1/144 Sdkfz. 9 the Famo 51/52

I am very happy to announce, that I just finished two new models. Not a tank but at least on the same level of complexity. The German Sonderkraftfahrzeug 9 or better known as Famo. Famo was the name of the company which built the Sdkfz. 9.

Here is very good source of several pictures from different Famos: Famo.
During the war, the design chaned several times, mostly to save material.
The Famo ca,e in several designs, 
- as a tractor to tow heavy guns and to tranport the crew
- as a recovery truck to rescue tanks and other soft skins
- as a platform for several Flak or AA guns
- as a platform for a crane, the Bilstein crane and the stronger 10 ton crane

If you like to find out more about the differnt uses and versions of the Famo, here is a list of web pages, which I used during design:

http://modelerssocialclub.proboards.com/thread/11119/sdkfz-crane-update-final-stretch?page=3
http://www.fahrzeuge-der-wehrmacht.de/Artikel/Zgkw_18t.html
http://modelerssocialclub.proboards.com/thread/11119/sdkfz-crane-update-final-stretch?page=2

Here some pictures from my first test prints:

1/144 Famo with spade for recovery tasks

PD For the first picture I used the Famo from Panzerdepot and added the spade including the loading. The spade is fixed.

two Famo cranes and the tractor version 

The right and left Famos are the one from Panzerdepot while the white one in the middle is the brand new version, completely in 3D produced.

1/144 Famo with Bilstein crane

Famo with spade and crane

with some modifications you can make it moveable

1/144 Famo with Bilstein crane

1/144 recovery version

1/144 Famo with spade