Alternatively called the Sturmpanzer IV, Sturmpanzer 43 or Sd.Kfz. 166, the Brummbär was an armored vehicle equipped with a 150mm StuH 43 L/12 gun. Brummbär, which means “grizzly bear” in German, was the nickname given to it by the Allies. Based on a Panzer IV chassis, this infantry support gun was especially designed for combat in urban areas. In December 1943, the superstructure, particularly the driver’s position and periscope, and gun (StuH 43/1 L/12) were modified in order to reduce the vehicle’s weight. The resulting upgraded vehicle was known as the Mid-Production Brummbär. The Brummbär saw action on the Eastern and Western Fronts, as well as in the Italian theater.
Features:
Fighting Compartment:
- Fighting compartment with pistol ports made by 3-directional slide molds
- Interlocking detail on fighting compartment realistically depicted
- Fighting compartment roof rendered with delicate details
- Fighting compartment roof hatch provided w/options
- Fighting compartment floor has realistic texture
- Pistol port can be assembled open/closed
- Rear fighting compartment hatch can be displayed open/closed
- Accurate reproduced mount of star-antenna is newly tooled
- Star-antenna included
Gun:
- StuH.43/1 L/12 main gun with slide-molded barrel
- Rifling inside gun barrel authentically recreated
- Fully detailed gun w/breech assembly
- Gun breech and recoil guard fully reproduced
- Gunner’s seat plus clear-plastic periscope represented in detail
- Slide-molded periscope with clear plastic parts is newly reproduced
Upper Hull & Engine Deck:
- Glacis plate is newly designed
- Spare track on glacis plate and lower-hull frontal armor
- New spare-track rack on lower-hull frontal armor
- Newly designed jack made by slide molds
- On-vehicle tools new for this vehicle
- Duct shutters reproduced with photo-etched parts
- New fenders with tread pattern on both sides
- Air filter newly tooled for this vehicle
- New tooling for side toolbox
- Slide-molded engine deck w/bolt detail
- Engine hatches can be assembled open/closed
- Photo-etched part for engine-deck exhaust grill
- New spare-wheel rack installed on rear of vehicle
Side-Skirt:
- Newly designed side-skirt armor produced in metal for scale thickness
- Side-skirt armor brackets realistically detailed
- Side-skirt armor plates can be installed separately
Lower Hull, Suspension, wheels and tracks:
- New lower hull made by 2-directional slide mold; bolts & rivets delicately represented on hull bottom
- Brand new running gear for Brummbar - newly tooled road wheels, sprockets, idlers & return rollers authentically reproduced
- Photo-etched parts for idlers to accurately represent undercut detail
- Newly tooled Magic Track
Fighting Compartment:
- Fighting compartment with pistol ports made by 3-directional slide molds
- Interlocking detail on fighting compartment realistically depicted
- Fighting compartment roof rendered with delicate details
- Fighting compartment roof hatch provided w/options
- Fighting compartment floor has realistic texture
- Pistol port can be assembled open/closed
- Rear fighting compartment hatch can be displayed open/closed
- Accurate reproduced mount of star-antenna is newly tooled
- Star-antenna included
Gun:
- StuH.43/1 L/12 main gun with slide-molded barrel
- Rifling inside gun barrel authentically recreated
- Fully detailed gun w/breech assembly
- Gun breech and recoil guard fully reproduced
- Gunner’s seat plus clear-plastic periscope represented in detail
- Slide-molded periscope with clear plastic parts is newly reproduced
Upper Hull & Engine Deck:
- Glacis plate is newly designed
- Spare track on glacis plate and lower-hull frontal armor
- New spare-track rack on lower-hull frontal armor
- Newly designed jack made by slide molds
- On-vehicle tools new for this vehicle
- Duct shutters reproduced with photo-etched parts
- New fenders with tread pattern on both sides
- Air filter newly tooled for this vehicle
- New tooling for side toolbox
- Slide-molded engine deck w/bolt detail
- Engine hatches can be assembled open/closed
- Photo-etched part for engine-deck exhaust grill
- New spare-wheel rack installed on rear of vehicle
Side-Skirt:
- Newly designed side-skirt armor produced in metal for scale thickness
- Side-skirt armor brackets realistically detailed
- Side-skirt armor plates can be installed separately
Lower Hull, Suspension, wheels and tracks:
- New lower hull made by 2-directional slide mold; bolts & rivets delicately represented on hull bottom
- Brand new running gear for Brummbar - newly tooled road wheels, sprockets, idlers & return rollers authentically reproduced
- Photo-etched parts for idlers to accurately represent undercut detail
- Newly tooled Magic Track
