ok guys, here i go again! aircraft guys have thing for the luftwaffe that never was, so i think we can do tyhe same with german armour, or even allied. story is anything you want, and feel free to post what you wish. i'll posting a photo a soon as i figure the posting of pics out stug

I got a reference book that has photos of american / german / etc. armour that was in development but was cancelled due to the war ending. You should see some of this stuff. There was one tank, American I think that was in the range of 130-150 tonnes!! I think that would be an interesting concept for a model contest. What do you think Jim? Can you imagine the amount of scratch building :-) And the great thing is anything could go, within reason of course no hovertanks or anything like that #:-)

Anyways just a thought.

why scrathbuilt, accurate armour has a kit. the tank is the T28, and the real one, is at ft. knox, kentucky. it's a beaut. search their site and see it. stug

here's an example of what i mean: the super pershing. it unfinished but hey: http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/jnsquid/vwp?.dir=/My+Photos&.src=ph&.dnm=super+pershing.jpg stug

Kind of like calling the Leopard the PzKpfw VII? Sounds like a neat idea.

I've tried to get a Panzer 46 page going.

Panzer '46

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
THE BEHEMOTH ! ..........THE BEAST ! ..........." why it's " THE T28 !



- ralph

Yeah, the Panzer 46 thing is fun.

DML has gone to that well quite a bit.
Maus, E-100, Panther II, Panther F, Kugleblitz, Night fighting Panther ( sort of a -46' project)
night fighting troops.
Others have done loads too UHU's MB, Verlinden, R&J , Tiger II May turrets and the Flakmaus/Flak E100 turret (CMD) , all the Real models Panther Flak and Morser, New connection does loads of Pz IV turrets and a Falke (IR APC) that I can't get my hands on. The list is endless..

I've actually built / finished a Panther II and F and the 3-set IR panther and did a poor job on a Maus. several other projects are on the 'to-do' list.

In the Squadron-Signal book Tank Destroyers in Action in the M18 hellcat section,there's 2 pics of an M18 with the turret of the 90mm M36 tank destroyer turret They had to put the muzzle brake on the 90mm to lessen the recoil If the invasion of Japan would've gone on ahead they were supposed to have gone into production Now wouldn't that have been neat seeing that in action?
Chad

Just started my Panzer IV Ausf K for 1946 in 1/72nd scale using the Revell IV Ausf J kit hull with the Hasegawa Panther F smalturm turret - be interesting to see how it turns out

Just started my Panzer IV Ausf K for 1946 in 1/72nd scale using the Revell IV Ausf J kit hull with the Hasegawa Panther F smalturm turret - be interesting to see how it turns out

Ralph,

Yep that's her. I can't believe the size of that thing!!!!

on my next trip across the states im stoping for reference photos. maybe it will help the wife in letting me spend $300 on the kit from accurate armour. stug

Why no hover tank? Deep down inside me I am still root-deep believe the Nazi-UFO consipiracy..... #:-)

Your thinking of Hammer's Slammers.

hey guys, post what you build, if you think the germans would use a hover tank to better traverse and fight across the louisianna bayou, go for it. build and post. i think thats the US would shift to the T51 90mm CANNON on the PERSHING to deal with the MUAS and LOWE tanks the germans were getting ready to produce. hence the nice resin conversion i posted earlier. stug

Dave for you hovertanks all around...just...no alien butt probes...'kay. #:-)

so what do plan for the continueation war merkava. it think a maus would be good for you stug

'Kay..... #:-)

I'm thinking a beat up Maus driving by a captured MLRS, which is pressed into service by the Germans. I'm thinking ambush pattern camo. Now where to find a Maus. Or do I need to start by lots of styrene #:-)

I found a maus by DML Dragon for around $40 Cdn. Now if I can find a place that has them in stock

try greatmodels webstore, http://www.greatmodels.com or even ask nicly and i can find you one here in japan, i've seen 3 or 4 in my local hobby shop stug

Only problem with buying anything outside of Canada is I end up paying MORE than I would here. How much could you find one for? Are you stationed in Japan? I'm stating to like this Maus project. Definatly have to add on some "modern" things to it though :-)

Are you thinking of anything in particular?

at ease, it will be no more 4000 yen, about $35 american. i'll be going to the shop thursday and see what i can find. please email me if your're serious. my address is [email protected]. stug

regarding a more modern Maus

Someone did a Panther II (F?) for AMPS with a melding of the features of an early Leopard , overall dark green paint, and early NATO style markings.
I especially recall the big box light on top of/alongside the main gun barrel.

A quick browse through the AMPS site and contest results link (AMPS East, iirc) will turn up the image.

Other ideas would be to add the 3-set Infra red scopes fantasy from the DML Night Fighting Panther to a Maus or E-100 (like I'm doing, slowly.. ok I last worked on it in June..)

CMD's Flak Maus/E-100 turret is beautiful as well. I just have to take the time to do it justice.

Mike