Sd.Anh.1 Late & Early
for Kettenkrad

I have to admit that the name of this set had me confused and that it took me a while to realize that the trailers that this set represents are the Sd.Anh.1, while the other is most likely the Infanteriekarren If.8.
The Sd.Anh.1 was the standard trailer for the Kettenkrad (and is the more streamlined of the two trailers in the set), while the If.8 could be towed by soldiers or by a horse (and is the boxy trailer in the set).

Sd.Anh.1
The Sd.Anh.1 consists of a body, two wheels, a drawbar and a jerry can. The latter is only for general purpose as it will not fit in the trailer. The trailer is filled with jerrycans, ammo boxes and a backpack. I would have preferred it to be empty, with an optional load.
Casting quality is mediocre, with quite a few pinholes, in fixable places, though. More difficult to fix is the crooked look of the trailer when seen from behind (which most likely results from a problem with the master).
I have no reliable scale plans of this trailer, but based on the pictures I found, it looks too pointy at the front. Most pictures also show a different configuration of the convoy light and licence plate at the back. Both issues might be due to the existence of different versions, though.

If.8
The If.8 also consists of a body, two wheels, a drawbar and a jerry can. The latter is, again, only for general purpose. The trailer is filled with jerrycans and ammo boxes. I would have preferred it to be empty, with an optional load, given the ingenousness of the German soldier, when provided with this trailer and a few hours of spare time.
If.8 carts were sometimes towed by motorized vehicles, but in most cases they were pulled by (a) soldier(s) or a horse, requiring a different drawbar than the one provided in the set.
Casting quality is better than for the Sd.Anh.1, with fewer pinholes. A transversal bar at the front, looks broken, though (which most likely results from a problem with the master).
I have no reliable scale plans of this trailer, but based on the pictures I found, it looks ok, if not a littly bit tall.

References
Waffen-Arsenal Band 153 - Deutsche Infanteriekarren, Heeresfeldwagen und Heeresschlitten 1900-1945

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Article Last Updated: 02 June 2019