N.O.S. Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Check out the crawler crane way down the page :shocked: http://www.clubwheels.nl/voertuigen/ex-army.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevpol Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 thats a nice find, is that crane still about I wonder? Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 It's the BergPanther that's now in the Musee de Blindes at Saumur. Featured in "After the Battle" Here's a couple of Cromwells that had received the same treatment, in Czechoslovakia. http://www.tankysmrzovka.webgarden.cz/archiv-bez-ladu-a-skladu-ale-je/cromwelly-v-lomu.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 I'm glad some-one reads periodicals thoroughly which ends further speculation:laugh: I wonder whether the the Cromwell might be hulls obtained from Austrian Charioteers, which became surplus when the turrets were used as "panzerstellungs" Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDERIC Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 About Panther : Model scale 1/35... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 I'm glad some-one reads periodicals thoroughly which ends further speculation:laugh: I wonder whether the the Cromwell might be hulls obtained from Austrian Charioteers, which became surplus when the turrets were used as "panzerstellungs" Steve No, they are all ex-Czech Brigade Cromwells they took home with them. I saw a few and most had their wartime markings still in evidence. Interestingly, many of the roadwheels were a Cromwell disc with a T34 rim and tyre welded on, obviously tyres took quite a beating in the mines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 thanks for the clarification Adrian - I wondered because the Cromwell being craned seems to lack a bow MG mount, wonder what motor they had? Shame there is no sign of an A30 -I thought there might have been when a 35scale kit appeared from Czech republic- bit of an odd choice:undecided: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 They were mechanically rather interesting as they used a large electric motor for propulsion fed by an umbilical cable..... I wonder how often that was driven over! They retained the MB Z5 box but with the steering brakes converted to mechanical actuated by two very long levers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerjaeger Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 My friend Jaroslav Janousek is restoring one of the Czech Cromwells and has purchased a Charioteer (or two) from the Finns. He is currently casting new fans and fan drives for both the Cromwell and Charioteer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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