New in this kit are a bow machine gun, commander’s cupola, and Zimmerit provided here as decals. The Elefant had great armour protection and an excellent gun but the weight of the vehicle meant that It was slow. In the initial stages of the Kursk battle, when the Germans were on the offensive, heavy vehicles could be recovered and repaired with relative peace at night; this at first allowed the majority of knocked-out Ferdinands to be rescued, repaired and returned to duty.

Ninety-one existing "Porsche Tiger" chassis were converted (chassis number 150010 to 150100). The WAVE epoxy putty hardens in 3 hours. The coating hardens in one day. The Ferdinand/Elefant may have been the most successful mass produced German tank destroyer employed during the war in kills per loss, reaching an average claimed ratio of approximately 10:1. The engines drove a single Siemens-Schuckert 500 kVA generator each, which powered two Siemens 230 kW (312.7 PS) individual-output electric motors, one each connected to each of the rear sprockets.

Each side of the Elefant has six large road wheels, one idler and one track drive wheel. Only two Elefant Jagdpanzers survived the war. (14-January-2016). The work was completed in just a few months from March to May 1943. This is a large vehicle, but the figure makes easy to understand the size. Following the proving ground of the Battle of Kursk, the remaining Ferdinands were temporarily withdrawn from service for revamping. (30-December-2015). So, I think it’s not so great impact on the entire front line. Reinforcement brackets were added to the fenders. Crew members pose outside of their Elefant tank destroyer. Denomination: 8,8 cm PaK 43/2 Sfl L/71 Panzerjäger Tiger (P), Length: 8,14 m / Width: 3,38 m/ Height: 2,97 m, Main armament: one 8,8 cm Pak 43 L/71 gun, Secondary armament: two 7,92 mm MG 34 machine guns, Engine: two Maybach HL 120 petrol 600 PS, 592 hp (442 kW), Consumption: 833 litres per 100 kilometres, Crew: 6 (driver, radio-operator, commander, gunner, two loaders), Front armour: 200 mm / Rear armour: 30 mm.

The Elefant (German for "elephant") was a heavy tank destroyer used by German Wehrmacht Panzerjäger during World War II.

I painted a uniform, but the colors seem to be slightly different. The fighting compartment floor covers the detail underneath, And on top of that, you find the hull casemate insides with full ammo layout and BIG gun, The 8,8 cm Pak 43 L/71 gun is fully detailed inside the kit. The example at Fort Lee was restored to display condition in 2007–2008,[12] as documented on the show Tank Overhaul, but not in its original paint scheme. Due to the Elefant’s long-range firepower and heavy armour, few were destroyed by enemy fire. After the work carried out by the German armament engineers, the prototype of the tank SdKfz 184 was built in 1942. I thought the left crew is best. The electric motors also acted as the vehicle's steering unit.

Field modified Ferdinands with mixed Otto and Maybach engines were all replaced with Maybach HL 120 TRMs. er increased the crew's protection to 200mm thickness but added an additional 5 tons of weight (70 tonnes in total). This order forbade future use of Ferdinand and even directed units in the field to edit their records. Because I usually use only the lacquer, I considerably feel a sense of discomfort in the handling of the water-based paint.

The Elefant (German for "elephant") was a heavy tank destroyer used by German Wehrmacht Panzerjäger during World War II. It’s like the thin rubber film, which is slightly sticky, it’s strange, but maybe it’s not yet dry completely. Red Army instruction book on how to kill a German Ferdinand Tank Destroyer showing its weak spots and the distance from target Russian tank crews need to be before their shell had a chance of penetrating the armour. My update pace is uneven, but please come to see here occasionally. The headphone band is bigger when I use the parts of Tamiya. There are almost no accessories on both sides, only wire ropes. The number of all production was under 100 even if I considered the Ferdinand which is the former type of the Elephant. A 30mm armoured plate was welded to the driving compartment floor.

The rust is put on a reserve caterpillar, and the other weathering is a little. About a painting manual of Tamiya, I blew a small pattern by airbrushing this time. Required fields are marked *. The mold is sharp and nice.

This is a significant improvement. I recommend to use it little by little on the complicated surface because the putty becomes hard in an hour when the temperature is around 30 degrees centigrade. Kit No #35A033 Sd.Kfz.184 "Elefant" with full interior has been listed with Amusing Hobby's distributors from today.

The remaining 37 vehicles were completed in April and were issued to the 2nd and 3rd companies of sPzJgrAbt 653 which boarded trains and sent to the Tarnopol battles in Ukraine. Aug 21, 2019 - Explore Todd Everett's board "Elefant/Ferdinand Models" on Pinterest. I did not usually do much tipping when it was the camouflage painting but performed this vehicle a little too much. At that time, Henschel and Porsche were competing in the Tiger prototype competition. Because of this, the Ferdinand-Elefant had a significant influence on the outcome of most armoured clashes in which it was engaged. The extreme weight of the Ferdinand made towing difficult: the standard armored recovery vehicle in German service at the time was the Bergepanzer IV, a variant of the Panzer IV that could tow a single Panzer IV without assistance. All three vehicles mounted the same gun, with only some minor differences between them. Because I made many models in this autumn and winter, I completely forgot it. The improved and further beefed up Ferdinands were nicknamed Elefants, and a May Day 1944 order from Hitler made the new moniker official. The uniform left it and painted the face first of all.

The narrow 600mm tracks were replaced with wider redesigned 640mm tracks. The engine louvre covers were redesigned and reinforced. (24-January-2016).

I think the Elephant is a cool tank destroyer that I would like to build again with the different painting. The Germany AFV is a small production of many types. Three Bergepanzer Elefant or armoured recovery vehicles were converted from Ferdinand/Elefant hulls and issued with the 2nd and 3rd companies of sPzJgrAbt 653 to the East in the summer of 1944. It was therefore decided that the Porsche chassis were to be used as the basis of a new heavy panzerjäger, Ferdinand, mounting Krupp's newly developed 88 mm (3.5 in) Panzerjägerkanone 43/2 (PaK 43)[2][3][4] anti-tank gun. With such limitations to its mobility, the tank destroyer’s superior armour, and firepower proved to be useless in the final stages of WWII.

In 1944, the Ferdinand/Elefants served on the Italian front, but were rather ineffective as their weight of nearly 70 tonnes did not allow them to use most Italian roads and bridges. They are like an Israeli soldier or a U.S. soldier. Destroyed Elefant 112 Anzio of Schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 653. The pictures of the making process were taken, so I update it little by little. Since the competing Henschel Tiger design was chosen for production, the Porsche chassis were no longer required for the Tiger tank project.

Porsche GmbH had manufactured about 100 chassis for their unsuccessful proposal for the Tiger tank, the "Porsche Tiger", in the Nibelungenwerk factory in Sankt Valentin, Austria. Ninety-one units were built in 1943 under the name Ferdinand, after its designer Ferdinand Porsche, using tank hulls produced for the Tiger I tank design abandoned in favour of a Henschel design. Without the suspension failure, the Elephant is the strongest tank destroyer with thick armor and 8.8cm anti-tank gun power. Tank Crew A. It’s not so good the thick headphone pole. The box art is drawn by Masami Onishi(大西将美氏) - who is a famous Japanese illustrator. Additional 100mm bolt-on armour plates on the front of this tank destroy. Extensive research was conducted by Tamiya's designers to bring the modeling world the most accurate rendition to date. Without the suspension failure, the Elephant is the strongest tank destroyer with thick armor and 8.8cm anti-tank gun power. I think it’s almost no need to do washing on the Zimmerit coating area. I choose the red for the combatant branch insignia color of the epaulet. The kit assembly is easy.

This is contrary to popular belief that the name change was linked to the January–April mechanical upgrades to the Ferdinand panzerjäger; the name change was purely administrative in nature.[10]. As the engines were placed in the middle, the assistant driver and the driver were isolated from the rest of the crew and could be addressed only by intercom. I scratched off the aqueous colors randomly for rust and pell of the painting. Born in February 1970, I live in Tokyo. The Schwerer Jagdpanzer Sd.Kfz.184 Elefant in history. An MG 34 machine gun position was fitted to the right side of the driving compartment glacis. When I checked the connection is not a good fit, when it was corrected, I could wind tight by the number as shown in the instructions.

When I began modeling, (when I re-started after my interruption), I paint it only in Humbrol and sometimes I painted it only with the Creos lacquer and tried it in various ways. This "petrol-electrical" drive delivered 0.11 km/l (909 litres/100 km or 0.26 MPG) off-road and 0.15 km/l (667 litres/100 km or 0.35 MPG) on road at a maximum speed of 10 km/h off-road and 30 km/h on road. Although it lost the competition to the 8.8 cm Flak 41 and never became an anti-aircraft weapon, it was turned into the very successful Pak 43 anti-tank gun. Extensive research was conducted by Tamiya's designers to bring the modeling world the most accurate rendition to date. But the machine’s vulnerabilities were several: Its weight, which made negotiating bridges and some roads hazardous; general mechanical unreliability; and the lack of available spare parts, which led to many Elefants being abandoned after breakdowns. But it is hard to see the position where he is in the tank. I like the caterpillars of the partial connection method most. Each road wheel weighs about 113 kilos and was very difficult to change on the battlefield without additional equipment. The reality of a mobile battlefield meant that courageous brave soviet troops could run forward and attach a sticky mine or throw on a Molotov cocktail without fear of being machine-gunned by the tank destroyer crew. An additional ammunition bay was added to increase the number of rounds carried inside from 50 to 55. The internal intercom was improved by adding a mechanical signalization system between the commander and driver. The Ferdinand was intended to supplant previous light panzerjägers, such as the Marder II and Marder III, in the offensive role.

[5] Porsche had experience of this form of petrol-electric transmission extending back to 1901, when he designed a car that used it. Although the Elefant modifications improved the vehicles, some problems could never be fully fixed. I don’t like too much darken the paint in the ditches.