1:144 WWII German sWS Semi Armoured Early version

This vehicle is fully painted in Panzer Grey colour scheme and weathered. Minor assembling required.

sWS (Schwerer Wehrmachtsschlepper) or Heavy Armed Forces Tractor, was a simple half track vehicle developed and used by Germany from 1943 to 1945. It was designed to replace the SdKfz 6 and SdKfz 11. Initial release was unarmoured and like a lorry resembling the SdKfz 11, later versions were semi armoured and looked like the Sdkfz 251 in front with lorry like flatbed. Side and rear panels are make with wood planks. Later versions had the side panel made with metal screen and an additional storage container overhanging the rear panel. It was this version that the 37 mm Flak 43 auf sWS was developed. The side panel can lock flat horizontally so that there was more space for the gun operators to move around. Fully armoured versions were also developed to carry the Nebelwerfer 42. These where the only known variant developed from the sWS. An improved version continued to be produced by Tatra in Czechoslovakia after the war.
(Read more: http://www.wwiivehicles.com/germany/half-tracks/sws.asp
http://www.achtungpanzer.com/schwerer-wehrmachtsschlepper.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwere_Wehrmachtschlepper)

This 1:144 WWII German sWS (Schwerer Wehrmachtsschlepper) Semi Armoured, early version features an early semi armoured version with optional canvas canopy and canopy support. Side panels can be flipped open and close at will.

The canvas canopy and canopy support come with a protection structure and needs to be cut before putting onto the vehicle.