Greg Myers Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Rommel's Rod http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2014/07/16/german-8-ton-half-track-tops-1-million-at-littlefield-collection-sale/?refer=news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Pretty cool military piece to own but the model looks nothing like it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Note that is a real Nazi troop carrier, not that cartoon of a "hot rod"...that's why the two do not resemble each other. jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Interesting. But, no where as cool as Tom Daniel's design. Plus, nothing in the article to indicated Rommel ever road in one. Much less that one. I'm sure he had occasion to ride in one ones or twice. But, it makes me wonder? What did Rommel use as his main form of ground transportation during the African Campaign? Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I think that tom daniels thing is a monstrosity but that's what I thought about most of his "creations". its just amazing to me that in this day of everything being politically correct, a major model manufacturer actually markets a cartoon based on mass murder and holocaust and even puts swatstikas on it. is that thing still available new/reissued? jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Interesting. But, no where as cool as Tom Daniel's design. Plus, nothing in the article to indicated Rommel ever road in one. I think the topic title was meant as a joke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I saw different military truck, half track, etc and they are fascinating, thinking that they were built over 70 years ago. Tom Daniel's is more artistic, and his own interpretation. I like both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 The real Rommel's Rod. Not even close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 The real Rommel's Rod. Not even close Now that is cool. Know anything more about it? Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 The real Rommel's Rod. Not even close Sdkfz 250/3 armored with radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 Now that is cool. Know anything more about it? http://deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com/2010/12/rommels-command-cars.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I think that tom daniels thing is a monstrosity but that's what I thought about most of his "creations". its just amazing to me that in this day of everything being politically correct, a major model manufacturer actually markets a cartoon based on mass murder and holocaust and even puts swatstikas on it. is that thing still available new/reissued? jb Good lord, lighten up. I suppose it is wrong for model companies in your mind to make models of German aircraft armour and ships too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 An interesting aside here, back when the Barret Jackson auctions were just starting up here in Phoenix ,early seventy's, most every year there was a "Hitler" Mercedes on the block. It got to be an annual joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 >Good lord, lighten up. I suppose it is wrong for model companies in your mind to make models of German aircraft armour and ships too. hey I am with you all the way! I have always advocated that one of the major model companies ought to release a replica of Charlie mansons dune buggys too. strangely no one has managed to see the genius in my idea. and you might have noticed, had you actually read my post, that I was just commenting on the historical reality, not suggesting it. but you DO know the swatstika is a totally outlawed symbol in many countries (starting with Germany) and I believe right on ebay as well? and that a kid can get kicked out of school for so much as scrawling a swatstika on his book cover? its not me who needs to lighten up, its the world that needs to. jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordairgtar Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I think that tom daniels thing is a monstrosity but that's what I thought about most of his "creations". its just amazing to me that in this day of everything being politically correct, a major model manufacturer actually markets a cartoon based on mass murder and holocaust and even puts swatstikas on it. is that thing still available new/reissued? jb Those are not Swastikas on the Rommel Rod. The headlamp covers are Iron Crosses which date pre WWI and the other markings are just armed force markings of Germany. The kit never had Swastika markings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Isn't that a swastika on the spare tire cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 (edited) Old WW II military vehicles are interesting and rare because few survived. Many were destroyed in battle and the remainders scrapped after the war. They weren't built to last, vehicles like Kubelwagons were designed to last 3 months on the battle field. No rust proofing and not even paint on inner surfaces. So those that did remain rusted away. No mention in the article about how many of these actually remain, so it's probably near one of a kind. Edited July 16, 2014 by Tom Geiger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my80malibu Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) Swastika on the spare tire cover with a Palm Tree Edited July 17, 2014 by my80malibu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Barrow Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) I think that tom daniels thing is a monstrosity but that's what I thought about most of his "creations". its just amazing to me that in this day of everything being politically correct, a major model manufacturer actually markets a cartoon based on mass murder and holocaust and even puts swatstikas on it. is that thing still available new/reissued? jb Hope everyone realizes Rommel wasn't a Nazi and was put to death after being implicated in an assassination attempt on Hitler. There was only one swastika in the kit, the DAK palm tree decal and it was never shown on the outer box art, even the original. Rommel's other African ride, "Mortiz" an AEC Dorchester captured from the British 8th Army. Edited July 17, 2014 by Brett Barrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) Why is there a panic over a Swastika on a model kit? How about the Confederate Flag on the General Lee? Let the mayhem begin! And the Palm and Swastika was the logo of the Africa Korps and thus historically accurate Edited July 17, 2014 by Daddyfink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Barrow Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 If anybody feels like branching out, for an actual Rommel Rod to put next to your Tom Daniel, there is AFV Club's awesome Dorchester (Passion Models makes a decal sheet for Max and Mortiz), and Greif has been done several times by different manufacturers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Swastika on the spare tire cover with a Palm Tree Sad fact is that the Swastika was a sign of good luck and good fortune before Hitler got ahold of it and made it the symbol of attrocity! I have a 1908 era postcard with one on it that is for good luck. There is history with American Indians as well. There is an organization right now trying to redeem the Swastika. See web report: http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-swastika-banner-new-york-beach-20140714-story.html Notice that after WWII there weren't any babies named Adolph. Check your local phone book. Bet there's nobody named HItler listed. Same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Barrow Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Why is there a panic over a Swastika on a model kit? How about the Confederate Flag on the General Lee? Let the mayhem begin! And the Palm and Swastika was the logo of the Africa Korps and thus historically accurate In 13 years of selling hobbies I have never, not once, had anyone show offense to a swastika on a model. But the offense shown when they are left out as on most European kits? Off the charts. Believe me Revell would have taken waaaaaaaay more heat for leaving the swastika out of the redone Rommel's Rod, especially since they include them in their aircraft kits. Revell US is one of the few companies that still show the swastika on the box top, most others leave them off the box art even if the decals are in the kit. Some companies print them on the margin of the sheet so they can be chopped off for sale in Europe, or break them into two parts so they don't appear to be swastikas at first glance. Revell Germany, of course, by law cannot have them in any form in their kits, even the split ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) LOOK OUT ! Comin' right at you from WWII Finland. and a full explanation : http://themodelgallery.wordpress.com/2013/06/03/the-misunderstood-finnish-swastika/ Edited July 17, 2014 by Greg Myers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 The swastika is an ancient symbol that dates back many hundreds, if not thousands, of years. It appears in ancient civilizations, it was a common decorative element in tile work of building floors long before it became a symbol of the Nazi party. Heck, we even used it ourselves... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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