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Dragon: Sd.Kfz.253 w/Panzer I Turret
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Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 11:24 PM UTC


A wartime photo exists of a very rare conversion performed on an Sd.Kfz.253, where a Panzer I turret was fitted onto the halftrack hull. Now there is a kit of this vehicle.

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Posted: Friday, May 22, 2020 - 12:04 PM UTC
That is really cool. Never heard of, or saw, that conversion before. I need to get a couple of those. Thank you for the post Carlos.

Here is the only picture I could find of it.



Thank you,
Randy
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Posted: Friday, May 22, 2020 - 12:25 PM UTC
Wow...gotta check the stash for donor kits and I'll kit bash one soonest! I wonder how many variants Dragon will release?
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Posted: Saturday, May 23, 2020 - 04:33 AM UTC

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Wow...gotta check the stash for donor kits and I'll kit bash one soonest! I wonder how many variants Dragon will release?


I wouldn't be surprised if they released an IR-sight variant ...
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Posted: Saturday, May 23, 2020 - 07:36 AM UTC
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Wow...I wouldn't be surprised if they released an IR-sight variant ...


That would be the “late” version, then?
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Posted: Saturday, May 23, 2020 - 09:54 AM UTC
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Wow...I wouldn't be surprised if they released an IR-sight variant ...


That would be the “late” version, then?


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