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AFV Club: L4500A with Bilstein Crane
varanusk
Managing EditorSanta Cruz de Tenerife, Spain / Espaņa
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 03:08 AM UTC
AFV Club has announced a new variant of the Kfz. 100 L4500A with the 3 Ton. Bilstein Crane. Widely used by field workshops, it will be a beautiful model on its own or as a part of a scene.
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Missouri, United States
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 03:20 AM UTC
Fantastic! I'm definitely pairing this with my Famo on the shelf.
bill_c
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 04:56 AM UTC
Wonderful!! The resin Bilstein cranes were horribly expensive AND often OOP.
Colorado, United States
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 07:19 AM UTC
Just say yes to cranes! ... This is definitely one I'd like to build!
Myanmar
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 07:51 AM UTC
yes, cranes in plastic. thank you
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Daejeon, Korea / 대한민국
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 09:11 AM UTC
Can this crane hoist Wespe barrel?
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 11:04 AM UTC
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varanusk
Managing Editor Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain / Espaņa
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 02:59 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Can this crane hoist Wespe barrel?
Hi Byeol,
From what I have seen the Wespe gun was a leFH18, with a weight of 1.985 kg.This is well into the range of the 3 Ton crane so I would say yes.
Daejeon, Korea / 대한민국
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 04:17 PM UTC
Thank you for your detailed response. Cheers.
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 04:37 PM UTC
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 05:26 PM UTC
It's nice to see the plastic models companies are finally understanding that we have enough Tigers models and we need something "newish" like tractors and cranes lol. I hope you understand what I mean by this
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 06:06 PM UTC
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Posted: Friday, May 15, 2015 - 12:54 AM UTC
Put me down as a buyer. I am still waiting for a manufacture to make German tank trailers.
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Posted: Friday, May 15, 2015 - 02:01 AM UTC
I know Wespe makes them in resin already, but I would like some support vehicles to go with my Dragon V-2 missile.
Would also like to see retoolings of some old stuff like Italeri's Sdkfz 305 Tankwagen.
And am I the only one pissed that vehicles are 1/35 and aircraft are 1/32 making dioramas involving both not quite right?
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Posted: Friday, May 15, 2015 - 12:07 PM UTC
And am I the only one pissed that vehicles are 1/35 and aircraft are 1/32 making dioramas involving both not quite right?[/quote]
yes bugged me ever since I goy into modelling...why would they do that. There is a couple of planes out there that are 1/35 but mostly not. Trains are limited as well but not as much with trumpeter having a selection. I was thinking it would be nice to place a damaged allied plane on a flatbed. traveling back to deep Germany for evaluation or rebuild.
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Posted: Sunday, May 17, 2015 - 12:18 AM UTC
digger, you could always switch to 1/48. The choices are increasing, Tamiya has a nice solid line started, AFV Club has a few kits and I believe that they have the Skybow Tigers...there is a great line from a French company called gaso.line - they actually produce the Bussing Nag/Bilstein combo as a resin kit. Wespe also has a 1/48 line....and of course it goes without saying that aviation is well represented in 1/48.
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Greg
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Posted: Sunday, May 17, 2015 - 11:50 AM UTC
That one goes straight to the top 3 of my must have list.
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Posted: Thursday, July 09, 2015 - 01:21 AM UTC
I look forward to any engineer or maintenance equipment - but how 'bout a 1/35 Dodge 3/4 ton post war truck. Loved mine with the 2nd Armored Div.
