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Thank you Takom, for the BV 206!
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Posted: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 - 09:51 PM UTC
What can I say, finally!

British version any time soon?

Kylie

as seen at PMMS.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 - 10:20 PM UTC
Too bad it is not the version used by the US either.



US uses the older version (BV206) as the M973 SUSV. It is a totally different vehicle.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 - 10:47 PM UTC
OMG, finally. I have been adding this on the wanted lists everywhere I can, anywhere I can for years.

So happy.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 - 11:33 PM UTC
I hope there's a Warthog on the way! The past few years has had a dramatic effect on my "Kits I wish they would do" list.
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Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2018 - 03:47 PM UTC
The French Army still have some Bv 206S in service, but they're progressively phased out and replaced with the upgraded version BvS 10 Mk2 seen below :



H.P.
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Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2018 - 03:52 PM UTC
Bundeswehr Gebirgsjäger use the BV 206 and BV 206S. BV 206 carry the Platt m.g. mount adapted for MG 3. Definitly a Musthave.
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Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2018 - 03:57 PM UTC
Informations on the BV 206 family.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandvagn_206

Had the pleasure to ride in the back of a BV206. Was loud and rough on cobblestones, but great fun.
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Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2018 - 04:45 PM UTC
Video of Gebirgsjäger BV 206S.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3DD5IklqWI
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Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2018 - 05:00 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Informations on the BV 206 family.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandvagn_206

Had the pleasure to ride in the back of a BV206. Was loud and rough on cobblestones, but great fun.



and i promise you it's even more fun to drive...

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Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2018 - 11:18 PM UTC
Do you really think, Takom will only release this version?

Thomas
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Posted: Friday, March 23, 2018 - 03:24 AM UTC
The British only use the unarmoured BV206 which is very different from the Takom kit (see the BV206 image that Gino posted above). The BVS10 (Viking) used by the Royal Marines is also a bigger, heavier vehicle than the 206S so the two may look visually similar but are actually completely different types. The Viking also has a different suspension system.

It's great to see the BV 206S in plastic but it isn't something that can be adapted to either of the other vehicles without a complete rebuild of most of the vehicle.

John




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Posted: Saturday, June 02, 2018 - 02:20 AM UTC
Thanks for the info,shame that you cannot do a British version, BUT maybe TAKOM will release a version later?.
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Posted: Saturday, June 02, 2018 - 02:58 AM UTC
Hope you are right and TAKOM is looking at other Hägglunds, now part of BAE Systems Global Combat Systems, versions.
Here is a link to some BV206S kit photos
https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/269156#2273820
2002hummer
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Posted: Saturday, June 02, 2018 - 06:17 AM UTC
How about a Canadian version.


HermannB
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Posted: Saturday, June 09, 2018 - 06:47 AM UTC
Had today the chance to compare BV 206 and BV206S. Can answer the question about swapping the track with the Firing Line kit with a sheer NO! BV206S track are more beefy any all respects. I also learned the German BV206D has section tracks, not endless ones.
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Posted: Saturday, June 09, 2018 - 07:13 PM UTC

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I also learned the German BV206D has section tracks, not endless ones.



Hello Hermann!
Can you please explain what think section tracks are? I have seen and photographed German army BV206D a couple of times about 15 years ago in driver training centers, I noticed 2 different typs of tracks which differed in the treads, but they were explained to me and looked to me like endless.

Greetings, Andreas
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Posted: Saturday, June 09, 2018 - 07:29 PM UTC
The tracks I`ve saw are made of 4 sections of rubberband, connected by end connectors like on Wiesel tracks. But I noticed that it was not on all tracks. Maybe these measurement was take to ease track replacement.
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Posted: Saturday, June 09, 2018 - 08:14 PM UTC
Hi!
Never seen this, even not in the internet. But the last German BV206D I have seen in reality was about 15 years ago. I have photographed these at Baumholder, Fürstenau and Munster during driver training. However, your guess might be right, regarding replacement of damaged sections.
Regarding the "old" tracks, these look very much like the BV206S tracks of Takom..

Andreas
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Posted: Saturday, June 09, 2018 - 11:56 PM UTC
Suppose the BV "sectioned" rubber track is built this way to make easier replacement/repair like in the latest Soucy types made for bigger AFVs like the CV90 series.
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Posted: Monday, June 11, 2018 - 06:01 AM UTC

Quoted Text

The tracks I`ve saw are made of 4 sections of rubberband, connected by end connectors like on Wiesel tracks. But I noticed that it was not on all tracks. Maybe these measurement was take to ease track replacement.



I have never seen these tracks before either, as the one we had on our bv206 it had 1 single track with no end connectors.. And this was 3 years ago.. Maybe it's a german upgrade ?
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