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"Futuristic" WWII Half-Track

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Posted by TomZ2 on Thursday, April 22, 2004 5:23 PM

Unfortunately [V] this is one of those times where what one sees is what one gets and that's all she wrote! In this case, a single picture of not particularly good resolution is probably all we'll ever have of this what-if. Bang Head

QUOTE: Originally posted by Poniatowski

Cool! Nice concept sketch. I'm wondering where the driver's door and side window is!

2 cents I think you're looking at it: the roof, probably hinged, with something like jacks to raise it and to hold it up. Would it've been practical? Heck, no! Just remember, the whole thing is Radebaugh's airbrush painting of a wartime brainstorm, thus idealized to the nth degree and missing li'l details like doors and hoods. If you like, think of them as "extra cost options".

QUOTE: Originally posted by Poniatowski

An M3 is bad enough to drive without any vision to the side (kind of like maneuvering in a shoe box).

2 cents Allowing for the fact that this was only a concept (and one rejected by the Army at that), there could've been some side vision. The gap between the roof and the side panel has been greatly foreshortened by the artist's elevated perspective. Dead What looks like a slit in the painting may've been conceived as being a window a yard wide and several inches high.

QUOTE: Originally posted by J-Hulk

The rear end kinda looks like an SdKfz 251C, does it not?

2 cents Only if one squints. Wink One open topped, angle-sided, armored box on treads looks a lot like any other open topped, angle-sided, armored box on treads. I doubt that A.C.R. was trying to rip-off Censored a "Gepanzerte Manschafts Transportwagen", but one must admit that the *** got there first.

QUOTE: Originally posted by Peridexion

I bet this guy designed some really cool toasters!

2 cents And at least a half slew of other eye candy as well! Google "Radebaugh" images and see!

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Posted by J-Hulk on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 8:57 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Captain Caveman

Paint it Pink and its straight out of Thunderbirds
Yes me Lady


Parker!
~Brian
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Posted by tigerman on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 7:16 PM
First thing that I noticed was the rear end looking like the 251/C. Pretty neat none the less.

   http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

 Eric 

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 6:41 PM
A concept half-track, who'd have thunk it Smile [:)]
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Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 6:33 PM
Cool!

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Posted by mark956 on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 4:50 PM
Very cool looking half track. I do agree that would be one interesting scratch build project.
mark956
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 4:32 PM
I bet this guy designed some really cool toasters!
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 4:18 PM
Looks like a standard M3 chassis. Maybe the "roof" folds down and the two round things are periscopes?
It does look like a 251 but then angled armour is better than flat and the 250/251 didn't have front doors either.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 2:29 PM
Paint it Pink and its straight out of Thunderbirds
Yes me Lady
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 12:54 PM
Where are the doors? And with all this "Futuristic" design elements, couldn't they come up with some protection for the guy hanging on the .50? I agree with J-Hulk, they stole the back end off a 251C!
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Posted by J-Hulk on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 12:06 PM
The rear end kinda looks like an SdKfz 251C, does it not?


Drink holders!
~Brian
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 11:27 AM
Cool! Nice concept sketch. I'm wondering where the driver's door and side window is! An M3 is bad enough to drive without any vision to the side (kind of like maneuvering in a shoe box).

Ron.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 11:19 AM
Its almost cute isn't it. I mean its like a normal pickup truck.........but with tracks and a 50 cal.
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Posted by zokissima on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 11:18 AM
QUOTE: Are those drink holders on the roof?

lol, somehow I don't think so Smile [:)]
That would really be something interesting to model. Pretty much any offshoot vehicle would be. We should have a 'what if' vehicle GB.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 11:05 AM
Are those drink holders on the roof?
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Posted by M1abramsRules on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 10:59 AM
what a scratchbuild project!!! do you start from a car or a halftrack??Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 10:56 AM
Where are the tail fins?
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Posted by J-Hulk on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 10:16 AM
That is cool!
For those of you too lazy to click, here's the halftrack:



There's a lot of other cool stuff on that site, too.

Thanks for the link!
~Brian
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"Futuristic" WWII Half-Track
Posted by TomZ2 on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 10:06 AM
This is just for the heck of it . Arthur C. Radebaugh (1906-1974) was a visionary. During WWII he dreamed up an interesting half-track (sorta stealth -- but back in the days when "stealth" meant you snuck quietly). Take a peek at: http://www.palaceofculture.org/rad_world_fair_war.html

Occasional factual, grammatical, or spelling variations are inherent to this thesis and should not be considered as defects, as they enhance the individuality and character of this document.

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