The Sd.Kfz. 553 Ausf. Vierfuessler with a 15 cm sIG 33 in 1:35 scale from Modelcollect is a kit of a fictional walking fighting machine from a range of hypothetical German hardware.
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This kit in 1:35 scale belongs to a range of hypothetical German hardware, that is, hardware that was never built. The real subject is not an actual vehicle but a design fiction: a four-legged walking chassis carrying a superstructure with a heavy infantry gun. The designation Vierfuessler literally means quadruped and refers precisely to the way it moves. The model is injection-molded in polystyrene and is supplied unassembled and unpainted. Check the contents of the package and the number of parts on the box.
The real subject does not exist as an actual machine and never did; it is a design in the spirit of alternative history. The numerical designation itself is fictional too, chosen by the manufacturer for the whole range of walking machines. Two things the design draws on are real, on the other hand. The first is the weapon: the 15 cm sIG 33 heavy infantry gun was existing equipment used for direct fire support, usually against fortified positions, and it was also mounted on tracked chassis. The second is the visual language of late German hardware, that is, flat armor with chamfered edges, grated cooling outlets and massive cast assemblies. The kit therefore stands on the border between modeling and fantasy: it is built like a military model, but its real subject is invented.
The most demanding part is the assembly of the legs. Glue them dry as a trial, try the stance on a flat board and only then set the glue, or the machine will rest on only three of them. Leave the movable joints free until you finish the model, both for the painting and for the final stance. Finish the superstructure and the gun separately. Because the real subject is not actual, the finish is not tied to documentation and you have freedom; late German schemes work well, that is, a dark yellow base with patches of green and brown. Unify the base with a primer and keep the weathering logical: dust and mud mainly on the legs and the lower surfaces, chipping on the edges and in the places where the crew would climb up.
The model is supplied unassembled and unpainted. Glue, paints and accessories are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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