Lead Adventure Forum

Miniatures Adventure => VSF Adventures => Topic started by: Ironclad Paul on 16 February 2015, 08:52:23 PM

Title: 25mm Tsar tanks from the 90's
Post by: Ironclad Paul on 16 February 2015, 08:52:23 PM
Due to the all conquering influence on me of the space 1889 'soldiers companion' when it first came out, I went off and built two of these 25mm Tsar tanks from cardboard in the early 90's.    They are slightly different from the real/actual 1917 Tsar tank although overall very similar, mine was steam powered of course, with a small funnel behind the superstructure.  you get an idea of the size of them by the 25mm figure.
They were armed with a 3 inch gun in the turret and two nordenfelts on each sponson.
I did space 1889 sheets for them using the soldiers companion but after all the effort they maybe only fought in one or two battles.  One did survive being in a bout of blowpipe wars and survived surprisingly well (dont ask).    anyway, they were made from cardboard maybe 23 years ago and lay about for ages so I sold them last year on ebay for maybe 8 quid each, I was quite happy as they took up loads of space.   hope the new owner has some good fun with them wherever they are..
Title: Re: 25mm Tsar tanks from the 90's
Post by: Malamute on 16 February 2015, 08:56:05 PM
Great stuff. :)
Title: Re: 25mm Tsar tanks from the 90's
Post by: commissarmoody on 16 February 2015, 09:05:11 PM
pretty cool
Title: Re: 25mm Tsar tanks from the 90's
Post by: FramFramson on 16 February 2015, 11:14:24 PM
Ahahaha, someone really built one! Oh lordy, that's great.
Title: Re: 25mm Tsar tanks from the 90's
Post by: Gunbird on 16 February 2015, 11:29:59 PM
Quote from: FramFramson on 16 February 2015, 11:14:24 PM
Ahahaha, someone really built one! Oh lordy, that's great.

Not just one, but two!  :o
Title: Re: 25mm Tsar tanks from the 90's
Post by: warburton on 17 February 2015, 01:15:22 AM
Excellent :)
Title: Re: 25mm Tsar tanks from the 90's
Post by: zebcook on 17 February 2015, 05:16:42 AM
Wish I'd seen that auction.  :(
Title: Re: 25mm Tsar tanks from the 90's
Post by: The_Beast on 18 February 2015, 01:50:45 PM
Quote from: zebcook on 17 February 2015, 05:16:42 AM
Wish I'd seen that auction.  :(

So we could have been in contention?  ;)

Handsome, evocative items, for sure. Thanks for sharing; an announcement here would have raised the prices considerably!

Just to be naughty, I will ask if you ever tried the PKZ-2 observation helicopter? I know, I know, Austro-Hungarian, but imagine it tethered above the Tsar?

(http://www.roden.eu/IMG/008/008.jpg)
Image from the Roden 1/72 kit.

Doug