"Radschlepper Ost [Škoda RSO]" Topic
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Tango01 | 14 Feb 2019 3:34 p.m. PST |
"With the war in Russia dragging on into a second year, the HWA asked Ferdinand Porsche to design and build a modern version of the high-wheeled Austro-Daimler M 17 Goliath tug that had been so successful both in the First World War and afterwards. Fully briefed, Karl Rabe began to delineate its characteristics on Monday, 26 January. He entered it in his log as the Type 175, known as the Radschlepper Ost or ‘Wheeled Eastern Tractor'. Partner in the project was Skoda of Pilsen, reawakening an important First World War relationship. On 2 February Porsche and Rabe hosted a day-long discussion in Zuffenhausen with an 11-man delegation from the Czech company led by veteran design engineer and director Emil Řezníček. Skoda would produce the huge 9-ton vehicles to Porsche's designs…."
From here link The Model
From here link
Amicalement Armand |
Sebastian Palmer | 14 Feb 2019 4:34 p.m. PST |
I've got a kit of this in 1/35. But what I *really* wanted was one in 1/72. Just ordered the last one of these Hauler kits from Hannant's, UK. Thanks for the 'heads up' Tango ;-) |
Tango01 | 15 Feb 2019 12:08 p.m. PST |
A votre service mon ami!. (smile) Amicalement Armand
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