SKODA Light Tank !!!

[Alveron2001]

Haha... It seems that SKODA used to make tanks during WW2 !

 

But as Romania was under Germany, Skoda tanks were made for the Germans.

 

Some of the Tanks I found.

 

- Skoda 35T

- Skoda 38T

- Skoda R-2 Tank killer

 

Short Read on the Skoda R-2

http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2003...eborn_tacam.htm

 

Someone selling Skoda 35T model kit on e-bay...

http://www.ebay.com.sg/viItem?ItemId=6056463753

 

Haha... Find this really amusing.... Now Koobala & Germar can add this tip to the "Why Buy Skoda" list.....

 

If I remember correctly, BMW used to make Motor Bikes & Aircraft Engines for Messerschmitt Planes during WW2 as well. In fact, the BMW logo (circle in 4 sections) is actually an image of a Propeller in Motion.

 

And Mitsubishi made Japanese ZERO planes during WW2.

[Conned]

INteresting! They would make a really nice conversation piece on de display! esp forskoda owners!

Another interestng fact is that while Mitsubushi manufactured de Zero Fighters ( A6M), it was Nakajima Corp who designed n also manufactured more of de 14Cylinders 1000plus HP aluminium Zeros, Jap bombers !

The zeros that attacked Pearl Harbour were specially designed for the long range sortie,to save weight, and FC, they had NO ARMOUR,NO Fire extinguisers ,(but they had self-healing fuel tanks),no heater, had retractable landing gears for more fuel effecient aerodynamics,no fat pilots..their only upper hand were elements of surprise, speed n very tight turning radius!

 

The interesting part is this..Nakajima Corp is known as " SUBARU" today. under Fuji Heavy industries!!

 

And Skoda was part of de Porsche,VW design team during de warring years.under 3rd Reich..as one can see how Porsche 911 evolved from beetle design( which was known as de Porsche Type 60/VW38) which is RR to Rapid. That's why de parts even till today are interchangeable.!

Be proud u are owning a machine with 100yrs of rich engineering heritage!!

 

 

 

 

 

jus my 0.02cts!

[Koolaba]

I have never doubted that Skoda cars are built with tank-like qualities.

 

Thanks for this interesting article.

[Tashi]

hi bro

Skoda today, is also into city transportation (trains and buses), nuclear power stations, etc. This is the other "half" which is retained in Czech Republic, different from the automotive part sold to VW.

 

Earlier, Skoda was into aircraft as well. :-) Check out the scale modle of Skoda D.1 aircraft, which I believe was used in the 1930s? It was also used as police aircraft.

 

http://www.preisvergleich.org/preisverglei..._203_11834.html

 

Skoda also used to operate an airline, Skoda Air, with the same logo, but in blue.

 

http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.sear...inct_entry=true

 

Interesting company, long history as bro Koolaba mentioned.

 

bless

tashi

[Alveron2001]

Haha...

 

I'm seriously thinking of getting the model kit on ebay... Fix it up and put it on my dashboard.

 

Then when people ask: "Why you got a toy tank in your car ???"

 

I'll say: "Why,... that's a SKODA...."

 

But need to paint those model kits.. And my painting sucks... Maybe sent the model kit to Yew Lip and ask Angie to do Spray Painting.....

 

 

"Buy SKODA... It's a Tank in Disguise..."

"Buy SKODA... We'll CRUSH the enemies..."

"Buy SKODA... BlitzKrieg !!!"

"Buy SKODA... For the Armour..."

[Lightspeed]

Save your money... just roll the model in mud and let it dry... then spray a layer of laquer over it

[Tashi]

yo bro

that's a good one, should have asked you when I shot my indie scifi film "peaceful knights". In the short film there was a space chase sequence, which subsequently went digital (since my painting skills sucked too). :-)

 

bless

[Genie47]

I would like a new ad campaign for Skoda. "Destroy your opponents! Don't run them off the road. Run them over! Buy Skoda!"

[Conned]

Brudder...pple wan to go yew Lip & see his " Gf" let pple go lar.u dun GETZ de subtle hint meh?..

nex he wud be makin little dents on his toy tank n gg back there again..hahaaaha....

haha...tell me abt it..when I was younger..much ..much....much younger..wud spen hours wz de painting kit with my Tamiyas..on my panzers, Panthers, 88mm, BMW sidecars, all de WW II diarama.whish I had or knew abt tthe Skoda light tank.. mayb we shud hav a badge tat says " 1.8SAR ".." 1.8 Skoda Armoured Regiment"..hahaha