Author Topic: Forged in battle Ratte 1947, super tank (1 x 1,000 tonne super tank, 28cm guns) (Read 7942 times)

panzerfaust65 · « **on:** March 13, 2015, 03:04:26 PM »

My wife bought me this lovely model kit from Forged In battle last Christmas And I have had a couple of days of work
to build and paint this monster "Paper Tiger"
Ratte 1947, super tank (1 x 1,000 tonne super tank, 28cm guns)
Edit: I have chosen to paint my Ratte In the Tri-colour scheme I wanted it to match in with my panzer division late war.

Please enjoy the pictures I will take some more In a suitable background setting With back ground scenery in the future
panzer

Predatorpt · « **Reply #1 on:** March 13, 2015, 04:37:41 PM »

That camo work is just stunning! Can't wait to see more pictures.

panzerfaust65 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 13, 2015, 06:14:22 PM »

Quote from: Predatorpt on March 13, 2015, 04:37:41 PM

That camo work is just stunning! Can't wait to see more pictures.

thank you for your comment ill be uploading more this weekend

Note: Re-painted german cross....duh! Black cross with white outline now!

Predatorpt · « **Reply #3 on:** March 13, 2015, 08:02:48 PM »

Quote from: panzerfaust65 on March 13, 2015, 06:14:22 PM

thank you for your comment ill be uploading more this weekend

Note: Re-painted german cross....duh! Black cross with white outline now!

And I didn't even notice that detail, the tank is so damn big...

fastolfrus · « **Reply #4 on:** March 13, 2015, 08:10:43 PM »

Does it actually need them?

You're not going to mistake it for a Sherman or similar. :~}

fastolfrus · « **Reply #5 on:** March 13, 2015, 08:11:29 PM »

But seriously nice paintwork.

von Lucky · « **Reply #6 on:** March 13, 2015, 09:13:18 PM »

Lovely stuff. An air brush was used for the camo?

panzerfaust65 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 13, 2015, 09:52:18 PM »

Quote from: von Lucky on March 13, 2015, 09:13:18 PM

Lovely stuff. An air brush was used for the camo?

Yes I painted with my old Aztec airbrush...looked up some camo patterns for late war period...copied a picture of a tiger tank camo!
[was not sure how to go with it as it would have been a huge monster of a tank...was even thinking of given it a battleship camo scheme]
panzer

sundayhero · « **Reply #8 on:** March 13, 2015, 11:30:01 PM »

Nice ! Definitly a weird wolrd war masterpiece too

A battleship grey would have been nice too, to reinforce this mobile fortress feeling.

Arrigo · « **Reply #9 on:** March 15, 2015, 04:37:57 PM »

Well... it is impressive but...

I would have gone for a grayish colour for the waterproof canvas on the gun. They were not painted (I think the paint would have interacted with the chemicals used to waterproof the canvas) on the battleships/cruisers. After all the Ratte turret was a a real turret designed for the Scharnorst Class (there was a surplus when the Gneisnau was decomissioned and some more had been produced anyway and if I am right they ended up in Norway as coastal batteries until the 60s...).

The thing about camo... my take is that they would have been spray painted in one colour.... think of the effort to do the tri colour camo by broom or large hoses on such a beast... (ok filling the petrol tank would have been another big chore... or changing a track...)

panzerfaust65 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 15, 2015, 06:56:08 PM »

Quote from: Arrigo on March 15, 2015, 04:37:57 PM

Well... it is impressive but...

I would have gone for a grayish colour for the waterproof canvas on the gun. They were not painted (I think the paint would have interacted with the chemicals used to waterproof the canvas) on the battleships/cruisers. After all the Ratte turret was a a real turret designed for the Scharnorst Class (there was a surplus when the Gneisnau was decomissioned and some more had been produced anyway and if I am right they ended up in Norway as coastal batteries until the 60s...).

The thing about camo... my take is that they would have been spray painted in one colour.... think of the effort to do the tri colour camo by broom or large hoses on such a beast... (ok filling the petrol tank would have been another big chore... or changing a track...)

Thank you for the information
But as this was a paper tiger so to speak and never left the drawing board I think artistic licence can be used.
I wanted to paint my Ratte different then the battleship grey as that would have been an early war period colour
and if this was ever to be produced[nobody really knows] it would have taken a couple of years to build probably?and the tri-colour pattern would have been used[plus I wanted it to match the rest of my panzer division]
thanks for your input
panzer

Nysse · « **Reply #11 on:** March 16, 2015, 09:11:46 AM »

Great looking miniature! Camo work is definately spot on.

von Lucky · « **Reply #12 on:** March 16, 2015, 09:16:46 AM »

Arrigo - there's a 1945 version and a 1947 version of this model sold by Forge in Battle. I definitely don't think anyone is going to win an argument on what is correct or not on a largely theoretical beauty (they have painted their 1945 version grey).

...

Maybe just paint it pink to be safe.

sundayhero · « **Reply #13 on:** March 16, 2015, 11:59:41 AM »

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Maybe just paint it pink to be safe.

Don't forget to apply an historically accurate hello kitty decal, then

panzerfaust65 · « **Reply #14 on:** March 16, 2015, 05:52:13 PM »

Quote from: sundayhero on March 16, 2015, 11:59:41 AM

Don't forget to apply an historically accurate hello kitty decal, then

I was thinking of painting a decal on the tank and a name...any ideas would be great

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