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It has taken three years but my OT-810 conversion into a SdKfz251 D is complete. Here are some recent pics. There are many more on my website www.sdkfz251.com.

Geoff Pohanka
7th Kompanie Grossdeutschland (GD-USA)

Hi Geoff,

Nice one !

Thanks,
Nathan

Hi Geoff

Thanks for your post, well it certainly was worth the three years hard labour! Your OT certainly looks the part.

We need to push our OT on to the next stage, which with a little effort (and investment) would see ours not too dissimilar to yours. Certainly wets the appetite to push ours on to the finish.

Nice to have met you back in May. Hopefully we will catch up again next year. All the best to you and the boys in 7 Kompanie!

That's a beauty, has really lovely finish to it. Excellent work - be proud of your efforts!

Wolfie

Hallo Geoff,

First, thanks ever so for taking the trouble to post on this thread - nice to have others to chat to on what was becoming a lonely quest.....

Thanks!

That is one superb conversion! I am particularly impressed with the attention to detail paid within the interior, correct seats, back panels, tarpaulin rods, and that strange little contraption that looks like it's designed for holding coke cups, but as you know is for holding the 'plastic' window that would fit into the rear of the erected canvas roof.

Just goes to show what a little tlc, money and a willingness to succeed can achieve.

Well done Geoff - something to be real proud of there!

Drauf Dran Drueber!

With the conversion, I was fortunate to have;

*the necessary financial resources
*hired a shop that specialized in armoured vehicles, that had incredible talent
*lots of patience
*I took the time to research how things should be done (the best
source of information is the book "Sdkfz251 in Detail"

http://www.landmarkmilitarybooks.com/Sd ... -1991.html

*and fellow halftrack owners, some around the world, who assisted me with information.
*one owner gave me a source for the gun shield, gun mount, fenders, exhaust and some internal parts (this source is now gone, he no longer makes them).
*found a vendor that copied the original Dunkelgelb base paint

But no project is complete, is it. I am still working on getting tyres (tires) with the original Wehrmacht style tread and need to have a canvas top made.

Geoff

Hallo Geoff!

Did you have any luck with the tyres at that English company I sent you the web details of?

I e-mailed the firm about the tyres twice but they never did respond.

I was going to call them but just have not had the time.

Geoff

Hallo Geoff,

Sorry to read they have not responded. Leave the phone call to me, it will be cheaper for me to call them!

I will let you know what they say, ok?

DDD!

Thank you, that would be great. Getting the proper tyres would make a big difference.

Geoff

Here are a couple of photos from the latest GD-USA event.

more

one more from GD-USA

They look REALLY cool! I can't wait to get our one up and running.

Some great pictures there Geoff.

Were these taken from your 42 mile road battle in the state park?

Yes, all the SPW photos are from the October event in the Michaux State Forest, we called it the ultimate event.
Here are a couple of you tube movies of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afXjh3PKCSY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23PssLzwlz8

Geoffrey