September 23, 2026

MiniArt's German‌ ‌Tractor‌ ‌w/ Field Kitchen HF-14 in 35th scale.

Miniart have combined their excellent 35th scale D8506 tractor & "gulashcannone" to make a combination set of two to fill your dioramas. We have the colour schemes & features of the kit in our preview...

MiniArt's German‌ ‌Tractor‌ ‌w/ Field Kitchen HF-14
in 35th scale.

German‌ ‌Tractor‌ ‌w/ fieldkitchen HF-14
From Miniart Models
Kit No #53049
1/35th scale
Tractor & field kitchen trailer 
Three marking choices inside the box.
Plastic kit with photo-etch parts
The Subject: the Lanz D8506 tractor & mobile field kitchen.
The Lanz D8506 tractor was nicknamed the "Bulldog" because of its compact, stocky, and robust appearance. The tractor was a multi-fuel vehicle. The single-cylinder hot-bulb engine ran on heavy oils such as tar, distillation residues such as naphtha and mazut, and other unusual oils (including vegetables) for which there was no use in the combustion of a vehicle until then. This helped during the Great Recession of the 1930s when any fuel was better than none to run their machinery.

Lanz Bulldog tractor D 8506 HR7 - 1938 Agrarmuseum Wandlitz - Brandenburg, Germany.
Lanz Bulldog tractors were able to stay on the production line for many decades (at least in Germany) because their 2-stroke hot-bulb engine was cheap to produce and required little fuel ignitability and resistance to detonation. The simplicity and practicality, combined with the robustness of the vehicle, allowed Heinrich Lanz AG to sell the vehicle in a consistent manner, and the tractor concept evolved over the years, becoming an example of commercial success that lasted decades, mainly in Germany.
The German field kitchen, or Gulaschkanone
The accompanying field kitchens were utilised by the Wehrmacht for cooking in battle situations. Either horse-drawn carriages or trailers behind cars were used to move these kitchens. These facilities, which the soldiers jokingly referred to as the "Gulaschkanone", enabled them to cook a wide range of foods. For cooking substantial dishes, a big kettle with an insulating layer made of glycerine was utilised. A separate frying kettle was incorporated into later kitchen versions. These kitchens were also capable of making up to 90 litres of coffee at once.

The kit: MiniArt's German‌ ‌Tractor‌ ‌w/ Field Kitchen HF-14 in 35th scale
MiniArt Models has given us the new rubber tyre version of the 35th scale German Tractor D8506 Mod. 1937: this one is combined with the HF 14 Field kitchen. This tractor is the version with the rubber (moulded in plastic) in place of the steel wheels of the earlier version.

The model features several sprues in light grey and clear injection-moulded plastic that make the tractor...
The casing can be depicted off to show the flywheel.
The same on the other side. This is almost a scale that you could put a motor inside!
The larger rubber tyres (moulded in plastic – whew) are a feature of this kit.

Photo-etched parts included
Decal sheet included
Three marking choices are included in the box...
...and from front on.
The German tractor with the HF14 field kitchen & single driver figure is included with some liquid & food/cooking containers.
That is all we know about this kit so far. See more about all of MiniArt's kits on their website...