What is this?

Extra Crispy · Post by **Extra Crispy** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 3:47 am

Sorry, shoddy phone picture. I have two of these, no idea what they are. Tank chassis with an open compartment. Looks like a crew in back - loading mortars? Tracked, 8 road wheels and sprockets. Amidships is something big covered in a net. Two very large knobs at the rear - exhausts? extra wheels?

Extra Crispy · Post by **Extra Crispy** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 3:52 am

PzIII hull almost certainly.

kiasutha · Post by **kiasutha** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 9:50 am

I'm pretty sure it is a panzer 3 engineering vehicle (Pioneerpanzer 3)possibly made by "in service miniatures". Rather obscure prototype, but they liked to do those...
I don't know if anyone else has made one.

Extra Crispy · Post by **Extra Crispy** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:40 am

Could be. Another source claims it is a Scotia brand PzIII recovery vehicle.

kiasutha · Post by **kiasutha** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 2:50 am

Mark:
Might be, I can't comment as I've never seen the Scotia.
Haven't bought any Brit. stuff in over 30 years; since my last trip to Breastplate Hobbies
in Youngstown...
If you haven't seen them, the "Microarmormayhem" web site has a couple pics of the ISM Pz.3 pioneer vehicle, item 2007 I believe. The loose one has about 10 coats of paint & looks awful, but if you look at the unopened pack of castings they seem to match yours.