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Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - 08:30 PM UTC
The Sd.Kfz. 9 was a big vehicle, now put on top a 10ton crane and you have something really huge.

The new conversion from Panzer Concepts allows to build this impressive beast at 1/35.
The Sd.Kfz 9/2 was a variant of the famous 18 ton. prime mover, equipped with a Demag gasoline/electric driven crane.

This crane was intended for lifting heavy weights, up to 10 ton., and needed levelling jacks on the vehicle.

Panzer Concepts has researched the vehicle and created a detailed conversion set. There are more than 400 parts in this kit , including a new chassis as the 9/2 had a longer one, the crane with the massive counterweights and all rigging, the controls... everything is there. And the crane can be shown folded or extended.

It is a multimedia kit with cast resin parts, 3D printed ones, metal and thread.

The conversion brings a whole new look to Tamiya Famo kit, with its amazing crane and specific features.

It can be ordered directly from Panzer Concepts web shop here

*Note that these photos show the production test model, the final release kit will have all the details
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Thanks, Carlos! This new conversion, I'm sure, will be popular with WWII German fans who wish to construct a dio of an "Engine-change" involving, for instance, a Tiger I, as shown in the oft-published sequence of photos of the Tiger I in North Africa... (see the RYTON "Tiger I & Sturmtiger" book for a partial sequence of the photos)
SEP 28, 2016 - 08:52 PM
Changing engines with such heavy lift crane doesn't sound much convincing. It is obvious on the pictures that for such work the field repair units were happy with their 3-ton (truck-mounted) and 6-ton (halftrack-mounted) Bilstein cranes.
SEP 28, 2016 - 11:04 PM
Just purchased one! Now, when I get to build it is something completely different..
SEP 28, 2016 - 11:17 PM
I'd love to see this show up in the Improvised Ingenuity Campaign!
SEP 29, 2016 - 02:16 AM
Looks to be a beauty!
SEP 29, 2016 - 03:18 AM
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