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Offline Rich H

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Ratte
« on: March 26, 2017, 09:21:10 PM »
Progress so far:






Offline Eclaireur

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Re: Ratte
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2017, 10:02:28 PM »
Gonna need a bigger war-games table  :o

Offline Wyrmalla

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Re: Ratte
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2017, 10:57:22 PM »
That looks like a godawful amount of detailing required. I'll check back in a year once you've finished the engine room. :D

I've seen on in 1/35th, but none in a suitable 28mm scale, nor with an interior. I suppose this is for tournament play? "Bang, oh, sorry mate, but there goes 750 points of infantry. Your turn to shoot". ;)

Offline Rich H

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Re: Ratte
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2017, 06:10:33 AM »
Externally its pretty boring.  The interior it also going to be pretty plain.  Thinking bunker or battleship.

Offline Vanvlak

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Re: Ratte
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2017, 06:21:18 AM »
Good grief. I knew it was big, but that Churchill parked on it certainly puts things in perspective! 8) 8) 8)
I have to ask: what sort of storage do you have, a warehouse?  :D

Offline Rich H

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Re: Ratte
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2017, 06:22:27 AM »
I've not really thoughts about that - ignoring it for now lol

Need to sell some of my other crap...

Offline carlos marighela

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Re: Ratte
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2017, 08:45:08 AM »
Forget the Churchill, it's the scaling effect of the washing machine that boggles the mind. Ask your missus if she really needs a tumble dryer.  :)

You realise that you have now officially slid into lunacy and you are well on the way to building a 1/56 Gneisenau? Hopefully you have an Olympic sized swimming pool.
Em dezembro de '81
Botou os ingleses na roda
3 a 0 no Liverpool
Ficou marcado na história
E no Rio não tem outro igual
Só o Flamengo é campeão mundial
E agora seu povo
Pede o mundo de novo

Offline Ultravanillasmurf

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Re: Ratte
« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2017, 08:48:04 AM »
Gonna need a bigger war-games table  :o
That is the new wargames table.

So will you running games inside it?

(Edited - I hate autocorrect)
« Last Edit: March 27, 2017, 09:04:30 AM by Ultravanillasmurf »

Offline Vanvlak

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Re: Ratte
« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2017, 08:49:05 AM »
Forget the Churchill, it's the scaling effect of the washing machine that boggles the mind. Ask your missus if she really needs a tumble dryer.  :)
Good grief, I hadn't noticed that! Gulp!

Offline Rich H

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Re: Ratte
« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2017, 08:51:00 AM »
Yep that ruler at the front is 24"

Offline Rich H

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Re: Ratte
« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2017, 08:51:49 AM »
Oh and Ive got a 1/48 scale viii uboat of that helps?

Offline Vanvlak

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Re: Ratte
« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2017, 09:07:05 AM »
Oh and Ive got a 1/48 scale viii uboat of that helps?
Blimey....
Does that fit in the bath tub?
Seriously, you should open a small museum and get people to pay to see your stuff! I would.

Offline Ultravanillasmurf

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Re: Ratte
« Reply #12 on: March 27, 2017, 09:09:13 AM »
Oh and Ive got a 1/48 scale viii uboat of that helps?

But I bet you are now thinking, "hmmm, model of the Gneisenau, that is a good idea".

So how are you going to distribute the secondary armament?

Once finished you will need to find a 40K player with a Baneblade for a comparison shot.

Offline Ballardian

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Re: Ratte
« Reply #13 on: March 27, 2017, 11:06:06 AM »
A beautifully barmy project  :-*- how about a couple of PzIII munitionschleppers to go with it (I'm sure they could carry a couple of 11" shells apiece - & a line of supply trucks, mechanics & general gawpers).

Offline Rich H

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Re: Ratte
« Reply #14 on: March 27, 2017, 11:11:30 AM »
Secondary armament will be a 128mm in a flexible mount in the turret, 2x MG-15s in the front glacis plate and 2 quad 20mm flak turrets on the rear deck.

I've a pic of the Churchill in the engine bay I'll find that.

PzIII munitionspanzers would be good, there is hangerage for a couple of BMW bikes in the rear too.  About 75 SDKFZ-9s to tow it perhaps?

 

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