Hej everyone.

Have been lurking around this forum for ages. Very helpful I must say. Anyways, I saw that SANDF has These very cool looking tank transporters. I have found a side drawing of them at:

http://www.grupospa.com/spa/Web%20Kynos%20SPA/KYNOS_SPA.html

They appear to be in 1/87 scale

Now I am no expert, but it looks like one could use trumpeters Faun kit as a base and scratch the rest. Am I wrong to assume this? Either way as I have ordered a few SANDF kits I will need one to display the others

Any and all images that any of you guys have would be appreciated.

Nkululeko,
Great site ...been trying to get info on this "beast " for years -----will check my discs and see if got anything of use......not a lot
aye
BARV
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Hi Barv

I forgot to mention that IPMS SA has a few good images in their gallery. You need to signup. Looking forward to seeing the images.

Plasticjunkie

Hi There

Have you tried to get hold of Chris Baxter at Baxmod - He specializes in SANDF armour kits here in SA. He should be able to help. I can always ask him if I can forward his e-mail address if necessary.

Cheers
Roland

I already am i contact, but thanks, I am currently trying to get Chris to post a few images of the Olifant conversion, I don't want to bother him with to much all at once.

Chris does not make the Olifant conversion. It is his friend Charlie who does. Another great person to deal with. I do believe the Faun by trumpeter could be used to build the transporter. You will need to get a hold of mor pic's of the rear of the tractor, and the trailer will have to be scratched. I am ordering another Faun now. If you find more pic's let me know.

http://www.marmax.com.ar/listadoFotosTransporte.html Here is a scratch of one.
http://www.google.com/search?q=kynos+Aljaba+8x8&hl=en&start=0&sa=N And here is my google search. Hope this helps out.

Ooooh!! Thanks Rudi, Anything helps. I'll have to get hold of the spanish dude that built it.

If you get a hold of this guy, please pass on any info that could nelp. I want to build this monster, and am buying plastic, and kits to do it. I need to know more about it than the few pic's that I can find. Thanks.

Any more info for the beast ??????

aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

Steve I think I send you some video on the Skimmel and Cavallo the two variants in use in the SANDF of the aljaba. I might have some other material here somewhere too.

Interesting that they are both named after horse types. lease do share the info with the rest of us.
Anyways I did not get an answer from the Spanish guys who scratch built the thing in one of the links above. He may still get back to me, I post his reply if he does.

All recovery vehicles in the SADF/SANDF are named after horses. What I have is video of the vehicles. I can share just tell me what you want.

Anything you have on the Cavallo would be wonderful! I need it for my project. My Cromwell models Olifant needs something to carry it around. Apperciate any help.

Sorry last post is actually mine. Not my son. I need all the shots you have of the tractor it self, and the trailer. I am needing to know if I can use my Trumpeter FAUN for a base kit. The tractors seem to be similar to one another, but the trailer will have to be built from scratch. Did anyone get ahold of the Spanish chap who built the one at Marmax? If so have you recieved a reply yet?

The Kynos Alajaba is was bought from Kynos and is similiar to the faun. Two versions exist in the SANDF the Skimmel Heavy Recovery and the Cavallo Semi Trailer Tractor. I have the training videos of both.

Give me a few days or so ---might be able to set up some pics from films ----p-c is in flux at mo --re-installing progs
aye
BARV
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