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They list it on their website as a German OT-810. Who are they kidding? I guess another one of the fake Tigers is probably on their shopping list, too.
Stalwart is 110% correct. Add to that 14 gearboxes(!), fluid flywheel, 6x6 all the time, powered brake and steering in one system that requires three accumulators to be regularly recharged with nitrogen, and an electrical system the defies description...
Yes, you were lucky to miss out on this one.
Fred's collection dates WAY older than 1975. He started with a scout car in the late 40's. In fact he is quite likely the oldest/longest MV collector in the US. And he certainly knows a thing or two about CCKW's.
Simple. This is not a farby site. It is not a reenactor's site. It is not a "be historically correct in all your terminology or you'll be banished" site. It is a site for military vehicles of all types, mostly trucks. Most are truck guys first. Few here give a rats a** if they use slang from...
As stated, its a British FV432. Which BTW is over width by just 2 inches at the tracks. Might want to be careful where you go as some bug-eyed trooper could really give you grief.
Dc3 is right. It will end up costing the same and will never be the real thing. You will forever be explaining its not a real one and that gets old. I would rather have a totally beat up piece of s*** real anything than a perfect kit.
Wow, that machine truck is awesome. He could earn a small fortune taking it to ATV races. Those guys are always tearing up something that needs turned.
Depends upon the state regarding tracks. For wheeled: Any Soviet BTR series, Czech OT series, British CVR(W), Ferret, Saladin, Saracen, Humber Pig, others. US Scout Car, V-100, Gun Trucks, Peacekeeper, All depends how much $$$.
There is no such thing as a universal camo. You just end up with something that doesn't work most of the time; universal waste of effort. The German patterns were very terrain-specific.
VEBEG is a private firm licensed to do disposal. One of very few. I doubt you will ever see armor go this route, however. Wiesels are still very much in use and will be for a long time. There are not so many that they would reduce numbers especially when they are deployed to Afghanistan.