Original German / Swiss WWII Hetzer Jagdpanzer 38 1/6th Scale Plastic Replica with Movable Wheels Original Items

Original Item. Only One Available. This is an attractive 1/6th Scale replica of a German or Swiss Hetzer molded of plastic and spray-painted with a tan & green camouflage pattern. The wheels are movable and likely had some sort of tread at one point, but it still maneuvers well. The tank measures approximately 33 x 16½ x 13” with a 9½” barrel that is adjustable. Despite only being built from 1944-1945, the Hetzer lived on in variations designed by Switzerland which saw use into the 1960s.

The tank has six wheels on each side which still move, and two of them are in the air as they were meant to move in the treads which are no longer present. None of the doors open and the tank is for display. The tank still displays well and will look great in any WWII armored collection. A great piece of tank history molded in plastic. Comes ready for further research and display.

The Jagdpanzer 38 (Sd.Kfz. 138/2), originally the Leichter Panzerjäger 38(t), known mostly post-war as Hetzer, was a German light tank destroyer of the Second World War based on a modified Czechoslovakian Panzer 38(t) chassis.

German armoured forces in World War II created a variety of vehicles by mounting anti-tank guns on the chassis of obsolete tanks. These machines performed better than expected, but were still vulnerable due to their high vehicle profiles and open-topped turrets. Allied bombings took a heavy toll on German production facilities and further increased the need for an easily produced, yet effective light tank destroyer to replace vehicles like the StuG III and Marder series (Marder I, II, and III). Prototypes of the Jagdpanzer 38 were ready by 1944, and mass production began in April of that year. The Jagdpanzer 38 was covered entirely with sloped armour and possessed a compact form and low silhouette, giving it much improved defensive ability over other self-propelled guns. Armament consisted of a 7.5 cm Pak 39 L/48 gun and a remote-controlled MG 34. It featured a wide body to accommodate the four-man crew, as well as a strengthened lower hull with enlarged wheels, guide rollers, and tracks.

Jagdpanzer 38s first entered service in July 1944 and would eventually be assigned to a number of units, including infantry, Panzerjäger and Volksgrenadier divisions. BMM and Škoda continually modified and improved the Jagdpanzer 38 during production of the more than 2,800 vehicles built. Owing to the ease of production and high operating rates, the Jagdpanzer 38 came to serve as Germany’s main tank destroyer in the latter period of the war, making an important contribution on both the Eastern and Western Fronts.