Das Werk: 35th scale GFF “Eagle IV”, EKT/FuPers 2013.

35th scale GFF,,Eagle IV”, EKT/FuPers 2013, Geschutztes Fuhrungs- und Funktionsfahrzeug from Das Werk

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1/35th scale We look at the kits features, colours, layout & the real thing in our preview…

35th scale GFF ,,Eagle IV” EKT / FuPers 2013 Geschutztes Fuhrungs- und Funktionsfahrzeug from Das Werk

GFF ,,Eagle IV” EKT / FuPers 2013

1/35th scale

Can be built as Einsatzkameratrupp or FuPersFull interior kit

4 decal options

Clear parts & photo-etched parts included

The Subject:

The GFF “Eagle IV” is a wheeled armoured vehicle that plays a significant role in modern military operations, particularly for the German Army, as part of the Armoured Command and Multipurpose Vehicles (Geschutzte Fuhrungs- und Funktionsfahrzeuge, GFF) Programme Category 2.

It has been designed to enhance the safety of soldiers during missions abroad, boasting easy transportability, agility and tactical mobility which make it ideal for a wide spectrum of possible missions.

The Eagle IV comes in three main variants: the Patrol Security Vehicle (Patrouillensicherung / PatSich), Command Vehicle (Fuhrungspersonal / FuPers) and Mobile Medical Team (Beweglicher Arzttrupp / BAT) Vehicle.So far, 495 Eagle IV vehicles have been produced for the German Bundeswehr.

Eagle IV & Fuchs armored vehicles.

The command and function vehicle Eagle IV with GFF protection has four crew members. The Eagle IV is 2.9 meters tall, 5.4 metres long and 2.3 meter wide. It has a FLW Remote-Controlled Light Weapons Station 100. The Eagle IV has proven itself in German foreign missions as part of the ISAF or the UN MINUSMA and was borrowed and used by the Irish Army in Mali for intelligence gathering.

The Kit:

With this model, one of the 453 units of the GFF2 (Patrol Security Vehicles and Utility Vehicles for Command Staff) variant can be built. In addition to three command versions, there is also a deployment camera squad (Einsatz-Kamera-Trupp / EKT) variant. This one has a mast on the roof with an attached camera for the documentation and direct transmission of footage to the Operations Center of the German Operational Command.

Marking Options & Colour Profiles

The kit includes four different decal & marking options:

EKT, Bundeswehr, Germany, 2015

FuPers, ISAF, Afghanistan, 2013

FuPers, Bundeswehr, MINUSMA, Gao, Mali, 2016

FuPers, Irish Army, MINUSMA, Bamako, Mali, 2019

CAD images:

We can see more about the kit from the CAD images, and below we have some detailing the finer parts of this kit…

Side View – DW35039 GFF ,,Eagle IV” EKT / FuPers 2013 showing some of the interior…

 

Chassis details – DW35039 GFF ,,Eagle IV” EKT / FuPers 2013 – a full underside suspension, frame and mechanical representation of the type. Das Werk Website