IBG Models Scammell Pioneer Sv2s Breakdown Tractor - 1/35

[Bomber_County]

With the bench clear now, I had four projects which all needed finishing, it’s time to start something afresh. The stash is not large as some of you know, 22 in total so it took awhile to decide or not as the case maybe.
 

This will be new to me as I have never done wheeled recovery / crane vehicle, change is good. I bought this on eBay for significantly less that retail as at some point the box had got damp and smelt of it. Instructions are a little crinkled but decals, plastic and PE all good, the box has been junked. As a child in the 60’s you often saw these old warriors pulling fairgrounds around the country so remember them vividly. 
 

From 1936, the British Army began to receive Pioneer heavy recovery vehicles. The first 43 delivered were designated the Pioneer SV1S and the Pioneer SV1T both with a 3-ton folding crane and lockers for recovery equipment and towing bars. Most of these early Pioneer recovery vehicles were lost with the BEF.

The Pioneer SV2S had a simpler redesigned extending crane that provided greater lifting height. It was Introduced in 1938 and remained in production throughout the war, with a total of 1,975 built by the end of the war.

Among the Pioneer's equipment was a pair of tracks that could be fitted over the two rear wheels, converting it temporarily into a half-track and giving greater traction on soft ground.

The last Pioneer recovery vehicle was not retired from the British Army until the 1980s in Belize.

Apparently these were highly sorted after by German and Russian armies alike and there are numerous pictures of Scammells under different management. Here is a picture of a Scammell in tandem with Famo pulling a loco…..

This is the first time I’ve built IBG, they are out of Poland and I believe been around since 2008. The plastic is of a hard nature with really slim injection tabs. The colour is that biege / orange reminds me of Tristar but not concerned. The mouldings are crisp and detail is so far very good, early days.
 

Stay tuned……

 

 

[DocRob]

Nice Phil, I ever liked the Scammell and am eager to see, what you do with it. I have the artillery tractor version from Thunder and special plans, about what to do with it.

Cheers Rob

[Martinnfb]

Fantastic subject selection. Will follow with interest.  interesting info here

Cheers

Martin

 

[BlrwestSiR]

A nice subject Phil. I have the Thunder Models tanks transporter version in the stash. 

If I recall correctly, the IBG kit has an error with the windshield. The frame isn't rectangular as it should be. They may have corrected it though. 

Carl

[GusMac]

Love Martin's pic of the driver's cab. Bit of a contrast to most modern cars!

[Martinnfb]

Culemeyer/Strasenroller trailer can be scratched and the rest is basically OOB. Just an idea

 

[Bomber_County]

15 hours ago, DocRob said:

Nice Phil, I ever liked the Scammell and am eager to see, what you do with it. I have the artillery tractor version from Thunder and special plans, about what to do with it.

Cheers Rob

Rob, I’m looking forward to this build, I grabbed the instructions off Scalemates for the Thunder Models to see there are any differences or stuff I could scratch build. How about this for your build, with Border doing 1/35 aircraft etc…..

[Bomber_County]

15 hours ago, Martinnfb said:

Fantastic subject selection. Will follow with interest.  interesting info here

Cheers

Martin

 

Thanks Martin, I found the HMVF site by accident but forgotten about, thanks for the heads up. Great pics….

[DocRob]

2 minutes ago, Bomber_County said:

Rob, I’m looking forward to this build, I grabbed the instructions off Scalemates for the Thunder Models to see there are any differences or stuff I could scratch build. How about this for your build, with Border doing 1/35 aircraft etc…..

 

Beautiful Phil, but no. I will reveal my plans, when I start the build, whenever that will be.

Cheers Rob

[Bomber_County]

22 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said:

[Bomber_County]

13 hours ago, GusMac said:

Love Martin's pic of the driver's cab. Bit of a contrast to most modern cars!

Just a little Gus, all the levers must be for winches, drives, clutches etc…..

[Bomber_County]

12 hours ago, Martinnfb said:

Culemeyer/Strasenroller trailer can be scratched and the rest is basically OOB. Just an idea

 

I’ve got the Scammell and the Famo plus Sd.Ah.116 trailer all I need is the loco. Ironically always fancied doing a 35th loco but aren’t they only kitted from Trumpeter 😬…….

[Bomber_County]

22 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said:

A nice subject Phil. I have the Thunder Models tanks transporter version in the stash. 

If I recall correctly, the IBG kit has an error with the windshield. The frame isn't rectangular as it should be. They may have corrected it though. 

Carl

Thanks Carl, I’ll stop immediately then…………….As nobody will want to follow such an inaccurate build…………end….

[BlrwestSiR]

Phil, I hope I haven't stopped your build. Not having seen the IBG kit in person I can't say for sure that it's incorrect. Even if it's off, is it enough that folks will notice? 

 

 

[PanzerWomble]

22 hours ago, Bomber_County said:

Thanks Carl, I’ll stop immediately then…………….As nobody will want to follow such an inaccurate build…………end….

The IBG kits models the tyres at 45psi, they should be 32 ...jus saying ...🤪

 

I did the IBG R100 Artillery version a few  years ago , loved building it, and it still is on my shelf . It is on my profile pic just noticed 

 

There is a nice set of videos showing them in use from the 1940s