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Takom: Skoda and St.Chamond
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Posted: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - 08:21 AM UTC


News in from Takom is a late variant of the St.Chamond and a big gun used in the Siege of Sevastopol.

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Posted: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - 11:22 AM UTC
The Skoda gun is too cool! Years ago I made a master pattern for MB Models of this Mortar.
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Posted: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - 11:46 AM UTC
That howitzer is really cool. I've seen the M1916 38cm counterpart, also by Skoda, at a museum in Vienna.
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Posted: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - 01:56 PM UTC
Hauler does a nice 42cm Skoda mörser as well!
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Posted: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 03:12 AM UTC
I like the howitzer
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Posted: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 12:22 PM UTC
Would love to pick this one up. Looks intimidating as heck!

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Posted: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 12:36 PM UTC
Gotta say I like the Skoda too. I wonder if it could be set up on a tracked vehicle?





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Posted: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 12:47 PM UTC
And that should be mörser, for some reason my phone screwed up the umlaut.
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Posted: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 12:54 PM UTC

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Gotta say I like the Skoda too. I wonder if it could be set up on a tracked vehicle?





Jeff


I doubt it, according to the internet the gun and carriage weigh over 45,000lbs.


Erik
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Posted: Friday, May 30, 2014 - 12:52 AM UTC
LOOK....we're finally getting newly tooled 1/35 INJECTION MOLDED
WWI TANKS!!!!! PLUS...they're producing French tanks. And other manufacturers are producing figures to accompany these kits. These are a long time coming and I for one am thankful.

Jeff
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Posted: Wednesday, June 04, 2014 - 07:45 AM UTC
The heavy Skoda 30.5 cm Mörser is a WWI item as is the St. Chamond tank. Cool, there'll be some more outstanding kits of thaat period at last.
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Posted: Thursday, June 05, 2014 - 03:08 AM UTC
Skoda!!
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Posted: Saturday, June 07, 2014 - 04:39 AM UTC
For some reason Armorama doesn't like umlauts!
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