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This new 2-in-1 kit, built precisely to 1/35 scale, allows modelers to create either an Early-Production or Late-Production Hummel. To account for the different production runs, there are two complete upper hulls as well as different drive sprockets
Sd.Kz.165 Hummel's combat debut occurred during the titanic Battle of Kursk. Operated by a crew of six, the SPH carried 18 rounds for the main armament and more than 700 were built by the end of WWII.

An easy identifying feature between Early- and Late-Production variants of the Hummel is the driver's/radio operator's compartment. On early vehicles, the driver received a small compartment that jutted out of the glacis plate. On later vehicles, this crew compartment was extended the full width of the hull to also enclose the radio operator.

Everything needed to produce an accurate variant is included in the box. The engineering is top notch too, with Razor Edge techniques utilized for the armored superstructure to produce a true-to-scale appearance.

This allows interior fittings to be accurately sized and shaped. Furthermore, an aluminum gun barrel is offered for the 15cm gun.

To cap it all off, the Hummel kit box top features one of Ron Volstad’s famous vintage illustrations of this SPH.
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It would be interesting to see which kits the parts come from. The 2008 late version contained parts from previous panzer IV kits but with a nice new hull. The previous early versions had some problems. And of course, now there is no turned barrel and rifling, PE or magic tracks. No doubt it will build into a nice kit - but this boxing offers less, not more, in typical Dragon style these days.
NOV 13, 2018 - 03:07 PM
A turned barrel is included per the photos. It's interesting that they are saying DS tracks are included. That means they new tooled up for the proper track length for the Hummel. That's too bad, I thought they were going back to magic tracks again with their releases.
NOV 13, 2018 - 03:26 PM
Weeelll.... They could have solved it the same was as in the Ka-Tsu kit where they included two sets of Ka-Mi DS-tracks and the model builder needs to shorten one length of DS and glue it to another to create a 1.7 or 1.8 length. / Robin
NOV 13, 2018 - 09:10 PM
DS Tracks are most likely from the Dragon Hummel-Wespe kit, #6535.
NOV 13, 2018 - 09:14 PM
There are photo etch parts, and there is a turned aluminium with rifling barrel. Also from what I can see, their latest Hummel has been improved as the inner shield reinforcements are now there (I remember I had to sractch build mine). While Dragon is far from what they used to be, not everything is bad on their new releases... Let's not judge their kits only for the title.
NOV 13, 2018 - 09:56 PM
Words of wisdom right there....
NOV 14, 2018 - 02:19 AM
Good for doing the 1SS LSAH artillery regiment.
NOV 15, 2018 - 05:34 AM
While I appreciate that the kit comes with two different upper hulls reflecting the different ausfurungen that were offered I still deeply regret that Dragon didn't simply give us back the Magic Tracks that we all came to appreciate. DS seemed like a good idea when it first came out -and it is for some builders- but those of us who like to customize and differentiate our kits don't have any use for those rubbery lengths of track. Here's an idea: as it it a 2 in 1 kit offer both tracks as options as well!
NOV 15, 2018 - 06:04 AM
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