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.German Kommandeurwagen Steyr 1500A/01 Commander Car / Light Tuck
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.Tamiya
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.1:35
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| Builder: | .Opel
| | Item Status: | .Built To Order / Pre-Order
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Award-winner built and painted Steyr Type 1500A Kommandeurwagen with realistic weathering. German Army Grey with accurate unit markings. Top building quality with outstanding details throughout the whole model and very high standard accuracy on every individual part. Add on clear parts and cab interior details. With on-vehicle tools and more add-on details.
* Top building quality.
* Very high standard molding with sublime details overall.
* Superb accurate on each small part.
* Complete interior and exterior detailing.
* Outstanding body details including panel and rivets, doors and more.
* The engine grill is detailed with mesh netting Add.
* Fighting compartment armor detailed both inside and out.
* Great details on the dashboard, pedal, steer, and more.
* Superb crew seat`s finishing.
* Excellent canvas detail.
* Realistic chassis undersurface and suspension.
* The wheels have detail on both sides with details.
* Wheels hub with sharp details.
* Lot`s small details included mirror, plate, lights, handle, jack, width indicator and more.
* Spare wheels with mount details.
* Add on SS plate, multiple accessory parts, and more.
Buffing and polishing to remove mold seam. Base color with primer and putty for better surface detail. Airbrushed and painted with multicolor. Add clear paint for good finishing on decal applying. Washing to enhance the surface detail increase the appearance of depth including panels, doors, hatches, rivets, bolt head, and more. Dry brushing to emphasize and highlight texture with an edge for good wear, tear, and fading. Multi-color filters for blend color effects. Add nonglossy paint for better finishing. The great detail paint job on rust and paint chips off with scratches, worn and bare metal realistic simulating, flow rust and rain streaks effects, grease with staining appearing. Also, smear and dirt with dust and real mud and more on real-life weathering. Final protective layer for long-term collection.
Accessories may be different since not easy to find 100% the same sometimes.
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The Steyr 1500 A was quite popular. It was propelled by a Steyr V8 engine with an engine size of 3.5 litres and a power of 85 HP and it had all-wheel drive. The Steyr 1500 A/01 with internall 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 to 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 deadweight of 2500 kg was favourable, too. For comparison, the s. gl. Einheits-Pkw had a deadweight 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 exemplars 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.
The Truppenluftschutzkraftwagen Kfz. 4 based on the Steyr 1500 A was a rare vehicle. Three Kfz. 4 based on the Steyr 1500 A can be seen on this photo. The unit of the Kriegsmarine to which these vehicles belonged was based in Greek.
Some commander’s cabriolets based on the Steyr 1500 A were manufactured, too. On the prototype, the spare wheels were fitted outside of the car body. This was changed on the serial model. The shown vehicle belonged to Generalfeldmarschall Hube. The photo was made in the area of 23. Panzer Division in the year 1943.
The closed canvas top on this Steyr 1500 A commander’s cabriolet enables a good view to the large boot on the rear of the vehicle. The spare wheel was stored there, too. The car bodies of the commander’s cabriolets were made by the company Gläser. The shown vehicle belonged to the staff of XXXX. Panzerkorps.
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