FYI, this is going at a great price
Bob
Hey bob, was that this supposed to go to a specific product?
I didn’t see a particular product either, but there was a menu right there so I clicked the “specials” link and there were 3 pages of greatly reduced Hasegawa airplanes, tons of them.
I clicked on that link too and found some great goodies. I was very VERY tempted to grab one of a couple Dragon kits they had. But I moterated my impulse and just grabbed a Hasegawa FW0190 for $16.99. I had to place an order from them anyways for some Fruil tracks, so it is not like I was going out of my way to begin with. If I had some more cash to spend I would have easily nabbed a Dragon M4 and/or the Pzfw II
Brian
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1:35 Bronco Land-Wasser-Schlepper (LWS) Middle Production WWII Amphibious Vehicle #35015 |
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Kit consists of hundreds of olive green parts on 9 sprues, 1 sprue of clear parts, a complete set of black workable individual track links and a very detailed hull with complete rivet detail. Completed kit measures about 10" long.
In 1936, the German army general staff desired to build a special amphibious tracked vehicle for landing operations. The tractor would be able to tow behind it a floating trailer capable of accommodating vehicles or other cargo. On water the tractor would function as a tug for the floating cargo trailer. After landing the tractor would then move the trailer to a safe place to unload the cargo. The project was known as the Land-Wasser-Schlepper (LWS) or, Land Water Tractor, in English.
A most unusual looking transporter, the LWS was actually a motor tug built with tracks. It was a large and strange machine that nonetheless turned out to be a rugged vehicle. There were two long sets of tracks, one on the flat bottom on each side of the LWS. There were four pairs of road wheels suspended from leaf-spring suspensions on each side. The boat part of the LWS had a clean, pronounced bow, and on top there was a compartment for the crew of three and extra room for another 20. The funnel-like structure on top of the cabin was actually the engine’s air intake. Two large propellers were installed at the rear for propulsion in water. To make the LWS more boat-like there were portholes on both sides of the crew cabin. On land the floating trailer looked like a large slab-sided vehicle, and was supported by wheels on one forward axle and two rear ones. On the back side a ramp could be opened for unloading. The only drawback of the LWS was that it was unarmed, making it an easy target for the enemy.
Sorry gents. Above is the product. I think Im going to pick ths one up. At $50 you cant beat it. I see it everywhere between $80 and $120
Merry Christmas
Bob