UPC 689358610682

• This is the 1:72 Scale German 80cm K Dora Railway Gun plastic Model Building Kit by Hobby Boss Item No 82911 This is not a toy
• This model kit requires assembly and painting. Cement, tools and paint are not included
• Contains small parts, recommended for ages 14 & up. Skill level 3
• Hobby Kit for Modelers and anyone who loves to have fun!
• Illustrated assembly instructions included

Hobby Boss 82911 German 80cm K Dora Railway Gun 1/72 Scale Plastic Model Kit , Schwerer Gustav was a German 80-centimetre railway gun. It was developed in the late 1930s by Krupp in Darlowo as siege artillery for the explicit purpose of destroying the main forts of the French Maginot Line, the strongest fortifications in existence at the time. The fully assembled gun weighed nearly 1, 350 tonnes , and could fire shells weighing 7 t to a range of 47 km . The gun was designed in preparation for the Battle of France, but was not ready for action when the battle began, and in any case the Wehrmacht's Blitzkrieg offensive through Belgium rapidly outflanked and isolated the Maginot Line's static defenses, eventually forcing the French to surrender and making their destruction unnecessary. Gustav was later deployed in the Soviet Union during the Battle of Sevastopol, part of Operation Barbarossa, where, among other things, it destroyed a munitions depot located roughly 30 m below ground level. About Hobby Boss, Yatai Electric Appliances Co, Ltd. a professional manufacturer of static plastic model kits has became a world famous modelling company and brand after many years' hard work. Continually improving and making the best products are the operation philosophy and responsibility of the company. HobbyBoss is one of the brands of Yatai Electric Appliances Co; Ltd. which has advanced equipment, standard management, and passed a lot of authentication. We will release more and more better items to serve the modellers all around the world with professional group, high technique and strict attitude.