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MiniArt's Bulldog, big trailer & "drilling" combo in 35th scale.
GERMAN TRACTOR with Fla-MG151/20 DRILLINGSLAFETTE Auf Sd.Anh.Ost
From Miniart Models
Kit No. #53008
1/35th scale
Tractor & trailer plus AA "drilling."
Two marking choices inside the box.
The Lanz D8506 tractor was nicknamed the "Bulldog" because of its compact, stocky, and robust appearance. The tractor was a multi-fuel vehicle. The single-cylinder hot-bulb engine ran on heavy oils such as tar, distillation residues such as naphtha and mazut, and other unusual oils (including vegetables) for which there was no use in the combustion of a vehicle until then. This helped during the Great Recession of the 1930s when any fuel was better than none to run their machinery.
Lanz Bulldog tractor D 8506 HR7 - 1938 Agrarmuseum Wandlitz - Brandenburg, Germany.
Lanz Bulldog tractors were able to stay on the production line for many decades (at least in Germany) because their 2-stroke hot-bulb engine was cheap to produce and required little fuel ignitability and resistance to detonation. The simplicity and practicality, combined with the robustness of the vehicle, allowed Heinrich Lanz AG to sell the vehicle in a consistent manner, and the tractor concept evolved over the years, becoming an example of commercial success that lasted decades , mainly in Germany.
The Lanz Ackerluft Bulldog HR7 D8506
This version was built from 1937 to 1944, with minimal variations: Compared to the HR5/HR6, the controller and the fan drive have been relocated to the left side of the engine (the exhaust side). The injection pump was still driven on the right-hand side via the so-called thumb shaft. A simplified Bosch oiler was attached below the crankshaft. From tractor no.: 130642 —replacement of the jaw coupling with the large disc coupling
The trailer:
Designed to serve behind the Steyr RSO, special two-axle trailers were developed. Made with a steel chassis and frame with wooden sides and wheels that were made of steel with rubber around the rim. These trailers served many different objectives in late WWII. They had a payload of 1.5 tonnes, and while initially they were used for cargo, these were loaded with anything that would serve on them.
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These trailers were steered with the two front wheels being able to be turned and the triangular front frame being the pivot point. On some of these, large shields underneath the axles were used to displace the mud and snow that these trailers were pulled through.
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Although this model had large steel wheels, several were made with waggon and truck wheels in place of these.
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The trailer was very simply constructed. It was manufactured by several manufacturers. It could be towed by similar slow vehicles, too.
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These trailers were steered with the two front wheels being able to be turned and the triangular front frame being the pivot point. On some of these, large shields underneath the axles were used to displace the mud and snow that these trailers were pulled through.
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Although this model had large steel wheels, several were made with waggon and truck wheels in place of these.
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The trailer was very simply constructed. It was manufactured by several manufacturers. It could be towed by similar slow vehicles, too.
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The new kit from MiniArt
This combination puts together MiniArt's Lanz Bulldog tractor paired with a Sonderanhänger Ost trailer equipped with a triple Fla-MG151/20 anti-aircraft mount. The kit includes finely reproduced vehicle details and the cannon assembly, all in one package.
The sprue layout of the kit:
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Photo-etched Parts Included
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Decal sheet included
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Two marking choices are included in the box...
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