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Andrea Morris (Manic Dragon)
GB

Kommandeurwagen
Tamiya

Subject:
Steyr 1500 Kommandeurwagen
3R Wehrmacht Heer (German Army 1935-1945)
WH-1203842
1944 World War 2»Battle of the Bulge - Ardennes BE
RAL7028 Dunkelgelb RAL6003 Olivgrün RAL8017 Rotbraun
Scale:
1:35
Status:
Completed
Started:
May 20, 2018
Completed:
August 4, 2018
Time spent:
10 weeks 6 days

The Steyr 1500 A was quite popular. It was propelled by a Steyr V8 engine with a size of 3.5 litres and a power output of 85 HP and it had all-wheel drive. The Steyr 1500 A/01 with internal spare wheel was manufactured from September 1941 to around August 1942.
The large clearance of 27.5 cm, the wading depth of 70 cm and the air-cooling made the Steyr 1500 A an ideal cross-country vehicle. Around August 1942, the superstructure was changed. The spare wheel was moved outside of the car body. This model was manufactured until March 1944. Steyr made 12,450 vehicles of the Steyr 1500 A from September 1941 to March 1944.
The roomy but simply constructed car body was perfectly suitable for the usage as personnel carrier. The relatively large payload of 1675 kg in proportion to the dead-weight of 2500 kg was favourable, too. For comparison, the s. gl. Einheits-Pkw had a dead-weight of 3200 - 3300 kg in relation to a payload of 1000 - 1100 kg. The rear fenders were omitted around mid 1943.
Late in 1943, the chassis was strengthened by adding additional leaf springs to the rear axle. Production was stopped by heavy bombing raids in March 1944. Not before August 1944 production was continued now under the designation Steyr 2000 A. Until February 1945, 6,400 examples of the Steyr 2000 A were made. In addition, about 5,600 exemplars of the Steyr types 1500 A and 2000 A were made by Wanderer.

Project inventory

Full kits
35235
German
Steyr Type 1500A Kommandeurwagen sgl. Pkw Steyr Typ 1500A
Tamiya 1:35
35235 1999 New parts
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Project colors

Exterior
41 Red Brown
Mr.COLOR
10ml ()
Satin
Lacquer
MRP-069 RLM 80 Olivgrün
MR.Paint
30ml ()
Satin
Acrylic Lacquer
Details
137 Tire Black
Mr.COLOR
10ml ()
Matt
Lacquer
41 Red Brown
Mr.COLOR
10ml ()
Satin
Lacquer
053 Gunmetal FS17200
Humbrol
14ml ()
Metallic
Enamel
062 Leather FS33275
Humbrol
14ml ()
Matt
Enamel

Photoalbums

Kommandeurwagen (Completed)
27 images
View album, image #1
1:35
The real deal
1:35 Steyr Type 1500A Kommandeurwagen (Tamiya 35235)

Part of my Collection

German Armour
Ideas 25×Completed 14×On hold 6×

Comments

20 May 2018, 08:08
Andrea Morris
Please visit the associated album for comments, updates & pictures for this project.
20 May 2018, 08:39

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