{"product_id":"elefant-heavy-tank-hunter-1-28-scale","title":"\"Elefant\" - Heavy Tank Hunter | 1:28 Scale","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSd.Kfz. 184 \"Elefant\" - Schwerer Panzerjäger Tiger (P)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBorn from a rejection letter. Built into a legend.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eIn 1942, the Wehrmacht needed a new heavy tank. Two companies competed for the contract: Henschel and Porsche. Ferdinand Porsche was so confident he'd win that he started building chassis before the results were even announced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eHe lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eHenschel's design became the Tiger I. And Porsche was sitting on 90 fully built chassis with nowhere to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe solution? Take those 90 orphaned hulls, mount the devastating \u003cstrong\u003e8.8 cm Pak 43 L\/71\u003c\/strong\u003e - the long 88, the most powerful anti-tank gun Germany ever fielded - behind a massive fixed casemate of 200mm frontal armor, and send them to war as the \u003cstrong\u003eSchwerer Panzerjäger Tiger (P)\u003c\/strong\u003e - heavy tank destroyer, Porsche chassis. Ordnance designation: \u003cstrong\u003eSd.Kfz. 184.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThey named it the \u003cstrong\u003eFerdinand\u003c\/strong\u003e, after the man whose stubbornness brought it into existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJuly 1943. Kursk.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Ferdinands rolled into the biggest tank battle in history - and from the front, almost nothing the Soviets had could touch them. The long 88 was killing T-34s at ranges the Soviet crews couldn't even return fire from. But the Ferdinand had problems of its own: no hull machine gun meant Soviet infantry could swarm them at close range. The mechanical reliability of Porsche's electric-drive transmission was brutal in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe survivors were pulled back, upgraded with a hull-mounted MG 34 for close defense, and redesignated the \u003cstrong\u003e\"Elefant.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e They fought on in Italy and the Eastern Front through 1945 - fewer and fewer of them each month, but still terrifying from the front every single time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eOnly 90 were ever built. Every single one started as a rejection letter from the Wehrmacht to Ferdinand Porsche.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you're building:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1,750 pieces\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1:28 scale - a serious build\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e5 crew figures included\u003c\/strong\u003e with painted weapons and gear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe unmistakable Elefant silhouette - fixed casemate, sloped armor, the long 88 protruding from that massive gun mantlet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eElevating 8.8 cm Pak 43 L\/71 main gun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eWorking tracks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eOpening hatches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eEngineered for display - this is a centerpiece tank destroyer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e⚠️ HEADS UP - STICKER APPLICATION:\u003c\/strong\u003e This kit uses \u003cstrong\u003estickers\u003c\/strong\u003e for the Balkenkreuz markings rather than pad-printing. We want you to know up front before you order. No surprises when the box arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BrixKrieg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53324380438827,"sku":"PZJGR_ELFNT","price":146.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/0155\/9851\/files\/1_bf9dad3f-0762-4a72-9f95-b92ea5b36cc6.jpg?v=1776925336","url":"https:\/\/brixkrieg.com\/products\/elefant-heavy-tank-hunter-1-28-scale","provider":"BrixKrieg","version":"1.0","type":"link"}