AK INTERACTIVE 1/35 Automotore FS 206/207/208 Sogliola rail shunter tolató train model

The Automotore FS 206/207/208 were a family of Italian-licensed versions of the Breuer IV, a light rail shunting locomotive developed by the German H. Breuer & Co in the 1920s.

It is estimated that the companies Antonio Badoni Lecco (1932-1969) and Officine Costamasnaga di Como (1929-1932) produced nearly 400 reversers based on the IV model.

They served the Italian State Railways and private companies until at least the 1990s, so modelers interested in building abandoned vehicles can easily find color reference photos of the abandoned, rusted switchbacks awaiting their end by the sidings.

In July 1942, Italian engineers restored the railway line from Tobruk to El-Alamein, which was then used to transport troops and supplies of the Regio Esercito and the Afrika Korps.

A few dozen Automotors delivered from Italy on July 26, 1942 became the main drag on this route until November 1942.

In North Africa, due to their typical shape, the nickname "sogliola" ("sole") most commonly found pushers were instead called "scatole di sardine" ("can of sardines") or "armadi viaggianti". "moving cabinets").

This 1/35 scale kit can be built as either the WWII version used in North Africa or as a post-war model with several distinctive modifications.

It also includes a 19 cm long railway track section and a non-commissioned officer figure of the Italian Engineering Corps.

- More than 180 plastic parts for reversing and a railway track section.
- Optional parts for WWII and post-war versions.
- 1 figure of a non-commissioned officer of the Italian Army.
- 4 painting/marking options.