The Deutche Reichsbahn was pushed into service when the German Army began to move mass amounts of troops and machinery.The Light Cargo(Leichter Feldbahnwagen) was used to carry anything and everything including light armor.Half tracks,soft skin vehicles and light armor like the marter III were seen on these cars.They were used throughout the span of the war.These cars were often sand bagged and used with AA units for Air cover. Item No 01518 Item Name German Railway Gondola (Lower sides) Bar Code 9580208015187 Scale 1:35 Item Type Static Armor Model Brief Length: 280.38mm Width: 86.8mm Height: 81.64mm Total Parts 248pcs Metal Parts n/a Photo Etched Parts n/a Film Parts n/a Resin Parts n/a Total Sprues 7 sprues and 5 section road beds Paint Schemes n/a Released Date 2009-09 More Features The kit consists of 248 parts , rail and road beds included