SdKfz 7 Prime Mover 8t - Easy Conversions 190322

[Rubicon Models]

A new project in the making...  What is this vehicle?



Guesses?

[ultravanillasmurf]

Looks like an unarmoured half track.

[Pinky]

SdKfz 7...

[ultravanillasmurf]

SdKfz 7...

So options for tractor and flak vehicles.

[Ballardian]

The given image could be any of the softskin h/ts from the SdKfz 6 to the humungus Famo 9 (is it a SdKfz 8 prime mover for an 88mm flak?) & I'd welcome any & all of them, particularly if, as UVS stated, flak variants were in the offing.

[Pinky]

The given image could be any of the softskin h/ts from the SdKfz 6 to the humungus Famo 9 (is it a SdKfz 8 prime mover for an 88mm flak?) & I'd welcome any & all of them, particularly if, as UVS stated, flak variants were in the offing.

The design of the drive sprocket, shape of the mudguard and position of the engine vents don't match the Famo.   It could be an SdKfz 8.  But I'm going to stick with the SdKfz 7 because I bet Rubicon are planning an 88 to go with it.

[elias.tibbs]

If an 88 was being built with it having an option for the wheeled trailer would be awesome. Always like it when they fired it from there instead of deploying it properly

[sandsmodels]

it should be an sdkfz 11 gun tractor half track, what a lot of people do not realise is that every german halftrack has unique wheel paterns, the sd11/251 has round holes on the road wheels.

[Pinky]

it should be an sdkfz 11 gun tractor half track, what a lot of people do not realise is that every german halftrack has unique wheel paterns, the sd11/251 has round holes on the road wheels.

Right, and it's one of the many reasons the Germans lost the war - imagine having your basic gun tractors rendered immobile because you don't have any spares of the right kind of roadwheel.  But the roadwheels on the SdKfz 7 and 8 are the same.

If it's an SdKfz 7, it would be great if it included optional parts for the late production version.

[Rubicon Models]

Not much work had been done with this unnamed project.
Had been busy trying to wrap up all outstanding projects,
but we are getting there...



Enjoy!

[Jimmy_P]

More half tracks are always good!

Personally rooting for a SdKfz 10 first, as (weirdly imo) its almost impossible to find in 1/56 and it was one of the most widely produced and used of the half tracks.

But really it would be having the variants like the 10/4 and the 7/1 or 2 in plastic that would be awesome

[Rubicon Models]

Remember this unnamed topic which was being held for so long?
Going to give it a proper name if you can identify this...



Enjoy!

[ultravanillasmurf]

I will go for the SD.kfz 7.

Or Heidi.

[tyroflyer]

I'll second that, Sd.Kfz.7

[ultravanillasmurf]

Especially as it was used to carry the quad flak cannon (170328).