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Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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Faun L900 mit Sd,Ah 115 Sonderanhänger 115
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Posted: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 - 10:49 PM UTC

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Dennis - I am not sure if this is the vehicle you are speaking of. There was also a "deluxe" long chassis version of this field car that had a fixed body panel approximately 20 inches long inserted between the front and rear doors.

The model shown here is a combination of the old Echi Horch field car and the newer Tamiya Kommandeurwagon.










No, not quite, Mike. If you have the SCHIFFER book, "GERMAN VEHICLES IN WORLD WAR II Cars of the Wehrmacht", the caption describes the vehicle briefly at the bottom of page 60. I described it in my in my previous post. The model of the Staff Car type that I'm thinking of has the Horch Typ 40 Nose, as seen in ICM's kit, and the much older TAMIYA Typ 40 kit- Much lower and wider in profile, as far as the Radiator, Hood, Fenders and associated body panels are concerned... The pics of the car that you posted are of a kit-bash, using the nose from an old ESCI/ITALERI Horch Kfz.15(?) marketed as "Rommel's Command Car", and the body of the TAMIYA Steyr Kommandeurwagen (Cabriolet body); the nose, engine and chassis were based on the "Einheits" Pkw. Typ 40...
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Posted: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 - 12:29 AM UTC
I guess it's the one you're talking about :



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Posted: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 - 01:23 AM UTC
Yes that is the one I was thinking of. I remember now; it did have the longer body but also had the horizontal front grill.
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Posted: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 - 02:17 AM UTC
I think a rivet counter attach should not withhold a modeler to do a build. What I've seen and can conclude, also from their perspective, is that a lot details were scratched from their side. Wheels are obvious an eye catching problem, same as the the mudguards, (should be an easy fix). From the link H.P. provided you see a lot of confusion about what is original. If you read there reference in the manual for this specific model you notice a real reference truck is rather impossible to find.

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Robert Jan
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Posted: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 - 08:00 PM UTC

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I think a rivet counter attach should not withhold a modeler to do a build. What I've seen and can conclude, also from their perspective, is that a lot details were scratched from their side. Wheels are obvious an eye catching problem, same as the the mudguards, (should be an easy fix). From the link H.P. provided you see a lot of confusion about what is original. If you read there reference in the manual for this specific model you notice a real reference truck is rather impossible to find.

Kind regards,

Robert Jan



I know, concluding reference material is rare, but one can puzzle it together bit by bit. The wheels are a problem, but one that can be solved, indeed. What I also noticed is the marking option "Erika auf Urlaub" on the doors, which is obviously inspired by an actual vehicle, BUT with a hard top cab (scroll down to the third picture):

http://www.kfzderwehrmacht.de/Hauptseite_deutsch/Kraftfahrzeuge/Deutschland/FAUN/FAUN_L_900/faun_l_900.html


So we have to be careful and consider our options: Go with the rivet counter approach and get the headache with it as a package deal. Or go with the easy build OOB and get all the fun with a really nice kit (no top notch accuracy though)...
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Posted: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 - 08:14 PM UTC
Very inspiring work on this old resin kit:

http://panzerserra.blogspot.com/2016/08/faun-l900-d567-6x4-tank-transporter.html

Seems like they got the wheels way better than Das Werk!?

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Posted: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 - 08:56 PM UTC
Yes I know the build for some time. He builds the Elite kit. Rather massive resin. I like the big three axle Anhänger from the Elite range.

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Robert Jan
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