fightersweep Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Hi all; Just wondered if anyone could id this German truck for me. A friend asked if I could help him id what this is a model of. It's 1/144 scale apparently. I'm not to bad with most German types, but there seems to be so many hybrids and mods of existing designs that I haven't got a clue with this one. My first thought was Mercedes. Any help greatly would be appreciated. Cheers! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Timmy Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 At first glance, it looks like an early Opel ... but it's early morning here, and I haven't had my coffie yet so I may be way off . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Maultier. Track links and driving unit for Russia. Update from the army. Special kit for real trucks (LKW) to run easier on eastern terrain. Happy modelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 Thanks for the info! Most helpful! So this was a designation/mod for varying makes of truck too (just to muddy the waters). Is the model based on an Opel then? The more I look at the bonnet, I'm seeing and Opel truck. Cheers! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 The Maultier term was applied to lots of half-tracked trucks. I agree that this one looks more like an Opel Blitz than any of the others, although one of the Mercedes range is similar. However the Opel is very much the "assumed standard Wehrmacht truck" for model makers. Note that this one also has the Einheits cab which was also effectively common to different manufacturers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dov Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Many or most normal 3.5 t trucks got the Maultier conversion at the east. Suitable from fall winter and autumn. It could be easily interchanged to normal drive units again. This convrrsion was designed by some members from the Waffen SS. Happy modelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 Thanks everyone! Much appreciated. I've passed along the info and learned something myself along the way. That always makes for a good day. Cheers! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 43 minutes ago, dov said: This convrrsion was designed by some members from the Waffen SS. Really? This sounds too much like the standard "done in a front line unit because the rear staff are totally incompetent" myth. It poses the question of just where they got all the half-track units from to work with, not to mention various other bits. It may of course have been originally suggested by a member of the Waffen SS, but it must have been a fairly obvious suggestion to many after the mud and snow of late 1941.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Late to the party, but I'd agree wit the above - a Maultier (mule) conversion of a late model Opel Blitz with the simplified wooden cab that replaced the original rounded steel one. Quite unusual, Google finds lots of Maultier pictures and lots of Einheits pictures but I haven't seen one (yet) that matches your model and has both. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 The conversion from standard wheel drive to track chain drive for standard LKW's can be done in 30 minutes! You may mix it up with real half tracks. Like SdKfz 3, 4, 5,. 11, 12. This is a very different matter. My source is from Motorbuch, the best source I think in Germany. Happy modelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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