1:144 WWII German Captured TKS Tankette le.PzKpfw TKS(p)

This vehicle is UNPAINTED and UNASSEMBLED.

This 1:144 German Captured TKS Tankette le.PzKpfw TKS(p) model contains 3 parts, a chassis, a gun and one tank crew.

This model is made with ABS-L using 3D printing (except for the tank crew).
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The top hatch of the TKS is opened to allow for attaching the tank crew. However, to insert the tank crew up to his waist, you will need to cut the tank crew in half. The tank crew standing upright approxiate a running pose.
HISTORY
When Poland was invaded in 1939, the defense against the armour of the Wehrmacht were on the hand of Poland's tiny TKS Tankette. The Polish TKS Tankette with 20mm Cannon was the most heavily armed vehicle in the Polish Armed Forces. It was more than a match against Germany's zKpfw 35(t).

Cockroach VS Panzer
The tankette was fast, small and very low profiled. As described by a German officer, it was like hitting cockroaches with the tank guns. The tankette scored successes during the early stages of the war. Plutonowy podchorąży rez. Roman Edmund Orlik destroyed three 35(t) on September 18th of 1939 during the Bzura Offensive and became one of the first tank aces of WWII.

For more information on TKS Tankette with 20mm Cannon, visit the following:
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=147576
http://www.achtungpanzer.com/polish-armor-1939-tk-tankette-series.htm
and special thanks to Jacek of Poland:
http://derela.republika.pl/tk_con.htm

The Germans afer overrunning Poland in 1939, they captured many TKS tankettes. Starting form 1940 they were put into organized use with designation le.PzKpfw TKS(p).
Source:http://derela.republika.pl/tk_for.htm

[photo Hugo Jaeger]