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Takom P-1000 "Landkreuzer" announced
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Posted: Saturday, January 03, 2015 - 07:23 PM UTC
TAK 144 3001 is a new combo kit of the 1:144 scale German P-1000 "Landkreuzer" and the famous "Maus" heavy tanks. Should be available in late January or early February.

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Posted: Saturday, January 03, 2015 - 07:41 PM UTC
Thanks for the info Rgeraci, does anyone know how big these monsters would be?
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Posted: Saturday, January 03, 2015 - 08:07 PM UTC
The P1000/Maus size comparison on one of the drawings gives a pretty good idea, doesn't it?

Cheers,

Christophe
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Posted: Saturday, January 03, 2015 - 08:08 PM UTC
But then I have some stuff in 1/144, might be more difficult for others.

Cheers,

Christophe
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Posted: Saturday, January 03, 2015 - 08:16 PM UTC
No idea really but a 1/144 figure I have measures 13mm tall which would make the main body 85mm H x 117mm W x 295mm L just by scaling the photo. Pre-order cost is $45.95
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Posted: Saturday, January 03, 2015 - 08:27 PM UTC
Hypothetical measurements are 39 m (128 ft.)long and 14 m (46ft.)wide. Makes 270 mm (10.6 inch)long and 97 mm (3.8 inch)wide.
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Posted: Saturday, January 03, 2015 - 08:36 PM UTC
Yikes!! That's about as big as a 1/35 King Tiger! Sounds like fun! Now, how could I combine that with a Revell U-boat, and an Eduard JU-52 with pontoons?
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Posted: Saturday, January 03, 2015 - 08:54 PM UTC
I think I'll modify the display I have designed for two Karl Morsers (rail and ground), a Leopold, and a Dora at that scale. Probably keep the rail weapons together now and put the P-1000 together with the ground Karl and Maus on another base. Hope my eyes hold out that long.
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Posted: Saturday, January 03, 2015 - 09:17 PM UTC

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Yikes!! That's about as big as a 1/35 King Tiger! Sounds like fun! Now, how could I combine that with a Revell U-boat, and an Eduard JU-52 with pontoons?


Use as a mobile coastal battery on the English channel or near a U-Boat bunker.
H.-H.
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Posted: Sunday, January 04, 2015 - 10:56 AM UTC
camo on a moving mountain?
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Posted: Sunday, January 04, 2015 - 08:18 PM UTC
All they have to do is plant some trees on it...
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Posted: Sunday, January 04, 2015 - 09:43 PM UTC
I am just wondering, had they actually built even one of these-- how many panthers, Panzer IVs, or other things, would not have been built. How many King Tigers would be commensurate with the materials comprised by one of these?
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Posted: Sunday, January 04, 2015 - 10:04 PM UTC

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I am just wondering, had they actually built even one of these-- how many panthers, Panzer IVs, or other things, would not have been built. How many King Tigers would be commensurate with the materials comprised by one of these?


Hitler was known for going big. I could easily see production from several factories being devoted to this. However, you can compare it to the Dora. Only one was built.
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Posted: Sunday, January 04, 2015 - 10:14 PM UTC

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I am just wondering, had they actually built even one of these-- how many panthers, Panzer IVs, or other things, would not have been built. How many King Tigers would be commensurate with the materials comprised by one of these?

Given the nominal mass of 1000 tons versus 70 for a Tiger II, you're looking at 14 1/4 Tiger IIs, not so many, really.

Of course, then there would be the nearly infinite cost of the special infrastructure needed to manufacture these things: cranes, factories, rolling mills, forges, etc.

Speer was totally sensible in cancelling these things the instant he could.

As for diorama ideas, you could could place it mired in the banks of a river with 20 or 30 FAMOS trying to pull it out??? That would tell the entire story of this stupid idea in one scene.

Paul
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Posted: Monday, January 05, 2015 - 05:58 AM UTC
Who makes 1/144 scale Famo's?
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Posted: Monday, January 05, 2015 - 07:51 AM UTC

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As for diorama ideas, you could could place it mired in the banks of a river with 20 or 30 FAMOS trying to pull it out??? That would tell the entire story of this stupid idea in one scene.
Paul


Or you could build them and pose them being looked at by a group of 1/6 scale figures like it's a model.
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Posted: Monday, January 05, 2015 - 09:35 AM UTC
Maybe they could put one in the next Transformers movie.
What's bigger and badder than a Prime?
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Posted: Monday, January 05, 2015 - 10:52 AM UTC

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As for diorama ideas, you could could place it mired in the banks of a river with 20 or 30 FAMOS trying to pull it out??? That would tell the entire story of this stupid idea in one scene.

Paul


What about a Bergeratte? No turret and a massive recovery spade.
Maybe these monsters would been only stationed around the Reichskanzlei in Berlin for protecting the Führer?
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Posted: Monday, January 05, 2015 - 09:02 PM UTC

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Maybe these monsters would been only stationed around the Reichskanzlei in Berlin for protecting the Führer?


Why bother? Just stick der Fuhrer into one of these and he's bullet-proof!
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Posted: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 - 01:55 AM UTC

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As for diorama ideas, you could could place it mired in the banks of a river with 20 or 30 FAMOS trying to pull it out??? That would tell the entire story of this stupid idea in one scene.

Paul


What about a Bergeratte? No turret and a massive recovery spade.
Maybe these monsters would been only stationed around the Reichskanzlei in Berlin for protecting the Führer?


How much of the city would you have to knock down to get it there?
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Posted: Friday, January 16, 2015 - 03:15 PM UTC
When I first read this I thought 1/35 scale and was about to fall out of my chair to just think of the price and size like the earlier Dora rail gun kit but to see it is only 1/144 at least I can be able to handle that
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Posted: Friday, January 16, 2015 - 04:13 PM UTC

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As for diorama ideas, you could could place it mired in the banks of a river with 20 or 30 FAMOS trying to pull it out??? That would tell the entire story of this stupid idea in one scene.

Paul


What about a Bergeratte? No turret and a massive recovery spade.
Maybe these monsters would been only stationed around the Reichskanzlei in Berlin for protecting the Führer?


How much of the city would you have to knock down to get it there?


Of course, it would have been build in sub assemblies and then assembled in front of the Reichskanzlei. But before that, they have to build an 8 foot thick concrete plate.
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