Trumpeter Scale Models 219 1/35 BR 57 Armored Steam Locomotive

Model Kit

Germany had used armored trains in WWI, but prior to the start of WWII the armored train was seen as something of a relic by the German defense force, the Reichswehr, and its government renamed successor in 1935, the Wehrmact. The Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft (DRG), or German National Railway between 1920 and 1945, saw armored trains as a way to preserve and advance a military presence by keeping a strong military face on this state owned railroad. The BR57 armored trains locomotive was actually based on the Prussian series G10 locomotive first built in 1910 and featuring an 0-10-0 wheel arrangement.

FEATURES:

• Scale: 1:35
• Length: 543 mm
• Width: 104 mm
• Total Parts: 600+
• Total Sprues: 16 sprues and roadbeds