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Photos shows Ardennes Offensive 1944 diorama being made in scale 1:35. The diorama includes two plastic models of German vehicles: Grille Ausf. H and Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf.D - photo No. 1 Photos shows Ardennes Offensive 1944 diorama being made in scale 1:35. The diorama includes two plastic models of German vehicles: Grille Ausf. H and Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf.D - photo No. 2 Photos shows Ardennes Offensive 1944 diorama being made in scale 1:35. The diorama includes two plastic models of German vehicles: Grille Ausf. H and Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf.D - photo No. 3 Photos shows Ardennes Offensive 1944 diorama being made in scale 1:35. The diorama includes two plastic models of German vehicles: Grille Ausf. H and Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf.D - photo No. 4 Photos shows Ardennes Offensive 1944 diorama being made in scale 1:35. The diorama includes two plastic models of German vehicles: Grille Ausf. H and Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf.D - photo No. 5 Photos shows Ardennes Offensive 1944 diorama being made in scale 1:35. The diorama includes two plastic models of German vehicles: Grille Ausf. H and Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf.D - photo No. 6 Photos shows Ardennes Offensive 1944 diorama being made in scale 1:35. The diorama includes two plastic models of German vehicles: Grille Ausf. H and Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf.D - photo No. 7 Photos shows Ardennes Offensive 1944 diorama being made in scale 1:35. The diorama includes two plastic models of German vehicles: Grille Ausf. H and Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf.D - photo No. 8 Photos shows Ardennes Offensive 1944 diorama being made in scale 1:35. The diorama includes two plastic models of German vehicles: Grille Ausf. H and Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf.D - photo No. 9 Photos shows Ardennes Offensive 1944 diorama being made in scale 1:35. The diorama includes two plastic models of German vehicles: Grille Ausf. H and Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf.D - photo No. 10 Photos shows Ardennes Offensive 1944 diorama being made in scale 1:35. The diorama includes two plastic models of German vehicles: Grille Ausf. H and Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf.D - photo No. 11 Photos shows Ardennes Offensive 1944 diorama being made in scale 1:35. The diorama includes two plastic models of German vehicles: Grille Ausf. H and Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf.D - photo No. 12

Ardennes 1944

The diorama was built in 1:35 scale and shows WWII fictive scene.

There are two plastic models of German military vehicles on the diorama. The first of them is the Grille Ausf. H self-propelled gun and the second is the Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf.D half-track armored personal carrier. Both models were built from the Dragon kits.

The Grille Ausf. H version was being produced in Germany in 1943. There were built 91 copies. Its gun had a caliber of 150 mm (5.91 in). Inside the vehicle, the supply of projectiles was 15 pieces. The vehicle had a 6-cylinder petrol engine with a power of 147 HP (110 kW). On the road it could travel at a speed of 35 km/h (21.75 mph). The greatest thickness of its hull armor was 50 mm, and the superstructure armor was 25 mm. The vehicle's weight was 11,500 kg. The crew consisted of 4 people.

The Sd.Kfz. 251 armored personnel carrier was being produced throughout World War II. In total, over 14,000 copies of all versions were produced. The vehicle had a 6-cylinder petrol engine with a power of 100 HP (75 kW). It could travel at a speed of 51 km/h (31.69 mph) on the road and 21 km/h (13.05 mph) off-road. The thickness of the armor was from 6 to 14.5 mm (0.24 to 0.57 in). The vehicle's weight was 7,000 kg (15,432 lb). The transporter had a two-person crew and could carry 10 soldiers on board.


Some technical data:

Sources:

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grille_(artillery)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sd.Kfz._251

19 Nov. 2023

Modeller: Artur Stańczyk

Photographer: Ender

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