±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: cgsimpson
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6645

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 877
Total: 877
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Community Forums
02: Photo Gallery
03: Home
04: Photo Gallery
05: Downloads
06: Community Forums
07: Home
08: Community Forums
09: Community Forums
10: Community Forums
11: CPGlang
12: Community Forums
13: Community Forums
14: Community Forums
15: Photo Gallery
16: Community Forums
17: Community Forums
18: Downloads
19: Photo Gallery
20: Community Forums
21: Home
22: Community Forums
23: Community Forums
24: Community Forums
25: Community Forums
26: Photo Gallery
27: News Archive
28: Photo Gallery
29: Community Forums
30: Community Forums
31: Community Forums
32: Photo Gallery
33: Home
34: Photo Gallery
35: Photo Gallery
36: Community Forums
37: Your Account
38: Community Forums
39: Community Forums
40: Home
41: Community Forums
42: Community Forums
43: Community Forums
44: Community Forums
45: Community Forums
46: Community Forums
47: Photo Gallery
48: Community Forums
49: Community Forums
50: Community Forums
51: Community Forums
52: Photo Gallery
53: Community Forums
54: Photo Gallery
55: Community Forums
56: CPGlang
57: Community Forums
58: Community Forums
59: Community Forums
60: Downloads
61: Photo Gallery
62: Community Forums
63: Community Forums
64: Home
65: Photo Gallery
66: Community Forums
67: Home
68: Photo Gallery
69: Home
70: Community Forums
71: Home
72: Photo Gallery
73: Downloads
74: Community Forums
75: Community Forums
76: Home
77: Community Forums
78: CPGlang
79: Community Forums
80: Community Forums
81: Community Forums
82: Photo Gallery
83: Community Forums
84: Your Account
85: Community Forums
86: Community Forums
87: Photo Gallery
88: Community Forums
89: Home
90: Home
91: Community Forums
92: Community Forums
93: Community Forums
94: Photo Gallery
95: Community Forums
96: Community Forums
97: Community Forums
98: Community Forums
99: Home
100: Community Forums
101: Community Forums
102: Community Forums
103: Community Forums
104: Photo Gallery
105: Community Forums
106: Community Forums
107: Community Forums
108: Photo Gallery
109: Photo Gallery
110: Community Forums
111: Community Forums
112: Community Forums
113: Statistics
114: Photo Gallery
115: Community Forums
116: Community Forums
117: Community Forums
118: Photo Gallery
119: Downloads
120: Community Forums
121: Community Forums
122: Community Forums
123: Home
124: Community Forums
125: Community Forums
126: Community Forums
127: Community Forums
128: CPGlang
129: Community Forums
130: Community Forums
131: Home
132: News
133: Community Forums
134: Home
135: Community Forums
136: Community Forums
137: News
138: Home
139: Community Forums
140: Community Forums
141: Community Forums
142: Community Forums
143: Community Forums
144: Home
145: Community Forums
146: Home
147: Community Forums
148: Community Forums
149: Home
150: Home
151: Photo Gallery
152: Community Forums
153: Photo Gallery
154: Community Forums
155: Community Forums
156: Community Forums
157: Photo Gallery
158: Home
159: Community Forums
160: Community Forums
161: Home
162: Community Forums
163: Photo Gallery
164: Community Forums
165: News Archive
166: Community Forums
167: Your Account
168: Home
169: Photo Gallery
170: Photo Gallery
171: Photo Gallery
172: Community Forums
173: Home
174: Community Forums
175: Community Forums
176: Community Forums
177: Photo Gallery
178: Community Forums
179: Community Forums
180: Community Forums
181: Community Forums
182: News Archive
183: CPGlang
184: Photo Gallery
185: Community Forums
186: Community Forums
187: Community Forums
188: Downloads
189: Your Account
190: Community Forums
191: Community Forums
192: Member Screenshots
193: Photo Gallery
194: Downloads
195: Community Forums
196: Home
197: Photo Gallery
198: Community Forums
199: Community Forums
200: Photo Gallery
201: Statistics
202: Community Forums
203: News
204: Community Forums
205: Community Forums
206: Home
207: Community Forums
208: Home
209: Community Forums
210: Community Forums
211: Community Forums
212: News
213: Photo Gallery
214: News Archive
215: CPGlang
216: Community Forums
217: Community Forums
218: Community Forums
219: Photo Gallery
220: Community Forums
221: Member Screenshots
222: Your Account
223: Community Forums
224: Community Forums
225: Home
226: Community Forums
227: Photo Gallery
228: Statistics
229: Community Forums
230: Community Forums
231: Photo Gallery
232: Photo Gallery
233: Community Forums
234: Community Forums
235: Downloads
236: Community Forums
237: Community Forums
238: Community Forums
239: Supporters
240: Community Forums
241: Community Forums
242: Photo Gallery
243: Community Forums
244: Community Forums
245: Community Forums
246: Home
247: Community Forums
248: Photo Gallery
249: Community Forums
250: Community Forums
251: Community Forums
252: CPGlang
253: CPGlang
254: Community Forums
255: Community Forums
256: Downloads
257: Community Forums
258: Community Forums
259: Photo Gallery
260: Community Forums
261: Photo Gallery
262: Community Forums
263: Community Forums
264: Community Forums
265: Home
266: Photo Gallery
267: Community Forums
268: Statistics
269: Community Forums
270: Community Forums
271: Community Forums
272: Community Forums
273: Community Forums
274: Community Forums
275: Photo Gallery
276: Home
277: Community Forums
278: Photo Gallery
279: Community Forums
280: Community Forums
281: Community Forums
282: Community Forums
283: Photo Gallery
284: Community Forums
285: Photo Gallery
286: Community Forums
287: Member Screenshots
288: Photo Gallery
289: Home
290: Home
291: Photo Gallery
292: Photo Gallery
293: Community Forums
294: Home
295: Community Forums
296: Photo Gallery
297: Community Forums
298: Your Account
299: Community Forums
300: Photo Gallery
301: Home
302: Community Forums
303: Photo Gallery
304: Photo Gallery
305: Community Forums
306: Community Forums
307: Community Forums
308: Community Forums
309: Community Forums
310: Community Forums
311: Photo Gallery
312: Community Forums
313: Community Forums
314: Community Forums
315: Home
316: Community Forums
317: Home
318: Community Forums
319: Community Forums
320: Community Forums
321: Home
322: Community Forums
323: Downloads
324: Member Screenshots
325: Home
326: Community Forums
327: Community Forums
328: Photo Gallery
329: Photo Gallery
330: Community Forums
331: Downloads
332: CPGlang
333: Downloads
334: Community Forums
335: Community Forums
336: Community Forums
337: Community Forums
338: Home
339: Community Forums
340: Community Forums
341: Community Forums
342: Community Forums
343: Community Forums
344: Photo Gallery
345: Downloads
346: Community Forums
347: Photo Gallery
348: Community Forums
349: Community Forums
350: Community Forums
351: Statistics
352: Photo Gallery
353: Community Forums
354: CPGlang
355: Photo Gallery
356: Photo Gallery
357: Home
358: Community Forums
359: Community Forums
360: Photo Gallery
361: Community Forums
362: Community Forums
363: Home
364: Community Forums
365: Community Forums
366: Home
367: Community Forums
368: News Archive
369: Member Screenshots
370: Community Forums
371: Community Forums
372: Community Forums
373: Home
374: Community Forums
375: Photo Gallery
376: Photo Gallery
377: Photo Gallery
378: Photo Gallery
379: Photo Gallery
380: News
381: Community Forums
382: Community Forums
383: CPGlang
384: Community Forums
385: Photo Gallery
386: Photo Gallery
387: Home
388: Community Forums
389: Community Forums
390: Community Forums
391: Community Forums
392: Community Forums
393: Community Forums
394: Community Forums
395: Community Forums
396: Downloads
397: Community Forums
398: Downloads
399: CPGlang
400: Community Forums
401: Downloads
402: Community Forums
403: Community Forums
404: Community Forums
405: Photo Gallery
406: Community Forums
407: Community Forums
408: Community Forums
409: Community Forums
410: Photo Gallery
411: Community Forums
412: Photo Gallery
413: Member Screenshots
414: Community Forums
415: Community Forums
416: Home
417: Community Forums
418: Community Forums
419: Photo Gallery
420: Community Forums
421: Community Forums
422: Community Forums
423: Community Forums
424: Community Forums
425: CPGlang
426: Downloads
427: Community Forums
428: Community Forums
429: Home
430: Downloads
431: Community Forums
432: Community Forums
433: Search
434: Community Forums
435: Your Account
436: Community Forums
437: Community Forums
438: Photo Gallery
439: Home
440: Community Forums
441: Downloads
442: Community Forums
443: Photo Gallery
444: Photo Gallery
445: Downloads
446: Home
447: Community Forums
448: Downloads
449: Photo Gallery
450: Community Forums
451: Photo Gallery
452: Community Forums
453: Community Forums
454: Photo Gallery
455: Community Forums
456: Community Forums
457: Photo Gallery
458: Downloads
459: Photo Gallery
460: Community Forums
461: Community Forums
462: Community Forums
463: Community Forums
464: Photo Gallery
465: Community Forums
466: Community Forums
467: Photo Gallery
468: Community Forums
469: Community Forums
470: Photo Gallery
471: Member Screenshots
472: Home
473: Community Forums
474: Community Forums
475: Your Account
476: News Archive
477: Your Account
478: Community Forums
479: Community Forums
480: Downloads
481: Community Forums
482: Community Forums
483: News Archive
484: Community Forums
485: Photo Gallery
486: Photo Gallery
487: Community Forums
488: Community Forums
489: Community Forums
490: Community Forums
491: Community Forums
492: Community Forums
493: Photo Gallery
494: Community Forums
495: Community Forums
496: Home
497: Downloads
498: Community Forums
499: Community Forums
500: Community Forums
501: Community Forums
502: Photo Gallery
503: Photo Gallery
504: Community Forums
505: Downloads
506: Community Forums
507: Community Forums
508: Community Forums
509: Home
510: Community Forums
511: Photo Gallery
512: Home
513: Community Forums
514: Community Forums
515: Community Forums
516: Community Forums
517: Community Forums
518: Photo Gallery
519: Home
520: Community Forums
521: Supporters
522: Community Forums
523: Community Forums
524: Community Forums
525: Community Forums
526: News
527: Photo Gallery
528: Photo Gallery
529: Community Forums
530: Community Forums
531: Photo Gallery
532: Community Forums
533: Community Forums
534: Community Forums
535: Community Forums
536: Community Forums
537: Community Forums
538: Downloads
539: Member Screenshots
540: Home
541: Community Forums
542: Community Forums
543: Community Forums
544: Member Screenshots
545: Downloads
546: Community Forums
547: CPGlang
548: Community Forums
549: Photo Gallery
550: Community Forums
551: Community Forums
552: Community Forums
553: Member Screenshots
554: Home
555: Community Forums
556: Community Forums
557: Home
558: Community Forums
559: Photo Gallery
560: Community Forums
561: Community Forums
562: Community Forums
563: Community Forums
564: Downloads
565: Community Forums
566: Photo Gallery
567: Community Forums
568: Photo Gallery
569: Home
570: Photo Gallery
571: Community Forums
572: Photo Gallery
573: Community Forums
574: Community Forums
575: Photo Gallery
576: Photo Gallery
577: Community Forums
578: Community Forums
579: News
580: Community Forums
581: Community Forums
582: Home
583: Home
584: Community Forums
585: Community Forums
586: Community Forums
587: Community Forums
588: Photo Gallery
589: Photo Gallery
590: Community Forums
591: Community Forums
592: Community Forums
593: Downloads
594: Photo Gallery
595: Community Forums
596: CPGlang
597: Community Forums
598: Community Forums
599: Community Forums
600: Photo Gallery
601: Community Forums
602: Photo Gallery
603: Community Forums
604: Home
605: Community Forums
606: Community Forums
607: News
608: Community Forums
609: Community Forums
610: Community Forums
611: Home
612: Community Forums
613: Community Forums
614: Community Forums
615: Community Forums
616: Community Forums
617: Community Forums
618: Downloads
619: Your Account
620: Community Forums
621: Community Forums
622: Your Account
623: Community Forums
624: Community Forums
625: Community Forums
626: Community Forums
627: Community Forums
628: Community Forums
629: Community Forums
630: Community Forums
631: Community Forums
632: Community Forums
633: Member Screenshots
634: Home
635: Community Forums
636: Photo Gallery
637: Community Forums
638: Community Forums
639: Photo Gallery
640: Community Forums
641: Photo Gallery
642: Community Forums
643: Community Forums
644: Home
645: Photo Gallery
646: Community Forums
647: Home
648: Photo Gallery
649: Community Forums
650: Home
651: Community Forums
652: Community Forums
653: Community Forums
654: Downloads
655: CPGlang
656: CPGlang
657: Your Account
658: Community Forums
659: Photo Gallery
660: Community Forums
661: Community Forums
662: Community Forums
663: Community Forums
664: Community Forums
665: Community Forums
666: Community Forums
667: Photo Gallery
668: CPGlang
669: Community Forums
670: Community Forums
671: Community Forums
672: News
673: Community Forums
674: Community Forums
675: Community Forums
676: Community Forums
677: Community Forums
678: Community Forums
679: Photo Gallery
680: Member Screenshots
681: Statistics
682: Photo Gallery
683: Community Forums
684: Photo Gallery
685: Photo Gallery
686: Your Account
687: Photo Gallery
688: Photo Gallery
689: Community Forums
690: Community Forums
691: Home
692: Home
693: Member Screenshots
694: Community Forums
695: Community Forums
696: Community Forums
697: Community Forums
698: Community Forums
699: Photo Gallery
700: Community Forums
701: Home
702: Community Forums
703: Community Forums
704: Community Forums
705: Home
706: Community Forums
707: Home
708: Community Forums
709: Community Forums
710: Community Forums
711: Home
712: Photo Gallery
713: Community Forums
714: Community Forums
715: Photo Gallery
716: Photo Gallery
717: Photo Gallery
718: Community Forums
719: Community Forums
720: Community Forums
721: Photo Gallery
722: Community Forums
723: Community Forums
724: Downloads
725: Community Forums
726: Home
727: Photo Gallery
728: Home
729: Community Forums
730: Community Forums
731: Community Forums
732: Community Forums
733: Home
734: Photo Gallery
735: Downloads
736: Community Forums
737: Community Forums
738: Community Forums
739: Photo Gallery
740: Home
741: Community Forums
742: Community Forums
743: Community Forums
744: Community Forums
745: Community Forums
746: Photo Gallery
747: Photo Gallery
748: Home
749: Downloads
750: Photo Gallery
751: Photo Gallery
752: Community Forums
753: Community Forums
754: Community Forums
755: Downloads
756: Home
757: Community Forums
758: Community Forums
759: Community Forums
760: Community Forums
761: Photo Gallery
762: Photo Gallery
763: Photo Gallery
764: Your Account
765: Photo Gallery
766: Community Forums
767: Community Forums
768: Photo Gallery
769: Community Forums
770: Tell a Friend
771: Community Forums
772: Community Forums
773: Community Forums
774: Community Forums
775: Downloads
776: Community Forums
777: Community Forums
778: Community Forums
779: Community Forums
780: Community Forums
781: Community Forums
782: Community Forums
783: Community Forums
784: Photo Gallery
785: Community Forums
786: Photo Gallery
787: Community Forums
788: Home
789: Community Forums
790: Home
791: Home
792: Community Forums
793: Community Forums
794: Photo Gallery
795: Community Forums
796: Community Forums
797: Home
798: Community Forums
799: Community Forums
800: Community Forums
801: Community Forums
802: News
803: Home
804: Community Forums
805: Community Forums
806: Community Forums
807: Community Forums
808: Community Forums
809: Community Forums
810: News Archive
811: Home
812: Community Forums
813: Community Forums
814: Community Forums
815: Community Forums
816: Community Forums
817: Community Forums
818: Member Screenshots
819: Community Forums
820: Home
821: Community Forums
822: Home
823: Home
824: Community Forums
825: Community Forums
826: Community Forums
827: Photo Gallery
828: Home
829: Community Forums
830: Community Forums
831: Community Forums
832: Community Forums
833: Community Forums
834: Community Forums
835: Community Forums
836: Community Forums
837: Community Forums
838: Community Forums
839: Home
840: CPGlang
841: Community Forums
842: News
843: Community Forums
844: Member Screenshots
845: Community Forums
846: Community Forums
847: News
848: Home
849: Community Forums
850: Community Forums
851: Community Forums
852: Home
853: Community Forums
854: Community Forums
855: Community Forums
856: Community Forums
857: Community Forums
858: Member Screenshots
859: Community Forums
860: Home
861: Home
862: CPGlang
863: News Archive
864: Photo Gallery
865: Home
866: Downloads
867: Community Forums
868: Home
869: Community Forums
870: Community Forums
871: Photo Gallery
872: Community Forums
873: Photo Gallery
874: Community Forums
875: Community Forums
876: Community Forums
877: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
Teracruzer
The AFV ASSOCIATION was formed in 1964 to support the thoughts and research of all those interested in Armored Fighting Vehicles and related topics, such as AFV drawings. The emphasis has always been on sharing information and communicating with other members of similar interests; e.g. German armor, Japanese AFVs, or whatever.
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
fireman
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 26, 2006
Posts: 3

PostPosted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 3:41 am
Post subject: Teracruzer

Can anyone help I need info on the Teracruzer which was made by FWD of Clintonville OH. This was the tractor unit that towed the Mace missle Tm-76. I belive the Air Force designation was MM-1 for the tractor unit. If any one has any pictures it would be a great help.
Back to top
View user's profile
Russ_Buchan
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 26, 2006
Posts: 67

PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 3:48 am
Post subject: Re: Teracruzer

fireman:

Perhaps an appeal to Alfred Lai of the old DG would help. He has boxtop photos of almost every kit that was made.

The Teracruzer was released in 1/40th or so scale, back in late fifties, or very early sixties (IPC? ADAMS? Hawk?), and featured those fat wide watermelon-shaped tires.

Good luck in your search!

Russ
Back to top
View user's profile
fireman
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 26, 2006
Posts: 3

PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 9:40 am
Post subject: Re: Teracruzer

Thanks Russ

I have a copy of the plans from the kit you mentioned . I was looking for any pictures that anyone might of had.
Back to top
View user's profile
Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan
PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:48 pm
Post subject: Re: Teracruzer

- fireman
Thanks Russ

I have a copy of the plans from the kit you mentioned . I was looking for any pictures that anyone might of had.


The best I did with Google was some nice images of a built model from various angles. I was completely unfamiliar with this vehicle until you brought it up...
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
JimWeb
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1439
Location: The back of beyond
PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 7:47 pm
Post subject: Re: Teracruzer

Heres a model of it

www.ninfinger.org/~sve...ev8628.jpg

Cool

_________________
TTFN
Jim

If your not a member of JED then your
not serious about anything military..

***********************
www.jedsite.info
JED Military Equipment
***********************
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website ICQ Number
JimWeb
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1439
Location: The back of beyond
PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 8:01 pm
Post subject: Re: Teracruzer

And here is an image of the MM-1 though to be honest the US Army's XM401 was much better looking.

_________________
TTFN
Jim

If your not a member of JED then your
not serious about anything military..

***********************
www.jedsite.info
JED Military Equipment
***********************
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website ICQ Number
fireman
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 26, 2006
Posts: 3

PostPosted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 3:07 am
Post subject: Re: Teracruzer

Thanks guys
Jim the image is just what I'm looking for .
Back to top
View user's profile
Russ_Buchan
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 26, 2006
Posts: 67

PostPosted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 3:46 am
Post subject: Re: Teracruzer

Fireman; Doug; Jim:

I wonder if there was an Instruction for changing a flat tire on that monster. I do see at least one spare, just aft of the cabin, and I imagine there must have been a crane, or davit, or some kind of rigging, to get that fat puppy over the side and onto the deck. The suspension arms look as though each wheel might have had a simple ( In those days? ) sort of pin / hub arrangemant to change out the tires.

The jacking and attendant tasks to accomplish this tire change must have been tremendous.

Was there ever anything like a TO&E for this vehicle's Unit?

I'm just wondering what on earth force could have punctured one of these very-low-pressure tires in the first place, other than directed enemy fire... and have spared the thin, vulnerable Mace missile carried aboard.
Back to top
View user's profile
bsmart
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 2523
Location: Central Maryland
PostPosted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:55 am
Post subject: Re: Teracruzer

- Russ_Buchan
Fireman; Doug; Jim

I wonder if there was an Instruction for changing a flat tire on that monster. I do see at least one spare, just aft of the cabin, and I imagine there must have been a crane, or davit, or some kind of rigging, to get that fat puppy over the side and onto the deck. The suspension arms look as though each wheel might have had a simple ( In those days? ) sort of pin / hub arrangemant to change out the tires.

The jacking and attendant tasks to accomplish this tire change must have been tremendous.

Was there ever anything like a TO&E for this vehicle's Unit?

I'm just wondering what on earth force could have punctured one of these very-low-pressure tires in the first place, other than directed enemy fire... and have spared the thin, vulnerable Mace missile carried aboard.
Looking at the vehicle I wonder if the jacking process may have been as simple as having a chain and a 'comealong' hooked to the frame above the wheels support arm to lift the wheel up off the ground. It looks like if you pulled up on a wheel support arm it would push the opposing wheel in the bogie down so the vehicle would still be supported and stable. Then a few bolts on each end of the wheels axle to remove it from the support arm.

In fact it may have been - loosen the axle bolts pull the support arm up away from the wheel with the comealong, roll bad tire out, new tire in, ease the support arm back down to line up the axle bolts, tighten to proper torque values and be on your way. As you said getting the tire out of and back in the storage rack may have been the biggest problem.

_________________
Bob Smart ([email protected])
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT - 6 Hours



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum