Tag Archives: tractor

M6 High-Speed Tractor

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

This photograph shows an M6 High-Speed Tractor, the heaviest of the U.S. artillery tractors, from an unknown artillery unit equipped with the 240mm howitzer. M6 High-Speed Tractor

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New MiniArt Dozer

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New 1/35th kit-in-process announcement from MiniArt—No. 35184: U.S. ARMY TRACTOR w/ ANGLED DOZER BLADE.

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M26 Armored Tractor

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Diagrams of the M26 armored tractor from TM 9-767: 40-Ton Tank Transporter Truck-Trailer M25, War Department Technical Manual, U.S. War Department, February 1944. The M25 Tank Transporter, nicknamed the “Dragon Wagon,” was a heavy tank transporter and tank recovery vehicle … Continue reading →

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MiniArt Bulldozer Kit

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New announcement of a WWII-era 1/35th-scale model kit in process from MiniArt: No. 35174: U.S. TRACTOR D7 w/ TOWING WINCH D7N. According to MiniArt, features of the kit contains 615 parts and will include fully-detailed engine compartment and chassis; 7 … Continue reading →

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M25 40-ton Tank Transporter Truck-Trailer

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Description and performance data for the M26 armored tractor from TM 9-767: 40-Ton Tank Transporter Truck-Trailer M25, War Department Technical Manual, U.S. War Department, February 1944. The M25 Tank Transporter, nicknamed the “Dragon Wagon,” was a heavy tank transporter and … Continue reading →

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Dragon 7.5cm PaK 40/4 auf RSO

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Dragon Models has announced a new 1/35th-scale WWII kit release of a rare German vehicle — No. 6679: 7.5cm PaK 40/4 auf RSO mit Allwetterverdeck  

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Sd.Kfz. 10 Halftrack

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Shown below are Bundesarchiv photographs of the German Sd.Kfz. 10 halftrack. (Sd.Kfz. = Sonderkraftfahrzeug or special-purpose motorized vehicle.) The Sd.Kfz. 10 was used extensively by the German military throughout WWII as a light tractor and prime mover with over 14,000 … Continue reading →

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Japanese Type 98 Halftrack

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following U.S. intelligence report on the Japanese Type 98 halftrack personnel carrier and prime mover was published in Enemy on Luzon: An Intelligence Summary: A Japanese combination personnel carrier and prime mover was recovered near Manila, Luzon. The vehicle … Continue reading →

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Japanese Type 1 Ho-Ki Armored Personnel Carrier

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Japanese produced a limited number of the innovative Type 1 Ho-Ki, fully-tracked armored personnel carriers. The Ho-Ki APC was developed in 1941, but full-scale production did not start until 1944. A limited number of Ho-Ki were deployed with Japanese reinforcements … Continue reading →

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