Germany had used armored trains in WWI, but prior to the start of WWII the armored train was seen as something of a relic by the German defense force, the Reichswehr, and its government renamed successor in 1935, the Wehrmact. The Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft (DRG), or German National Railway between 1920 and 1945, saw armored trains as a way to preserve and advance a military presence. By keeping a strong military face on this state owned railroadThe BR57 armored trains locomotive was actually based on the Prussian series G10 locomotive first built in 1910 and featuring an 0-10-0 wheel arrangement.

Item No 82922 Item Name German Panzerlok BR57 Armoured Locomotive Bar Code 6939319229229 Scale 1:72 Item Type Plastic Model Armor Kit Model Dimension Length: 495mm Width: 50.7mm Total Plastic Parts 90+ Total Sprues 5 sprues , cab and frame Chromeplate Parts n/a Resin Parts n/a Metal Parts n/a Photo Etched Parts n/a Film Accessory n/a Released Date 2017-05 More Features The kit consists of over 90 parts with 4 section
roadbeds
-Newly tooled parts in accurate detail