Revell 1/9 BMW R75 with sidecar [old Esci]
R75 means 750cc
this craft served the Wehrmacht as part of 508th heavy Panzer in Italy and elsewhere
508th commanded by Major Hudel was present at the Falaise pocket and Anzio and Rome when that debacle took place
the unit was composed of 45 Tigers and at one point 13 Elephant tanks which were extremely difficult to maneuver through the streets of those small mountain town roads in order to get to the high ground
Hudel was eventually sacked by Hitler after much of his unit was lost
Good stuff Bob. Those old esci bike kits were great.
thank you, Tony...way ahead of their time
Cool looking model Bob, looks like it was a fun project.
I had a ball Erich...thank you
Excellent work, Mr. Mack...(long time, no see). 🙂
thank you Craig...you just lit up the room ;o)
Very nice
most appreciated George...thank you
Great build on a classic kit, nice work, Bob.
thank you, George...great to hear from you
Excellent build. I built a 1/9 1942 Harley WLA last year so I know how much fun these kits can be. Your’s is a treasure. Keep building.
thank you, Matt...your an inspiration
Nice Bob! Just finished up a bio of Mark Clark, which of course covered the Italian campaign. Fun to see it modeled!
thank you Greg...wasn't Italy a mess...a rocky spine of a country...hard to move around
Bob, Looks great. I'd love to have the real thing in my garage.
I have a German friend who's father rode these in WW2. He had some marvelous pictures, that I wish I could have spent more time looking at. He was on the eastern front and somehow survived the war. His story was a fantastic tale of survival and escape, even after being wounded.
thank you, Terry...also with me the only German soldier I ever knew fought on the Eastern front and came out alive...he was a piece of work for sure