _x000D_
During the meeting on development and production on 9 January 1945, the status of the Waffentraeger 8.8 cm Pak 43 was reported as: In spite of using couriers to deliver suspension parts, only 2 are expected to be completed by 31 December 1944. All means will be used in an attempt to obtain all of the suspension parts by the end of December. If this is achieved, a further 19 should be completed by 15 January 1945. _x000D_
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Item No 01598 _x000D_
Item Name German KRUPP STEYR WAFFENTRAGER _x000D_
Bar Code 9580208015989 _x000D_
Scale 1:35 _x000D_
Item Type Static Kit _x000D_
Model Brief Length: 237mm Width:88.4 mm _x000D_
Total Parts 420+pcs _x000D_
Metal Parts gun barrel _x000D_
Photo Etched Parts 2pcs _x000D_
Film Parts n/a _x000D_
Resin Parts n/a _x000D_
Total Sprues 16 sprues, upper hull and lower hull _x000D_
Paint Schemes German Army _x000D_
Released Date 2011-08 _x000D_
More Features " The kit consists of over 420 parts _x000D_
>the kit w/refined detail _x000D_
>Over 180 individual tracks links _x000D_
>Included Photo-etched parts & metal gun barrel"
