Oddball and Different Modes of Locomotion

[RP1]

I have a certain degree of healthy skepticism regarding the Panzerdonkey. The mention of L/W uniform makes me think: Remote base + no action = bored penguins (Got wings but don't fly) => comedy pictures.

And thus another uberwafflen is born.

RP1

[Aircav]

This any help?

[jcf]

More on the tractor-cycle, also from the Modern Mechanix blog.



Jon

[jcf]

I have a certain degree of healthy skepticism regarding the Panzerdonkey. The mention of L/W uniform makes me think: Remote base + no action = bored penguins (Got wings but don't fly) => comedy pictures.

And thus another uberwafflen is born.

RP1

The Fallschirmjager (Luftwaffe paratroops) were in action pretty much continually during the Italian campaign. It is a fact that they used donkeys, mules and horses for transport, but I'm guessing that the photo with the 'weapons system' ready to fire is more of a sarcastic reaction to all the high command promises of armored support that never came.

Jon

[kitnut617]

More on the tractor-cycle, also from the Modern Mechanix blog.



Jon

Here's a pic of a modern one    I'm getting me one of these for sure!

[Mossie]

This any help?

Fantastic!  Tried to find a pic of anything but the model came up blank.

I love the tractor cycle.  It seems like a pre-cursor of the snowmobile (& Robert's Kwaki!).  I don't know of any kits, but if there is you could do a modern version.  The Kettenkrad isn't far off either, you could arm that up too.  In fact, a Kettenkrad would be a good place to start for some kind of tractor cycle.

[jcf]

I linked the Modelist Konstruktor article about the RF8 on the first page of this thread.

Its under Aerosans:
http://mkmagazin.almanacwhf.ru/armor/rf_8_gaz_98.htm

Jon

[jcf]

The Hyanide


http://auto.howstuffworks.com/hyanide.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JQihBZACjo

Jon

[kitnut617]

The Hyanide

Jon

Is that ever neat !

[puddingwrestler]

Anyone checked out 'Tales of Future Past'? It's a great repository of crazy modes of locomotion. Here's a link to the main transport section: A link to the main transport section.
The future war section is also very interesting. Actually, the whole site is very intereseting.

[Aircav]

Check out these babies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0bSA7xy3jg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSABEUCV_4Y&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anOxy8YkcrQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpcv_-ICcIk&feature=related

[Mossie]

Funny you should mention that site PW as this is what I first thought of when I saw Aircav's first link:



Tales of future Past is fantastic isn't it???   Click on the 'links' tab at the top PW, there's also a site there on a similar line called 'Transpotation Futuristics' that's well worth having a look at.

I remember seeing footage of a British WWII experiment for a demolition 'rocket wheel'.  Basically, it was a large iron wheel with rockets around the rims in a catherine wheel style.  It was supposed to be aimed at defences & bring down fences, smaller walls & the like.  It was pretty much a disaster, if it hit a bump it would send it wildly off course, even coming back at the people who set it running.  One of those clips that's used when the TV guys want to show the 'Mad Inventor' kind of thing.  Can't find it on the net though, can't remember what it was called.

EDIT, nope, thought I'd added the Transportation Futuristics site to the links section, looks like I didn't!   I'll get it put on, but here it is for now:
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/news_events/futuristics/

[jcf]

I found the track-cycle on the Modern Mechanix Blog:
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/category/transportation/aviation/

Loads of weird stuff.

Jon

[kitnut617]

I remember seeing footage of a British WWII experiment for a demolition 'rocket wheel'.  Basically, it was a large iron wheel with rockets around the rims in a catherine wheel style.  It was supposed to be aimed at defences & bring down fences, smaller walls & the like.  It was pretty much a disaster, if it hit a bump it would send it wildly off course, even coming back at the people who set it running.  One of those clips that's used when the TV guys want to show the 'Mad Inventor' kind of thing.  Can't find it on the net though, can't remember what it was called.

Hey Simon,  do you rememebr the 'Dad's Army' episode featuring that wheel, so funny I nearly p#ssed my pants

[puddingwrestler]

The giant rocket wheel doo-hickey is called 'the great panjandrum'. I haven't seen the Dad's Army episode, but I have heard the Radio version, it's great! I especially like the bit where they play dance music at it (it's homing in on the signal from Private Pike's portable radio)