Collins Foundation gets a German Halftrack

[dcwilkie]

Never mind- the link is busted...
Says it's an OT/ 810 halftrack.

Here's a picture of it in the completed phase:

http://www.site.ww2mv.com/OT-810_-_Collings_Fnd.html

 

[WarrenD]

I had heard they were getting one last fall but didn't realize it was in such rough shape. I should see it next month at their annual "Battle for the Airfield" event.

 

[B3.3T]

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.

 

[rhinob]

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Whatever it takes to keep history alive, I can overlook the symantics. There were ~675 of.......
<<<------- THOSE Marder 1's built. One left in existence. What choice did I have? I built one. I have no problem with OT-810's representing the German SdKfz 251D for some historical context. At least Collings actually converted theirs. Hanks/Spielberg in Saving Private Ryan couldn't be bothered, but then they did camouflage it's real lines well and then they blew it up.

 

[B3.3T]

Replica German vehicles are fine as long as they are represented in that fashion. Calling it a German OT-810 IMHO is not keeping history alive. Calling it a modified Czech OT-810 to simulate a German SdKfz 251D would be more appropriate. As I know those who are painstakingly building real 251's, it just seems appropriate to be accurate and truthful.

 

[maynard83]

Tough crowd.

 

[rhinob]

Tough crowd.

Yeah, really. I hope they chastise the college girl that put that on their website so she quits in tears.

I can't imagine the organization's leadership deliberately misleads anyone. It's a stupid oversight. If you take a look at their inventory, they've done it right and first class on so many levels. I think they deserve the benefit of the doubt, IMHO. Anyone who painstakingly restores original 251's would probably agree.