In the Summer of 1942 the situation on the Stalingrad front was extremely desperate, the city was on the verge of being abandoned to the German troops, with a threatened shutdown of the tank factory. The manufacturing was moved to other factories and the production started at the Uralmashzavod (UZTM) plant by October 1, 1942. Since the plant's capacity was not enough to increase the output of cast turrets, an alternative solution was found : stamping of turrets with a 10,000t press. In October 1942 the serial production of stamped turrets started. These new turrets were called "sand molds" because of their rounded form. UZTM continued to make the stamped turrets until March 1944, and according to the plant report, 2050 turrets were shipped.
Group
Model Construction
Condition
unpainted, kit
Scale
Scale 1:35
Material
Plastic
Epoch
World War II
Time
1933 - 1945
Nationality/Location
Russia
State
new
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!
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Responsible person
Faller GmbH
Kreuzstr. 9 78148 Gütenbach /Schwarzwald Deutschland [email protected]
