| PiersBrand | 02 Jul 2014 11:12 a.m. PST |
Little pressie for Will at PSC to start his DAK Army off for our next book after Blitzkrieg… S-Models kit with some stowage.
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 ColCampbell  | 02 Jul 2014 11:39 a.m. PST |
Very nice weathering job. Jim |
| Silurian | 02 Jul 2014 11:53 a.m. PST |
How on Earth did they get the casualty in that tiny thing? Brilliant weathering. |
| Who asked this joker | 02 Jul 2014 12:20 p.m. PST |
How on Earth did they get the casualty in that tiny thing? My guess is that they rode on top. Either that or the turret ring area is a hatch that they could be lowered into. Just a guess though! It's a wonderful looking model. It could be converted from any PZ-I. I'm going to get a PZ-I paper model at some point and may give it a try. |
| SBminisguy | 02 Jul 2014 12:40 p.m. PST |
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| Richard Baber | 02 Jul 2014 12:41 p.m. PST |
Piers I think this is the nicest piece you`ve ever painted :) |
| War In 15MM | 02 Jul 2014 1:19 p.m. PST |
I love the unique. Thanks for posting. Richard |
| tuscaloosa | 02 Jul 2014 1:31 p.m. PST |
Interesting, is this based on an actual vehicle? I'm wondering about the stretcher loading issue also. |
| 14th Brooklyn | 02 Jul 2014 1:47 p.m. PST |
Real nice work as always! Regarding getting casualties into it… if you tie someone down properly on a stretcher you can lift him vertically. With a big hatch like that you need no more than a 10° angle to get someone through the hatch. Cheers, Burkhard |
| HistoryPhD | 02 Jul 2014 4:29 p.m. PST |
Brooklyn, doesn't it seem unduly cumbersome, when other more suitable vehicles were no doubt on hand? I doubt there's much room for more than a single casualty with stretcher, a driver, and a medical crewman. It had to be limited to one casualty per vehicle, which seems less than efficient. |
| Frederick | 02 Jul 2014 6:07 p.m. PST |
The Germans apparently converted a fair number of Panzer Is to the Sanitatskraftwagen I or Sd.Kfz. 265, an armoured ambulance that could keep up with advancing tanks; at least 90; I think that the tactical role was to get medical personnel and equipment up to the front line tanks and half tracks As to how the wounded might be carried, here is a model that suggests how they might travel
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| Frederick | 02 Jul 2014 6:08 p.m. PST |
Oh – and that is one very well done model – love the desert weathering! |
| Etranger | 02 Jul 2014 11:21 p.m. PST |
They were also used as runabouts for the medical officer, so not necessarily as an ambulance. |
| Lewisgunner | 03 Jul 2014 11:55 a.m. PST |
If you are desert weathering should not the corners of the tank be be sandblasted and thus free of paint, They would then be rusty on a well used vehicle because even in the desert there is enough moisture to oxidise steel? |
| Khusrau | 04 Jul 2014 7:49 a.m. PST |
Curious they would put on the balkankreuz plus the red cross. From the side, it would just look like another military vehicle. I would have expected red crosses on the side as well. |
| tuscaloosa | 05 Jul 2014 5:37 p.m. PST |
Fascinating info and great models, thanks. (balkenkreuz) |
examines another house in this series.
