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