Gecko Models are to release a 1/16 early production variant of the SdKfz131 Marder II.
This is partial text from the full article (usually with photos) at https://armorama.com/news/gecko-sdkfz131-marder-ii-early
This is partial text from the full article (usually with photos) at https://armorama.com/news/gecko-sdkfz131-marder-ii-early
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No radio
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I’m not a well versed 'Marder II" guy, but am interested. I noticed, as Dan stated, there’s no radio. From what I’ve seen online, the radio stack is usually front right of the gun shield about where the stowed MG-34’s butt stock begins. There’s also little things like no flare gun round stowage/interior details present on others and photos I’ve seen. Are these things specific to the early production? I’m wondering if their absence is part of what distinguished it from mids or late?
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The vehicle needs a radio no matter what version. The Actung Panzer books covers this vehicle well.
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Yes it is
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Not yet a 1/16 guy but this would look nice with my Dad Werk Puma. And if it’s a Marder II, it has to be fun. Interested.
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It’s my understanding - and I will go check this if you need - that this vehicle was classified as artillery at first, so it got the Fu Sprech radio, and that radio was in the hull behind the driver somwhere. It wouldn’t be easily visible on a built model.
But later in the war the Germans used these vehicles as tank hunters and they collaborated with Panzer units. That caused problems because Panzers used an incompatible radio, the Fu 5.
The photo from “Nuts and bolts” shows what they had to do about it : they added a second Fu 5 radio set in the fighting compartment.
David