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Re: VW Type 166 Schwimmwagen - TS1 Sprue 190520
« Reply #15 on: May 20, 2019, 05:28:21 pm »
As our Q2/19 new releases getting closer to their release date, work on our ongoing projects continue!

Just received our first testshot for the Schwimmwagen, will do a sprue inspection and a test assembly report right away!








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Re: VW Type 166 Schwimmwagen - TS1 Sprue 190520
« Reply #16 on: May 20, 2019, 10:42:28 pm »
Nice.

No idea what I am going to do with one. Not that that ever stops me....

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Re: VW Type 166 Schwimmwagen - TS1 Sprue 190520
« Reply #17 on: May 21, 2019, 07:04:19 am »
The recon company will need a bunch of these.  This was a preferred vehicle given its versability.

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Re: VW Type 166 Schwimmwagen - TS1 Sprue 190520
« Reply #18 on: May 21, 2019, 11:21:01 am »
First the Kübel, and now the Schwimm. Fantastic!

Miniature gamers are getting a good selection of German vehicles in plastic including a good selection of soft skins - small to large transports.

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Re: VW Type 166 Schwimmwagen - TS1 Sprue 190520
« Reply #19 on: May 21, 2019, 03:46:31 pm »
The recon company will need a bunch of these.  This was a preferred vehicle given its versability.
I am not sure it would have any advantage over a kubelwagen in North Africa ^__^.

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Re: VW Type 166 Schwimmwagen - TS1 Sprue 190520
« Reply #20 on: May 21, 2019, 04:25:37 pm »
The recon company will need a bunch of these.  This was a preferred vehicle given its versability.
I am not sure it would have any advantage over a kubelwagen in North Africa ^__^.

Schwimmwagens will float instead of sink into the desert quicksand  ;)

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Re: VW Type 166 Schwimmwagen - TS1 Sprue 190520
« Reply #21 on: May 22, 2019, 01:31:25 am »
The recon company will need a bunch of these.  This was a preferred vehicle given its versability.
I am not sure it would have any advantage over a kubelwagen in North Africa ^__^.

Schwimmwagens will float instead of sink into the desert quicksand  ;)
Good point.

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Re: VW Type 166 Schwimmwagen - TS1 Assembled 190522
« Reply #22 on: May 22, 2019, 01:36:51 pm »
Schwimmwagen TS1 plastic assembled and primed. Minor features needed to be updated and fixed, but is quite satisfied with the results.















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Re: VW Type 166 Schwimmwagen - TS1 Assembled 190522
« Reply #23 on: May 22, 2019, 02:58:55 pm »
Very nice.

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Re: VW Type 166 Schwimmwagen - TS1 Painted 190527
« Reply #24 on: May 27, 2019, 02:27:31 pm »
First Schwimmwagen plastic testshot assembled and painted...















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Re: VW Type 166 Schwimmwagen - TS1 Painted 190527
« Reply #25 on: May 27, 2019, 03:59:20 pm »
Very nice.

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Re: VW Type 166 Schwimmwagen - TS1 Painted 190527
« Reply #26 on: June 07, 2019, 11:45:08 pm »
Excellent. Such a brilliant looking little vehicle. I had the Tamiya one about 40 years ago  ;D

I’d love to add one to my DAK collection, but am hard pressed to imagine why you’d need an amphibious car in the desert...  :(

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Re: VW Type 166 Schwimmwagen - TS1 Painted 190527
« Reply #27 on: June 08, 2019, 04:28:28 am »
The Schwimmwagon did serve in Africa. It's quite possible the quartermaster filled out the required paperwork (in triplicate) for more VWs to use for scouting purposes, and both Kubelwagons and Schwimmwagons arrived.

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Re: VW Type 166 Schwimmwagen - TS1 Painted 190527
« Reply #28 on: June 08, 2019, 04:04:57 pm »
Excellent. Thanks  :)

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Re: VW Type 166 Schwimmwagen - TS1 Painted 190527
« Reply #29 on: June 08, 2019, 11:44:44 pm »
The Schwimmwagon did serve in Africa. It's quite possible the quartermaster filled out the required paperwork (in triplicate) for more VWs to use for scouting purposes, and both Kubelwagons and Schwimmwagons arrived.

Are you saying they did, or they could have?  I've never seen any evidence of it.