What vehicle does this look like?

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What vehicle does this look like?

Post by aferguson » Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:18 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %3AIT&rd=1

I know it's not really anything but it looks like a post war vehicle of some kind from some nation...anyone know the one i'm thinking of? This is a question not a quiz.. :)

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Post by 75th Ranger » Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:44 pm

Wiesel 1
General characteristics
Length 2.55 m
Width 1.82 m
Height 1.82 m
Weight 2.75 t
Suspension
Speed 70 km/h road
? km/h off-road
Range km
Primary armament
Secondary armament
Armour mm
Power plant 2.1 L Volkswagen diesel
85 hp (64 kW)
Crew 2 or 3


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It looks like a slightly big one, but it may work.
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Post by steelbonnet » Wed Oct 19, 2005 1:26 am

Aferg,

The chassis of the GI JOE Wolverine with added road wheel is the perfect base for a British CVR(T). As I used to make my Scimitar.......
viewtopic.php?t=1499&highlight=scimitar+cvr+t

Though I disagree with Ranger 75 on the Weasel as Chap mei have actually brought a basic Weasel out anyway,recall this thread........
viewtopic.php?t=2383&highlight=german+weasael

Also a friend has used the GI JOE vehicle as base for a T-60.............
http://www.commandocustoms.com/board/vi ... .php?t=676

I think the Woverine vehicle will lend itself to several other types of armour too. Oh just thought though,it does look a little like the HAWK tracked unit.
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Post by aferguson » Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:36 am

but i'm sure there's a tracked vehicle with two sets of rocket launchers mounted on it, in a very similar fashion to the Joe Wolverine. I was thinking more of the rocket launcher mount configuration than the chassis....sorry i should have been more clear.

I recognized the Wolverine is a pretty decent match for the British CVR chassis..both in shape and size. That's pretty lucky...

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Post by khatean » Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:38 am

the front idler wheel looks to be an exact rip-off of a king tiger idler. I wonder where the other parts were canibalized from for the original master?

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Post by Threetoughtrucks » Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:41 am

I think the vehicle is a close copy of the Marine "Ontos". The little tank that mounted six 106 recoiless rifles.

Now that would be a very neat 1/18 model. :D

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Post by HardenSteel » Thu Nov 03, 2005 11:55 pm

Hi,

Sorry to have to say that's incorrect, but it's actually based on the German Marder.

http://www.aeronautics.ru/archive/armor ... 02/marder/

http://www.army-technology.com/projects ... cked5.html

The Roland is just one of the variants based on that chassis fitted with antiaircraft weaponry.
I believe that pictures of that toy are largely based on it. looks like some liberal additions from other types as well. You can clearly see heavy British Scorpian / Scimitar & German Weisel influences, as well.

In short, a hodge podge!

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Post by Foxtrot6 » Tue Nov 08, 2005 6:05 pm

I was going to saw it resembles the German Roland

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