Kameraden!!
After a long time, let's build some German thing. The models chosen are the heavy trucks Bussing-Nag L4500S (4x2) and Bussing-Nag L4500A (4x4).
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| Bussing-Nag L4500S 4x2 |
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| Bussing-Nag L4500A 4x4 |
History:
Büssing AG was a German bus and truck manufacturer, established in 1903 by
Heinrich Büssing (1843–1929) in
Braunschweig. It quickly evolved to one of the largest European producers, whose utility vehicles with the
Brunswick Lion emblem were widely distributed, especially from the 1930s onwards. The company was taken over by
MAN AG in 1971.
At the age of 60, the inventor and businessman Heinrich Büssing together with his two sons founded the Heinrich-Büssing-Spezialfabrik für Motorwagen und Motoromnibusse. Büssing, the son of a
blacksmith dynasty at Nordsteimke (in present-day
Wolfsburg), had studied engineering at the Collegium Carolinum in Braunschweig and had founded several bicycle, engineering and railway signal works with varying degress of success. His first truck was a 2-ton payload machine powered by a 2-cylinder gasoline engine and featuring
worm drive. That successful design was later built under license by other companies in Germany, Austria, Hungary and by
Straker-Squire in England.
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| Büssing ZU-550 Truck. Bj. 1903 |
One year later he debuted a first 20 HP omnibus model carrying up to twelve passengers on the route from Braunschweig to Wendeburg, operated by his own Automobil-Omnibus-Betriebs-Gesellschaft. Büssing busses soon served public transport in European cities like Berlin (ABOAG), Vienna and Prague (Fross–Büssing), or London.
The firm of Heinrich Büssing is Germany's oldest truck manufacturer. Founded in 1903 as "Heinrich Büssing Spezialfabrik for Motorlastwagen, Motoromnibusse und Motoren", it operated from 1920 to 1931. as "Heinrich Büssing Automobilwerke AG". From 1931 to 1943 as "Büssing-NAG, Vereinigte Nutzkraftwagenwerke AG", and from 1943 to 1950 as "Büssing-NAG Nutzkraftwagen GmbH." The main factory was in Braunschweig; branches were in Berlin-Oberschöneweide, Elbing and Leipzig.
Büssing-NAG produced a variety of trucks with loads from 1.5 to 9.5 tons, mainly powered by Diesel engines of the firm 's own manufacture.
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| Bussing firm logo |
Before World War I Büssing started to build heavy-duty trucks for the time. These trucks featured 4- and 6-cylinder engines (5 tonnes and 11 tonnes, respectively). In 1914 the
Büssing A5P armored car was developed at the behest of the German
Oberste Heeresleitung.
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| Büssing A5P German Armoured Car - WWI |
After the war, Heinrich Büssing had to enter a Kommanditgesellschaft limited partnership, converted into the Büssing AG joint-stock companyin 1922. In 1923, Büssing introduced the first rigid three-axle chassis which was used in upcoming models and allowed Büssing to lead the market share in Germany in commercial vehicles.
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| WWII era poster - Four-wheel drive trucks for rough terrain |
In WWII, the Bussing-NAG type 500 truck was manufactured from 1939 to 1941. Beginning in 1940, it was designated Bussing-NAG type 500 S. It was propelled by a 6 cylinder, 105 HP diesel engine and had a payload of 4.75 tons. The Bussing-NAG type 500 A was developed in the beginning of 1939. It was made in small numbers from late 1940 to 1942. Contrary to the Bussing-NAG type 500 S it had all wheel drive.
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| The Büssing-NAG type 500 S (soft cabin) |
The Bussing-NAG type L4500 S was the successor model of the Bussing-NAG type 500 S. Outwardly, it looked different, but it was based on the same technology. It was manufactured from 1942 to 1945. Analogically, the Bussing-NAG type L4500 A was the successor model to the Bussing-NAG type 500 A and was latest type of this lorry series.
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| Büssing-NAG chassis model A (4x4) |
A whole range of simplifications was introduced to serial production of the Bussing-NAG L4500, especially to type L4500 A. Nearly 15,000 units of the type 500 A/S were manufactured until the end of Second World War.
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| A Büssing-NAG L4500 A climbing a muddy hill. Notice the tyres with chains. |
The most important types for the troops were the G 31 (2300 made from 1931 on), the Uniform Diesel (3200, made until 1940), and in particular the Types 500/4500, of which almost 15.000 were made in S- or A- versions.
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| Büssing-NAG G-31 |
After
World War II civilian production resumed with 5-tonne and later 7-tonne trucks. In 1950, the company name became Büssing Nutzkraftwagen GmbH and production was concentrated on underfloor-engined trucks which were to become the firm's speciality. Most tractor units and all normal-control trucks had vertical engines, but in the mid 1960s there was a version of their Commodore maximum-weight tractor unit, the 16-210, which had a horizontal diesel mounted under the cab ahead of the front axle, the gearbox being mounted halfway along the truck's chassis.
In 1969, Büssing started strong ties with
MAN AG. MAN was a customer to some Büssing's innovative trucks and parts while they were promoting their own line-up. In 1971, an MAN takeover of Büssing was announced. MAN started to use the lion logo on its newly named "MAN-Büssing" trucks. Büssing's unique underfloor-engined truck range continued in production under the MAN AG through to the late 1980s.
Specs:
| Büssing-NAG L4500S (4x2) |
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| Type | heavy cargo truck / transport vehicle |
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| Place of origin | German |
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| Specifications |
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| Weight | 10.100 Kgs (total)
5.200 Kg (vehicle)
4.600 Kg (payload) |
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| Length | 8.050 mm |
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| Width | 2.350 mm |
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Height
Wheelbase
Ground clearance
Fording | 2.800 mm
4.800 mm
290 mm
750mm |
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| Crew | 2 |
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| Armor | none |
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| Gearbox | 5 forward + 1 reverse |
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| Transmission | 4x2 (rear axle) |
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Engine
Clutch |
Büssing-NAG Diesel - 6 cyl., 7.413 cc
105 hp at 1800 RPM
double disc dry |
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Suspension
Tyres
Brakes
Battery
Fuel tank
Range | semi-elliptical springs
270 x 20
service: pneumatic - 4 wheels
parking; mechanic - rear wheels
12V , 105 A/h
Diesel , 110 l
road: 440 Km
off-road: 260 Km |
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| Speed | 65 km/h |
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| Büssing-NAG L4500A (4x4) |
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| Type | heavy cargo truck / transport vehicle |
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| Place of origin | German |
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| Specifications |
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| Weight | 10.400 Kgs (total)
5.450 Kg (vehicle)
4.500 Kg (payload) |
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| Length | 8.050 mm |
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| Width | 2.350 mm |
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Height
Wheelbase
Ground clearance
Fording | 2.900 mm
4.800 mm
300 mm
760mm |
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| Crew | 2 |
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| Armor | none |
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| Gearbox | 5 forward + 1 reverse |
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| Transmission | 4x4 - four wheel drive |
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Engine
Clutch |
Büssing-NAG Diesel - 6 cyl., 7.413 cc
105 hp at 1800 RPM
double disc dry |
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Suspension
Tyres
Brakes
Battery
Fuel tank
Range | semi-elliptical springs
270 x 20
service: pneumatic - 4 wheels
parking; mechanic - rear wheels
12V , 105 A/h
Diesel , 110 l
road: 390 Km
off-road: 250 Km |
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| Speed | 65 km/h |
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The kits:
For this project, I'll build a new Büssing-NAG L4500S (4x2) from AFV and show to you, guys, an old building (2009) of this truck in resin, from Calibre35 (cal 35028) , of the model L4500 A (4x4). I bought this resin kit from a colleague, in second hand.
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| AFV kit AF35170 - Büssing-NAG L4500S 4x2 - injected |
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| Calibre 35 Büssing-NAG L4500A 4x4 resin kit |
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| Cleaning the front axle |
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| front wheels |
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| Metal pin to reinforcement |
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| Ready |
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| In position... |
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| Steering bar in metal (copper wire) scratch |
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| Front fenders and footboards |
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| footboards |
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| Fenders... |
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| Front fenders in position... |
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| Front bumper |
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| Cabin external details... |
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| Air cilinders for the brakes |
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| Rear parts of suspension and transmission |
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| Rear axle |
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Making the alignment of the rear axle...
Working with cyanoacrylate sucks!! |
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| The girl standing on their own feet ... |
Bussing-NAG L4500S:
Returning to the plastic build, I started the engine, a little kit in the kit. lots of details...a beauty:
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| Building the engine: left side |
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| Right side |
Although the engine presents many details, I decided to further refine the piece, because I intend to expose to you. Here are photos of the diesel engine Bussing-NAG.
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| Büssing-NAG Diesel engine - 6 cyl., 7.413 cc, 105 HP @ 1800 rpm - right side |
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| Büssing-NAG Diesel engine - 6 cyl., 7.413 cc, 105 HP @ 1800 rpm - left side |
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| Cooper wire and tubes...- right side |
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| left side |
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| Gentlemen, start your engines !!!! |
Continuing with the girl in plastic:
Bussing-NAG L4500S:
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| The engine painted in the Bussing-NAG snout - right side |
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| Engine - left side |
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| Cabin in Panzer-gray |
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| ...and with dashboard instruments painted |
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| the bench painted in brown with weathering... |
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| left side |
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| Closing the cabin... |
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| ...with the engine exposed... |
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| Next step: cargo bed... |
The girl in plastic arrived at the same stage of the girl in resin ...
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| Bussing-NAG L4500A |
Bussing-NAG L4500A:
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| ventral portion of the cargo bed |
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| Cargo bed closed... |
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| tool boxes... |
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| In position. Notice the spare wheel rack |
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| spare wheel in position (dry-run) |
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| ventral view of the L4500A. Notice the 4x4 transmission |
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| The L4500A snout. The Notek light is from my spare box parts... |
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| Using metals... |
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| The silencer and exhaust |
Bussing-NAG L4500S:
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| The L4500S 4x2 cargo bed - right side |
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The L4500S 4x2 cargo bed - left side. The benchs are in dry-run.
My intention is not to use them. |
I decided to build my L4500S with the colors of the glorious
Afrika Korps. 21st Panzer Division - 60t Heavy Transport Col. - Beobachtungsabteilung (artillery observation) - North Africa, 1942.
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Lifecolor desert-yellow. The glossy aspect is that I just apply
the paint. Is still quite wet .... |
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| Right side.. |
Lifecolor after dry. Love the aged aspect of this color....
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Desert-yellow Lifecolor . The panzer-gray stains are non-painted areas.
This vehicle was built in January 1942, before the yellow standardization |
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| left side |
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| front view |
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| Afrika-Korps |
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Afrika Korps. 21st Panzer Division
60t Heavy Transport Col.
Beobachtungsabteilung (artillery observation) |
Now, the resin Girl...
Bussing-NAG L4500A:
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| The Bussing-NAG L4500S and L4500A side by side |
The two german girls are ready for the final pictures. The AFV kit is very good and easy to assemble. the calibre35 is a normal resin kit; lots of work and fun. Lets see the pics...
Bussing-NAG L4500S 4x2:
Afrika Korps. 21st Panzer Division - 60t Heavy Transport Col. - Beobachtungsabteilung (Artillery observation) - North Africa, 1942.
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Bussing-NAG L4500S
Afrika Korps. 21st Panzer Division - 60t Heavy Transport Col.
Beobachtungsabteilu - Artillery Observation - North Africa, 1942. |
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| Bussing-NAG diesel engine |
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| Bussing-NAG L4500S - left side |
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| Bussing-NAG L4500S - rear view |
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| Bussing-NAG L4500S - right side |
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| Bussing-NAG L4500S - Afrika Korps |
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| Bussing-NAG L4500S with Kojak, for size comparison |
...and the girl in resin:
Bussing-NAG L4500A 4x4:
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| Bussing-NAG L4500A - left side |
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| Bussing-NAG L4500A - rear view |
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| Bussing-NAG L4500A - right side |
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| Bussing-NAG L4500A with Kojak |
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| The two girls of this project |
2020 update
The Bussing-Nag L4500S truck was purchased by a colleague, but he asked for an update to the body, with the placement of some type of cargo in the rear of the vehicle. I hear and obey, Pukka Sahib !!
To relieve the suspension and future shipping by mail, I decided to lighten the weight of the cargo kit by cutting an internal portion of the "resin brick" ...
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The main cargo load is solid (and heavy...)
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| Calibrating the drill length ... to prevent trepanning |
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Drilled holes ... now it is interconnecting the holes
with Dremel steel disc.
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Divide to conquer !! Let's break each segment, now ...
Using the lever theory !! |
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| Ripped segments ... the load has become lighter, now! |
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| Vlue Gear stuff painted and detailed ... |
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| ...and placed in the cargo area, along with some fuel drums. |
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| An empty truck is like pizza without mozzarella !!! |
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And I decided to make a tarp too, but halfway through the truck ...
The old and good tracing paper method...
PVA glue + water+ tracing paper...
First of all, measure the size of the pieces of "canvas" |
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Applying pure PVA glue to the frame and the front portion
of the truck's cargo body. This will be the front portion of the canvas |
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Wet paper shapes more easily ...
use a wide brush with glue diluted in water ... |
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| The wet paper adapted in the front frame of the cargo area ... |
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Now applying the rest of the "canvas".
The folding of the canvas was made outside the frames
and then glued to them ... |
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Right view...
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Applying more glue diluted in water ...
the paper softens and allows to be molded ... |
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Left view...
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| Rear view... Now, it's waiting to dry so we can paint ... |
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After drying the paper, we will isolate the load area
for the internal and external painting of the canvas ... |
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While the painting dries completely, we will make the mooring eyes
with fine copper wire: holes in the diameter of the wire, in the cargo area sides... |
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| Mooring eyes done with fine copper wire |
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| Mooring eyes glued with cyanoacrylate |
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Mooring eyes painted... left side
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| Mooring eyes painted... rear and right side |
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And finally the canvas tied to the mooring eyes
with 100% polyamide thread (non-hairy thread ...)
Right view |
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Canvas tied to the mooring eyes
with 100% polyamide thread (non-hairy thread ...)
Left view |
And since I'm doing an upgrade, I'm going to replace the DAK palm tree decal (original from the AFV Club, but very small ... I never liked it ...) and remove that jack from the footboard, which doesn't convince me at all ...
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The mooring ropes (in red...awesome...), the
weird jackin the step (blue) and the
very little DAK palm (in green..) |
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| Sanding off the decal with extra fine sandpaper ... |
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And applying a new thin layer of Panzer-gray...
left side ... |
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Right side... Notice the absence of jack...
Much better!! |
After that, I applied a layer of Pledge (Future) to avoid silvering on the new decal. Photos to follow:
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The new and bigger DAK palm tree!!
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Next step: weathering...
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And the girl, after a basic overhaull...
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Bussing-NAG L4500S
Afrika Korps. 21st Panzer Division - 60t Heavy Transport Col.
Beobachtungsabteilu - Artillery Observation - North Africa, 1942. |
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| Bussing-NAG L4500S left side |
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Bussing-NAG L4500S with cargo bay full
with Value Gear stuff...much better!! |
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| Bussing-NAG L4500S - right side |
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Bussing-NAG L4500S - close up of engine
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Bussing-NAG L4500S
Afrika Korps. 21st Panzer Division - 60t Heavy Transport Col.
Beobachtungsabteilu - Artillery Observation - North Africa, 1942. |
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Kojak is very happy!!!
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Bussing-NAG L4500S
Afrika Korps. 21st Panzer Division - 60t Heavy Transport Col.
Beobachtungsabteilu - Artillery Observation - North Africa, 1942. |
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Bussing-NAG L4500S - before and after overhall!!!
Much better!! |
Vielen Dank für den Besuch der Bunker, meine Herren!
Auf Wiedersehen!
