#72015 KV-8 Heavy Flamethrower Tank

This represents a KV-8 based on a Model 1940 or early Model 1941 hull and early welded turret.  While at least one photograph shows a KV-8 based on these components, it is likely that this was a trials vehicle and photographic evidence indicates that most if not all of the 102 production KV-8s used the Model 1942 hull with the uparmored welded turret.

The kit shares the great majority of components with kits #72012, #72013 and #72014.  The box art implies that the kit includes all-steel reinforced road wheels, but in fact it includes the same two-part resilient road wheels as included in kits #72012, #72013 and #72014.

For an accurate production KV-8, you can combine the hull from kit #72035 with the turret and flame projector from this kit.