Finnish Tempo Vidal G200

[korup]

Hi,
It seems Finnish Army used very numerous all-terrain vehicles. Though - besides of a few Steyr 1500As being a gift from Germany - the one actually used is unique within it's own class. A number of two-engined Tempo-Vidal G200s was used as a staff car and source of transportation for common soldiers too. I don't know the exact number of them within SA, but It looks both fourseaters and sixseaters were used.

Sixseater, SAK 173144, reg unknown, note unique camo.
http://forum.axishistory.com/download/f ... &id=342791

Fourseater, SAK 110441, reg SA15902
http://forum.axishistory.com/download/f ... &id=342790

Could anyone bring a little light on G200 in Finnish service please?

[korup]

Just forgot,
Here is a list of almost all G200s I was able to trace in SA-Kuva:
100616
100617
100618
100620
105920
110441 TVG200 SA15902
110457 TVG200 SA15902
166685 TVG200 SA15902
173144
173169
69002 TVG200 SA23525 & SA15898
69003 TVG200 SA23525
69004 TVG200 SA23525
69005 TVG200 SA23525
70400 TVG200 SA23508
71478
71480 TVG200 SA23530
71507 TVG200 SA23524
71510
71511
71770 TVG200 SA23525
71788
96205 TVG200 SA23521
96210 TVG200 SA23521
99909

[Schwemppa]

There was an article on the Tempo Vidal in Finnish service in the military magazine Suomen Sotilas, issue 4, 2012.

FWIIW, it is all in Finnish, and the article doesnt seem to be available online.

http://www.suomensotilas.fi/fi/suomen-sotilas-2012_04

[Juha Tompuri]

I don't know the exact number of them within

This book:

http://www.adlibris.com/fi/kirja/puolus ... 9525026542
...mentions as an estimation, that there were ca. 100 G1200 cars at Finnish service during WWII.

Just forgot,
Here is a list of almost all G200s I was able to trace in SA-Kuva:

Wow, an impressing list.
Thank you.

Regards, Juha

[Juha Tompuri]

Schwemppa, welcome to this Forum.

Regards, Juha

[Schwemppa]

Thanks Juha, I have been lurking around here for a while already.

[Juha Tompuri]

Thanks Juha, I have been lurking around here for a while already.

Like me at Skalman

Regards, Juha

[korup]

Okay, so there was round a hundred of TVGs on Finnish Army's inventory in total. Watching the SA-Kuva resources I've found out majority was painted in single camo color (some sort of green I guess), and just few carried some extra camo pattern presumably applied on green. Any ideas what colors were used in latter case? What were the numbers of vehicles carrying such pattern? What are those big white "eights" on the bumpers shown on second photo in my top post here? Does anybody have scale plans (or just views) of the Tempo Vidal G200 and can share with me? I would like to build a scratch model 1/72 but can't find anything except of large number of detailed photos. I would appreciate any help.

[Bill Murray]

Another thought, Pawel.

Someone may have purchased this model from Plus Models of CZ and the instructions may contain the drawings you need.
If so, they may share the drawings with you.

Bill

http://www.plusmodel.cz/karta_en.php?id=90

[Mangrove]

Does anybody have scale plans (or just views) of the Tempo Vidal G200 and can share with me?

Finnish Manual for the G 1200

[korup]

Thank you very much Mangrove, it's absolutely good enough to begin. I have a lot of detailed photos I can use together with the manual you have kindly linked.

[John Hilly]

I think the numbers on Tempos' fenders are related to units of Panssaridivisioona.
Any ideas?

Tempo nr. 5 from the same parade:

Tempo nr.5 SA-kuva 110456.jpg (38.26 KiB) Viewed 1290 times

With best, J-P

[Esa Muikku]

Yes, Vidals used by Ps.D (Armoured Division) had these white fender numbers as well as letters on windscreens.