1:144 German (Flakpanzer IV 3.7cm Flak 43) "Ostwind" Turret

This conversion set is for converting existing 1:144 Takara or Dragon Panzer IV tanks into Flakpanzer IV "Ostwind" (3.7cm Flak 43) Anti Aircraft tanks.

This set contains one turret housing, one gun, and one ring adaptor. Panzer IV chassis NOT included. THIS MODEL IS UNPAINTED. Gun can be elevated. The turret pivot is 2.5mm in diameter and the ring adapter enlarges the pivot to 5.7mm diameter. Should fit tanks from other manufacturers too.

Depending on which Panzer IV chassis you used, the turret pivot and the adapter might need to be cut short for fitting.

Photos show painted turret mounted on Dragon Cando Panzer IV:
(Panzer IV chassis NOT included)

"Ostwind" - (East Wind) was developed as a successor to the "Wirbelwind" in an attempt to provide increased firepower against aircraft attacks for armour columns. A rapid firing 3.7cm Flak 43 was mounted in an open topped six sided turret nicked name "Keksdose" (Cookie Tin). The open topped design was adopted because of the heavy smoke generated by the gun during firing. The vehicle used the chassis of the "Work Horse" of the Wehrmacht, the Panzer IV. Because of the delay in production caused by Allies bombing facilities, only about 40+ vehicles were built.