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Post by webmaster on Jul 21, 2012 22:14:36 GMT -8
The German Halftrack you see at a reenactment; can you tell which ones are imposters? While none of them are originals, they have at one level or another been made to look as much as possible to a real Sdk Fz 251. Can you tell which ones are not even close to looking like an orginal?  |
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Post by webmaster on Jul 26, 2012 21:32:58 GMT -8
Here is a helpful diagram which highlights several of the key attributes to help you flush out the "imposter" halftracks.  |
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girene
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Post by girene on Jul 27, 2012 4:20:18 GMT -8
Don't forget about the 250 series.
Surprised we don't see those around in the various communities.
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Post by webmaster on Jul 27, 2012 21:48:06 GMT -8
The SdkFz 250 Series is unique. But because none of these halftracks exist, they all must start out with a post war tatra OT-810. Since the 250 is considerable smaller in length and other features, it takes someone with money and metal skills to rebuild and reform the OT-810 into a SdkFz 250. Also the track length os shorter as well. There are out there but they are pretty rare.  Here is one such example from the UK   |
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Post by webmaster on Aug 1, 2012 21:27:58 GMT -8
Here is a great website which is devoted to reenactor SDKFz 250 halftracks. Check out all the photographs. Plus a look at the process of taking a post war Tarta OT-810 halftrack converting to look like a period correct WW2 Version www.sdkfz251.com/ |
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girene
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Post by girene on Aug 4, 2012 0:19:19 GMT -8
Interesting, aways wondered if there were any floating around. More of a Armored Recon vehicle for the infantry contigents of those battalions, but they were quite numerous themselves. Wonder how many managed to actually survive.
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Post by timdp on Aug 23, 2012 18:30:50 GMT -8
Last I heard, the 12SS is working on a 250.
I had asked John why they did not use a 222 armored car as a recon vehicle and he said that the 12th used 250s for recon and did not have any 222s...
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Post by Rttf.Mears12hj on Oct 2, 2012 9:33:16 GMT -8
Number 2 is in fact a original 251
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Post by webmaster on Oct 2, 2012 21:03:33 GMT -8
Wasn't aware that photo #2 was a full orginal   |
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Post by webmaster on Oct 7, 2012 13:16:47 GMT -8
Here some video of a repro Sd Kfz 250
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Post by webmaster on Oct 9, 2012 22:44:41 GMT -8
This World War 2 German Hanomag Sd. Kfz. 251/6 Half-Track was recently purchased from the Victory Military Museum in Auburn Indiana. It was delivered yesterday 9/22/12. This video shows some of the footage of the track being unload to its new home in southern California. There is a Museum which in addition to ths halftrack have an M8 Greyhound and some other German vehicles
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