Comrades!!!
Another oddball !! Another german Ford...This time, it's a Ford v8-51 - 1938, modified to carry a german field kitchen.
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| Food time !!! |
As we saw in
another topic about Ford -Germany, the trucks Ford v8-51 succeeded the Ford BB truck on the production line of the factory in Cologne and were manufactured from 1936 until 1939, when they were replaced by Fords G-917. The Fords v8-51 trucks were built and modified in many and various versions.
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| Ford v8-51 german truck with gasogen device |
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| Ford v8-51 with metal cabin |
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| Ford v8-51 with open cabin |
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| Ford v8-51 with metal double cabin |
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| Ford v8-51 open cab leading a column of trucks in Russia |
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| Ford v8-51 bus |
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| Ford v8-51 in Luftwaffe use |
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| Ford v8-51 in Wehrmacht use |
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| Row, row, row the boat ... |
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| Ford v8-51 tanker |
With the development of new and more potent versions, the old Fords v8-51 trucks were relegated to support functions in the rear of the front lines. Many were converted into ambulances and kitchens ...And this is the idea of this project: the use of an obsolete truck as field kitchen:
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| A gulaschkanone in obsolete truck, crossing a pontoon bridge |
In my research, I found this profile: pure inspiration !!!!
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| Opel Blitz 3 ton as fieldkitchen |
Let's rock !!!
Specs:
| Ford V8-51 |
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| Type | Cargo truck / transport vehicle |
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| Place of origin | German |
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| Specifications |
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| Weight | 5.800 Kgs |
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| Length | 6.000 mm |
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| Width | 2,250 mm |
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| Height | 2,900 mm |
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| Crew | 2 |
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| Armor | none |
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| Gearbox | 4 forward + 1 reverse |
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| Transmission | 4x2 (rear axle) |
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| Engine | Ford V8 3.583cc Flathead 8BA - 90 HP at 3.500 rpm |
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Suspension
Tyres | semi-elliptical springs
7.25 x 20 |
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| Speed | 75 km/h |
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The kits:
I used one resin truck of the Commando5 ( a Brazilian resin kits company) in 1/35 scale. The e-mail of Jorge Fernandez (owner of Commando5) is:
intbrig@yahoo.com.br
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| Commando5 resin kit |
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| Commando5 box art |
and the feldküche Tamiya kit:
Starting the building:
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| Kit resin parts |
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| The booklet |
I started the building by the chassi:
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| Sanding the chassi in my sander-plate (notice the little bubbles) |
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| The front wheels (tyres with civilian tread pattern) |
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| Rear axle and transmission |
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| Spare wheel |
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| Building the cabin... |
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| Cab interior... |
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| Testing the alignment |
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| again, the alignment... |
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| The front axle... |
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| ...and the chassi with wheels. |
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| The tie rods of reinforcing in the front suspension made with cooper wire |
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| In place... |
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| side view (sorry about the focus...) |
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| Cabin in place... |
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| Building the cargo platform...The balsa wood is to prevent bending... |
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| All togheter !! |
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| Front bumpers... |
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Side by side with Ford 1937 (Built in Romania)
But this will be another topic... |
Now, it's time to built the shelter. I used plasticard and scratch...
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Drawing the side walls of the shelter.
I used Uncle Fester (Kojak's cousin) as a template size ... |
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| Testing the height of... |
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| The idea and the kit... |
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| The walls in plasticard almost done...drawing the wood planks |
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| scribbing the planks |
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| ...and carving the wood grains |
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| The shelter with roof and details... |
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| almost there... |
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| Adding balsa wood poles |
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| And the Tamiya's field kitchen kit. Notice the cook's platform |
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Making risers in the shelter with metal wires.
Notice the chimney made with a metal tube |
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| Testing the chimney hole (top part) and the front aerator |
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| Details and details... |
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| Ladder and stirrup made with spare parts and metal wire |
Now, it's painting time. After the primer, Panzer-gray:
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| Panzer gray with tonal variations... |
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| cammo with dark-yellow stripes... |
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| Notice the Future (gloss aspect) |
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| Decals...Hildegard was born...door in dry-run |
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| 1st SS Leibstarndarte - Kursk - 1st Bakery Company - Hildegard truck |
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| rear view |
Starting the weathering...
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| Cabin's interior... |
And the Field kitchen: the stove with potato soup in cooking...
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| Potato soup... |
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| Dirty girl... |
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| The stove in place... |
As there was a space in the cargo bed, I decided to make an auxilçiary table for the cookies, with balsa wood
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| Auxiliary table |
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| Testing the place |
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| Ok !!! |
Foods and other details of a kitchen ...
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| Supermarket... |
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| Breads and cakes |
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| Two apples and cans |
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| Potato, Precious !!! |
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| The kitchen is ready... |
So, I found this pictures in my "internet's digs": The Germans (always very organized ...) built this platform to facilitate access by the soldiers to the kitchen. See below:
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| Notice the wood platform in the truck side... |
Voliáá I did my platform with balsa wood and... The lunch is ready !!!!
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| A little more, Sir?? |
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| Notice the spare wheel... |
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Ford v8-51 1938 - 1st SS Leibstandarte
1st Bakery Company - Kursk - Russian front - July, 1943 |
Thanks for following, Gentlemen!
