Sherman in all its variants.
Tiger I

I go along with Faust... I like different things about a variety of AFV's, but the Stug's are probably my favorites right now, especailly as a Sturmi (Finnish Stug III G)

Pz111 in all it's varients. The Pz111 was the first tank that embodied all the features of modern tanks.

The Soviets almost cancelled the T-34 after testing an early Pz111.

AAAAHHHHHHHH..................FAMO!!!!!!! Eerrrr...uhmmm....ehm,ehm......I mean the Panther!

Favorite WW-II tank? That's a tough one but for me it's got to be the Sherman. The shear quantity of them gave them a quality all their own. It may not have been the best thing on the battlefield but there were just too many interesting variations. My favorite Shermans are the M4A1 in British service in North Africa and the M4A3E2 Jumbo.

Running a close second in my book is the M3 Stuart, much for the same reasons halfyank cited: I used to read that silly Haunted Tank comic religiously!

Yet another T34 vote. Splash on a abit of dust and a bit of rust and you´ve got a winner! What drew me to this tank was the exhausts. Loved watching who they always stood out as bing so rusty. Lots of guys build clean American and clean German vehicles, but has anybody ever built a clean russian vehicle?

I'm glad I asked the question. Put me down for the King Tiger .

I like building all of them, my 13-year old likes the M-26 Purshing and the Sherman.

Isnt it spelled PERSHING?

This is tough one Well The T/34 to me always spoke of speed as compared to the Brute force of the German tanks. But the Tiger one is a great brute of a tank. Goosh can't really pick one

As far as looking just cool, it would be a toss up between a Churchill Mk. VII. and an M3 Lee.

Wow I didn't expect this many results. Hope everyone liked readind it. Danka.

Tiger I, Nashorn, Stugs, Jagdpanther.

Mine is the Pzkw lV, the most flexible tank of all time. The chassis has been used for a lot of different types and platforms, than any other armored vehicle.

Chris Leader of the Massive Swine Takeover

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Not to take anything away from the PzIV but I think the Sherman has to be the all time champ for different platforms. There were over 50 different variants listed just in the US army, not counting all the other Allied forces and Israel.

With out a doubt the Tiger I. Tthe Panther and Jagpanther were great also but for pure brute force it had to be the Tiger.

The King Tiger is also my favorite !
Still have to build my 1/16 one from Tamiya... :-)

phil

the matilda mk2 i think gets my vote.it just looks the business.
otherwise the king tiger.

Hi All,
I'd have to say the T-34. Something like 30 countries have used them from 1940 to 2003! Lots and lots of variants, plus at least a million different markings, not to mention the conversions done (T-34/122 etc). Truly neato! I've built at least 20 or so in the past 20 years!
Sorry to be a nit-picker here, but the quote below is kinda wrong: "The T-34 had lots of design features that are still used in tank design today -- low profile, "dead track" (no return rollers), rear drive, diesel engine, sloping armor ... " "Dead track" refers to the track's design to roll up. This helped the track stay on the suspension. American tanks were some of the first to use them (Stuart family, I think). They are complicated and expensive to make incomparison with "dead track" links. The reason for the "roll-up" feature has to do with the construction of the link: the track block has two boltssticking out of the sides. the bolts contain machined notches that when the end-connector is placed over them is exposed. A wedge-bolt is put in the end-connector and tightened. The causes tension to be put on the two block and they try to roll up. Russian armor didn't upgrade to this style until the 1970's.
Regards,
Georg

I never make the same mistake twice, I make new ones

For me Tiger I will always be the favourite.
Kind regards,
Sebastian

Panzer III in African Corp my favourite.