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Tuesday, December 22, 2015 - 02:36 AM UTC
Michael Baldeweg from Customscale informed us on his upcoming conversion giving some additional firepower for your 1/35 scale Schwimmwagen.

35051 - 2cm Gebirgsflak 38 on Schwimmwagen Typ 166 Conversion

This set is designed for the well known and excellent Tamiya kit of the German Schwimmwagen Typ 166 (kit 35244) in order to convert that vehicle into a self propelled gun mounting the lightweight 2cm Gebirgsflak 38.

The kit consist of the complete gun, the mount for the vehicle, parts in order to convert the rear section enabling a 360° rotation of the gun an some additional parts.

There is at least one picture existing proving that the combination has been tested. Furthermore additional information states the delivery of 12 of these SPGs to the 370th Inf. Div. in November 1943 although the combination failed in practice due to instability during firing.

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C_JACQUEMONT
The metal barrel is a nice touch. Cheers, Christophe
DEC 22, 2015 - 03:08 AM
panzerbob01
Wow. I just cannot believe the legs this weird make-up story has! Bob
DEC 22, 2015 - 03:59 AM
Jerrers2000
You'd think if they went to the trouble of removing the rear propeller and associated gubbins, they'd have gone the extra step and put outriggers/stabilizers on the sides to give a half decent firing platform
DEC 22, 2015 - 04:26 AM
RobinNilsson
Well, well, well, another example of weird German projects created to help keep someone away from the actual fighting. Many weapons projects were started as a way to try and keep the involved engineers et.c. away from the dangerous parts of the war, the places where people die .... Outriggers to stabilise the whole thing would have been nice. Getting outriggers deployed when enemy aircraft suddenly turn up takes too long time ... Hum ....wouldn't it have been easier to put the gun on a smallish trailer pulled behind the Schwimmwagen ? Nah... getting it into firing mode takes too long time, even if it had some kind of quick release which would drop the gun platform onto the ground. Need new tactics against fighter-bombers or a heavier (and more stable) vehicle. Preferably a tracked one with a suspension lock-out ... / Robin
DEC 22, 2015 - 04:53 AM
Szmann
Really! Now I am waiting for an 88 on a sidecar. Cheers! Gabriel.
DEC 22, 2015 - 06:23 PM
M4A1Sherman
HEY! How about a PaK.36/37 3.7cm on a Bicycle?
DEC 23, 2015 - 06:21 PM
M4A1Sherman
No more ridiculous than a MAUS or an E-100...
DEC 23, 2015 - 06:23 PM
RobinNilsson
No more ridiculous than a MAUS or an E-100...[/quote] Yep! Silly projects came in all sizes but the bigger silly projects had a potential for keeping more people away from the dangerous business. Don't forget the Ratte ..... / Robin
DEC 24, 2015 - 05:05 AM
M4A1Sherman
No more ridiculous than a MAUS or an E-100...[/quote] Yep! Silly projects came in all sizes but the bigger silly projects had a potential for keeping more people away from the dangerous business. Don't forget the Ratte ..... / Robin [/quote] Riiiiight... The "Ratte"- a battleship on tracks... How and where were these machines to be built? How would they get around? These proposed "weapons" were to be so heavy that that the ground couldn't support them...
DEC 24, 2015 - 04:20 PM
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