That kit is definitiv not a toy ...
Hard work to get the outer parts together.

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Ooo...interleaved wheels.

What engine has it?

It looks like it's 'only' a V8 from the exhausts, and the original was a V12 or  V16 IIRC.

  

Types A to C had V16 engines. Type D got a 3 litre V12 after a 1938 change in Grand Prix rules. Apparently, hill climbs didn't have an engine size limit, so a V16 was still used there.

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That is just SO-O-O impeccably Germanic Over-Engineering!

Interleaved wheels! Perfect for turning a simple tyre change into a half-day operation!    

The first idea was to show an all wheel steering system in operation, the Puma wheel tank and the sdkfz.222 got that .
But forget it  , that is so much work on each hub and with that trackwide it is nearly impossible to move the direction    .

I could be a 16 in 8 exhaust system    .


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No , that's not a toy .

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I think a propper finn at the tail end will be nice .

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Some gaps in the front , i close them with the same material from the sprues ...

Looks as if it is a bit tight between the wheels and tyres. Is there room for any of them to turn? Or are they supposed to turn at all?

Quote from: perttime on June 20, 2024, 09:15:06 AMLooks as if it is a bit tight between the wheels and tyres. Is there room for any of them to turn? Or are they supposed to turn at all?

Skid-steer!

Yes ,  they can be controlled like a TANK .

But Off Road vehicles most have a HUGE turnaround space i can tell you ... 

Maybe 4-5° angle are possible ,  the axles should be longer for more space .

Sometimes i think every Modell should be build twice . 

OMG .  It is Snoopy .


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Quote from: killnoizer on June 20, 2024, 09:38:13 PMOMG .  It is Snoopy .

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Quote from: perttime on June 20, 2024, 02:45:58 AMTypes A to C had V16 engines. Type D got a 3 litre V12 after a 1938 change in Grand Prix rules. Apparently, hill climbs didn't have an engine size limit, so a V16 was still used there.

Also the D had a DeDion-type rear axle in
place of the swing arms, a slightly more rigid chassis, weighed more - the class weight had been increased from 750 to 850kg and a shorter wheelbase, 2.77m versus 2.908 and a greater overall length - 4.2m versus 3.9 for the Type C.

Would this wondrous machine be the fabled Auto Union "Sleipnir"  ?     Rumours of its existence  have occasionally surfaced, but you appear to  have  become the first person to accurately identify  this elusive  automobile! 




In Norse mythology, Sleipnir is an eight-legged horse ridden by Odin.

Quote from: killnoizer on May 26, 2024, 06:51:50 AMMaybe THIS Design is not so bad , for a offroad Track 

Just a very short Photoshop on the mobile phone .
But 4 wheels together with the Auto Union Sign ,
not so bad i think

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Quote from: Zero-Sen on February 12, 2018, 12:51:05 PMAuto-Union  TypeH 8 wheeler ...


Turbo-Union  Type F16 ...

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