Seen any A7Vs on your travels?

[Plynkes]

I have a sudden hankering to get a single A7V, and to set it against my three Mark IVs in a reconstruction of the first ever tank battle (well almost, I have two Males and a Female, the real fight was two Females and a Male).

Anybody have or seen any of the various kits available? I know Old Glory do one, and the photo of it looks quite nice on their UK site. Brigade make one too, unfortunately they don't have a pic of it. I know Brigade can usually be relied upon for nice things, but I have no experience of their vehicles. Anyone seen it, or played with it?

Not sure which to get. The Old Glory one would probably work out a little cheaper, due to the postage, but I'm not sure if there would be much in it. I was just wondering if anyone had any info that would help me decide which was the nicer kit?

Or indeed, if any other firms make one?

[assi]

What Scale do you need?

AdHoc I know theres a 1/72 from Emhar

and a 1/35 from Tauro Model

[Plynkes]

Oh, sorry. I should've said I want it to face my Great War Miniatures Mark IVs, which are scaled to fit with 28mm figures.

Lead Adventure is so steeped in 28mmness that I sometimes forget there are other sizes of figure!  

[TadPortly]

Don't forget you can also go the Beutepanzer route and use captured British tanks against their former owners. Far more common than the A7V as well...

[Plynkes]

I know that, but I'm tired of building and painting Mark IVs, and in the battle in question it was an A7V. And I want one anyway because they are so funny and useless-looking. A sort of armoured garden shed. I like that.

[assi]

Theres one on Ebay atm. But in 1:35:

http://cgi.ebay.de/deutscher-A7V-Panzer-1-WK-1-Kanone-6-MG-08-15_W0QQitemZ170177229558QQihZ007QQcategoryZ87324QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

[TadPortly]

I know that, but I'm tired of building and painting Mark IVs, and in the battle in question it was an A7V. And I want one anyway because they are so funny and useless-looking. A sort of armoured garden shed. I like that.

I can understand that - mad things.

[Aaron]

I think the OG one is pretty small. I haven't seen it next to the Great War offering, but my guess is that it would look a bit silly.

[Will Bailie]

Hi, Polynikes

I have a Tony Ashcroft (NZWM) A7V.  It's a very nice model.  I got mine directly from Tony, but they are currently being sold by Lon at Brigade Games:

http://www.brigadegames.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=BG-T016&Category_Code=BGT&Product_Count=45

The one I got even came with a choice of skirts (or whatever those mudflap things that cover the tracks are called).  Lon doesn't have a photo on his website, but my friend Dan has a posted a couple in his displaced miniatures gallery (Dan is a MUCH better painter than I am!):

http://www.displacedminiatures.com/WadesWorld/image.html?galleryId=1045&imageId=16904

This model is 1/56 in size, and is suitable for use with 28mm figures.  I understand that the Old Glory model is a bit smaller, but can't say for sure since I haven't actually seen one in the flesh.

Hope that helps

Will

[Plynkes]

Ah, thanks chaps. That's the kind of info I was after. I think I'll go with Brigade rather than risk the Old Glory one looking too small and weedy.

And ta for the pic, Will. Just the ticket.

[Aaron]

I had forgotten that Tony Ashcroft mastered the Brigade Games model. I have several of his WW2 tanks thd they are top notch. I'm sure you won't be let down.

[Hammers]

It is, indeed, a hoplessly ugly piece of machinery isn't it?

[Zafarelli]

It is, indeed, a hoplessly ugly piece of machinery isn't it?

Nope :: But "armoured garden shed" fits quite well. I always thought of it as "armoured shoebox", but I'll stick to garden shed from now on.

[twrchtrwyth]

It is, indeed, a hoplessly ugly piece of machinery isn't it?

Almost the very definition of Weird World War 1, if it wasn't real that is, . ::

[Vanvlak]

I love it    :love:
Looks a bit like some of the German 1950s diesel shunting engines.