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1:35 FAMO/TANK TRANSPORT
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German 18 Ton
Heavy Half-Track Famo and Tank Transporter Sd.Ah.116
As World War II
progressed, the vehicles used on the battlefields became larger and
larger. When these mammoth machines broke down or became damaged, the
task of bringing them back from the front lines was not an easy one.
This need was especially felt by the German Wehrmacht, who were fighting
on a wide range of battlegrounds: from the scorching desert of N.
Africa to the railroad lacking plains of Russia. Bringing damaged
vehicles back from these difficult conditions was indispensable to
replenishing fighting strength to the army. The German 18 Ton Heavy
Half-Track "FAMO" and Tank Transporter Sd.Ah.116 was one of the vehicles
that contributed to this task. Including all variations, over 2500
18ton half-tracks were produced by the end of the WWII. One of the major
types was the tank recovery half-track, which was a mighty towing
vehicle equipped with two rows of seats and a flatbed in back for the
storage of equipment such as a draw-bar and spare wire rope. Tool
storage compartments were found on each of the outer sides of the
flatbed. In addition, the underside of a vehicle was equipped with a
winch. Its powerplant was a Maybach HL 108 12-cylinder engine, which put
out 270hp. Tank transporting was conducted by either direct towing with
a draw bar, or by loading the tank atop a massive trailer. Officially
known as "Sd.Ah.116", the Type 116 Trailer connected with the 18ton
heavy half track, which allowed for the transportation of 22-23 ton
class tanks such as the Pz.Kpfw.III, Pz.Kpfw.IV and other heavy
artillery.
How Tanks Were
Loaded
The trailer of the Tank
Transporter Sd.Ah.116 was suspended between two bogies, the rear of
which was equipped with a separate steering mechanism. This model offers
a great insight into the construction and operation of German's giant
beast-of-burden.
About the Model
- After the
impressive debut of the FAMO kit, Tamiya began to receive
many requests for variations. Among the several types of FAMO to appear
during WWII, the most frequently requested was the Sd.Ah.116
trailer-towing version.
- Stretching over 640mm, Tamiya's new beast-of-burden is 50mm
longer than the Dragon Wagon and is the longest kit in the MM series.
- The massive trailer unit consists of both the front and the
rear wheeled pieces on either ends of the long platform piece.
- Real rubber tires for heightened realism.
- This kit features ample metal and metal plated parts for
various accessory pieces such as a chain for fixing the tank in tow to
the platform.
- This kit brings back the eight figures of four poses included
in the original "FAMO" kit, plus four all new figures of three poses
acting out a tank loading scene at the rear of the trailer.
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X-10 - Gun Metal |
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X-11 - Chrome Silver |
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X-18 - Semi Gloss Black |
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X-5 - Green |
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X-7 - Red |
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XF-1 - Flat Black |
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XF-10 - Flat Brown |
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XF-15 - Flat Flesh |
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XF-2 - Flat White |
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XF-49 - Khaki |
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XF-56 - Metallic Grey |
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XF-60 - Dark Yellow |
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XF-61 - Dark Green |
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XF-63 - German Grey |
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XF-64 - Red Brown |
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XF-65 - Field Grey | | |
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