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Hobby Boss: The Turtle is like Buses
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Posted: Monday, April 20, 2015 - 10:10 PM UTC


Hobby Boss has announced a Skoda-PA-II ‘Turtle’ hot on the heels of Takom news of the same vehicle. This has to be a case of waiting for years for a Turtle and then two come along at once.

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Posted: Monday, April 20, 2015 - 10:20 PM UTC
That has got to be one of the strangest looking vehicles that I've ever seen. Looks kinda Steam Punkish, all it needs is a smokestack. Hmmmmmm. Al
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Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 03:51 AM UTC
Always wanted to build one after seeing a photo of one in an old book on armored cars but could never bring myself to spring for the high priced resin offering. Al, I was thinking something similar too doing a what if steam punk thing too..lol of course I would build a historical version as well.
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Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 07:48 AM UTC
I agree with the Steampunk comment. Smokestack, multiple pipes, lots of brass thingamajigs...
I can also imagine it painted black, with a certain type of fin sticking up on the back. Maybe add a stylized "face mask" to the front...
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Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 08:33 AM UTC
One of those oddball subjects I find so appealing.
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Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 11:06 AM UTC

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I can also imagine it painted black, with a certain type of fin sticking up on the back. Maybe add a stylized "face mask" to the front...


Question is what is front and back???

Steampunk would be cool.... Campaign idea??
edklingon
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 04:36 PM UTC
This vehicle has a dual-drive direction, so it hadn't front or rear like the PANZERWAGEN ADGZ
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Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 04:37 PM UTC
It looks even stranger without the armor



H.P.
Alystyr
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Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 09:15 PM UTC

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I can also imagine it painted black, with a certain type of fin sticking up on the back. Maybe add a stylized "face mask" to the front...


Question is what is front and back???

Steampunk would be cool.... Campaign idea??


The back would be whichever end that you decided to put the fin on.
(I was thinking Batmobile, for those unfamiliar.)
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