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leFH18/40/2 (st) G.W. Pz.Kpfw. III/IV WIP
- Thread starter Tony lee
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Tom this was the prototype by one company for a Multi Purpose tank. Weapons carrier,ammo hauler and recovery tank like the one they call the Grasshopper.
The tank could be use as a normal field arty for troop support or the gun could be lifted out, the trailing arms and wheels installed and left in the field.
It carried a jib pole lifting rig for this purpose, cool huh?
Built on a Hummel chassis the High Command was worried that it would halt or slow down production of much needed tanks and the thing was cancelled just as it was ready to go into production
I don't really like paper non-combat SPGs but this is so interesting I just couldn't resist.
Thanks for coming by folks
Tony lee
The tank could be use as a normal field arty for troop support or the gun could be lifted out, the trailing arms and wheels installed and left in the field.
It carried a jib pole lifting rig for this purpose, cool huh?
Built on a Hummel chassis the High Command was worried that it would halt or slow down production of much needed tanks and the thing was cancelled just as it was ready to go into production
I don't really like paper non-combat SPGs but this is so interesting I just couldn't resist.
Thanks for coming by folks
Tony lee
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tony the mutt is at it again, that's great!
and a great subject! what a wonderful kit that seems to be!
and a great subject! what a wonderful kit that seems to be!
Dave that's a good question.
I've seen black & white picture of the dark yellow and another with green stripes painted over the dark yellow of the one on display somewhere. There is also a picture (B&W) of what looks like green splotches???? over the dark yellow.
These all have to be the same machine because there was only one built so would you say the one on display is the restore crews idea?
What do you think?
Tony lee
I've seen black & white picture of the dark yellow and another with green stripes painted over the dark yellow of the one on display somewhere. There is also a picture (B&W) of what looks like green splotches???? over the dark yellow.
These all have to be the same machine because there was only one built so would you say the one on display is the restore crews idea?
What do you think?
Tony lee
UPDATE TIME
Man this kit has over 750 parts but about 200 of them are indy track links the rest seem to be installed on the gun
The casement front armor shields attach to those PE tabs you can just see there.
Jib Pole storage and spare road wheels mount on the lower hull inside the track run.
This left side photo I found while researching shows another jib pole stored on the that side too.
DML must have missed it because there isn't one provided in the kit. There should be a third pole the same size as this one but I can't find out where it was stored.
Now some details I can over look but not one this obvious.
Time to break out the Evergreen supplies:
BTW all the wheels are ready to paint.
That's it for now folks
Tony lee
Man this kit has over 750 parts but about 200 of them are indy track links the rest seem to be installed on the gun
The casement front armor shields attach to those PE tabs you can just see there.
Jib Pole storage and spare road wheels mount on the lower hull inside the track run.
This left side photo I found while researching shows another jib pole stored on the that side too.
DML must have missed it because there isn't one provided in the kit. There should be a third pole the same size as this one but I can't find out where it was stored.
Now some details I can over look but not one this obvious.
Time to break out the Evergreen supplies:
BTW all the wheels are ready to paint.
That's it for now folks
Tony lee