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Roco

Spooky1

Kansas, United States
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Posted: Friday, February 13, 2015 - 09:10 AM UTC

I have these:
ROCO #157 M53 155MM SELF-PROPELLED TRACKED HOWITZER
ROCO #158 M55 8'' SELF-PROPELLED TRACKED HOWITZER

What is the part number for the one at this eBay auction?
291378615072
I'm wondering if is a variation of #157?

Frenchy

Rhone, France
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Posted: Friday, February 13, 2015 - 02:07 PM UTC

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I have these:
ROCO #157 M53 155MM SELF-PROPELLED TRACKED HOWITZER
ROCO #158 M55 8'' SELF-PROPELLED TRACKED HOWITZER

What is the part number for the one at this eBay auction?
291378615072
I'm wondering if is a variation of #157?

Here's the one you're talking about :

I guess it's just #157 with a coat of OD paint

The gun travel lock and the rear spade are missing...

H.P.

Spooky1

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Posted: Saturday, February 14, 2015 - 07:37 AM UTC

I received a response from Lee's Hobby and he said that the older orange box had both barrels in the box. Is yours an orange box?

Frenchy

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Posted: Saturday, February 14, 2015 - 12:44 PM UTC

The one in the picture is not mine

It's the one from the eBay auction you're refering to. I've just posted it for the rest of us to see what you were talking about...

H.P.

Spooky1

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Posted: Sunday, February 15, 2015 - 07:11 AM UTC

Here is what wiki has on the M55 155mm

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/M55_8_inch_Self-Propelled_Howitzer_3.JPG/1280px-M55_8_inch_Self-Propelled_Howitzer_3.JPG

https://www.google.com/search?q=M53+Self+Propelled+Gun&client=seamonkey-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:unofficial&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=L1PhVLH9JISeyQStpoH4BQ&ved=0CDUQsAQ&biw=1595&bih=915&dpr=0.9#imgdii=_

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