Kampfpanzer Maus:The Porsche Type 205 Super-Heavy Tank by Michael Frühlich is now available do you know anything about this new book?

~ Eddy

Read through this marvelous novel in the past few days. Great research, great modeling. Keep it up and good luck.
/STEfan

Was it translated in English? I have the original edition in German. The book is excellent.

Hey Florin quick question. After the Ventilator Housing what is your next step? Really looking forward to where this build goes! As always your work is impeccable. You're a master man. Cheers mate!

Adjacent to the fans would be the exhaust ducting for the warm air. It is quite intricate, split to make room for the engine exhaust pipe and has actuated louvers that could be opened or closed depending on engine temperature.
The bad news is that I had to take some commission work so progress on the Maus is very slow...

Florin,
Given Murphys' Law,I am sure that you are the reason we will soon be getting TWO kits of this tank to choose from !
Because we all know,if you scratchbuild something,then it's garunteed the kit will be released shortly after we finish.
J

I understand that this build is on hold for your work, but I certainly hope this build isn't on hold for good. Good luck with everything!

I am currently working on a foiled 1:48th B-29 Superfortress for someone because I really, really need the money and am eager to resume work on this project as soon as that thing is done. There is a tiny step forward on the Maus, just shot the aluminum barrels with some self-etching primer. In the upper right corner you can see the landing gear bay walls of the B-29 halfway done.

Very nice! I can't wait to see the progress no matter how long it takes. Cheers

Sorry about the long delay in getting an answer back to you. The book is well worth the investment, my copy is in english. Excellent book if you're interested in knowing about this beast.

~ Eddy

I'm still holding out for this post! Hope the B-29 is coming along!

About halfway through that build, work resumes on the Maus as soon as I'm done with the B-29.

hello all,

your Maus is very nice,you given me want to make mine almost by myself interior and exterior.

i think it will during one year.

http://www.colleurs-de-plastique.com/forums/showthread.php?63651-Maus-1-35-entièrement-scratch-(ou-presque).

Never letting this thread die! Mind showing some pictures of the b-29 at some point? Would love to see more of your work! Cheers mate!

Still working on the Monogram B-29, there is much work to be done.
For those interested, this is the how it looks thus far
https://www.scalemates.com/profiles/mate.php?id=11681&p=albums&album=33986
(Sorry for the off-topic)

May speed be with you and the B-29.
We need the Maus story to go on. One of my all-time fav threads out there.

Thank you for the continuing support, doing my best to finish the B-29 as soon as possible. Say tuned, this Maus must and will be finished!

I received Kampfpanzer Maus by Michael Fröhlich and I must say, I now understand how you were able to get such accurate detail in your model.

It is one of the many sources, yes, but not the primary one. There is an article in Waffen Revue numbers 16-20/1975 and some stuff in Russian that supplement the information.

Well I guess it's a good thing that I speak German.

It will be nice when you get back to work on this little gem.
J

Yes, Sire! Soon, I promise!

Failed attempt at coating the fuel tanks with aluminum foil, While it looks better than paint, the material used to make the tanks, Styrodur, is elastic and prevents a perfect, uniform adhesion of the foil. Not much of a problem, the shape is OK and the part will be cast in resin.

Maybe try Alclad Aluminum after a basecoat of black? after resin casting...

Yep,that'll work well as far as I am concerned. Smooth casting.
Have you heard about the upcoming Maus release with full interior ? You are probably the reason they made that kit ! LoL
J