Product Features and Details
Artitec 387.249 Highlights:
Model: Artitec's 387.249 1/87 scale Kettenkrad and trailer are fully assembled and painted Gelbbraun for service in North Africa. All the new Artitec finished models are highly detailed works of art. They are all hand painted and finished using the highest quality resin, plastic and metal parts. Add a few to your collection today before they are sold out. Models are made in small production runs so don't delay in ordering.
Prototype: The Sd.Kfz. 2 or Kettenkrad (tracked motorcycle) was a unique light off-road utility vehicle produced for the Wehrmacht beginning in 1939. It was originally designed as a small artillery tractor that could be carried aboard a Junkers Ju 52 transport aircraft for use with air-landing (Luftlände) troops. It was powered by 36 hp engine and was steered like a motorcycle; it could be driven without the front wheel as turning hard in either direction would stop the tracks on that respective side. A small specifically designed trailer could be pulled behind it. The Kettenkrad was used as a reconnaissance vehicle, light artillery and utility tractor, and as an aircraft towing vehicle.
PLEASE NOTE: These models are all handmade and painted which makes every one unique. This means the paint patterns may vary a little and the detail parts like sandbags, turret tracks, antennas, etc. may also be arranged differently. This was also the case in real life. These models are very prototypical.
