Whatever happened to WeCoHe?
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2016 8:55 pm
Whilst enjoying leafing- metaphorically- through Painless' engaging Tamiya static Tiger 1 to RC ready thread, I noted he made use of a set of amazing wheels from a company called WeCoHe. My curiosity peeked, I checked them out and
found they were a bespoke German enterprise, and had gone out of business some time in 2011. What a dreadful waste of talent. The following are images of some of their astonishing products
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Also:
and this amazing kit..does anyone still have one?
If nothing else,I expect we can take some good ideas from these legacy photos.. Now I'm wondering what had happened to the guy/guys behind these designs. Surely they're still around somewhere, I thought..with that level of commitment and involvement.But, alas, I could find no traces on the net..nor any tracks to follow, but some links brought me a site producing beautiful gearboxes bearing a strong resemblance to the bespoke ETO models. So perhaps the trail hadn't gone entirely cold ..inasmuch as there are still some very clever people out there interested in 1/16 tanks..
:http://www.modellspiegel.com/getriebe-gearbox-1-16/
and a sample:
This firm came and went long before I got into the hobby. Bummer. I just hope that others will won't go the same way as WeCoHe (Ludwig et al..). They won't if we support them, eh?
found they were a bespoke German enterprise, and had gone out of business some time in 2011. What a dreadful waste of talent. The following are images of some of their astonishing products
:
- Game
- WeCoHe Panther G front.jpg (41.51 KiB) Viewed 2461 times
- Set..
- WeCoHe Panther G front.jpg (41.51 KiB) Viewed 2461 times
- Match..
- WeCoHe panther G rear.jpg (60.76 KiB) Viewed 2461 times
- Wonder Woman's Tank?
- Great kit..too pricey though
- WeCoHe panther kit.jpg (73.29 KiB) Viewed 2461 times
If nothing else,I expect we can take some good ideas from these legacy photos.. Now I'm wondering what had happened to the guy/guys behind these designs. Surely they're still around somewhere, I thought..with that level of commitment and involvement.But, alas, I could find no traces on the net..nor any tracks to follow, but some links brought me a site producing beautiful gearboxes bearing a strong resemblance to the bespoke ETO models. So perhaps the trail hadn't gone entirely cold ..inasmuch as there are still some very clever people out there interested in 1/16 tanks..
:http://www.modellspiegel.com/getriebe-gearbox-1-16/and a sample:
- Get your teeth into these gears..