The ICM 1/35 'Beobachtungspanzerwagen' Sd.Kfz.251/18 Ausf.A with Crew (ICM 35105) depicts the specialized observation and communications variant of the Sd.Kfz.251, distinguished by a map table mounted on the roof of the control room.
Developed by Hanomag in 1938 based on the earlier Sd.Kfz.11 artillery tractor, the Sd.Kfz.251 medium half-track was the primary armored transport vehicle of the German Wehrmacht. Fully armored with an open combat compartment and rear double doors, it served in all theaters of the war, with roughly 15,252 examples built across 23 variants - second in production numbers only to the American M3 half-track among WWII armored personnel carriers.
The Sd.Kfz.251/18 (mittlerer Beobachtungspanzerwagen) supported German artillery and armored units with forward observation, some vehicles retaining an MG 34 machine gun with shield and others equipped with S.F.14Z rangefinders for observation, targeting, and distance determination.
Key Features:
- 1/35 scale injection molded plastic kit with observation crew figures
- Roof-mounted map table and observation fit-out accurately reproduced
- Detailed hull, running gear, and combat compartment
- Decal sheet for period German Army markings
Ideal For:
- German artillery observation and fire-control collectors
- Eastern and Western Front diorama builders
- Modelers building the full ICM Sd.Kfz.251 range
The ICM 1/35 Beobachtungspanzerwagen Sd.Kfz.251/18 is a distinctive, less-common variant that adds real variety to a German half-track collection.
