The standard 6×6 cross-country lorry of the Wehrmacht
The newest Nuts and Bolts is out and its another awesome tome of knowledge. Volume 42 is about the Einheitsdiesel which was the standard 6×6 cross country truck.
- By Holger Erdmann
- Published on May 29, 2019
- Soft Cover
- German & English texts
- 208 pages
- 400 photos (230 contemporary photos and from manuals,
- 135 color photos of the surviving vehicles in public and private
- collections.
- 37 color photos of three models )
- 16 camouflage schemes, tactical markings, 3 tables of the organization (KStN)
- Price: €29.90
Presented in their standard format the book covers the history of the vehicle, technical descriptions, use of, and camouflage and markings. This includes period pictures, orbits, and technical pictures. Excellent 3 view drawings and color plates help illustrate what is in the text. Finally, color pictures from museum examples and restored vehicles are presented. Everything a historian or modeler could want.
Speaking of modeling there is a small blurb mentioning that it was in Volume 13 that they first presented a modeling section. Something that makes this useful book even more so. I may be mistaken but I believe Tony Greenland has presented his fantastic builds in every volume since then. In this volume, he and Vinnie Branigan present their models and a write up of the IBG kit is very informative.
The book is softcover and 209 pages long. Written in both German and English.
As usual, this book is probably all you need to help you build an Einheitsdiesel in either is cargo or myriad of other forms. There is plenty of info and also detail pictures for that truck, telephone exchange, radio truck, or crane truck. There are also some very interesting versions with snow blowers or plows on them. It is interesting seeing the different types of antennas and masts the various trucks could carry.
The book is the standard softcover and is written in both English and German. Its is 208 pages long. From the Nuts and Bolts page, it has 400 photos (230 contemporary photos and from manuals, 135 color photos of the surviving vehicles in public and private collections, 37 color photos of three models )
Talented Tony Greenland and Vinnie Branigan build three kits from IBG and I was quite interested in their take of the kits.
For the amount of information and detailed reference pictures you get, the price is very good.
From Nuts and Bolts, it is €29.90.
From the Last Cavalry is it $40.00 U.S.
From RZM it is $49.95
All in all, this is another fantastic reference book from Nuts and Bolts covering a very interesting vehicle.
My thanks to Nuts and Bolts for my review copy.
