PanerI with Flat (1 Viewer)

[wayne556517]

Just saw this on the Hobby bunker site,looks good...............{sm3}




More pics here.

 

[Mitch]

Stunning a really really great piece
Mitch

 

[Mike97]

I have to admit I've never seen a piece like this in any book I've read. Anyone got some history on it ?
mike

 

[lancer]

I have to admit I've never seen a piece like this in any book I've read. Anyone got some history on it ?
mike

Same here. Never seen a picture of it or read anything about it. It strikes me as purely a mobile AA piece. -- Al

 

[Lawrence Lo]

Maybe a 88 Flak 36/37 Pz. Kpfw. IV Ausf J - Saw picture in a French military modelling magazine and looks similar.

 

[Mitch]

the germans did a lot of this a variant with the Flak 41 is pictured in Doyle's german armour book.
Mitch

 

[uksubs]

Same here. Never seen a picture of it or read anything about it. It strikes me as purely a mobile AA piece. -- Al

Was thinking the same thing never seen that before :smile2:

 

[Blowtorch]

I have to admit I've never seen a piece like this in any book I've read. Anyone got some history on it ?
mike

I think I've seen it in the Battle for Berlin

 

[wayne556517]

Im going to see one @ my place once there released,good to see FIGARTI using there imagination just like the Germans did.

 

[Mike97]

Im going to see one @ my place once there released,good to see FIGARTI using there imagination just like the Germans did.

I welcome our makers getting creative-it's a great looking piece to be sure....and it's GREY (lol).
mike

 

[chillywill]

Gents about two months ago I was in this antique toy mall that I visit and saw an old Marx German tank chassis with the turret off and the 88 mounted on top in its place. Looked cool even though the Marx pieces had been disfigured. Pretty creative and it looked so much like the Figarti piece in the picture.

 

[IXEC]

These were around, here's proof . . .

 

[IXEC]

More Info . . looks like these were in Czech, May 1945.

Panzerwrecks X
Jan. 2010, ISBN: 9780984182015, 96 pages, 114 photos.

 

[IXEC]

Looks like there were 2 versions . . .

 

[Mitch]

IXEC..

Great pics of a great AA/AT german invention
Mitch

 

[johnnybach]

This thread triggered a memory in my head of something that I read about - so I looked it u. Found reference ( but no pics unfortunately) in " Land Power; A Modern Illustrated Military History" . I found mention of 88mm Flak-37 and Flak 41 respectively in the above book on page349, headed "Flakpanzer".


Apparently they were two experimental types on the "grille" prototype "Waffentrager" chassis They featured the 88mm flak 37 and Flak 41 respectively in a mount with folding shields rather like the Mobelwagen. There were apparently no production plans for these costly and heavy vehicles, however, and they appear to have been made by Krupp, solely to make use of the available chassis - which otherwise would have remained unused.

Hope this helps. johnnybach

 

[johnnybach]

Sorry - clicked too quickly - this is the book - and a darned good one too.

 

[Mitch]

JB....

It is indeed a great book. Thanks for posting. I suppose now the question is who will buy one. I will as its a very nice set and outside the box thinking from a manufacturer and there is not a great deal of that about. This follows closely with the nashorn which, also looks excellent
Mitch

 

[villagehorse]

Thanks for posting, thinking on getting based on the fact this will be a one off, doubt if any of the other makers I buy from will be producing this rare vehicle. Cheers, Robin.

 

[IXEC]

This thread triggered a memory in my head of something that I read about - so I looked it u. Found reference ( but no pics unfortunately) in " Land Power; A Modern Illustrated Military History" . I found mention of 88mm Flak-37 and Flak 41 respectively in the above book on page349, headed "Flakpanzer".


Apparently they were two experimental types on the "grille" prototype "Waffentrager" chassis They featured the 88mm flak 37 and Flak 41 respectively in a mount with folding shields rather like the Mobelwagen. There were apparently no production plans for these costly and heavy vehicles, however, and they appear to have been made by Krupp, solely to make use of the available chassis - which otherwise would have remained unused.

Hope this helps. johnnybach

Do you mean this . . . this is a modified Pz.IV chassis