 20thmaine  | 27 Nov 2008 5:33 a.m. PST |
Anyone have any information on these :
link ? |
| Sane Max | 27 Nov 2008 5:52 a.m. PST |
No, it's a new one on me – some sort of post-war experiment? Pat |
| Delta Mouse | 27 Nov 2008 5:57 a.m. PST |
It is a German tank from World War II that was never built. It was an experimental design. That is all I know about it… Sorry. DM |
| Frederick | 27 Nov 2008 6:13 a.m. PST |
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| 14th Brooklyn | 27 Nov 2008 6:25 a.m. PST |
The hull comes from the E-Series (=Entwicklungsserie) tanks which were meant to enter production in 1946 to unify spare parts and building components. Judging by te number of road wheels (even though spaced a little too much)it is probably meant to represent the E-5 light tank. The hulls seems a little tall though and the turret does not look like any of the drawings I have seen and is probably pure fiction. Cheers, Burkhard |
| 20thmaine | 27 Nov 2008 6:34 a.m. PST |
Thanks – I'd looked through my books and the achtung panzer website without finding a match so this is all helpful ! I guess I'll have to put together a 1946 what if ? scenario ('cos, of course, I've bought the kit !) |
| Griefbringer | 27 Nov 2008 6:43 a.m. PST |
Notice that Pegasus also does a couple of other 1946 tanks in 1/72. Griefbringer |
| Sundance | 27 Nov 2008 9:08 a.m. PST |
Also try wwiivehicles.com also. He has a lot of experimental/built in small numbers stuff on there if at least a prototype was made. |
| Jamesonsafari | 27 Nov 2008 10:47 a.m. PST |
Hey those are cuter than a basket of kittens. They'd be super for Pulp adventure type games (if Dr. Evil has a legion of heavily armed minions guarding his lair that is) |
 Dye4minis | 27 Nov 2008 2:52 p.m. PST |
How can it be "authentically Detailled" if they never existed? Tom |
| Major Mike | 27 Nov 2008 4:30 p.m. PST |
Looks like heavily modified versions of VK 1601 or VK 1303, but the road wheels look wrong. As you can't see, I'm assuming a interlocked road wheel system like found on the Luchs (which has two outer and three inner road wheels per side). Looks like a light cannon or MG armament, with an ability for high angle fire. The turret looks more French than German, and the vehicle reminds me of the FCM-36. I'd guess it is something that never made it off the design board. |
| Ex MAJIC Miniatures | 27 Nov 2008 5:14 p.m. PST |
According to 'Special Panzer Variants' by Spielberger and Doyle it is a Special Vehicle V Porsche Type 245/1. Combat Weight: 18 tons. Crew: 3, Armament 5.5cm rapid fire gun with a belt feed. Designed for AT/AAA targets with an elevation of 90 degrees. Powered by a 10 cylinder gasoline motor type 101 which produces 316 HP. Armour: Hull 60mm Front. Top speed of 65km/h. The design never went past the wooden mock-up scale model – stage of development. |
| tmy 1939 | 28 Nov 2008 6:30 p.m. PST |
I also wondered about the tank. I think MAJIC Minatures nailed it. The kit I bought was labelled German P-245-010 Tanks "Jaguarundi" so I checked out the Porsche (P) projects on the Auhtung Panzer website link and the Porsche Type 245/10 (245-010) is a vehicle designed for ground and air targets which fits with the kit's turret. I thought the suspension looked like the PzKpfw II Ausf C. |
| tmy 1939 | 29 Nov 2008 3:20 p.m. PST |
Here is a link to the diagram for the tank. link |
| 20thmaine | 01 Dec 2008 5:37 a.m. PST |
Guys – you are superb ! Thanks !! |
first saw these figures, he was dreading painting them...
