Mainly, these vehicles were used by recovery and maintenance units. Jul 26, 2011 sdkfz 251 ausf d walk around sdkfz 7 vol2 walk around sdkfz 9 famo vol2 walkaround su57 sur base m3 walk around sd. It was the largest production halftrack to enter service in world war ii, and more than 2,500 famos were built between 1938 and 1944. We are making high quality and accurate photo etching parts and decals for tamiya. Plastic sprue clear, plastic sprue, rubber, rod, rope, plastic strips, decalsheet waterslide, metal markings sd. Here is a sum up of my ride in this gigantic 18t sd. Shown images are of much lower quality, due to resizing. Ive always had the intention of building a tamiya sdkfz 7, even knowing it was a very old kit, and like many old items produced by this and other companies, they were not so detailed and accurate kits. This vehicle was used to pull flak guns or very heavy artillery or as a tank recovery vehicle.
One end of the triangel was connected to the halftrack, the other two ones were connected to the front or rear shackles of the tiger. Its main role was as a prime mover for small towed guns, such as the 2 cm flak 30, the 7. Armored ambulance capable of carrying up to 8 seated casualties or 4 seated casualties and 2 stretcher cases. It was well liked by its men but too few were made by the germans and were in short supply. Its main roles were as a prime mover for very heavy towed guns such as the 24 cm kanone 3 and as a tank recovery vehicle. I do know from literature, that three famos were needed to pull one tiger. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. May 21, 2017 hier sehen wir einen deutschen famo sd. Ive posted the zip for download on the github here.
The largest german tractor, developed from 1935 onwards at famo. Its main role was as a prime mover for medium towed guns ranging from the 3. No support through pm read why need a forum account. The tiger was connected via a rigig triangle to one famo. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Liked by view all give a shout out if you print this thing and display it in public proudly give attribution by printing and displaying this tag.
This one is equipped with a diesel v12 tatra engine. Insley dragline crane engine tuning and first moves in 20 years. Sdkfz 9 famo was the biggestmost powerful prime movertractor of it was sdkfz 9 famo was the biggestmost powerful prime movertractor of ww2. See more ideas about military vehicles, armored vehicles and wwii. The heaviest german halftrack of wwii was the sdkfz 9 famo. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. It is believed that only 2030 of these were ever made, making it very rare indeed. Im building this for someone else who asked me to assemble and paint it for him. I plan on using two hobby escs and 1 servo for steering. Nov 18, 2009 im currently assembling a kit bash of a sd. Wheeled vehicles saw their offroad ability vastly improved with the addition of caterpillar tracks on the rear portion of the chassis.
Idiots tree felling fails with chainsaw machine tree falls on head and house. If you are looking for kamizukuri, diopartk, swash design, etokin model, or any other afv scale model parts, here is the place you need to check. Its main roles were as a prime mover for very heavy towed guns such as. Approximately 2,500 were produced between 1938 and 1945. Only one or two were manufactured, probably due to the famo was not structurally up to heavy recovery. When the 20 conversion kits listed here are gone, this item will go out of production. Unpainted 1285th scale micro armour eighteenton halftrack with sixton crane per pack. This page was last edited on 16 february 2019, at 07. Sdkfz 8 db10 lufcik and sdkfz 9 famo courtesy of walter schwabe.
Sdkfz 9 famo german halftrack ww2 world war photos. Kfz 91 a heavy half track vehicle with 6 tons crane was a variant of the s. A previously unknown armored version, based on the famous sd. Sdkfz 9 famo by fiedibus is licensed under the creative commons attribution noncommercial share alike license. Kfz 9 famo, a german halftrack produced during ww2 to tow heavy stuff.
The module can be printed in a single piece if youre feeling especially optimistic, or as separate body and arms. I am talking about part 4d which is meant to close flat the larger opening of the cone form ring and what is more important yet is needed to attach a complete sub assembly to the frame. Navigate to that page then click the download button. Ive included a blockhook as well, which could be added with thread for cables. The big spur gear needs 2 bearing seats to move free on the axle. The famo, primarily a recovery vehicle, had a standard crew of 8 and was powered by the 12 cylinder maybach hl 108 tukrm engine, same as the panzer iii. Sdkfz are produced 100% in our association from the prototype until to the model. Choose your favourite model and order it now at wespe models. Wespe models offer a huge collection of classic, modern sdkfz 9 famo. I had to find a solution for the fixed 8mm axle for the drive wheel. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. For the recovery of the heavier panther and tiger tanks, more than one s.
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