Tuesday, August 3

MiniArt's combo boxing with German Tractor D8506 & Trailer W/crew coming soon...

Miniart are combining more of their kits in a smart way to give modellers more choice and options. Take this, their latest kit just announced, the "German Tractor D8506 & Trailer W/crew". Eleven figures of WWII-era Germans, the D8506 tractor and the wheeled trailer kits to make this scene of early "mechanized infantry". See what is in the kit, colour choices and what it looks like built up in our preview...

MiniArt's combo boxing with German Tractor D8506 & Trailer W/crew coming soon...

German Tractor D8506 & Trailer W/crew
Kit No #35314
1/35th scale
The kit contas a tractor, trailer, eleven figures of German soldiers from WWII
The kit has two marking choices
The subject - the Lanz Bulldog tractor with trailer in civilian service
The Lanz type HR8 was manufactured in different variants from 1935 to 1944. The 10.3 litres one- cylinder diesel engine had a continuous power of 38 HP and a maximum power of 45 HP.
The only difference between the Lanz HR8 tractors was the totally closed driver’s cab. An additional warm-air heating was available for such driver’s cabs. This was more comfortable for service during winter.

A photo of the tractor and two of these trailers used for transporting German soldiers..
Another image of the tractors in use with soldiers and pioneers...
This new boxing from MiniArt includes:
This new kit from Miniart contains the models of the German Traffic Tractor (Lanz Bulldog), cargo trailer, nine infantrymen, an officer figure, a driver, the weapons and equipment for all of these soldiers on three sprues. The kit has two marking choices included, both from German service in the Wehrmacht during WWII. Clear and photo-etched parts are of course included.

The rest of the kit parts - sprues:
The soldiers, officer and driver included in the kit. Several of these have been used for other MiniArt kits except for the officer and the driver.
The driver is a newly tooled figure.
The officer is also a new tooled figure.
The weapons and equipment in the kit
Clear plastic parts included
Built up: The tractor and trailer built up with the infantry crew in the rear compartment and driver up front...
The officer of the unit on his perch on front of the trailer...
The trailer is packed full of soldiers, their weapons, equipment and gear that all come in the kit...
Photo-etched parts included decal sheet for 2 options
The two colour choices provided in this kit
A whitewashed tractor and trailer combo...
A camouflages Wehrmacht tractor and trailer...